‘We need to do more’: Ryan promises new proposals on cost of livingProposals around time-of-day-pricing, fuel allowance and ‘helping families with children’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 17:00
Security spend on homes of Ministers and officials up threefoldFigures provided to Dáil watchdog reveals expenditure jumped above €700,000 in 2021Thu Mar 31 2022 - 16:37
Nothing ruled out in efforts to help households with cost-of-living crisis, Dáil toldOpposition piles pressure on Government over series of hikes in energy billsThu Mar 31 2022 - 15:09
Tom Clonan wins Seanad byelection by 160 votes after close raceMaureen Gaffney edged out after failing to get required number of Chu transfers in final countThu Mar 31 2022 - 12:24
Fine Gael Senator apologises to Robbie Keane for ‘inaccurate’ statementSenator says information in press release was ‘inaccurate and false’ and ‘unfair’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 11:56
Dublin airport under growing pressure to cut passenger delaysDAA facing heavy criticism over terms and conditions on offer to security staff it is hiringThu Mar 31 2022 - 01:00
Uncertainty over EU green light for VAT cut on fuel could last until end of AprilTaoiseach says European Commission likely to have ‘hard proposals on energy’ by end of AprilWed Mar 30 2022 - 21:19
Cost of housing Ukrainian refugees ‘creates challenges’ in budget, says MartinTaoiseach signals ‘targeted approach’ to increasing vaccine take-up among refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 20:40
Seanad byelection: Hugo MacNeill tops poll in first countSecurity analyst Tom Clonan and psychologist Maureen Gaffney are not far behindWed Mar 30 2022 - 20:30
Ukrainian refugees: Emergency powers may be used for 35,000 extra homes - MinisterDarragh O’Brien sets out ways being explored to meet housing needs on top of the existing targetsWed Mar 30 2022 - 19:44
Dublin Airport accused of ‘race to the bottom’ on conditions for security staffStaff being hired to cut queues must be available 40 hours per week but only guaranteed 20, Dáil toldWed Mar 30 2022 - 15:07
Ireland’s response to cybersecurity threats ‘pretty woeful’Oireachtas committee to hear of infrastructural risks in wake of war in UkraineWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
MacNeill seen as Seanad byelection front runner ahead of countFormer Dublin mayor Hazel Chu also a contender to fill seat left vacant by Ivana BacikTue Mar 29 2022 - 19:06
Coronavirus: Opposition differs on return to mandatory face masksSF urges adherence to public health advice while Labour seeks update from Tony HolohanTue Mar 29 2022 - 14:14
Covid-19: BA.2 variant accounts for nearly 95% of Irish infectionsHealth system creaking as almost 700 patients with virus admitted to hospital since FridayMon Mar 28 2022 - 02:00
Up to 10,000 Ukrainian refugees could live in vacant homesEmergency accommodation may be offered in arenas, conference centres and even tentsMon Mar 28 2022 - 02:00
Judges to have power to set minimum sentences in murder cases under new proposalsThe proposal is included among 159 actions in the Justice Plan 2022Mon Mar 28 2022 - 00:01
Manchester and Liverpool mayors seek post-Brexit reset in relations amid Irish visitTrip by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram follows poor relations due to NI protocol rowSun Mar 27 2022 - 06:00
Defence Forces to set up tents for refugees fleeing UkraineFacility in Co Meath to be used on temporary basis in case alternatives not availableFri Mar 25 2022 - 17:04
Covid-19: No new restrictions says Taoiseach as 23,125 new cases reportedHealth advice unchanged but calls for public to consider behaviour with regard to masksThu Mar 24 2022 - 09:19
‘Only natural’ Ireland would respond differently to refugees from Ukraine, Tánaiste saysVaradkar responds to claim two-tier system is in place for those seeking State’s protectionWed Mar 23 2022 - 15:39
Healy-Rae says no apology due to Varadkar over ‘airy fairies’ remark‘I would never set out to offend or upset anyone and the Tánaiste knows that’ - Kerry TDWed Mar 23 2022 - 14:26
No food and fuel shortages predicted but Government expects higher pricesSF leader says Government should do more to ‘cushion people’ from rise in cost of livingWed Mar 23 2022 - 12:35
Covid-19: New advice group to replace Nphet ‘imminent’ with nearly 1,400 cases in hospitalMore than 21,000 cases of virus reported today and nine further deaths in past weekWed Mar 23 2022 - 11:14
Watchdog runs rule over alleged collusion on filling-station fuel pricesSuppliers involved in cartels could face up to 10 years in prison, warns consumer agencyWed Mar 23 2022 - 10:33
McDowell criticises Revenue for providing licences for arcade machinesOireachtas committee conducts pre-legislative scrutiny of proposed Gambling Regulation BillTue Mar 22 2022 - 21:37
Massive effort to house tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees under wayOfficials evaluating potential sites and facilities throughout the countryTue Mar 22 2022 - 19:57
Fuel retailers have faced ‘abuse bordering on violence’ over price hikesMotorists due to pay ‘up to €700’ more this year compared to 2020, AA saysTue Mar 22 2022 - 19:00
Bid to host Euro 2028 a ‘distraction’ from needs of Irish football – LabourCabinet backs Irish and UK effort to host event but costs and benefits will be evalutatedTue Mar 22 2022 - 13:59
Petrol stations free to individually raise prices, says consumer watchdogProviders say much of the petrol and diesel being sold bought before excise duty cutThu Mar 10 2022 - 13:56
Cruelty of Putin’s invasion condemned by Taoiseach ahead of EU meetingInside Politics: European leaders meet as horrors of Ukrainian war continue unabatedThu Mar 10 2022 - 09:04
A third of the 2,500 Ukrainian refugees now in Ireland are children – McEnteeMinister says Ireland will be ‘vigilant’ but focus will be on welcoming those fleeing warWed Mar 09 2022 - 13:34
Fuel prices: Cut of 20c per litre on petrol, 15c on diesel from midnight agreed by CabinetThreat to food production and consumer prices described as severe as excise duty set to be cutWed Mar 09 2022 - 11:28
Hold off on filling your car, emergency excise duty cut is comingInside Politics: Extra measures needed to offset cost of living due to war in UkraineWed Mar 09 2022 - 07:49
Cost of living: Fuel costs surge to record highs with some stations charging over €2 per litreRyan says invasion of Ukraine has changed everything as Government works on supportsTue Mar 08 2022 - 16:54
Russia summons Irish ambassador in Moscow over truck incident at Dublin embassyVaradkar criticises ‘foolish and unhelpful’ ramming of Russian Embassy gatesTue Mar 08 2022 - 16:02
Efforts will be made to accelerate BusConnects project – RyanCabinet signs off on next phase of plan as Minister outlines aim for faster deliveryTue Mar 08 2022 - 15:23
Ireland ‘won’t shut Border’ over British concerns about Ukranian refugees - RyanDonnelly ‘regrets’ British government’s position and ‘would love to see UK in line with Europe’Tue Mar 08 2022 - 13:56
Ukraine replaces Covid as top of the agenda for foreseeable futureInside Politics: Housing and financial supports most pressing needs for refugeesTue Mar 08 2022 - 07:57
Emergency powers may be used to house Ukrainian refugeesMeasures last used during pandemic to build temporary hospitals and testing centresTue Mar 08 2022 - 01:00
Coalition to sanction plans hardening oversight of nursing homesMove comes after pandemic and includes extra enforcement powers for health watchdogTue Mar 08 2022 - 01:00
Almost 2,500 housing offers for Ukrainians as portal starts processing pledgesMinister says portal will allow people make offers of accommodation ‘in a clear way’Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:21
Modular homes may be used to house Ukrainian refugees as they arrive in IrelandResponse to the war will involve a ‘whole of Government approach’Thu Mar 03 2022 - 19:00
Taoiseach says Putin an ‘evil dictator’ committing ‘shocking war crimes’Leo Varadkar tells FG parliamentary party Ukraine invasion has ‘changed our world’Wed Mar 02 2022 - 21:37
Taoiseach: ‘Neutrality is a policy issue that can change at any time’Irish role in any European common defence initiative would require referendum – MartinWed Mar 02 2022 - 20:36
‘Very possible’ Ireland will take in over 20,000 refugees from Ukraine, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin raises prospect of injured children being offered urgent surgery hereWed Mar 02 2022 - 19:49
Ireland calls for ‘maximum restraint’ around nuclear facilities in UkraineVienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency will hold extraordinary meetingTue Mar 01 2022 - 21:15
Employers’ group says law on right to request remote working ‘premature’Oireachtas committee will also hear from unions as part of pre-legislative scrutiny processTue Mar 01 2022 - 19:24
Safeguards needed to ensure landlords don’t use retrofitting to end tenancies - ThresholdResidential Tenancies Board told Oireachtas committee that it could be a ‘problem’Fri Feb 25 2022 - 21:56
Varadkar compares Putin to Hitler after ‘shocking’ and ‘immoral’ Ukraine invasionTánaiste says it would be ‘appropriate’ to reduce number of Russian officials in Dublin embassyFri Feb 25 2022 - 20:33
