Parents and students should have choice on face masks in schools, says TóibínOthers in opposition more cautious on potential lifting of mask mandateTue Feb 15 2022 - 14:39
State-funded schools would have to become mixed gender within 15 years under proposed lawLabour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says Ireland is ‘out of kilter’ with the European normTue Feb 15 2022 - 13:49
Ukraine says it wants talks with Russia on military build-up as US issues new warningWashington vows to defend Nato territory as Scholz plans last-ditch diplomatic effortsMon Feb 14 2022 - 00:12
Harris says he wants to cut college fees but needs to ‘work through the processes’Doubt was cast on plan last week following comments by Tánaiste Leo VaradkarSun Feb 13 2022 - 21:55
HSE defends recruitment plans and financial governance in wake of claimsClaims reported to have been made by Department of Health officials at a meeting on January 27thSun Feb 13 2022 - 21:10
Irish in Ukraine: department reviewing visa rules for family membersDepartment of Justice says it is working to ensure visas are processed ‘as quickly as possible’Sun Feb 13 2022 - 18:39
Bill-payers to get €200 energy credit in April under cost-of-living packageMeasures, including 20% cut in transport fares and extra benefits, to cost €505 millionThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:38
Coalition urged to make NMH decision soon to avoid further delayPermit for new hospital to include measures requiring provision of all medical proceduresThu Feb 10 2022 - 15:47
Expect a debate on the cost of living for a long time to comeInside Politics: Plans finalised today on alleviating impact of inflation and energy costsThu Feb 10 2022 - 08:10
Officials raised concerns at plans for garden party to mark UN successPlans made before department had internal guidelines for events held during pandemicThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Will politicians take report on ill-equipped Defence Forces seriously?Inside Politics: Two recent events highlights poorly resourced nature of Army, Naval Service and Air CorpsWed Feb 09 2022 - 08:19
Government under fire over response to cost-of-living crisisOpposition seeks to turn up the heat ahead of package of measures to tackle the issueWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:43
Cabinet approves retrofit grants to cover up to half the cost of home insulationScheme part of Climate Action Bill which sets target of retrofitting 500,000 homes by 2030Tue Feb 08 2022 - 18:56
Plans to increase Carbon Tax defended by TaoiseachRemarks by Seán Fleming described in Dáil as ‘callous and indifferent’Tue Feb 08 2022 - 14:24
As the saying in politics goes: if you’re explaining, you’re losingInside Politics: Opposition smells blood after ‘shop around’ remarks by MinisterTue Feb 08 2022 - 07:22
Prospect of tax cuts as part of cost-of-living package recedingWork to finalise package intensifies ahead of Cabinet meetingTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Retrofitting homes: Sign-off on Home Energy Upgrade expectedRamping up of the provision of training in retrofitting skills part of Government planTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Government is ‘positively disposed’ towards a Euro 2028 bidMinisters want clearer understanding of costs and benefits before backing joint bidMon Feb 07 2022 - 19:20
DUP withdrawal from First Minister post ‘very damaging to politics’ – MartinMartin criticises Donaldson remarks and asserts no party should have veto on ExecutiveSat Feb 05 2022 - 01:25
Lower-income households may be targeted in cost-of-living packageTaoiseach rules out mini-budget to respond to rising cost of livingSat Feb 05 2022 - 00:15
Taoiseach rules out ‘mini-budget’ to respond to rising cost of livingMicheál Martin signals lower-income families will be focus of new measures on the issueFri Feb 04 2022 - 19:58
Golfgate: ‘Always a way back’ for person of Dara Calleary’s ‘calibre’ - TaoiseachMicheál Martin accepts result but says Calleary resignation about trust between Government and the peopleFri Feb 04 2022 - 18:15
Plan to restore senior public sector pay must be honoured, says IMOConsultants ‘dismayed’ by reports that Government may defer pay cut reversalsFri Feb 04 2022 - 15:30
Former lord mayor Hazel Chu launches Seanad byelection campaignGreens councillor running as Independent for the vacant University of Dublin seatFri Feb 04 2022 - 14:27
Coveney and Hackett to be quizzed by committee on ‘champagne party’Report says gathering caused offence, reputational damage and undermined moraleFri Feb 04 2022 - 12:08
Senior sources seek to rein in expectations on cost-of-living measuresCost of living rising ‘faster than it has in 20 or 30 years’, Tánaiste acknowledgesFri Feb 04 2022 - 01:52
Cabinet to look at measures to offset soaring cost of livingDesire to help people beyond €100 support for utility bills already announcedThu Feb 03 2022 - 04:00
Salary rises for top public servants may be deferredMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath to run rule over top-level payThu Feb 03 2022 - 03:00
Varadkar tells his party that planning reforms will go aheadComments come after Green Party TD and others criticised plans for overhaul of systemWed Feb 02 2022 - 21:42
Further supports to assist with cost of living increases under considerationDiscussions said to be progressing on range of issues including high cost of energyWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:56
Robert Watt’s salary on course to top €300,000 later this yearCivil servant received €81,000 pay rise when appointed secretary general of Department of HealthWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:45
Pandemic ‘not over’ but ‘safe to return’ to all activities, Holohan to sayCMO expected to give upbeat assessment of virus situation but pandemic ‘not over’Tue Feb 01 2022 - 19:26
Green minister opposes plan to rezone green space in his estate for housingJoe O’Brien says more housing is ‘absolutely’ needed but children need spaces to playFri Jan 28 2022 - 18:29
Fare reductions being examined to get people back on public transportPossibility of alternative flexible options for Taxsaver tickets and free transport tickets for children raised with PACThu Jan 27 2022 - 18:52
Spending watchdog to seek annual disclosure of senior civil servants’ payPublic Accounts Committee to ask Department of Health when Robert Watt stopped waiving pay increaseThu Jan 27 2022 - 17:53
Varadkar open to changes to planned law on right to remote workingThere are claims the 13 grounds employers can cite in refusing a work-from-home request are weighed in favour of the employerWed Jan 26 2022 - 21:16
Minister says he ‘regrets’ mass resignation of Disabled Drivers Medical Board of AppealPaschal Donohoe tells Oireachtas committee he hopes to have new board in place by AprilWed Jan 26 2022 - 20:27
Robert Watt confirms he receives full €294,920 salary at Department of HealthSecretary general waived €81,000 salary increase last year ‘until unemployment falls’Wed Jan 26 2022 - 20:21
Russians should demonstrate ‘goodwill’ and call off naval exercises, says VaradkarTánaiste advises fishermen planning protest against Russian navy not to be ‘naive’Wed Jan 26 2022 - 13:33
Varadkar says plan to return to Taoiseach’s office ‘not reason’ he wants leak investigation finished‘I want to restate that the allegations that have been made against me are false,’ Tánaiste saysWed Jan 26 2022 - 12:18
Q&A: How can your employer block a request to work from home?Explainer: The 13 reasons your boss may refuse to let you work remotelyWed Jan 26 2022 - 09:29
Remote work applicants may have to assess own conditionsWorkspace ergonomics and data security to be part of written request to work from homeWed Jan 26 2022 - 04:05
Government to ‘do more’ to help people struggling with spiralling cost of livingVaradkar calls on employers to give pay increases to workers if they can afford themTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:44
Employers to have at least 13 grounds to refuse remote working requestsVaradkar unveils plans after draft legislation is approved by CabinetTue Jan 25 2022 - 18:33
Varadkar warns fishermen not to put themselves at risk in Russia navy protestTánaiste says there is ‘real fear of a land war in Europe’ amid tensions over UkraineTue Jan 25 2022 - 16:15
Government rejects calls to introduce a right to work from homeProposed Bill would require employers to consider requests but can still refuse approvalTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:55
Householders to get €100 off electricity bills by end of MarchCredit to be applied excluding VAT so total benefit to account holder will be €113.50Tue Jan 25 2022 - 02:00
Varadkar denies that requests for updates on leak inquiry are putting ‘pressure’ on gardaíTánaiste says that seeking a progress report in this regard is ‘entirely normal’Mon Jan 24 2022 - 20:59
Varadkar says law on right to seek remote working can ‘change the culture’Tánaiste suggests employers will be more likely to allow working from home for fear of being brought to WRCMon Jan 24 2022 - 19:18
Up to 7,000 households could be helped stay in homes amid mortgage-to-rent changesMinister for Housing announces reforms to programme for people in mortgage arrearsMon Jan 24 2022 - 19:01
