Helicopters return to Killarney National Park after large fire caused by ‘human activity’Minister says fire started by human activity and ‘zero tolerance attitude’ now taken toward such activity Wed Jul 15 2026 - 22:18
Occupied Territories Bill set to be signed into law within weeks following Seanad voteFinal attempt to include services in high-profile legislation fails Wed Jul 15 2026 - 21:31
‘Going out was impossible’ – assistance dogs change children’s lives but need funding Sheer demand mean Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland turns away 700 families. My Canine Companion runs a lottery system, where around 2,000 families compete for 100 places each year.Wed Jul 15 2026 - 21:29
Minister to seek legal advice on publishing potentially ‘sensitive’ Aughinish Alumina report Peter Burke unable to offer clarity on nature of information provided to inquiry by Ukraine and Sweden Tue Jul 14 2026 - 21:55
Dunderrow sexual abuse survivors secure mediation process with Government over redressGroup of 19 women in their 60s and 70s plan legal action against the StateTue Jul 14 2026 - 19:07
Paid leave for partners of women who suffer miscarriage under considerationCabinet approves five-day leave for women who suffer miscarriages before 23 weeksTue Jul 14 2026 - 17:14
Homelessness ‘risk’ for hundreds of refugee families sparks exchange between MinistersMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan downplayed concerns of a Cabinet colleague and said refugees were moving to Dublin because of a ‘desire to live in this region’Tue Jul 14 2026 - 06:00
Violent pornography would be banned under proposed new lawHigh Court recently identified loophole where no offence exists for possession of extreme materialMon Jul 13 2026 - 06:00
Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan hospitalised during trip to Brussels O’Donovan, who has previously spoken about his experience living with epilepsy which he was diagnosed with over ten years ago. Thu Jul 09 2026 - 18:06
Faith leaders raise concerns with Taoiseach over impact of artificial intelligence Religous leaders also use meeting to advocate for European Union enlargementThu Jul 09 2026 - 17:32
MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yetInside Politics: State acquisition of O’Connell Street site for Dublin transport project part of €725m pre-construction spendThu Jul 09 2026 - 09:08
Road Safety Authority officials criticised for ‘lack of visibility’ after spate of deathsMinister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to GovernmentWed Jul 08 2026 - 20:43
Abortion numbers fall to 10,600 during 2025, says Department of Health reportMajority of procedures carried out in early pregnancy under 12 weeks with medication made available from GPs Wed Jul 08 2026 - 20:25
Inbuilt breathalysers in cars get Road Safety Authority backing as road deaths riseTargets to reduce road deaths hampered by population growth and boom in road users, group tells transport committeeWed Jul 08 2026 - 19:27
O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media reportWed Jul 08 2026 - 11:55
McDonald charm offensive fails to win support for Sinn Féin Bill on united Ireland plansMcDonald argued the Bill that would have committed the Government to drafting a Green Paper on reunification within 18 months was ‘not a Sinn Féin thing’Wed Jul 08 2026 - 07:54
Records of children ‘boarded out’ from religious institutions to be withheldPersonal data to be kept out of public archive set up to remember institutional abuse victims Tue Jul 07 2026 - 16:14
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leaderTaoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’Tue Jul 07 2026 - 15:32
End of term approaches for Dáil, but EU presidency keeps politicians focusedEurocrats descended on Co Mayo where Dara Calleary played host for an informal meetingTue Jul 07 2026 - 08:05
Why are road deaths still rising despite promise of ‘renewed focus’ on safety?Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yetTue Jul 07 2026 - 06:00
Attempt to add services ban to Occupied Territories Bill fails at committee stageProposed legislation on trade with Israeli settlements due to be passed within the next monthThu Jun 25 2026 - 16:25
Ireland’s new saving and investment scheme: Influencers enlisted to explain schemeDetails to be revealed in Budget 2027, with investment accounts expected to open next yearThu Jun 25 2026 - 06:00
Government accused of role in alleged campaign to undermine fundraising for Mitchell fundIrish-American scholarship scheme will not have any scholars again in 2027 due to funding issuesThu Jun 25 2026 - 06:00
‘This is about not annoying the Americans’: Clarity sought on Occupied Territories BillMinister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee asked for evidence regarding Government’s reason for excluding services from contentious legislationTue Jun 23 2026 - 22:55
Irish Freedom Party loses status as a political party Split resulted in two conflicting applications being submitted to registrarTue Jun 23 2026 - 21:31
‘It’s so lovely’: TD’s husband among over 4,600 people to become Irish citizensApplicants from 139 countries will be conferred citizenship this week Mon Jun 22 2026 - 18:34
What would scrapping the three-day wait for abortion mean for pregnant women?Greatest effect would be for women who, for various complex reasons, seek an abortion close to the end of their first trimesterThu Jun 18 2026 - 11:59
Fianna Fáil MEP proposes AI guidelines restricting use in speeches and policyDraft policy paper written by Barry Andrews with assistance of artificial intelligenceWed Jun 17 2026 - 13:45
Councils to be backed by Government when pursuing permissions geared to aid home building Housing infrastructure fund selected projects which Minister described as ‘shovel-ready’ Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Bill to end mandatory three-day wait for abortion access set to pass second stage in DáilSupport of main Opposition parties and some Independents expected to secure the 87 votes needed for measure to advanceWed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Some of those who added the three-day wait to Irish abortion law look set to abandon itLittle explanation of Coalition support for Opposition’s bid to remove key clause from draft law Harris said ‘has to count for something’Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Ireland to introduce some of Europe’s ‘strictest’ rules on short-term lets, says MinisterRegister for Airbnb-style lets being created with view to force homes out of holiday market and in to private rental sectorTue Jun 16 2026 - 17:00
Councils will be under ‘Damocles sword’ to use €1bn housing fund before it is withdrawnMore than 80 projects across most local authority areas will ‘directly’ lead to 86,000 new homes, Government claimsTue Jun 16 2026 - 15:42
‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity careMothers and medical professionals share their views as differences between public and private maternity care in the State are brought into sharp focusSat Jun 13 2026 - 06:00
Consultants bring legal challenge to ban on private care in new public surgical hubsHSE has said new hubs, designed to reduce waiting times in acute hospitals, were for public patients only Fri Jun 12 2026 - 06:00
Ireland could require digital ID to access porn websitesState agency suggests stricter age verification for online porn, similar to a law enacted in the UK in 2025Thu Jun 11 2026 - 06:00
Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctorsState’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private careWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally reportFormer basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to lightWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
State apology to be offered to Bill Kenneally victims after report detailing ‘abhorrent crimes’Serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s, report finds Tue Jun 09 2026 - 20:36
State apology to be offered to victims of Bill Kenneally after report finds Garda dereliction of dutyHealth board also criticised for failing to follow through on abuse complaints by teenage boy in timely mannerTue Jun 09 2026 - 14:35
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private workMaternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’Mon Jun 08 2026 - 18:21
Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence to be named on public register for first timeDomestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 to be known as Jennie’s law in honour of murdered Jennifer PooleMon Jun 08 2026 - 09:00
Independent Ireland TD defends high number of PQs submitted as concerns raised over use of AIIssue of politicians allegedly using AI was raised at the Dáil business committee last monthMon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to visit Ireland next weekCarney will make trip to Co Mayo to see grandparents’ home place Sun Jun 07 2026 - 15:20
Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decisionMinister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented Sat Jun 06 2026 - 21:36
Rotunda Hospital’s clash with Coalition over private maternity care deepens Hospital refuses to back down on decision allowing public-only consultants to offer private care on-site Sat Jun 06 2026 - 13:52
‘Free births’ in Ireland: Within three hours Naomi (38) died, leaving behind four kids Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?Sat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Rising number of ‘free births’ raises alarm among midwivesLack of medical supervision can put women and babies at risk of life-threatening complications, new policy paper statesSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Prestige or patient choice? Inside the Rotunda’s private maternity care standoffDublin hospital picks public fight with HSE and Minister for Health with threat looming of State funding being withdrawnFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:00
Rotunda stands by decision to allow public-only consultants offer private maternity careHospital may owe refunds to women cared for privately, says Minister for HealthFri Jun 05 2026 - 10:32
