‘I have no rights to him’: mothers of children through surrogacy wait in legal limboLegislation and regulation are lagging behind for parents not currently recognised on birth certificatesSun Jun 22 2025 - 06:00
Minister admonished for bringing ‘substantial’ issues to Cabinet without telling colleaguesFailed Arts Council IT project one of two issues brought to Cabinet ‘under the arm’, senior official saidFri Jun 20 2025 - 06:00
Watchdog will again ask Peter McVerry Trust to come before it amid growing anger over financesCharity has twice refused to appear before Public Accounts Committee despite receiving €15m bailoutThu Jun 19 2025 - 18:36
Minister seeks to ease fears of Airbnb hosts over new short-term letting rulesMany people live in the homes they are renting out and so will not need planning permission, says James Browne Thu Jun 19 2025 - 10:14
Afghans among 197 children served with deportation orders from IrelandChildren seeking asylum in Europe face systematic abuse and detention, new report warns Thu Jun 19 2025 - 08:00
Renters and politicians in pressure zone as housing Bill to be signed into lawRent pressure zone reforms has been the political story of the week Thu Jun 19 2025 - 07:27
Bereaved families ‘hopeful’ that domestic homicide reviews will be introducedPlans stalled amid concerns that proposed inquiries could take six years to startThu Jun 19 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s Cork office vandalised amid ‘personal threats’Office daubed with red paint with words ‘Zionist pawn’ painted on a window Wed Jun 18 2025 - 11:32
Will rent reform hitting holiday lets irk Coalition’s own Ministers? Questions over electricity supply for data centres plague the Government Wed Jun 18 2025 - 07:34
Thousands of holiday lets will need planning permission due to Rent Pressure Zone changesCoalition could face a backlash from ministers in affected areasWed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
Appeals against initial refusal of Domiciliary Care Allowance successful 60% of timeA third of families who applied for the payment were turned downWed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
No ‘special exemptions’ for students under latest Rent Pressure Zone system, James Browne saysMinister defends pace of Government moves after claims landlords in areas not covered by RPZs raising rents before the law extendedTue Jun 17 2025 - 14:44
Planning objections now a legal industry as ‘people run down to Four Courts’, official claims New 12-person taskforce is attempting to unblock barriers to key projects Tue Jun 17 2025 - 12:16
Capacity at Oberstown Child Detention Campus to be slightly extended Lack of space at State’s main youth detention centre for teenagers accused of being armed with machine gun during burglaryTue Jun 17 2025 - 11:55
Israel-Iran escalation may see rainy days ahead Political figures are citing the global uncertainty as a reason for prudence in the upcoming Budget 2026Tue Jun 17 2025 - 08:21
Tusla copy-and-paste process could lead to false claims on children’s files, Aontú claimPeadar Tóibín says he is concerned that false claims on files could lead to children being ‘wrongly or unnecessarily taken into care’Tue Jun 17 2025 - 01:00
New tier of child benefit could be introduced in October budgetNumber in consistent poverty up 45,000 over one year, notes recent report Mon Jun 16 2025 - 17:27
Micheál Martin calls for urgent cessation of Israel-Iran conflict and end to violence in GazaTaoiseach criticises Tehran and Tel Aviv, warning of risk to regional and global stabilityMon Jun 16 2025 - 15:47
A Gaeltacht tragedy: ‘I never would have sent her if I thought anything was wrong’The mother of a teenager who died from a heart condition on a hike at a Connemara Irish college wants answers from a hospital groupSat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities Fri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Tánaiste told Trump trade representative tariffs ‘threaten’ US-Ireland relationshipSimon Harris met with Jamieson Greer to discuss ending trade disputeThu Jun 12 2025 - 16:59
Accommodation sought for 500 refugees under international resettlement plan Ireland fell behind on commitments made in 2020-2023 to bring in 2,900 refugees Thu Jun 12 2025 - 08:30
Church of Ireland feels financial strain as empty rectories hit by Vacant Homes TaxArchbishop of Dublin warned Taoiseach the charge was creating ‘difficulties’ Wed Jun 11 2025 - 06:00
Fears over Russia being used to make ‘insincere’ argument against triple lock, Opposition group says Left-wing and Independent politicians claim number of Oireachtas members are uncomfortable with plans to relax triple lockTue Jun 10 2025 - 15:58
‘Groundbreaking’ case over Airbnb lettings in West Bank will set precedent for Irish companies, says Senator Company is facing five international legal challenges from activists who say it is managing more than 300 holiday lettings in the West BankTue Jun 10 2025 - 12:15
Death of Garda Kevin Flatley a ‘stark’ reminder of risks facing members of force - HarrisJustice CommitteeTue Jun 10 2025 - 10:00
Thousands of child abuse records kept in storage costing €80,000 a yearLong-promised law to transfer documents to the National Archives of Ireland has not been passedMon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
Five children among 35 people deported to Nigeria on chartered flightGarda Síochána carried out operation removing people from State on WednesdayThu Jun 05 2025 - 10:06
