Government ‘let down’ child victims of domestic and sexual violence, ombudsman saysDr Niall Muldoon left ‘very angry’ over ‘shameful’ row about funding monitoring of State’s domestic abuse strategyFri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Fine Gael irked by Niall Collins’s dismissal of blanket VAT cut for ‘price-gouging’ hospitality sectorMinister for Enterprise Peter Burke ‘unequivocally’ reaffirms commitment to reducing rate from 13.5 to 9 per centThu Jul 24 2025 - 15:35
Tony Holohan ‘reflecting’ on how to contribute to public life in future Peadar Tóibín says Aontú is not interested in talking to former CMO if he seeks nominations to run for presidencyWed Jul 23 2025 - 18:57
Budget plan for €9.4bn public spending boost will be reconsidered if tariffs hitCoalition leaders vow to protect infrastructure spendingTue Jul 22 2025 - 21:02
Fast-track planning to speed up national infrastructure in €200bn plan Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP Tue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hearTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
Sex abuse in schools: State accused of ignoring its liability for redress Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issueFri Jul 18 2025 - 10:00
Taoiseach rejects US politicians’ claims that Occupied Territories Bill is ‘diplomatic intoxication’ Ibec tells politicians businesses have been asking about the Bill for some timeWed Jul 16 2025 - 19:27
O’Donovan to visit Arts Council in wake of controversies at State agency Data Protection Commission confirms writing to council after concerns raised about personal information collected from artists applying for grantsWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Sharp exchanges follow Alan Shatter’s comparison of occupied territories trade ban with 1930s Germany Committee chair said it was ‘hurtful’ and ‘slanderous’ to claim bill was motivated by antisemitismTue Jul 15 2025 - 19:00
Religious organisations cannot ‘play the poor mouth’ to avoid redress - TánaisteRedress scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in schools would be at a ‘far greater scale’ than any other scheme in the history of the StateMon Jul 14 2025 - 07:07
Asylum seekers: Numbers seeking international protection in Ireland fell by 43% this yearNumber of Palestinians claiming asylum shows sharp decline from 80 monthly applicants to 11Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Irish Government urges against EU escalating tariff row with US Fresh Trump threats of 30 per cent tariffs a ‘negotiating tactic’, Simon Harris says Mon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
‘Honest belief’ of consent to sex may no longer be a defence in rape cases Planned reform at advanced stage, with backing of Law Reform CommissionMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
Trump’s 30% EU tariff threat is a ‘negotiating position’, says Simon Harris Tánaiste says US president ‘recognises need for a deal’ and deadline for trade agreement between EU and US remains August 1stMon Jul 14 2025 - 06:00
EU to push for deal ahead of Trump deadline on tariffs, says Von der LeyenMacron expresses ‘very strong disapproval’, Meloni warns against ‘polarisations that would make reaching an agreement more complex’Sun Jul 13 2025 - 17:58
Officials resist schools abuse redress schemeDepartments want ‘concrete data’ on possible bill, as Government seeks to tap schools’ insuranceSat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
Senator Lynn Ruane says letter for driver who killed pedestrian was not attempt to lower sentenceLynn Ruane repeats sympathy for family of Kathleen Furlong, who was killed by Philip Ormond Fri Jul 11 2025 - 10:16
Government will not use Jordan to evacuate sick children from Gaza, despite previously saying route was ‘not an issue’Doctors prefer Jordan crossing to Rafah due to higher quality of hospital in AmmanFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Department of Children accused Tusla of ‘insufficient’ response to most at-risk childrenCorrespondence shows disagreement between department and agency over handling of special care placement shortagesFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Domestic violence register will not breach perpetrators’ rights, Minister for Justice saysScheme would publicise details of people found guilty of sexual and domestic violenceThu Jul 10 2025 - 17:08
Medical evacuation of children from Gaza to Ireland ‘a matter of life and death’, says Mary Lou McDonald ‘Every chance’ sick children will be killed unless flown out before autumn, Sinn Féin leader tells DáilWed Jul 09 2025 - 17:04
Gaza children chosen for treatment in Ireland not expected to fly here until SeptemberMinister for Health to bring Cabinet memo to recognise Ireland must evacuate patients’ siblingsWed Jul 09 2025 - 06:00
Domestic violence disclosure scheme could expose victims to ‘unacceptable’ risk, department findsMinister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has committed to setting up a domestic violence registerTue Jul 08 2025 - 06:00
Presidential election: Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refuses to rule herself out as a potential candidateSF leader says discussions ongoing around the option of selecting a joint candidate supported by left parties to succeed Michael D HigginsMon Jul 07 2025 - 11:07
Treatment of seriously ill Gaza children in Ireland stalls over visa concerns Evacuations halted over sibling visas, with several on waiting list dying since scheme announcedFri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
‘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
