Targeted mortgage relief on cards for Budget 2024, Varadkar saysGovernment considering bringing back mortgage interest aid for those ‘in financial distress’ following surge in ratesFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
‘Targeted’ mortgage assistance for households being considered for budget, says VaradkarTaoiseach rules out universal mortgage interest relief scheme as proposed by Sinn FéinThu Aug 10 2023 - 16:39
Discussions on RTÉ's future funding to begin in September ahead of Budget 2024Minister for Public Expenditure pledges cost-of-living supports for households in next financial packageThu Aug 10 2023 - 16:24
Four in five undocumented people who applied to regularise their status in Ireland were successfulDepartment of Justice says scheme, which attracted 6,500 applications, was a once-off and there are no plans to repeat it in future.Thu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
Co Clare zoning decisions rejected over lack of wastewater facilitiesCouncillors rezoned lands around Broadford and Cooraclare in anticipation of both villages getting water treatment plants which have not yet been approvedThu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
Dóchas calls for increase in overseas aid budget on back of record tax receiptsHigher revenues should enable Coalition to meet 0.7% target of Gross National Income, says group representing Irish aid agenciesFri Aug 04 2023 - 19:00
Ireland signs up to G7 declaration of support for security in Ukraine Ireland one of 12 EU signatories but its involvement will be limited to small number of roles because of long-standing policy on military neutralityFri Aug 04 2023 - 17:00
Dramatic fall in number of ICT work permits issued to foreign workersFifty per cent reduction in ICT permits issued in first six months of 2023Fri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
Decision on Ryan Tubridy’s future with RTÉ unlikely until later in AugustPresenter will have at least one more meeting with director general before key decision madeThu Aug 03 2023 - 19:19
Inside Sinn Féin: Who really makes the big decisions in Ireland’s most popular party?Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn FéinSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Number of holiday homes offered to Ukrainian refugees way below targetThe Government had hoped 20,000 holiday houses and unoccupied homes would be pledged under the Offer a Home scheme - but fewer than 1,300 holiday home owners have stepped forwardThu Jul 20 2023 - 19:00
Capping pay levels at RTÉ not ruled out, says Minister as Ryan Tubridy set to meet Kevin Bakhurst to discuss futureCatherine Martin says pay caps at beleaguered national broadcaster would mean a departure from long-standing policy, but that would not make it ‘wrong’Wed Jul 19 2023 - 18:39
Dramatic decrease in number of Georgian people seeking asylum in Ireland during 2023Fifteen per cent reduction in overall numbers seeking protection in first half of 2023 compared to 2022Wed Jul 19 2023 - 14:22
Corporation tax windfall should be used to pay for future cost of Ireland’s ageing population, IFAC economist saysDr Eddie Casey, head of secretariat at IFAC, contends ageing society and climate change will present ‘monumental challenges’ to Irish economy between now and 2050Tue Jul 18 2023 - 06:25
Oireachtas committees reviewing payments from RTÉ to Ryan Tubridy may reconvene in summer Media and Public Accounts Committee chiefs to meet if key witnesses to events agree to attend hearingsMon Jul 17 2023 - 05:30
Atlantic ‘railway spine’ from Ballina to Rosslare and higher-speed intercity travel proposed in rail reviewReview commissioned by governments both sides of Border recommends faster links between citiesMon Jul 17 2023 - 05:00
Deciding Ryan Tubridy’s fate set to be key part of Kevin Bakhurst’s baptism of fire in RTÉ top jobThe director general is clear he will speak to Tubridy and to Tubridy alone. And he will not speak to Kelly againSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Kevin Bakhurst to contact Ryan Tubridy for discussion on future with RTÉNo dealings with presenter’s agent Noel Kelly in future, says broadcaster’s new director generalSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s 2% emissions drop gets guarded welcome despite ‘horrifying’ rise in transport sectorOpposition parties, experts and campaigners say State remains well behind targetFri Jul 14 2023 - 15:28
Last day of Dáil set to be dominated by RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy againPublic Accounts Committee expected to hear RTÉ executives dispute some of the evidence given by Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly to the committee on TuesdayThu Jul 13 2023 - 07:40
Remediation of houses with defective blocks could cost €2bn without fully resolving issuesEngineering Ireland to tell Oireachtas committee that more research needed on mica and pyriteWed Jul 12 2023 - 19:00
A day when Ryan Tubridy dominates the national conversationBlanket coverage of the broadcaster's appearance before two Dáil committees across all mediaWed Jul 12 2023 - 08:17
Ryan Tubridy gave a convincing performance but do his seven RTÉ ‘untruths’ stand up to scrutiny?Presenter’s agent Noel Kelly was constantly challenged over the convoluted payment structure for the broadcaster’s top earnerTue Jul 11 2023 - 20:37
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly blame RTÉ for payments saga during hours-long defenceRTÉ presenter and his agent faced pushback from politicians over payments made as part of commercial deal with RenaultTue Jul 11 2023 - 19:07
Ryan Tubridy says zero connection between his Late Late Show departure and RTÉ pay controversy Broadcaster and agent Noel Kelly tell Public Accounts Committee they did not come up with €75,000 annual Renault agreementTue Jul 11 2023 - 13:17
Saving public Ryan: Committee performance may determine presenter’s future Ryan Tubridy's appearances before two Oireachtas Committees today could be crucial for his future in Irish broadcastingTue Jul 11 2023 - 08:41
Government expected to make key decision on proceeding with new National Maternity HospitalHospital will move from Holles Street to St Vincent’s campus in south Dublin if Minister for Health’s proposal is approved by CabinetTue Jul 11 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ crisis: Ryan Tubridy’s future on the line as Oireachtas hearings resumeDirector general Kevin Bakhurst says he hopes to see ‘maximum transparency and honesty’ from the presenterTue Jul 11 2023 - 05:00
Lawyer for Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to attend committees Committees have agreed that Joe O’Malley can attend both hearings to provide advice to the broadcaster and his agentMon Jul 10 2023 - 20:20
‘A model socialist’: People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next electionMs Smith (61) is a former trade unionist and veteran of many campaigns ran by People Before Profit and the Socialist Workers Party over the past three decades,Mon Jul 10 2023 - 13:11
Harry McGee: What is happening in the Oireachtas this week in relation to RTÉ?Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly will attend two Oireachtas Committees on Tuesday to set out their respective roles in the secret payments controversyMon Jul 10 2023 - 10:48
International security forum more open-minded than critics claimThe discussions to date have proved an opportunity for a wide-ranging discussionMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Security forum speaker describes President’s comments on Louise Richardson as ‘tribalistic’Higgins ‘let his ideology get in the way of his judgment’, says defence analyst Declan PowerFri Jun 23 2023 - 20:32
Overall sense that ‘triple-lock’ is inadequate, says chairwoman of Government Forum on SecuritySecond day of security forum in Galway sees less disruption as Tánaiste argues for freedom to carry out peacekeepingFri Jun 23 2023 - 13:38
Ireland will need more international co-operation to fend off security threats, say expertsThe opening session of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy in UCC was overshadowed by anti-war protestersThu Jun 22 2023 - 22:11
Ireland should not be ‘squeamish’ over security issues, Micheál Martin tells UCC forum Hecklers removed by gardaí after Tánaiste and forum chair Louise Richardson interruptedThu Jun 22 2023 - 13:33
Protesters disrupt opening of the Consultative Forum on International SecurityTánaiste Micheál Martin was interrupted by anti-NATO protesters at the opening of the Consultative Forum on International Security in Cork. Thu Jun 22 2023 - 10:42
Sinn Féin willing to support renewal of Special Criminal Court if commitment given on reforms Minister for Justice Helen McEntee unlikely to accept Sinn Féin amendments in vote for renewal of the Court’s remitWed Jun 21 2023 - 19:42
Garda has addressed flaws in responding to 999 calls, Drew Harris tells forumWomen’s Aid seminar hears from Garda Commissioner how new command control system permits greater supervision of alerts and attention to people seeking assistanceTue Jun 20 2023 - 15:50
Micheál Martin’s Shared Island: concrete cross-Border co-operation from an unlikely republican€1bn ‘slush fund’ has overcome initial suspicions from unionism – but republicans think it falls short when it comes to aspirations for a united IrelandTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Government to commit €45m for major expansion of Derry universityMinister for Justice to seek Cabinet approval for review of report on future of Special Criminal Court, majority and minority reports to be published on TuesdayTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
President issues unprecedented apology over ‘throwaway remarks’ about neutrality chairwomanMichael D Higgins singled out Prof Louise Richardson in an interview where he pointedly referred to her ‘very large letter DBE’Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
President Michael D Higgins apologises to Prof Louise Richardson for ‘throwaway remark’Tánaiste Micheál Martin defends appointment of professor to chair conference on military neutralityMon Jun 19 2023 - 17:56
Limerick and Waterford councils lead in converting derelict properties, TDs toldPerformances of the State’s 31 councils have been mixed to dateThu Jun 15 2023 - 05:30
FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefightersGovernment cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleaguesWed Jun 14 2023 - 22:09
Ireland will not join Nato but needs co-operation with others to bolster State’s defence - Varadkar‘Ireland’s policy of neutrality means that Ireland doesn’t participate in military alliances, or adopt mutual defence clauses’, says TaoiseachTue Jun 13 2023 - 21:28
‘A true legend of Irish music’: Christy Dignam, frontman of Aslan, dies aged 63Daughter Kiera described father as ‘talented singer, great story teller and amazing person’ in social media postTue Jun 13 2023 - 19:25
Special Criminal Court review must be published urgently, says ICCLPublic representatives and NGOs need time to analyse recommendations, says Irish Council for Civil LibertiesMon Jun 12 2023 - 05:00
Paddy Cosgrave complaint about Niall Collins to be reviewed by Southern Region gardaíStatement lodged by Mr Cosgrave on May 30th followed earlier anonymous tip to Garda, both now under reviewSun Jun 11 2023 - 17:37
Garda failed to meet procurement rules 47 times over €15m worth of contractsNo contracts or expired contracts for towing services, medical services and translation services, breakdown provided showsSun Jun 11 2023 - 05:00
