Ex-minister Robert Troy declares six properties owned in latest Dáil register of interestsFianna Fáil TD Seán Haughey indicates shareholdings in more than 40 companiesWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:13
Healy-Rae lists Ukrainian refugee accommodation contract in register of TDs’ interestsKerry TD says there is ‘absolute consistency’ between holding the contract and his calls for cap on refugee numbersWed Feb 22 2023 - 16:27
Women TDs to raise online abuse they face with Ceann ComhairleLabour leader Ivana Bacik says social media companies facilitating spread of hate messages and of harassmentWed Feb 22 2023 - 06:19
The civil war within Inland Fisheries Ireland Five of the eight board members resigned in the past year, prompting the Minister to remove the remaining three members and stand down the boardWed Feb 22 2023 - 04:30
Call for Minister for Justice to explain abrupt closure of ‘golden visa’ schemeCatherine Murphy of the Social Democrats says red flags had been raised about the scheme for millionaire investors since 2019Tue Feb 21 2023 - 17:34
Cost-of-living package: €200 welfare bonus, €100 child benefit top-up and retention of 9% hospitality VATRange of new spending measures announced by Government including overhaul of support scheme for business’s energy billsTue Feb 21 2023 - 15:55
Retained firefighters to get more structured pay and conditions following review Almost 60% of those in retained fire services likely to leave in three years, as irregular hours and non-permanent nature of work takes tollMon Feb 20 2023 - 22:04
Far-right using digital platforms to spread anti-immigrant messages, monitoring group saysOireachtas committee hears from Far Right Observatory submission of online techniques used to spread hateMon Feb 20 2023 - 21:35
Sturgeon’s departure a reminder of ‘brutality’ of political life Inside Politics: Leader of Scottish National Party had faced criticisms, but says she is stepping down because she no longer has the staminaThu Feb 16 2023 - 07:46
Golden visas scrapped as Ministers get St Patrick’s Day golden ticket to promote Ireland Inc worldwideInside Politics: Ministers will visit 74 cities in 44 countries on behalf of ‘Ireland Inc’Wed Feb 15 2023 - 07:34
Cost-of-living package debate will rage this week, but we’ll have to wait for more detailsInside Politics: Sinn Féin motion on spring bonus and further supports in Dáil will set tone for weekTue Feb 14 2023 - 14:56
Eamon Ryan removes remaining three board members of Inland Fisheries Ireland Fisheries protection body has been in disarray with internal disputes, allegations, and resignations of five board members in the past yearTue Feb 14 2023 - 14:30
TD Niall Collins denies owning Limerick site despite planning consultant’s claimMinister for State says site is owned by his wife who is a ‘private citizen’Tue Feb 14 2023 - 13:18
Denis Naughten: Vastly experienced TD who left Fine Gael over Roscommon Hospital downgradeTD was minister for two years but resigned over contacts with businessman who won broadband contractTue Feb 14 2023 - 13:15
From electricity credits to child benefit: What cost-of-living measures will be renewed?Petrol cuts likely to continue, but other temporary measures may be droppedTue Feb 14 2023 - 11:01
Temporary 9% VAT rate for hospitality likely to end on schedule at end of monthCost of doing business, from food to linen, already squeezing hospitality, federation saysTue Feb 14 2023 - 08:24
Planning applications for 70,000 homes awaiting decisions from An Bord Pleanála or High Court Construction industry bodies to argue for more certain planning legislation at Oireachtas housing committeeTue Feb 14 2023 - 00:30
Ministers give no commitment to hospitality industry that 9% VAT rate will be retained Michael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe would not be drawn on future of lower VAT rate for pubs, restaurants and hotelsMon Feb 13 2023 - 21:39
How the political mood music on asylum issue is changingParties fear flaws in asylum-processing system will be exploited by far-right groupsFri Feb 10 2023 - 19:00
Inland Fisheries Ireland unable to make key decisions due to resignations of board membersFisheries protection body has been wracked with internal disputes and scandals, provoking resignations that have left board without a quorumFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Coalition colleagues clash over new Limerick cycling routeFormer minister Willie O’Dea has led opposition to the planned active travel schemeThu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Government to commit €400m to Brexit spending in 2023Significant upgrade of customs and border checks at Rosslare Europort among projects slatedWed Feb 08 2023 - 19:33
Referendum may be needed to limit number of TDs in DáilIf current population trends continue Dáil could have as many as 250 TDs by mid-centuryWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
What might the next Dáil look like? It is set to expand by at least 15 seatsPopulation growth in Leinster could result in two new constituencies in the eastWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
Only three people transferred by State to other EU countries last year under Dublin Regulation on asylum claimsDublin regulation provides that authorities in first receiving EU state must process application for international protectionTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
EU and UK close to deal on ‘express lanes’ for goods staying in NorthMaroš Šefčovič says talks are taking place in a ‘very cordial atmosphere’Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:37
Niamh Bhreathnach, minister who abolished college fees, has diedFormer TD for Dún Laoghaire was appointed minister for education on her first day in the Dáil in 1992Mon Feb 06 2023 - 13:02
Gardaí resume checks at aircraft steps to tackle number of arrivals with no travel documentsFigures show 40% of international protection applicants last year lost or destroyed documents before arriving at immigration controlMon Feb 06 2023 - 05:00
Green TDs concerned about law giving Garda access to facial-recognition technologyJunior Coalition members accept need for body cameras but feel facial recognition flawed on age, gender and raceSun Feb 05 2023 - 21:03
Labour makes formal complaint to Dáil ethics watchdog about Fine Gael TD Damien EnglishThe Meath West TD has admitted to he failed to declare he already owned a property when applying for permission to build a once-off rural house in 2008Sat Feb 04 2023 - 15:40
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil clash over claims of ‘paramilitary’ uniforms at Youghal paradeFlag-bearers were wearing flute band uniforms, SF spokesman insists after TD accuses them of wearing black paramilitary uniformsSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Toiréasa Ferris resigned from Sinn Féin because party was ‘diluting its republicanism’Former Kerry councillor says there are many ‘nationalists and socialists’ in the party who aren’t ‘republicans’Fri Feb 03 2023 - 13:32
Now Sinn Féin feels the heat on election spendingAnalysis: Party admits it must make several changes to spending declarationsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Sinn Féin faces Sipo investigation over spending on election databaseParty admits errors in electoral spending returnsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Sinn Féin made two more errors in 2020 election expenses statementParty incorrectly listed sums in euro for spending charged in sterling, leading to an under-declaration of €945Thu Jan 26 2023 - 12:53
Controversial forestry deal with investor funds unlikely to be repeated, says MinisterDeal between Coillte and Gresham House is binding and cannot be reversed, Charlie McConalogue saysThu Jan 26 2023 - 10:24
Sinn Féin admits failing to declare expenses for six events held during 2016 electionThe sums in question amount to €2,160 for six events held during the campaignWed Jan 25 2023 - 20:50
Paschal Donohoe admits to breach of electoral rules by receiving corporate donation in 2020Minister for Public Expenditure tells Dáil Michael Stone provided postering services during 2020 electionWed Jan 25 2023 - 05:05
Donohoe expenses controversy: Number of omissions in spending statements rises to fiveAnalysis: A line of attack from the Opposition has been the value that has been ascribed by Donohoe to the postering services provided by Stone and by Designer GroupTue Jan 24 2023 - 21:00
Pressure mounts on Donohoe as new election expenses issue emergesSources acknowledge damage caused by election-spending affair to Government and MinisterSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s arcane system for election expenses has created mass of inconsistenciesHarry McGee: ‘Mates’ rates’ alone does not explain huge inconsistencies in values attributed by candidates to advertising, transport and posteringSat Jan 21 2023 - 00:02
Is Paschal Donohoe in trouble over election expenses? Explaining is losing in politicsNeed for a second statement to explain a political controversy will renew focus on position of MinisterThu Jan 19 2023 - 13:31
Donohoe election expenses: Backer made further contributions to Fine Gael after 2016 Minister discloses that businessman Michael Stone made donations totalling €1,716 to party draws in 2020 and 2021Wed Jan 18 2023 - 23:10
Paschal Donohoe reveals two other donations made by businessman to Fine Gael Minister for Public Expenditure accused of ‘concocting a story that does not stack up’ by SF’s Pearse DohertyWed Jan 18 2023 - 17:38
Ban on sale of e-cigarettes to minors included in Government’s new legislative programmeChief Whip Hildegarde Naughton has said 21 new Bills will be published before EasterWed Jan 18 2023 - 16:53
Defective apartments: Up to €2.5bn to be allocated to fix Celtic Tiger buildings Coalition is preparing to sign off on a plan to address defects in up to 100,000 apartmentsWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Ireland faces returning to debates of the 2000s as asylum system strugglesIncrease in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrantsWed Jan 18 2023 - 01:44
Opposition join forces to press Paschal Donohoe on election expensesMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform expected to make Dáil statement today explaining 2016 expenses omissionTue Jan 17 2023 - 21:00
What questions does Paschal Donohoe have to answer on his 2016 election expenses?Minister likely to make statement to Dáil on why he did not declare postering expensesTue Jan 17 2023 - 21:00
Paschal Donohoe insists poster donation did not breach spending limits Spokeswoman claims each of two donations less than strict limits of Electoral Acts as Opposition parties call for Minister to give detailed account in DáilTue Jan 17 2023 - 05:00
