Taoiseach and HSE apologise after hundreds turned away from walk-in booster clinicPeople queued at UCD for prolonged periods but demand outstripped capability at centreThu Dec 09 2021 - 13:22
All-island greenway network plan to be announced by TaoiseachMajor green cross-Border initiatives to be confirmed at Shared Island eventThu Dec 09 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach gives upbeat assessment on economy at party meetingFianna Fáil meeting attended by Green Party leader in a political firstWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:01
Creche report recommends fees cap among sweeping changesMuch higher public funding needed along with better pay for staff – reportWed Dec 08 2021 - 01:25
State childcare spend to hit €1bn annually, says MinisterO’Gorman unveils wide-ranging reforms set to alter sector – from privately run, to hybrid modelTue Dec 07 2021 - 17:34
Taoiseach denies any attempt to stop Nphet from speaking to the mediaMartin, Varadkar stress need for co-ordinated communication, but reject gagging claimsMon Dec 06 2021 - 20:38
Martin and Varadkar defend Mica scheme amid accusations of a ‘stunt’Taoiseach defends redress scheme as campaigners criticise sliding scaleThu Dec 02 2021 - 18:41
Covid: 4,163 new cases as Holohan points to 'stabilisation'Taoiseach calls for caution while impact of Omicron variant assessedThu Dec 02 2021 - 17:37
Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m over IT flawsCentral Bank said IT service continuity provision was inadequateThu Dec 02 2021 - 16:05
Political winter sets in amid uncertainty over new Covid variantInside Politics: Nphet meets today to consider new restrictions amid continuing high numbersThu Dec 02 2021 - 07:23
Mica redress scheme likely ‘sufficient’ but larger houses not fully covered – industry figuresAction group calls for scrapping of sliding scale in favour of flat rate of €145 per sq ftThu Dec 02 2021 - 01:49
Minister under pressure to drop mica redress sliding scaleGroup warns of renewed protests in Dublin if proposal is not dropped before ChristmasThu Dec 02 2021 - 01:05
Foley defends rollout of requirement for children over certain age to wear masksHolohan appeals to parents to follow new rules as masks now mandatory in school from third class upWed Dec 01 2021 - 10:45
New measures arrive amid apprehension over new variant OmicronInside Politics: Cabinet signs off on restitution of mandatory hotel quarantine and emergency powersWed Dec 01 2021 - 08:53
Government agrees to €2.2bn mica redress schemeDonegal and Mayo homes affected by defective blocks will have access to remediationTue Nov 30 2021 - 15:11
Covid: Latest measures set to be persuasive rather than prescriptiveInside Politics: Ministers are expected to sign off on a recommendation that children over nine wear face masks in primary schoolsTue Nov 30 2021 - 07:45
New gas-fired power plants to ‘bridge gap’ to renewablesEamon Ryan to bring plan for as many as seven new plants to deal with energy demandTue Nov 30 2021 - 01:00
Mica redress scheme finalised after intense talks on increased ratesDarragh O’Brien to bring memo to Cabinet on revised scheme for rebuilds in Donegal and MayoTue Nov 30 2021 - 00:01
Coalition leaders to discuss Omicron variant with Nphet on MondayUK to require arrivals from outside CTA to take PCR test amid Omicron concernSun Nov 28 2021 - 18:35
Nphet meeting to monitor Omicron variant and ‘considering further measures’Ireland to review UK requirement for passenger PCR test by second day of arrivalSat Nov 27 2021 - 21:50
We must learn to live with Covid pending global vaccination access, Ryan saysTime for Green policies is now, Minister tells annual party conventionSat Nov 27 2021 - 18:16
Green economy will lead to better quality of life – Eamon RyanGreen Party leader and deputy leader to address Covid and climate at conventionSat Nov 27 2021 - 08:00
Greens’ first year in Government reads more like Succession than The Brady BunchConference agenda suggests peace in the party after turbulent 18 monthsFri Nov 26 2021 - 19:36
Hauliers threaten to block motorways and ports in further protestHaulage group warns of action in early December unless fuel costs are reducedFri Nov 26 2021 - 03:35
Row breaks out over harvesting rights in new peat BillGreens oppose Bill, citing high levels of peat exports out of IrelandThu Nov 25 2021 - 00:30
Sinn Féin proposes new spending to address cost of livingParty survey shows most respondents experienced negative impacts on mental healthWed Nov 24 2021 - 14:33
Peat Bill proposes to put a stay until 2030 on decision to end extractionBórd na Móna put a complete stop to harvesting peat from its bogs in 2020Tue Nov 23 2021 - 18:57
Ventilation of buildings neglected in fight against Covid, expert saysOrla Hegarty claims half coronavirus deaths from infection in fewer than 400 structuresMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:30
Celtic Tiger-era housing estate water services may cost State €300mOver 560 estates with developer-provided infrastructure not linked to public servicesMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00
Covid wage subsidy levels may be maintained as hospitality rocked by cancellationsCabinet to discuss retaining level of business supports in light of deteriorating pictureMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00
Subsidised antigen tests likely to proceed despite Nphet reservationsMinister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says future lockdowns were not inevitableSun Nov 21 2021 - 18:43
Brexit: Coveney rules out European court compromise in NI protocol talksEuropean Court of Justice must be ‘final arbiter’ on EU law and regulations, says MinisterSun Nov 21 2021 - 18:02
IFA calls for extension of EU nitrates derogation until spring 2022Move comes after delays at European level to approve the programme for next three yearsFri Nov 19 2021 - 20:15
People should ‘not get themselves in a knot’ over ‘ghetto’ reference - AhernFormer taoiseach also faced calls for apology for suggesting loyalists did not understand protocolFri Nov 19 2021 - 15:59
Covid-19: Ministers warned over pressures facing hospitals as further restriction advice expectedModelling shows case numbers could rise steeply by the middle of DecemberThu Nov 18 2021 - 01:00
Cross-party co-operation on Covid now well and truly overAnalysis: Opposition says it is being asked to support measures with ‘no briefings or debate’Wed Nov 17 2021 - 22:13
FG senators accuse Donnelly of communication blundersComments on working-from-home ahead of announcement likened to FF bailout interviewsWed Nov 17 2021 - 21:41
Taoiseach denies he told Kelly teachers would be exempt from new Covid ruleLabour leader accuses Martin of u-turn after ‘off-microphone’ Dáil conversationTue Nov 16 2021 - 22:07
Seanad byelection set to cost over €500kPostage accounts for bulk of expense in election expected to generate low turnoutTue Nov 16 2021 - 20:20
Will soon be possible to sell excess renewable energy to national grid - RyanDepartment to allow microgenerated electricity to be sold to the State in January 2022Tue Nov 16 2021 - 20:14
Sinn Féin climate policy remains hazy as debate on costs heats upParty majors on climate justice and just transition to exclusion of almost everything elseTue Nov 16 2021 - 03:38
Covid-19: Government to double down on vaccine certs, booster shots and antigen testsCabinet meeting to discuss Nphet advice on working from home in face of fourth waveMon Nov 15 2021 - 22:17
Europe should ‘go hard’ against UK if Article 16 is triggered, says Ahern‘The game is up’: Former taoiseach strongly criticises British government’s negotiating stanceWed Nov 10 2021 - 21:46
Anglo Irish Agreement not the catalyst of peace process, Bertie Ahern saysFormer taoiseach says Downing Street Declaration was the ‘key cornerstone document’Wed Nov 10 2021 - 21:24
Registered sex offenders subject to electronic tagging under new BillLegislation would allow Garda to release information on offenders in certain circumstancesWed Nov 10 2021 - 00:12
Approval at Cabinet for investment in Ringsend water plantWork will bring facility into compliance with European standards.Tue Nov 09 2021 - 22:44
Number of ICU Covid patients unlikely to fall below 50 before DecemberMinsters told HSE winter plan begun with extensive use of private beds for public systemTue Nov 09 2021 - 22:03
Wexford council chief to ‘robustly defend’ claim he breached code of conductTom Enright faces Sipo hearing on allegations relating to Local Government ActMon Nov 08 2021 - 16:05
Retrofitting bill could come to average of €56,000 per homeOfficial estimate puts total cost of updating half a million homes at up to €28bnSat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00
Climate Action Plan will require a ‘profound change’ in lifestyle of Irish people – TaoiseachRyan says ‘there are serious obstacles ahead’ as Government announces €125bn planThu Nov 04 2021 - 19:53
