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New refuges to be opened as part of government plan to tackle domestic violence

New refuges to be opened as part of government plan to tackle domestic violence

There are nine counties that still do not have refuges for women and children

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 18:30
Caution still needed despite pandemic progress, says global health expert

Caution still needed despite pandemic progress, says global health expert

Omicron has generated optimism but more emergence of severe variants still possible

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 21:44
Is it the beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic?

Is it the beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic?

Inside Politics: Soothing noises from Government as it looks at a post-Covid landscape

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 07:49
Covid-19: Another 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 52 more deaths

Covid-19: Another 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 52 more deaths

Varadkar says he does not agree with rules requiring employees to show vaccine status

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 17:31
Healthcare workers to get €1,000 bonus for work during pandemic

Healthcare workers to get €1,000 bonus for work during pandemic

Extra public holiday on March 18th this year to give many citizens a four-day weekend

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 13:46
Labour calls for senior minister responsible for gender-based violence

Labour calls for senior minister responsible for gender-based violence

Need for public awareness campaign about violence against women, says Bacik

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 13:33
Gambling laws and work from home among bills to be brought to Cabinet

Gambling laws and work from home among bills to be brought to Cabinet

Plans for remediation scheme for mica homeowners included in 44 bills

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 10:57
Killing of Ashling Murphy demands a political response

Killing of Ashling Murphy demands a political response

Inside Politics: Gender based violence to be discussed as Dáil returns

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 08:14
Drop in delivery of climate plan only partly due to Covid, committee told

Drop in delivery of climate plan only partly due to Covid, committee told

Reductions in methane challenging and not possible until latter half of the decade, official says

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 20:27
Ministers to be given bodyguards and specialised cars

Ministers to be given bodyguards and specialised cars

Increase in security follows Garda review of Cabinet members’ personal safety

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 01:30
Cabinet to examine ‘zero tolerance’ measures on gender-based violence

Cabinet to examine ‘zero tolerance’ measures on gender-based violence

Response to Ashling Murphy murder to centre on countering violence against women

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 01:03
Coveney ordered internal investigation into champagne celebration

Coveney ordered internal investigation into champagne celebration

Varadkar ‘unaware’ inquiry into impromptu event in June 2020 had begun

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 22:30
People with a genetic blood condition having difficulties during pandemic

People with a genetic blood condition having difficulties during pandemic

Haemochromatosis sufferers have excess iron in their blood, and the standard treatment essentially removes blood from the body

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 21:25
Varadkar expects Covid restrictions to be eased in phases but relatively rapidly

Varadkar expects Covid restrictions to be eased in phases but relatively rapidly

‘Ireland is probably the only country where it hasn’t been possible to go to a pub or your office’

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 19:42
Varadkar says public service pay and reforms to form part of new talks

Varadkar says public service pay and reforms to form part of new talks

With inflation at 5 per cent Tánaiste says it is reasonable for issue to pay to be raised

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 19:16
McEntee says gender-based violence strategy will have ‘zero-tolerance’ approach

McEntee says gender-based violence strategy will have ‘zero-tolerance’ approach

Tánaiste says the killing of the school teacher is a ‘watershed moment’ for Irish society

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 14:01
What emissions cuts will actually mean, and how they will change our lives

What emissions cuts will actually mean, and how they will change our lives

Everybody seems to agree with emissions reductions in principle until their implementation

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 01:06
Covid: Martin ‘hopeful’ of progress on easing restrictions as 17,065 new cases reported

Covid: Martin ‘hopeful’ of progress on easing restrictions as 17,065 new cases reported

Number of patients in hospital rises to 1,023, with 83 of those in intensive care

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 18:56
President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to Ashling Murphy

President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to Ashling Murphy

Taoiseach spoke to family of Ashling Murphy and to ‘express our solidarity with them’

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 14:31
Contribution by agriculture sector divides groups on climate change

Contribution by agriculture sector divides groups on climate change

Energy generation an opportunity, Oireachtas committee told, but livestock numbers an issue

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 20:35
Rationing fossil fuels among hard choices Government needs to make, committee told

Rationing fossil fuels among hard choices Government needs to make, committee told

Academics say carbon budgets recommended do not go far enough to achieve 7% reduction

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 18:31
Decline of forest planting a major obstacle to climate goals, committee told

Decline of forest planting a major obstacle to climate goals, committee told

Land formerly a carbon sink will become net emitter of greenhouse gases, academic says

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 18:05
Assembly elections will not be a referendum on NI protocol, Alliance MP says

Assembly elections will not be a referendum on NI protocol, Alliance MP says

Minister Simon Coveney discusses Brexit with new UK counterpart Liz Truss for first time

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 12:52
Disruption to health services expected as over 6,000 staff on leave due to Covid-19

Disruption to health services expected as over 6,000 staff on leave due to Covid-19

Hospitals brace for sharp increase in patients infected with disease this week

Mon Jan 03 2022 - 01:01
Schools set to reopen on Thursday despite surge in Covid cases, says Ryan

Schools set to reopen on Thursday despite surge in Covid cases, says Ryan

Further 17,071 cases of coronavirus reported in State on Sunday in latest provisional data

Sun Jan 02 2022 - 18:48
Government to provide ‘huge grant support’ for retrofitting homes – Ryan

Government to provide ‘huge grant support’ for retrofitting homes – Ryan

Minister says some 55% of money raised through carbon tax to go back to homeowners

Sun Jan 02 2022 - 18:29
State papers: Haughey told to prioritise development, ‘not environment’

State papers: Haughey told to prioritise development, ‘not environment’

Taoiseach opted to set up Environmental Protection Agency despite mandarin’s resistance

Sat Jan 01 2022 - 00:01
Security chiefs advised that IRA surrender of weapons was ‘unnecessary’

Security chiefs advised that IRA surrender of weapons was ‘unnecessary’

Adams said IRA held threat of violence for ‘25 years if necessary’ in 1996

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 09:00
Ahern threatened to walk away if unionists failed to take North-South council seriously

Ahern threatened to walk away if unionists failed to take North-South council seriously

Taoiseach told UK government he had changed ‘my damn Constitution’ for peace

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 04:45
Ahern briefed Blair on Real IRA activity two weeks before Omagh bombing

Ahern briefed Blair on Real IRA activity two weeks before Omagh bombing

On the morning after the bombing Ahern and Blair met in Belfast to discuss its implications and their joint response

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 01:18
Cabinet to consider shorter isolation for Covid cases and close contacts due to work absences

Cabinet to consider shorter isolation for Covid cases and close contacts due to work absences

Record number of new coronavirus infections reported as officials consider testing changes

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 01:17
Private nature of Commissions of Investigation ‘problematic’, says McGrath

Private nature of Commissions of Investigation ‘problematic’, says McGrath

Model introduced to cut cost of inquiries lacks public sense of accountability, says Minister

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 01:00
‘War is not over,’ said McGuinness just months after signing Belfast Agreement

‘War is not over,’ said McGuinness just months after signing Belfast Agreement

Officials spent thousands of hours trying to come up with formula of words that would allow Executive to be formed

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 00:01
Existing housing shortage in Donegal will add to mica challenge, says Taoiseach

Existing housing shortage in Donegal will add to mica challenge, says Taoiseach

Commitment given to help those families who have to move during work on homes

Thu Dec 30 2021 - 00:01
Department of Foreign Affairs apologises for lockdown champagne event

Department of Foreign Affairs apologises for lockdown champagne event

Department concedes it ‘did not meet the standards expected of it’ in June 2020

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 21:15
South Africa still has a lesson for North, says academic behind ‘peace safari’

South Africa still has a lesson for North, says academic behind ‘peace safari’

State papers: Padraig O’Malley’s 1997 trust-building trip was dubbed ‘rubbish’ by then taoiseach

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 10:35
Troubles were costing Irish taxpayer ‘up to three times more than British counterpart’

Troubles were costing Irish taxpayer ‘up to three times more than British counterpart’

Security costs were running at £200m per year, according to 1994 State correspondence

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 04:33
State papers: Reynolds told Major of commitment to end NI conflict

State papers: Reynolds told Major of commitment to end NI conflict

Irish ministers viewed British demand to remove unilaterally articles 2 and 3 as ‘unhelpful’

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 03:45
IRA chiefs in Maze approved building escape tunnel ‘but wanted it to fail’

IRA chiefs in Maze approved building escape tunnel ‘but wanted it to fail’

When prison staff found tunnel in 1997, republicans said it was occupational therapy

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 00:10
People aged over 30 to be offered boosters from today

People aged over 30 to be offered boosters from today

Capacity for tests substantially increased with arrival of coronavirus Omicron variant

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
Internal FF tensions due mainly to inability to meet in person - Martin

Internal FF tensions due mainly to inability to meet in person - Martin

Micheál Martin cool on party return for maverick MacSharry – ‘Marc took his own decision’

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
Further 9,006 Covid-19 cases reported as number hospitalised rises sharply

Further 9,006 Covid-19 cases reported as number hospitalised rises sharply

HSE chief says Omicron variant ‘running rife’ in community as testing system comes under strain

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 18:37
State papers: Warrington bomb that killed two children touched a ‘sensitive nerve’

State papers: Warrington bomb that killed two children touched a ‘sensitive nerve’

Ambassador refers to misleading media coverage around State ambivalence to IRA

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 05:00
Gerry Adams was still on IRA army council in 1994 – UK security adviser

Gerry Adams was still on IRA army council in 1994 – UK security adviser

Adviser also said ‘Slab’ Murphy had expressed reservations about ending violence

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 04:45
Haughey warned Major against giving European Parliament extra powers

Haughey warned Major against giving European Parliament extra powers

Major was opposed to idea of single currency but Haughey said it was worth the risk

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 03:55
Irish officials feared ‘bloody-minded element’ in Britain would stall peace process

Irish officials feared ‘bloody-minded element’ in Britain would stall peace process

British diplomat was told they seemed to share unionist suspicions about nationalists

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 01:05
Johnson gave his take on Major’s NI policy at lunch with Irish diplomat

Johnson gave his take on Major’s NI policy at lunch with Irish diplomat

State papers: The future British prime minister was said to have written ‘naively’ on the North

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 00:45
‘The trouble is that Gadafy is mad’: what Haughey told Major

‘The trouble is that Gadafy is mad’: what Haughey told Major

Then-taoiseach and British PM discussed how to respond to the Lockerbie bombing

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 00:20
Don’t expect ‘sophistication’ from unionists, Haughey told Major

Don’t expect ‘sophistication’ from unionists, Haughey told Major

State papers: Ex-taoiseach floated idea of Sinn Féin peace talks 30 years ago

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 00:14
What did Bertie and Tony talk about? The weather, holidays and Chinese spies

What did Bertie and Tony talk about? The weather, holidays and Chinese spies

Declassified papers show depth of relationship between former taoiseach and prime minister

Tue Dec 28 2021 - 00:02
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