Jack Chambers’s sweeping plans to curb spending ‘go down like lead balloon’ with Ministers
Measures perceived as ‘diktats’ among some colleagues and ‘going down like a lead balloon’
Opposition urges clarity on whether levies will lead to broken spending promises
Parties also express support for striking ambulance workers, saying their apparent need to strike was ‘outrageous’
Spending on scheme to fix defects in Celtic-Tiger era apartments could be capped
Caps on scheme would be ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin
Dublin to host Davos on tour event
Occasion set for Dublin Castle to be addressed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, with sources indicating Tánaiste Simon Harris also expected to attend
Immigration not prominent issue on Dublin Central doorsteps, Social Democrats candidate says
Daniel Ennis expected to perform well in byelection - and could even emerge as early front-runner
Backbencher budget summit pitched to ‘avoid tensions’ in Coalition
Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne believes meeting could also head off media efforts to find disputes between parties
Byelection juices flowing in Galway West and Dublin Central
Cost of living looks set to dominate campaign; and HSE’s financial position has ‘significantly worsened’
President and relatives of Rising leaders gather to ‘remember those who died for Ireland’
Senior politicians attend 102nd State commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill cemetery
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach says
Opposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy prices
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael spat shows student fees issue remains weak point for Coalition
Behind the scenes, there was plenty of finger-pointing, with the two parties blaming the other
Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate
‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure said
FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threat
James Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’
Voter registration for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections to close at midnight
Voters in each constituency will take to the polls on May 22nd to elect new TDs
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG Minister
Government must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Seven Irish citizens held by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in international waters
President’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territory