Mairead McGuinness will not contest next European electionsFine Gael MEP says ‘absolute focus’ is on serving as EU Commissioner, a role she was appointed to following Phil Hogan’s resignation in 2020Mon Nov 20 2023 - 16:40
‘We need a ceasefire and we need it now’: senior WHO official Dr Mike Ryan calls for Gaza peaceNumber of children who have no surviving family is growing all the time, Irish executive director of organisation saysMon Nov 20 2023 - 09:51
Josepha Madigan expected to seek European election nomination as Fitzgerald retiresRegina Doherty, Barry Ward and Colm Brophy among national politicians who may compete for roleFri Nov 17 2023 - 18:32
Fine Gael members gather on eve of a year that will test and define the partyInsiders see party facing the ‘fight of its life’ in next year’s elections but believe fear of a Sinn Féin government might be best unifying force within FGFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:09
Public pay back on the agenda as time runs out to agree a new dealInside Politics: Elsewhere, Tánaiste is in Israel, and more on the thorny issue of how to fund RTÉThu Nov 16 2023 - 07:47
RTÉ crisis: All funding options for broadcaster on table including household levy, Martin saysMedia minister Catherine Martin tells reporters she is ‘absolutely determined’ to take decision on long-term funding model for RTÉWed Nov 15 2023 - 11:55
Breakthrough for Irish citizens in Gaza provides boost for Government Inside Politics: Tánaiste visits the Middle East as controversy over RTÉ rumbles on at homeWed Nov 15 2023 - 07:32
Irish family in Gaza expected to be on list to exit at Rafah crossing on Wednesday‘Welfare of all children and civilians in Israel and Gaza should be in the forefront of all of our minds at this time,’ says President HigginsTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:12
RTÉ faces further dramatic episodes in its ongoing saga amid plan to cut staff numbersInside Politics: Fireworks are expected as staff are briefed on the plan for broadcaster’s future todayTue Nov 14 2023 - 07:38
State-backed mortgage loan for people looking to renovate derelict properties proposedMinisters to receive update on Coalition’s Housing for All plan during Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingTue Nov 14 2023 - 01:00
Tánaiste urges EU to ‘go further’ in calling for ceasefire amid mounting concern over suffering in Gaza hospitalsMicheál Martin called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages and is due to meet the family of eight-year-old Irish citizen Emily Hand during his trip to Egypt, Israel and Palestine this weekMon Nov 13 2023 - 21:33
How Gaza and the Israel-Hamas conflict is stirring tensions in Irish politicsIrish government’s concern over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza growing while the crisis has been tricky for Sinn Féin given the party's former Hamas linksFri Nov 10 2023 - 15:00
Government receives copy of RTÉ's ‘strategic vision’ for broadcaster’s futureRTÉ has been rocked by major controversy this year amid Ryan Tubridy payments scandalThu Nov 09 2023 - 21:38
Need for ‘mature debate’ on immigration levels amid public anger, Fine Gael meeting hearsTD Paul Kehoe says migration is a big issue and that there was a need for a wider discussion on the matterWed Nov 08 2023 - 22:10
Irish-Israeli community and Jewish community ‘feeling very under threat’, ambassador tells parliamentary groupIsraeli ambassador Dana Erlich attended a behind-closed-doors meeting with TDs and Senators, including members of the Ireland-Israel parliamentary friendship groupWed Nov 08 2023 - 21:23
TDs, Senators advised not to drive to Leinster House before planned anti-immigration protestAdditional garda presence to be in place after calls to attend demonstration shared on social media by accounts linked to anti-immigration activistsWed Nov 08 2023 - 21:09
Irish beef exports to China suspended after case of BSE foundCase of mad cow disease detected in 10-year-old animal that had been delivered for destructionTue Nov 07 2023 - 21:52
Legislation allowing for later nightclub opening hours could be enacted by summer, Cabinet toldHelen McEntee has previously indicated her intention to replace laws which date back up to 200 years with the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2023Tue Nov 07 2023 - 21:17
Israel’s embassy says it has not prevented foreigners exiting through Rafah crossingEoin Ó Broin also insists Sinn Féin leader ‘absolutely not’ overruled by party on call to expel Israeli ambassadorTue Nov 07 2023 - 16:31
Ireland in contact with ‘key interlocutors’ to seek Emily Hand’s release‘We’re not aware of any other Irish citizen being held hostage by any group in Gaza,’ says TánaisteTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:42
Two teenagers killed in Donegal crash were returning from night shift in local restaurantDouble fatality on the Inishowen Peninsula brings to 136 number of fatalities this year - 37 more than same period last yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:28
Helen McEntee says it is important that diplomatic channels remain open during conflict in GazaMinister for Justice says it is important that diplomatic channels remain open during conflict in GazaMon Nov 06 2023 - 17:21
US warns of Russian efforts to interfere in Irish elections Russia has been increasingly targeting European elections, attempting to sow distrust and discredit democratic institutions, diplomatic cable statesMon Nov 06 2023 - 12:26
Protection from deportation among new measures to combat human traffickingGovernment will also order a review of missing children cases to determine if they are linked to traffickingMon Nov 06 2023 - 12:12
‘Race against time’ for €2.5bn apartment remediation scheme as timeline pushed backLegislation is now due to pass in 2024, with payments set to be in place later that year — close to next electionThu Nov 02 2023 - 06:00
Fallout from Cabinet meeting sees shift in Government’s stance on refugeesSome believe that Roderic O’Gorman’s intent is to highlight that a drastic slashing of Ireland’s offering to refugees is needed to make coming here less attractive and in turn lower the numbers arrivingFri Oct 27 2023 - 19:00
Proposals to time-limit housing for Ukrainians criticised by refugee groupsTaoiseach tells Dáil that State’s ability to accommodate and provide for refugees is ‘very much’ at its limitThu Oct 26 2023 - 06:00
Mayo TD Alan Dillon elected new chair of Fine Gael parliamentary partyFormer county football captain and All Star to replace Richard Bruton, who will stand down at next general electionWed Oct 25 2023 - 21:53
Heated exchanges as Ministers told Ireland one of last countries not to change refugee accommodation offerOpposition at Cabinet over plan which would limit State-provided accommodation for those arriving from Ukraine to just 90 daysWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
‘Heated’ Cabinet row breaks out over proposed new approach to accommodating refugees fleeing UkraineThe row was sparked by a presentation given by Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman on a proposed new approach which would see Ukrainian refugees accommodated for only 90 days before being sent to the private sectorTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:08
Officials working on biggest overhaul of State’s system for receiving those fleeing war in UkrainePresent system causing ‘significant policy and operational challenges across Government’, and is being delivered on an ‘ad-hoc’ basisTue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
Integration challenges will ‘potentially grow’, Ministers warned, amid migrant housing issuesGovernment considering time limit to State accommodation for new arrivals under temporary protectionTue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
Flood relief payments for firms under expanded scheme of up to €100,000 Minister to seek agreement of Cabinet for exceptional aid to businesses, with quick payments approaching €10,000Mon Oct 23 2023 - 22:07
Farmers could be paid for use of land to ‘slow down’ flood water, Eamon Ryan saysGreen Party leader cites need for better land management as Government prepares improved package of supports for those impacted by floodingSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
National children’s hospital timeline: The major events in a long-running construction sagaKey events so far in the long-running saga that has become the construction of our hospitalFri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00
Nursing home residents to retain all income from renting homes under new plans Minister for Housing to proceed with changes while unveiling safeguards for older people whose homes are rentedFri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00
National children’s hospital may not receive patients until 2026, PAC hearsConstruction firm BAM will need ‘significant improvement’ to meet October 2024 completion date, while final bill could exceed €2bnThu Oct 19 2023 - 13:09
Further delay on completion date for National Children’s Hospital Project delivery team to appear before Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee in attempt to explain cost overruns and delaysThu Oct 19 2023 - 06:00
Government considering limiting accommodation rights for newly-arrived UkrainiansGovernment figures believe a shake-up is now likely to happen with regard to accommodation rights of newly-arrived UkrainiansThu Oct 19 2023 - 06:00
Ireland to join legal effort to defend EU targets to get new petrol and diesel cars off the road by 2035EU regulations are critical to delivering on Government plans to phase out the sale of new fossil fuel-powered vehiclesTue Oct 17 2023 - 20:57
Health service faces winter of huge strain as Donnelly to seek savings of more than €600mMinister’s demand for more productivity from hospitals follows budget talks that yielded additional €800m despite request for €2bnSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
RTÉ and politicians need to tie up loose ends before scandal eats up more time and energyNational broadcaster will get a bailout, one way or another, but remaining rows are stopping it from finding stabilityThu Oct 12 2023 - 20:08
RTÉ will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions of euro by next spring, PAC hearsDirector general Kevin Bakhurst tells spending watchdog that actions taken to manage finances of crisis-hit broadcaster have saved ‘several million euro’Thu Oct 12 2023 - 17:08
RTÉ financial crisis: Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions Complete sale of Montrose campus ‘unlikely’, RTÉ's director general tells Public Accounts CommitteeThu Oct 12 2023 - 12:06
Budget 2024 main points Tax package worth around €800 per person, a €12 weekly increase to welfare and pension payments, and mortgage interest rate tax relief announcedTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:06
Budget 2024 to deliver free secondary schoolbooks for certain yearsCuts to childcare fees, energy credit, and an increase in renters’ tax credit among measures on offerTue Oct 10 2023 - 05:00
Budget 2024 talks: Childcare fees cut by 25%, €450 energy credit, mortgage tax break up to €1,250 among measures consideredAlso included is €55 million in funding to expand provision of free school books to the first three year groups in secondary schoolsMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:04
Michael McGrath’s debut budget: ‘He’s been practising this speech for a long time’The accountant with a fastidious attention to his brief has built a reputation of being a shrewd but inscrutable operatorMon Oct 09 2023 - 19:48
Budget 2024: The table, the couch and the art of pulling a budget togetherExpect architects McGrath and Donohoe to be cautious and unshowy on Tuesday, despite political pressure to spend billions in surplusesSat Oct 07 2023 - 07:00
Budget 2024: Frantic final days of negotiations as deadline looms without agreementHealth bailout and temporary measures made permanent could squeeze ministers’ room for manoeuvreFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
