Exemption for Ireland expected as EU hammers out plan to slash gas use Negotiations run to the wire ahead of extraordinary meeting of energy ministers in BrusselsMon Jul 25 2022 - 19:13
Government official complained after TikTok boss denied ‘platinum’ service at Dublin AirportCivil servant said move by DAA to restrict concierge service to diplomats and VIPs on private jets ‘elitist’Sat Jul 23 2022 - 01:00
Ireland to seek flexibility on EU proposals for emergency cuts to gas consumptionSeveral other European countries likely to seek exemptions or derogations from proposed EU instrument, Government sources believeSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:01
Stripping visa-free travel rights from refugees will exacerbate ‘two-tier system’ in Ireland, says State watchdogIrish Human Rights and Equality Commission seeks clarity on evidence the decision was supposedly based uponSat Jul 23 2022 - 00:00
Ireland not reliant on Russian gas but cut in supplies could impact costs, Taoiseach saysSome in Coalition sceptical about Brussels plan as UK supply negates potential benefit of cut to other member statesWed Jul 20 2022 - 21:59
Number of Ukrainians arriving in State to remain at high level, Cabinet hears At least 1,400 people come from war-torn country weekly, with more than 40,000 in Republic alreadyWed Jul 20 2022 - 04:00
The Government decision on refugee visas shows just how tight things are gettingThe decision may preserve the system for those fleeing war, most likely at the expense of those who have been granted refugee status elsewhere alreadyTue Jul 19 2022 - 21:00
State to suspend visa-free travel for refugees from 20 ‘safe’ countries Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion unaffected as Republic tightens immigration policyTue Jul 19 2022 - 01:00
Public sector unions seek to ratchet up pressure on Government over new pay dealUnions warns of potential strikes at the same time as budget day in SeptemberTue Jul 19 2022 - 00:00
Visa-free travel for refugees coming to Ireland from ‘safe’ European countries to be suspendedMove required to ‘protect the integrity’ of the immigration system, says Government in statementMon Jul 18 2022 - 18:41
TDs vote to extend Offences Against the State Act, with Sinn Féin abstainingParty had softened its stance on non-jury Special Criminal Court following motion passed at its ardfheisThu Jun 30 2022 - 20:41
Timing of budget to be decided next weekEamon Ryan rejects emergency budget but ‘wouldn’t object’ to bringing forward budget due to cost-of-living crisisThu Jun 30 2022 - 18:44
What will moving the budget forward do for the cost-of-living crisis?Inside Politics: Move gives backbone to Government’s argument that it takes people’s struggles seriously, without giving Opposition a winThu Jun 30 2022 - 07:33
Budget could be brought forward by up to a month September budget under discussion as Government faces pressure from Opposition over growing cost-of-living crisisThu Jun 30 2022 - 04:00
HSE board backs plan to close Navan hospital emergency departmentMove comes amid deepening rift between Government and healthcare service over planned ED closureThu Jun 30 2022 - 04:00
Budget war brews between Fine Gael and Sinn FéinGovernment risks creating expectations that can only be disappointed come budget-timeWed Jun 29 2022 - 07:57
Reid’s departure turns minds to successor and future shape of HSECovid helps map field of contenders but next chief executive must operate in post-pandemic environmentTue Jun 28 2022 - 20:02
Covid: New law allowing reintroduction of mandatory mask-wearing to be draftedGovernment’s legislation is to prepare for winter with no change in current public health adviceTue Jun 28 2022 - 12:11
Political purgatory: What’s on the agenda as Ministers clear the decks before summer?Publication of gender-based violence plan may herald beginning of busy few weeksTue Jun 28 2022 - 07:56
Paul Reid’s HSE exit the latest notable departure in wake of pandemic Reports of fractious relationship with Minister for Health and Covid-19 fatigue likely factors in decisionTue Jun 28 2022 - 01:33
Reid departure preceded by rows over Navan hospitalSpeculation CEO leaving HSE over issues related to closure of emergency services at Our Lady’sTue Jun 28 2022 - 01:15
Paul Reid stepping down as HSE chief as exodus of health officials continuesChief executive tells Minister and staff he is ‘making the decision with a heavy heart’Mon Jun 27 2022 - 10:04
Senior HSE officials warned of need to pare back Covid-19 spending due to cost pressuresPandemic spending should be at the ‘lowest level that is clinically justified’, chief executive, Paul Reid tells hospital chief executives and other management in letterSat Jun 25 2022 - 06:13
Give me a crash course in… public pay and the cost of livingLatest step in unwinding industrial relations deals that formed superstructure of public sector cost saving during the financial crisis is proving controversialSat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Cold, cold winter in store as a potential energy crisis looms in IrelandSupply is not just a matter of physics now, but politics. And while physics is predictable, politics is anything butFri Jun 24 2022 - 20:00
CEO of St James’s Hospital appointed as new HSE national director of acute operationsProfessor Mary Day will take up the position on an interim basisFri Jun 24 2022 - 17:19
Wages for top judges and doctors will rise by more than €20,000 annually next monthRecession-era public pay cuts to be reversed after Government advised it is not legally possible to stall increasesWed Jun 22 2022 - 20:21
Law compelling schools to take students with additional needs set to be fast-trackedMinister says there are 106 pupils with additional needs without a school place in SeptemberWed Jun 22 2022 - 20:02
Top earning public servants to get pay rises from next weekCoalition abandons plans to postpone 10-15% pay restoration amid fears of legal actionTue Jun 21 2022 - 22:24
Will new €221m childcare scheme bring down costs for parents?Government seems unlikely to be swayed by critics of its plan, but it is unclear how much parents will saveTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:35
Contact tracers feel ‘thrown on the scrapheap’ amid latest Covid-19 waveLetter expresses concern at plans to scale down service, which could affect State’s ability to respond to major resurgence of diseaseTue Jun 21 2022 - 03:00
Students to be allowed to earn more than €2,000 extra without losing grant accessGovernment hopes measure will also ease staffing difficulties in tourism and hospitality sectorTue Jun 21 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19 Q&A: Are masks or other safety measures likely to return?What is behind the talk of renewed measures to control the latest variants and what might actually happen?Mon Jun 20 2022 - 21:31
Covid: ‘Summer wave’ taking off this month, immunologist warnsFace masks recommended as ‘good tool’ to reduce risk as hospitals brace for higher numbersSat Jun 18 2022 - 18:31
Ireland lobbied by consultancy firms on scope of Russian sanctions Liquidators and lawyers lured by lucrative fees for winding up companies linked to Russia but fear falling foul of sanctions in processSat Jun 18 2022 - 04:00
Rising Covid-19 cases set to put increased pressure on hospitals, Holohan warnsIt comes as the number of patients in hospital with the virus has risen to 515Fri Jun 17 2022 - 15:04
Pressure grows on Government to act on cost of living before budget Backbenchers and ESRI report on energy poverty add to pressure to move against high prices before Dáil risesFri Jun 17 2022 - 04:15
Cost-of-living debate escalated into no-holds barred slagging match between Doherty and VaradkarSharp exchanges have been a growing feature of leaders’ questions this yearThu Jun 16 2022 - 20:33
Hyperinflation could add €51m to cost of children’s hospital, PAC hearsHead of the hospital board tells committee members: ‘where will it end up, we don’t know’Thu Jun 16 2022 - 10:53
Nearly a third of Irish households now living in energy povertyESRI says cutting indirect taxes on fuel represents a ‘poorly-targeted’ responseThu Jun 16 2022 - 00:01
Varadkar comes under pressure on fuel costs and car tax abolition from party colleaguesSeveral Fine Gael members call for changes to short hop zones for rail passengers during parliamentary party meetingWed Jun 15 2022 - 22:46
National Children’s Hospital costs set to soar further over budgetInflationary factors likely to exceed key threshold in BAM contract and expose State to more costsWed Jun 15 2022 - 22:12
Scrutiny of defective blocks scheme to be fast-trackedHousing committee will outline any concerns by end of JuneWed Jun 15 2022 - 20:12
President says Irish housing crisis ‘a disaster’ and ‘our great, great, great failure’ Higgins says building homes is important, not being a ‘star performer’ for international speculatorsTue Jun 14 2022 - 21:07
Emergency electricity generation will only cover 60% of possible gap Ministers approve plans to increase borrowing for Eirgrid to €3 billionTue Jun 14 2022 - 21:00
Ukrainian refugees face accommodation crisis as supply limits reachedCabinet subcommittee meeting today to discuss issueMon Jun 13 2022 - 03:00
Boris Johnson to introduce protocol overrideUK government to risk a trade war with the European UnionMon Jun 13 2022 - 02:00
Parents of 500 newborns to get ‘baby boxes’ under new trialBoxes will contain play items, household items for help with safe bathing and sleep, and other items to support new parentsMon Jun 13 2022 - 00:15
Budget 2023 must focus on lifting people out of poverty, says Green Party Party highlights ESRI report showing targeted increases to key welfare payments will reduce poverty rateMon Jun 13 2022 - 00:01
WTO must work together to ensure Ukraine can export grain — VaradkarTánaiste to urge trade organisation to agree on a declaration by all members on food securitySun Jun 12 2022 - 16:17
