Civil servants call health recruitment targets ‘batsh*t’Claims contained in tranche of documents given to Oireachtas PAC by whistleblowerTue Feb 15 2022 - 04:55
More than 1,300 people ‘trapped’ in direct provision due to lack of housingÓ Broin calls for dedicated staff to source rental properties for those granted leave to remainSat Feb 12 2022 - 01:00
‘People’s income is able to purchase less and less; that’s politically toxic’Government is staring down the barrel of yet another problem as inflation sets the paceFri Feb 11 2022 - 19:28
Bill-payers to get €200 energy credit in April under cost-of-living packageMeasures, including 20% cut in transport fares and extra benefits, to cost €505 millionThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:38
Early investors in national broadband plan to be allowed sell stakeCompany awarded contract to tell committee early-stage backers will likely be replacedThu Feb 10 2022 - 06:00
Inflation: €450m package to be unveiled with fuel and electricity relief expectedRelief expected for low-income families amid soaring cost of livingThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Energy upgrades for poor households must double to tackle backlogScheme funds 100% of the work but has in excess of 7,000 applicationsThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Range of proposals on criminal justice outlined to Fianna Fáil partyTougher sentences for violent crime and sexual offences among proposals set outWed Feb 09 2022 - 22:38
Ministers consider doubling the €100 household energy creditCost-of-living package will not be reserved for those on low incomes, says VaradkarWed Feb 09 2022 - 21:09
Government under fire over response to cost-of-living crisisOpposition seeks to turn up the heat ahead of package of measures to tackle the issueWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:43
‘Exponential’ growth needed to hit retrofitting targetsProgramme envisages 500,000 ‘deep’ retrofits on homes by end of decadeWed Feb 09 2022 - 01:00
Low-cost loans for deep home retrofits will not be available until summerNew €8 billion scheme set to provide up to €25,000 towards the cost of worksTue Feb 08 2022 - 21:03
Q&A: How will the new home-retrofitting grants work?Households can apply for funding of up to about €25,000 to improve homes’ energy efficiencyTue Feb 08 2022 - 17:35
Prospect of tax cuts as part of cost-of-living package recedingWork to finalise package intensifies ahead of Cabinet meetingTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Retrofitting homes: Sign-off on Home Energy Upgrade expectedRamping up of the provision of training in retrofitting skills part of Government planTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Businesses that cannot afford sick pay should be exempt - committeeReport set to be published on Wednesday but a draft copy of its findings seen by The Irish TimesTue Feb 08 2022 - 00:54
Citizens’ assembly set to examine possibility of directly elected mayor for DublinSecond assembly set to look at biodiversity, under plans going to GovernmentMon Feb 07 2022 - 18:30
Sinn Féin preparing for the return of full-throated, post-Covid oppositionParty sees end of emergency as chance to score by focusing on bread and butter issuesSat Feb 05 2022 - 04:00
Lower-income households may be targeted in cost-of-living packageTaoiseach rules out mini-budget to respond to rising cost of livingSat Feb 05 2022 - 00:15
Cabinet to look at measures to offset soaring cost of livingDesire to help people beyond €100 support for utility bills already announcedThu Feb 03 2022 - 04:00
West has ‘invasion fantasy’ Russian ambassador tells Oireachtas committeeYuriy Filatov accuses US and others of ignoring key parts of international agreementsWed Feb 02 2022 - 20:36
Russia demands answers from Ireland about security stanceForeign minister’s letter sent to several nations as Russian troops mass near UkraineWed Feb 02 2022 - 20:22
Further supports to assist with cost of living increases under considerationDiscussions said to be progressing on range of issues including high cost of energyWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:56
Eamon Ryan accused of ‘jumping the gun’ over Cathal Brugha BarracksRow within Coalition over future of barracks looks set to deepenWed Feb 02 2022 - 00:01
Leaving Cert 2022 to be held as exams only, as Foley rules out hybrid modelTimetable for ‘radically different’ exams this June to be published within daysTue Feb 01 2022 - 13:55
Britain’s RAF increases activity off Ireland ahead of Russian naval drillsRussia’s ambassador to Ireland accepts invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:56
Firms with more than 50 staff will have to set up channels for whistleblowersLaw also to protect right to ‘social identity’ in adoptions incorrectly or illegally registeredTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:23
Investment of €25m for deep-water quay facility in Ros an Mhíl in Co GalwayThe plan is to bring facilities at Ros an Mhíl up to par with major fisheries hubs such as Killybegs and CastletownbereTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:00
Leaving Cert 2022: Cabinet set to revert to written exams, despite calls to use hybrid modelMove will disappoint students who called for hybrid system to be employed againMon Jan 31 2022 - 23:34
Christmas Covid surge blamed for expiry of more than 300,000 vaccinesIncreased infection and rush for boosters over season has reduced eligible populationMon Jan 31 2022 - 20:54
Russian ambassador to discuss naval drills before Oireachtas committeeRussia moved planned exercises outside Irish economic zone after talksMon Jan 31 2022 - 12:14
‘A day of great happiness’ – Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran reunited with familyChina to receive years of payments in deal to secure man’s return after almost three yearsSat Jan 29 2022 - 09:17
Delicate diplomacy: The full story of Richard O’Halloran’s long road homeDubliner’s extraction following almost three years in detention required delicate diplomatic campaignFri Jan 28 2022 - 21:30
Ireland and EU must impose sanctions on Russia now, Ukrainian MP saysLesia Vasylenko questions if State can afford to remain neutral amid Russian strategyFri Jan 28 2022 - 16:00
Businessman Richard O’Halloran returning to Ireland after being detained in China for three yearsDispute predated businessman's employment with Dublin-based aircraft leasing firmFri Jan 28 2022 - 13:17
Russia still open to Ukraine talks despite US rebuff of key demand‘Little cause for optimism’ after US response on stand-off and Nato expansion, says MoscowFri Jan 28 2022 - 01:00
Latest Coveney gaffe shows new knack of ‘making small problems big’Analysis: Leaked remarks about meeting between Russian ambassador and Defence head sparked controversyThu Jan 27 2022 - 20:30
Ukraine crisis: Russian ambassador asked to come before Oireachtas committeeCharlie Flanagan wants to ask Yury Filatov about meeting with Defence Forces Chief of StaffThu Jan 27 2022 - 15:18
US rejects key Russian security demand as Ukraine tensions soarNato ‘prepared for the worst’ as Kremlin warns of ‘military-technical’ responseThu Jan 27 2022 - 01:00
Coveney ‘surprised’ at ‘ill-judged’ photo of Defence Forces chief with Russian ambassadorMinister says Seán Clancy explained meeting was part of engagements with all ambassadorsWed Jan 26 2022 - 21:08
Rural broadband completion dates uncertain, firm delivering State plan saysNational Broadband Ireland will tell committee this is due to issues ‘beyond’ its ‘direct controlWed Jan 26 2022 - 20:13
Fishing group to meet Russian ambassador over naval drillsFishermen plan to protest by continuing to fish the waters where exercises are plannedWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:48
Russia’s mobilisation along Ukraine border is ‘clearly defensive’, Wallace and Daly sayControversial MEPs say Russia should not run naval exercises off Irish coastWed Jan 26 2022 - 16:58
Ukraine-linked sanctions may threaten Ireland's energy security - CoveneyMinister for Foreign Affairs says Europe could be facing first land war in decadesWed Jan 26 2022 - 04:45
Pandemic handling review team to include Swedish critic of lockdownsDonnelly names 13 members of Public Health Reform Expert Advisory GroupTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:26
Ireland raises concerns with Russia over planned naval exercisesMilitary drills to take place in international waters off southwest coast next monthMon Jan 24 2022 - 07:39
Call for Government to ‘reset’ priorities on Irish-American issuesAncient Order of Hibernians says there is a need for stronger advocacy in WashingtonMon Jan 24 2022 - 07:00
Vaccine certs scrapped for hospitality as Covid now ‘more like flu’ – expertPotential new variants causing more severe disease could lead to reimposition of controlsMon Jan 24 2022 - 02:00
Hospital waiting lists under strain from effect of Omicron, Cabinet warnedEmergency pressures and staff absences have made issue worse, Government toldMon Jan 24 2022 - 01:00
Brexit funds of €35m to be directed to coastal communities to improve piers and harboursEstablishment of the fund was one of the recommendations of a seafood sector taskforce established after BrexitMon Jan 24 2022 - 00:01
