Third of asylum seekers entering State this year subject to a fast-track decision-makingTotal numbers applying for leave to remain in Ireland down by 44% year on year in period to mid-JuneFri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budgetFor second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in SeptemberWed Jul 02 2025 - 22:18
Trade and economic uncertainty reaches record levels, Government trade forum hears Government assessment is of robust economy continuing to grow, but at slower rateWed Jul 02 2025 - 21:39
Children’s hospital contractor BAM to deliver €380m university campus project Dutch-owned builder has been involved in bitter dispute with State over cost and time overrunsWed Jul 02 2025 - 08:54
‘Splitting’ raises questions about oversight of Help to Buy scheme, says Simon HarrisSocial Democrats say Government has done nothing to stop market actors pushing up house pricesTue Jul 01 2025 - 17:30
Third-level fees: No funding earmarked to avoid the €1,000 hike this year, Taoiseach saysStudent college fees: Micheál Martin says there will not be a one-off cost-of-living payment again this year to reduce cost for students Tue Jul 01 2025 - 16:37
Intel to seek almost 200 mandatory redundancies at Leixlip plantExpectation is that Co Kildare plant, where almost 5,000 people are employed, to remain central to company’s operationsMon Jun 30 2025 - 12:14
GP black spots: Parts of Clare, Mayo among areas ‘at risk’ of losing doctorReport identifies 132 GPs ‘at risk of retirement with no viable replacement’, which would represent tens of thousands of patientsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Government measures designed to drive apartment building are ‘not as effective in practice as envisaged’Minister to extend lifespan of State-owned property development lender by two yearsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Justice plan to overhaul local community safety partnerships to replace joint policing committeesNew partnerships a step towards a more collaborative, responsive and locally driven approach, Minister saysMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
EU-US trade deal: Cabinet expects 10% baseline tariffs to remain even if agreement is reachedGovernment trade forum to meet on Wednesday, a week before Trump’s deadline for 50% EU tariffsMon Jun 30 2025 - 06:00
Legislation on housing for foreign nationals to be brought forward under planPossible move characterised as an attempt to solve a problem ‘that does not exist’Sun Jun 29 2025 - 16:44
Civil Service and ministerial pensions error was known about since 2017External auditor to examine issues at government payroll office that could lead to Ministers and civil servants owing thousands of euro to the StateThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Israeli bond investors risk complicity in genocide, TD claims in letter to Central Bank governorGary Gannon says he is willing to take a High Court challenge to Central Bank’s policyThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’ Tue Jun 24 2025 - 17:52
Omagh bombing bereaved wish to use inquiry to ‘heap shame’ on Irish Government over ‘failures’ Group ‘sick and tired of platitudes, false assurances’ from Irish State authorities, inquiry hears Tue Jun 24 2025 - 15:18
Is it time for the Social Democrats to end Eoin Hayes’s purgatory?Before the Dáil even sat, the Social Democrats were down a TD over questions about his shareholding in a company with close ties to the IDFSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council was stopped three times from spending money on outside partners after botched IT projectChair also declared conflict of interest over grant to publisher of husband’s workSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
AG says he cannot help on legal query over Shannon flights that may aid Israel’s Gaza warIn response to Social Democrats, Rossa Fanning said advising individual Oireachtas members is not part of his roleFri Jun 20 2025 - 20:24
Delays to housing plan could push it back to SeptemberGovernment figures say plan could not be completed until funding review of multi-year infrastructure delivery programme publishedFri Jun 20 2025 - 19:57
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill in the spotlight as health controversies intensifyFears rolling issues involving children’s hospital services and others could dominate the political agenda over the summerFri Jun 20 2025 - 13:34
Diplomatic efforts continuing in bid to help Irish citizens in Iran and IsraelSimon Harris speaks to Saudi and Jordanian counterparts on ‘increasingly dangerous’ situation in Middle EastThu Jun 19 2025 - 22:14
Pilot scheme that pays artists €325 ‘basic income’ a week gets six-month extensionPlan for research-based scheme to be introduced as part of Budget 2026Thu Jun 19 2025 - 16:09
Draft occupied territories Bill not expected to cover banning trade in services, says Frances BlackIndependent Senator would like to see draft legislation extend beyond banning trade in goods with occupied Palestinian territoriesWed Jun 18 2025 - 23:19
Data centres and other large users of electricity to be allowed to build and operate own lines to power plantsDepartment of Energy proposal will depart from norm of ESB having exclusive right to own such infrastructureWed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
State must meet ‘unprecedented challenges’ against backdrop of significant economic threats, says TaoiseachPre-budget National Economic Dialogue on Monday to hear calls for accelerated housing and infrastructure deliveryMon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Minister wants exemptions to new rent rules to be considered for students sharing housesStudents should not be ‘inadvertently disadvantaged’ by the new regime, says spokesman for James LawlessMon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Security allowance for local councilors to be quadrupledIncrease comes against the backdrop of increased concern about the safety of politiciansMon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Government wants to pass Bill banning trade with occupied Palestinian territories ‘this summer’Timeline for passage of Bill has been subject of much political scrutinySun Jun 15 2025 - 18:40
More smaller apartments and studios could be built under proposed new rulesProposals among efforts to make building apartments more attractive for investors and developers Sat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Political nerves jangle over rent reforms: ‘We’re out defending something without any real evidence it’s going to make a difference’Some in the Coalition parties fear the costs could outweigh the gains regarding changes to rent pressure zones regime while others point to the longer-term electoral pictureSat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council wrote to officials almost 60 times over botched IT project without issue being escalatedCouncil told to stop spending money on legal cases aimed at recouping some of €6.75m lost on project, Oireachtas committee hearsWed Jun 11 2025 - 21:52
Councillors Gavin Pepper and Malachy Steenson shout down TD during protest against Citywest Hotel saleDublin hotel has been housing people seeking international protectionWed Jun 11 2025 - 17:28
Rents unlikely to come down for several years after reforms, Coalition told before agreeing overhaulAverage rents may increase in short term, according to research paper published as Government unveiled plans to overhaul sectorWed Jun 11 2025 - 06:00
Rent Pressure Zones: Landlords could face stiffer fines for breaking rent rulesGovernment agrees to extend Rent Pressure Zones and allow higher rent increases in new builds Tue Jun 10 2025 - 14:02
Department objected to Government’s ‘housing tsar’ amid concerns over pay and recruitmentMcDonagh withdrew from consideration after possibility he might retain €430,000 salaryThu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin moves to overhaul party structures after series of scandalsSinn Fein HRThu May 29 2025 - 08:30
Fixing ‘known’ water system issues will take until 2050 and cost up to €60bn, says Uisce ÉireannWater constraints to slow housebuilding for next 25 years, says Aontú leader TóibínWed May 28 2025 - 23:44
Independents Barry Heneghan, Gillian Toole vote against Coalition and in favour of Sinn Féin’s pro-Palestine BillDublin Bay North TD says he voted out of ‘conscience’ for Bill, Meath East Deputy says 'no detailed Government briefing' on its impactWed May 28 2025 - 19:40
Renewed political pressure to expand opposition to Israeli assault on GazaTánaiste Simon Harris secures Cabinet approval to begin drafting legislationWed May 28 2025 - 00:01
Extensions to planning permissions for developments delayed by judicial reviews to be consideredProposed measure is bid to activate developments such as large-scale apartment schemes which might otherwise go beyond their permission timelineTue May 27 2025 - 06:00
Ireland could face anti-tourism protests without regulation of AirBnB-style lets, officials warnDifficulties with ‘over tourism’ in other EU countries cited in internal documents Tue May 27 2025 - 06:00
Covid inquiry: Ireland’s ‘evaluation’ is underequipped to deliver what public might expectThe pandemic saw a huge amount of power sucked into the centre of the ‘system’ with a small group operating with reduced checks and balancesFri May 23 2025 - 12:34
Hitting target of 41,000 homes to be built this year will be ‘challenging’, Minister for Housing admitsReport on reform of rent caps to be brought to Coalition leaders next week with Cabinet decision expected soonThu May 22 2025 - 19:32
Drew Harris ‘deeply concerned’ over ‘erroneous’ Garda strip-search claims made in DáilGarda chief says women protesters arrested were treated ‘with respect at all times’ in letter to Ceann ComhairleThu May 22 2025 - 19:23
Covid inquiry: Holohan, Varadkar unlikely to give public evidence for review about ‘learning lessons’Evaluation panel launches public consultation inviting submissions on people’s pandemic experiencesThu May 22 2025 - 16:08
Inside Politics: Gaza’s ‘apocalypse’ dominates Dáil discussionsSimon Harris set to bring memo to Cabinet seeking permission to draft Coalition’s replacement for the Occupied Territories BillThu May 22 2025 - 07:31
Water utility warns on reforms needed for housing targets: ‘The scale of the task is immense’Uisce Éireann calls for range of planning and legal issues to be addressed to tackle housing crisis, document sent to Government showsThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
We need to show leadership on ‘brutal’ Gaza war, Harris told EU chief Israel ‘blatantly’ ignoring international law, Ireland and three other EU states say in letter Wed May 21 2025 - 13:59
Significant shift internationally in stance towards Israel17 EU countries have now rowed in behind the position first articulated by Dublin and MadridWed May 21 2025 - 07:20
