British prime minister Rishi Sunak ‘not interested’ in deal with Ireland to return asylum seekers to UKHelen McEntee pulls out of British-Irish conference after meeting with UK minister was postponedMon Apr 29 2024 - 14:51
Voters largely unmoved by resignation of Varadkar and elevation of HarrisMajority make negative comments about changeover in Taoiseach’s office, with just 35% positiveMon Apr 29 2024 - 06:00
Ireland will not ‘provide loophole’ for any other country’s migration challenges, says HarrisBritish prime minister Rishi Sunak says large numbers seeking asylum in the State after crossing from Northern Ireland suggests his country’s Rwanda policy is workingSun Apr 28 2024 - 16:55
Belfast has received no contact from Dublin over asylum seekers crossing Border into Republic, O’Neill saysMichelle O’Neill says lack of contact from Taoiseach, Tánaiste or McEntee highlights disorganisation of GovernmentSun Apr 28 2024 - 14:22
The Border ‘back door’: why are so many migrants crossing into the State from Northern Ireland?The perception of a leaky border comes against a backdrop of simmering tensions and mounting political pressure on migrationSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:00
Churches asked to hand over building and land for asylum seekers under new planMinister of State Joe O’Brien seeks help amid pressure to house 1,600 unaccommodated malesThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
Visa-free travel from South Africa may end under immigration planMove comes less than three years after requirement for visas for travel from South Africa was abolishedThu Apr 25 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ being ‘held to ransom’ for taxpayer funding, Oireachtas committee hearsBroadcaster ‘starved of necessary funding for decades’, union representative tells politiciansWed Apr 24 2024 - 16:27
Coalition nervous about getting approval for EU migration pactExpectation is Dáil and Seanad will vote in favour of opting into pact, but volatility of views on immigration issues means outcome is far from certainWed Apr 24 2024 - 06:00
More than 80% of asylum applicants now coming from UK via Northern Ireland, says McEnteeMinister for Justice described ‘challenge’ due to Common Travel Area, which Government has worked to protectTue Apr 23 2024 - 19:06
Leo Varadkar did not push hard enough for beds for asylum seekers, says Green Party MinisterInternational protection applications from Nigeria to be subjected to accelerated process from TuesdayTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
Radio broadcaster Niall Boylan to run for Independent Ireland in European electionsClassic Hits FM late night talkshow host opposes Coalition immigration policy, hate speech legislation and electric carsMon Apr 22 2024 - 17:43
Palestinian people ‘being forced to live in an apartheid regime’, says Eamon RyanGreen Party leader warns against ‘easy, false promises’ in run-in to year of elections at annual conferenceSat Apr 20 2024 - 19:26
Row over plans to opt in to EU pact on migration breaks out at Oireachtas justice committeeIndependent Senator Michael McDowell said he was ‘most anxious’ that the ‘very serious constitutional consequences’ of the pact be investigatedSat Apr 20 2024 - 10:56
Eamon Ryan admits stage is set for a ‘trickier, tenser period in government’ as elections loomAs elections loom, Green Party leader admits the stage is probably set for a ‘trickier, tenser period in government’Sat Apr 20 2024 - 06:00
Stardust families say State apology ‘must address systemic abuse’Families to meet Taoiseach Simon Harris ahead of expected apology in the Dáil on TuesdaySat Apr 20 2024 - 05:00
Stardust inquests: Taoiseach to meet families ahead of planned State apology in DáilSimon Harris said he was keen speak to families of victims this weekend ahead of expected statement on TuesdayFri Apr 19 2024 - 21:00
Will the Greens take their opportunity to seize the political agenda this weekend?Party’s brand sails on unperturbed by the polls and is still centred around a chirpy, slightly mossy and fogeyish charmThu Apr 18 2024 - 07:51
Long Covid services are ‘pot luck’ for sufferers, TDs toldEstimated 350,000 patients believed to have long Covid, representative group saysWed Apr 17 2024 - 10:03
Government and Opposition tactics come into focus as Harris era beginsSimon Harris’s first Leaders’ Questions was a gentle enough affair but there were still insights to be gleanedWed Apr 17 2024 - 07:53
Further action to tackle knife crime needed after Cabinet approves plans for harsher sentencingAge limits on blade purchases and State power to ban specific types of knife needed, Minister of State saysTue Apr 16 2024 - 09:01
Land grab claiming credit for goodies in the next budget is under way Fiscal discipline is the order of the day, until politics butts in that isTue Apr 16 2024 - 07:37
Harris says people of his generation more familiar with Berlin and Paris than Derry and Belfast Taoiseach tells British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Ireland is facing period of ‘extraordinary geopolitical uncertainty’Mon Apr 15 2024 - 21:46
Could a more conservative coalition emerge from the next election?If Irish voters are shifting to the right, that would place a premium on the powers of Independents such as Verona Murphy and Michael McDowellSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:30
RTÉ executives spend over €175,000 on corporate credit cardsRecords show visits to the Aviva Stadium bookended by restaurant and bar visitsSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
New asylum-seeker accommodation agency is under considerationState expects 13,000-16,000 asylum seekers a year, a fourfold increase on previous estimatesThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
Independent TDs Denis Naughten and Michael Lowry set to back Simon HarrisNaughten has indicated support for Harris on social media, while Lowry is expected to come out in support of him next weekWed Apr 03 2024 - 21:44
Independent TDs urge Harris to bring mini-budget for small business and farmersDeputies who bolster Government majority call on presumptive taoiseach to bring forward supportsWed Apr 03 2024 - 20:45
Political advisers and former journalists to form part of Simon Harris backroom teamEx-Green Party aide and one-time special adviser to Eoghan Murphy, Jack O’Donnell among names recruited by incoming taoiseachWed Apr 03 2024 - 15:10
State to spend €5bn housing asylum seekers over next 20 years, Ministers toldMinister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman presents plans to build facilities with 14,000 beds by 2028Tue Apr 02 2024 - 06:00
ATMs must dispense notes smaller than €50, Oireachtas committee urgesDraft report by Oireachtas finance committee calls for greater availability of €20 notes to facilitate those on low income or social welfare as well as a review of accessibility of withdrawal machinesMon Apr 01 2024 - 19:00
Simon Harris rules out deals with Independents in exchange for support in Taoiseach voteMinister says he is concerned about road deaths and plans ‘very early’ meeting with Road Safety Authority and GardaMon Apr 01 2024 - 18:38
Key Government reports on RTÉ should be published ‘as soon as possible’, says Senator Marie Sherlock urges Government not to ‘drag out’ publication of two reports, due to be submitted to Catherine Martin in MarchMon Apr 01 2024 - 16:07
Government seeks pre-election pact with tech giants amid ‘supercharged’ disinformation threatsThreats ‘deeply corrosive to our democratic discourse’ are focus of EU and domestic leglislationMon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
Childminders who work in own homes will be able to take advantage of subsidies from SeptemberIncoming taoiseach Simon Harris is understood to be planning to fast track the moveSun Mar 31 2024 - 19:39
Donaldson resignation: Heaton-Harris welcomes pledges to ensure stability of StormontJeffrey Donaldson’s resignation letter to DUP said he intends to contest charges, it has been reportedSun Mar 31 2024 - 17:15
Chris Donoghue leaves role as Coveney adviser to become Government press secretary under HarrisFormer Newstalk reporter and presenter joined Coveney as media adviser in 2017Thu Mar 28 2024 - 11:32
Long-awaited immigration plan will commit to avoiding use of ‘last hotel’ in a town for asylum seekersState will for now continue to rely on hotels where more than one is operating in a locality after angry backlashes in some areasWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
State to take significant step towards intervening in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel Government sources say purpose of intervention is not to take sides but to argue for an interpretation of one or more provisions of 1948 Genocide ConventionWed Mar 27 2024 - 06:00
Cork Fianna Fáil councillor leaves to run as independent, citing failure to listen to ‘ordinary people’William O’Leary is the third councillor in recent weeks to depart in the wake of asylum seeker housing criticismTue Mar 26 2024 - 12:12
Team Harris: who will be the Cabinet and political adviser loyalists around the new Fine Gael leader?Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney’s position central to options available to Fine Gael leaderTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Renewed push within Fine Gael to front-load moves on business supports before summerCoalition rolling out €250m rates refund, but backbenchers and Ministers urging Harris to go beyond this measureTue Mar 26 2024 - 05:30
‘Simon Harris has to make changes’: As Leo Varadkar bows out, what is next for Fine Gael?FG needs to connect more tightly with its natural voting contingency, sharpen its messaging and get back to its identity basics of law and order, the economy and enterpriseSat Mar 23 2024 - 07:00
Josepha Madigan announces resignation as Minister of StateMadigan, who served in cabinet until 2020, will become the 11th Fine Gael TD not to contest the next general electionFri Mar 22 2024 - 14:39
Simon Harris faces range of demands ahead of general election if elected FG leaderWicklow TD, who is poised to become youngest ever taoiseach, tasked with ‘tightrope’ of refreshing the party but also ensuring Coalition parties are not ‘passengers in a new project’Fri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
What next for Leo Varadkar? ‘I have nothing else lined up’ There will be no shortage of paths open to Taoiseach after he leaves officeThu Mar 21 2024 - 07:30
Simon Harris is early front-runner to become taoiseachCoalition insiders said a contest for the Fine Gael leadership was a strong possibilityThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:00
Oireachtas committee recommends legislating for assisted dying for those with six months to liveTimeframe should be extended to a year for those with neurodegenerative condition, committee saysWed Mar 20 2024 - 14:43
Ministers to be briefed on new EU plans set to have major implications for Irish budget policyCabinet will also hear of rollout of 2024 summer programme which involves schools providing activities and excursions for children with complex special educational needsWed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00
Michael Healy-Rae accused of ‘undermining’ report of Oireachtas committee with ‘minority report’Two Fine Gael members of committee say chairman Healy-Rae undermining credibility of report on eve of publicationTue Mar 19 2024 - 18:35
