Varadkar appointment as taoiseach set to be delayed to allow Martin attend EU summitOffice of Taoiseach was due to switch to FG leader on December 15th as part of a deal brokered during 2020 Government formation talksSat Oct 29 2022 - 20:58
Bord Pleanála: Public servants sought as State redoubles efforts to fill board rolesEmergency appointments are being made to overcome turmoil in planning system and amid anxiety over growing backlog of planning casesThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Scramble under way to find new accommodation for incoming Ukrainian refugees amid lack of bedsArmy barracks are to be used to house up to 500 people, including in Westmeath, Kerry and Wicklow, with more being assessedThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
New laws to criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationallyWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:15
Licensing law reform to see pubs open until 12.30am and nightclubs until 6am New law being brought to Cabinet will give pubs option of opening from 10.30am to 12.30am, seven days a weekTue Oct 25 2022 - 00:01
Cap on refugees rejected by Coalition but those arriving into Ireland told they could end up homelessCommittee overseeing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine will meet Monday to discuss a longer-term plan to ease accommodation crisisSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Politicians tell review ‘unduly restrictive’ abortion laws should be relaxedSome 7,000 submissions were made during a public consultation process as part of the ongoing review into the State’s existing abortion lawsFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:00
Last-minute scramble to find space for incoming Ukrainian refugees as Citywest reaches capacityOfficials direct women and children towards Citywest to be ‘triaged’ while single men are directed towards NGOs to find emergency accommodationFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Ireland concerned at continuing instability in UK, Taoiseach says in wake of Truss resignationMary Lou McDonald says Truss’ legacy will be ‘wrecking the economy and working in the interests of the super-rich’Thu Oct 20 2022 - 17:29
Citywest reception hub for refugees closed to new arrivals after reaching capacityPredicted shortfall of 15,000 places for refugees by December amid continuing pressure on systemThu Oct 20 2022 - 17:20
Plan to end direct provision by 2024 set to be watered down amid pressure from Ukraine warGovernment considers “options paper” on what goals can feasibly be achieved in light of continuing pressure posed by the war in UkraineThu Oct 20 2022 - 06:00
Long-term direct provision residents could be charged rent or fees under proposals Coalition sources indicate ‘significant changes’ on way in how Republic manages influx of refugeesSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
State nearing limit of its ability to house Ukrainian refugees and other asylum-seekersA fundamental rethink of how to approach housing refugees is being planned now that it is clear the war in Ukraine will not be ending any time soonSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Government grapples with crisis in accommodating refugees as deportations resumeWhat does it say for Micheál Martin that one of his fiercest critics, Marc MacSharry, is set to return to FF?Thu Oct 13 2022 - 07:42
Ukrainian refugees to remain in Kerry after Ministers reverse Mayo moveGroup of 135 women and children had been told on Monday they would be bussed from Killarney to Westport at noon todayWed Oct 12 2022 - 16:59
Hundreds of local community initiatives to receive €12.5m funding in new Government schemeCommunity centres, parish halls, GAA clubhouses, Men’s Sheds, youth halls and more to benefit from grantsWed Oct 12 2022 - 15:51
Global tensions mount as EU Ministers set to meet again on energy crisis Inside Politics: future of concrete block levy looks uncertain; wrangling over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill continuesWed Oct 12 2022 - 08:30
Double welfare payment to kick in next week as eight welfare lump sums to be madeIncreased supports agreed in Budget 2023 to be paid in run up to ChristmasTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:39
State humanitarian fund to be extended to Creeslough familiesCabinet agrees money normally used for flooding victims will help households affected by Donegal explosionTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:18
Nobody wants a ‘blanket immunity’ from prosecution for those involved in Northern Ireland conflict, says Higgins President’s remarks are an unusual criticism of the policy of a foreign governmentTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:06
Online fundraisers for families of Creeslough disaster raise more than €700,000Donegal man in Australia ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of donations to appealTue Oct 11 2022 - 12:47
Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next monthEamon Ryan is bringing 30 transport ‘pathfinder projects’ to Cabinet in bid to speed up completionTue Oct 11 2022 - 10:52
Energy crisis and winter Covid-19 plan to dominate political agendaInside Politics: Households continue to feel the crunch ahead of the winter seasonTue Oct 11 2022 - 08:33
Employers set to have fewer reasons to refuse requests to work from home Tánaiste signals proposed law will be significantly changed to give workers more extensive grounds for working from home and better WRC appeals mechanismMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders move towards gas price cap as Irish churches set to get help with energy billsEamon Ryan holds further meetings with energy companies as fuel allowance begins, with November 14th date set for cost-of-living fuel lump sumSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Concrete levy will have greater impact on new-build costs than previously thought, fresh estimates showDepartment of Finance says when ‘soft costs’ such as finance and fees are included, the impact is higherSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Irish and UK governments to do ‘everything possible’ to re-establish Northern Executive by end of the monthMinisters also discuss importance of co-operation in tackling terrorism and paramilitarism at London conferenceFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:13
State reaches agreement with landlord on €10m lease error on Department of Health headquartersDeal will be extended for nine months after ‘mismeasurement’ by the Office of Public Works resulted in overpayment to landlordThu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
New group of Fianna Fáil TDs to propose changes to controversial concrete levyTen per cent levy was the first item discussed at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting amid growing uneaseWed Oct 05 2022 - 20:13
Ireland and United Kingdom must move beyond dispute and begin a new phase of relationship - TaoiseachTaoiseach Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of a new book, Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit, by Stephen CollinsWed Oct 05 2022 - 20:05
Government claims broadening concrete levy would result in higher bank and interest chargesSF to table private member’s motion to scrap proposed levy and instead impose a levy on developers’ profitTue Oct 04 2022 - 15:41
British minister apologises to Irish Government over Brexit negotiationsCoalition figures welcome Steve Baker’s comments and note ‘mood in the room has changed’Sun Oct 02 2022 - 23:30
Review completed into planned reconfiguration of Our Lady’s Hospital, NavanProtesters intend to picket HSE head office amid suggestions that the changes will go aheadSun Oct 02 2022 - 20:46
United Ireland citizens should not have to declare loyalty to new state, says FF TDO’Callaghan, viewed as a future Fianna Fáil leadership candidate, will outline his blueprint for a United Ireland in speech this SaturdayFri Sept 30 2022 - 03:34
Extra €8bn a year in expenditure needed by end of decade due to population changes, Department of Finance warns Risk analysis also warns of higher hits to corporation tax and mounting geopolitical tensionsThu Sept 29 2022 - 23:12
Concrete blocks levy to add up to €1,600 to build costs, but controversial plan to remainTen per cent levy was announced as part of Budget 2023, but Opposition parties have called for it to be scrappedThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:04
Thousands of parents using childminders must wait until 2024 to access new childcare subsidiesGovernment announced 90 cent increase in the hourly subsidy as part of Budget 2023, in a move which could cut childcare by 25 per centWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:17
O’Gorman to seek supplementary budget of €850m to house Ukrainian refugeesMore than 50,000 Ukrainians have so far been supported with accommodation, education and social protection supportsWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:00
Childcare costs to be cut by up to 25%, but how exactly does it work?The changes to the National Childcare Scheme will be effective from January 2023Wed Sept 28 2022 - 18:57
Leinster House heaters remain off as politicians told to set example on energy savingParliamentarians had queried temperature of rooms in government complexWed Sept 28 2022 - 17:31
Sinn Féin says Government treating lower-income workers as an ‘afterthought’Budget 2023: Doherty calls €500 tax credit for renters a ‘poor and pale imitation’ of their own planTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:24
Coalition’s €11bn budget wrong-foots the contender in the green corner: Sinn Féin Budget 2023: Pearse Doherty retreats to housing and health, knowing it is unlikely problems here will be resolved before next electionTue Sept 27 2022 - 19:28
Budget 2023: Tax credit for renters and a reduction in childcare fees in €11bn packageBudget 2023 measures include cost of living payments, welfare increases and extended free GP careTue Sept 27 2022 - 17:14
Budget 2023 to include €12 weekly welfare rise and supports for businesses, parents and rentersBusinesses with soaring energy bills will be given up to €10,000 a monthTue Sept 27 2022 - 03:14
Budget 2023: Renters to get €1,000 tax breaks over two yearsBusinesses in line for payments of up to €10,000 a month to help them with energy billsMon Sept 26 2022 - 21:30
Homeowners offering vacant properties to Ukrainian refugees to be offered enhanced payments under new plansMinister for Justice Helen McEntee voices concern over rising anti-refugee sentiment in IrelandFri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Coalition pledges to ‘put money back in people’s pockets’ as Ministers feel push-back in budget meetings Unions reveal pre-budget wish-list including demands for enhanced subsidies for childcareThu Sept 08 2022 - 19:25
People Before Profit call for €1,000 cost-of-living payment for families across the board at a cost of €2.5bnParty members gathering in Dublin for annual think-in also criticise Sinn Féin for meetings with “Ireland Inc” and for “sitting on the fence” on climate issuesWed Sept 07 2022 - 16:22
Soft electoral support a core problem for the Social DemocratsActivists formulating policy and strategy know the party will struggle to convert support to seatsTue Sept 06 2022 - 19:00
Social Democrats call for emergency energy scheme similar to pandemic supportsParty says Government needs to urgently intervene to help households and businesses with the rising cost of livingTue Sept 06 2022 - 12:47
