Fianna Fáil backbenchers rise up, but Taoiseach is not in their crosshairs - for now Gathering of up to 30 backbenchers signals growing unease within the partyFri Jul 08 2022 - 20:54
Rebuilding Irish-British relations key to strength of Belfast Agreement - MartinSpeaking after a meeting of the British-Irish Council, Mr Martin said the lack of a functioning executive in the North was ‘unacceptable’Fri Jul 08 2022 - 20:03
Independent TDs take centre stage as Government seeks to shore up support ahead of confidence voteLarge number of TDs indicate they would vote against the CoalitionFri Jul 08 2022 - 17:21
Explainer: How will the Government’s new First Home scheme work, and can I get access?Scheme opens for applications todayThu Jul 07 2022 - 20:33
New €400m first-time buyers scheme will not add to inflation, Minister saysGovernment set to activate ‘tiny percentage’ of overall market, O’Brien saysThu Jul 07 2022 - 19:00
Government’s €400m scheme for first-time buyers set to open Coalition believes First Home scheme will fund up to 8,000 homes over four yearsThu Jul 07 2022 - 00:01
Leo Varadkar will not face criminal charges over leaking of GP contractGardaí conclude investigation and no charges recommended by DPPWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:00
A landmark day for international surrogacy but questions on commercial arrangements remainAnalysis: Proposal for legal framework of parental recognition is a major milestoneWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:40
Government loses Dáil majority as McHugh votes against mica legislationMcHugh will likely resign as FG party whip meaning Government loses majorityWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:35
International surrogacy should be recognised in Ireland for first time, Oireachtas committee to recommendCommittee on International Surrogacy to publish detailed report on Wednesday morningWed Jul 06 2022 - 01:00
Back-to-school allowance to be increased by €100 in bid to help parentsMeasures including major expansion of school meals programme will be worth €67mTue Jul 05 2022 - 19:31
Ireland to receive more monkeypox vaccines under new Cabinet plansNiac advises close contacts of confirmed cases and health workers treating people should be offered jabMon Jul 04 2022 - 12:53
Budget 2023: Package of more than €6.5bn planned amid soaring inflationSummer Economic Statement to be published following Cabinet meeting todayMon Jul 04 2022 - 05:00
End to State funding of amateur boxing ‘without reform’ Minister signals cash cut by 2023 unless sport’s association agrees key changesSun Jul 03 2022 - 21:30
Spending rules to be paused as Coalition plans big additional budget spendWelfare increases and tax changes to significantly exceed planned €1.5bnSat Jul 02 2022 - 01:00
Pension age should not go beyond 66, Taoiseach says Micheál Martin says modest PRSI hike may be needed to fund such an approach as decision on 2020 election issue loomsFri Jul 01 2022 - 10:01
Wind energy developers to be given more flexibility in planning applications under new planCabinet warned of cost of not encouraging wind energy developments in IrelandFri Jul 01 2022 - 00:02
Fianna Fáil TDs to demand ‘extraordinary’ budget package Taoiseach and Minister for Public Expenditure to come under renewed pressure at party meetingThu Jun 30 2022 - 20:20
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
Hospitality ‘service charges’ to be banned unless going straight to staffBill seeks to provide transparency about how tips and service charges are distributed to employees, Varadkar saysWed Jun 29 2022 - 10:07
Domestic abuse plan finally on the agenda - decades later There are four pillars to the plan: prevention, protection, prosecution and policy co-ordinationTue Jun 28 2022 - 22:08
Claims about quarries ‘suppressing’ information to be examined by surveillance bodyNational Building Control Office has just four full-time staff to monitor more than 1,000 quarriesFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:53
Some quarries doing ‘side deals’, mica hearing toldSome quarries doing ‘side deals’ with homeowners and still producing faulty material, committee toldFri Jun 24 2022 - 06:21
Quarry owners doing ‘side deals’ with homeowners affected by crumbling concrete, committee toldPoliticians who may be aware of such issues urged to come forward and ‘use their authority to get it stopped’Thu Jun 23 2022 - 18:05
Mica homeowners call on Government to allow them to downsize without grant cutsDefective blocks scheme to include foundations if review finds problems with materials, Minister saysThu Jun 23 2022 - 14:34
Birth information law marks an immense milestone for Ireland that ends decades of debateAfter decades of debate Oireachtas passes new law giving adopted people access to their birth informationWed Jun 22 2022 - 18:26
‘Historic’ birth information and tracing Bill passed by Dáil and SeanadInformation campaign to see every household contacted and tracing services to begin in OctoberWed Jun 22 2022 - 17:57
Mica scheme: What is the Government planning to do to keep a lid on costs?New legislation provides for fines of up to €50,000 or five years’ imprisonment if false or misleading information is givenTue Jun 21 2022 - 23:59
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
Budget 2023 may increase tax-free bonus for workers - VaradkarNew cost-of-living measures cannot be introduced every month, says McGrathTue Jun 21 2022 - 14:55
Mica redress scheme must be in place for at least a decade, Minister saysCabinet approves publication of legislation underpinning €2.7bn remediation scheme for defective blocksTue Jun 21 2022 - 14:29
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
Cost of living crisis: Multibillion-euro package of supports to include significant cuts in childcare outlayChildcare fees to be cut and welfare rates increased beyond levels agreed last yearTue Jun 21 2022 - 03:00
Pay talks: McGrath defends 5% offer rejected by public sector unions Minister hopes talks with unions can resume but says any agreement must be ‘realistic’Mon Jun 20 2022 - 12:44
RTÉ bosses won’t appear at Oireachtas committee following Liveline complaintsFormal complaints about programme which discussed transgender issues being consideredMon Jun 20 2022 - 12:41
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
Inclusion of rental homes in new mica scheme in doubt over State aid rules Government believes legal hurdles will be cleared but Ministers are warned about delays for landlordsThu Jun 16 2022 - 04:30
Explainer: How has the Mica scheme cost €3.6bn, and will it be a runaway train?Cost of redress proving hard to nail down for Government amid ongoing unrestWed Jun 15 2022 - 15:23
Cost of defective block scheme could rise to €3.6bn due to inflation, Ministers warned No certainty over final number of homes affected, Cabinet toldWed Jun 15 2022 - 05:00
Mica: €2.7bn enhanced scheme agreed by MinistersClare and Limerick homeowners with defective blocks added to scheme along with with revised application and appeals processTue Jun 14 2022 - 15:21
Inflation issues must be addressed if public pay talks are to succeed, Ictu warns Leo Varadkar says he is ‘optimistic’ about outcome of public sector pay negotiations, which continue on ThursdayTue Jun 14 2022 - 14:36
Minimum wage to be phased out by 2026 for new living wage Living wage will be 60% of median wage in any given yearTue Jun 14 2022 - 14:30
HSE’s Navan emergency department closure plans rebuffed by MinistersProposal ‘unacceptable’ unless adequately resourced, says Minister for Justice Helen McEnteeTue Jun 14 2022 - 11:52
Anti-inflation measures to be offered to unions to keep pay claims downFormal public sector pay talks begin at the Workplace Relations Commission, and will likely continue throughout the weekTue Jun 14 2022 - 05:00
Mica scheme costs to rise by €500m and include Clare and LimerickGeneral scheme of the Bill to repair homes with defective blocks will go to Cabinet on TuesdayMon Jun 13 2022 - 19:19
Public sector unions to seek pay increases as talks begin Rising inflation has triggered a review of the existing pay agreementMon Jun 13 2022 - 14:50
Thousands of frontline healthcare workers still waiting for Covid bonusMinister for Health says payments will be expedited where possibleThu Jun 02 2022 - 16:52
Dublin Airport rumbles and Fianna Fáil grumbles ahead of long weekendInside Politics: Long passenger queues become platinum-plated problem for politicians and airport bossesThu Jun 02 2022 - 08:07
Sinn Féin acceptance of €3m from UK donor ‘unethical’ - Labour TDMaximum donation that can be accepted by a political party in the Republic is €2,500Wed Jun 01 2022 - 14:47
Electricity bill relief to be short lived as rocky period beckons for GovernmentInflation likely to exert dominant influence over future successes and failures of the Irish economyWed Jun 01 2022 - 08:25
