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
Committee to hear of ‘postcode lottery’ faced by people living with Hepatitis C Presentation to TDs and Senators will highlight care challenges as up to €22m in funding for the virus remains unspentTue May 31 2022 - 22:27
How will politics change for the voter and for the party under new and long overdue electoral reforms?Disinformation and political advertising among the new measures to be tackledTue May 31 2022 - 16:00
Minister says voting age should be reduced as politician’s debate Electoral Reform BillPoliticians call for greater prominence for the Irish languageTue May 31 2022 - 16:00
Almost 15,000 hospital appointments cancelled in April, HSE saysCancellations product of emergency department overcrowding and lack of capacity, says TDTue May 31 2022 - 12:36
Cost of food, famine and Russian sanctions to take centre-stage home and abroadInside Politics: Irish people have seen two years of punitive pandemic restrictions give way to cost-of-living crisisTue May 31 2022 - 07:05
Donohoe vows to protect €450m fund to pay developers’ subsidies Minister says taxpayers’ money will be safeguarded, developer warns contentious plan could failFri May 27 2022 - 01:00
Living Wage will be introduced over a number of years to avoid job losses or cut hours - VaradkarTánaiste was speaking after the labour force broke the 2.5 million barrier for the first time in the State’s history in the opening three months of 2022Thu May 26 2022 - 22:33
Politicians accepting hospitality at horse-racing festival ‘deeply concerning’Eight Government TDs and Senators attended Punchestown in April as guests of bookmakers’ bodyThu May 26 2022 - 19:08
Fine Gael TDs call for junior minister for passports to tackle backlogAnger expressed at parliamentary party meeting about delays in processing applicationsWed May 25 2022 - 20:55
Almost 50% of Irish people ‘do not trust the Government’Findings come on foot of a survey of more than 12,000 people across six countriesWed May 25 2022 - 00:00
Pay row sparking medical scientists’ strike ‘left to fester’ for 20 years – SFUnfair pay ‘led to a chronic retention and recruitment crisis’ in profession – DohertyTue May 24 2022 - 16:59
Tax on some 137,000 vacant homes to be recommended by Oireachtas committeeZoned land tax should be raised beyond planned 3% rate, new report to recommendMon May 23 2022 - 00:00
Manchester University to undertake part of review into State’s abortion lawsContract for key plank of review awarded following public procurement processMon May 23 2022 - 00:00
More than 9,000 artists apply for universal basic income schemeThe successful 2,000 applicants will receive €325 a weekSat May 21 2022 - 01:00
Suspensions by Green Party leave Government with slimmest of majoritiesCoalition is potentially reliant on the support of a handful of Independent TDs to see key votes through in the HouseThu May 19 2022 - 16:24
Welfare recipients can earn €14,000 a year renting out room, under planNew measures aim to ease housing crisis and help Ukrainian refugees find homesThu May 19 2022 - 00:01
National Maternity Hospital: Green Party suspends two TDs for voting with OppositionCoalition abstained on Sinn Féin motion calling for hospital to be built on land owned by StateWed May 18 2022 - 11:17
Green TD Neasa Hourigan set to vote against Government on NMHCoalition TD says she wants to ‘formally register objection’ in wake of Cabinet approvalTue May 17 2022 - 21:18
‘Watertight’: The word that finally got the NMH plan across the lineAttorney General’s verdict on legal documents assuages lingering Cabinet concernsTue May 17 2022 - 19:50
Pay for hosting Ukrainian refugees same regardless of number housed – MinisterRoderic O’Gorman hopes ‘opt-in’ payment will be made available from the end of MayTue May 17 2022 - 13:22
NMH build to be expedited as Cabinet clarifies term ‘clinically appropriate’‘This is the wrong decision,’ Sinn Féin say as National Maternity Hospital relocation approvedTue May 17 2022 - 11:17
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownershipOpponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interferenceSat May 14 2022 - 15:30
Green Minister backs maternity hospital plan after ‘reassurances’Catherine Martin’s decision paves way for full Cabinet approval next weekFri May 13 2022 - 12:01
Legal documents on new maternity hospital to be adjustedGovernment to add codicil clarifying contentious phrase ‘clinically appropriate’Fri May 13 2022 - 00:05
Ministers approve monthly payment of €400 for those hosting Ukrainian refugeesPayment likely to be flat rate to minimise logistical complexity of administering itThu May 12 2022 - 17:17
NMH master ‘alarmed by emotive misinformation’ around hospitalCPO would end co-operation on National Maternity Hospital, Minister warnsThu May 12 2022 - 15:34
Donnelly not ruling out changes to proposals on relocation of NMHMinister considering options including clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’, says sourceThu May 12 2022 - 01:52
Does the Government claim that NMH 299-year lease is effective ownership stack up?‘Clinically appropriate’ treatment stipulation gives hospital more space, clinicians sayWed May 11 2022 - 19:52
National Maternity Hospital: Donnelly not ruling out changes to proposalsMinister for Health says St Vincent’s was asked to gift land but it was not on the tableWed May 11 2022 - 10:56
HSE board members reiterate concerns over National Maternity HospitalState would be better served by owning land hospital is built on, letter to committee saysWed May 11 2022 - 01:00
HSE board members restate concerns over National Maternity HospitalProf Deirdre Madden and Dr Sarah McLoughlin dissent from HSE decisionTue May 10 2022 - 20:59
What is happening with the National Maternity Hospital this week?Government set to mount a full-scale information campaign to win over wavering TDsTue May 10 2022 - 15:29
NMH: Clinical independence must be ‘crystal clear’, says Minister Catherine MartinGreen Party deputy leader to await second Government memo before deciding if concerns around maternity hospital have been addressedTue May 10 2022 - 02:00
NMH deal: What’s behind €10 rent becoming €850,000?Legal documents note average yearly rent will be €10 as long as six conditions are metThu May 05 2022 - 15:35
Debate around NMH may be hot topic but deal is doneInside Politics: Approval delayed to allow for debate but no legal changes contemplatedThu May 05 2022 - 08:08
Defence Forces will get thousands of extra staff under plan for Cabinet, Coveney saysMinister for Defence says war in Ukraine changed the context in terms of securityThu May 05 2022 - 04:00
Q&A: What is the latest on the plan to move the National Maternity Hospital?Long-mooted relocation has faced fresh upheaval this week amid Cabinet delayWed May 04 2022 - 19:20
Big ideas like redress and national hospitals rarely delivered on timeInside Politics: Maternity Hospital relocation proposed in 2013 but decision delayed againWed May 04 2022 - 08:24
National Maternity Hospital relocation plan on hold as Ministers express doubtsMinisters seek assurances that all legal healthcare services will be available amid fears over religious ethosWed May 04 2022 - 01:18
Q&A: What are the laws in this State around surrogacy?Oireachtas is now considering an Assisted Human Reproduction BillFri Apr 29 2022 - 01:01
More charities set for financial audits under Coalition planMinister to unveil proposals targeting new financial thresholds for preparation of accountsFri Apr 29 2022 - 00:01
Surrogacy committee members must act in ‘respectful’ way‘Issue of international surrogacy is legally, socially and emotionally complex’Thu Apr 28 2022 - 11:08
Sharon Keogan resigns from committee : ‘I no longer feel safe’‘Mayhem’ at Oireachtas meeting as Senator seeks apology from membersWed Apr 27 2022 - 19:10
Temporary housing for Ukrainian refugees may be needed for up to three yearsEach council could be mandated to develop a significant housing centre in their areaWed Apr 27 2022 - 02:00
Arson attacks at new national children’s hospital site are causing ‘grave concern’Cameras installed in bid to counteract attacks, which are becoming more frequentWed Apr 27 2022 - 01:00