Protesters use Cork Cabinet visit to make their voices heardWhat is surprising about the Cork dissent is its intensity and the number of topics people are aggrieved aboutThu May 02 2019 - 18:25
Coco’s Law: online bullying legislation set to take late Dubliner’s nameDigital harassment, stalking and revenge porn law likely to be named after Nicole Fox FenlonThu May 02 2019 - 01:00
‘Upskirting’ to be banned under new harassment lawsBill agreed by Cabinet will also ban revenge porn and create specific offence of stalkingWed May 01 2019 - 11:17
Advice on €3bn broadband plan must be published – Fianna FáilInvestment is of ‘huge public concern’, writes Barry Cowen in letter to MinisterMon Apr 29 2019 - 00:31
Call to suspend Belfast Agreement veto device rejected by TánaisteMicheál Martin had suggested removing petition of concern to ease North deadlockMon Apr 29 2019 - 00:29
Labour Party has 41% female gender quota for local and European electionsParty has launched 111 candidates for the local elections, and three candidates for the European electionsSun Apr 28 2019 - 20:00
Donald Trump may visit Ireland in a personal capacity‘Some enquiries’ have been made to the Department of Foreign AffairsSun Apr 28 2019 - 19:35
Fianna Fáil seeks removal of DUP ‘blocking’ mechanism on marriage equalityMicheál Martin says ‘petition of concern’ used to prevent reform should be suspendedSun Apr 28 2019 - 17:42
Identifying people adopted illegally is ‘slow work’, says TuslaIndependent report on illegal birth registration due to Zappone at end of MayThu Apr 25 2019 - 01:00
PAC to examine alleged ‘conflict of interest’ over children’s hospital reportPwC hired in 2018 to look at hospital options and in January 2019 for costs overrun reviewThu Apr 18 2019 - 16:03
Monument to honour residents of mother and baby institutionsForum releases recommendations to provide healthcare and other supports to survivorsWed Apr 17 2019 - 01:00
New law approved enabling CervicalCheck tribunalCabinet ponders ex-gratia scheme for women affected by non-disclosure of key auditsTue Apr 16 2019 - 18:55
Brexit forces general election onto the back-burnerInside Politics: Recent polling shows neither Fine Gael nor Fianna Fáil have made significant inroads to justify pulling plug on GovernmentTue Apr 16 2019 - 07:58
Report into mother and baby home burials due to be publishedCommission likely to have focused on burial arrangements for those who died in the institutionsTue Apr 16 2019 - 00:31
A tale of two abortions in Ireland: One legal, one criminalJane had two different experiences: one when terminations were still illegal, another this yearSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
One person must be ‘on the hook’ for children’s hospital, HSE report statesPotential for future cost increases remains, according to HSE documentSat Apr 13 2019 - 01:36
Harris: No funding for relocating national maternity hospitalMinister says there is no provision in this year’s health estimates for projectSat Apr 13 2019 - 01:00
Department was warned about risks of smear test decisionSimon Harris’s decision to offer free tests out of cycle is a factor in backlog of 80,000Wed Apr 10 2019 - 20:37
Children’s hospital governance structures have to change – HarrisMinister has power to change board structure in order to strengthen project oversightWed Apr 10 2019 - 11:54
Opposition looks to grill Harris over smear tests decisionInside Politics: Minister will face questions at committee over whether advice was taken on offering free tests after CervicalCheck scandal brokeWed Apr 10 2019 - 07:38
Children’s hospital report says final cost will exceed €1.73bnConsultants PwC finds changing builder at this stage would increase final cost of projectTue Apr 09 2019 - 15:13
FAI told to confirm if Delaney will appear before OireachtasNumber of TDs express doubts about whether the vice-president will attendMon Apr 08 2019 - 01:38
Government expects EU to allow Brexit delay - but with UK planEU negotiator Michel Barnier due in Dublin to discuss no-deal plans with GovernmentMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:01
Tens of millions redirected to pay for children’s hospital cost overrunRoads and higher education projects among those affected, according to documents released under FoIMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:01
HSE to visit Quest in US to examine cervical smear labsIf contracts are signed, backlog of smear tests could be cleared by end of the summerMon Apr 08 2019 - 00:00
TD leaves Co Wexford home as anti-eviction group holds protestGroup has targeted a number of senior politicians in recent monthsSun Apr 07 2019 - 18:47
Harris warns of recruitment freeze if health managers refuse to outline budgetsHSE letter warns of jobs freeze because of financial pressuresSun Apr 07 2019 - 16:29
Review into Ellie Kisyombe’s candidacy completed, says Social DemocratsAllegations of inconsistencies in background history surfaced in FebruarySat Apr 06 2019 - 15:38
Alarm bells sounded over cervical smear rechecksSimon Harris was asked to correct the Dáil record but has stood over his positionSat Apr 06 2019 - 00:38
EU efforts to change Irish tax regime among potential MEPs’ concernsAlex White and Frances Fitzgerald outline need to prepare for ‘big push’ from BrusselsFri Apr 05 2019 - 18:51
Harris must publish email and advice about smear tests, says FFDepartment refusing to reveal messages around announcement of out-of-cycle testsThu Apr 04 2019 - 20:35
Minister for Health under pressure to correct Dáil recordHarris claims he was not informed of concerns over free tests by CervicalCheck directorThu Apr 04 2019 - 02:51
Simon Harris insists he was not warned offering more smear tests a mistakeFormer head of CervicalCheck says she raised concerns with senior HSE officialsWed Apr 03 2019 - 11:53
CervicalCheck scandal: One year on, no signs of abatingInside Politics: Former clinical director of CervicalCheck says she expressed concerns about Government’s plan for free out-of-cycle smear testsWed Apr 03 2019 - 08:08
HSE officials warned not to offer free repeat smear testsFormer head of CervicalCheck said offer would ‘undermine’ screening programmeWed Apr 03 2019 - 00:29
‘Vulture fund’ Bill could lead to more repossessions, TDs toldSinn Féin proposal seeks to stop banks selling problem loans without borrower consentTue Apr 02 2019 - 16:10
Draghi says Sinn Féin Bill ‘could undermine financial stability’Bill designed to protect homeowners is ‘no get-out-of-jail-free card’, says Pearse DohertyTue Apr 02 2019 - 00:23
Anti-EU party spends €40,000 on billboard campaign, sources estimateIrish Freedom Party wants to run candidates in the European electionsSun Mar 31 2019 - 19:17
Senior judges raise concerns with attorney general over CervicalCheck tribunalSimon Harris insists Government has prioritised setting up the legislationSun Mar 31 2019 - 17:42
Department to provide ‘crystal clear’ figures for broadband planGovernment will cap subsidies to prevent repeat of children’s hospital overrunsFri Mar 29 2019 - 01:00
‘Crystal clear’ estimate of cost of broadband plan will be provided, dept tells PACDept of Communications says final figure for cost of plan will go to Government shortlyThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:55
Ibec warns of ‘acute’ disruption if seasonal time shifts are scrappedMEPs voted in favour of ending the practice of changing clocks in spring and autumnThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:37
More than €25m spent on National Broadband Plan to dateVaradkar previously confirmed cost had risen to ‘many multiples’ of original estimateThu Mar 28 2019 - 00:30
Children’s hospital board turns down request to appear before PACBoard wants to wait until PwC report looking at how cost of hospital rose is completedWed Mar 27 2019 - 21:12
Plan to tackle Oireachtas bullying and sexual harassmentPoliticians have been warned in a new guide that they must ‘conduct themselves to the highest ethical standards’Wed Mar 27 2019 - 15:44
Ireland could become haven for money launderers, says BrowderUK-based financier Bill Browder to meet TDs to discuss Irish version of the Magnitsky ActWed Mar 27 2019 - 12:41
House of Commons looks to unlock Brexit riddleInside Politics: MPs are set to vote on alternatives to Theresa May’s dealWed Mar 27 2019 - 07:17
Proposed law on killers’ assets risks being struck down - expertsBill preventing killers benefiting from victims’ estate may be deemed unconstitutionalWed Mar 27 2019 - 01:00
Government plan to link pension increases to inflation faces oppositionFG plan would consign people to poverty while claiming to help them, says Willie O’DeaMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:37
Fine Gael will not enter government with Sinn Féin under any circumstances, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says SF does not respect courts or gardaí during his party’s national conferenceSat Mar 23 2019 - 21:08
