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‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attack

‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attack

Simon Coveney: ‘We are countries that have so much in common’

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:31
Micheál Martin: Decision to charge one soldier over Bloody Sunday ‘significant’

Micheál Martin: Decision to charge one soldier over Bloody Sunday ‘significant’

Appalling that Britain intends to amend legacy system to protect former state forces – SF

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 13:03
British government pledges legal support to soldier charged over Bloody Sunday

British government pledges legal support to soldier charged over Bloody Sunday

DUP’s Gregory Campbell says ‘massive imbalance’ in legacy investigations into Troubles

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 12:19
No commitment to increase funding to cancer research – senior official

No commitment to increase funding to cancer research – senior official

Cancer Trials Ireland reveals they are unable to open new trials due to funding cuts

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 20:45
Cancer patients missing chemotherapy ‘due to lack of hospital beds’

Cancer patients missing chemotherapy ‘due to lack of hospital beds’

Reduced funding also affecting tests on new treatments, Cancer Trials Ireland says

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 14:45
‘Bad business’ for State to allow main children's hospital builder to step down

‘Bad business’ for State to allow main children's hospital builder to step down

New board head says no scope for savings and cites ‘diminishing returns’ at this stage

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 10:52
Underfunding of national cancer strategy ‘truly shocking’

Underfunding of national cancer strategy ‘truly shocking’

Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society will outline criticisms to Oireachtas committee

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 00:03
Theresa May prepares for crucial vote in House of Commons on Tuesday

Theresa May prepares for crucial vote in House of Commons on Tuesday

Leo Varadkar hosts Michel Barnier at private pre-match dinner in Dublin

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 01:51
State to use emergency orders for Brexit checkpoints

State to use emergency orders for Brexit checkpoints

Brexit briefing papers show legal complications of managing a crash-out scenario

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 01:44
Irish woman suspected of Isis link may face serious charges if she returns to State

Irish woman suspected of Isis link may face serious charges if she returns to State

Lisa Smith and her two-year-old child are understood to be in a camp in Syria

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 01:11
Protesters gather outside the home of Minister for Finance

Protesters gather outside the home of Minister for Finance

Paschal Donohoe attending jobs event in his constituency when he learned of situation

Sun Mar 10 2019 - 18:02
Woman detained in Syria believed to be former member of Irish Defence Forces

Woman detained in Syria believed to be former member of Irish Defence Forces

A former member of the Air Corps who worked on the Government jet converted to Islam

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 20:49
Dáil structure is very male, anti-family and anti-women, says Minister

Dáil structure is very male, anti-family and anti-women, says Minister

Josepha Madigan said she spent ‘around five minutes’ with family during midterm

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 00:30
Mobile health units to assess sexual assault victims to be rolled out

Mobile health units to assess sexual assault victims to be rolled out

Government holds special Cabinet meeting on gender equality, ratification of Istanbul Convention

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 19:59
Little new information in Watt’s meetings with Oireachtas committees

Little new information in Watt’s meetings with Oireachtas committees

Expenditure head did not want to get in to ‘who knew what when’ on hospital cost

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 22:04
Department official denies ‘passive’ response to hospital overruns

Department official denies ‘passive’ response to hospital overruns

Robert Watt criticised for reportedly saying PAC chairman was trying to ‘control the mob’

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 21:22
Review of Clodagh Hawe murder case to go ahead

Review of Clodagh Hawe murder case to go ahead

Assistant Garda Commissioner Barry O’Brien to lead team to look into murders

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 21:08
Government poised to ratify Istanbul Convention

Government poised to ratify Istanbul Convention

Special Cabinet meeting to take place on International Women’s day on Friday

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 23:12
Socialist Party: a not-so-united front?

Socialist Party: a not-so-united front?

Inside Politics: Party papers reveal serious differences between leading figures on domestic political strategy

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 07:35
Family of Clodagh Hawe to meet Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Family of Clodagh Hawe to meet Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Department of Education says arrangements being made to facilitate family’s request for information

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 19:49
Kisyombe affair highlights hidden fault lines in Social Democrats

Kisyombe affair highlights hidden fault lines in Social Democrats

Fundamental internal differences exist about policy, the EU and party leadership

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 01:00
Murdered woman’s family seeks Minister’s help to get information

Murdered woman’s family seeks Minister’s help to get information

Flanagan says officials will examine possible changes to Succession Act

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 23:23
DUP calls for answers as NI fishing boats detained by Irish Navy

DUP calls for answers as NI fishing boats detained by Irish Navy

Skippers said to have been ‘taken aback’ after being escorted ashore to Clogherhead

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 19:41
Hawe murders: Flanagan to review options for inquiry

Hawe murders: Flanagan to review options for inquiry

Minister to meet mother and sister of woman murdered, along with three sons, by husband

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 03:00
‘Lack of certainty’ over €317,000 allowance for President

‘Lack of certainty’ over €317,000 allowance for President

Confidential draft of report for PAC finds failure of audit group to meet ‘unacceptable’

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 14:04
Government official on hospital board defends decision not to flag overrun

Government official on hospital board defends decision not to flag overrun

Paul Quinn accepts “in hindsight” he should have told PAC about hospital board role at an earlier stage

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 00:54
Adoption law changes approved by Cabinet

Adoption law changes approved by Cabinet

Adopted people will no longer have to sign an undertaking that they won’t contact their natural parents

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 20:30
Brexit: Corbyn move to back second referendum sets cat among the pigeons

Brexit: Corbyn move to back second referendum sets cat among the pigeons

Inside Politics: Does Labour leader recognise possibility that Theresa May could get a deal over the line?

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 07:21
Repossessions Bill will take family circumstances into account

Repossessions Bill will take family circumstances into account

Legislation aims to keep distressed borrowers in mortgage arrears living in their homes

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 03:00
Tánaiste pledges to protect Irish beef from new Brexit threat

Tánaiste pledges to protect Irish beef from new Brexit threat

Coveney responds to UK threat to import Brazilian beef on a tariff-free quota

Fri Feb 22 2019 - 02:00
A Government ‘on notice’ as Harris narrowly survives and FF hardens tone

A Government ‘on notice’ as Harris narrowly survives and FF hardens tone

Inside Politics: Brexit talks continue with tentative hopes of breakthrough brokered in middle ground

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 07:16
Opposition accused of trying to frustrate Government climate change plans

Opposition accused of trying to frustrate Government climate change plans

Parties wanted to set impossibly high targets for reducing carbon footprint so Government would not reach them, meeting heard

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 22:52
Education board dedicating ‘significant resources’ to Garda investigation

Education board dedicating ‘significant resources’ to Garda investigation

Criminal probe into concerns over spending of taxpayers’ money

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 20:39
Two new MEPs set to become limbo candidates until after Brexit

Two new MEPs set to become limbo candidates until after Brexit

After election extra MEPs in Ireland South and Dublin must wait to attend parliament

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 01:40
Rape Crisis Network calls for urgent child sexual violence strategy

Rape Crisis Network calls for urgent child sexual violence strategy

RCNI to discuss potential reforms and establishment of special family law court

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 00:53
Over 7,000 on JobPath scheme had welfare pay cut in 2018

Over 7,000 on JobPath scheme had welfare pay cut in 2018

Penalties meted out for transgressions including failing to keep an appointment

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 00:51
Children’s hospital board discussed confidentiality agreement

Children’s hospital board discussed confidentiality agreement

Agreement was to cover issues relating to finance, building and main contractor Bam

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 00:53
Council warned Government it could not be noise regulator for Dublin Airport runway

Council warned Government it could not be noise regulator for Dublin Airport runway

Minister for Transport Shane Ross had said Fingal County Council will regulate new runway

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 00:12
Children’s hospital board predicts little interest if project retendered

Children’s hospital board predicts little interest if project retendered

Construction firm Bam says it will step down if asked to do so

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 01:00
Children’s hospital builder says board can opt out of contract

Children’s hospital builder says board can opt out of contract

BAM says if hospital board wishes to ‘opt out of contract’ then it will ‘facilitate this option’

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 16:08
Regeneration of Boyle and Athenry among 66 projects to get funds

Regeneration of Boyle and Athenry among 66 projects to get funds

National mountain-biking project and tourism site at Granard Motte to receive some of the €62m

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 21:17
Civil servant was obliged to pass on hospital concerns, says C&AG

Civil servant was obliged to pass on hospital concerns, says C&AG

Paul Quinn was chair of the finance subcommittee board of the national children’s hospital

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 21:15
Former UFC fighter to contest election for Sinn Féin

Former UFC fighter to contest election for Sinn Féin

Paddy Holohan to run in Jobstown after retiring from mixed martial arts

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 18:10
Hospital board was warned five years ago builders were lodging ‘low-cost bids’

Hospital board was warned five years ago builders were lodging ‘low-cost bids’

Taoiseach concerned companies had come in with very low tenders to win contracts, and then sought to increase the budget

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 00:14
Simon Harris questioned in Dáil over children’s hospital costs

Simon Harris questioned in Dáil over children’s hospital costs

‘Where we got extremely badly let down is the elasticity of the cost”

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 20:34
Government not out of the woods over children’s hospital

Government not out of the woods over children’s hospital

Inside Politics: Opposition seeks to pin down final cost of project and what other plans will suffer due to overrun

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 08:03
Almost 80,000 women waiting up to 27 weeks for smear test results – HSE

Almost 80,000 women waiting up to 27 weeks for smear test results – HSE

Oireachtas Health Committee to hear how HSE plans to address backlog

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 01:00
State to examine if unrealistically low bids submitted to win contracts

State to examine if unrealistically low bids submitted to win contracts

Government concerned over companies low-balling for tenders for children’s hospital

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 00:46
Hospital report finds lack of early-warning costs system

Hospital report finds lack of early-warning costs system

Mazars says checks and balances failed to protect board from project price spiralling

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 00:30
Hospital board discussed spiralling costs seven times in 2017-18

Hospital board discussed spiralling costs seven times in 2017-18

Government says it learned in November 2018 of massive overrun in costs

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 19:02
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