Former Fianna Fáil senator Tony McKenna dies aged 86
Soloed a sliotar 140 miles (224 km) in 1982 from Borrisokane to Dublin to raise funds for day care centre for town’s elderly
‘It’s clogging up the whole system’: Record number of ‘no shows’ for driving tests
Absences are worsening the problem of long waits at testing centres, campaigners say
Irish public urged to check their passports are in date before making travel plans
93% of Irish passport applications were made using the Passport Online service this year
112,000 home hunters availed of relief from Help to Buy since 2016, but criticism remains
Initiative has been labelled not fit for purpose, but Tánaiste says it has helped people realise their dream
Office of Public Works ‘missing’ 37 artworks from State collection
Pieces valued at between €100 and €1,150, with majority worth less than €500
Amid festive goodwill, Dáil reminded of 5,247 children facing homeless Christmas
British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting
Negotiations under way to keep Oireachtas TV broadcasting next year
No response to tender for new contract, current provider opted not to seek renewal
Dáil votes by narrow margin not to restore abortion Bill that ends three-day wait for termination
Legislation passed second stage in previous Dáil but TDs decided by 73 to 71 to reject Bill
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox hunting
Réada Cronin says she will continue trying to persuade Sinn Féin ardfheis to ban ‘abhorrent, cruel, barbaric’ activity
Government U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil
Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths are increasing
Minister says ‘some pharmacies’ wrongly claiming State fees for blister-pack dispensing
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said ‘there has never been a State-funded scheme’ for monitored dosage systems
Jewish community in Ireland must be protected from anti-Semitism, Taoiseach says
Martin ‘acutely conscious’ of how attack like Bondi can impact `our own small Jewish community’
Heated row in Dáil as Sinn Féin TD calls Labour Deputy a ‘muppet’
TDs clash after 'muppet' remark and mounting anger over potential €20-€50 pharmacy fees for vulnerable patients
Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Dublin ‘quite some time’ before drones deployed - Taoiseach
No member state has disabled or downed such aerial devices with recent exception of France, Dáil hears
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says Doherty
Taoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should pay









