Children should ‘feel the texture of a book’ alongside digital learningMinister admits book rental scheme unfair to some but ‘very fair’ to schools with no fundsWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:01
Shatter concerned over low profit ratio at Rehab LotteriesSales of scratch cards worth €7m resulted in a net profit of €500,000 or 8%Tue Jan 21 2014 - 22:52
Teachers fear criminal feud may close Dublin schoolDublin City Council assistant manager calls for Garda unit to be assigned to local authoritySat Jan 18 2014 - 08:48
State security ‘took priority’ over tackling drugs in 1960sIrish groups are ‘criminal co-operatives’ rather than organised gangs, meeting hearsFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:21
Chairman of Convention on the Constitution tells Seanad of public interest in projectTom Arnold says group has received 2,500 submissions and 350,000 visits to the website from 144 countriesFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Crown says staff at Vincent’s were ‘lions led by donkeys’Administrative reaction since 2002 to hospital charging for free drugs was ‘cover-up’Fri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Wallace property sold for 50% of its current construction priceIndependent TD claims property trusts could distort the marketThu Jan 16 2014 - 18:48
Crown: Vincent’s medical staff are ‘lions led by donkeys’Senator says there is ample documentation to show administration aware of charging for free drugsThu Jan 16 2014 - 13:04
Exchequer lost €40 million over delay in introducing online betting Bill - FFSupermarket charged Vat for charity Mass cards but betting exchanges tax exempt - SFThu Jan 16 2014 - 12:03
Taoiseach tells Dáil he was aware of €180m cost of setting up Irish WaterEnda Kenny says Minister for Environment Phil Hogan will not be asked to resign because of the controversyThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Two governments did not step back from North talks, Tánaiste insistsRole of two governments on this occasion was to provide support, says GilmoreThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach says he knew of Irish Water start-up costsKenny pledges company will be subject to ‘full rigours’ of Freedom of Information actWed Jan 15 2014 - 18:49
New party seeks euro exit and end to immigrationNational Independent Party to run European election candidates in new South constituencyTue Jan 14 2014 - 19:34
Questions raised about Garda reporting of racist crime compared to the PSNIIn one year 1,038 incidents reported in the North but just 128 in the SouthMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:07
‘It can happen anywhere,’ says neighbour of man killed in CastleknockLocals express shock at death of man stabbed and beaten in family homeMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
800 homes to remain without power overnightESB working to restore power to 3,000 homes cut offSat Dec 28 2013 - 20:11
Winds ‘reach hurricane force’ at Galway harbourPersistent bad weather hampers efforts to clear up after severe stormsSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Irish skier killed in avalanche in SwitzerlandBody found yesterday morning following search by alpine rescue helicopterSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Flooding and power cuts as coastal areas battered by rain and windsFlights diverted or cancelled and more than 7,000 phone lines hit in gusts up to 150km/hFri Dec 27 2013 - 08:27
Travel disrupted, electricity supplies down as high winds lash west coastFlights and ferries cancelled and phone lines down as stormy conditions returnFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:02
Women died as a result of St Vincent’s ‘cancer drug fraud’John Crown says claim hospital didn’t know research programme existed ‘absurd’Sat Dec 21 2013 - 15:13
Law changes to allow 23 families complete Russian adoptionsMinister for Children says unsatisfactory situations not in children’s best interests aroseSat Dec 21 2013 - 14:15
Dáil Sketch: Ming in deep water as he taps into angerThe Ceann Comhairle had never seen anything like it beforeFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Call for sale of Nama properties by public auction or tenderSenator plans to introduce private members’ legislationFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Request to invite Pope Francis to address SeanadNorris hopeful since Mandela visited Mansion House of no particular renownFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
St Vincent’s accused of fraud over cancer drug salesIndependent senator says hospital charged private insurers for free medicines it usedThu Dec 19 2013 - 22:09
Bill to outlaw tobacco lobbying defeated in SeanadMinister for Health said he could not support legislation because of legal and constitutional considerationsThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:05
O’Brien lodges Nama documents with GardaSenator calls for Noonan to make statement to House on NamaThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:01
Martin says Nama claims ‘go to the heart of confidence and trust’ in a body acting for taxpayerAllegation that entire file of Nama client’s loans sent to individual acting for rivalThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:01
Senior Garda appointed to liaise with Nama over allegationsFF Senator will give documents to gardaíWed Dec 18 2013 - 13:53
Labour Senator ’fobbed off’ after raising concerns in June about ex-Nama employeeState could be legally liable for ex-agency staff passing information to third partiesWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:51
Taoiseach says Nama allegations are seriousTwo Garda investigations under way, Dáil toldWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
Kenny challenges Dublin City Council claim of €2bn lossDáil hears city manager’s statement is an ’unbalanced presentation of the position’Tue Dec 17 2013 - 17:13
Senator says former Nama employee tried to ‘silence’ herSeanad told State could be legally liable for ex-agency staff passing information to third partiesTue Dec 17 2013 - 15:07
Out-of-town retailers should be obliged to charge for car parking - SenatorCoghlan introduces Bill to ‘level playing field’ for under pressure town centre retailersMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Austerity for another 10 years if Government does not change policies - alliance claimsTalk of income tax cuts is ‘double speak’ with property tax rises and water chargesSat Dec 14 2013 - 18:14
Minister for Finance does not know cost of cycle schemeFuture of successful tax break at risk from abuse and lack of governance - Fianna FáilSat Dec 14 2013 - 13:31
Troika ‘started with view Ireland deserved what it got’Tánaiste marks bailout end and says Coalition eventually gained trustSat Dec 14 2013 - 11:50
Garda praised for use of IrishConradh na Gaeilge general secretary says Garda is role model for Irish language developmentSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Government ‘worst since foundation of State’ for supporting IrishGarda Irish language strategy a role model for all departments to promote rightsFri Dec 13 2013 - 18:42
Bailout exit a ‘fine opportunity’ for Labour, says youth wingParty should ‘increase pressure’ for implementation of social policiesFri Dec 13 2013 - 16:42
Third-level colleges could duplicate DCU model to support the gifted, says MinisterCall for academically gifted children to be nurturedFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Tánaiste pledges ’transparency and compliance’ in new agency pay obligationsPublic can have confidence that donations going where they are intended - GilmoreFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:52
Ex-CRC chief to appear before PAC in JanuaryState-funded agencies could face funding cuts if compliance statements not signed, Gilmore saysThu Dec 12 2013 - 13:58
Nato a ‘four-letter word’ to some TDs Minister claims in row over neutralityIreland does not need to be involved in military alliances to ‘do our bit’ - Sinn FéinThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:17
Defence Forces operate drones but they are unarmed, Minister tells DáilUnmanned vehicles gather information for Defence Forces and no other State agencyThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:01
Taoiseach says Minister for Health “takes his time” in delay over 2014 HSE service planKenny expects Minister to “conclude his deliberations” next weekWed Dec 11 2013 - 22:52
SF compares Fianna Fáil to Margaret Thatcher in ‘criminalising’ 1981 hunger strikersUnfortunate that SF continues to defend ‘murder and assassination’, says Alan ShatterWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:04
Shatter rejects claims over Garda accountabilityWallace accuses Minister of being ‘weak bordering on cowardly’Wed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
