‘Act of ecocide’ on hedge evidence of need for more conservation rangersLong-promised wildlife crime unit will tackle illegal hunting and habitat destructionSun Jun 27 2021 - 19:01
Dún Laoghaire’s Georgian buildings complicate efforts to live over shopsCalls for revitalisation schemes to deal with town-specific structural problemsSun Jun 27 2021 - 18:25
Delay in reopening indoor dining ‘will not stop rise in cases’ - expertCabinet to meet ahead of schedule to decide whether July 5th easing to go aheadSun Jun 27 2021 - 15:47
Ryan declines to rule out nuclear power as energy alternativeMinister endorses wind option but cautions on disputes over installations along east coastFri Jun 25 2021 - 17:50
Dublin Bay South byelection: 15 candidates confirmed for July 8th polling dayVoters asked to bring pen or pencil to polling station as part of public health measuresFri Jun 25 2021 - 14:00
Parish priest praised in Dáil for raising Pride flag outside churchBallyfermot priest forced to remove flag after complaints to Archdiocese and ‘foul’ social media campaignThu Jun 24 2021 - 22:18
Minister to visit war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia next monthCoveney highlights use of starvation, rape as weapons of war in seven month-old conflictThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:38
Call for State to end ‘discriminatory’ approach to gay, bisexual blood donorsTD says Government should follow UK move to individual risk assessmentThu Jun 24 2021 - 21:21
‘Celtic Tiger’-style bidding war for Rathmines house is condemned in DáilMinister says Dublin house sale where asking price has almost doubled is ‘not sustainable’Thu Jun 24 2021 - 16:50
No consideration given to alternative sites for National Maternity Hospital – TánaisteVaradkar says Government committed to development ‘planned for St Vincent’s’Thu Jun 24 2021 - 13:36
Sinn Féin TDs leave Dáil before vote on use of Special Criminal CourtMinister accuses party of abandoning national parliament for ‘own political agenda’Wed Jun 23 2021 - 22:48
Politics in the North should focus on ‘bread and butter issues’ – TaoiseachMartin says NI politics should reflect public concerns, such as health servicesWed Jun 23 2021 - 18:40
Compulsory purchase order on new maternity hospital site not ruled out by TaoiseachOpposition insists Government’s only choice in controversy is to buy site of facilityWed Jun 23 2021 - 14:42
State’s plan to buy site of new national maternity hospital thrown into disarrayGovernment caught off-guard as St Vincent’s Hospital group says it will retain ownershipWed Jun 23 2021 - 02:00
Taoiseach, Sinn Féin leader trade insults in ongoing row over housing crisisMartin accuses McDonald of ‘electioneering’; she says Government policies ‘threadbare’Tue Jun 22 2021 - 22:05
Government to bring in emergency legislation for serving alcohol in outdoor areas this weekTaoiseach rejects claims Government is ‘fiasco factory’ in row over hospitality sectorTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:33
St Vincent’s says it must retain ownership of National Maternity Hospital siteStatement from group is a blow to Government plans to buy the site in Dublin 4Tue Jun 22 2021 - 18:14
Interim report on review of Offences Against State Act due ‘in near future’ – HumphreysSinn Féin does not oppose renewal of legislation pending final outcome of reviewTue Jun 22 2021 - 16:24
Reducing pension age from 66 to 65 would cost €127m, Sinn Féin saysLouise O’Reilly says people have told her they are exhausted at the age of 65 after a lifetime of workTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:47
Taoiseach challenged over Varadkar promise to build 40,000 houses a yearLost construction of homes due to pandemic will have to be made up over remainder of decade - MartinTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:38
All maternity units to follow partner visit guidelines by end of today, Minister saysSeanad hears of ‘absolutely disgraceful’ situation in relation to visiting restrictionsMon Jun 21 2021 - 21:19
Government urged to publish correspondence on hospital siteLabour senator calls for clarity on efforts to purchase new national maternity hospital siteMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:52
Minister of State proposes trial antigen test programme at airportsAir traffic 84% below 2019 levels and volumes unlikely to return to pre-Covid level before 2023Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:50
Ambitious Climate Action Bill ‘fully fit’ for purpose, Seanad toldMcDowell says ‘what Ireland does one way or the other...is probably infinitesimally insignificant’Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:19
State will be ready for EU digital green cert system by July 18th, Smyth saysJunior minister says Irish certificate for the travel scheme has been designedMon Jun 21 2021 - 18:19
Project that aims to make 5,000 dairy farms climate neutral awarded €2 millionFarm Zero C aims for Bandon, Co Cork farm to achieve net-zero emissions by 2027Mon Jun 21 2021 - 01:05
Local authority to destroy 80 hours of video on development plan, Senator claimsSeanad passes controversial Affordable Housing Bill which moves to Dáil next weekSat Jun 19 2021 - 10:50
Driving test backlog could be cleared in four months - MinisterEstimated 120,000 learners waiting for theory tests and 72,000 for driving testFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:02
State tried but failed to buy site of new national maternity hospitalVaradkar tells Dáil of ‘problems’ with project delayed for years over ownership issuesFri Jun 18 2021 - 01:00
Restoration of regional air routes expected before July 19thProcess expected to be completed early next month with contract to run into early 2022Thu Jun 17 2021 - 21:03
Varadkar expresses concerns over new maternity hospitalLand for building ‘has not been gifted to the State but to a private charity’, says TánaisteThu Jun 17 2021 - 17:46
Department of Transport requested pilot study on antigen testing, says RyanMinister of State wrote in April to all departments on report recommendationsThu Jun 17 2021 - 12:19
Climate Action Bill adopted in the Dáil by majority of 129 votes to 10All political parties backed legislation, as 10 independents opposeWed Jun 16 2021 - 22:59
Cost of new houses in Dublin could be cut by €30,000, Dáil toldLabour Bill recommends compulsory purchase of land for current value plus 25 %Wed Jun 16 2021 - 21:50
Failure to restart family visits and religious services in prisons condemned in DáilTD hits out at ‘another plan’ as Prison Service develops ‘framework’ for easing restrictionsWed Jun 16 2021 - 19:10
Dublin Bay South byelection set for July 8thRace to fill seat vacated by FG’s Murphy formally under way with 12 candidatesWed Jun 16 2021 - 18:10
Disadvantaged children being ‘knowingly failed by State’, Dáil hearsUrgent response by Government called for as Covid caused ‘huge disruption’ for childrenWed Jun 16 2021 - 15:46
Only 475 of 300,000 registered tenants protected from eviction, Dáil toldSinn Féin renews call for ban on rent hikes, evictions, while charities highlight ‘crisis’Wed Jun 16 2021 - 15:17
Mica homeowners are told State will not guarantee full redressGovernment to move ‘closer’ to covering 100% of costs as final bill heads ‘substatially’ above €1bnWed Jun 16 2021 - 07:33
Minister has ‘no idea’ how many funds will escape 10% stamp duty, says DohertyTD criticises Donohoe for exempting forward purchase agreements from rule changeTue Jun 15 2021 - 22:17
AZ vaccination for 60-69s to finish weeks earlier than expected, Taoiseach saysAlan Kelly says it is ‘ridiculous’ that inoculation of some of most the vulnerable taking so longTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:30
State to provide ‘exceptional resources’ to make homes with mica defects liveableState should not be left to foot bills for failings of people who have walked away, Martin saysTue Jun 15 2021 - 15:15
State to address High Court cases against mother and baby homes reportGovernment to outline opposition to cases including one taken by Philomena LeeTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:24
Non-disclosure agreements: ‘People are actually terrified to speak out against them’Minister for Equality to commission research into an issue about which little is knownMon Jun 14 2021 - 21:26
Appointment of infant-formula executive to health agency questionedConcerns expressed in Seanad about post in Safefood filled by possibly unsuitable individualMon Jun 14 2021 - 19:26
Work of mother and baby home commission not ‘adequately acknowledged’Micheal McDowell defends massive effort ‘to uncover a huge scandal’ in Irish historyMon Jun 14 2021 - 18:22
Heated Seanad exchanges follow collapse of Stobart AirCoalition Senators critical of State response to aviation-sector needs after loss of over 400 jobsMon Jun 14 2021 - 15:48
Financial barriers prevent mature students going to college, HEA survey findsMore than 50% of 25-44 year-olds have third-level degree, 40% of populationMon Jun 14 2021 - 02:39
Students face 3% lower income over lifetime due to Covid-19Loss of learning and income cuts from pandemic to hit disadvantaged pupils hardestMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:00
Breakthrough between EU and UK possible if there is will, says TaoiseachPoots sends Macron copy of Belfast AgreementSun Jun 13 2021 - 16:25
