‘An affront to basic dignity’: historic convictions for same-sex activity to be expungedMinister for Justice will amend legislation to exonerate people convicted before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993Wed Jan 21 2026 - 22:10
Defamation Bill returns to Dáil after being passed in SeanadBill contains provision to protect media organisations ‘where a responsible journalist may have made a mistake in one or two details’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 21:44
Taoiseach and up to 10 Ministers to visit US for St Patrick’s week celebrationsLabour warns if Taoiseach goes to White House, ‘it should be about delivering a message’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 20:17
Sinn Féin calls on Bord Bia chair to resign over his firm’s use of Brazilian beefTaoiseach defends State agency, telling Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Don’t try and drag down a good organisation’Wed Jan 21 2026 - 19:09
Bus corridor on M4 is already built, but ‘cannot open due to legislative delays’Dedicated motorway lane as well as greater remote working would ease congestion, Dáil hearsWed Jan 21 2026 - 15:52
Department of Justice accused of ‘laziness’ in slow passage of nitrous oxide BillDelay to Bill regulating ‘laughing gas’ will make problem use worse, Dáil hearsWed Jan 21 2026 - 08:00
Restaurant customer doing ‘dry December’ quoted €40 corkage for alcohol-free wine Denise Kirwan said charge was ‘punitive’ when businesses did not offer ‘nonalcoholic wine’ for saleWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
‘Laughing gas’ may be added to list of drugs tested for at roadside Garda checkpointsNitrous oxide not a prohibited substance, but a ‘growing problem’ as a recreational drugMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Facilities for up to 800 new childcare places to be acquired by State in 2026Facilities will be acquired this year and refurbished to be ready to open by end of 2026 or early 2027 Sat Jan 17 2026 - 12:28
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AIEuropean rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app banThu Jan 15 2026 - 19:26
Auto-enrolment pension scheme attracts 92% of employers and 700,000 employeesBut managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’Thu Jan 15 2026 - 19:23
Ministers seeking clarification on pension overpayment errors after recession ‘salary sacrifice’Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty claims Ministers ‘holding out’ and that behaviour is ‘absolutely unacceptable’ Thu Jan 15 2026 - 16:26
Finance committee votes against seeking Donohoe’s attendance over State’s €141.4m World Bank contributionOpposition TDs claimed State paid €10 million more than requested seven months before former minister resigned to join the bankWed Jan 14 2026 - 22:24
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’ Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeksWed Jan 14 2026 - 16:38
Labour Party complains to Judicial Council over judge’s ‘nightmare’ cyclists remarkTaoiseach also rejects ‘any stereotyping of cyclists’ Wed Jan 14 2026 - 14:40
No second chance for world should major geopolitical conflict arise, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin warns real conflict is Russia v EU as Labour leader warns of ‘increasingly despotic US’Tue Jan 13 2026 - 20:56
Gráinne Seoige calls on Government to pass law criminalising AI-generated fake nude images‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaignTue Jan 13 2026 - 17:59
What is the priority legislation coming before the Dáil this term? Rent reform, immigration, infrastructure and AI top political agenda as TDs return to pass lawsTue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Military intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach saysMartin supports further EU sanctions as political parties in Ireland condemn regime’s repression against demonstratorsMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:30
Arts Council board should have governance experience and not just arts knowledge, says expert reviewBusiness case for initiative had understated costs and failed to include VAT or expense of streamliningSun Jan 11 2026 - 20:16
‘It’s been difficult trying to juggle being a new parent and a first-time TD’For deputies such as Ciarán Ahern and Naoise Ó Cearúil being at home is vital, but missing work is complicatedMon Jan 05 2026 - 06:00
Abuse, frustrations and visits to Legoland: new Oireachtas members adapt to political lifeAfter a ‘whirlwind’ year in office, five new TDs and a Senator reflect on their experiencesSun Jan 04 2026 - 18:00
Former Fianna Fáil senator Tony McKenna dies aged 86Soloed a sliotar 140 miles (224 km) in 1982 from Borrisokane to Dublin to raise funds for day care centre for town’s elderlySat Dec 27 2025 - 14:17
‘It’s clogging up the whole system’: Record number of ‘no shows’ for driving testsAbsences are worsening the problem of long waits at testing centres, campaigners saySat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
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 yearSat Dec 27 2025 - 00:01
112,000 home hunters availed of relief from Help to Buy since 2016, but criticism remainsInitiative has been labelled not fit for purpose, but Tánaiste says it has helped people realise their dreamMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Office of Public Works ‘missing’ 37 artworks from State collectionPieces valued at between €100 and €1,150, with majority worth less than €500Sun Dec 21 2025 - 18:16
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 Thu Dec 18 2025 - 18:56
Negotiations under way to keep Oireachtas TV broadcasting next yearNo response to tender for new contract, current provider opted not to seek renewalThu Dec 18 2025 - 11:00
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 BillWed Dec 17 2025 - 22:15
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin oppose Bill to ban fox huntingRéada Cronin says she will continue trying to persuade Sinn Féin ardfheis to ban ‘abhorrent, cruel, barbaric’ activityWed Dec 17 2025 - 21:52
Government U-turn on reforming Road Safety Authority criticised in Dáil Ireland is one of the few European countries where road deaths are increasingWed Dec 17 2025 - 15:37
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 systemsTue Dec 16 2025 - 22:06
Jewish community in Ireland must be protected from anti-Semitism, Taoiseach saysMartin ‘acutely conscious’ of how attack like Bondi can impact `our own small Jewish community’Tue Dec 16 2025 - 20:12
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 patientsThu Dec 11 2025 - 16:44
Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Dublin ‘quite some time’ before drones deployed - TaoiseachNo member state has disabled or downed such aerial devices with recent exception of France, Dáil hearsWed Dec 10 2025 - 20:20
Patients face €20 charge for blister pack medication previously covered by State, says DohertyTaoiseach says ‘we will go back and discuss this with the HSE’ but it was never agreed the State should payWed Dec 10 2025 - 20:09
Europe’s failure to agree online child protection laws a ‘collective shame’, says MinisterSocial media ban on under-16s a ‘sticking plaster on gaping wound’, Dáil hearsWed Dec 10 2025 - 15:02
Ireland’s ‘shameful reputation’ as puppy farm capital of Europe raised in DáilDog breeding ‘a profit model gone absolutely mad’, TD says when introducing Bill to regulate €200 million industry Wed Dec 10 2025 - 14:02
Video advising young people how to move back in with parents is ‘tone deaf’, TD saysDepartment of Housing says video was developed by young people and is based on their experiencesTue Dec 09 2025 - 22:28
Driving test waiting times climb again - with the longest wait in west Dublin‘Reaching 10-week target is one thing. Road Safety Authority must now show it can sustain it’ says TDSun Dec 07 2025 - 06:00
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claimsSinn Féin’s David Cullinane warns safety being put at risk as practice breaches EU working time directivesThu Dec 04 2025 - 20:46
Security for former Garda commissioner’s Phoenix Park rental home cost €212,000Drew Harris waived ‘considerable financial gain’ on pension options and paid benefit-in-kind on acccommodationThu Dec 04 2025 - 18:42
Seanad suspended in row over extended vote deadline to enable Coalition Senators reach chamber Doors should have been locked at usual deadline time, says Independent Lynn Ruane Wed Dec 03 2025 - 21:29
Ireland worst in EU for transgender healthcare with four-year wait times, Dáil hearsLabour’s Marie Sherlock says young people ‘self-medicating on the black market’Wed Dec 03 2025 - 19:17
Coalition cancelled energy credits despite warning of greater need this year than lastEnergy officials find bills higher than 2024 and households requiring €321 extra without creditsWed Dec 03 2025 - 17:19
Zelenskiy tells Oireachtas it cannot be ‘business as usual, not appeasement of killers’Ukrainian leader urges Ireland to play an active role in making Russia accountable for its aggressionTue Dec 02 2025 - 20:39
Zelenskiy appeals for support from ‘community of nations’ during Irish visit Ireland and Ukraine sign roadmap for bilateral relations including a further €125 million in fundingTue Dec 02 2025 - 20:32
Medical professionals suggested teens have baby to ‘sort your endometriosis’, Dáil hears Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill urges doctors not to make such recommendations in futureThu Nov 20 2025 - 20:25
Right to flexible working needed to resolve three-hour commutes on ‘car park motorways’ Dáil also hears call for emergency response unit on M7 to handle minor incidents and prevent ‘standstill’ rush-hour traffic Thu Nov 20 2025 - 17:48
