Government move on cuckoo funds ‘an abuse of public money’, Dáil toldSocial Democrats criticise re-instating lower stamp duty rate for institutional investorsThu Jul 08 2021 - 13:50
Employers to report pay differences between men and women under new BillLegislation passed by Dáil will apply to all organisations with 250 or more staffThu Jul 08 2021 - 06:55
Stamp duty U-turn claims rejected by TaoiseachMicheál Martin and Darragh O’Brien say lower rate key to delivery of 2,400 homesThu Jul 08 2021 - 01:00
CervicalCheck tribunal cost €2.5m to establish and operate for five claimsMinister expects additional applications as deadline extended for up to a yearWed Jul 07 2021 - 20:47
Dáil passes amendment exempting funds from duty on homes leased to councilsGovernment accused of being ‘sneaky’ and performing U-turn on bulk-buyingWed Jul 07 2021 - 17:55
Covid-19 bonus for frontline health workers under ‘active consideration’Labour leader says staff often called heroes for pandemic efforts but have not received a rewardWed Jul 07 2021 - 14:42
Minister tells Dáil she is survivor of sexual assaultJosepha Madigan says few women her age not subjected to some form violenceTue Jul 06 2021 - 21:49
Covid-19 surge after Euro 2020 game to be factored into planning for crowds at eventsMartin criticises TD’s use of term ‘medical apartheid’ in relation to mooted indoor dining plansTue Jul 06 2021 - 20:05
Prison Service in dock after lawyer allegedly told to remove braAccess to client dependent on security protocol, but solicitor felt ‘targeted as a woman’Tue Jul 06 2021 - 20:00
Coalition accused of helping vulture funds to profiteerOutrage at no stamp duty surcharge on bulk-buying if homes leased to local authoritiesTue Jul 06 2021 - 18:51
Concern over potential use of ‘paper-based’ Covid-19 certs for indoor dining accessTaoiseach cautions against pre-empting outcome of talks with hospitality sectorTue Jul 06 2021 - 17:34
Independent expert to review abortion law, says MinisterAppointment to take three-strand approach – service users, providers and public consultationTue Jul 06 2021 - 14:29
Greater financial risk for litigants in judicial reviews ‘outrageous’Public should have the right to go to court ‘without being unduly affected’, says MinisterMon Jul 05 2021 - 22:02
Decade of climate inaction makes new targets ‘incredibly difficult’ to meet, says SmythLockdown down emissions reductions were less than hoped for, he warns SeanadMon Jul 05 2021 - 21:41
Ban on touting of tickets above face value set to be law before end of monthMinister says Bill ‘very timely’ as concerts, theatre, matches begin to start up againMon Jul 05 2021 - 19:58
Requirement for businesses to report gender pay gap moves a step closerWomen effectively stop getting paid at 4pm every day, Ivana Bacik says as Bill passesSeanadMon Jul 05 2021 - 18:53
GAA to be called before Oireachtas Sports Committee ahead of new Sky dealOutrage as three weekend championship hurling matches behind TV paywallMon Jul 05 2021 - 16:29
Bill allows consumption of alcohol in outdoor seating areasLegislation also gives Government power to appoint five extra High Court judgesFri Jul 02 2021 - 18:00
Referendum could be held on State ownership of maternity hospitalChurch suffering recurring case of “developer’s wife syndrome” - BacikFri Jul 02 2021 - 17:32
Patience urged as pharmacies to offer vaccines to people aged 18 to 34 from MondayCovid-19: Donnelly criticises ‘vitriol’ directed at Nphet following advice on Delta variantFri Jul 02 2021 - 11:21
Delta variant may account for almost 70% of cases in Ireland, Nphet saysHighly transmissible strain was linked to just 9% of infections three weeks agoFri Jul 02 2021 - 10:41
Government supports Bill making Traveller history, culture part of school curriculumMinister says legislation ‘speaks to opportunity and inclusion for all in education’Thu Jul 01 2021 - 21:55
Tánaiste accuses Doherty of ‘aggression, nastiness, fury’ in row over housingHostile exchanges as SF claims Government policy ‘blocking, locking’ home buyersThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:15
Impact of using AstraZeneca, Janssen on pace of vaccinations unknown – VaradkarTánaiste says Government considering ‘walk-in’ option to receive jab at pharmaciesThu Jul 01 2021 - 18:22
Minister insists she is not privatising local employment services in request for tendersHumphreys wants to ‘allay concerns’ jobless will be penalised if they fail to meet targetsThu Jul 01 2021 - 18:12
Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations deferred due to Delta variantVaradkar rejects claims that in an ‘off-the-cuff’ remark he had cancelled the ceremoniesThu Jul 01 2021 - 16:28
Reserve members of Defence Forces to be allowed to serve overseas for first timeMinister removes restriction as membership down 60 per cent on 4,000 targetWed Jun 30 2021 - 22:35
Dáil passes Bill to allow drinking in outdoor seated areas of pubs, restaurantsMinister criticised for ‘tacking on’ provisions to increase number of High Court judges in legislationWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:59
‘We don’t want to divide society’: Taoiseach defends decision to pause reopening of indoor hospitalityVaradkar suggests Digital Covid Certificate for travel could be adapted for indoor diningWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:35
‘Exhausting’ being a woman in Ireland in constant fight for health services – TDTD hits out ongoing ‘unfair, unethical, inhumane’ restrictions on maternity visitsWed Jun 30 2021 - 19:21
Taoiseach accuses McGrath of taking Trump, Bolsanaro view of pandemic‘Denial, denial denial’ says Martin after TD claimed indoor dining decision is ‘apartheid’Wed Jun 30 2021 - 18:37
Defence Forces’ nursing service down from 100 to ‘just three or four’Army barracks has employed agency nurse on 24-hour basis every day for last nine yearsWed Jun 30 2021 - 12:31
Fury and backlash: Hospitality industry angry as Covid reopening plans shelvedRestaurants and pubs have no indicative date for return of customers inside premisesWed Jun 30 2021 - 07:37
‘Horrific rise in domestic violence’ but a ‘chronic lack of action’, TD saysCatherine Connolly says she is ‘sick and tired’ of making statements as she protests Government failureTue Jun 29 2021 - 21:53
Glass Bottle site could set example for delivery of social, affordable homes - O’BrienMinister says meeting of stakeholders will ‘work through financials’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 21:28
Young ‘jettisoned’ in ‘bananas’ plan for vaccinated-only indoor dining, Kelly saysLabour leader says young are shocked by Government which is ‘amateur hour’Tue Jun 29 2021 - 17:01
State must offer ‘sincere apology’ to victims of thalidomide drug, Seanad hearsFG’s Barry Ward calls for a fair and equitable compensation scheme for those affectedMon Jun 28 2021 - 21:04
Weddings should be allowed have 50 guests from July 5th, Seanad hearsFianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers makes the appeal amid uncertainty on further reopeningMon Jun 28 2021 - 15:28
‘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
