Social housing lease deals making ‘bumper profits for property funds’, Dáil toldTaoiseach rejects Sinn Féin’s claim of ‘expensive U-turn’ on phasing out of long-term leasesTue May 14 2024 - 19:10
All supports for refugees and asylum seekers to be reviewed, Taoiseach saysHarris says ‘many, many, many’ people who have been through immigration system still live in ‘free State accommodation without making a contribution’Tue May 14 2024 - 18:50
Ireland has second highest number of nurses after Finland, Tánaiste says Martin dismisses ‘so-called recruitment embargo’, says needs to be a focus on ‘deployment and outcomes’Thu May 09 2024 - 18:54
Days of asylum seekers living in encampments on Dublin streets for weeks are over, says HarrisSocial Democrats TD tells Dáil tents appearing in Ringsend and East Wall just hours after Grand Canal stretch clearedThu May 09 2024 - 18:48
Government stops short of confirming May 21st as date for Irish recognition of Palestinian stateTaoiseach Simon Harris is due to speak to other European leaders as ‘getting as many states on board is important for the Palestinians, in terms of impact’Thu May 09 2024 - 16:00
Election poster cable ties ‘a torture’ for Tidy Towns groups, Dáil hearsHeather Humphreys says competition judges advised not to let posters impact scores once time limits to remove them are adhered toThu May 09 2024 - 11:42
Housing ‘biggest issue by far’ in local elections as affordability ‘torn to shreds’ by Fine Gael, says SF leaderTaoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘offering no solutions’ and failing to introduce an alternative housing policyWed May 08 2024 - 21:07
Scammed overseas student sent from UK to ‘job’ at International Protection Office, Dáil hearsMan had legitimate visa for UK but agency charged him £1,500 and took his passport after falsely offering full employment permission in IrelandWed May 08 2024 - 17:18
Asylum seekers transferred out of Citywest and Crooksling ahead of expected Grand Canal clearanceMen received transfer letters but no indication of where they will be sent on Wednesday and ThursdayWed May 08 2024 - 16:49
Senior HSE cybersecurity roles still not filled three years after major ransomware attackSome computer devices still using outdated, vulnerable Windows 7 systemWed May 08 2024 - 15:03
Sipo more a ‘lapdog’ than watchdog due to lack of powers given by Government, Dáil toldSocial Democrats TD Róisín Shortall says ‘not a hope in hell’ of reform Bill being passed before general electionThu May 02 2024 - 21:59
Woman who waited 12 hours for emergency surgery described Galway hospital as ‘warzone’Tánaiste says he is ‘mystified’ at recruitment embargo as 28,000 people have been brought in to health service since 2020Thu May 02 2024 - 21:37
‘We’ll see by the end of the night’ if Government approach to migration is a ‘PR boon to Tory party’, says MartinTánaiste dismisses ‘right wing Tory press’ claims over sending gardaí to Border, tells Social Democrats TD not to ‘get taken in by the Telegraph’Thu May 02 2024 - 19:00
Tánaiste accused of abandoning Government commitment to ‘fully maintain neutrality’ in DáilBríd Smyth asks Martin ‘what exactly is it that you want to do that you can’t already do with our Defence Forces inside the triple lock?’Thu May 02 2024 - 15:42
Seanad passes Bill to prevent anti-abortion protests outside health facilities Minister for Health says passage of legislation will allow women to access legal health services without fear of intimidation or harassmentWed May 01 2024 - 21:59
Ireland is ‘loneliest place in Europe’ - calls for a Minister specifically to deal with the problem Some 20% of Irish people report feeling lonely most or all the time compared to European average of 13%Wed May 01 2024 - 21:49
No interest in Ireland being ‘a pawn in British politics’, says Harris, as he defends McEnteeAontú's Peadar Tóibín tells Dáil ‘the Minister for Justice does not know what’s happening in the Department’ in light of immigration crisisWed May 01 2024 - 18:25
Numbers seeking asylum in Ireland would rise if EU migration pact rejected, McEntee saysRural Independents say Ireland now effectively a ‘colonial outpost of an EU regulatory empire’ as Minister stands over 80% border crossing figureWed May 01 2024 - 14:13
Some 10,000 residential institution abuse survivors eligible for new health and education supportsRoughly one third of those in line to receive assistance under new legislation live outside the State, says MinisterTue Apr 30 2024 - 21:59
Emergency legislation will allow ‘operational agreement’ between Ireland and UK on return of asylum seekers to come into force, Government saysDepartment of Justice planning to take over immigration registration which could free up 100 additional officers for frontline workTue Apr 30 2024 - 21:18
Coercive control and stalking laws may not cover use of electronic tagging devices, Seanad toldUse of items like Apple AirTags in British abuse cases rose by 317% in past five years with little to suggest statistics would be different in Ireland, Senator saysTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:43
Asylum seeker ‘shantytown’ in Dublin will be cleared of tents and refugees housed, Taoiseach tells DáilSouth inner city residents group says it will consider court action on health, safety and privacy grounds unless refugee tents are cleared from areas around International Protection Office on Mount StreetTue Apr 30 2024 - 18:38
Taoiseach insists neutrality ‘not at risk’ with removal of triple lock for UN peacekeeping missionsOpposition accuses Government in Dáil of abandoning neutralityTue Apr 30 2024 - 18:29
TD’s daughter not allowed make savings investment because of family relationship to himAnti-money laundering legislation presumes politicians ‘guilty until proven innocent’, Dáil toldThu Apr 25 2024 - 19:33
Child benefit extension to students aged 18 and teens with disability to come in from May 1stPayment for further year implemented four months earlier than had been scheduledThu Apr 25 2024 - 14:53
Over 100,000 children ‘denied’ school dental screening appointments last yearPrimary schoolchildren should be seen by a dentist in 2nd, 4th and 6th class under the HSE school screening dental serviceThu Apr 25 2024 - 14:11
Dáil suspended in row over George Nkencho caseCeann Comhairle warns Solidarity TD Mick Barry that separation of powers prevents him commenting on decisions of courts and DPPThu Apr 25 2024 - 13:31
Minister for Education urged to ban use of phones as learning tools in classroomsTotal ban on ownership of smartphones for under-13s ‘fraught with difficulty’, Catherine Martin saysWed Apr 24 2024 - 21:31
More than three in four eligible small firms in danger of missing out on 50% rates refundSenator urges extension of May 1st deadline to ‘facilitate greater awareness’ of the grant scheme among shops, hairdressers, pubs and cafesWed Apr 24 2024 - 21:13
University Hospital Limerick had huge increase in staff and funding before Aoife Johnston’s death, says TaoiseachOpposition leader highlights ‘dangerous’ recruitment embargo and chaos faced by staff at the hospital on a daily basisWed Apr 24 2024 - 18:19
‘Very simple answer’ needed on legality of wearing balaclavas at protests, Simon Harris saysTaoiseach tells Dáil that he is exploring issue and if legal, then law needs to be changedWed Apr 24 2024 - 17:37
State and institutions actively participated in narrative to ‘defame’ Stardust families, Dáil hearsIndependent TD and barrister Catherine Connolly excoriates ‘self-serving’ reports where ‘the powerful protect the powerful’Tue Apr 23 2024 - 22:00
‘We failed you when you needed us most’: Taoiseach issues State apology to Stardust familiesForty-three years after fire that killed 48 people, Harris says victims, survivors, relatives suffered ‘a cold shoulder, a deaf ear and two generations of struggle for justice’Tue Apr 23 2024 - 20:14
Michael McNamara to run in European elections in Ireland South constituencyClare Independent TD, who trained as a barrister and is a drystock farmer, previously ran unsuccessfully in 2009Tue Apr 23 2024 - 14:37
‘Everything to play for’: Green Party conference hears Ireland is ‘an outlier when it comes to local democracy’Members fired up to get out and canvass for local and European electionsSun Apr 21 2024 - 12:18
‘I think there’s actually a lot more of an appetite for Green politics than people let on’Green Party members give their views on its chances in local, European elections and coalition after the next general electionSun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00
Catherine Martin signals ‘ground breaking’ basic income scheme for artists to be expandedGreen deputy leader tells conference coming year is ‘pivotal’ and she is ‘absolutely committed’ to new public broadcasting funding modelSat Apr 20 2024 - 18:35
More than 1,000 registering for apprenticeships over past three years have dropped out, Dáil toldCrisis in system as bricklaying, plumbing and carpentry apprentices taking two years longer to finish training, say Sinn FéinThu Apr 18 2024 - 20:40
Ireland will ‘disproportionately benefit’ from EU migration pact, but cost to State unknown - TaoiseachFianna Fáil meeting hears call for Ireland to designate more countries as safe countries of origin under international protection legislation in order to reduce asylum application numbersWed Apr 17 2024 - 21:32
Driver test waiting times down to 10 weeks by mid-year, says Minister Delays down from 30 weeks last August to 15 by end of March, Minister of State Jack Chambers tells DáilWed Apr 17 2024 - 21:31
Varadkar warns against temptation to delay auto enrolment pension Bill because of electionsLegislation is set to bring 800,000 workers aged between 23 and 60 and earning above €20,000 into retirement scheme for the first timeWed Apr 17 2024 - 20:58
Taoiseach expresses concern on divisive language ‘pitting one group against another’ over housingIndependent TD Mattie McGrath says 82 homes for Ukrainian refugees being built in Co Tipperary, not 62 as per original planWed Apr 17 2024 - 16:05
Harris and Sinn Féin clash over healthcare as end comes to nicetiesMary Lou McDonald highlights ‘record’ quarter of a million hospital appointment cancellations, including 800 for children on chemotherapyWed Apr 17 2024 - 15:44
Abortion reform unlikely before next general electionOpposition accuses Government of delaying on proposals, but Ministers reluctant to bring in legislative change before next electionWed Apr 17 2024 - 06:00
Auto-enrolment pension legislation finally introduced in Dáil 25 years after it was first discussedSome 800,000 workers will be brought into a scheme for the first time, but Sinn Féin says NTMA should manage new initiative and not private pensions sectorTue Apr 16 2024 - 20:46
McDonald tells Dáil 4,000 children with scoliosis are waiting on first consultationSinn Féin leader says ‘suffering and mental distress is unimaginable’ for children who could not get spinal surgeryTue Apr 16 2024 - 18:51
Harris rejects claims he is sitting on his hands in relation to abortion services reformPeople Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says women still being treated as criminals for accessing reproductive healthcareTue Apr 16 2024 - 18:27
Public-private philanthropy partnership could let donors contribute to own areasCommunity Foundation Ireland proposes five pilot funds worth €10m each for local donorsMon Apr 15 2024 - 07:32
Ireland exported more than half a billion euro worth of goods to Israel last year ‘Always a potential clash between importance of trade and geopolitical considerations’ and should be dealt with at EU level, says Michael McGrathMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil grassroots ‘optimistic’ about outdoing Sinn Féin in local electionsParty members express views on targets, party leaders and potential coalition partnersSun Apr 14 2024 - 17:14
