Taoiseach says ‘Santa will find’ homeless childrenVaradkar was responding to news of boy’s letter to Father Christmas: ‘Please come to my hotel again with Batman toys’Wed Dec 11 2019 - 14:25
Absence of Fine Gael senators sees Government defeated on judicial BillLosses increase challenge to pass legislation debated in Seanad for more than 120 hoursTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:28
Rent freeze Bill law by Christmas with Opposition backing – SFMinister warns legislation is reckless, unconstitutional and would cut housing supplyTue Dec 10 2019 - 22:07
Search has begun for 99 participants in next citizens’ assembly on gender equalityTaoiseach will consult on whether it should sit during general election periodTue Dec 10 2019 - 21:11
RTÉ should defer decisions on land sale and Lyric FM move - TaoiseachLeo Varadkar confirms €9 million additional funding for broadcasterTue Dec 10 2019 - 20:57
Taoiseach tells Dáil remedy for whiplash a ‘compensation payment’Varadkar critical of ‘profit motive’ that exists among certain group of doctors and lawyersTue Dec 10 2019 - 18:26
Varadkar notes ‘quality of life’ report amid criticism on pollution, povertyFianna Fáil leader questions why smoky coal ban has not yet been extended furtherTue Dec 10 2019 - 17:18
Ex-Rehab chief Angela Kerins seeks mediation over damagesFormer chief executive pursuing damages for ‘witchhunt’ treatment during 2014 hearingsMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:08
Zappone orders second review of Scouting Ireland operationsMinister wants to establish if organisation ‘comprehensively’ implemented changesThu Dec 05 2019 - 19:40
Minister warns against large corporations ‘muscling in’ on bingo sectorDavid Stanton reminds all operators they must run contests ‘for a charity’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 18:34
FF TD says he will vote against Government in future motion of no confidenceMcGuinness says his party’s confidence and supply arrangement with Fine Gael a ‘farce’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 17:38
Minister expresses condolences over Donegal ambulance delay deathRegina Doherty offers sympathy to family for death that ‘potentially shouldn’t have happened’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 14:31
Water referendum would be under way if there was consensus, Dáil hearsJoan Collins claims Minister Eoghan Murphy intends to ‘bury Bill in committee’Thu Dec 05 2019 - 13:54
Lobbyists accused of abusing ‘mental health of elderly’ to pursue agenda on bingo fundsTaoiseach and Minister insist ‘vast majority’ of community events will not be affectedWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:19
Eoghan Murphy criticised by Fine Gael colleague at party meetingBernard Durkan said housing issues would pose a problem in the general electionWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:04
Naughten says Fair Deal amendment agreed to in return for Murphy voteOlder people’s homes are being ‘taxed on the treble’, says Roscommon TDWed Dec 04 2019 - 17:26
Landlord forced pregnant woman to leave home ‘because of crying baby’Dáil told property owners ‘brazen’ as cards stacked in their favour with Fine Gael in powerWed Dec 04 2019 - 15:49
Fine Gael’s Dara Murphy formally resigns as TDFianna Fáil accuses Taoiseach of error of judgement in backing former junior ministerWed Dec 04 2019 - 11:00
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy survives vote of no confidenceDáil defeats proposal by 56 to 53; Social Democrats say Minister has ‘utterly failed’Tue Dec 03 2019 - 22:25
High Court president criticised in Dáil over Kilkenny list cancellationJudge should have shown more ‘consideration’ for people affected by delays, claims John McGuinnessTue Dec 03 2019 - 21:56
Government pledge on fighting racism being met, says TaoiseachNovice Green Party TD Joe O’Brien highlights criticism of State failings on hate crimeTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:27
Beef taskforce begins talks aimed at resolving disputeDiscussions on beef sector reforms start after contentious court injunctions liftedTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:19
Dáil expenses regime ‘far too lax’, says VaradkarTaoiseach: ‘This whole issue is not one that should be run for ourselves by ourselves’Tue Dec 03 2019 - 16:09
Four newly elected TDs welcomed by Taoiseach‘I do hope your stay will not be a short one,’ says Varadkar as parties eye general electionTue Dec 03 2019 - 15:38
Who are the four new TDs entering the Dáil today?Fresh faces follow four byelections last weekTue Dec 03 2019 - 11:45
Long-awaited electoral commission may become reality with new BillsTeenagers can ‘pre-register’ to be automatically on electoral register when they turn 18Mon Dec 02 2019 - 01:28
New Fianna Fáil TD began his political career in student politicsMalcolm Byrne to seek leave of absence from his role in the Higher Education AuthoritySun Dec 01 2019 - 18:29
Who is new Green Party TD Joe O’Brien?Profile: The Dublin Fingal representative is a hard worker with a strong record on migrant rightsSun Dec 01 2019 - 18:17
No turnout: returning officer surprised at ‘first’ empty ballot boxDublin Fingal sets record for lowest turnout in byelection where just 25.6% cast their voteSun Dec 01 2019 - 13:08
Sinn Féin’s newest TD becomes party’s talisman for hopeful resurgenceMark Ward is a behavioural therapist, former mayor of South Dublin County CouncilSat Nov 30 2019 - 21:59
Murphy’s ‘character assassination’ video ‘bizarre’ – VaradkarNo party candidate ‘guaranteed’ to be on ticket for general election, says TaoiseachSat Nov 30 2019 - 21:54
Dara Murphy insists he complied with attendance rulesFine Gael TD says many deputies have legal, medical, or farming interests outside the DáilSat Nov 30 2019 - 20:52
Byelection Dublin Mid-West: Sinn Féin’s Mark Ward electedResult shows SF are clear alternative to FF and FG at general election, says McDonaldSat Nov 30 2019 - 18:15
Criticism of revelation of new broadband investor on day contract signedMinister says consortium change always recognised in contract documentsThu Nov 28 2019 - 18:39
Children facing into a Christmas ‘they don’t deserve’, Dáil hearsTánaiste rejects renewed Sinn Féin call for rent freeze during debate on housingThu Nov 28 2019 - 16:56
Vomiting babies and head injuries: TD says children’s hospital conditions ‘shocking’Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell compares Crumlin A&E to ‘South American’ facilityThu Nov 28 2019 - 14:09
New Bill aimed at dog owners who ‘simply do not give a damn’ what their pet doesLegislation to make it mandatory for owners to carry litter bag when in public with dogsWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:22
Taoiseach says Christmas general election would ‘build no houses’Minister for Housing to face second motion of no confidence in just over a yearWed Nov 27 2019 - 19:38
Larry Goodman firm accused of holding beef industry to ransomMinister appeals to company to consider lifting injunction ‘as gesture of goodwill’Wed Nov 27 2019 - 17:40
Taoiseach accuses TD of being ‘ambiguous’ on democracyBarbs exchanged in Dáil in row over proposal to store fracked gas from US in CorkWed Nov 27 2019 - 17:08
Farmers end Dublin blockade but warn of further protestsLast tractors leave St Stephen’s Green on Wednesday afternoon after two day of protestsWed Nov 27 2019 - 15:48
Farmer protests: Creed stands over ‘death threats’ claimMinister tells Dáil he and Minister for Justice told directly about threats to beef-plant managersWed Nov 27 2019 - 15:19
Opposition confirm intention to prevent Bill on judiciary becoming lawVictor Boyhan tells Seanad ‘we’ll be here for many, many months yet’Tue Nov 26 2019 - 21:31
Citizens Assembly to discuss united Ireland would be ‘pan-nationalist’Taoiseach and Tánaiste Simon Coveney later met Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O’NeillTue Nov 26 2019 - 21:18
Online political ads law unlikely before general election - VaradkarTaoiseach says first outline of Bill in second quarter of 2020, quickest it can be drawn upTue Nov 26 2019 - 20:17
Verona Murphy criticised in Dáil over RSA ‘interference’Micheál Martin condemns Fine Gael candidate for contact made with road safety staffTue Nov 26 2019 - 18:01
Senior staff in beef company receiving death threats, Minister saysMichael Creed says Government and gardaí taking threats very seriouslyTue Nov 26 2019 - 17:13
New Central Mental Hospital will be completed ‘on budget’, Dáil hearsJunior minister Jim Daly says €170m project will be finished on time in the next few weeksThu Nov 21 2019 - 20:09
Dublin and Waterford councils face ‘unsustainable’ funding cuts, Dáil hearsSinn Féin TD criticises results of decision to end Irish Water compensation schemeThu Nov 21 2019 - 18:18
Ads for private hospitals need to be regulated or banned – Alan KellyLabour TD hits out at failure to charge private hospitals which ‘piggyback’ on public hospitalsThu Nov 21 2019 - 13:37
