Government accused of offering ‘tea and sympathy’ to mediaTánaiste: ‘We will play our part but RTÉ has to evolve and make decisions’Thu Nov 07 2019 - 13:16
Gift voucher Bill to pass ahead of ‘peak buying period’Legislation ensures gift cards valid for at least five yearsWed Nov 06 2019 - 21:25
Lady Sylvia Hermon announces she will not seek re-election in North DownDUP MP David Simpson apologises for affair and says he will not contest electionWed Nov 06 2019 - 19:40
Sports celebrities ‘strutting around with impunity despite sex assault allegations’, Dáil toldTD asks ‘are women to go into hiding every time a sports star decides on a night out’Wed Nov 06 2019 - 18:00
Nearly 650 people on trolleys waiting for hospital beds, says INMODaily trolley numbers fall slightly on near-record levels reported on TuesdayWed Nov 06 2019 - 17:56
Taoiseach clarifies climate change remarks described as ‘close to climate denial’Varadkar says he was making an observation not policy statementTue Nov 05 2019 - 22:02
Ceann Comhairle suspends Dáil over ‘money message’ rowGovernment abusing device in ‘sabotage to democratic process’, says Boyd BarrettTue Nov 05 2019 - 20:09
New HSE staff ‘not allowed’ to work due to recruitment ban, TDs claimTaoiseach denies ban in place but says HSE cannot hire staff it has ‘no budget for’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 18:52
Gay Byrne: Dáil pays tribute to ‘change maker’ and ‘national treasure’Colossus of international broadcasting was Ireland’s original ‘citizens’ assembly’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 15:27
Department declines to say if Ballinamore asylum centre plan ‘paused’Local Sinn Féin TD backing plan says he has reported receiving death threat to gardaíFri Oct 25 2019 - 16:17
Gold prospecting ban should extend to Connemara, Dáil hearsTD is ‘baffled’ by Government’s ‘illogical’ approach to mineral explorationThu Oct 24 2019 - 20:33
Government holds broadband course despite State ownership vote‘We are not so much selling the family silver as paying someone to take it off our hands’Thu Oct 24 2019 - 20:11
Four Fianna Fáil TDs apologise for role in voting controversyAny sanction to be decided after ethics group’s recommendation, says Ceann ComhairleThu Oct 24 2019 - 18:51
Martin formally removes Dooley and Collins from FF front benchFianna Fáil chief accuses Fine Gael speakers in Dáil debate of making partisan commentsThu Oct 24 2019 - 18:01
Voting row has further eroded confidence in Dáil, says Ceann ComhairlePoliticians must conduct themselves professionally, Seán Ó Fearghaíl tells HouseThu Oct 24 2019 - 12:56
Feargal Quinn ‘patented effective socks long before the Taoiseach born’Tributes paid in the Seanad to businessman and politician, who died in AprilWed Oct 23 2019 - 21:13
Cork and Clare job losses mark a ‘bad day for Munster’ – Heather Humphreys‘Many opportunities locally’ says Minister for Business as Novartis and Molex lay off 820Wed Oct 23 2019 - 19:50
Up to 200 contractors could lose jobs at Cork Novartis plant, Dáil hearsMinister confident of new investment, jobs at Molex and Cork companiesWed Oct 23 2019 - 18:57
Dáil told boil water notice to be lifted by the weekendGovernment criticised over decision not to send tankers for 600,000 affected peopleWed Oct 23 2019 - 13:17
Dáil hears concerns over people-trafficking through IrelandFianna Fáil deputy leader says country cannot be allowed become an easy targetWed Oct 23 2019 - 12:31
Group to consider enforcement of child maintenance paymentsRegina Doherty announces €150,000 in funding for establishment of judge-led groupWed Oct 23 2019 - 06:36
Woman (74) on trolley ‘assaulted by drunk’ in hospitalWoman found on floor ‘screaming in pain’ with broken hip at University Hospital GalwayTue Oct 22 2019 - 20:34
Taoiseach intends to call four byelections for November 29thLeo Varadkar’s signal dampens intense speculation of imminent general electionTue Oct 22 2019 - 17:31
Resignation of senior official from children’s hospital a ‘personal decision’Taoiseach insists progress being made amid claims of further spiralling costsTue Oct 22 2019 - 17:02
‘Humiliation, disrespect, deceit’: Taoiseach apologises for CervicalCheck controversyVicky Phelan hears State apology delivered in Dáil to women and families affectedTue Oct 22 2019 - 16:43
Dáil voting rules to be tightened as ‘votegate’ controversy deepens‘Very grave’ revelations ‘go to the heart of the credibility of our parliamentary process’Tue Oct 22 2019 - 15:02
Lift the Garda overtime ban for Halloween, say TDsCouncil workers need security to remove toxic materials used in bonfires, Dáil hearsMon Oct 21 2019 - 12:02
Micheál Martin indicates spring preference for electionFianna Fáil leader closer to accepting Varadkar’s signals for general election dateSun Oct 20 2019 - 23:33
Risk of no-deal Brexit is low, but preparation must continue – VaradkarTaoiseach’s remarks come as British government triggers no-deal preparationsSun Oct 20 2019 - 22:11
Varadkar ‘not aware’ of any Government TDs voting for each other in DáilCeann Comhairle asks for inquiry after FF’s Niall Collins says he voted for Timmy DooleySun Oct 20 2019 - 19:46
All you need to know about Dáil electronic votingExpenses are not contingent on being present for votes as an allowance is paid for attendanceSun Oct 20 2019 - 19:08
Tánaiste ‘angry’ at sight of homeless boy (5) eating dinner on streetCoveney responds in Dáil to calls for stronger measures to tackle ‘national shame’ of child homelessnessThu Oct 17 2019 - 20:54
Most political parties side with Government against FF e-scooter BillProposed law delayed for three months to allow completion of public consultationThu Oct 17 2019 - 18:50
EU deal means a different ‘backstop’, Tánaiste tells DáilSimon Coveney urges caution but says the deal is significant and worth supportingThu Oct 17 2019 - 13:23
Traveller history to be ‘obligatory’ in schools if new Bill passedMinister expresses concerns over the draft legislation as Seanad votes to pass itThu Oct 17 2019 - 00:00
Senators report separate cases of identity theft and ‘death threat’Gerard Craughwell (Ind) and Catherine Noone (FG) were speaking during a Seanad debateWed Oct 16 2019 - 22:10
MLAs should not have to identify as ‘unionist, nationalist or other’Taoiseach says ’petition of concern’ giving veto to one community needs to changeWed Oct 16 2019 - 20:49
Dilution of Bill to teach Traveller history in schools criticisedMinister says legislation unaltered would mean subject having status above Irish or MathsWed Oct 16 2019 - 18:34
Varadkar and Martin row over disability servicesMartin claims agencies in fear of speaking out because ‘it will be taken out on them’Wed Oct 16 2019 - 13:32
Taoiseach says Government following commission advice on minimum wageIncrease of 30c will only be introducted in event of orderly Brexit, Dáil hearsWed Oct 16 2019 - 06:36
Stanton pledges new law so opposite-sex couples can choose who takes adoptive leaveDail considers law for new parental leave measure in addition to existing provisionsTue Oct 15 2019 - 23:44
Derry woman considers UN complaint over UK citizenship rulingTaoiseach backs Emma DeSouza’s case: British law ‘out of step’ with NI peace treatyTue Oct 15 2019 - 20:20
Varadkar invokes St John Henry Newman in conscience debateTaoiseach was responding to Labour leader’s call for end to clerics ‘instructing’ politiciansTue Oct 15 2019 - 19:48
Homeless man killed in Cork had been offered apartment, says TaoiseachFianna Fáil leader criticises Leo Varadkar for giving ‘personal details’ about Timothy HourihaneTue Oct 15 2019 - 19:16
New Castlebar-Westport road to cost more than €200 millionPrice tag of road has escalated by €70m in 10 months, says Labour senatorTue Oct 15 2019 - 16:25
Varadkar says he will raise Emma DeSouza ruling with JohnsonBritish citizenship laws out of step with Belfast Agreement - TaoiseachTue Oct 15 2019 - 15:08
Inquiry into acquisition of government offices site in WexfordOPW examining files over the transfer of properties after 15-year row over title deedsMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:27
Bill banning sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s goes to CabinetAnti-vaping legislation sought as 19 deaths and over 1,000 lung injuries reported in USMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:05
Tánaiste may call in Turkish ambassador, following incursion in northern SyriaCoveney warns Islamic State could ‘fill vacuum’ of instability in regionThu Oct 10 2019 - 21:35
Women to have access to free contraception from 2021 – MinisterHarris receives working group report, but legislation, regulation, negotiation neededThu Oct 10 2019 - 17:32
