Court of Appeal to get six new judges after Bill passed by DáilDistrict Court judges’ retirement age to increase from 65 to 70Thu Jul 11 2019 - 20:31
Psychiatric nurses’ overtime ban shows issues remain – CoveneyTánaiste says PNA has been patient with Government’s slow progress on resolutionThu Jul 11 2019 - 17:10
Tributes paid in Dáil to ‘giants of public life’ Brendan Grace, Noel WhelanTwo very different men ‘both made enormous contributions’ to Irish lifeThu Jul 11 2019 - 13:31
Landmark legislation makes inquests into maternal deaths mandatoryFamily of women whose deaths became high profiles cases observed as Bill completedThu Jul 11 2019 - 11:05
Beef deal concerns ‘pale into insignificance’ in event of no-deal BrexitTaoiseach says State will vote against Mercosur deal ‘if it is not in Ireland’s interests’Wed Jul 10 2019 - 20:50
Judicial appointments Bill needs ‘substantial work’, Minister saysBill unexpectedly passes committee stage after more than 100 hours of Seanad debateWed Jul 10 2019 - 20:21
McHugh to bring memo on abuse scheme to Cabinet next week‘We failed as a State and as a society,’ education minister Joe McHugh tells DáilWed Jul 10 2019 - 18:25
Taoiseach has ‘full confidence’ in Kehoe after navy service claimsVaradkar defends Kehoe as FF leader claims military had ‘lost all confidence’ in himWed Jul 10 2019 - 15:48
Taoiseach will not ask Kehoe to withdraw ‘inaccurate’ Naval Service claimsVaradkar says two vessels unlikely to be back in service when maintenance completedWed Jul 10 2019 - 15:48
Taoiseach withdraws Dáil remark about ‘sinning priest’ MartinVaradkar said remarks ‘caused offence to people I never intended to offend’Wed Jul 10 2019 - 14:31
Bill to be introduced with rising scale of speeding penaltiesMinister will also consider requiring car manufacturers to put instal ’speed limiters’Wed Jul 10 2019 - 08:05
Taoiseach apologises to victims of child sexual abuse in schoolsPayments to be made to 13 appellants and ex-gratia scheme will be re-openedTue Jul 09 2019 - 23:01
Ireland could ‘frustrate’ South American countries in beef deal, Creed saysMinister repeats claims they could ‘thwart, limit, frustrate’ South American countriesTue Jul 09 2019 - 21:17
Lobbying of Taoiseach adviser by former government press secretary raised in DáilBríd Smith withdraws claim Leo Varadkar told ‘deliberate lies’ on climate change commitmentTue Jul 09 2019 - 18:26
Hospitals lost almost 19,000 bed days in June as discharge of 599 patients delayedLengthy stays due to lack of home-help hours, care packages, respite support, says TDSun Jul 07 2019 - 21:09
€6m EU funding for Irish fishing suspended in ‘hostile’ rowEU Commission to take infringement proceedings against Ireland on fishery penaltiesSat Jul 06 2019 - 02:00
Eir offer would ‘jettison essential conditions’ to protect State, rural usersMinister challenges Opposition on safeguards they would abandon for reduced costThu Jul 04 2019 - 22:24
Varadkar apologises for ‘sinning priest’ comment‘I have offended a lot of people...I do apologise and I am going to withdraw the remarks’Thu Jul 04 2019 - 20:44
Bill on judicial misconduct and sentencing guidelines passes DáilLandmark legislation first proposed 20 years ago, dealt with by Dáil in less than two hoursThu Jul 04 2019 - 19:31
Defence Forces treated differently because they cannot strike, Howlin saysHowlin hits out at decision not to allow pay commission examine soldiers’ core payThu Jul 04 2019 - 17:23
Government welcomes ‘good bits’ of Mercosur beef dealDoherty rejects claims Phil Hogan being made ‘scapegoat’ in beef dealThu Jul 04 2019 - 16:47
Taoiseach compares FF leader to ‘secretly sinning priest’ in Dáil rowMartin tells Varadkar not to be ‘petty, silly or idiotic’ in clashes over Dunkettle InterchangeThu Jul 04 2019 - 10:16
Government denies it is at odds with Michael Creed over beef dealMinister for Agriculture has vowed to ‘dismantle’ EU-Mercosur agreementThu Jul 04 2019 - 01:00
The missing: Bill ends seven-year wait for declaration of deathBill passed to allow relatives deal with estates where evidence shows death almost certainWed Jul 03 2019 - 21:44
Ireland has lowest rate of home-ownership since 1970s, Dáil toldMicheál Martin claims Government’s ‘litany of failures’ have doubled child homelessnessWed Jul 03 2019 - 18:58
Creed pledges to ‘frustrate and thwart’ beef deal as it currently standsHumphreys says impact of Brexit will be key to economic assessment of MercosurWed Jul 03 2019 - 15:46
‘Majority of greyhound owners abusive towards animals’, TD claimsMinister of State to meet chair and board of Irish Greyhound Board to discuss dog welfare issuesTue Jul 02 2019 - 21:58
Creed insists EU-Mercosur agreement is not a ’done deal’Trade deal could be ‘death knell’ for Irish beef sector, FF leader saysTue Jul 02 2019 - 21:20
HSE records €116.2m overspend in first four months of 2019Minister says costs of acute hospitals, medical card and treatment abroad schemes to blameTue Jul 02 2019 - 21:17
Call for 1% cap on ‘unsustainable’ rent increases for three yearsMinister Eoghan Murphy says rents still too high and time needed for measures to workTue Jul 02 2019 - 19:04
Brussels-bound Mick Wallace becomes emotional in last address to DáilTDs, Senator say their farewells to Leinster House on last day in OireachtasFri Jun 28 2019 - 08:52
Call for boycott of US embassy July 4th celebrations ‘very divisive’Labour Senator asks politicians not to attend over Trump’s handling of migrationThu Jun 27 2019 - 21:52
Some TDs only want soldiers confined to barracks or ‘shovelling snow’, Minister claimsPaul Kehoe defends Defence Forces participation in EU battle group approved by DáilThu Jun 27 2019 - 21:48
Government ‘trying to pull wool over people’s eyes’ on hospital costsFianna Fáil, Sinn Féin critical of ministers over spending on children’s hospitalThu Jun 27 2019 - 13:20
CervicalCheck tribunal will be ‘step into the unknown,’ Dáil toldBill aims to set up alternative system for dealing with claims arising from controversyThu Jun 27 2019 - 07:51
Broadband ‘red lines’ must go to reach €1bn bill, says EirVaradkar says Government is taking Eir comments to Oireachtas ‘seriously’Thu Jun 27 2019 - 01:47
‘Bogus and misleading’ to compare judges’ pay restoration to health strike, says TaoiseachGovernment accused of treating health support workers as ‘menials’Wed Jun 26 2019 - 13:57
Eir willing to re-engage with broadband plan if model changedTelecoms firm tells Oireachtas committee it is ‘certain’ plan can be delivered for €1bnTue Jun 25 2019 - 21:05
Minister rejects claim Christmas bonus not factored in economic statementDoherty says social welfare bonus and health overspend not included in calculationsTue Jun 25 2019 - 20:48
Algal bloom the cause of Sandycove ‘orange slick’, tests showSwimming bans in Dublin the result of lack of investment, says Irish WaterTue Jun 25 2019 - 18:27
Taoiseach appeals to Siptu to call off HSE strike, return to Labour CourtOpposition says union does not trust Government on job evaluation processTue Jun 25 2019 - 15:24
Irish Army role in German-led battle group for debate in DáilFianna Fáil confirms it will support moveTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:00
Ireland to be first EU country to ban plastic microbeads in cleaners, Dáil toldBill bans microparticles in soaps, shower gels, scrubs but excludes ‘wear off’ productsThu Jun 20 2019 - 20:48
Judges to have insurance award guidelines committee as Bill passed by SeanadJudicial Council Bill deals with conduct of judges and disciplinary measuresThu Jun 20 2019 - 20:48
Army Rangers set for UN mission in Mali after 77-39 Dáil voteFourteen personnel to serve on four-month rotations in war-torn African countryThu Jun 20 2019 - 19:29
Donohoe accused of using ‘magic money’ to fund promisesMinister warned ‘it’s a mistake you’ll regret’ to run roughshod over Fianna FáilThu Jun 20 2019 - 16:21
Coveney promises law to protect children from improper online materialTánaiste says days of self-regulation are over and Bill should be ready by end of this yearThu Jun 20 2019 - 14:10
Taoiseach and Trump had ’disagreement’ over tradeVaradkar tells Dáil ‘I have the measure of Trump’ after their meeting in ShannonThu Jun 20 2019 - 00:03
Donohoe to review corporation tax sustainabilityMinister for Finance says it is too early to say if IFAC’s recent concerns are legitimateWed Jun 19 2019 - 23:51
Zappone delays adoption Bill to allow more consultationMinister halts legislation after meeting advocacy groups, lawyers, social workersWed Jun 19 2019 - 20:37
