Abortion services may not be in every hospital in January - VaradkarHarris says the 300 women who travel for terminations each month will have options in StateMon Dec 10 2018 - 15:14
Minister defends coursing against claims regulation not workingMaureen O’Sullivan renews call for ban – Ireland one of three EU states to allow meetsMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00
Blazing a trail: The 19 female ministers since 1918After Constance Markievicz, Ireland had no woman at cabinet for 60 years. In the past century, there have been just 19 female ministers - and two female presidentsMon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00
Pope Francis sends letter on Irish Mother and Baby HomesNo reference to money in Pope’s reply to Minister for Children Katherine ZapponeSun Dec 09 2018 - 15:07
Lawsuits filed over three delayed diagnoses cases in Kerry, Dáil hearsSinn Féin TD claims says fifth death may be linked to errors in reading of scansThu Dec 06 2018 - 16:18
Importation of cannabis-based products has ‘chill factor for neurologists’Mick Barry says doctors nervous about seeking import licence for schedule 1 drugThu Dec 06 2018 - 13:32
Seanad passes ‘historic’ Bill to ban sale of goods from occupied territoriesTánaiste described Bill as not ‘legally sound or capable of being implemented’Wed Dec 05 2018 - 20:32
Simon Harris: ‘I am not giving any hospital to the nuns’Taoiseach, Minister insist no religious ethos in new National Maternity HospitalWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:08
Varadkar: Confidence and supply talks going on ‘longer than I would like’Taoiseach says he respects FF wish for in-depth review of Government departmentsWed Dec 05 2018 - 16:15
Legislation for rent register, rent controls and notices to quit to come before CabinetLeo Varadkar accuses Sinn Féin of ‘weaponising the homeless’ in DáilWed Dec 05 2018 - 13:55
Failure to publish report on rape of three children in foster care condemned in DáilTaoiseach said he would have to check with Minister for Children on the reportTue Dec 04 2018 - 22:27
Denis Naughten defends his actions on broadband planFormer minister resigned earlier this year amid controversy over meetings with bidderTue Dec 04 2018 - 21:59
People now being breathalysed going to and from Mass, Dáil toldDanny Healy-Rae claims Government wants to close down churches as well as post offices and other servicesTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:42
Taoiseach rejects Sinn Féin call for tax relief for rentersTax relief should be for all workers not just those renting says VaradkarTue Dec 04 2018 - 16:29
Half of 4,000 refugees Ireland agreed to take in 2015 have arrivedSome 96 people living with families who offered accommodation at height of migrant crisisFri Nov 30 2018 - 18:47
Calls for increased Garda enforcement to stop illegal steroid importationAlmost 400 emergency in-patient cases last year because of anabolic steroid usesFri Nov 30 2018 - 16:39
Asylum seekers may be spared lengthy journeys to DublinMinister asks officials to look at impact of business being conducted at remote centresThu Nov 29 2018 - 20:39
TD talks about her time in prison as Dáil passes social welfare legislationPayments for working while incarcerated a reflection of welfare wage paid to carersThu Nov 29 2018 - 20:01
Coveney says he will not be ‘bounced’ into Israeli goods banTánaiste says Seanad Bill to ban goods from occupied territories is ‘not legally sound’Thu Nov 29 2018 - 19:53
Irish childcare costs are the highest in the world – 'like a second mortgage'Sinn Féin calls for wage agreement for low-paid workers in the sectorThu Nov 29 2018 - 13:41
Do ‘senior republicans’ decide Sinn Féin policy, Taoiseach asksMcDonald under combined FG/FF attack on lack of anti-Brexit voice for NorthWed Nov 28 2018 - 21:20
Bill banning Israeli settlement goods moves a step closer to passingFine Gael says Bill requires Government to do ‘something not in its power’Wed Nov 28 2018 - 20:31
Taoiseach slates ‘Seanad filibuster’ of judicial appointments lawImportant legislation being ‘backed up’ because of delaying tactics, Varadkar tells DáilWed Nov 28 2018 - 19:46
Sinn Féin chief rails against State permit for UK moneylenderCharges ‘very high’ but banning high-interest loans limits freedom of choice – VaradkarWed Nov 28 2018 - 15:43
Last remaining broadband bid ‘has not changed’, says TaoiseachVaradkar questions if Opposition’s raising of tender process is attempt to ‘scupper’ projectWed Nov 28 2018 - 13:51
Taoiseach criticised in Dáil as families queue for nappiesVaradkar says many people ‘for their own reasons’ go to charities rather than StateTue Nov 27 2018 - 20:48
Broadband consortium bid ‘still stands’ Taoiseach tells DáilVaradkar says bidder changed during process ‘but it is not a new consortium’Tue Nov 27 2018 - 14:54
Almost 60,000 in financial hardship defer property tax paymentsOfficials refuse to deduct tax from welfare benefits as amount paid ‘necessary to live on’Sun Nov 25 2018 - 19:15
Scouting Ireland contacted by 15 more people who say they were abusedThe organisation has been contacted by over a dozen victims since abuse revelationsFri Nov 23 2018 - 01:00
Over 3,000 await redress over tracker mortgage scandalPaschal Donohoe unable to give exact time when all affected will receive compensationThu Nov 22 2018 - 20:27
Dáil hears call for ‘all-Ireland’ soccer team following O’Neill resignationSinn Féin TD says having two separate teams splits talent pool and resourcesThu Nov 22 2018 - 14:18
Police outside State contacted about alleged Scouting Ireland abusersMany of alleged abusers may be living outside IrelandThu Nov 22 2018 - 13:32
Nama wind-up date delayed by a year, Dáil hearsMinister says final major sales complete by end 2018, focus afterwards on docklands SDZThu Nov 22 2018 - 12:37
Seanad backs giving citizenship rights to all Irish-born childrenMinister warns of influx to North from Britain but Government loses vote 23-16Wed Nov 21 2018 - 21:27
Dáil passes motion in support of draft Brexit withdrawl dealSinn Féin and People Before Profit amendments to motion rejected by HouseWed Nov 21 2018 - 20:27
Seanad suspended over row about ‘misogynistic’ remarksFianna Fáil Senator took exception when Buttimer claimed she was ‘trying to assert herself’Wed Nov 21 2018 - 18:57
Internal military document contradicts Minister’s claim of defence spending increaseKehoe ‘Scrooge of Government’ with lowest budget increase of any departments – FFWed Nov 21 2018 - 17:39
Leas-Cheann Comhairle thanks TDs who turned up for workPat Gallagher rebukes absentees after Dáil business delay over lack of quorumWed Nov 21 2018 - 14:00
€1,500 a head carbon tax forecast ‘way off the mark’, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar concedes carbon tax increases but not to extent projected by the ESRIWed Nov 21 2018 - 13:40
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin leader of ‘hobnobbing with super-rich’Mary Lou McDonald says Government cutting expenses worth €100 a year to workersTue Nov 20 2018 - 21:08
Brexit deal text not open for renegotiation, says CoveneyMinister claims agreement will not be ‘reopened’ but talks on future relationship to continueTue Nov 20 2018 - 19:38
Call for new Stardust fire inquest to be considered ‘afresh’ by AGFamilies say they have new evidence about 1981 Artane disaster in which 48 people diedTue Nov 20 2018 - 16:55
‘I think it’s time Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael put their differences aside’Delegates offer mixed views on grand coalition with Fianna FáilSun Nov 18 2018 - 12:08
Brexit: Ulster Unionist Party chief critical of Government’s Brexit stanceOrderly, agreed transition for UK departure a ‘great economic prize’, says DonohoeSat Nov 17 2018 - 17:36
Decision to make history optional subject to be reviewedMinister says it is through ‘learning the lessons of our past that we can plan for future’Sat Nov 17 2018 - 14:57
Simon Coveney says Fine Gael is ‘election ready’Party will not stay in Government without clarity on confidence and supply dealSat Nov 17 2018 - 11:41
Proposed sexual violence study to cost over €1 millionFlanagan concerned over recent reports of underwear being held up in a rape trialSat Nov 17 2018 - 11:26
High Court action to force release of CervicalCheck smear test slides, Dáil toldWomen dealing with cancer waiting six months ’just to get own medical information’Thu Nov 15 2018 - 18:56
Ban on tattoos and intimate body piercings for under 18s proposed in new BillBan on piercings proposed amid fears they make youngsters vulnerable to abuseThu Nov 15 2018 - 17:46
Brexit: Coveney rejects claims Government triumphalist on dealSimon Coveney warns parties against arguing about ’majority versus minority’ in NorthThu Nov 15 2018 - 15:40
