Homelessness figures ‘unbelievably frustrating’, says TaoiseachOpposition says Murphy’s position is ‘untenable’, claims Government making crisis worseThu Mar 29 2018 - 14:21
Government to consider sentencing guidelines, particularly for sex crimesCase raised of ‘Irish Times’ letter writer angered by sentence reduction for her rapistWed Mar 28 2018 - 20:12
Seanad votes 40 to 10 to pave way for May 25th abortion voteMinister to ‘hold people to account’ for untrue claims in potentially divisive campaignWed Mar 28 2018 - 17:34
Seanad votes in favour of Bill to allow abortion referendumFive hour debate sees Senators argue for and against holding of referendumWed Mar 28 2018 - 06:52
Call for Taoiseach to replace AG over remarks that ‘scandalised’ the courtsLeo Varadkar satisfied with legal adviser’s clarification that remarks were ‘off the record’Wed Mar 28 2018 - 01:21
Women refused abortion will get review of caseFF Senator appeals to ‘men of Ireland’ to get informed and ‘stand up for your women’Tue Mar 27 2018 - 22:07
‘Families in all shapes and forms should be celebrated’ – TaoiseachFF papal visit volunteer concerned at Church not welcoming ‘non-traditional families’Tue Mar 27 2018 - 20:05
Varadkar rules out Coveney’s two-third majority plan on abortionTaoiseach says Tánaiste’s proposal aimed at limiting powers of Dáil is ‘unconstitutional’Tue Mar 27 2018 - 16:42
Homeowner learns from media her house may be acquired for MetroLinkTransport Infrastructure Ireland sent ’vague letter I thought was about noise and dust’Mon Mar 26 2018 - 02:00
Ministers to decide on Russian expulsions after security briefingsDonohoe says appropriate for State to review matters of national securityMon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00
Project Ireland 2040: €500,000 spent on cinema, print advertsGovernment departments spend €9m on public awareness, advertising, PR since start of 2017Sun Mar 25 2018 - 20:08
Bill seeks to stop JobPath banning unemployed from other schemesSome long-term jobless being ‘unfairly coerced’ into labour activation initiative – O’DeaSun Mar 25 2018 - 19:46
Ireland will not have to use veto in EU digital tax row - DonohoeFinance Minister: ‘Competitiveness should not be prerogative of larger countries only’Sun Mar 25 2018 - 15:05
Embarrassment for Taoiseach as Dáil votes by 85-49 to disband ‘spin unit’Varadkar not obliged to act as Government loses non-binding voteFri Mar 23 2018 - 06:19
Valerie Cox says ex-RTÉ colleagues concerned about contractsFormer reporter awarded €50,000 after WRC ruling of broadcaster discriminationThu Mar 22 2018 - 21:00
Tánaiste welcomes WRC award to Valerie Cox against RTÉCoveney pledges to prioritise Bill to increase compulsory retirement from 65 to 70Thu Mar 22 2018 - 19:49
Abortion referendum to go ahead following Dáil voteVote to hold referendum passes by 97 to 27, with 16 Fianna Fáil TDs voting againstWed Mar 21 2018 - 21:09
SF Senator Máire Devine urged to explain her Twitter activitySinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald acted ‘swiftly and decisively’, says Seanad leaderWed Mar 21 2018 - 20:46
Martin Ferris speaks of birth of grandchild who lived for 58 minutesDanny Healy-Rae: Aborted foetus brought from UK in boot of car ‘did not feel very loved’Wed Mar 21 2018 - 00:32
Tánaiste defends grant to private school in Ross’s constituencyMick Barry says Sports Minister ‘trumpeting’ grant as deprived schools get ’not a button’Tue Mar 20 2018 - 22:12
Fianna Fail TD to vote against repeal BillMary Butler not in favour of referendum providing for ‘regulation of terminations’Tue Mar 20 2018 - 20:49
SF calls for law change to prohibit interventions for wealthyTrump call to Varadkar over windfarm application sparks testy Dáil exchangesTue Mar 20 2018 - 16:49
Sinn Féin leader calls phrase ‘abortion on demand’ offensiveNo right to equal healthcare for pregnant women, says Catherine Murphy TDFri Mar 09 2018 - 18:31
Abortion debate: Dáil told of proposals for free contraceptive serviceHarris said he does not doubt the sincerity of people opposed to removing the Eighth Amendment, but that retaining it would not stop abortionFri Mar 09 2018 - 16:30
Policing Authority ‘ratted out’ civilian analysts over Garda statistics - DalyTánaiste says evidence of women at Justice committee ’very concerning’Thu Mar 08 2018 - 13:50
Ceann Comhairle says his office did not fund Tricolour supplementMary Lou McDonald queries ‘extraordinary’ ‘Irish Independent’ inset on the flagWed Mar 07 2018 - 22:08
Taoiseach to raise trade, gay and transgender rights with US presidentVaradkar rejects call not to meet Trump and ‘green-wash’ his ‘racist, homophobic’ viewsWed Mar 07 2018 - 20:07
Ireland can have discussions with UK which are not ‘negotiations’Concern in Dáil at UK suggestion Taoiseach has ‘shared responsibility’ for solutionWed Mar 07 2018 - 19:52
Taoiseach calls alleged paedophile ring ‘shocking, abhorrent, truly disgusting’Varadkar acknowledges more work needed to implement child safety recommendationsWed Mar 07 2018 - 15:10
Abortion referendum Bill to be published on Thursday, Taoiseach saysLeo Varadkar renews appeal for respectful debate to change ‘fundamental law’Wed Mar 07 2018 - 13:04
Alcohol minimum unit pricing could be delayed by Brexit and North’s political crisisMove to increase price of cheapest, strongest drink made before referendum, Stormont crisisWed Mar 07 2018 - 06:34
Vulture fund legislation will not stop repossessions, TD warnsPearse Doherty ‘fears the country is being sold a pup’ on Bill ahead of PTSB loan saleTue Mar 06 2018 - 22:27
Taoiseach too busy over weather to worry about ‘egos of politicians’Varadkar says inviting TDs to meet ambulance crews in Wexford ‘last thing on my mind’Tue Mar 06 2018 - 20:30
Communications unit €5m budget could be ‘eliminated altogether’Leo Varadkar accuses Micheál Martin of ‘venomous’ attack during Leaders’ QuestionsTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:36
Most Irish people ‘unaware’ of HPV cancer linkAppeal to parents to have daughters vaccinated against virus which kills 130 annuallyMon Mar 05 2018 - 01:07
Council disputes claim ambulance could not get into dead man’s estateAllegations Killinarden home inaccessible as snow plough withdrawn over anti-social actsSun Mar 04 2018 - 21:29
Schools and businesses may stay closed after unprecedented snowfallStorm’s lingering effects delay resumption of transport servicesFri Mar 02 2018 - 20:51
Dáil suspended following row over ‘anti-Semitic’ Nazi remarkTDs react angrily as Marc MacSharry compares Government campaign to work of Joseph GoebbelsWed Feb 28 2018 - 16:04
Respect Irish vote on Belfast Agreement, Taoiseach tells BrexiteersVaradkar says UK voted by 51.8% for Brexit, while Ireland voted 97% and NI 72% for peace dealWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:45
IBRC commission could cost up to €25m, Taoiseach saysFees to eight legal counsel for work since 2015 total €1.23 million, Varadkar saysTue Feb 27 2018 - 21:41
North talks to be put on hold while intensive Brexit discussions take place - TaoiseachParties have been asked to ’pause for reflection’ as Brexit draft published, debatedTue Feb 27 2018 - 19:37
Taoiseach: No ‘blank cheque’ to fund keeping the heat on during cold snapJim Daly’s call to elderly to leave heating on for 24 hours ‘not advice of Government’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 16:08
Living with scoliosis: ‘My life is on hold waiting for surgery’Aisling Corcoran has little faith in the health system after repeated delays for treatmentTue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Charitable status of €450m ‘in-house’ State agency queriedMinister promises review of Pobal after TD queries lack of tendering by Govt departmentsThu Feb 22 2018 - 20:36
Call for abortion vote delay over Citizens’ Assembly recruitmentHeated exchanges in Dáil but Simon Harris says voters will get their say on issue in MayThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:00
Varadkar proposes pro-repeal Fine Gael group within partyTaoiseach asks TDs and Senators who support change to contact his office in coming daysThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses ‘deep regret’ at treatment of patient by ‘our health service’Hospital only informed woman of misdiagnosis nine months after it found outWed Feb 21 2018 - 22:18
Abortion will remain restricted ‘to certain circumstances’ even with repeal - MinisterSimon Harris confirms referendum will take place before end of MayWed Feb 21 2018 - 21:09
Puppy farm owners making ‘huge profits’ from ‘horrific cruelty’Minister pledges to investigate Raymond Cullivan’s Misty Meadow farmWed Feb 21 2018 - 14:54
Teeth cleaning and glasses repair ‘most popular welfare benefits’‘Absolutely deadly’ that 450,000 self-employed have access, Doherty saysTue Feb 20 2018 - 21:49
