Varadkar opposed to further changes to alcohol BillThe Dáil is set to debate the controversial proposed legislation on TuesdayMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Tánaiste ‘united with the Cabinet’ on abortion referendumCoveney says referendum is once in a generation chance and a ‘no result will mean nothing can change’Sun Feb 04 2018 - 18:40
Salary for new teachers ‘very competitive’ - says BrutonMinister for Education says 75% of pay difference for new teachers has been restoredThu Feb 01 2018 - 20:12
Ministers would not allow their pensions to be handled as CIÉ treats company schemes, TD claimsGovernment accused of turning ‘blind eye’ to CIÉ’s handling of pension fund obligationsThu Feb 01 2018 - 19:10
TD expresses concern over Brexit impact on crime preventionNumber of murders in inner city Dublin would not be tolerated in ‘leafy suburbs’Thu Feb 01 2018 - 18:54
Childcare Support Bill will set out rules for childcare funding decisionsZappone says legislation will be important in raising standards of careWed Jan 31 2018 - 21:28
Eoghan Murphy may make advertising sub-standard rentals a crimeÓ Broin says he emailed council list of advertised properties ‘clearly not of an acceptable standard’Wed Jan 31 2018 - 20:48
Taoiseach warns Northern talks are on their ‘last chance’Varadkar says if negotiations collapse there may be no restoration of institutions ‘for years’Wed Jan 31 2018 - 20:24
Taoiseach says efforts under way to resolve Section 39 pay rowDepartment criticised for not attending committee hearing on health workers’ pay restorationWed Jan 31 2018 - 10:25
Garda Commissioner to report to government on €26.5 million IT contractTD highlights concerns An Garda paid consultancy firm Accenture before work doneTue Jan 30 2018 - 21:55
Gridlocked Taoiseach takes 75 minutes to get to workLeo Varadkar says Dublin traffic chaos not linked to Luas but the booming economyTue Jan 30 2018 - 19:55
Abortion now in the hands of Irish electorate, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar affirms commitment to poll by end of May ‘with co-operation of the House’Tue Jan 30 2018 - 15:24
Hill of Tara is ‘in a mess’, TD claimsMinister confirms conservation plan for site amid concerns over the number of visitorsMon Jan 29 2018 - 01:00
Ireland in danger of being tourist destination for snaring badgers and foxesTD warns criminal elements involved in ’seriously sick’ activitySun Jan 28 2018 - 14:45
Almost 60,000 on ‘unacceptable’ waiting list for driving testSinn Féin TD calls on RSA to explain ‘ineffectiveness’ in recruiting new testersFri Jan 26 2018 - 21:03
€75k for report examining how to help returning emigrantsTD says people coming home to Ireland face problems getting insurance and mortgagesFri Jan 26 2018 - 13:52
Weary of dry Good Fridays? Green light for alcohol sale on holy dayLegislation passes in Dáil sweeping away restrictions largely untouched since 1922Fri Jan 26 2018 - 10:05
TD claims midweek ‘rip off’ by hotels in demanding extra €70Coveney says Minister will investigate issue for everyone, with ‘no special treatment’ for TDsThu Jan 25 2018 - 20:34
Divisive abortion issue a national torture, says Fianna Fáil TDCowen: Decision to support termination up to 12 weeks ‘agonising and difficult’Thu Jan 25 2018 - 19:39
Tánaiste sidesteps remarks about ‘bank of mum and dad’Simon Coveney says 600 homes for sale in Dublin this week for under €250,000Thu Jan 25 2018 - 14:58
Do not exploit those with Down Syndrome in abortion debate - MinisterPeople with condition ‘listen to radio, watch TD and read media’ so respect is crucialThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Abortion debate cut short for second night as 20-TD quorum not metGovernment risks ‘hornet’s nest’ if it does not go with repeal simpliciter option – Paul MurphyWed Jan 24 2018 - 23:01
Taoiseach got 100% tracker mortgage for 40 yearsVaradkar dismisses suggestions he got help from parents to pay depositWed Jan 24 2018 - 16:00
Government prepares for Pope’s arrival as if it were State visitPope Francis will visit Dublin in August for the World Meeting of FamiliesWed Jan 24 2018 - 14:45
‘Lots of us did’: Varadkar says he was among housebuyers who got deposit from parentsHowlin says it is ‘hopeless task’ for people paying exorbitant rents to raise €20,000 depositWed Jan 24 2018 - 09:03
Dáil abortion debate ends abruptly as Government TDs absent when quorum calledMcGrath condemns lack of attendance as disgraceful in debate called for 10pmTue Jan 23 2018 - 23:51
Difficult for Government to act if people attend Scientology centre of ‘own free will’Taoiseach says Ireland ‘a free country which guarantees free association’Tue Jan 23 2018 - 22:44
Eighth Amendment: Varadkar trusts Irish people to make ‘right decision’Catholic Church opposes repeal, Protestant groupings ‘more nuanced’ but not supportiveTue Jan 23 2018 - 19:09
Dáil calls for progress report on Dublin-Monaghan bombingsCoveney pledges to pursue British government on papers relating to murderous attacksMon Jan 22 2018 - 19:24
Drinks industry lobbied extensively on Alcohol Health BillRegister shows 11 Ministers, 15 TDs and 21 Senators were lobbied about the legislationMon Jan 22 2018 - 02:27
FF support will carry Bill to give tenants 90 days’ notice to quitResidential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill will give tenants access to previous rent levelSun Jan 21 2018 - 20:47
Hillwalker’s Mayo cave find is 5,000 year old burial site‘When the radiocarbon dates came through it was very exciting’ - archaeologistFri Jan 19 2018 - 16:26
Organ donor assistance scheme ‘discriminatory’, says O’ReillySF health spokeswoman says ‘oversight’ has impact on donors not in formal employmentFri Jan 19 2018 - 12:59
Abortion debate: Ireland’s most Catholic times were its ‘least Christian’Minister of State opposes ‘purposeful destruction’ of a viable pregnancyThu Jan 18 2018 - 21:04
Micheál Martin says he favours repeal of Eighth Amendment‘Nothing we say or do here could make Ireland a country without abortion’ - FF leaderThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:48
Ross mistakenly votes against his own drink drive legislationAfter FF abstains, Bill to impose mandatory ban for drink driving goes to next stageThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:35
Government seeking legal advice on Eighth Amendment removalRecommendation to be made by month’s end on need for provision to replace article in ConstitutionThu Jan 18 2018 - 14:09
April 2017 had highest monthly drink driving arrests in 5 yearsShane Ross insists legislation is about ’one thing only and that is saving lives’Thu Jan 18 2018 - 07:04
Healy-Rae says his views on abortion will never changeCalls for all information to be accurate as TDs differ on foetal disabilityThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:19
Harris raises Kerry babies and Lovett cases in abortion debateMinister for Health: 3,265 women from every county had travelled abroad for abortions last yearWed Jan 17 2018 - 19:47
Bill proposes tenants be given 90 days’ termination noticeRóisín Shortall says new tenants should know how much rent predecessors paidWed Jan 17 2018 - 16:50
Chief executive’s salary was 10% of charity's total spending, Dáil toldWallace asks why non-profit group Pobal has charity statusWed Jan 17 2018 - 13:03
Charlie Flanagan plans to meet Bill Kenneally’s abuse victimsTaoiseach keen for commission to start inquiry into jailed former basketball coachTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:53
Dolores O’Riordan ‘voice of a generation’, says VaradkarTaoiseach leads Dáil tributes to trailblazer whose music is appreciated worldwideTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:09
Taoiseach: Only qualified people should supply addiction servicesVaradkar says Catholic Church offers programme as FF condemns Scientology rehabTue Jan 16 2018 - 20:08
AG’s advice on constitutional implications of abortion legislation soughtGovernment concerned legislation could be deemed unconstitutional due to other rightsTue Jan 16 2018 - 19:40
Varadkar and Martin clash over patients on trolleys as Dáil returnsAbortion referndum, Brexit negotiations, trolley crisis to dominate this political termTue Jan 16 2018 - 15:42
Michael Ring to speak in Dáil, seven months after appointmentMinister for Rural and Community Development to answer first questions on his portfolioTue Jan 16 2018 - 13:56
Dáil returns to largest in-tray in its historyThere are 115 Bills clogging up in the Dáil, with the vast majority having no chance of being passedMon Jan 15 2018 - 16:48
Legal challenge to State joining Pesco ‘unlikely to succeed’People Before Profit considered moving against EU structure but was advised against itTue Jan 09 2018 - 21:53
