FF Irish amendment could delay public health legislation on alcoholHarris plan to pass Bill three years in the making, under pressureSun Sept 16 2018 - 23:19
Cancer warnings on labels: the latest battle in alcohol regulationIreland might be the first country to put cancer warnings on all alcohol productsSat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Cloverhill prisoners slept on mattresses on floor due to overcrowdingEight of the inmates had no prison-cell bed in April, 21 in May and 15 in JuneFri Aug 31 2018 - 01:00
Court poor box collections amount to €7.5m since 2014Flanagan brings in legislation to replace box with community sanctions and probationSun Aug 12 2018 - 22:13
McAleese accuses pope of ‘bad manners’ after failing to reply to her letterFormer president hopeful pontiff will change church doctrine on homosexualityMon Aug 06 2018 - 22:05
5.6% of first-time-buyer grants went to homes over €450,000TD expresses concern that builders factoring help-to-buy scheme into ‘inflationary’ priceMon Aug 06 2018 - 01:00
Aosdána poet Matthew Sweeney dies at 65 of motor neurone disease‘One of the finest poets of his generation, a craftsman of the highest achievement’Sun Aug 05 2018 - 21:44
Guide to investigations into CervicalCheck controversyBackground: New inquiry examining outsourcing of services to labs in United StatesFri Aug 03 2018 - 07:09
Department of Children pours cold water on ’granny grant’ proposalsKatherine Zappone ‘focused’ on increased childcare investment in budgetFri Aug 03 2018 - 00:08
Amnesty decision spurs move to set up electoral commissionCalls for definition of ‘political purposes’ to be clarified in law following court rulingWed Aug 01 2018 - 01:37
High Court’s quashing of Sipo Soros funds decision welcomed by AmnestyDepartment of Local Government to act on watchdog’s call for electoral commissionTue Jul 31 2018 - 16:45
Varadkar appeals for Ryanair and unions to resume talksTaoiseach ‘concerned’ about impact on holidaymakers as fourth pilots’ strike to go aheadThu Jul 26 2018 - 21:04
Taoiseach expresses confidence Brexit deal can be sealed before MarchVaradkar renews offer to Italian PM to take 600 migrants once security clearance agreedThu Jul 26 2018 - 19:52
Air Corps crosses Border to assist with Co Down forest fireBefore this summer Air Corps had never engaged in such a cross-Border operationThu Jul 26 2018 - 16:45
Sipo calls for law to stop foreign meddling in Irish pollsNo spending limits or regulations in place, warns watchdogThu Jul 26 2018 - 16:07
Ticketsellers will ‘have to come on board’ with new resale lawsCabinet approves legislation to ban the resale of tickets at multiples of their face valueThu Jul 26 2018 - 07:47
‘Lawyers in the Seanad’ holding up judicial appointments reform – RossMinister confident Stepaside will reopen on 24 hour basis; says he will run in next general electionWed Jul 25 2018 - 20:39
Wexford girl (9) schools Shane Ross on gender equality in sportCharlie Moore wants to see more girls play sport in effort to promote good mental healthWed Jul 25 2018 - 18:03
Government ‘may insist on access to State-funded sports grounds’Ross hopeful GAA, Liam Miller tribute match organisers will reach agreement on venueWed Jul 25 2018 - 14:04
Hotels and State properties may pay more for TV licencesLicence fee collection to be reviewed in wake of evasion costs running at €40m annuallyTue Jul 24 2018 - 21:36
Decriminalising homosexuality will have to be done on case-by-case basisSearches of Garda Pulse records indicate 150 cases at issue and require further examinationTue Jul 24 2018 - 21:20
Aer Lingus flight to Dublin forced into Shannon diversionPassengers from London Heathrow told wind conditions ‘unstable’ on approachThu Jul 19 2018 - 17:45
Constance Markievicz to be formally recognised as Westminster’s first female MPVótáil 100 committee travels to present portrait of revolutionary to House of CommonsWed Jul 18 2018 - 06:41
Referendum needed to change definition of ‘family’ in ConstitutionHarris: ’Men loving men,women loving women no less a family than mine’Tue Jul 17 2018 - 22:06
Controversial Road Traffic Bill passed by Seanad and now goes to PresidentUpper House takes just two hours in total on legislation after weeks of filibustering in DáilTue Jul 17 2018 - 19:57
Brian O’Driscoll strikes right note in NI with Lambeg drum turnFormer Ireland and British Lions rugby star praised for attendance at Loughgall paradeTue Jul 17 2018 - 17:52
Irish plan to put cancer warnings on alcohol being closely watchedScotland ‘happy’ Ireland to fore in campaign to be first in EU to have such labelsMon Jul 16 2018 - 01:00
Insurance policies to be hit with 2% levy for next seven yearsDáil passes Bill aiming to deal with outstanding claims from Setanta Insurance collapseThu Jul 12 2018 - 22:11
A ‘small minority can terrorise communities’, says MartinTánaiste warns absence of Executive and defence of status quo ‘not a safe strategy’Thu Jul 12 2018 - 21:32
Ireland no ’global leader’ on gay rights - in 15th place on equality ’rainbow map’Minister says ’other countries with hate crime law have major problems - we do not’Thu Jul 12 2018 - 20:35
Night time water restrictions to be introduced in Dublin areaEoghan Murphy calls on TDs not to blame Irish Water as drought conditions continueThu Jul 12 2018 - 20:33
‘King of promises’: Tánaiste slated over student housing pricesFianna Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary criticised the Government’s progress reportThu Jul 12 2018 - 14:46
Government to use first ‘guillotine’ to put deadline on insurance debateDeadline of one hour set for Bill to resolve cases linked to collapse of Setanta InsuranceThu Jul 12 2018 - 12:05
State should stop fighting vaccine cases and give compensation, TD saysNumber of people who received swine flu vaccine take legal action alleging narcolepsyThu Jul 12 2018 - 11:11
Same sex couples to be allowed to register names on child’s passport and birth certBill to fix drafting errors in 2015 Act will also ban anonymous sperm, egg donationsWed Jul 11 2018 - 23:25
Standing ovation as Seanad backs Bill banning Israeli settlement goodsPalestinian representatives applaud in visitor’s gallery as vote carriedWed Jul 11 2018 - 19:49
Taoiseach defends decision not to publicly advertise top justice jobLeo Varadkar says gardaí may have to do anti-social rosters as crime figures rise againWed Jul 11 2018 - 15:14
Hard Brexit would result in 40,000 job losses, Minister for Finance warnsPaschal Donohoe says Ireland would face 4 per cent drop in GDP from ‘cliff edge’ BrexitWed Jul 11 2018 - 14:34
Review of 3,000 CervicalCheck smear tests will take up to four months, Taoiseach saysWomen must be asked for their consent and will be briefed individually, Dáil is toldWed Jul 11 2018 - 13:14
A woman’s place ‘is where she wants it to be’, Taoiseach saysVaradkar asked about poll on deletion of role in the home article from ConstitutionTue Jul 10 2018 - 22:27
Bill prohibiting baptism as requirement for school entry passes in Dáil‘Baptism barrier’ to be lifted from September 2019 affecting over-subscribed schoolsTue Jul 10 2018 - 21:05
Road Traffic Bill passes through Seanad in an hour after weeks in DáilFF Senator says learner driver rule will have very different effect in Kerry compared to DublinTue Jul 10 2018 - 20:45
Court poor box will be ‘done away with’, says FlanaganMinister for Justice is unhappy with how poorbox is being used. ‘I intend to reform it’Tue Jul 10 2018 - 15:52
Call for publication of gender-recognition law reviewMinister expected to bring report to Cabinet this week with proposals for new legislationSun Jul 08 2018 - 20:15
Minister committed to ensuring new HPV test delivered by year endCreator of vaccine that ended cervical cancer in Australia to receive award in IrelandSun Jul 08 2018 - 19:57
New rules aim to combat Ireland’s reputation as puppy farm capitalMeasures include unannounced inspections, and banning use of portable cages as kennelsSun Jul 08 2018 - 15:38
Tánaiste: UK Brexit proposals could be basis for serious negotiationsPlans pick and choose but UK has ‘softened red lines’ and EU will show some flexibilitySun Jul 08 2018 - 15:34
Drink-driving Bill disruption adds to grief of victims’ familiesFilibustering and attempts to delay the legislation by some rural TDs left a bitter tasteSat Jul 07 2018 - 01:55
Government gets power to revoke planning permission for ‘State security’TD links provision to approval for Russian embassy to significantly expand its premisesFri Jul 06 2018 - 20:11
Drink-driving law passed in Dáil after bitter row over filbusteringCeann Comhairle says tactics bringing Dáil into ‘disrepute’ as debate exceeded 30 hoursFri Jul 06 2018 - 13:46
