Bottle return scheme could be catastrophic, says Environment MinisterGreen Party Bill proposes ban on plastic cups, plates and cutleryWed Jul 12 2017 - 08:04
Minister for Health ‘more interested’ in PR than patient healthHarris fails to attend 'for fourth time' to answer on Letterkenny cardiology servicesTue Jul 11 2017 - 22:18
Taoiseach says ‘ugly’ Jobstown protests like Lord of the FliesLeo Varadkar also defended comments he made about Garda evidence in trialTue Jul 11 2017 - 20:44
HSE director jobs increase at 20 times rate of public health nurse positionsHealth service audits other agencies ‘but who controls the controllers and audits HSE?’Mon Jul 10 2017 - 02:10
Alcohol industry operating like ‘big tobacco’ to stall legislationMarcella Corcoran Kennedy frustrated with third delay of Bill to deal with drink problemMon Jul 10 2017 - 01:41
Irish military dead honoured in National Day of CommemorationPrayers, music and military ceremony at event led by President and TaoiseachSun Jul 09 2017 - 20:07
Developers can build with expiring planning under new BillMinister to fast-track provision in legislation to be introduced, debated, passed next weekFri Jul 07 2017 - 10:51
Loophole lets firms earning millions pay €250 tax, Dáil toldFF’s Stephen Donnelly calls for independent investigation into alleged tax avoidanceThu Jul 06 2017 - 17:42
Sinn Féin and Solidarity PBP support Fine Gael judges’ BillLegislation passes second stage by 83 to 53 votes but no further progress until autumnThu Jul 06 2017 - 15:17
Regina Doherty denies ‘U-turn’ in policy on USC and PRSISinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says some who voted for Fine Gael will be ‘let down’ by moveThu Jul 06 2017 - 08:39
State will not have to pick up Rugby World Cup tab, says RossMinister for Sport defends legislation, saying €200m will only be on line if no tickets soldWed Jul 05 2017 - 22:49
Government plans to merge USC and PRSI into single paymentPearse Doherty accuses Fine Gael of U-turn on ‘populist’ election pledge to scrap USCWed Jul 05 2017 - 20:46
People ‘throwing away’ food worth twice cost of bin chargesMinister Denis Naughten defends regime and claims people putting dead animals into recycling binsWed Jul 05 2017 - 19:50
Extra 975 special needs assistants to be hired by SeptemberTaoiseach pledges annual decision on SNA jobs will be made ‘well in advance’ in futureWed Jul 05 2017 - 13:26
Fine Gael’s first openly gay TD congratulated on engagementSenator Jerry Buttimer ‘happy that we, as a country, can allow all of us to get married’Wed Jul 05 2017 - 10:42
Varadkar will not ‘long-finger’ abortion referendumCall for vote before end of June to avoid debate becoming ‘embroiled’ in Pope’s visitTue Jul 04 2017 - 21:19
Time for heart treatment centre in Waterford in wake of death - FFThomas Power’s sister tells TDs ’doors had been closed to him’ for emergency treatmentTue Jul 04 2017 - 20:34
Government gives €320m guarantee for Rugby World Cup bid without risk analysisEamon Ryan appeals for delay on Bill that commits public money so IRFU can answer questionsTue Jul 04 2017 - 18:28
Taoiseach says Burton and adviser were ‘terrorised’ in Jobstown protestVaradkar rejects call by Paul Murphy for inquiry into Garda ‘conspiracy’ investigationTue Jul 04 2017 - 15:39
Concerns over State agencies’ spend on PR ‘training’Bord na gCon, which attended PAC last month, spent €47,000 on PR advice this yearMon Jul 03 2017 - 01:00
ODCE investigation into Anglo Irish ‘completely unacceptable’Frances Fitzgerald to send ODCE report on FitzPatrick trial to AG for adviceThu Jun 29 2017 - 22:33
Varadkar accused of ignoring maternity benefit delaysFrances Fitzgerald says Taoiseach ‘clearly took’ action as payments now up to dateThu Jun 29 2017 - 22:22
Dáil told Jobstown trial a ‘stunning defeat for establishment’Tánaiste says it is ‘quite simply untrue’ to say the Government had agenda in this caseThu Jun 29 2017 - 14:04
TD says courts, Department of Justice must stop using ’separation of powers’ excuseJohn McGuinness claims c ourts failed to account for up to €500,000 losses in wards-of-court fundsThu Jun 29 2017 - 08:53
Fine Gael TDs differ on Bill to change system of judge selectionRóisín Shortall calls for more control and monitoring of District Court judgesWed Jun 28 2017 - 21:59
Ireland joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in banning frackingPrivate Members' Bill passed in Seanad after passage earlier through DáilWed Jun 28 2017 - 21:18
Waste companies’ profits will remain unknown because most registered offshoreTaoiseach defends end of flat-rate bin charges to ‘put environment first’Wed Jun 28 2017 - 20:45
Super juniors still do not know if they will get €15,288 supplementTaoiseach defends achievements as Minister - 20 Bills in six years ‘reasonably good record’Wed Jun 28 2017 - 15:05
Judicial appointments Bill hits Oireachtas roadblockShane Ross denies having ‘vendetta’ against judiciaryWed Jun 28 2017 - 12:19
King’s Inns monopoly on training barristers ‘should be ended’Boyd Barrett claims situation ensures ‘well-vetted elite’ decides who joins legal systemTue Jun 27 2017 - 22:12
Bill appointing judges ‘unique and modernising’Almost 10 hours set aside over three days for Second Stage of Judicial Appointments BillTue Jun 27 2017 - 20:17
Decision to separate elderly couple ‘devoid of humanity’Leo Varadkar sorry for what Wexford couple ‘endured at the expense of bureaucracy’Tue Jun 27 2017 - 16:58
Call for ‘white list’ of countries for export of Irish greyhoundsGovernment warned of ‘untracked, untraceable’ exports to deplorable animal welfare regimesTue Jun 27 2017 - 11:30
GRA’s alleged ‘Celtic Tiger’-style spending: PAC to investigateOireachtas to focus on Garda association once Templemore irregularities reported onSun Jun 25 2017 - 18:44
Nama to give incentives to indebted developers to stay in businessNew incentives offered to secure co-operation and avoid insolvencySun Jun 25 2017 - 18:26
Public reporting 500 ‘suspicions’ of welfare fraud weeklyAlmost 5,000 complaints received since Varadkar ‘cheats’ campaign, says DohertySat Jun 24 2017 - 12:28
State can look at North citizenship only after Brexit decisionsSF appeals to Government to change law for long-term non-Irish residentsFri Jun 23 2017 - 13:08
Taoiseach’s priority must be to set date for abortion referendum‘No women should be denied services in Ireland,’ Seanad toldFri Jun 23 2017 - 11:01
Plan to move child from ‘loving and caring’ foster home queriedFoster mother had been ‘fighting for counselling and supports’ for boy, Dáil hearsFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
State selling AIB shares ‘on the cheap’, says HowlinTánaiste confirms sale will go ahead with share value established todayThu Jun 22 2017 - 17:26
Minister for Housing’s first Dáil vote comes tumbling downGreen party motion passed to fix ‘appalling construction standards’ of boom buildingThu Jun 22 2017 - 17:08
Flanagan refuses to reveal who was in room when Whelan decision madeTánaiste says it is ‘outrageous’ to suggest any undue pressure was put on the PresidentThu Jun 22 2017 - 07:17
Laughable to suggest correct procedures followed in Whelan case, Dáil toldUnfortunate her appointment as judge has been overshadowed by political row - Brendan HowlinWed Jun 21 2017 - 22:30
Harris announces national review after Waterford deathReivew of primary cardiology services following death of Thomas Power (39)Wed Jun 21 2017 - 21:36
Varadkar warns against ‘kangaroo courts’ in Garda debacleTaoiseach reiterates confidence in Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’SullivanWed Jun 21 2017 - 14:10
Minister for Justice urged to show independenceAppeal made as Dáil votes to renew anti-terrorist and organised crime lawsTue Jun 20 2017 - 22:20
Minister for Rural Affairs says some post offices will have to closeÓ Cuív claims some holding on for package as there is no living to be made in post officesTue Jun 20 2017 - 21:07
Allowance paid to chief whip was ‘illegal’, Labour leader claimsMary Mitchell O’Connor will not get ‘top up’ as Taoiseach will not prioritise necessary lawTue Jun 20 2017 - 20:01
Reliance on dead writers in Irish tourism brand ‘outdated’Writers’ centre director says tourist industry should look beyond Joyce, Beckett and YeatsFri Jun 16 2017 - 21:47
Australia top destination for Irish nurses working abroadSimon Harris: Number of nursing jobs in Ireland at highest level since 2011Fri Jun 16 2017 - 08:45
