New Bill reforms law to protect consumers taking out insuranceBill puts onus on firms to make contracts understandable to average consumerFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Almost 60 extra staff for Enterprise Ireland and IDA to deal with BrexitMary Mitchell O’Connor says €2.75m allocation made for extra staff ahead of UK exitThu Feb 09 2017 - 21:29
Tánaiste to bring revised terms to Cabinet for investigation commissionNo reason for Garda Commissioner to step aside during inquiry, says FitzgeraldThu Feb 09 2017 - 20:43
Government loses Dáil vote on Fianna Fáil pensions BillLegislation would prevent solvent firms from winding up schemes without consentThu Feb 09 2017 - 19:40
Tánaiste has no objection to including Tusla in whistleblower inquirySgt McCabe received documents confirming he was subject of an unfounded complaintThu Feb 09 2017 - 18:59
FG TD Michael D’Arcy distrusts Garda chief’s whistleblower accountD’Arcy tells Dáil up to 10 journalists briefed with negative stories about Maurice McCabeThu Feb 09 2017 - 18:23
No reason for Garda Commissioner to step aside, says FitzgeraldTánaiste says reputations deserve protecting from untested allegations that are wholly deniedThu Feb 09 2017 - 16:03
Scope of Garda whistleblower inquiry may be widenedTaoiseach: ‘You cannot have a country if everyone against whom allegations are made has to step aside’Thu Feb 09 2017 - 13:08
Charlie Flanagan to discuss British ‘spy cops’ with James BrokenshirePaul Murphy calls for publication of Garda report into undercover UK activity in StateThu Feb 09 2017 - 01:00
Enda Kenny backs Garda Commissioner amid smear claimsCeann Comhairle accuses Howlin of basing allegations of smear campaign on hearsayWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:05
Dáil debate highlights killing of five people by offenders on bailBill to give gardaí power of re-arrest without warrant if person deemed likely to offendWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:00
Shane Ross criticises Donald Trump over torture stanceMinister says review of US pre-clearance in Irish airports to be completed by weekendWed Feb 08 2017 - 20:01
Sexual Offences Bill criminalising purchase of sex passed in DáilLegislation also stops accused from cross-examining victims of sexual offencesWed Feb 08 2017 - 15:13
Commissioner leaked McCabe ‘sexual offences’ claims, Dáil hearsHowlin says O’Sullivan contacted journalists to make allegations about whistleblowerWed Feb 08 2017 - 13:36
Brexit will not affect North-South interconnector, says MinisterDenis Naughten to meet anti-pylon groups from Cavan, Meath and MonaghanWed Feb 08 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach takes lead on rolling Brexit concernsKenny statement due and forum to follow as ‘inevitability’ of hard Border permeates debateTue Feb 07 2017 - 17:33
More than 200 NTMA and Nama staff earn €100,000-€200,000Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath calls for independent assessment of agency salariesMon Feb 06 2017 - 19:52
State spent €26m on storing files in the past three yearsCatherine Murphy calls on Government to hire archivists to cut long-term storage costsMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Heart transplant family angry at ‘bureaucratic wrangling’Mother of seven-year-old patient first heard of transport difficulties through mediaSun Feb 05 2017 - 20:10
One-third of deportation orders from Ireland carried outOf 1,195 deportation orders placed in 2016, only 428 were put into actionSun Feb 05 2017 - 15:58
Micheál Martin open to recruiting more Independent TDsStephen Donnelly recruitment sends message that Fianna Fáil is an ‘evolving party’Sun Feb 05 2017 - 15:02
Tesco plans to lose 1,200 well-paid employees, TD claimsFirm intends to bypass union and impose 15% pay cut in ‘Project Black’, says Joan CollinsThu Feb 02 2017 - 22:00
Review of law criminalising buying of sex in three years, says MinisterCalls for wider review of existing laws and supports for women to exit prostitutionThu Feb 02 2017 - 21:34
Horse Racing Ireland appointments spark bitter rowCreed accuses Daly of ‘scurrilous’ remarks after she questions ‘insider’ appointeesThu Feb 02 2017 - 21:06
Vulture funds using ‘shadow’ lobbying system, Burton saysFunds avoid lobbying register by contacting junior officials, Labour spokeswoman saysThu Feb 02 2017 - 20:08
Safety body had to threaten Air Corps before safety measures implementedSoldiers did not receive proper protections for dangerous chemicals, Fianna Fáil claimsThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
Minister appeals to Guinness family to donate Luggala to StateMichael Ring says Government cannot afford €28m asking price for Wicklow estateThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
Challenge to Bill criminalising purchase of sex defeatedDáil votes against Opposition amendment to law which aims to lower demand for prostitutionWed Feb 01 2017 - 23:34
Proposed INM-Celtic Media merger a concern, Taoiseach saysBríd Smith critical of Denis O’Brien’s stake in sector and warns of media ‘dictatorship’Wed Feb 01 2017 - 14:42
National Museum’s internal woes have cost State dearly, TD claimsHeather Humphreys says new board and staff will address challenges museum facesWed Feb 01 2017 - 01:00
Shane Ross to examine adequacy of free travel schemes fundingLarge sections of public transport should not be left to private operators, says Robert TroyTue Jan 31 2017 - 22:11
UK decision on customs union ‘crucial’ to seamless Border, Kenny saysBritain yet to say what kind of customs union membership it wants, Taoiseach tells DáilTue Jan 31 2017 - 20:52
Maintenance of common travel area questioned by HoganEU Agricultural Commissioner asks if Britain will lower its food standards in US deals with ‘hormone beef’Fri Jan 27 2017 - 13:49
Ardmore Studios site planning restrictions will maintain it as film-only zoneBoyd Barrett says Government could nationalise studio or facilitate workers buyoutThu Jan 26 2017 - 22:14
Two more Dáil defeats brings Government losses to sixCoalition loses on tracker mortgages and Bill to divest State of investments in fossil fuelThu Jan 26 2017 - 14:51
Rogue developers ‘should never be allowed to build again’, says TaoiseachCatherine Martin raises issue of ‘inept, incompetent, greed-driven building standards’Thu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00
Government denies ‘kicking can down the road’ on Stardust fireIndependent TD Tommy Broughan calls for new inquiry into 1981 tragedy in which 48 diedWed Jan 25 2017 - 21:20
Tracker mortgages: Banks’ ‘despicable actions have caused misery’FF criticises Central Bank for showing ‘no urgency whatsoever’ to reinstate proper rateTue Jan 24 2017 - 22:05
Securing special EU status for North crucial, says AdamsState will work very hard to ensure vindication of Belfast Agreement rights, says KennyTue Jan 24 2017 - 21:10
Mick Wallace cites claim gardaí doctored assault case statementWhy are so many whistleblowers out sick if everything is so ‘wonderful’, TD asks KennyTue Jan 24 2017 - 20:28
Take Al Capone approach to ticket touts - Michael Healy-RaeTDs question cost of tickets for U2 and Coldplay concerts in Dublin later this yearTue Jan 24 2017 - 19:26
Private storage of government files cost €9m in past three yearsTD calls for review of fragmented system to create more effective modelTue Jan 24 2017 - 16:41
Fine Gael, Independent Alliance in talks on motion for Stardust inquiryFinian McGrath says ‘we need to get to the truth and let the families rest’Mon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Almost 1,000 arrested for drink-driving over Christmas periodSharp rise in arrests comes as Garda traffic corps numbers drop from 804 in 2013 to 674Mon Jan 23 2017 - 01:00
Only 25% of cyclists paid court-imposed fines for traffic offences in 2016Fianna Fáil justice spokesman says failure to collect fines undermines lawSun Jan 22 2017 - 16:05
Government loses vote on crisis fund for tillage farmersCeann Comhairle saves Coalition from second embarrassing defeat on Evictions BillFri Jan 20 2017 - 01:00
Review of Wexford colonoscopies to take six months, says TánaisteSinn Féin claim missed misdiagnoses of 13 cancer cases shows potential systemic issuesThu Jan 19 2017 - 21:13
Government saved from defeat on evictions Bill by Ceann ComhairleFirst time in lifetime of this Dáil that Ceann Comhairle cast his vote to avoid a defeatThu Jan 19 2017 - 14:41
Au pairs working illegally due to lack of legalisation – FFTánaiste says review of issue is ongoing and is part of overall consideration of childcareThu Jan 19 2017 - 13:41
Proposed farming fund compared to ‘cash for ash’ schemeFine Gael TD says FF proposal is ‘an open chequebook to 11,000 cereal farmers’Thu Jan 19 2017 - 07:40
