Start time for debate on Dáil prayer an insult, says CoppingerSolidarity TD criticises decision to discuss proposals to continue with tradition at 10pmTue May 02 2017 - 15:51
Donegal crash: Four of five victims not wearing seatbeltsTwo teenagers died when the car they were in crashed through a wall and into a treeMon May 01 2017 - 07:52
Willow Wheelers finish 160km trek to raise funds for KenyaDrought and famine-afflicted Pokot region of country to benefit from cycling club’s effortsSun Apr 30 2017 - 19:39
Accommodation issues force 400 to stay in direct provisionIrish Refugee Council highlights lack of support for people who were granted asylumThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Government asked how it will pay fines for carbon emissionsCatherine Martin says State faces penalties of up to €5 billion without policy reversalThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
TDs urged to ‘take some down time’ as Dáil breaks for two weeksCeann Comhairle tells politicians to get some rest after ‘frenetic’ political activityThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Water deal a ‘victory for sensible politics’, says CoveneyFianna Fáil’s Barry Cowen estimates 92 per cent of households will not pay for waterThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Fine Gael Senator says Good Friday opening not good for bar staffJoe O’Reilly opposes Bill saying ‘nonsense’ to say workers will get extra pay if ban liftedThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Government will consider redress issue – ZapponeIssue of redress for people in mother and baby homes not ruled out says MinisterThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Varadkar defends 40% ‘discount’ State gets on free travel‘If I am buying toilet rolls I buy 24-roll pack and get a bloody good discount,’ says MinisterThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Number of unemployed penalised for not seeking work soarsWillie O’Dea says people are forced into low-paid jobs and unsuitable training schemesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Water charges: FF and FG pull together as report passes voteSinn Féin accuses Fianna Fáil of U-turn and shifting back to Fine Gael position on issueThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Ireland bucks ecotrend as companies emit 5% more greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency says Ireland must break fossil-fuel dependenceThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Bill would overturn law allowing religious ‘favouritism’ in schoolsSocial Democrats introduce legislation in Dáil seeking to end ‘baptism barrier’Thu Apr 13 2017 - 21:58
North Dublin houses are likely to fall into the sea, TD warnsIndependents4Change TD Clare Daly calls for immediate action to protect homesThu Apr 13 2017 - 21:14
Dáil votes to abolish current water charges regimeMinister to consider how to issue refunds after House votes to accept Oireachtas reportThu Apr 13 2017 - 19:06
Motion calling for Garda Commissioner’s sacking defeatedSinn Féin move fails as Dáil votes against effort to give Policing Authority more powerThu Apr 13 2017 - 18:20
Sinn Féin accuse FG and FF of ‘cute-hoorism’ in water dealTaoiseach tells McDonald ‘You want everything for nothing and pay for nothing’Wed Apr 12 2017 - 14:12
Longtime political interference damaging Garda Síochána, says TánaisteJim O’Callaghan: A blemish on our justice system that 14,700 wrongful convictions not overturnedTue Apr 11 2017 - 21:57
BoI can break €500,000 pay cap if next chief is externalEnda Kenny: Cap remains if person to succeed current CEO comes from internal panelTue Apr 11 2017 - 19:23
Life-term inmates released last year served average of 22 yearsA total of 352 prisoners are currently serving life in 14 prisons, including 10 womenSun Apr 09 2017 - 17:05
Dáil row over FAI dispute with women’s national teamMinister for Sport told FAI should be called into account in general for its financesThu Apr 06 2017 - 20:02
Bertie Ahern: Ireland is entitled to negotiate with UK on BrexitThe former taoiseach said Britons were “deluding themselves” on trade after withdrawal from the EUThu Apr 06 2017 - 12:44
Call made for removal of members of Irish Greyhound BoardHealy-Rae claims ‘genuine people who breed and race greyhounds being blackguarded’Wed Apr 05 2017 - 22:28
Ireland negotiating from a ‘position of strength’ on Brexit, says NoonanTaoiseach says referendum on outcome of negotiations ‘not envisaged’Wed Apr 05 2017 - 21:34
Discredited English anti-vaccine doctor’s Irish tour criticisedFine Gael TD Kate O’Connell had thought ‘witch doctors had gone out with the Dark Ages’ as struck-off doctor Andrew Wakefield plans visitWed Apr 05 2017 - 20:28
Firms take ‘crazy risk’ of going without insurance to stay in businessMichael McGrath: Insurance for rural hotel rose from €22,000 to €40,000Tue Apr 04 2017 - 22:10
Gibraltar is not Ireland, says Kenny in defence of Brexit stanceTaoiseach insists British and EU assurances on Border and peace process are not ‘soft’Tue Apr 04 2017 - 21:15
No date set for Project Eagle commission of investigationNoonan says Taoiseach’s department will be lead office as Finance is ‘interested party’Tue Apr 04 2017 - 20:23
Fennelly recommendations ‘to be included’ in Garda reformAttorney General examining report before publication, says TaoiseachTue Apr 04 2017 - 16:15
Horsebreeding family fined over unauthorised animal remediesYeomanstown Stud O’Callaghan family members in court for horse drugsTue Apr 04 2017 - 01:00
People Before Profit vow to block any move to water chargesParty could win up to four new seats in next election, says Richard Boyd BarrettSun Apr 02 2017 - 20:15
Secondary picket ‘had to happen’, NBRU bus driver tells PBP conference‘I took home €600-€640 a week last year. With the proposed cuts, I’m looking at €500’Sun Apr 02 2017 - 17:45
Irish firm Kastus wins award for solution that kills superbugsDIT start-up says its solution can protect surfaces from fatal drug-resistant superbugsSun Apr 02 2017 - 16:49
Ireland urged to regularise status of undocumented migrantsMinister says guaranteed bed, food and medical attention ‘not to be thrown away blindly’Thu Mar 30 2017 - 20:42
TD says teenagers sucking frozen oranges injected with vodkaTánaiste criticises ‘very ambivalent attitude’ in Dáil to alcoholThu Mar 30 2017 - 19:59
Government loses vote on restructuring of information servicesAdministration defeated over move to regionalise Citizens Information outletsThu Mar 30 2017 - 18:29
Shane Ross is ‘sabotaging’ public transport, Sinn Féin claimsMinister criticises ‘cheque book’ approach to industrial relations during Dáil exchangesThu Mar 30 2017 - 13:00
Fáilte Ireland to close last remaining airport tourist deskResearch for authority shows low sales at Dublin Airport compared to other locationsThu Mar 30 2017 - 08:24
TDs accused of scaremongering in children’s hospital rowOpposers of new hospital ‘didn’t bother’ raising concerns during planning processWed Mar 29 2017 - 21:41
PAC chairman claims Noonan threatened to injunct committeeHeated debate in Dáil over Minister’s controversial meeting with US investment firmWed Mar 29 2017 - 21:19
Healy-Rae: Drink-driving Bill figures cannot be trustedTD calls for withdrawal of proposed legislation in wake of Garda breath tests debacleWed Mar 29 2017 - 19:19
Record numbers of foreign students studying English in IrelandLanguage students from 101 countries, but Italians, Spanish and French most commonWed Mar 29 2017 - 16:44
Mick Wallace says O’Sullivan put ‘friends’ in inquiry unitIndependent TD claims Martin Callinan visited Garda HQ several times last weekWed Mar 29 2017 - 16:38
Breath tests: Tánaiste only learnt of ‘huge discrepancy’ last weekSF asks how Minister can have confidence in Garda Commissioner who tells media firstTue Mar 28 2017 - 22:05
Publication of mother and baby homes report delayedZappone says delay due to time required to respond appropriately to recommendationsTue Mar 28 2017 - 20:01
Frances Fitzgerald accused of ‘evasion’ in heated row over Garda crisisFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says Minister for Justice ‘has run for cover’Tue Mar 28 2017 - 16:40
Government to consult Opposition on ‘external’ Garda inquiryGovernment continues to have confidence in Garda Commissioner, restates TaoiseachTue Mar 28 2017 - 16:13
HSE boss expected to be called before PAC for third timeFF, SF say Tony O’Brien must clarify contradictions in his evidence on ‘Grace’ caseMon Mar 27 2017 - 21:09
Pupil violence: Tusla asks to meet school with most suspensionsPrincipal of Drogheda secondary school says vast majority are for violent behaviourMon Mar 27 2017 - 05:58
