Dáil Éireann

Mice spotted ‘scurrying along skirtings’ at Leinster House canteen, documents reveal

Ladybird infestation in a TD’s office and seagull troubles among pest control woes

Nearly 30% of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum ‘ineligible’, says Department of Justice

More than 140 people who sought international protection as children determined by Tusla to be adults, figures suggest

Minster would have been ‘broadly aware’ letters on SNA numbers were being sent, committee told

Department of Education says communication problems contributed to controversy over staff redeployment plans

Starmer faces crucial byelection as Martin issues fresh State apology

Inside Politics: Sinn Féin selects Janice Boylan for Dublin Central byelection

Minister questions why 11 Sinn Féin TDs had to speak on a single amendment to International Protection Bill

Dáil passes legislation by 74 to 65 votes and Bill now goes to Seanad

Special-needs assistants protest outside Leinster House demanding ‘job security’

Government got review of SNA allocation at schools ‘wrong’, Simon Harris says

‘What happened to you was wrong’: Survivors of institutional abuse receive State apology

Move comes as direct result of 51-day hunger strike outside Leinster House by four survivors in 2025

State faces imminent test to match powerful apologies with action

There have been warnings within Government about cost of what will likely be biggest redress scheme in country’s history

‘Shocking and wrong’: Taoiseach issues State apology to institutional abuse survivors

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Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald trade blows as Ukraine waits for more support

Inside Politics: What Ukraine wants and needs is money and weapons to continue the war

Immigration law overhaul: Five issues that have divided the Dáil

Opposition TDs criticise plans to guillotine International Protection Bill on Wednesday

Ukraine marks four years of war with Russia amid questions over western support

EU leaders confront divisions over €90bn loan as Zelenskiy addresses parliament

Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

Inside Politics: Council chiefs threatened with visit to headmaster’s office over housing sluggishness

Fine Gael selects Senator Seán Kyne to contest Galway West byelection for party

Vacant Dáil seat stemmed from election of former independent TD Catherine Connolly as president

Unsigned allegations about fisheries agency referred to gardaí by TDs

Letter purported to be written by someone close to the board of troubled State agency

Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister says

Any staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan says

Where would Ireland be without big tech and pharma?

Inside Politics: A new report warns that reliance on a small number of companies for tax take ‘carries significant risk’

Detention of children ‘who have done nothing wrong’ should not be legislated for, Dáil hears

TDs criticise International Protection Bill provision to detain children ‘as last resort’

Ireland’s remote working law is ‘an act of fraud against commuters’, Labour TD tells Dáil

Minister rejects Bill to strengthen workers’ rights, says current legislation strikes ‘fair balance’

Cost of providing accommodation to people fleeing Ukraine war reduces by more than half

Public Accounts Committee to hear funding of over €600m allocated in 2026 compared with about €1.4bn in 2024

Micheál’s full of bluster on his record - but threatened SNA ‘review’ falls flat as a pancake

No jobs will be cut, insisted the Taoiseach - but tell that to parents in schools told they will lose Special Needs Assistants

Pest control called to Leinster House after ‘wild animal’ decapitates bird and raids supply room

Red fox is chief suspect in break-in as experts recommend sealing entry points with ‘chew-resistant materials’

As rain teems down, it’s revealed councillors tried to zone flood-prone sites for development

Inside Politics: Government accused of prioritising tourism over housing

Golf stuff for Trump, whiskey for Zelenskiy and maybe a tastier return for the Irish public

Simon Harris says the Government is looking at ways to encourage Irish people to save and invest

History no longer casts such a shadow over Irish politics but we can’t gloss over the past

Gerry Hutch, who plans to run in a byelection, has been a central figure in organised crime in Dublin

Who’s the president of Europe? Sinn Féin TD can’t seem to grasp the EU presidency concept

Cathy Bennett rendered the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee speechless with her knowledge of Europe

Planned location of National Children’s Science Centre ‘doesn’t make any sense’ says Explorium boss

Planned location of National Children’s Science Centre ‘doesn’t make any sense’ says Explorium boss

From rent reform rows to short-term lets: Housing remains biggest issue in Irish politics

Inside Politics: Sinn Féin under fire for opposing €90bn loan to Ukraine; Taoiseach stages landmark moment in the Dáil

Flood defence funding may have to be cut to pay for children’s science centre, OPW warns

Building for national facility, which could cost up to €70m, must be provided by end of 2029 under arbitrator’s finding

Gerry Hutch says ‘karma’ will follow Jonathan Dowdall, former Sinn Féin councillor who testified against him

The Monk also confirms he will contest upcoming Dublin Central byelection due to be held in May

Gerry Hutch’s mask slips again as ego drives newest Dáil bid

Dubliner’s plans to run in upcoming city centre byelection mean his criminal past, and present, must be discussed

Wait time for refugee family reunification to be altered to two years, says Minister

Jim O’Callaghan tells Dáil International Protection Bill will be amended following comments by TDs

People with information on Epstein Ireland allegations should go to gardaí, Harris says

Simon Harris said he would discuss claims with Taoiseach and Minister for Justice

‘Shannon was bursting out in tears with fear’: Boyd-Barrett tells Dáil of couple and children facing eviction

Couple and children with special needs face living in hostel due to impending ‘no fault’ eviction, Dáil told

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch says he plans to contest Dublin byelection

Hutch narrowly lost out on a Dublin Central seat in the 2024 general election

Martin looks to shatter silence over Freddie Scappaticci

Taoiseach’s Dáil naming of Freddie Scappaticci as infamous M15 agent Stakeknife will pressure British government to follow course

Micheál Martin’s musings on European getaway are interrupted by bus stops and prisons

Taoiseach had one foot on plane to informal EU summit as TDs railed on grassroots issues

Tens of thousands face rent rises, say Sinn Féin, after Tenancies Bill passes Dáil vote

Government-supporting TD Danny-Healy Rae votes against rent reform legislation amid protests

Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci in the Dáil as former British agent Stakeknife

Micheál Martin says identity of spy was ‘clear to everybody here’ and that he should be officially named by the UK government

Michael Healy-Rae’s win leaves questions about Government’s zeal for ending homelessness

Inside Politics: preferred pronouns in schools, and incentives for immigrants to join the Defence Forces

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