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More than 150 child asylum claims were ruled ineligible, Tusla figures reveal
A total of 86 people in 2025 and 67 in 2024 were referred back to the Department of Justice International Protection Office
Dublin could host ‘Davos on tour’ event this spring, according to organisers
It is understood Dublin Castle has been identified as a potential location for an event in May
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says
Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says
Tusla must treat people presenting as lone minors as children despite ‘any reservations’
FOI documents show child and family agency and Department of Children bracing for media queries after fatal stabbing at care centre
Plan to cap value of homes eligible for vacant property grant scrapped
Ministers will consider introducing a new grant to convert unused properties above retail units into residential accommodation
Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted
Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order
New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlash
Some patients were facing charges of €20-€50 in the new year for getting ‘blister packs’ from their pharmacies, Dáil told
Fourteen cases taken against State over age verification of international protection applicants
Tusla confirms it ‘does not conduct age assessment in the strict statutory sense’ on people presenting as unaccompanied minors
Coalition delays introduction of cap on value of homes eligible for vacant property grant
Proposal sparked concerns among TDs and property experts
About €400,000 spent on mothballed accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Wicklow
Residents had to be moved from Newtownmountkennedy site to alternative accommodation last year due to severe weather
Uisce Éireann employee receives €32,500 performance-related award on top of salary
Water utility tells Dail Public Accounts Committee it would lose staff if current pay model not retained
John Collison’s critique of Ireland’s failures stirs Coalition debate
Tech founder is ‘quite right’ that infrastructure delivery is too slow, Taoiseach’s spokesman says
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates
Heather Humphreys of Fine Gael, Jim Gavin of Fianna Fáil and Independent Catherine Connolly have assembled experienced backroom teams
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