Oireachtas

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

Health, housing and education entitlements follow 51-day hunger strike by campaigners

Criteria target undersupplied areas and other factors including location, capacity and cost

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien outlines plans for unit working across trains, buses and trams

Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy

Micheál Martin takes robust stance, accusing her of ‘empty soundbites’ and grandstanding

Issues stemming from controversy related to use of AI tool Grok to generate sexualised images examined

Former leaders questioned in Oireachtas on Irish peace talks and conflict resolution in Middle East

Government has already announced trial of ‘digital wallet’ age verification mechanism for accessing platforms

The skewering of specialist committee examination is not administrative efficiency; it is the creation of a democratic deficit

Addiction causing women to engage in risky behaviour ‘including survival sex’ and ‘violent personal relationships’

‘Structural racism’ persists across public services in areas such as employment, housing and health, report states

‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head

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

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

‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference

Micheál Martin says he is worried vapes came to market ‘without any proper health assessment’

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

‘We’re not cutting the Six One or anything’ says director general Kevin Bakhurst, as some staff talk about the emergence of ‘two RTÉs’ and fear for the future

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

Row blows up after claims by Richard O’Donoghue TD

Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m

Representatives told body the sector is ‘pushed to the brink’

Tech platforms need to be identified as publishers, NUJ claims, describing as ‘free riders’

Union to call for journalists to be compensated for AI use of their copyrighted material

Figure includes severance, termination and redundancy pay as well as pension lump sums

Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications

Testy exchanges over flooding as Government accused of ‘decade of broken promises’

Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’

Birthday boy and deputy head usher Mick O’Brien bows out before Micheál wades through a flood of questioning

Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals

X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature

Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman

Christophe Hansen told Irish politicians that EU Commission has not yet decided on provisional implementation

On and on it goes, every week: more spending is the only solution to every problem facing the country. Nobody ever says we can’t afford it

Dáil hearings useful in holding sporting bodies’ feet to the fire, but they do not get to the nitty-gritty

Status yellow rain warning to affect counties already deluged by Storm Chandra

Taoiseach vows to ban scramblers from public roads following death of 16 year old in Dublin

Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says

Inside Politics: Ministers are set to approve travel plans for St Patrick’s Day