Oireachtas

Critical Infrastructure Bill will be a disaster for Ireland’s climate commitments

International experts, children’s rights organisations and children themselves are clear: ban the harmful content, don’t ban the children

Snapchat remains a firm favourite among Irish youngsters but has been the subject of numerous controversies, mostly linked to user privacy, child safety and moderation

Lawyers for third-level institution told High Court it is entitled to consider new evidence as it emerges

Key IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget

Taoiseach paid no heed to suggestions doorstep encounter was an act of political distraction

Platforms should have to disable recommender algorithms entirely for children and by default for people over 18, committee says

When the outrage around paramedics’ pay had been exhausted, the Sinn Féin leader relayed ‘shock’ from a meeting in Clare

Proposed law would see protection orders issued at time of sentence hearings directed at offenders after they are released

One-off public holiday ‘redundant’ due to Czech Republic defeat – but TDs say it’s ‘a very good idea’

Shane Ross’s new book about RTÉ fails to push questions about the broadcaster’s funding to their conclusion

Fewer people would be housed in inner-city complex than proposed by city council

Oireachtas committee warns against forcing taxpayers to have their case heard in public

Student numbers at first year in second level also starting to decline but there will be significant local variations, briefing document says

Oireachtas committee told age verification system at app store level would ‘shift responsibility’ from social media companies

Public land should be preferred option for greenways but this is ‘not being consistently followed’, TDs and senators heard

Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills

Advocates spoke of spending ’hours’ on their phones, encountering bullying with lack of action from social media companies

As Irish generosity to Ukrainians wanes, remember that rising costs are another result of war

Parties shared more than €15.7 million in State funding as most had coffers boosted due to increased numbers elected

Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’

Greater policing resources and stricter rules for learners among moves mentioned in address by Susan Gray of Parc

Dusty ducts and more than 106,000 defects among latest complaints from board that have failed to deliver on €2bn project

‘It’s as if it doesn’t exist in your world,’ said Micheál Martin after McDonald failed to mention the reason for the fuel crisis

Moving into public affairs, Glennon said a lobbyist did privately what a TD did publicly

Sinn Féin leader didn’t look under pressure at ardfheis – an event typically attended by those who toe the party line

Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort

Party with four TDs, an MEP and 24 councillors draws support from conservative, traditionalist and right-leaning voters, polling indicates

Co-ordinators of a proactive artificial intelligence schools programme in Estonia tell of their experience

Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators

Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee

Hostile actors can use system to raise capital for illegal activities including military or hybrid operations, Oireachtas committee hears

Irish Road Victims’ Association says ‘lives continue to be lost and families continue to be affected’

Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soon

President decided not to refer legislation to Supreme Court

Reasons for decline are ‘manifold and complex’ and may include lack of understanding of how serious infectious diseases can be, health committee told

Cries of ‘Justice for the Kilgarvan One’ in the Dáil as TD mounts his doomed defence

Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50m

Kerry TD appeals in Dáil to be allowed remain on Agriculture Committee

CRU yet to report after Minister asked agency to review failure of wholesale companies to pass on 72% price drop