Green Party loses €877,000 in State funding due to heavy electoral losses
Parties shared more than €15.7 million in State funding as most had coffers boosted due to increased numbers elected
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‘Reporting and blocking alone are not enough’: Young people call for action on social media
Advocates spoke of spending ’hours’ on their phones, encountering bullying with lack of action from social media companies
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism body to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Road safety campaigner outlines seven actions that could save lives to Oireachtas committee
Greater policing resources and stricter rules for learners among moves mentioned in address by Susan Gray of Parc
An 18th national children’s hospital completion deadline passes without fanfare
Dusty ducts and more than 106,000 defects among latest complaints from board that have failed to deliver on €2bn project
Mary Lou pushed the Taoiseach for a Shinner mini-budget. He told her where to go
‘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
Jim Glennon’s brief flirtation with politics never reached heights of his sporting life
Moving into public affairs, Glennon said a lobbyist did privately what a TD did publicly
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou is comfortable talking about rebellion, but is she facing one?
Sinn Féin leader didn’t look under pressure at ardfheis – an event typically attended by those who toe the party line
Catholic Bishops condemn International Protection Act as ‘anti-family’ and ‘neither fair, nor just’
Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort
Could Independent Ireland grow on back of fuel price protests?
Party with four TDs, an MEP and 24 councillors draws support from conservative, traditionalist and right-leaning voters, polling indicates
Educators should adopt trust-based approach to AI in schools, committee hears
Co-ordinators of a proactive artificial intelligence schools programme in Estonia tell of their experience
Social media ban for under-16s ‘could push them into darker online spaces’
Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators
Gloves off as Dáil deputies square up for a slot on Katie Taylor’s Croke Park barney
Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee
Billions of euro in ‘dark money’ passing through Irish financial services sector
Hostile actors can use system to raise capital for illegal activities including military or hybrid operations, Oireachtas committee hears
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