Peadar Tóibín

BreastCheck programme missed targets for last two years

HSE says cancer-screening service is impacted by global shortage of radiology staff

Family of recently deceased boy Harvey Morrison Sherratt to meet Simon Harris

Scoliosis patient (9) faced delays in waiting for surgery

Race for presidency gathers pace with two candidates confirmed while Declan Ganley said to be seeking support

Aontú eyes coalition of TDs and Senators to nominate presidential candidate

‘We can’t just tear up the rule book’: Tánaiste defends denial of visas to young Palestinian GAA players

Decision to refuse applications from 33 youths due to visit later this month criticised in Dáil

Aontú has held talks with two high-profile people on presidency but won’t divulge their names

Michael O’Leary rules out a bid for ‘the most useless, wasteful job’, but says he would endorse Mairead McGuinness for the position

Tusla referrals set to breach 100,000 mark for first time

`If you weren’t on fire, you weren’t seen as a priority’ says former foster child, of stretched social workers

‘I couldn’t think of anything worse to attend’: Some Opposition TDs snub invite to US Independence Day celebration

Others Opposition TDs are considering attending event in ambassador’s residence due to ties between Ireland and US

‘A load of bull’ that Sinn Féin is on the side of working people, Tánaiste says

Simon Harris claims Sinn Féin is the ‘wealthiest party’ and property owner in the Dáil

Tusla copy-and-paste process could lead to false claims on children’s files, Aontú claim

Peadar Tóibín says he is concerned that false claims on files could lead to children being ‘wrongly or unnecessarily taken into care’

Fund set up by Micheál Martin 20 years ago to cut hospital waiting lists under fresh scrutiny

Questions raised over governance and transparency of waiting list initiatives after hospital controversies

Aontú Ireland rejects comparison to Farage’s Reform UK

Party emphasises left-wing credentials as members vote on matters including immigration and flag displays at ardfheis

Government ‘incompetence’ incinerating money and slowing key projects, Aontú leader says

Peadar Tóibín raises spending accountability, immigration and children’s health issues in televised address to party ardfheis

Sinn Féin’s ‘Mr Angry’ meets immovable object that is Micheál

Martin has measure of Pearse Doherty and Co as Dáil standoff continues over delayed report into children’s hip surgery

Hip operations uproar leaves Taoiseach in a bind

Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’

Consultants diverted public patients to private companies, earning €14.2 million in a year, Dáil told

Minister says detailed survey underway of all ‘insourcing’ across HSE

Pope Francis funeral: Level of State commemoration trails that afforded John Paul II in 2005

Government confirms public flags to be flown at half-mast on Saturday to mark pontiff’s funeral

Minister knew last year of reports of unnecessary paediatric surgeries but families were only told in past week, Dáil hears

Pearse Doherty claims thousands of children could be affected as parents speak of procedures a decade ago

Aontú ‘actively considering’ running candidate in presidential election

Peadar Tóibín says party examining candidates but aware it will be ‘difficult’ to get on ballot paper

Lack of up-to-date knife crime statistics criticised as ‘quite incredible’

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín makes remarks after Minister for Justice unable to provide information on such incidents

Why is Irish social media star Garron Noone at the heart of a controversy on immigration?

Tiktok personality is known for more light-hearted online content

International Protection accommodation bill tops €1 billion for first time

Daily average spend of €2.75m per day revealed in new figures released by department

‘Great wall of Tara’ another example of ‘Gucci Government’ spending, TD claims

Peadar Tóibín claims OPW has spent 11 years rebuilding Meath graveyard wall with materials costing €124,000

As UK grapples with Elon Musk’s interventions, there’s no room for complacency here on child protection

A 2023 study found that young people in State care, particularly girls, were being targeted by older men who plied them with gifts, drink and drugs and then exploited them sexually

What are Dáil speaking rights, what is a technical group and what is the row involving Independents?

Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches

‘Utter frustration’: Taxi drivers upset at 15-minute window for wheelchair-accessible grants

National Transport Authority says portal closed when 2,000 applications were received

‘Very challenging’ for new government to be in place after next meeting of Dáil, Fianna Fáil TD says

Minister of State James Browne says ‘significant progress’ made in negotiations before Christmas

Election 2024 final results: Fianna Fáil the biggest party in the Dáil with just one seat between Sinn Féin and Fine Gael

Final count finished in Cavan-Monaghan with the make up of the 34th Dáil now complete

Election 2024 results: The winners and losers from day one of count

Fianna Fáil leader says he sees clear path to government while Fine Gael leader expresses confidence that his party will play significant role in Coalition formation talks

Meath West: the story of the count

Tóibín, Guirke and Dempsey take seats in tight vote

Meath West: Peadar Tóibín (Aon)

Tóibín resigned from Sinn Féin in 2018 over its support for abortion, founding Aontú the following year

If this election campaign has proven anything, it’s that voters are not eejits

Election 2024: Everything will be revealed over the course of this weekend. But in the meantime, we learned a few things during this bumpy campaign

General election: Mary Lou McDonald indicates Sinn Féin voters should transfer to Social Democrats or PBP

Rival parties pressed on possible coalition arrangements in final campaign events before polling day

Meath West constituency candidates list: Only one seat is really callable in this hotly contested three-seater

Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s fortunes will come down to the national performance on the day

‘We’re opposed to ethno-nationalism’: Aontú's Peadar Tóibín on election prospects

Election profile: Morally conservative party proposes child benefits from fourth month of pregnancy to discourage abortion

Former IRA member among nursing home early voters for general election

Residents at Maryfield facility in Chapelizod, Dublin, among about 15,300 ‘special voters’ in nursing homes and hospitals entitled to cast their ballots early

Election 2024: Latest poll results show momentum is with Sinn Féin, says McDonald

‘I don’t think fair people will judge me on 40 seconds,’ Harris says following backlash over disability worker interaction

Temperatures plummet on election campaign trail amid blizzard of political promises

While plans differ between some parties on housing, the cost of living and taxes, all of them agree on a few basic tenets around housing

What’s the point of an election if it inevitably means the same parties get back in?

The shameful and eternal truth about the Irish left is that as long as it stands apart, it falls apart

Rose of Tralee festival beset by financial problems and legal actions

Plus: Brian Ormond’s shoe business missteps, Peadar Tóibín’s distaste for government funding of media, and effing drama in the Dáil

Number of complaints against taxi drivers reaches record levels

In 2O23 some 1,782 complaints regarding small public service vehicle drivers were recorded, with nearly half connected to a taxi driver’s failure to provide cashless payment

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