Roderic O’Gorman

Minister for Children said to be ‘shaken’ by the alleged incident which occurred while going door-to-door in Dublin

No information to be released that could potentially interfere with ongoing Garda investigation

Remarks come after Green Party sought to bring latest traffic strategy to Cabinet for approval before general election

Gardaí believe Kyran Durnin is deceased and he may have died over two years ago

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said he assumed the General Election date would be November 29th

Two years ago about 375 Syrians were interviewed in Lebanon by Irish officials and told they would be resettled in Ireland before 2024. They’re still waiting - amid bombs, deprivation and discrimination. Sally Hayden spoke to some of those people, who feel trapped, scared and forgotten

Thirty-one of those missing are separated children seeking asylum, while six went missing from residential settings, figures show

Strategies, slogans and manifestos are being finalised behind the scenes as polling day looms

So we know we’re going to the polls this year, possibly on a Friday. The big question is, will the election clash with the Late Late Toy Show?

When election candidates coming knocking at your door, will you speak for the children so badly let down by the State?

Site was scene of violence and unrest over plans to develop it into accommodation

As with an extra 1,000 gardaí proposed by the Dublin City Taskforce, many solutions offered for the capital are in the realm of magical thinking

Five months and a lot of fanfare later, we’re back to where we started

Taoiseach indicates his preference for a Friday election date with November 29th mooted as possibility

Minister says there will be ‘consequences’ for any State body found wanting in case of boy (8) who gardaí believe was killed two years ago

Taoiseach to engage with Coalition leaders next week to consider dates for dissolution of Dáil and holding of election

When the official campaign begins, it will focus minds on questions that offer profitable lines of attack for the Opposition

Radio: The former RTÉ presenter joins Anton Savage on Newstalk. Sinn Féin is under fire everywhere

Decks nearly clear of key legislation party leaders have insisted must be seen through

Organisations or individuals holding ‘relevant records’ must preserve them under fast-tracked legislation

Cover letter related to inquiry into complaint against Brian Stanley understood to make reference to text messages between parties involved

Proposed legislation introduced by Senator Frances Black long before current wars in Gaza and Lebanon began

Court reporting project that highlighted failures in care system stood down after State funding runs out

Government has established a special unit to investigate what a ‘nationalised’ childcare model might look like

Roderic O’Gorman’s Department of Integration had contract with management consultants since March 2022

Roderic O’Gorman introduces Bill that also entitles Oireachtas members to maternity leave and will regulate non-disclosure agreements

Hollywood A-lister Mark Ruffalo has criticised the Government’s planning legislation allowing for use of ‘strategic’ liquefied natural gas reserves

Economic and Social Research Institute conducted study over nine years

Fianna Fáil election posters bearing the image of a smiling Micheál Martin were spotted stacked on a pallet in an industrial estate

Roderic O’Gorman plays down concerns that numbers seeking permanent protection will increase

The arrest of the deeply private Russia tech titan has put the spotlight on illegal activity on Telegram, a preferred tool of the Irish far right. But Durov insists he is a defender of free speech

Budget 2025: Chambers and Donohoe cautioned colleagues about expenditure growth in once-off measures

About €1 billion in giveaways was added in the final days of internal Coalition negotiations amid tense meetings against the backdrop of an approaching general election

Fianna Fáil leader criticises ‘fevered speculation’ about voters potentially going to the polls in November

Budget 2025: Increases in funding for early learning and childcare ‘utterly insufficient’, say providers

Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees

Budget 2025: Measures aimed at tackling the cost of living are underwhelming for some

The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected

Even the most interfering nanny state cannot guarantee that a baby boost is actually spent on the child

Number of 4,000 at the start of last year has now risen to more than 16,000