Minister says he ‘regrets’ mass resignation of Disabled Drivers Medical Board of AppealPaschal Donohoe tells Oireachtas committee he hopes to have new board in place by AprilWed Jan 26 2022 - 20:27
Robert Watt confirms he receives full €294,920 salary at Department of HealthSecretary general waived €81,000 salary increase last year ‘until unemployment falls’Wed Jan 26 2022 - 20:21
Russians should demonstrate ‘goodwill’ and call off naval exercises, says VaradkarTánaiste advises fishermen planning protest against Russian navy not to be ‘naive’Wed Jan 26 2022 - 13:33
Varadkar says plan to return to Taoiseach’s office ‘not reason’ he wants leak investigation finished‘I want to restate that the allegations that have been made against me are false,’ Tánaiste saysWed Jan 26 2022 - 12:18
Q&A: How can your employer block a request to work from home?Explainer: The 13 reasons your boss may refuse to let you work remotelyWed Jan 26 2022 - 09:29
Remote work applicants may have to assess own conditionsWorkspace ergonomics and data security to be part of written request to work from homeWed Jan 26 2022 - 04:05
Government to ‘do more’ to help people struggling with spiralling cost of livingVaradkar calls on employers to give pay increases to workers if they can afford themTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:44
Employers to have at least 13 grounds to refuse remote working requestsVaradkar unveils plans after draft legislation is approved by CabinetTue Jan 25 2022 - 18:33
Varadkar warns fishermen not to put themselves at risk in Russia navy protestTánaiste says there is ‘real fear of a land war in Europe’ amid tensions over UkraineTue Jan 25 2022 - 16:15
Government rejects calls to introduce a right to work from homeProposed Bill would require employers to consider requests but can still refuse approvalTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:55
Householders to get €100 off electricity bills by end of MarchCredit to be applied excluding VAT so total benefit to account holder will be €113.50Tue Jan 25 2022 - 02:00
Varadkar denies that requests for updates on leak inquiry are putting ‘pressure’ on gardaíTánaiste says that seeking a progress report in this regard is ‘entirely normal’Mon Jan 24 2022 - 20:59
Varadkar says law on right to seek remote working can ‘change the culture’Tánaiste suggests employers will be more likely to allow working from home for fear of being brought to WRCMon Jan 24 2022 - 19:18
Up to 7,000 households could be helped stay in homes amid mortgage-to-rent changesMinister for Housing announces reforms to programme for people in mortgage arrearsMon Jan 24 2022 - 19:01
Minister disagrees with party colleague on need for external investigation into champagne celebrationMinister Darragh O’Brien said he is ‘content’ at the process to examine the eventMon Jan 24 2022 - 17:06
Appropriate for Watt to clarify if he is waiving €81,000 increase, says O’BrienRobert Watt was appointed role last April on a salary of €292,000Mon Jan 24 2022 - 14:03
Russian drills off Irish coast ‘not welcome’, says Simon CoveneyMinister for Foreign Affairs meets EU counterparts Brussels amid Ukraine tensionsMon Jan 24 2022 - 13:23
‘Emergency is over’: Taoiseach confirms snap removal of most Covid-19 measuresAfter almost two years of restrictions, social and economic life begins return to normalSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
‘Time to be ourselves again’: Taoiseach confirms end to almost all Covid-19 restrictionsMost limitations to lift from 6am Saturday as Ireland has ‘weathered the Omicron storm’Fri Jan 21 2022 - 19:49
Q&A: What pandemic restrictions will be lifted, and what will change?The 8pm curfew for pubs and restaurants almost certain to goFri Jan 21 2022 - 11:50
Politicians raise concerns that LDA plans will not deliver affordable rentsGovernment TDs defend cost-rental proposals, saying they could be ‘game-changing’Thu Jan 20 2022 - 20:18
Bonus payment for ‘pandemic heroes’ creates headache for GovernmentCost clearly a factor in restricting access to bonus as many frontline workers left outThu Jan 20 2022 - 01:00
Current booster phase of vaccine programme to last until AprilState is ‘well beyond’ peak of Omicron wave, Taoiseach saysWed Jan 19 2022 - 22:12
Information sesssions for adopted people criticised by OppositionDáil debate on the Birth Information and Tracing Bill opened by Minister for ChildrenWed Jan 19 2022 - 21:39
About three-quarters of homes to be delivered by LDA are expected to be cost rentalOrganisation’s new chairman to outline plans for over 10,000 new homesWed Jan 19 2022 - 15:55
Healthcare workers to get €1,000 bonus for work during pandemicExtra public holiday on March 18th this year to give many citizens a four-day weekendWed Jan 19 2022 - 13:46
Former justice minister criticises decision not to release politicians’ staff names‘Decision is the antithesis of openness and transparency’, says Charlie FlanaganTue Jan 18 2022 - 02:00
Women TDs call on men to ‘take stand’ against gender-based violencePoliticians express horror at killing of Offaly teacher Ashling MurphyThu Jan 13 2022 - 23:44
Thousands of illegally adopted people to have inheritance rights from two sets of parentsProposed changes to succession law seek to resolve issues around illegal adoptionsThu Jan 13 2022 - 21:12
Adoption law must contain privacy rights, says MinisterLegislation allowing access to sensitive data may be unconstitutional without legal caveatThu Jan 13 2022 - 01:00
What is in the new law on adoption information and how will it work?Q&A: Campaigners are concerned over proposed ‘information session’ for adopteesWed Jan 12 2022 - 21:34
Tracing service for adopted people and parents to be in place this yearMinister unveils ‘landmark’ law giving adoptees right to access information on parentsWed Jan 12 2022 - 19:04
Covid-19: Cabinet agrees to relax close-contact rules as death toll passes 6,000Martin defends handling of winter surge while further 20,909 cases and 88 fatalities reportedWed Jan 12 2022 - 18:31
Blair and Ahern to be asked in front of Dáil committee on Belfast Agreement‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to hear first-hand accounts from key players nearly 25 years onWed Jan 12 2022 - 04:15
Former Fine Gael TD Michael Joe Cosgrave diesPolitician remembered as ‘iconic figure on Northside of Dublin’Tue Jan 11 2022 - 20:22
Zappone’s special envoy role added ‘status’ to Ireland’s UN bidFormer minister was one of 12 diplomats working on campaign for Security Council seatTue Jan 11 2022 - 01:00
Cullinane’s rise from modest roots and car dealership job to SF successParty spokesman on his influences, why he didn’t consider joining IRA, and Patrick KieltySat Jan 08 2022 - 06:00
Tens of thousands of Covid infections not captured in official figuresAt least 380,000 Omicron cases since early December, officials are toldThu Jan 06 2022 - 10:10
Four to stand trial over alleged role in Oireachtas Golfgate eventAftermath of social occasion sparked political controversy as dinner breached Covid-19 rulesThu Jan 06 2022 - 03:00
Coveney spoke to DFA staff for 10 minutes on night of controversial celebrationMinister says he did not see breach of Covid rules shown in photograph from earlier that eveningWed Jan 05 2022 - 15:07
Schools brace for Covid-19 outbreaks following reopening green light‘Inevitable’ that more children will pick up virus, chief medical officer saysWed Jan 05 2022 - 03:30
Tributes paid to late academic and political pundit Richard Sinnott‘He played a pioneering role in the development of political science in Ireland’Tue Jan 04 2022 - 19:57
Farmers and environmentalists must get away from ‘butting heads’ on climate actionMinister for Agriculture denies any suggestion that productive farming and lowering emissions are opposite goalsSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Coronavirus: New rules aim to free up half of PCR testing capacityInfectious Diseases Society says changes will confuse and public may not complyFri Dec 31 2021 - 01:04
Taoiseach defends mother and baby homes redress schemeNot for Government to repudiate commission’s report, Martin saysFri Dec 31 2021 - 00:01
Covid-19: Young people told to only get PCR test if antigen test positiveThose aged 4-39 who have symptoms advised to use rapid tests first in effort to ease demandThu Dec 30 2021 - 22:09
Senator calls for former foreign affairs head to be brought before OireachtasProposal to question Niall Burgess over June 2020 celebration to be considered in new yearThu Dec 30 2021 - 20:40
Covid-19: Record 20,554 cases as isolation reduced to seven days for those with boosterHolohan says level of hospitalisation ‘not sustainable’ as figures rise to 619 peopleThu Dec 30 2021 - 19:48
Chris Wall, ‘great friend’ and adviser to Bertie Ahern, dies after long illnessFormer taoiseach says the Fianna Fáil veteran was a ‘phenomenal organiser’Thu Dec 30 2021 - 18:23
‘Absolutely fair’ to use public funds for larger mica-damaged homesEven owners of houses bigger than average must be ‘fully supported’, says McConalogueWed Dec 29 2021 - 01:00
