What would scrapping the three-day wait for abortion mean for pregnant women?Greatest effect would be for women who, for various complex reasons, seek an abortion close to the end of their first trimesterThu Jun 18 2026 - 11:59
Fianna Fáil MEP proposes AI guidelines restricting use in speeches and policyDraft policy paper written by Barry Andrews with assistance of artificial intelligenceWed Jun 17 2026 - 13:45
Bill to end mandatory three-day wait for abortion access set to pass second stage in DáilSupport of main Opposition parties and some Independents expected to secure the 87 votes needed for measure to advanceWed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Some of those who added the three-day wait to Irish abortion law look set to abandon itLittle explanation of Coalition support for Opposition’s bid to remove key clause from draft law Harris said ‘has to count for something’Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Councils to be backed by Government when pursuing permissions geared to aid home building Housing infrastructure fund selected projects which Minister described as ‘shovel-ready’ Wed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Ireland to introduce some of Europe’s ‘strictest’ rules on short-term lets, says MinisterRegister for Airbnb-style lets being created with view to force homes out of holiday market and in to private rental sectorTue Jun 16 2026 - 17:00
Councils will be under ‘Damocles sword’ to use €1bn housing fund before it is withdrawnMore than 80 projects across most local authority areas will ‘directly’ lead to 86,000 new homes, Government claimsTue Jun 16 2026 - 15:42
‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity careMothers and medical professionals share their views as differences between public and private maternity care in the State are brought into sharp focusSat Jun 13 2026 - 06:00
Consultants bring legal challenge to ban on private care in new public surgical hubsHSE has said new hubs, designed to reduce waiting times in acute hospitals, were for public patients only Fri Jun 12 2026 - 06:00
Ireland could require digital ID to access porn websitesState agency suggests stricter age verification for online porn, similar to a law enacted in the UK in 2025Thu Jun 11 2026 - 06:00
State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally reportFormer basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to lightWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctorsState’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private careWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
State apology to be offered to Bill Kenneally victims after report detailing ‘abhorrent crimes’Serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s, report finds Tue Jun 09 2026 - 20:36
State apology to be offered to victims of Bill Kenneally after report finds Garda dereliction of dutyHealth board also criticised for failing to follow through on abuse complaints by teenage boy in timely mannerTue Jun 09 2026 - 14:35
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private workMaternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’Mon Jun 08 2026 - 18:21
Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence to be named on public register for first timeDomestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 to be known as Jennie’s law in honour of murdered Jennifer PooleMon Jun 08 2026 - 09:00
Independent Ireland TD defends high number of PQs submitted as concerns raised over use of AIIssue of politicians allegedly using AI was raised at the Dáil business committee last monthMon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to visit Ireland next weekCarney will make trip to Co Mayo to see grandparents’ home place Sun Jun 07 2026 - 15:20
Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decisionMinister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented Sat Jun 06 2026 - 21:36
Rotunda Hospital’s clash with Coalition over private maternity care deepens Hospital refuses to back down on decision allowing public-only consultants to offer private care on-site Sat Jun 06 2026 - 13:52
Rising number of ‘free births’ raises alarm among midwivesLack of medical supervision can put women and babies at risk of life-threatening complications, new policy paper statesSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
‘Free births’ in Ireland: Within three hours Naomi (38) died, leaving behind four kids Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?Sat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Prestige or patient choice? Inside the Rotunda’s private maternity care standoffDublin hospital picks public fight with HSE and Minister for Health with threat looming of State funding being withdrawnFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:00
Rotunda stands by decision to allow public-only consultants offer private maternity careHospital may owe refunds to women cared for privately, says Minister for HealthFri Jun 05 2026 - 10:32
Childcare fees to be capped at €183.70 per week for 45 hours of care Childcare providers will be required later this year to share more data with the Government about fees Wed Jun 03 2026 - 16:05
A Kingdom divided: Michael Healy-Rae’s explosive interview shows split in Kerry dynasty Differences between Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, and their children, threaten the unity of one of Ireland’s most prominent political families Wed Jun 03 2026 - 11:27
Rotunda told funding could be pulled over public-only consultants providing private careMinister for Health says ‘last thing’ she wants is conversation on cuts, but Government policy is clearWed Jun 03 2026 - 09:32
Special needs assistant workforce development plan to be brought to Cabinet Role of SNAs to be professionalised after Government backed down on plans to reduce number of educational assistants in schools Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:00
Government ‘made aware’ of errors in Aughinish Alumina export dataCSO figure showing 83% of Limerick-based operation’s exports go to Russia ‘not accurate’, says MinisterTue Jun 02 2026 - 23:39
Amount of Irish-made alumina exported to Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine warFigure emerges as Taoiseach argues sanctioning Aughinish Alumina would cause more harm to EU than Russia Sat May 30 2026 - 06:00
‘Sinn Féin were never left’: Inside the political splits that threaten the Catherine Connolly coalitionFianna Fáil, the largest political party, bombed in the byelections but divisions among the left-wing parties drew most attention Sat May 30 2026 - 06:00
All quiet on the Fianna Fáil front for now, but growing ructions on the leftInside Politics: Galway West and Dublin Central byelection results raise questions over a future left-wing governmentFri May 29 2026 - 16:35
EU sanctions on Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina would be ‘self-defeating, says Taoiseach Micheál Martin denies Government had been threatened not to impose sanctions on company or that it had lobbied EUFri May 29 2026 - 09:02
Fianna Fáil’s Catherine Ardagh promoted in wake of Michael Healy-Rae departureDublin South-Central TD to become Minister of State following resignation of Kerry TDFri May 29 2026 - 05:42
Ireland steps up for Ukraine in EU as domestic support wanesInside Politics: Ministers hope to make ‘swift progress’ on Ukraine’s bid to join the EUThu May 28 2026 - 08:30
Occupied Territories Bill becomes political test of Ireland’s stance on GazaOpposition parties plan to seek stronger measures as Coalition excludes services from proposed trade banWed May 27 2026 - 08:54
Government’s plans to exclude services leaves Occupied Territories Bill ‘gutted’, claims OppositionCabinet has ‘taken a wrecking ball’ to original legislation, Mary Lou McDonald tells DáilTue May 26 2026 - 19:37
Kyne defends record raising concerns over Inland Fisheries Ireland as he returns to DáilOther byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by RevenueTue May 26 2026 - 17:50
‘We shouldn’t be playing’: Some Opposition TDs call for cancellation of Ireland-Israel gameOnus on Government and FAI to prevent Nations League fixture from happening, Ruth Coppinger and Daniel Ennis sayTue May 26 2026 - 16:41
Sinn Féin’s struggles suggest uneasy left-wing alliance may be crumbling Plus: New TDs in the House; and ghost estates return to the news Tue May 26 2026 - 08:22
Leader of the left or left behind? Sinn Féin scepticism grows among progressive partiesSocial Democrats, Labour and People Before Profit raising concerns about party’s directionTue May 26 2026 - 06:00
Left-wing parties round on Sinn Féin over policy directionDifferences fracturing progressive alliance formed during Catherine Connolly’s presidential campaignTue May 26 2026 - 06:00
Galway West byelection: Is Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas transfer-friendly enough? Inside Politics: Irish Times/TG4 poll shows Seán Kyne with a narrow lead over Thomas in contest for Connolly’s former seatFri May 08 2026 - 15:02
‘A pivotal moment’: European ban on AI nudification apps is welcomedNiamh Smyth, the Minister of State for AI, said the provisional agreement ‘marks a pivotal moment in the responsible regulation of artificial intelligence’Thu May 07 2026 - 15:08
Minister gets more authority to object to developers who try to turn creches into housingMinister for Children will now be designated as a prescribed body under planning lawsThu May 07 2026 - 10:00
Ireland could fund renewable projects elsewhere as part of EU deal to meet climate targetsState is already on track to miss its own renewable energy goal by 2030Thu May 07 2026 - 06:00
O’Flynn says withdrawal from Breaking Point debate on fuel protests was not at Independent Ireland’s directionTDs Michael Fitzmaurice and Michael Collins had previously distanced the party from the conservative groupThu Apr 30 2026 - 15:46
Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025Thu Apr 30 2026 - 06:00
Gillian Sherratt says talk of Sinn Féin byelection heave is attempt to ‘smear’ partyDisability rights campaigner lost out to Janice Boylan in selection convention for Dublin CentralMon Apr 27 2026 - 07:00
Simon Harris floats one-off payments for heat pumps and efficient carsTánaiste doubles down on transition from fossil fuels despite pressure over carbon taxMon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
