Demand for grant scheme doubled in April compared with same month in 2025

Comment comes after news Department of Public Expenditure officials proposed scrapping ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation

HSE blocked practice after hospital asked for temporary exemption so arrangement could continue

Social media platforms should be given a safety score to allow parents and users assess their suitability, high commissioner says

Move would have ‘scuppered any notion that this Government takes climate action seriously’, environmentalists say

Micheál Martin is a ‘deliverist’ at heart; Harris, by contrast, does things, tells people about them, shows he is doing them – on repeat

Department confirms attendance but says Minister of State for Agriculture present in personal capacity

Ten people died in 2022 Donegal explosion at an Applegreen filling station after suspected gas leak

German leader placed subtle pressure on Taoiseach to assist his goal of slashing bloc’s spending by several hundred billion euro

On sanctions for Israel, Friedrich Merz says ‘we don’t want to, we won’t do it, we cannot do it’

WRC chief wrote of ‘sheer despair’ and warned of further controversy over work to repair ‘crumbling’ facade of building

Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms

Limerick TD Niall Collins suggests European Commission appoint specialist organisation to track produce

Schools face block on visas after Government departments say unsuccessful student applicants were not repaid fees in a timely manner

Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy