Higher earners to get larger social welfare payments if they lose jobs under reform planMinister to bring memo to Cabinet by Christmas detailing major reforms of welfare systemWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:05
Sinn Féin puts Irish unity top of its agenda - but voters want action on housing, health and inflationParty’s TDs are keenly aware from their canvassing of voters’ pressing concerns, but they won’t allow reunification to be sidelinedSat Nov 05 2022 - 04:00
Hate crime reforms sparked public opposition as most politicians supported changesDepartment of Justice received thousands of letters and emails from academics, politicians and public as part of public consultation on reformsFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
McGrath welcomes withdrawal of Sinn Féin spokesperson remarks concerning senior civil servantMinister also expressed disappointment at the departure of Sligo-Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry from the Fianna Fáil partyThu Nov 03 2022 - 10:37
Taoiseach ‘encouraged’ by conversations with Rishi Sunak on the Northern Ireland ProtocolMicheál Martin followed in footsteps of Roosevelt and Churchill at Oxford lectureWed Nov 02 2022 - 19:32
RTÉ chairwoman accused Taoiseach of ‘deliberately undermining’ broadcaster over licence feeTensions between RTÉ and Government revealed in letters this summer between chair of board Moya Doherty and Micheál MartinTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
HSE plans to screen new mothers for depression and anxietyNational guideline for public health nurses being worked on and set to be approved by year endTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Ukraine refugees arriving over bank holiday all accommodated despite housing shortageGovernment plans to address lack of transport in rural locations so pledged properties can be used for housingMon Oct 31 2022 - 19:05
Hundreds of refugees arriving in Ireland despite warnings over accommodation crisisGovernment pledges 500 modular homes for Ukrainians fleeing war by early next yearMon Oct 31 2022 - 05:00
Eoin Ó Broin comments on Government economist ‘totally wrong’, says Sinn Féin TD Party’s housing spokesman claim that civil servant should be sacked ‘not Sinn Féin’s position’Sun Oct 30 2022 - 16:42
Minister orders State boards to encourage greater gender balance as targets not being met Representative bodies asked to ‘appropriately consider gender balance before sending nominations’Sun Oct 30 2022 - 12:42
Varadkar appointment as taoiseach set to be delayed to allow Martin attend EU summitOffice of Taoiseach was due to switch to FG leader on December 15th as part of a deal brokered during 2020 Government formation talksSat Oct 29 2022 - 20:58
Bord Pleanála: Public servants sought as State redoubles efforts to fill board rolesEmergency appointments are being made to overcome turmoil in planning system and amid anxiety over growing backlog of planning casesThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
Scramble under way to find new accommodation for incoming Ukrainian refugees amid lack of bedsArmy barracks are to be used to house up to 500 people, including in Westmeath, Kerry and Wicklow, with more being assessedThu Oct 27 2022 - 05:00
New laws to criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationallyWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:15
Licensing law reform to see pubs open until 12.30am and nightclubs until 6am New law being brought to Cabinet will give pubs option of opening from 10.30am to 12.30am, seven days a weekTue Oct 25 2022 - 00:01
Cap on refugees rejected by Coalition but those arriving into Ireland told they could end up homelessCommittee overseeing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine will meet Monday to discuss a longer-term plan to ease accommodation crisisSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Politicians tell review ‘unduly restrictive’ abortion laws should be relaxedSome 7,000 submissions were made during a public consultation process as part of the ongoing review into the State’s existing abortion lawsFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:00
Last-minute scramble to find space for incoming Ukrainian refugees as Citywest reaches capacityOfficials direct women and children towards Citywest to be ‘triaged’ while single men are directed towards NGOs to find emergency accommodationFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Ireland concerned at continuing instability in UK, Taoiseach says in wake of Truss resignationMary Lou McDonald says Truss’ legacy will be ‘wrecking the economy and working in the interests of the super-rich’Thu Oct 20 2022 - 17:29
Citywest reception hub for refugees closed to new arrivals after reaching capacityPredicted shortfall of 15,000 places for refugees by December amid continuing pressure on systemThu Oct 20 2022 - 17:20
Plan to end direct provision by 2024 set to be watered down amid pressure from Ukraine warGovernment considers “options paper” on what goals can feasibly be achieved in light of continuing pressure posed by the war in UkraineThu Oct 20 2022 - 06:00
Long-term direct provision residents could be charged rent or fees under proposals Coalition sources indicate ‘significant changes’ on way in how Republic manages influx of refugeesSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
State nearing limit of its ability to house Ukrainian refugees and other asylum-seekersA fundamental rethink of how to approach housing refugees is being planned now that it is clear the war in Ukraine will not be ending any time soonSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Government grapples with crisis in accommodating refugees as deportations resumeWhat does it say for Micheál Martin that one of his fiercest critics, Marc MacSharry, is set to return to FF?Thu Oct 13 2022 - 07:42
Ukrainian refugees to remain in Kerry after Ministers reverse Mayo moveGroup of 135 women and children had been told on Monday they would be bussed from Killarney to Westport at noon todayWed Oct 12 2022 - 16:59
Hundreds of local community initiatives to receive €12.5m funding in new Government schemeCommunity centres, parish halls, GAA clubhouses, Men’s Sheds, youth halls and more to benefit from grantsWed Oct 12 2022 - 15:51
Global tensions mount as EU Ministers set to meet again on energy crisis Inside Politics: future of concrete block levy looks uncertain; wrangling over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill continuesWed Oct 12 2022 - 08:30
Double welfare payment to kick in next week as eight welfare lump sums to be madeIncreased supports agreed in Budget 2023 to be paid in run up to ChristmasTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:39
State humanitarian fund to be extended to Creeslough familiesCabinet agrees money normally used for flooding victims will help households affected by Donegal explosionTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:18
Nobody wants a ‘blanket immunity’ from prosecution for those involved in Northern Ireland conflict, says Higgins President’s remarks are an unusual criticism of the policy of a foreign governmentTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:06
Online fundraisers for families of Creeslough disaster raise more than €700,000Donegal man in Australia ‘overwhelmed’ by scale of donations to appealTue Oct 11 2022 - 12:47
Bids to design civic plaza for Dublin’s College Green to be sought within next monthEamon Ryan is bringing 30 transport ‘pathfinder projects’ to Cabinet in bid to speed up completionTue Oct 11 2022 - 10:52
Energy crisis and winter Covid-19 plan to dominate political agendaInside Politics: Households continue to feel the crunch ahead of the winter seasonTue Oct 11 2022 - 08:33
Employers set to have fewer reasons to refuse requests to work from home Tánaiste signals proposed law will be significantly changed to give workers more extensive grounds for working from home and better WRC appeals mechanismMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders move towards gas price cap as Irish churches set to get help with energy billsEamon Ryan holds further meetings with energy companies as fuel allowance begins, with November 14th date set for cost-of-living fuel lump sumSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Concrete levy will have greater impact on new-build costs than previously thought, fresh estimates showDepartment of Finance says when ‘soft costs’ such as finance and fees are included, the impact is higherSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Irish and UK governments to do ‘everything possible’ to re-establish Northern Executive by end of the monthMinisters also discuss importance of co-operation in tackling terrorism and paramilitarism at London conferenceFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:13
State reaches agreement with landlord on €10m lease error on Department of Health headquartersDeal will be extended for nine months after ‘mismeasurement’ by the Office of Public Works resulted in overpayment to landlordThu Oct 06 2022 - 05:00
New group of Fianna Fáil TDs to propose changes to controversial concrete levyTen per cent levy was the first item discussed at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting amid growing uneaseWed Oct 05 2022 - 20:13
Ireland and United Kingdom must move beyond dispute and begin a new phase of relationship - TaoiseachTaoiseach Micheál Martin was speaking at the launch of a new book, Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit, by Stephen CollinsWed Oct 05 2022 - 20:05
Government claims broadening concrete levy would result in higher bank and interest chargesSF to table private member’s motion to scrap proposed levy and instead impose a levy on developers’ profitTue Oct 04 2022 - 15:41
British minister apologises to Irish Government over Brexit negotiationsCoalition figures welcome Steve Baker’s comments and note ‘mood in the room has changed’Sun Oct 02 2022 - 23:30
Review completed into planned reconfiguration of Our Lady’s Hospital, NavanProtesters intend to picket HSE head office amid suggestions that the changes will go aheadSun Oct 02 2022 - 20:46
United Ireland citizens should not have to declare loyalty to new state, says FF TDO’Callaghan, viewed as a future Fianna Fáil leadership candidate, will outline his blueprint for a United Ireland in speech this SaturdayFri Sept 30 2022 - 03:34
Extra €8bn a year in expenditure needed by end of decade due to population changes, Department of Finance warns Risk analysis also warns of higher hits to corporation tax and mounting geopolitical tensionsThu Sept 29 2022 - 23:12
Concrete blocks levy to add up to €1,600 to build costs, but controversial plan to remainTen per cent levy was announced as part of Budget 2023, but Opposition parties have called for it to be scrappedThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:04
Thousands of parents using childminders must wait until 2024 to access new childcare subsidiesGovernment announced 90 cent increase in the hourly subsidy as part of Budget 2023, in a move which could cut childcare by 25 per centWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:17
O’Gorman to seek supplementary budget of €850m to house Ukrainian refugeesMore than 50,000 Ukrainians have so far been supported with accommodation, education and social protection supportsWed Sept 28 2022 - 20:00
Childcare costs to be cut by up to 25%, but how exactly does it work?The changes to the National Childcare Scheme will be effective from January 2023Wed Sept 28 2022 - 18:57
