National children’s hospital ‘car crash’ set to be repeated with maternity hospital, Dáil toldAontú leader claims building, fit-out tender as ‘half-baked’ as contract for children’s hospital and that Government is ‘incinerating taxpayers’ money’Thu Sept 26 2024 - 20:25
Tánaiste says problems with land hoarding tax legislation could be resolved in time for budgetDiscussions between Coalition partners follows major political row during summer over measures to exclude active farmers from impact of the taxThu Sept 26 2024 - 19:29
Occupied Territories Bill: Coalition Ministers note ICJ opinion on illegal Israeli settlementsProposed law, advanced in 2018, aims at banning imports from Israeli settlements on Palestinian landThu Sept 26 2024 - 17:03
Thousands of Ukrainians affected if accommodation scheme ended - MinisterLabour leader says Sinn Féin’s call for restrictions on housing scheme amount to ‘new low in political vernacular’Wed Sept 25 2024 - 18:26
Taoiseach accuses McDonald of ‘throwing mud’ after claim he misled Dáil over Israeli weapons transportInquiry found at least nine flights carrying weapons destined for Israel overflew Irish sovereign airspaceTue Sept 24 2024 - 17:43
National children’s hospital: ‘Fiasco’ is rooted in Government incompetence, Sinn Féin leader tells DáilNo rooms finished in line with required standards, TDs to be told at committee on WednesdayTue Sept 24 2024 - 15:46
Fianna Fáil TD takes aim at Sinn Féin over defamation actionsProposed legislation on abolition of juries to cut excessive awards, legal costs and appeals is criticised by some Dáil deputiesThu Sept 19 2024 - 18:47
Government asking ordinary workers to build ‘gold-plated’ pensions of elite, says Pearse DohertyCabinet decision will give wealthiest workers tax-free pension pot of €2.8 million when average pot is only €111,000Thu Sept 19 2024 - 14:40
Hundreds of mice used every day in Botox testing ‘suffer horribly’, TD claimsPaul Murphy alleges ‘massive’ loophole in law gets around ban on animal testing for cosmetic purposesWed Sept 18 2024 - 20:58
Apple taxes: ‘Dublin-Shannon bullet train’ among ideas TDs advance for €14bnClarity on where to invest money will be given on Budget day, says TaoiseachWed Sept 18 2024 - 20:15
Time ‘running out’ for child whose ribs are crushing his lungs Eight-year-old Harvey Sherratt taken off surgery waiting list, unknown to his parents, says Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonaldWed Sept 18 2024 - 19:42
Bike shed a ‘profound embarrassment’, Ceann Comhairle tells DáilSeán Ó Fearghaíl asks how OPW did not query price when cost became apparentWed Sept 18 2024 - 16:13
TDs clamour to contribute to ‘sexy’ subjects in Dáil but fail to attend for ‘workhorse’ legislation, says Ceann ComhairleCeann Comhairle recalls House as ‘like being on board the Mary Celeste’ because only two parliamentarians attended final debate on important pensions BillMon Aug 12 2024 - 06:00
Road safety: Small ‘correction’ to law could be ‘game changer’ in dealing with disqualified driversAmendment to Road Traffic Act would allow gardaí instant access on whether motorist disqualified, uninsured or carrying penalty pointsFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:00
Olympic homecoming for Team Ireland to take place in O’Connell Street on MondayEvent is free and Dublin City Council inviting public to ‘family-friendly, alcohol-free event’Thu Aug 08 2024 - 13:59
Kellie Harrington confirms boxing retirement: ‘I’ve nothing more to prove, not even to myself’Double Olympic champion will stay involved in the sport, speaks of ‘special’ feeling seeing Irish flag raised at medal podiumThu Aug 08 2024 - 13:46
Irish skies set for ‘celestial fireworks’ as Perseid meteor shower hits peak activity on MondayThere will be 20 times more shooting stars than on a normal night during the annual Perseid meteor shower, says Astronomy IrelandThu Aug 08 2024 - 10:27
Newpark Academy of Music saved from closure through licence reprieveAfter a months-long campaign to prevent its closure school has time to look for other premises in south Co DublinTue Aug 06 2024 - 18:54
Funeral takes place in Dublin of Paddy McDonald, father of Sinn Féin leaderMary Lou McDonald, family, friends and political colleagues attend ceremony at St Paul of the Cross Church Mount Argus before cremation at Mount JeromeTue Aug 06 2024 - 15:16
New process to strip Irish citizenship is passed by OireachtasMinister for Justice says new procedure ‘just and fair’ in process used less than 10 times since 1956Wed Jul 17 2024 - 20:45
Minister for Housing defends controversial planning Bill as ‘in no way … rushed’Proposed legislation consolidates existing law and raises threshold for taking judicial reviews against developmentsWed Jul 17 2024 - 19:26
Chinese ambassador complains to Oireachtas about Taiwan visit by five SenatorsTwo Fianna Fáil, one Fine Gael and two Independent representatives spending five days in countryWed Jul 17 2024 - 16:37
Schools warned it is ‘completely unacceptable’ to ask parents to pay to secure summer programme places Minister confirms case where school asked for contribution for child’s participation in activities’ camp for pupils with special needsTue Jul 16 2024 - 20:21
Planning Bill criticised as being like ‘tablets of 10 commandments descending from Mount Sinai’ Senator describes 747-page Bill as ‘telephone directory’ and a ‘massive supertanker coming to dock in a very small port’Tue Jul 16 2024 - 19:36
Minister for Enterprise ‘alarmed’ at low levels of digitalisation by SMEs, pledges budget supportPeter Burke confirms two thirds of eligible businesses have applied for increased cost of business grantMon Jul 15 2024 - 20:04
Planning regulator will have ‘unchecked power’ under controversial legislation, Seanad hearsLabour Senator warns of ‘fundamental flaw’ as Upper House debates third largest Bill in history of StateMon Jul 15 2024 - 19:25
Opposition TDs say Dáil has passed a ‘liquorice allsorts’ criminal justice Bill that will end up in courtsTDs criticise end-of-term push to pass legislation on knife crime, revoking citizenship and increasing the retirement age for emergency staffFri Jul 12 2024 - 07:58
‘Wrongdoers’ in mica defective block scandal have not been pursued, says DohertySinn Féin’s finance spokesman claims effort ‘at the very heart of Government’ to limit support for homeowners in redress schemeThu Jul 11 2024 - 15:49
‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in DubaiTaoiseach describes Irishwoman’s case as ‘horrific nightmare scenario that no Irish citizen should have to experience’Wed Jul 10 2024 - 21:23
Government’s zero-tolerance approach to gender violence more like ‘zero effort’, says Holly Cairns Social Democrats leader introduces Dáil motion on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and calls for regulation of ‘wild west’ counselling sectorWed Jul 10 2024 - 20:02
Total of 33 children missing from State care, Dáil hearsMinister tells Dáil nine of the 33 children currently missing disappeared last year and 22 are separated children seeking international protectionWed Jul 10 2024 - 19:35
Students urged to examine leases ahead of signing of Bill allowing academic term-only tenanciesMalcolm Noonan advises caution ahead of law to be passed on Thursday providing for 41-week agreementsTue Jul 09 2024 - 21:39
Taoiseach to appoint Donegal disability campaigner to SeanadNikki Bradley, a cancer survivor, is a motivational speaker who works with disability organisationsTue Jul 09 2024 - 18:49
Michael Healy-Rae denounces ‘derogatory, political’ abuse of late mother onlineTaoiseach says establishment of regulator and safety code will hold social media platforms to accountTue Jul 09 2024 - 18:04
Taoiseach promises to intervene to help Irish woman detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’Dáil hears Tori Towey has been prevented from leaving country as a result of chargesTue Jul 09 2024 - 16:42
Minimum smoking age to rise to 21 in new Bill as Opposition warns more action needed on vapingMinister says legislation is ‘end-game measure, signalling beginning of the end of tobacco in our country’Thu Jul 04 2024 - 20:09
Legislation preventing protests and ‘incidents of intimidation’ outside homes of politicians passed by SeanadMcEntee says there is right to peaceful protest but protests outside homes ‘has moved into a more sinister and worrying route’Thu Jul 04 2024 - 17:28
Chambers accused of ‘cock-and-bull story’ after insisting budget date change not election-related Jack Chambers accused of telling a ‘cock-and-bull story’ after he insisted change of date is not election relatedThu Jul 04 2024 - 14:54
Opposition criticises Donnelly over use of €19m earmarked for spinal surgeriesFunds not used in intended manner and waiting lists remain ‘unacceptably long’, says Minister for HealthThu Jul 04 2024 - 14:11
‘Historic’ pension Bill passes with only Minister for Social Protection and Ceann Comhairle in Dáil chamberSeán Ó Fearghaíl says he is disappointed at level of attendance as fundamentally important auto-enrolment pension legislation approvedThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:23
‘What planet are you on?’ Tánaiste in angry outburst at left-wing TDs over neutrality and Middle EastMicheál Martin says ‘self-righteousness of the far left in this country really frustrates me’Wed Jul 03 2024 - 22:02
Every time ‘men see or hear misogynistic behaviour or talk, we need to call it out’ - Simon Harris NTA as taxi regulator needs to ‘wake up’ and review all drivers after driver who raped two women found to have had previous sexual assault convictionsWed Jul 03 2024 - 16:53
Dublin city centre ‘scourged with anti-social behaviour, drug-dealing, gang intimidation’Mary Lou McDonald says inner-city communities ‘sick and tired’ of sense of ‘threat and dread’, lack of support and servicesWed Jul 03 2024 - 15:29
Harris criticised for exempting TU Dublin land from law requiring ‘social’ housingSinn Féin leader describes the decision as ‘nothing short of madness’ but Taoiseach accuses her of ‘faux outrage’Tue Jul 02 2024 - 22:04
Junior minister accused of ‘Fine Gael dog whistling’ over Dublin transport planIvana Bacik accuses Emer Higgins of trying to ‘derail’ council plan but Taoiseach defends colleague’s interventionTue Jul 02 2024 - 19:38
Nine music festivals cancelled this year, more affected next year without State intervention, Dáil hearsTD and festival organiser says Taylor Swift gigs and ‘Swiftmania’ give false impression that Irish music festival scene is ‘booming’Thu Jun 27 2024 - 20:54
Legislation introduced to allow comedians access to Arts Council fundingSinn Féin’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh says ‘comedians are recognised and have the support of the relevant arts councils’ in other countriesThu Jun 27 2024 - 19:05
More than 25,000 passport applications in system ‘require action’ from individuals, says MartinTánaiste says Passport Service issues 2,500 emails a week reminding applicants to submit supporting documentation to approve passportThu Jun 27 2024 - 17:02
Department of Foreign Affairs planning for possible evacuation of Irish citizens from LebanonTánaiste says Ireland working closely with EU and UK amid growing fear of war between Israel and Hizbullah militantsThu Jun 27 2024 - 14:39
More than €15m in unpaid court fines including just over €8m for motoring offencesMinister says review carried out to streamline system and prevent offenders ‘kicking the can down the road’Thu Jun 27 2024 - 05:00
