Record number of eviction notices issued ahead of changes to rental rules More than 7,000 notices received by RTB in first three months of year, with intention to sell property the most common reason citedThu May 14 2026 - 12:00
‘I’ve no problem with people from the Congo or Africa’: Bertie Ahern addresses video commentsFormer taoiseach, who made migration comments during a canvass, said his issue was with speed of processing in immigration systemWed May 13 2026 - 21:54
Dáil rejects Social Democrats abortion reform BillTwo Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stageWed May 13 2026 - 21:23
Council’s Oliver Bond plans would have cost up to €700,000 per flat, housing committee toldRegeneration funds of €20 million still available for complex, senior civil servant tells TDsTue May 12 2026 - 20:46
Ambulance strike under way as group warns move poses ‘significant risk’ to livesNational Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’Tue May 12 2026 - 14:33
Gardaí still do not have full access to vital data via roads policing app Roads policing still awaiting access to drivers' licence photographs Sat May 09 2026 - 06:00
Plan to deal with ‘highly destructive’ Asian long-horned beetle outlined in new strategyGovernment document highlights threats to plants from pests not yet detected in Ireland but present in some EU countriesFri May 08 2026 - 12:16
Bill to end three-day ‘cooling off’ period for access to abortion introduced by Sinn FéinSecond Bill introduced in past month on issue after March for Life rally hit out at left-wing parties’ attempts to ‘remove safeguards’ Thu May 07 2026 - 20:24
Bike shed in Kerry hospital costing €127,000 is ‘pure waste’, says Sinn Féin TDPearse Doherty condemns ‘culture of arrogance’ at a time when recruitment is being paused across the health serviceThu May 07 2026 - 14:43
Scoping exercise into Michael Shine, Europe’s ‘most prolific paedophile’, to take placeInvestigation could lead to inquiry into former hospital consultant following campaign by charity Dignity4PatientsWed May 06 2026 - 20:53
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach saysOpposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy pricesWed May 06 2026 - 17:02
Digital access to State social protection services will be ‘optional’, Dáil hearsFF Minister Dara Calleary ‘not comfortable’ with digital options as SF’s Louise O’Reilly warns of compulsory expansion regarding public services cardFri May 01 2026 - 09:00
State urged to buy Sandymount Martello tower with guide price of €1.5 millionMinister of State Emer Higgins says OPW has no plans to buy 19th century landmark but is ‘ready to engage with relevant stakeholders’Fri May 01 2026 - 08:00
Drug intimidation more lucrative for dealers than selling drugs, Dáil hears Gary Gannon asks if Tánaiste could tell Ballymun families they were ‘secure from crime’ in wake of child firing discarded gunThu Apr 30 2026 - 15:30
Call for interim review of landmark mental health legislation after 2½ yearsGovernment advised to act because any gaps in law ‘going to arise quickly and immediately’Thu Apr 30 2026 - 07:00
New legislation regulating Airbnb rentals bogged down over planning permission issuesSocial Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’ Wed Apr 29 2026 - 19:54
McDonald accuses Government of allocating ‘sweet feck all’ to households in electricity arrearsSinn Féin leader tells Dáil number of households affected ‘has shot up again’, with 316,838 behind in FebruaryWed Apr 29 2026 - 18:52
German trial of Irish man charged over attack on IDF-connected offices is a ‘show trial’, says TDRichard Boyd Barrett says Daniel Tatlow-Devally engaged in ‘direct action protest’ against genocideWed Apr 29 2026 - 16:51
Taoiseach rejects call for mini-budget as Sinn Féin calls for USC cut and energy creditsLabour claims Government playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with ad hoc measures in response to political pressureTue Apr 28 2026 - 22:04
Bill introduced to abolish ‘patronising and paternalistic’ three-day abortion wait periodSocial Democrats say ‘cooling off period’ lacks scientific basisTue Apr 28 2026 - 19:56
Tánaiste rules out mini budget amid Opposition calls to help PAYE workersGovernment can’t do a budget every week in Dáil, Simon Harris saysThu Apr 23 2026 - 16:26
One in 10 of Ireland’s homeless is in emergency accommodation on one street, Dáil toldSome 7,000 of State’s 16,000 homeless in Dublin’s north inner cityThu Apr 23 2026 - 15:59
‘Get the posters up’: Dublin Central, Galway West byelections to be held on May 22ndWrits moved in Dáil as Electoral Commission appeals to public to act now to ensure they are registered to voteThu Apr 23 2026 - 13:25
Student who applied for Braille books in transition year got them week before Leaving CertJen Cummins says treatment of pupil ‘heartbreaking’ and says planned special education forum is just another ‘talking shop’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 20:41
Sinn Féin calls on Taoiseach to admit Budget 2026 left workers ‘high and dry’ Call comes following comments by Jack Chambers on Tuesday that budget ‘didn’t give workers a break’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 19:07
Use of fake character references for children’s care home staff ‘extremely disturbing’, says TaoiseachIvana Bacik says RTÉ documentary ‘highlights shocking State failing’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 14:41
Escort website ‘makes a mockery’ of Ireland’s law criminalising purchase of sexIndividuals linked to platform have ‘past criminal convictions for pimping’ says Senator Sharon KeoganWed Apr 22 2026 - 09:00
New Dublin regeneration role for Robert Watt is secondment with no competitive processSenior Department of Housing civil servant to lead authority in charge of revitalising key areas in cityWed Apr 22 2026 - 06:00
Back-garden modular homes set to be exempt from planning rulesHomeowners will also be able to avail of tax exemptions for rental incomeTue Apr 21 2026 - 21:59
Danny Healy-Rae loses committee seat after vote against Government confidence motionKerry TD appeals in Dáil to be allowed remain on Agriculture Committee Tue Apr 21 2026 - 17:13
Energy regulator expected to be called before Oireachtas committee over ‘price gouging’ investigationCRU yet to report after Minister asked agency to review failure of wholesale companies to pass on 72% price dropTue Apr 21 2026 - 12:28
Simon Harris to include ‘worst case’ circumstance in economic forecastEconomy in good shape despite ‘fluid and volatile’ global situation, says Minister for FinanceMon Apr 20 2026 - 06:01
Martin to carry on as FF leader into next elections and ‘fulfil my mandate’Fuel support package ‘not permanent answer’, Martin says of energy crisis at annual 1916 commemoration event Sun Apr 19 2026 - 17:55
Sex-abuse case character references from public representatives unacceptable, says TaoiseachTaoiseach’s remarks follow TD’s testimonial for ex-government adviser convicted of sexually exploiting 13-year-oldSun Apr 19 2026 - 17:14
New law will undo hundreds of historic gay sex convictionsDáil debate hears of horrific penal system and climate of fear in which gay men lived or left Ireland to escapeFri Apr 17 2026 - 18:45
People Before Profit calls for new phase of protests through strikesParties accuse Coalition of ‘splashing the cash’ on developers and landlords while ignoring workers Thu Apr 16 2026 - 19:37
International Protection Bill passed in Dáil vote after three-hour debateMost significant reform of immigration law in State’s history passed and now goes to PresidentWed Apr 15 2026 - 22:54
Ireland’s renewable energy is benefiting data centres, not households, says Social DemocratJennifer Whitmore accuses Government of allowing data centres get all the benefits of renewable energyWed Apr 15 2026 - 18:20
Fuel protests fallout: Sharp exhanges in Dáil as Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade accusationsMary Lou McDonald: ‘I condemn all forms of intimidation; one thing I do not lack is courage’ as she accuses Government of ‘losing confidence of public’Wed Apr 15 2026 - 14:14
Coalition suffers first major defection as Michael Healy-Rae resignsKerry TD charged the Government with having ‘let the people down’ and `losing its way, not listening'Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00
Government survives confidence vote after surprise Michael Healy-Rae resignation Sharp exchanges in Dáil debate as Coalition accused of ‘abandoning the Irish people’ by Mary Lou McDonald amid fuel crisisTue Apr 14 2026 - 21:04
Garda vetting review group fails to issue report five years after it was establishedPlan to create more efficient system stalls as sports clubs and youth groups face ‘deeply frustrating’ delaysSun Mar 29 2026 - 12:14
‘Extraordinary’: Garda bureau is leaving deportees at overcrowded prisons without prior warningSocial Democrats justice spokesperson questioned why people were being left at overcrowded jails without prior warningSun Mar 29 2026 - 06:00
Irish citizens planning summer travel urged to check passports are in dateHelen McEntee appeals to parents of children getting first passport to apply online, with minimum of 20-working day waitSat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Abandoned horse left dying for two days before being euthanisedLimerick TD rues ‘no consequences’ for those who mistreat animals Fri Mar 27 2026 - 18:41
‘Significant role’ of Aughinish Alumina for civilian use must be considered in further Russian sanctionsHelen McEntee says 20th package of sanctions under discussion over Ukraine war; Limerick plant under pressure over weaponry linksThu Mar 26 2026 - 20:17
US to deploy more soldiers to Middle East as Trump claims to have ‘won’ Iran warOpposition says Government’s €250m package aimed at reducing conflict’s effect on fuel prices and cost of living is one of ‘half measures’Wed Mar 25 2026 - 07:03
Fuel retailers urged to quickly pass on tax cuts to motorists Householders encouraged to conserve energy as €250m in cost-of-living supports unveiled by GovernmentWed Mar 25 2026 - 06:00
Government unveils €250 million package of support for households and businesses impacted by soaring energy costsGovernment unveils €250m package of supports which Opposition criticise as ‘timid, anaemic’ and ‘pathetic’ Tue Mar 24 2026 - 20:30
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigationEvidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana BacikTue Mar 24 2026 - 18:32
