‘Complications’ in pardoning some convicted of homosexuality offencesTaoiseach plans ‘to recognise wrongs done’ on 25th anniversary of decriminalisationWed Jun 13 2018 - 11:14
Varadkar attacks left for making ‘pariahs’ of the religiousTaoiseach’s confirms State-funded hospitals must provide abortion servicesTue Jun 12 2018 - 23:03
Inquiry ‘not ruled out’ into killing of cyclist by man on bailMinister says however that GSOC must conclude second inquiry before decisionTue Jun 12 2018 - 21:59
Public Services Card no longer needed for driver theory testShane Ross insists department did not tell Road Safety Authority card should be obligatoryTue Jun 12 2018 - 20:54
Taoiseach defends decision to spy on ‘moonlighting’ consultantsSome doctors doing private work when they should be in public hospitals, Varadkar saysTue Jun 12 2018 - 15:45
Taoiseach optimistic Brexit deal can be done by October deadlineLeo Varadkar says rather than ‘stalling’, negotiations need to ‘intensify’ in period aheadSun Jun 10 2018 - 06:00
Day of action highlights gender imbalance in Irish music business‘You might go to festivals and see 70 per cent, 75 per cent or 80 per cent men on stage’Sat Jun 9 2018 - 18:10
Almost 190 jobs to be created in Wicklow and Kilkenny by energy services firmTaoiseach makes jobs announcement and opens 20km Vartry reservoir walking trailSat Jun 9 2018 - 16:42
Report into killing of Irish soldier in Lebanon finds litany of conflicting accountsNon-disclosure of results of first report increased concern of former servicemen, judge findsFri Jun 8 2018 - 15:33
Minister apologises to relatives of Irish soldiers attacked in Lebanon 37 years agoDefence Forces should have told families of results of investigation into killing and disappearance of soldiers – reportFri Jun 8 2018 - 12:09
Government doesn’t know how many availed of ‘cycle-to-work’ schemeAlmost a decade after introduction no figures on cost of tax relief or impact on bike pricesMon Jun 4 2018 - 05:00
Clarity urged on redress scheme for CervicalCheck womenCall comes in wake of Quest move to have Mhic Mhathúna’s children seen by psychologistFri Jun 1 2018 - 21:29
Water restrictions in place in Meath following burst pipelineIrish Water says outage still affecting homes in Ratoath, Kilbride, Ashbourne and DuleekFri Jun 1 2018 - 12:49
TDs need ‘sick cert’ to get time off to have their baby, Dáil hearsMinister suggests legislators could nominate substitute so they can take parental leaveThu May 31 2018 - 21:42
Irish Water complete repair to Louth-Meath burst mainRemedial efforts to repair pipe under way but location of leak is 4m below groundThu May 31 2018 - 18:14
Mattie McGrath denies planning to obstruct Abortion BillDáil told one couple will be able to try for another child because of referendum resultThu May 31 2018 - 12:54
Creed accused of ‘rolling over’ on South America beef dealMinister has ‘expressed Ireland’s grave concerns’ over beef quota of 70,000 tonnesThu May 31 2018 - 11:41
Law removing baptism as requirement for school entry passed by Dáil‘Ireland changing and we need to change with it’, Minister for Education saysThu May 31 2018 - 07:25
New law will presume donation is corrupt if not disclosedSevere penalties and corporate liability for companies connected to corrupt individualsWed May 30 2018 - 22:19
Compromise needed on Adoption Bill ‘or it will fall’, says Katherine ZapponeBill provides birth information but adoptees obliged to sign non-contact agreementWed May 30 2018 - 21:48
Citizen’s Assembly may consider school patronage in futureBody may also look at ways to ensure greater male-female equality, Leo Varadkar saysTue May 29 2018 - 21:32
Cancer file delays linked to missing smear slides, Taoiseach saysVaradkar says he and Simon Harris both want CervicalCheck records handed overTue May 29 2018 - 19:30
‘Ball and chain’ of Irish abortion ban finally gone, Clare Daly saysTD applauded by colleagues after impassioned speech during first Dáil sitting since referendumTue May 29 2018 - 18:10
Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan says she will not vote for abortion lawParty says her decision will be a matter for its ard comhairle when the Dáil vote takes placeMon May 28 2018 - 09:13
Spoiled votes included remarks ‘Can’t decide’ and ‘Refuse to be bullied’More than 6,000 rejected for reasons such as no clear preference, no stamp and writingSun May 27 2018 - 18:37
Dublin South Central result: ‘We’ve all just grown up a little bit,’ says CollinsIndependent TD says personal stories during campaign were the main influence for votersSat May 26 2018 - 18:05
Dublin Central report: lowest turnout but among strongest support for repealJust 51.5% voted in a constituency regularly described as one of the most deprivedSat May 26 2018 - 17:04
Emigrants home to vote illegally say they feel ‘justified’ in their actions‘I should be entitled to shape the future of my country where I want to come back to’Sat May 26 2018 - 01:00
Religious symbols at polling centres spur complaintsRemoval of religious symbols a matter for returning officers – local government officialFri May 25 2018 - 20:36
Minister says ticket touting affects ‘no more than 50 concerts a year’Róisín Shortall claims Government ‘is not going to do anything’ to tackle issueThu May 24 2018 - 20:39
Government seeks to reassure women over BreastCheck’s futureProgramme has saved lives, is performing well and will continue to do so, says CoveneyThu May 24 2018 - 19:52
‘End the stigma and shame’ of sending women to UK, says CoveneyCoveney appeals to undecided men to vote Yes to repeal the Eight AmendmentThu May 24 2018 - 15:20
Irish cancer screening services are among world’s best, Dáil toldTánaiste moves to reassure women, saying, ‘BreastCheck has saved lives’Thu May 24 2018 - 14:50
Varadkar threatens to force passage of road traffic BillDáil ‘guillotine’ may be used amid criticism of filibustering tactics used by group of rural deputiesThu May 24 2018 - 14:36
Expert: vaccination can end cervical cancer within 20 yearsCreator of HPV vaccine hopes crisis will encourage parents to have children immunisedThu May 24 2018 - 09:58
Senator accused of ‘further stigmatising’ those with mental health issuesCall for Rónán Mullen to explain remark that ’mental health not health’ in abortion debateTue May 22 2018 - 22:04
Data Protection Bill passed after Seanad accepts 105 amendments from DáilLegislation goes to President for signature; provisions set for review after three yearsTue May 22 2018 - 21:57
‘Cool the Conspiracy theory’ Taoiseach tells McGrath over illegal voting claimsClaim that French student unknowingly registered to vote ‘has been refuted’Tue May 22 2018 - 18:09
Ireland’s ‘hard laws’ create hard abortion cases, says VaradkarTaoiseach dismisses Ó Cuív claim that 14-year jail term can be cut without referendumTue May 22 2018 - 16:20
New ‘Farmers for Yes’ group campaigns to repeal Eighth Amendment‘Nobody makes the decision lightly to go to England or to order a pill across the internet’Fri May 18 2018 - 21:52
Varadkar: Only a matter of time before someone ‘bleeds to death’ if abortion No voteVicky Phelan tweets for Yes vote so women can ‘make the choice about our own care’Fri May 18 2018 - 14:04
Shane Ross says FF spokesman is ‘voice for the Law Library’‘I’m not going to apologise to a former stockbroker for the fact I’m a barrister,’ Jim O’Callaghan repliesThu May 17 2018 - 20:54
Coveney urges voters to ‘look at facts, not posters’‘People desperate to win an argument may present facts in very emotive manner,’ says TánaisteThu May 17 2018 - 19:21
CervicalCheck victims refused their files; lawyers ‘escorted off premises’ – Dáil hearsNo victims should be treated in way that adds to their trauma, Simon Coveney saysThu May 17 2018 - 13:52
Government loses vote as Dáil backs 16 as age of digital consentProvision passed to make it illegal for companies to target children with online marketingWed May 16 2018 - 20:43
€1.8 billion spending flexibility for budget, based on last year’s figures – DonohoeMinister for Finance tells Dáil he expects full employment ‘later in the year’Wed May 16 2018 - 19:34
Government urged to publish advice leading to U-turn on open disclosure‘It is very important that the Government does not attempt to muzzle a key Oireachtas committee’, Dáil toldWed May 16 2018 - 18:30
Patient advocate to be appointed to new HSE board, Minister saysSF says mandatory open disclosure on patient safety incidents vital to changing health service cultureTue May 15 2018 - 21:55
Leo Varadkar offers guarantee of no border on island of IrelandTánaiste says negotiations under way for EU citizenship for NI citizens post-BrexitTue May 15 2018 - 20:08
Daly urges Government to ‘take the lawyers out of hospitals’TD claims no-fault compensation system should be introduced after cancer scandalTue May 15 2018 - 19:57