Abortion referendum Bill to be published on Thursday, Taoiseach saysLeo Varadkar renews appeal for respectful debate to change ‘fundamental law’Wed Mar 07 2018 - 13:04
Alcohol minimum unit pricing could be delayed by Brexit and North’s political crisisMove to increase price of cheapest, strongest drink made before referendum, Stormont crisisWed Mar 07 2018 - 06:34
Vulture fund legislation will not stop repossessions, TD warnsPearse Doherty ‘fears the country is being sold a pup’ on Bill ahead of PTSB loan saleTue Mar 06 2018 - 22:27
Taoiseach too busy over weather to worry about ‘egos of politicians’Varadkar says inviting TDs to meet ambulance crews in Wexford ‘last thing on my mind’Tue Mar 06 2018 - 20:30
Communications unit €5m budget could be ‘eliminated altogether’Leo Varadkar accuses Micheál Martin of ‘venomous’ attack during Leaders’ QuestionsTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:36
Most Irish people ‘unaware’ of HPV cancer linkAppeal to parents to have daughters vaccinated against virus which kills 130 annuallyMon Mar 05 2018 - 01:07
Council disputes claim ambulance could not get into dead man’s estateAllegations Killinarden home inaccessible as snow plough withdrawn over anti-social actsSun Mar 04 2018 - 21:29
Schools and businesses may stay closed after unprecedented snowfallStorm’s lingering effects delay resumption of transport servicesFri Mar 02 2018 - 20:51
Dáil suspended following row over ‘anti-Semitic’ Nazi remarkTDs react angrily as Marc MacSharry compares Government campaign to work of Joseph GoebbelsWed Feb 28 2018 - 16:04
Respect Irish vote on Belfast Agreement, Taoiseach tells BrexiteersVaradkar says UK voted by 51.8% for Brexit, while Ireland voted 97% and NI 72% for peace dealWed Feb 28 2018 - 14:45
IBRC commission could cost up to €25m, Taoiseach saysFees to eight legal counsel for work since 2015 total €1.23 million, Varadkar saysTue Feb 27 2018 - 21:41
North talks to be put on hold while intensive Brexit discussions take place - TaoiseachParties have been asked to ’pause for reflection’ as Brexit draft published, debatedTue Feb 27 2018 - 19:37
Taoiseach: No ‘blank cheque’ to fund keeping the heat on during cold snapJim Daly’s call to elderly to leave heating on for 24 hours ‘not advice of Government’Tue Feb 27 2018 - 16:08
Living with scoliosis: ‘My life is on hold waiting for surgery’Aisling Corcoran has little faith in the health system after repeated delays for treatmentTue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Charitable status of €450m ‘in-house’ State agency queriedMinister promises review of Pobal after TD queries lack of tendering by Govt departmentsThu Feb 22 2018 - 20:36
Call for abortion vote delay over Citizens’ Assembly recruitmentHeated exchanges in Dáil but Simon Harris says voters will get their say on issue in MayThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:00
Varadkar proposes pro-repeal Fine Gael group within partyTaoiseach asks TDs and Senators who support change to contact his office in coming daysThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach expresses ‘deep regret’ at treatment of patient by ‘our health service’Hospital only informed woman of misdiagnosis nine months after it found outWed Feb 21 2018 - 22:18
Abortion will remain restricted ‘to certain circumstances’ even with repeal - MinisterSimon Harris confirms referendum will take place before end of MayWed Feb 21 2018 - 21:09
Puppy farm owners making ‘huge profits’ from ‘horrific cruelty’Minister pledges to investigate Raymond Cullivan’s Misty Meadow farmWed Feb 21 2018 - 14:54
Teeth cleaning and glasses repair ‘most popular welfare benefits’‘Absolutely deadly’ that 450,000 self-employed have access, Doherty saysTue Feb 20 2018 - 21:49
Leo Varadkar says his ‘spin unit’ was Fianna Fáil’s ideaTaoiseach defends cinema, newspaper advertising on National Development PlanTue Feb 20 2018 - 21:06
Taoiseach says abortion referendum before end of May despite ‘reports to the contrary’Sinn Féin leader says talk about June date ‘highly problematic’ for many young votersTue Feb 20 2018 - 16:39
Nearly 60 prison officers on sick leave due to stress or assaultAbsences due to occupational injury allow six months on full pay followed by six on half payMon Feb 19 2018 - 16:04
Kerry Babies tribunal transcripts ‘not to be released’Department of Justice says privacy of Joanne Hayes ‘paramount’ in retention of filesSun Feb 18 2018 - 20:34
Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil row shatters Dáil co-operation on NorthTánaiste Simon Coveney and FF leader Micheál Martin clash on Stormont strategyFri Feb 16 2018 - 01:00
Alcohol abuse costs Irish economy €2.3bn a year, Dáil hearsFianna Fáil TD John Brassil says drinks should carry general health warning labelsThu Feb 15 2018 - 21:16
Hospital accused of ‘arse covering’ in case of scoliosis patientTD hits out at surgeon who twice cancelled woman’s surgery but failed to speak to herThu Feb 15 2018 - 20:46
Tánaiste hits out at FF leader for his comments on approach to NorthSimon Coveney says there are positives from Arlene Foster’s statementThu Feb 15 2018 - 13:46
Minister says zero-hour contracts to be all but prohibited‘Precarious contracts’ give employers ‘power to control and manipulate their workforce’Wed Feb 14 2018 - 21:27
Taoiseach rejects claim of ‘political stroke’ over development plansVaradkar claims SF and Labour engaging in ‘opposition for opposition’s sake’Wed Feb 14 2018 - 20:14
Taoiseach: Revenue Commissioners and HSE at cyber attack riskState has ‘responsibility’ to deal with attacks given large number of technology companiesTue Feb 13 2018 - 21:31
Pain relief policy should not be decided by radio shows, says MinisterHarris takes potshot at RTÉ’s ‘Liveline’ as he says hundreds of patients back on VersatisTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:07
Taoiseach has no answer for Joan Burton on lack of women in North talks photoVaradkar leads all-male delegation of six as UK group includes three womenTue Feb 13 2018 - 17:42
Ireland tops table for English-language studentsReport shows, per head of population, Ireland is ahead of UK, US, Canada and AustraliaMon Feb 12 2018 - 01:00
Coveney urges Yemen to release man sentenced to death over Bahá’í faithMinister says State condemns use of death penalty ‘in all circumstances’Sun Feb 11 2018 - 21:33
FG TD claims Irish teenagers ‘second most sober in EU’WHO lists alcohol as most serious carcinogen - ’similar to tobacco, arsenic, asbestos’Thu Feb 08 2018 - 22:10
#HellToTheYes: Cher backs Irish ban on offshore drillingBill to ban issuing of exploration licences voted on by the Dáil on ThursdayThu Feb 08 2018 - 21:33
Government to ‘absolutely consider’ vote, but broadband review is outDáil votes for Fianna Fail motion by 77 votes to 48 seeking review of rural broadband planThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:54
Banks still involved in ‘thuggish behaviour’ over tracker mortgage redressBill to be introduced to make it a crime for bankers to lie to Central BankThu Feb 08 2018 - 20:45
Dáil votes to consider moving broadband infrastructure back into State ownershipGovernment not obliged to act on vote, roll out with Enet to continueThu Feb 08 2018 - 14:32
Taoiseach met Denis O’Brien at DavosLeo Varadkar tells Dáil of informal discussion with businessmanThu Feb 08 2018 - 06:52
Government should ‘close Dáil bars and lead by example’Independent says Coalition’s attempts to tackle harmful drinking must ‘start at home’Thu Feb 08 2018 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar horrified by attempts to ‘eliminate entire family’ in feudTaoiseach questioned by Labour leader about inner city regeneration planWed Feb 07 2018 - 19:50
Dáil suspended in row involving Healy-Rae brothers over speaking rightsKerry TDs and FF TD Marc MacSharry in shouting match over whose turn to speakWed Feb 07 2018 - 16:27
Twelve families told deaths reclassified as homicides on Garda Pulse systemGarda liaison officers have contacted families of 12 dead whose records reclassifiedWed Feb 07 2018 - 09:17
Drinks industry comparing cancer risk from alcohol to that of burnt toastDrinks industry calls on TDs to oppose health warnings and advertising restrictionsTue Feb 06 2018 - 19:32
Taoiseach ‘very dissatisfied’ at hospital threat to take Minister to courtIf Holles Street has ‘nothing to hide’ it should welcome inquiry into Malak Thawley’s death - VaradkarTue Feb 06 2018 - 19:17
Abortion referendum will not result in legal vacuumCurrent legislation will remain in place until or unless an amending Bill is enactedMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
Fine Gael Ministers move to smooth over divisions on abortionTánaiste criticised by colleagues for not supporting 12-week proposalMon Feb 05 2018 - 01:00
