Sinn Féin ‘already in Government with FG-Labour’, says McGuinnessDoherty pledges to abolish water charges, property tax and introduce wealth taxSat Mar 07 2015 - 14:40
McDonald challenges Burton to TV debateDeputy leader says Sinn Féin will abolish water charges ’at first opportunity’Sat Mar 07 2015 - 13:36
Ireland has ‘the most polluted village in Europe’Sinn Féin ardfheis hears it is quicker to cycle from Derry to Belfast than to take the trainSat Mar 07 2015 - 12:17
SF votes against royal invitation to 1916 centenaryRepublicans need to do more to build trust with unionists - party chairman saysFri Mar 06 2015 - 21:46
FG and Labour building ‘two-tier recovery’, says Pearse DohertySF motion falls that calls for current corporation tax rates to be fully implementedFri Mar 06 2015 - 21:01
Gender Recognition Bill ‘paternalistic’ and ‘Irish solution to an Irish problem ’Minister says she is ‘proud’ to bring in Bill that progresses rights of transgender peopleThu Mar 05 2015 - 22:14
Minister needed for drug strategy, TD saysCork now has 500 drug addicts when it had 20 a decade ago, Sinn Féin’s Jonathan O’Brien tells DáilThu Mar 05 2015 - 19:59
State’s language policy is costing its citizens jobs, Senator saysFidelma Healy-Eames makes claims during university entrance requirements discussionThu Mar 05 2015 - 19:47
Defer water bills until EU ruling on accepting Irish Water - FFPeople should not receive bills from entity ‘whose right to exist not yet determined’Thu Mar 05 2015 - 19:04
Low-paid employment levels ‘shameful’, says Sinn Féin TDOne third of Irish workers earn less than €20,000 with highest level of low pay in EUThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:01
Social Protection offices move to Monaghan town for public service cards administrationTD claims loss of 30 jobs in Ballybay equivalent to 300 in a town of 15,000Thu Mar 05 2015 - 01:01
Alan Kelly condemns claim local authorities will be ’boot boys’ against tenants for chargesNo date on legislation to recover unpaid water chargesThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:01
Money should be paid back, Kenny says after HSE leakDáil told of retired employee rehired and paid €156,000 for a six-hour weekThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Norris criticises ‘savage cuts’ to salaries of Leinster House ushersSenator alleges ‘surreptitious attempt’ to reduce pay of Oireachtas attendantsWed Mar 04 2015 - 18:26
Fianna Fáil Bill on mortgage arrears is not a solution, says KennyMartin asserts it is time to ‘call a halt’ on policy of giving banks veto over those in difficultiesWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Cadbury committed to Ireland despite job losses, says BrutonCompany believes it has ‘strong future’ in Coolock, despite redundanciesWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach condemns attack on south Armagh republicanGerry Adams claims politicians who verbally attack Sinn Féin ‘very quiet’ about bombWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Independent TD seeks extradition of ‘notorious abuser’O’Sullivan appeals to Kenny to act on swimming coach accused of sex abuseWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Reilly praised for holding fast against tobacco industrySeanad passes legislation on packaging after technical amendments from DáilWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
TD calls for extradition of ‘notorious’ sex abuse swim coachMaureen O’Sullivan appeals to Taoiseach to reopen case of coach living in USATue Mar 03 2015 - 17:55
Son of late Séamus Brennan in Dublin South selection raceSenator Mary White and Cllr Liam Dockery competition in race for volatile constituencySat Feb 28 2015 - 12:41
Bewley’s customers drink up before cafe closes for six-month revamp€1.5m rent forces restaurant to downsize, and simplify – but there will be table serviceSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Kenny accused of ‘hiding’ surrogacy to pass same-sex marriageLucinda Creighton says Taoiseach wants ‘to muddy the waters’ on contentious issueThu Feb 26 2015 - 20:21
Bankruptcy duration could be reduced further - Joan BurtonRepossession cases before courts increased 10-fold since 2013, when law changed - SFThu Feb 26 2015 - 14:06
Borders area, north and south, is ‘bandit country’, Seanad toldDifficulties policing 34 Border crossings in Dundalk area to deal with fuel laundering and cigarette smuggling outlinedWed Feb 25 2015 - 21:20
Estimated cost of universal health insurance will be known in April, says Leo VaradkarSinn Féin points to WHO warning that competition between insurers does not cut costsWed Feb 25 2015 - 20:57
Alan Shatter attacks Leo Varadkar on surrogacy proposalsFormer minister also criticises chopping of Family Bill measures to deal with ‘hate-filled parents’Wed Feb 25 2015 - 19:55
Family law Bill best for children, says Minister for JusticeInterests of children and stability of affected families central, says Frances FitzgeraldTue Feb 24 2015 - 22:38
‘Blind eye’ shown to fuel laundering due to peace process – FFTaoiseach: Co-operation between agencies on both sides of Border substantial, successfulTue Feb 24 2015 - 22:25
Enda Kenny accuses protesters of ‘terrorising young families’Ruth Coppinger claims Government trying to criminalise water protest movementTue Feb 24 2015 - 22:19
Embassy in China played ‘huge role’ in beef agreement, says MinisterCharlie Flanagan praises role of Irish diplomats in St Patrick’s Day ‘greening’Sun Feb 22 2015 - 09:25
Noonan kept Taoiseach ‘informed at all times’ about his healthEnda Kenny says Minister informed him about eye procedure at ‘very beginning’Sun Feb 22 2015 - 08:45
Easter Rising centenary should be ‘shameless celebration’, says UCD professorCharlie Flanagan warns not to allow centenary commemorations to become a divisive issueSat Feb 21 2015 - 20:19
FG Ardfheis: Government aims to increase visitor numbers by one thirdMinister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe says increase will lead 50,000 new jobsSat Feb 21 2015 - 13:30
Minister outlines criminal justice inspectorate plans at FG ArdfheisGarda victim support offices to be established in every Garda divisionSat Feb 21 2015 - 13:04
China lifts ban on Irish beef, Taoiseach announcesEnda Kenny was speaking at the opening of the Fine Gael national conference in CastlebarFri Feb 20 2015 - 22:16
Bruton says full employment twice blocked by ‘bad policies’Minister for Jobs says enterprise policies hadn’t reflected Ireland’s economic needsFri Feb 20 2015 - 21:51
No more money in pot for student assistance fund, says Jan O’SullivanCuts to fund a ‘false economy’ if student has to drop out of college, Averil Power arguesFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Dáil sketch: Alex White enjoys courtroom atmosphere as FF case is dismissedMinister denies Derek Brockwell’s escape was due to lack of resourcesFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
SF TD insists IRA ‘not involved’ in cross-Border crimePádraig Mac Lochlainn says IRA that supported peace process has ‘gone away’Thu Feb 19 2015 - 17:46
Defence Forces will take part in 1916 commemorations, says CoveneyMinister for Defence says there will be a ‘march-past’ at the GPO, amid concerns that Government wanted to ‘tone down’ the military side of the RisingThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Violence against women a blight on society, says TaoiseachMaureen O’Sullivan calls for funding for services to help violent menWed Feb 18 2015 - 19:31
Golden circle: pay of top Government advisers revealedTaoiseach calls on Gerry Adams to explain how his party is the ‘best resourced’Wed Feb 18 2015 - 15:08
Kenny says claims of political policing ‘outrageous’ and completely untrueRuth Coppinger quotes letter from garda saying they are ‘losing credibility with ordinary men and women’Wed Feb 18 2015 - 01:02
Coveney defends ABP over US beef dealQuestions about Goodman company a ‘distraction’, says Minister for AgricultureTue Feb 17 2015 - 21:57
Coveney introduces codes of conduct in lieu of fox-hunting banMaureen O’Sullivan says fox-hunting ‘extremely cruel’ and repeats call for banTue Feb 17 2015 - 21:54
Call for salaries of new Garda graduates to be reviewedSinn Féin Senator expresses concern over the pay and conditions of new recruitsFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Employees on zero-hour contracts being treated ‘like the navvies in England’Dara Calleary said some companies were abusing zero-hour contractsFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Shatter calls for formal request for release of Ibrahim HalawaIrish citizen has been in Egyptian prison since August 2013 after arrest at protestThu Feb 12 2015 - 22:03
Industry-led alcohol awareness campaign criticisedSenator says most people will think ‘Stop out of Control Drinking’ doesn’t apply to themThu Feb 12 2015 - 20:50
