Tough decisions to tackle housing crisis are under way – but will they work?Housing measures could leave Coalition exposed to political attacks and public backlashMon Jun 09 2025 - 19:21
Department objected to Government’s ‘housing tsar’ amid concerns over pay and recruitmentMcDonagh withdrew from consideration after possibility he might retain €430,000 salaryThu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Children’s Health Ireland report referred to gardaíReport highlights irregularities and ‘toxic’ work culture at hospital run by CHIWed Jun 04 2025 - 22:12
Garden rooms and attics: What are the proposed changes to regulations?Government is looking again at making attic conversions and ‘granny flats’ exempt from planning, an idea that was floated in FebruaryWed Jun 04 2025 - 18:34
More than 85% of planning roles sought two years ago remain vacant Delays in planning process cited by developers, builders and utilities as big reason for undersupply of housing Tue Jun 03 2025 - 06:00
Doctors say they warned CHI of toxic behaviour by several senior medics Doctors outline experience in hospital concerned: ‘Belittlement, undermining of professional judgement and ritual humiliation’ Tue Jun 03 2025 - 06:00
Report reveals ‘toxic culture’ among consultants at CHI hospitalInternal report also reveals possible misuse of National Treatment Purchase FundMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
Revelations show appalling personal behaviour among some CHI medicsToll on medics training under certain consultants was especially acuteMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgentWe are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in IrelandSun Jun 01 2025 - 07:10
BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry AdamsFormer Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Minister objected to second term for Arts Council director amid fallout over botched IT projectGoverning body taking legal action to try to recoup €4m, Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee toldThu May 29 2025 - 17:20
Ireland could face penalties of €28bn by 2030 for failing to meet emissions targetsState facing significant penalties as situation worse than previously suspectedThu May 29 2025 - 06:00
Cabinet approves move to draft an occupied territories Bill Government plans fall short of ban first proposed by Independent senator Frances Black in 2018Tue May 27 2025 - 12:59
The Secret Life of Leinster House by Gavan Reilly: A survey of political life from the inside outAuthor’s new guide to ‘what you really need to know about how the country runs’ Tue May 27 2025 - 04:58
Minister set to push for extension of artists’ income schemeAbout 2,000 artists have been allocated €325 a week in pilot funding since 2022Mon May 26 2025 - 16:12
Ireland’s centrist dads (and mums) continue to be the dominant force in our politics There’s a lot to celebrate about the state of democracy in Ireland, but given current global challenges, it must be carefully mindedSat May 24 2025 - 06:42
Tánaiste open to campaigners’ push for bill banning services in Occupied Palestinian territoriesOnline letting firms would be affected if legislation passes, but Government is divided by legal and economic concernsSat May 24 2025 - 06:00
‘No quick fix’ for autism crisis as teenager’s protest pushes issue to top of political agendaCara Darmody’s campaign was sparked by the huge delays in providing assessments of need for children with autisimSat May 24 2025 - 06:00
Trump tariffs update: Latest from Ireland and the EU after US president’s 50% threatEuropean Union is committed to securing trade deal with US that works for all sides, says SefcovicFri May 23 2025 - 22:04
EU prepares for retaliation on Trump tariffs, but hopes for agreementIreland likely to be among worst affected given importance of exports to US, especially pharmaceuticals, for economyFri May 23 2025 - 20:28
Government to change law in bid to speed up autism and disability assessmentsMinisters admit no quick fix for system estimated to have waiting list of 25,000 by end of yearTue May 20 2025 - 16:08
Waiting lists for autism assessments set to surge, HSE estimatesGovernment set to face intense pressure on services as Cara Darmody (14) to hold 50-hour protest outside Leinster House Mon May 19 2025 - 20:14
Labour Party moves marriage equality event due to far-right threatsNotices about the intention to stage a protest at the event had circulated on social mediaMon May 19 2025 - 19:02
Could we build Ardnacrusha now? Not a chanceWe should not fall into the trap of thinking that everything is a disaster, but I am afraid something has gone badly wrong with the way the State is runSun May 18 2025 - 06:00
Controversial €335,000 Dáil bike shed had no value-for-money assessment, report findsConsultants Deloitte said OPW project was undertaken in ‘absence of some fundamental good practices’Thu May 15 2025 - 13:37
Water failings the latest target in blame game over housing supplyWhat is going on with Irish government's will they, won’t they approach to tax giveaways?Thu May 15 2025 - 08:13
Fiscal hawks seek to terminate ‘once-off’ cost-of-living paymentsA war over fiscal priorities will rage behind closed doors for the next five months until the budget is delivered in OctoberThu May 15 2025 - 06:00
Budget giveaway promises absent as Ireland’s economic model faces unprecedented threatTrump practices art of the deal in Saudi Arabia as HSE seeks new bossWed May 14 2025 - 07:48
US tariffs could jeopardise planned tax cuts in budget, warns Minister Budget 2026 set to be ‘very different’ from predecessors, says Neale Richmond Wed May 14 2025 - 01:00
Ruth Coppinger apologises for calling journalists ‘very pathetic’ in late night tweetPeople Before Profit TD says she will continue to refuse questions from right-wing news outlet GriptTue May 13 2025 - 17:34
Good and bad news for Ireland from Trump’s UK dealRow brewing over Leaving Cert reforms; Martin trades barbs with OrbanTue May 13 2025 - 07:50
US-UK trade deal ‘solidifies’ new tariff regime, says HarrisTánaiste to tell ministers that agreement formalises tariffs as part of ‘new reality’ for economiesTue May 13 2025 - 06:00
Is this Government repeating the mistakes of 2008?‘There is no sense that the political system understands the danger we are in,’ warns one senior officialSun May 11 2025 - 07:07
Ministers receive pay increases in new Cabinet under public sector dealGovernment says ministers will ‘gift back a portion of their salary’ to the StateSat May 10 2025 - 06:00
Government remains extremely nervous about Occupied Territories BillBack at home, Government likely to come under pressure over Occupied Territories BillThu May 08 2025 - 08:12
Dáil unlikely to debate Occupied Territories legislation before autumnTánaiste cosigns letter with ministers of six European countries expressing concern about Israeli plans for a prolonged Gaza occupationWed May 07 2025 - 21:48
Garda authorities to narrow hate crime definition in wake of new legislationMove follows last year’s introduction of legislation providing for stiffer sentences where hate is a motive in crimesMon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Enda Kenny’s life and times offer five lessons for today’s politiciansA perennial rule of politics comes to mind for former Fine Gael leaderSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Housing tsar row masks a much deeper problem for the GovernmentElection promises about building 300,000 houses over five years are looking increasingly wishful 100 days into the Coalition’s termSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Micheál Martin’s first 100 days: Coalition has achieved little amid delivery gaps and Dáil discordTrump heads a list of challenges for the Taoiseach that includes housing, childcare, pensions and a raucous Dáil. He could hardly be said to have hit the ground runningSat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish Times readers on the Government’s first 100 days: Dismay at Lowry deal, but grudging approval of TaoiseachContentious pact ‘regrettable and I think Martin may have done it differently if he could have seen the kind of headache that he was in for’Sat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Housing tsar row: FF and FG continue to snipe after collapse of Brendan McDonagh appointment planFine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about processFri May 02 2025 - 20:55
The problem with State’s Electoral Register: Easy to get on, hard to get off Many more names on register than legitimate votersThu May 01 2025 - 21:27
Irish voters want to support Ukraine but not get involved militarilyIpsos B&A survey in 29 countries finds that voters worry doing nothing in Ukraine will encourage Russia to take further military action in Europe and AsiaTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
Why is Sinn Féin giving the unity question more va-va-voom?Possibility of a Border poll before 2030 is remote ... and everyone knows itSun Apr 27 2025 - 06:27
RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targetsGovernment has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now openThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ opens long-awaited voluntary redundancy offer to employeesIt is understood that the details stipulate that those with over 10 years’ service will receive six weeks pay per yearWed Apr 23 2025 - 15:44
Pope Francis: Thousands of Catholics to pay tribute as pontiff lies in statePontiff to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica for next three days, where thousands of Catholics expected to pay respectsTue Apr 22 2025 - 22:52
Best case scenario is Trump grabs concessions and declares victory. The alternative is far darkerEven Trump has his limits - here are four clear indications of what’s driving himSun Apr 20 2025 - 07:15
Irish Times poll: Current model of neutrality backed by 63% of votersIrish Times/Ipsos B&A poll finds wealthier voters and women are most likely to support current model of neutralitySat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
