Government plans to overhaul Defence Forces complaints processTaoiseach Leo Varadkar says Government accepts all 13 recommendations arising from landmark report into issues in the Defence ForcesThu Mar 30 2023 - 05:00
Dáil passes bill granting statutory leave to domestic abuse victims Extended breastfeeding entitlement and the right to request remote work also among measures in Work Life Balance billWed Mar 29 2023 - 21:55
Government defeats no-confidence motion by 86 votes to 67Rebel Green Neasa Hourigan voted with the Government, as did a number of Independent TDsWed Mar 29 2023 - 20:44
Eviction ban: Government defeats Sinn Féin Bill to extend measure by 81 votes to 67Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says extending the eviction moratorium not the solution and would make homelessness worseWed Mar 29 2023 - 19:45
Dáil hears of an ‘embarrassment of cars’ parked around Leinster HouseTaoiseach says he would like a wildflower meadow to be developed outside Government BuildingsWed Mar 29 2023 - 17:48
Inquiry into Defence Forces failings ‘as soon as possible’, Varadkar saysTaoiseach said Defence Forces needs ‘fundamental and immediate cultural and behavioural change’Wed Mar 29 2023 - 14:11
Eviction ban should be extended to stop ‘incessant rise of homelessness’, Eoin Ó Broin saysMinister for Housing accuses Sinn Féin of ‘playing politics’ with the eviction ban issue and ‘continually’ changing its position on the banTue Mar 28 2023 - 20:45
Leo Varadkar and Holly Cairns trade accusations as pressure rises on Government Taoiseach denounces ‘dishonest politics’ after Social Democrats leader says Government blames Opposition for its own ‘abject failure’Tue Mar 28 2023 - 17:06
Ministers to discuss ‘problem’ of new arrivals destroying travel documentationTánaiste to raise issue with Cabinet subcommitteeThu Mar 23 2023 - 16:09
Independents ‘got 30 pieces of silver’ for backing eviction ban end, Sinn Féin saysPearse Doherty signals fresh efforts to extend the ban, saying supporters of Government ‘turned their backs’ on rentersThu Mar 23 2023 - 13:56
Women of Honour: ‘Shocking’ Defence Forces allegations are subject of ‘watershed’ report, says MartinReview examined group’s allegations of sexual abuse, harassment, discrimination and bullying in Defence ForcesThu Mar 23 2023 - 12:53
Eviction ban: Two high-stakes Dáil votes imminent as Opposition seeks to maintain pressure after defeatSupport was buttressed by support from Independents after Government accommodated a range of demandsThu Mar 23 2023 - 05:00
Eviction ban: Government wins Dáil vote on ending measure later this monthSinn Féin says lifting ban will ‘escalate the housing crisis that was already out of control’Wed Mar 22 2023 - 20:45
Eviction ban: Last minute renter package wins extra TDs’ support ahead of tight voteCoalition is confident it will win a Dáil vote on the eviction ban but could see its working majority tightenWed Mar 22 2023 - 05:00
Regional Independents pile further pressure on Government over eviction banGroup insists on undertaking measures will be implemented for it to support Coalition in Dáil voteTue Mar 21 2023 - 20:58
Government countermotion on eviction ban aimed at securing Independent backingText includes several measures raised by members of the Regional Independent GroupTue Mar 21 2023 - 18:37
Varadkar has ‘no objection’ to Dáil debate on St John Ambulance reportTaoiseach acknowledges distress caused to abuse survivors by publication of findingsTue Mar 21 2023 - 15:36
Taoiseach pledges tax package for small landlords in next budgetSinn Féin leader accuses Government of ‘throwing renters to the wolves’Tue Mar 21 2023 - 15:17
Revenue seize drugs and cigarettes worth almost €620,000Cannabis and smuggled cigarettes recovered in separate operations in Rosslare and DroghedaMon Mar 20 2023 - 20:40
Cocaine worth €2.4m seized and man arrested at Rosslare portDrug discovered with assistance of Revenue’s mobile X-ray scanner and detector dog Jasper in overhead area of vehicle’s cabSun Mar 19 2023 - 19:49
Dublin Airport security ‘well prepared’ for St Patrick’s holiday numbersAirport will see more than 430,000 travellers this week as holiday weekend approaches, says DAATue Mar 14 2023 - 12:08
Woman (50s) arrested as €130,000 worth of drugs and €39,000 in cash seized by gardaíSeizure took place in Christchurch area of Dublin 8 as part of Operation TaraTue Mar 14 2023 - 10:19
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Man (50s) in critical condition after being struck by car in Co KerryRoad remains closed with diversions in placeMon Mar 13 2023 - 08:53
Income limits for cost-rental scheme may be raised to include households earning over €100,000Government scrambles to address the rental crisis as RTB figures show 4,741 notices of termination were served in third quarter of 2022Sat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Eviction ban: Varadkar ‘not unduly concerned’ about fallout from Dáil vote on Sinn Féin motionLonger eviction ban would be harder to ‘get out of’, says Paschal DonohoeFri Mar 10 2023 - 13:22
New Garda station opens on Dublin’s O’Connell StreetBase near Savoy cinema to provide ‘central, visible and permanent location’ for gardaí in north inner cityFri Mar 10 2023 - 10:56
Sinn Féin to force Dáil vote on ‘unconscionable’ lifting of eviction banVote could be awkward for Government TDs such as Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello who have been critical of decisionThu Mar 09 2023 - 21:00
Family sent to Garda station for ‘safe place to stay’ as no emergency accommodation availableSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said Dublin family were told there was no place for themThu Mar 09 2023 - 15:47
Dáil live: Homeless family told to go to Dublin Garda station, Sinn Féin TD claimsGovernment does not have homelessness projections for coming months, Dáil toldThu Mar 09 2023 - 13:18
Dáil vote on eviction ban set to heap pressure on Government TDsSinn Féin plan would bring renewed focus on any divisions within the Coalition on decision to end banThu Mar 09 2023 - 02:00
Problems facing women need to be viewed as urgent rather than ‘tokenistic’, Dáil toldSocial Democrats leader Holly Cairns says issues raised on International Women’s Day will likely remain this time next yearWed Mar 08 2023 - 18:28
Varadkar accuses PBP of ‘bonkers’ conspiracy theory in ‘Left Government’ pamphletLeft-wing TDs ‘interesting’ to debate with, Taoiseach says, but plot involving ‘teachers, the GAA and taxi drivers’ incredibleWed Mar 08 2023 - 16:53
GAA criticised in Dáil over ‘shameful’ decision not to accept cash payment for match tickets at turnstilesTDs cite cases of older people no longer being able to attend games as they are unable to buy onlineWed Mar 08 2023 - 15:42
Proposals to protect tenants could speed up evictions, Green TD warnsUnfinished plan to allow tenants first refusal on properties could prompt rush to market before its introductionWed Mar 08 2023 - 14:45
Attorney General warned ‘substantial evidence’ needed to extend eviction banCabinet told extending moratorium would be a ‘breach of trust’ with landlordsWed Mar 08 2023 - 04:30
‘Additional emergency accommodation’ to help soften eviction impacts, Minister saysMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said pause had helped build up capacity in last-resort housingTue Mar 07 2023 - 22:21
Sinn Féin calls on Government to cut energy costs immediately by capping pricesRyan says legislation establishing a windfall tax on energy companies would be introduced in the coming weeksTue Mar 07 2023 - 21:26
Varadkar hopes Ireland can avoid ‘culture wars’ between ‘woke and anti-woke’‘Trans people are people and they exist’, Taoiseach told Dáil, calling education on the subject ‘common sense’Tue Mar 07 2023 - 20:33
Closer co-operation with UK authorities needed to stop illegal border crossings, Varadkar saysIncrease in people seeking International Protection in the State after coming from Britain or NorthTue Mar 07 2023 - 20:16
Varadkar ‘not overly concerned’ about unnecessary public transport tripsTaoiseach said free public transport would create ‘genuine problems’ after Minister Ryan raised objectionsTue Mar 07 2023 - 16:50
Bus operator Go-Ahead said housing shortage was ‘huge barrier’ for drivers In a letter to the Department of Transport last November, Go-Ahead said there were ‘challenges closer to home’ in relation to the process for training driversMon Mar 06 2023 - 06:00
Hotels ending refugee accommodation contracts will be a ‘problem’, Minister saysJoe O’Brien refuses to ‘sugarcoat’ situation and says ‘inadequate’ number of alternative beds currently on offerSat Mar 04 2023 - 14:49
Niall Collins insists planning permission was properly grantedunior minister does not address issue of residence at time of application in personal statement to DáilFri Mar 03 2023 - 01:00
Man (77) had to ‘scrape himself off the floor’ after getting €1,678 electricity billGerry Clarke, who received bill for 64-day period between December and February, says previous charge for two-month period was €671Thu Mar 02 2023 - 18:06
Niall Collins ‘entirely satisfied’ planning application correctly handledLimerick TD addresses Dáil over allegations on The Ditch websiteThu Mar 02 2023 - 16:06
Parents of three-year-old in west of Ireland waiting 10 months for blood test result, Dáil hearsIndependent TD Michael Fitzmaurice says blood sent to England for analysis but family received no resultsThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:30
Dáil live: Tánaiste says Wexford hospital fire a ‘big blow’ to health services in the south eastParents of a three-year-old child in the west of Ireland waiting on blood test results for 10 months, Dáil toldThu Mar 02 2023 - 15:06
Two-month electricity bill of €957 leaves 100-year-old woman ‘gobsmacked’Sinn Féin TD says ‘Kitty’ from Co Meath contacted him in recent days about her Electric Ireland billWed Mar 01 2023 - 18:40
Successive governments ‘diminished or destroyed’ dreams of entire generation, says CairnsNew Social Democrats leader says nowhere was political betrayal of young people more evident than in the ‘housing disaster’Wed Mar 01 2023 - 18:30
