Back-to-school allowance to be increased by €100 in bid to help parentsMeasures including major expansion of school meals programme will be worth €67mTue Jul 05 2022 - 19:31
Bills going though Dáil at ‘scandalous’ pace ahead of recess, says Opposition Varadkar critical of time spent on statements and ‘show motions’ that have ‘absolutely no legal effect’Tue Jul 05 2022 - 17:44
Department to engage ‘intensely’ with schools to open special classes - FoleyMore than 100 children with special educational needs do not have an appropriate school placeFri Jul 01 2022 - 15:27
Fianna Fáil TDs to demand ‘extraordinary’ budget package Taoiseach and Minister for Public Expenditure to come under renewed pressure at party meetingThu Jun 30 2022 - 20:20
Number of recorded Covid-19 cases up by 20% this weekPublic transport services report pressure on staff numbers due to rising rate of infectionsThu Jun 30 2022 - 19:37
Mica legislation ‘not fit for purpose’, says Sinn FéinDeputy leader Pearse Doherty says legislation should be amended or rejectedThu Jun 30 2022 - 19:12
Timing of budget to be decided next weekEamon Ryan rejects emergency budget but ‘wouldn’t object’ to bringing forward budget due to cost-of-living crisisThu Jun 30 2022 - 18:44
Ireland could be dealing with cost of living crisis for years, says VaradkarTánaiste was responding in the Dáil to Sinn Féin’s renewed calls for a summer budgetThu Jun 30 2022 - 13:36
Bus services cancelled due to high levels of Covid-19 staff absences, Dáil hearsPeople ‘left abandoned at bus stops’ due to Go-Ahead services being cancelled, Sinn Féin claimsThu Jun 30 2022 - 13:06
Budget could be brought forward by up to a month September budget under discussion as Government faces pressure from Opposition over growing cost-of-living crisisThu Jun 30 2022 - 04:00
Ó Ríordáin criticises Madigan over naming of four primary schoolsLabour TD describes Minister’s comments in radio interview as ‘regrettable’Wed Jun 29 2022 - 20:04
Ireland may face ‘prolonged period of high inflation’, Dáil hears Minister for Public Expenditure says Government believes inflation will peak ‘in the short number of months ahead’Wed Jun 29 2022 - 15:38
Taoiseach says Northern Ireland protocol bill ‘regrettable and unacceptable’Martin claims there is ‘an unacceptable trend towards unilateralism’ within current British governmentTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:49
Sinn Féin proposal for emergency budget emergency budget rejected by GovernmentSinn Féin leader says Dáil summer recess ‘wholly wrong’ without emergency budgetTue Jun 28 2022 - 17:34
Over 40% of Irish adults have mental health disorder, study findsMost common disorder is insomnia followed by major depressionMon Jun 27 2022 - 19:21
HPRA warns of ‘serious health risks’ of self-tanning aid advertised on social media Substance, also known as MT2, is being sold as an injectable powder, nasal spray or dropsMon Jun 27 2022 - 13:18
Inheritance tax thresholds should be increased over time, says TánaisteSpeaking in the Dáil, Leo Varadkar said the thresholds should be reviewed as house prices riseThu Jun 16 2022 - 16:36
Varadkar hits out at Doherty over ‘cheap shots’ in heated Dáil exchangesTánaiste criticises McDonald for ‘clinking champagne glasses with the Trinity alumni’Thu Jun 16 2022 - 15:35
Some of Higgins’s housing ‘failure’ comments true, Varadkar saysTánaiste refuses to criticise President for recent housing `disaster’ remarksWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:00
Dublin hostel charging €167 a night for dorm bunk bed, Doherty saysTravelling GAA supporters will face ‘rip-off prices’ this weekend as hotel charges soarWed Jun 15 2022 - 17:39
Dáil hears children self-harming as educational needs not met Schools should have to provide places for children with special needs, says MinisterTue Jun 14 2022 - 22:05
Sinn Féin TD has ‘some neck’ to start ‘lecturing’ parties about fundraising, says TaoiseachPádraig Mac Lochlainn says last-minute amendment to Bill ‘an old fashioned stroke’Tue Jun 14 2022 - 21:58
Ireland’s generosity will never be forgotten, Ukraine MPs tell SeanadUkrainians in visitor’s gallery to see politicians address the chamberTue Jun 14 2022 - 20:23
UK protocol bill ‘profoundly dispiriting’, says TaoiseachTalks have reached a ‘dead end’ unless EU changes protocol text, British foreign secretary saysTue Jun 14 2022 - 16:22
Children face being left in ‘stateless legal limbo’ without international surrogacy framework, says solicitorCommittee examining Bill that would allow for forms of surrogacy in State hears from legal expert and surrogateThu Jun 09 2022 - 19:15
Leaving Cert: ‘Essay the best thing I’ve ever written’An ease among students exiting exam hall after opener, says Lucan Community College principalWed Jun 08 2022 - 19:00
Workers to get three free vouchers to work in remote hubsAbout 10,000 hot desk spaces will be provided under the scheme with 242 remote working hubs nationwideWed Jun 08 2022 - 09:15
Workplace fatalities fell to record low in 2021 — HSA reportLast year 38 work-related deaths were recorded, a 30 per cent decline compared with 2020Tue Jun 07 2022 - 13:54
Man being treated in hospital following light aircraft crash Aircraft crashed in a field in Co Leitrim on Monday nightTue Jun 07 2022 - 13:37
‘Night of the Blond Knives’: How UK media reacted to Boris Johnson vote of confidence‘It was the worst verdict on a sitting prime minister by their own party in recent times,’ the Guardian reportsTue Jun 07 2022 - 09:52
Almost 7,000 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools, says department Dublin has the highest number of Ukrainian pupils, with 819 pupils enrolled in primary school and 373 in post-primaryMon Jun 06 2022 - 00:01
Thousands take part in women’s mini marathon in Dublin after virtual eventsDespite the rain, spirits remained high among the more than 20,000 participantsSun Jun 05 2022 - 10:57
Dublin Airport: Outdoor queuing area installed as 200,000 weekend passengers expectedAirport made ‘clear mistake’ letting so many staff go, says Eamon RyanFri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
Government not rushing Bill aiming to end ‘draconian institution’ of wardship, Minister saysLegislation aims to replace system with legal framework for supported decision-making for adults who need assistance and supportThu Jun 02 2022 - 20:45
Trip to Rome for Bruce Springsteen €200 cheaper than Dublin gig ticket and hotel, Dáil hearsSinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty says visitors to capital facing ‘rip off hotel prices’ and demands Government actionThu Jun 02 2022 - 14:23
‘Clear now’ too many Dublin Airport staff laid off during pandemic, Eamon Ryan tells DáilSome 1,000 staff were let go but DAA says Government ‘sanctioned this level of redundancy’Thu Jun 02 2022 - 13:32
Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier a ‘stain on Irish society’ - TaoiseachCase raised in the Dáil following recent Garda inquiriesWed Jun 01 2022 - 16:28
Housing adaptations ‘out of reach’ for older people due to rising costs, say TDs‘Significant waiting times’ for people to have grant approved by local authorities, Dáil hearsWed Jun 01 2022 - 15:49
Dublin Airport under pressure to clarify its plan to avoid repeat of last weekend’s chaosMinisters told DAA intends to improve queue management, maximise staffing resources and increase the number of security lanes at peak timesWed Jun 01 2022 - 10:48
Dublin Airport cannot guarantee no repeat of scenes - Ryan Passengers should allow 2.5 hours for short-haul and 3.5 hours for long-haul flights, says DAA, as it is set to present plan to improve wait timesTue May 31 2022 - 17:50
Government acting like ‘helpless, innocent bystander’ in cost-of-living crisisMinister says it is impossible for any government to introduce measures that completely offset impact of war in UkraineTue May 31 2022 - 17:34
Female pedestrian in serious condition after collision with motorcyclistIncident occurred in Dublin city centre on Friday afternoonFri May 27 2022 - 21:38
Irish Times journalists among nominees for Law Society awardsWinners of Justice Media Awards to be named next monthFri May 27 2022 - 19:08
Language used regarding special education centres ‘not right’, Varadkar saysMinister of State expected to announce five Dublin facilities as ‘interim’ solutionThu May 26 2022 - 15:48
British claim that protocol is incompatible with Belfast Agreement ‘disingenuous’, says CoveneyMinister tells Dáil that Downing Street’s plans for legislation to disapply parts of protocol are ‘deeply disappointing’Wed May 25 2022 - 19:02
Legislation to establish mica defects scheme to be brought to Government shortlyBill is in its final stage of preparation, Darragh O’Brien tells DáilWed May 25 2022 - 19:00
Government is ‘failing spectacularly’ to deal with housing crisis, says Sinn FéinLatest scheme for developers ‘straight out of Fianna Fáil playbook, right back to the times of the Galway tent’Wed May 25 2022 - 16:32
Local authorities have not installed any electric vehicle chargers for public, says Bruton Dublin Bay North TD Richard Bruton told the Dáil on Tuesday that councils are “sitting on their hands” when it comes to introducing practical measures to tackle climate change. Mr Bruton said 20 per cent of people are now buying electric vehicles, and that figure had doubled in the last 12 months.Wed May 25 2022 - 14:45
‘Time to get tough’ with online platforms like Airbnb on short let housing, says Sinn FéinPlanning minister Peter Burke says regulatory control to become operational by early 2023Tue May 24 2022 - 20:49
Female journalists being targeted with violence and harassment, says CoveneyShireen Abu Akleh: Israeli government must ensure ‘swift accountability’ over killingTue May 24 2022 - 20:34
