Sinn Féin eyes hike in employer social insurance to keep pension age at 65Government warns of looming question of pension affordability due to demographicsThu Feb 03 2022 - 01:00
Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity proposal to be brought to Cabinet ‘shortly’ – Martin‘Critical’ Government moves on matter ‘with speed and conviction’ says TaoiseachWed Feb 02 2022 - 22:45
Not acceptable Donnelly at Dubai health expo while ‘serious problems’ at home – TDsAttendance by Minister and Robert Watt part of Global Ireland initiative, Taoiseach saysWed Feb 02 2022 - 22:03
HSE, Children’s Health Ireland should ‘get on with’ tackling waiting lists – MartinTaoiseach says ‘funding is not an excuse any longer’ as ‘record sums’ have been givenWed Feb 02 2022 - 14:41
Donohoe says decision on State pension age could be made by MarchTaoiseach says there are no ‘easy choices’ and any solutions must be ‘fiscally sound’Wed Feb 02 2022 - 13:59
Former Fianna Fáil TD Noel Treacy dies aged 70Galway man was a junior minister in several departments over his three-decade careerWed Feb 02 2022 - 13:53
Use of debt collectors for cancer patient hospital fees ‘disgraceful’Calls to abolish €80 inpatient charge for cancer patients in public hospitalsWed Feb 02 2022 - 12:31
Opposition piles on pressure over Foreign Affairs ‘champagne party’Martin rejects criticisms, calling SF’s position ‘hypocritical’ due to funeral of Bobby StoreyTue Feb 01 2022 - 22:30
Government committed to compensating those affected by Camhs controversyRecent report was ‘disturbing and devastating’ says Minister for State Mary ButlerTue Feb 01 2022 - 22:27
UK government’s Troubles amnesty plan would undermine ‘rule of law’, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin says the proposals would inflict further hardship on victims’ familiesTue Feb 01 2022 - 21:30
Coveney dismisses call for inquiry after report finds DFA party breached Covid rules‘Simon Coveney is no Boris Johnson,’ says Flanagan as Opposition seeks further actionTue Feb 01 2022 - 19:00
Inquiry into Defence Forces misconduct accusations not ruled out – MartinWomen of Honour group express disappointment after meeting Taoiseach on MondayTue Feb 01 2022 - 18:05
Government decision on exams-only Leaving Cert is ‘appalling’, Mary Lou McDonald saysOpposition criticises move not to proceed with hybrid model for State examsTue Feb 01 2022 - 16:49
Russia moves naval exercises outside Ireland’s Exclusive Economic ZoneSimon Coveney received a letter confirming relocation of drills planned for next weekSat Jan 29 2022 - 18:07
Two men arrested after seizure of firearms, silencers and heroin in TallaghtThree residential properties searchedSat Jan 29 2022 - 17:31
Man (50) dies after being injured while trying to prevent car theftIan McDonnell was found lying on road in Clondalkin, Dublin, last weekendSat Jan 29 2022 - 17:28
Bobby Ryan’s daughter says his murder took her life awayMichelle Ryan ‘disgusted’ that trial focused on relationship between Quirke and Mary LowrySat Jan 29 2022 - 15:40
Gardaí investigating following discovery of a body on Lambay IslandHuman remains found by staff working on the island off the coast of DublinSat Jan 29 2022 - 13:13
National Broadband Ireland must ‘take responsibility’ for delaysMinister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not metThu Jan 27 2022 - 20:02
Kerry mental health service: HSE chief says what happened was ‘deeply regrettable’Leo Varadkar says it will be necessary to provide compensation to many families affectedThu Jan 27 2022 - 16:28
Work under way to secure venue for Stardust fire inquest, Tánaiste saysMinister for Justice considering request to pay jurors serving on inquestThu Jan 27 2022 - 14:25
Coveney expresses ‘full support’ in Dáil for Defence Forces chief of staffMinister previously said photograph with Russian ambassador was ‘ill-judged’Thu Jan 27 2022 - 11:12
Dáil hears Passport Office experiencing ‘very high level of demand’Coveney says staff numbers at service up 70 per cent since last JuneThu Jan 27 2022 - 10:34
Minister to seek reinstatement of HSE mental health director postButler says role ‘essential’ in driving fundamental reforms after south Kerry Cahms reviewWed Jan 26 2022 - 20:33
Demands to tackle cost of living fail to take account of national debt, Minister warnsPaschal Donohoe says public debt is currently over one-quarter of a trillion euroWed Jan 26 2022 - 16:01
‘Don’t lecture me’: Martin tells McDonald he had ‘far different’ upbringing to her in Dáil rowSharp exchanges during Leaders’ Questions following criticism of housing policyWed Jan 26 2022 - 15:13
Findings of south Kerry Camhs review ‘shocking, very serious and unacceptable’, Taoiseach saysHSE report finds hundreds of children received ‘risky’ treatment from doctorWed Jan 26 2022 - 13:23
TCD ‘needs to do work’ to make Science Gallery sustainable, Taoiseach saysTwo Government departments offered funding for facility amid closure threat, Dáil hearsTue Jan 25 2022 - 21:30
Government to ‘do more’ to help people struggling with spiralling cost of livingVaradkar calls on employers to give pay increases to workers if they can afford themTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:44
Taoiseach accused of ‘not living in the real world’ as inflation hits 20-year highOpposition leaders claim in the Dáil that the cost of living is ‘unbearable’Tue Jan 25 2022 - 17:25
Clarity over this year’s Leaving Cert is due within the next week, Taoiseach saysTeachers’ unions call for further changes to written exams instead of ‘hybrid’ modelTue Jan 25 2022 - 17:01
People bereaved by Covid-19 feel ‘sense of hope’ as restrictions removedFamilies hoping to have a chance to properly come together and remember loved onesSun Jan 23 2022 - 07:00
‘Virtual run’ in memory of Ashling Murphy raises €19,500 for Women’s AidPeople asked to complete 5km walk or run at 4pm this Sunday to commemorate teacherFri Jan 21 2022 - 11:35
Sisters of Charity won’t have role in governing new maternity hospital – RabbitteIndependent TDs call for compulsory purchase order of Elm Park site in DublinFri Jan 21 2022 - 10:50
Requirement for information sessions set out in Bill receives further criticismMechanism described as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘insulting’ by Richard Boyd BarrettThu Jan 20 2022 - 22:46
Teachers and school managers need to strike ‘sensible’ balance on Covid, says VaradkarNo child should need to wear coat and gloves in school ‘because it’s so cold'Thu Jan 20 2022 - 17:51
GRA calls for pandemic bonus to be extended to gardaíAgency workers in public hospitals will receive the €1,000 payment, says TánaisteThu Jan 20 2022 - 14:11
‘Challenges’ to delivering hybrid Leaving Cert this year, says TaoiseachOmbudsman for Children ‘fully supportive’ of student calls for changes to 2022 examsWed Jan 19 2022 - 19:42
Taoiseach says department gathering ‘clearly in breach’ of Covid-19 rulesMinister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney due to go before Oireachtas CommitteeWed Jan 19 2022 - 17:51
McEntee calls for ‘societal and cultural change’ to tackle violence against womenKilling of Ashling Murphy has been a ‘watershed moment’, says TaoiseachWed Jan 19 2022 - 15:52
PUP audit finds 20% of recipients in sample did not meet full criteria for paymentsDepartment survey shows one claimant had not been employed for the previous 15 yearsMon Jan 17 2022 - 21:31
Not possible to publish full Brandon report, AG advises MinisterReport outlines sexual abuse of intellectually disabled residents at disability centre in DonegalMon Jan 17 2022 - 19:49
Covid-19: 6,329 PCR-confirmed cases and 4,810 antigen registered cases reportedHospitality restrictions should not be eased, cautions WHOMon Jan 17 2022 - 18:13
Gardaí treating death of man in Donegal as personal tragedyAnyone with any information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda stationSun Jan 16 2022 - 20:59
Gardaí continue to question two over fatal shooting of Michael TormeyJudge grants extension to officers questioning woman and man over Ballyfermot shootingSun Jan 16 2022 - 19:42
Ashling Murphy: People gather for vigils around worldVigils for 23-year-old have taken place in London, Edinburgh, New York, Dubai and BrisbaneSun Jan 16 2022 - 17:27
Ashling Murphy: funeral to take place in Co Offaly on Tuesday morningMurphy (23) killed as she was jogging along canal bank in Tullamore last weekSun Jan 16 2022 - 12:35
Funeral of John O’Neill told he was a man with ‘big heart and an open mind’Son tells mourners he has lost ‘a great father’ who had been ‘deeply rooted in north Clare’Fri Jan 14 2022 - 14:59
Conor McGregor’s Dublin pub targeted in ‘petrol bomb’ attackGardaí investigate ‘attempted criminal damage’ at the Black Forge on Drimnagh RoadThu Jan 13 2022 - 14:23
Drop in blood donations may mean supplies will soon need to be importedIrish Blood Transfusion Service says pandemic has been ‘very challenging’Wed Jan 12 2022 - 02:00
