No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unions
Senior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreements
Dáil Éireann
Combined Opposition leaders firmly oppose ‘cynical attempt to manipulate speaking time’ in Dáil
Government proposals to resolve row over speaking rights ‘utterly unacceptable and will not be tolerated’
Leaving Cert reforms ‘favour children of affluent families’
Labour TD Eoghan Kenny hits out at rushed changes while Helen McEntee says ‘huge amount’ of consultation work done
European leaders criticise Trump’s Zelenskiy diatribe
US president launches online broadside amid already-fraught situation during Ukraine talks
They seek him here. They seek him there. The Wexford Pimpernel James Browne
Richard Boyd-Barrett asks why the Minister ‘didn’t bother his backside’ to turn up for two debates in a row
ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google search - Dáil hears
Dáil told 50% of energy produced in Dublin and Meath goes to data centres
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness is new Leas-Cheann Comhairle
The TD wins Dáil vote by 96 to 66 against Sinn Féin nominee Aengus Ó Snodaigh
A brief history of ministerial briefings
Here’s what we’ve learned so far as a number of documents have been released
Verona Murphy is swinging her mallet in the Dáil like Wexford’s answer to Thor
Allow them a little latitude and next minute it’s wholesale ructions and we’re disgraced in front of the world
Taoiseach says he used Irish to accuse Mary Lou McDonald of ‘untruths’, not ‘lies’
Michéal Martin said SF leader ‘ag insint bréaga’ in Dáil
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Trump’s bid to end Ukraine war takes centre stage
Here in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for Ukraine
Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hear
Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy
Micheál Martin is still the adult in the room, but now with added barbs and an air of impatience
There’s a sense that this is probably the last extended act in a long political career and that time is short
Harsh to blame Verona Murphy after Micheál Martin ignites slow-burning brouhaha
Call for elite squad of Ministers to be taught to watch their tongues before targetting Donald Trump in Operation Blarney
Greens to lose €850,000 a year, Social Democrats and Aontú to gain in new funding allocation
Exchequer funding given to nine parties obtaining at least 2 per cent of first preferences
As the Healy-Raes give the people what they want (tar) Trump to give Ireland what it doesn’t (tariffs)
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Furious scenes in the Dáil after Taoiseach’s unparliamentary language as Gaeilge
Botched IT project has many markers of bike shed and RTÉ saga
It’s convenient responsibility for Arts Council was with Green Party - the controversy may even galvanise Coalition a bit
It took a while for Mary Lou to register Micheál’s comment, then SF began to spontaneously combust
Taoiseach accused of sneaking a cúpla focal under Ceann Comhairle’s nose
Legislation to increase number of Ministers rushed through Dáil, passing by 92 votes to 72
Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash describes the legislation as a ‘jobs for the boys Bill’ and says the new posts will cost State €7.5 million over five years
Tánaiste says it was ‘appropriate’ that senator resigned Fine Gael whip after arrest
Circumstances that led to Martin Conway’s resignation were distressing and there will be ‘a full investigation’, Simon Harris says
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Ceann Comhairle following Dáil row with Taoiseach
Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims
Protest at Dáil gates for Synge Street Gaelcholáiste
Students call on Minister for Education Helen McEntee to provide a timeline for promised Gaelcholáiste
Cabinet prepares to sign off St Patrick’s Day blitz of US Republican states
Up to 11 Ministers are heading Stateside, and Trump threat will also focus minds of EU trade ministers
Deliverance almost at hand for Coalition’s overdue triplets after Michael D summons the Seanad
Details of exactly when Upper House meets on Wednesday remain sketchy, perhaps in an attempt at crowd control
Call for Tánaiste to address Dáil on controversy over Martin Conway
Government also criticised over time for debate on law to increase number of ‘baby Ministers’ from 20 to 23
Tax breaks for developers back on table as pressure grows over housing goals
Housing, crime and public spending are set to feature in political exchanges as the Taoiseach talks AI in Paris
Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s that brave England supporter among the guests of the Six Nations?
Ireland-England game brought the great and good to the Aviva, including a former British PM
Government expects more than ‘case by case’ support from Independent backbenchers - Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says it is his ‘understanding’ that TDs would contribute to ‘significant majority’
Twitchiness abounds as Gucci Government awaits invite to Trumps’ Irish jamboree
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: End of Dáil fireworks brings spending and housing to the fore
Coalition confident shock 2020 defeat of its candidate for leas-cheann comhairle will not be repeated
John McGuinness expected to be elected, but secret ballot injects uncertainty
Just how big is the Government’s majority? TDs from Lowry group muddy the waters
Coalition may be about to find out there are limits to the usefulness of ambiguity
‘Great wall of Tara’ another example of ‘Gucci Government’ spending, TD claims
Peadar Tóibín claims OPW has spent 11 years rebuilding Meath graveyard wall with materials costing €124,000
People need ‘pounds, shillings and pence’ for Storm Éowyn damage, not taskforces, Dáil hears
Independent TD says ‘fallen trees responsible for ’95 per cent of damage’, Harris tells Dáil 12,000 premises still without electricity
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