Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12
OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds
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Auto-enrolment pension scheme attracts 92% of employers and 700,000 employees
But managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’
Opposition TDs to apply for legal costs following failed ‘super junior’ challenge
Attorney General Rossa Fanning says State will oppose deputies’ application
Turning Newry into a Dublin dormitory town: now there’s an idea
A new house that might sell for €400,000 in Mullingar would be €150,000 cheaper north of the Border
Dublin data centre uses as much power as 200,000 homes
Capacity of Castlebaggot substation ‘completely consumed’ by local data centres
The Dáil’s floodgates have opened and led to some Michael Collins cussin’
The Independent Ireland leader seemed to momentarily forget where he was during a watery Uisce Éireann debate
Finance committee votes against seeking Donohoe’s attendance over State’s €141.4m World Bank contribution
Opposition TDs claimed State paid €10 million more than requested seven months before former minister resigned to join the bank
Planning permission sought for new 249-bed student housing development at site of ‘derelict’ Dublin pub
Cabra premises has been vacant since 2016 and was the site of the murder of gang leader Eamon Dunne
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’
Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeks
The ground is increasingly fertile for an Irish Maga
The emergence of a hard right in Irish politics was apparent during the run-up to last year’s presidential election
International events dominate Dáil first day
Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge
Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy defends party attendance at Maduro inauguration in Venezuela
Trip by former party senator and general secretary in 2019 has attracted renewed criticism in recent days
Housing pressures, FF unrest and a tricky meeting with Trump in prospect as Dáil returns
Opposition parties set to focus on affordability and Government waste and bureaucracy
Prosecution due in killing of British agent Denis Donaldson
DPP tells gardaí ‘to prosecute an individual for offences in this case and proceedings are under way in this regard’
Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference
US ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on Saturday
Fianna Fáil MEP criticises Mercosur opposition amid debate ‘focused exclusively on beef’
Barry Andrews said pharmaceuticals, tech and chemicals sectors stood to benefit from deal, as France announces decision to vote against
It’s worth asking again why Sinn Féin sent a delegation to Maduro’s inauguration
Is the ugliness of the Trump regime in Washington mirrored in Sinn Féin’s ambitions for a hard-left Chavista socialist republic in Ireland?
Use of Dublin council home as stables will ‘take time’ to resolve, says local authority
Dublin City Council ‘fully aware’ of two other nearby properties being used for similar purposes
Archbishop wrote to Taoiseach as Denis Donaldson’s family pushed for inquiry into killing
Catholic Primate of Ireland Eamon Martin asked Taoiseach to do all he could to support plea of murder victim’s family
EU leaders cautious over Venezuela amid fears of losing Trump on Ukraine
US action shocked governments - but many tried to perform ‘balancing act’ rather than condemn outright
Post-Connolly alliance seeks long-term change to left-wing politics
Grassroots movement in Galway hopes to spread nationwide, galvanising support for vote transfer pacts
Abuse, frustrations and visits to Legoland: new Oireachtas members adapt to political life
After a ‘whirlwind’ year in office, five new TDs and a Senator reflect on their experiences
Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead
With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters
Criticism of Stormont’s creationist Minister for Education really needs to evolve
A broader form of intolerance is at work against DUP’s Paul Givan, but suspicions against him have been debunked
Mary Lou McDonald says left should support ‘rules-based’ system on immigration
‘We are not a kind of a luvvie outfit,’ says Sinn Féin leader of her party’s approach to policy
Stormont must make ‘difficult decisions’ in 2026, warns Northern Ireland Secretary
Hilary Benn reiterates commitment to working with counterparts in Dublin to establish new framework for dealing with Troubles legacy
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigration
Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’
UK foreign minister called for earlier end to ‘counterproductive’ Sinn Féin broadcast ban
Douglas Hurd, who had introduced restrictions himself, felt six-year ban was ‘object of some derision’
Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints
Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work
Gerry Kelly named as ‘dominant figure’ of 1996 IRA leadership in Garda security document
Provisional IRA’s leadership outlined by assistant commissioner, who highlighted rank-and-file dissatisfaction
Northern Bank robbery ‘symptom’ of IRA criminality, Ahern told Adams
Taoiseach expressed anger at 2004 raid, carried out while Sinn Féin continued negotiations with British and Irish governments
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‘Emphatic’ rejection super-junior ministers challenges surprises constitutional lawyers
Ruling that cabinet confidentiality applies to anyone privy to its meetings described as ‘quite significant’
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