Sinn Féin presidential candidate would not divide left-wing vote, says McDonaldParty leader hosts boxing exhibition by Palestinian El Barrio and Dublin’s Dockland clubsMon Aug 04 2025 - 19:16
Half of post-primary schools apply for phone pouch fundingTotal of 380 out of 722 schools seek €25 per student for pouches, lock boxes Mon Aug 04 2025 - 06:00
Occupied Territories Bill: former Ceann Comhairle ‘confident’ Government will include ban on servicesThe foreign affairs and trade committee will publish its report this afternoonThu Jul 31 2025 - 21:04
BusConnects route will come in ‘on time, on budget’, says Darragh O’BrienMinister for Transport announces contract for €274m bus ‘corridor’ connecting Liffey Valley to Dublin city centreThu Jul 31 2025 - 18:19
Galway city councillor resigns from Social DemocratsEibhlín Seoighthe contested general election for party in Galway West last NovemberThu Jul 31 2025 - 17:09
Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breedTD warns of breeding practices where 8,000 pups registered annually but 25,000 for sale on dog websiteTue Jul 22 2025 - 10:00
Minister who lost two siblings to cancer introduces ‘right to be forgotten’ lawBill will give survivors right not to disclose previous illness, after set time in remission, when seeking mortgage protectionTue Jul 22 2025 - 06:00
HPV vaccine catch-up programme to be rolled out in schools ‘without delay’National Cancer Registry reports an estimated 641 cases of new HPV-associated cancers diagnosed and 196 cancer deaths every year in IrelandSun Jul 20 2025 - 12:08
Man who pleaded guilty to electoral fraud worked for Healy-Rae company, Fine Gael senator claims Michael Kennelly calls for investigation into case of man who travelled over 60km to vote with polling card not in his nameThu Jul 17 2025 - 21:59
Greyhound industry ‘greed’ to blame for ‘barbaric’ and ‘highly unethical’ surgery on dogs, says TDSinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis has called for a ban on surgical artificial insemination Thu Jul 17 2025 - 21:28
Government ‘feckless’ with public money, Social Democrats claim in budget rowTánaiste hits out at Sinn Féin error on supermarket ownership - ‘I know who owns SuperValu’Thu Jul 17 2025 - 15:35
Ireland’s economic plans threatened amid ‘sobering’ outlookPublic finances vulnerable to several threats even if trade deal struck, Ministers warnedWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Thirteen Leinster House broadcast workers will have to sign on for dole next weekDáil Public Accounts Committee to review contract for television and audio coverage of Oireachtas proceedingsWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
Disabled children suffered higher rates of sexual abuse, Dáil hears during debate on historical abuseInquiry that led to new Commission of Investigation found ‘528 abuse allegations across 17 special schools’Tue Jul 15 2025 - 22:00
Focus in Budget 2026 has to be on transforming infrastructure, Martin says Taoiseach accused of ‘doubling down’ on the removal of supports for struggling householdsTue Jul 15 2025 - 20:36
GAA Palestine suffers €38,000 loss on travel as tour to Ireland left in limboTaoiseach Micheál Martin said trip seemed ‘haphazardly organised’ and processes have to be followedTue Jul 15 2025 - 18:38
Bourbon and Boeing to be targeted in EU retaliatory tariffs despite Government lobbyingEuropean Union readying counter-tariffs on US products should talks fail Tue Jul 15 2025 - 10:16
Driving test confusion: ‘Multiple candidates’ miss appointments due to mix-up over two centresRoad Safety Authority changes Google Maps entry to help learners arriving for tests at one of Mulhuddart’s two basesMon Jul 14 2025 - 18:01
‘Taking over the city, letting our voices be heard, being visible - that’s the real power of today’Thousands of protesters march in annual Trans and Intersex Pride parade in Dublin Sat Jul 12 2025 - 19:21
More than a million who died at battle of Somme are remembered at Islandbridge commemorationRoyal British Legion also marks its 100th anniversary in Ireland, dedicated to ensuring legacy of ‘those who served’Sat Jul 12 2025 - 18:51
Government will not use Jordan to evacuate sick children from Gaza, despite previously saying route was ‘not an issue’Doctors prefer Jordan crossing to Rafah due to higher quality of hospital in AmmanFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
Families at centre of Portiuncula review call into question viability of serviceConcern about maternity care is ‘specific to Portiuncula’, Minister for Health saysThu Jul 10 2025 - 20:39
No money yet released from €8m special needs funds despite Tanáiste’s pledges Groups due to benefit from funds asked to reapply with no guarantee they will receive grantThu Jul 10 2025 - 19:06
‘We can’t just tear up the rule book’: Tánaiste defends denial of visas to young Palestinian GAA playersDecision to refuse applications from 33 youths due to visit later this month criticised in DáilThu Jul 10 2025 - 11:59
Proposed defamation law reforms fall short of addressing free-speech concerns, say campaignersThirty organisations including RTÉ, NUJ and Council for Civil Liberties urge Seanad to amend BillThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Medical evacuation of children from Gaza to Ireland ‘a matter of life and death’, says Mary Lou McDonald ‘Every chance’ sick children will be killed unless flown out before autumn, Sinn Féin leader tells DáilWed Jul 09 2025 - 17:04
Consumers being ‘gouged’ by big supermarkets where stock prices are ‘going through roof’, Dáil toldGovernment will enhance consumer powers but rejects call to demand ‘full transparency’ in Irish profitsWed Jul 09 2025 - 15:22
O’Callaghan backs down on plan for 17% rise in personal injury awards Minister for Justice warns that judges may ignore decision, encouraging more people to bypass Personal Injuries Resolution BoardWed Jul 09 2025 - 14:13
Student fees: Government intends to reduce third-level levy over its lifetime, Minister saysLabour and Social Democrats urge Government to tackle ‘price gouging by big retail chains Tue Jul 08 2025 - 20:51
Three driving test centres reach 10-week waiting time target after years of increasesCarlow reaches 10 week goal; Tuam, Carrick-on-Shannon down to nine weeksThu Jul 03 2025 - 15:58
College fees: Students and parents feel ‘betrayed’ by prospect of contribution charge risingTD says parents cannot wait for budget in four months to find out what fees they must payThu Jul 03 2025 - 15:09
‘None of us got out unscathed’: Senator speaks of experience ‘living in very violent home’Nicole Ryan shared her childhood experience during a debate on the Domestic Voilence BillThu Jul 03 2025 - 10:04
Reduction in college fees to be sought by Minister for Higher Education in budgetFor second day running, no Dáil clarity given over possible student fee increase in SeptemberWed Jul 02 2025 - 22:18
Dáil passes Defamation Bill by 83 votes to 61Retailers should fight defamation claims ‘and not take easy route’, says MinisterWed Jul 02 2025 - 21:53
Br Kevin Crowley of Capuchin Day Centre dies aged 90Corkman set up the centre on Bow Street, Dublin in 1969Wed Jul 02 2025 - 12:11
Coalition sharply divided over third-level feesFine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in angerWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
Bill to undo convictions for consensual gay sex introduced 32 years after decriminalisation of homosexuality Historic convictionsTue Jul 01 2025 - 22:32
Third-level fees: No funding earmarked to avoid the €1,000 hike this year, Taoiseach saysStudent college fees: Micheál Martin says there will not be a one-off cost-of-living payment again this year to reduce cost for students Tue Jul 01 2025 - 16:37
Police ombudsman investigating circumstances of Evan Fitzgerald’s deathWicklow man (22) took his own life after discharging a firearm in Carlow shopping centreTue Jul 01 2025 - 06:00
Eight domestic violence calls go unanswered by Free Legal Advice Centres every day due to lack of resourcesState agency only had capacity to answer 21% of calls last yearMon Jun 30 2025 - 19:19
Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert Mon Jun 30 2025 - 15:23
Government briefs pro-Palestine EU allies on Occupied Territories BillTánaiste Simon Harris says other EU members need to bring forward their own legislation Fri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Minister denies Sinn Féin’s claim anti-terrorism Bill contains a ‘Kneecap’ clauseJim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in IrelandThu Jun 26 2025 - 20:11
Long Covid support scheme to end this month, Minister for Health confirmsLabour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six monthsThu Jun 26 2025 - 15:49
O’Donovan has ‘no notion’ of abolishing TV licence fee or replacing it with tax on tech companiesNumbers paying licence fee dropped from 950,000 in 2022 to 790,000 in 2024, Dáil hearsThu Jun 26 2025 - 14:14
Minister concerned 44% of women are dissatisfied with initial Garda response to abuseJim O’Callaghan said gardaí are being continually trained to deal with the issueThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
2025 Irish presidential election must be the last to exclude voters in North, Dáil hearsSinn Féin leader says November poll must be last where franchise not all-IrelandWed Jun 25 2025 - 11:40
Gardaí accused in Seanad of ‘concealing facts’ from judge in Evan Fitzgerald caseMichael McDowell accuses undercover gardaí, who supplied gunman with seized weapons, of ‘entrapment’Wed Jun 25 2025 - 09:10
Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’ Tue Jun 24 2025 - 17:52
Mental health waiting lists for children not improving despite €30m extra fundingLimerick area ‘exemplar’ of good performance but Cork and Kerry list remains long Mon Jun 23 2025 - 21:04
