
TD calls for ‘serious scrutiny’ of Leave.EU group that relocated to Waterford
- Politics
- January 15, 2021, 19:13
Neale Richmond issues warning on ‘toxic’ Brexit campaign organisation

Government warned of ‘urgent need’ to address Rotunda overcrowding
- Politics
- January 15, 2021, 18:12
Concerns about provision of best practice care in hospital repeatedly highlighted in reports

Josepha Madigan apologises for ‘normal’ children comment
- Politics
- January 14, 2021, 22:54
‘I sincerely apologise for my language. It is absolutely not what I meant to say’

Next academic year will see 5,000 extra students at college compared to 2 years ago
- Politics
- January 14, 2021, 20:10
Government backbenchers call on Minister for Education to give clarity on Leaving Cert

Pen and paper used to record vaccines as IT system not in place yet, Dáil told
- Irish News
- January 14, 2021, 13:22
Some 1,500 doctors, nurses and other staff not deployed after Call for Ireland initiative

Proposed pay rise for health chief creates €1m liability, Dáil hears
- Irish News
- January 13, 2021, 20:43
Matt Shanahan says post should be ‘contract role’ in bid to attract private sector candidates

Government plans to vaccinate 700,000 people by end of March – Donnelly
- Irish News
- January 13, 2021, 19:30
Minister stresses UK Covid-19 variant ‘far more contagious than what we dealt with so far’

Taoiseach apologises on State’s behalf over mother and baby homes
- Social Affairs
- January 13, 2021, 13:51
‘We honoured piety but failed to show even basic kindness to those who needed it most’

Dáil could have extra sittings due to pressure for speaking time
- Politics
- January 13, 2021, 10:35
Cost of Oireachtas comes in €11 million under budget despite Covid relocation

Almost €350m still unaccounted for since Ireland moved to euro
- Business
- January 10, 2021, 17:21
Public exchanged less than €400,000 in ‘old money’ last year, the lowest amount ever

Philanthropic donations almost doubled in 2020 in response to Covid-19
- Social Affairs
- December 31, 2020, 13:52
Community Foundation for Ireland disburses Late Late Toy Show €6.5 million

Coronavirus: Government may impose full Level 5 restrictions
- Health
- December 29, 2020, 03:05
Number of cases in community is high, and expected to rise steeply this week

Southeast coast most at risk from rising sea levels, warns Eamon Ryan
- Politics
- December 29, 2020, 00:01
Green Party leader says climate change will make growing of potatoes more difficult

Number of passports issued falls by 60% as Covid hits travel
- Irish News
- December 28, 2020, 00:01
Oldest passport applicant this year was 102 years of age, youngest just 11 days old

Referendum ‘may be needed for TDs’ maternity leave’
- Politics
- December 28, 2020, 00:01
Taoiseach: Not good ‘that we cannot facilitate’ a Minister going on such leave

Unclaimed bank, post office money to fund job training for those with disabilities
- Irish News
- December 23, 2020, 01:23
€2.3m in dormant funds allocated to carers, agencies for vision, hearing impairment

Minister praises Garda efforts to combat organised crime in north east inner city
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 19:48
Dublin North East Inner City project developed community in wake of crime gang attacks

Clarity needed on Brexit before end of year, warns Donohoe
- Politics
- December 22, 2020, 18:27
Minister for Finance says EU and Britain need to know what potential tariffs could apply in 2021

Mixed reaction among retailers at Covid-19 lockdown reprieve
- Irish News
- December 22, 2020, 17:31
Warning against January sales ‘bizarre’ while ‘Government cannot dictate prices’

PUP will be paid to workers laid off in coming days
- Social Affairs
- December 22, 2020, 16:30
Workers urged to apply online for Pandemic Unemployment Payment as soon as possible

Government ‘nobbling’ major review of Defence Forces by excluding department
- Politics
- December 22, 2020, 11:53
Minister says separate review of Department of Defence taking place in 2021

Coronavirus: 48-hour ban on all flights from Britain due to fears over new virus strain
- Health
- December 20, 2020, 13:24
Flight suspension from midnight, ferries to carry hauliers only; no change for North

Oireachtas passes law criminalising sharing of intimate images without consent
- Oireachtas
- December 18, 2020, 20:20
Senator Lynn Ruane speaks of her experience of ongoing harassment for five years

‘This yo-yo effect is driving us insane and crazy’ - Fianna Fáil Senator and hotelier
- Oireachtas
- December 18, 2020, 18:34
Pat Casey ‘totally frustrated’ by Taoiseach’s failure to prove hospitality sector responsible for Covid-19 surge

Senators claim deportations ongoing despite Government moratorium assurances
- Oireachtas
- December 18, 2020, 14:08
Department of Justice denies deportations happening but says ‘transfers’ continuing

Anti-vaccination leaflets ‘exactly like’ HSE advice sheets being distributed in Dublin
- Oireachtas
- December 18, 2020, 08:51
Louise O’Reilly says a lot of money spent on ‘very slick’ documents

HSE awarding of €14m ventilator contract questioned in Dáil
- Oireachtas
- December 17, 2020, 20:02
Varadkar says procurement and contracts done at ‘agency’ not political level

State needs to be ‘much more ambitious’ with remote working, Humphreys says
- Oireachtas
- December 17, 2020, 14:09
Minister says commitment to have 20% of public sector working remotely is not enough

Taoiseach says he ‘misspoke’ when he said banks were not bailed out
- Politics
- December 17, 2020, 13:25
Martin clarifies his comments, says banks got ‘huge rescue package’

Covid-19: People will be given ‘evidence’ to show they got vaccine, says Tánaiste
- Europe
- December 17, 2020, 12:06
‘It’s Europe’s moment’ - Ursula von der Leyen unveils Covid-19 vaccine start date

Nphet calls for fresh ban on inter-county travel between Christmas and New Year’s Eve
- Health
- December 17, 2020, 08:54
Varadkar confirms Government thinking about ‘essentially closing hospitality again’ as restaurateurs complain of ‘devastating econ(...)

Taoiseach stands over claim that ‘banks were not bailed out’
- Politics
- December 17, 2020, 01:00
Boyd Barrett cites bailout in issue over redundancy for former Debenhams workers

State paid €50m for modern-day religious ‘indulgences’ on renewable energy, TD says
- Oireachtas
- December 16, 2020, 22:33
Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke raises issue of ‘statistical transfers’ from Estonia, Denmark

Cross-Border health treatment in North to continue in new year despite Brexit
- Health
- December 16, 2020, 21:45
Taoiseach says initiative will roll on on ‘administrative basis’ ahead of permanent fix

Covid-19 protocols around school closures may be amended if necessary - Taoiseach
- Oireachtas
- December 16, 2020, 19:43
Micheál Martin says ‘we cannot have position where every school makes its own decision’

State did not bail out banks during economic collapse, Taoiseach says
- Politics
- December 16, 2020, 16:46
Micheál Martin says bank shareholders not bailed out but ‘State took equity’

Redacted version of report that led to Alan Shatter resignation, placed in Oireachtas library
- Politics
- December 16, 2020, 16:12
Taoiseach tells Dáil paragraphs removed following 2019 Supreme Court judgment

Covid situation in Northern Ireland ‘very worrying’ - Martin
- Oireachtas
- December 16, 2020, 15:45
Kelly warns NI Executive ‘has no experience of taking hard decisions’

Covid-19: Government urged to listen to questions from public about vaccine
- Politics
- December 16, 2020, 13:15
New clusters reported in five more nursing homes in past seven days, Dáil told

North’s Covid crisis could repeat in State if situation allowed ‘go out of control’ - Taoiseach
- Irish News
- December 16, 2020, 09:10
Hospital bed occupancy in Northern Ireland at 105% after 17 ambulance queue in Antrim

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says he will apologise to Leo Varadkar over remarks
- Politics
- December 16, 2020, 00:13
Public Accounts Committee head says he is ‘committed to learning’ from his mistakes

Dáil hears of State agenda during UN Security Council term
- Politics
- December 15, 2020, 21:17
Threat posed by nuclear weapons and proliferation to form ‘fundamental objective’

Coalition working on vaccine compensation scheme, says Taoiseach
- Politics
- December 15, 2020, 17:20
Martin challenged on indemnity given to drug companies developing Covid-19 medicine

Sinn Féin TD apologises for tweets, stressing ‘homophobia is abhorrent’
- Politics
- December 15, 2020, 13:46
Brian Stanley makes personal statement in the Dáil after week away from politics

Man executed for Cork murder 125 years ago may receive pardon
- Crime & Law
- December 14, 2020, 08:32
Department officials believe conviction of John Twiss might be ‘unsafe’, says Minister

Call for serving gardaí to receive commemorative medal on force’s centenary
- Irish News
- December 14, 2020, 01:00
The Civil Guard was formed at a meeting in Dublin’s Gresham Hotel in February 1922

Politicians and sports people ‘should not get’ tax relief aimed at artists
- Politics
- December 11, 2020, 19:28
Exemption not intended for ‘career politicians’ or various stars promoting their memoirs

At least 12 months before driving-test wait at 10-week target
- Irish News
- December 11, 2020, 18:07
Minister confirms early 2022 soonest that objective can be achieved in wake of Covid impact

Government considers buying rights to book chronicling 3,700 deaths in Troubles
- Politics
- December 11, 2020, 18:00
Possible joint North-South initiative to make ‘objective’ Lost Lives available free online

Covid-19 vaccine: ‘Comprehensive’ plan to combat anti-vax campaign
- Politics
- December 10, 2020, 19:36
Communications strategy will deal with people’s ‘fears, concerns’ Minister pledges

Irish Brexit protocol is ‘bullet proof’, Tánaiste tells Dáil
- Politics
- December 10, 2020, 14:03
Leo Varadkar reiterates view that EU talks require a ‘compromise on both sides’

All student nurses should be paid if doing work of staff, Tánaiste says
- Politics
- December 10, 2020, 13:17
Donnelly says any allowance increases after review will be paid from January

95,000 summonses awaiting listing date at District Court
- Crime & Law
- December 10, 2020, 10:03
Minister tells Dáil of drive to clear backlog of minor cases due to pause caused by Covid-19

Musicians and artists can earn up to €960 for gigs and keep pandemic payment
- Politics
- December 9, 2020, 22:04
Minister accepts Opposition amendment to earn more over 8 weeks without affecting social welfare benefit

Coalition has ‘some whack of advisers’, opposition claims in Dáil
- Politics
- December 9, 2020, 21:15
Paul Murphy launches highly personalised attack on new Government press secretary

No deportations during pandemic unless threat to security, says Martin
- Politics
- December 9, 2020, 17:39
Taoiseach responds to question raised by TD about constituent facing deportation

Government committed ‘own goal’ on student nurses’ pay, Fine Gael meeting hears
- Politics
- December 9, 2020, 13:34
TDs and Senators urged not to leak private party discussions to media

Covid-19: Eight admissions to ICU in 24 hours is highest since spring
- Health
- December 9, 2020, 11:26
Five further deaths and a total of 227 new Covid-19 cases reported

Ursula von der Leyen says EU and UK positions ‘remain far apart’ after dinner with Boris Johnson
- Europe
- December 9, 2020, 06:51
Teams to continue talks on post-Brexit trade deal and ‘we will come to a decision by the end of the weekend’, says EC President

Dáil hears claims that single gender schools are contributory factor in domestic violence
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 22:26
Aodhán Ó Riordáin says ‘toxic male culture’ can grow and create ‘warped sense of power’

Cabinet told Brexit talks came close to collapse
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 20:31
Simon Coveney warns that even with a deal Brexit will act as a drag on economic performance

Dáil told of student nurse who had to dress, lay out babies who died in hospital
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 19:57
Taoiseach describes incident as exploitation which was ‘unacceptable’

Every TD, Senator, MEP asked to sign pledge to take, promote Covid vaccine
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 19:55
Taoiseach promises to sign undertaking amid concerns people being ‘fed lies’ about inoculation programme

Galway and Cork women’s teams ‘disrespected so badly’ by GAA and LGFA
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 13:50
Seanad leader Regina Doherty in angry Seanad outburst says treatment ‘unacceptable’

Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to hold talks tomorrow in attempt to salvage deal
- Politics
- December 8, 2020, 12:12
UK and EU reach agreement on Northern Ireland protocol as Taoiseach warns of possible no deal

Sinn Féin apologises to former student activist over her criticism of Stanley
- Politics
- December 7, 2020, 04:01
Christine O’Mahony resigned after party told her not to discuss internal matters publicly

Scheme being considered to give 17,000 undocumented migrants residency rights
- Politics
- December 6, 2020, 20:17
Policy document on ‘pathway’ to residency is likely to be published early in the new year

Issuing of deportation orders during pandemic condemned
- Politics
- December 6, 2020, 18:34
Senators introduce Bill for moratorium on deportations until Covid-19 pandemic ends

Social media ‘pile on’ against Sinn Féin critics does not aid party, Ó Broin says
- Politics
- December 6, 2020, 15:21
TD said social media should be about engagement and the cut and thrust of political argument

Brexit: Chances of trade deal between UK and EU ‘50-50’, says Taoiseach
- UK
- December 6, 2020, 11:27
Any deal could not be ratified if UK breaches Northern Ireland agreement – Coveney

Early batch of child flu vaccine to expire within weeks after poor uptake
- Health
- December 4, 2020, 19:23
HSE confirms that less than one third of 600,000 available doses administered

Talks ongoing about possible re-opening of theatres
- Stage
- December 4, 2020, 18:32
Senior health officials and representatives of theatrical community involved in discussions

Student nurses who gave up jobs will be eligible for PUP payment
- Health
- December 3, 2020, 17:24
Department confirms 31 students got Covid-19 since March amid controversy over pay

One-to-one dance instruction permitted under Covid restrictions, Minister tells Dáil
- Culture
- December 3, 2020, 16:24
Dance teachers protest outside Dáil over exclusion from reopening

Publication of Mother and Baby Homes report delayed until January
- Politics
- December 3, 2020, 13:17
Minister says it would be inappropriate to publish 3,000 page report before Christmas

Record €389 million in social welfare Christmas bonus to be paid next week
- Politics
- December 3, 2020, 11:47
Seven years’ worth of jobseeker applications processed in eight months, says Minister

Glynn: People with understandable questions shouldn't be mixed up with the 'resolutely anti-vaccine'
- Irish News
- December 3, 2020, 09:18
Nphet reports 183 confirmed cases but due to IT problem this is likely to be underestimate

Brexit: Contingency measures for no-deal outcome being prepared, Dáil told
- Politics
- December 2, 2020, 23:20
House hears warnings of potential for ‘conflict at sea’ in event of no deal

Government to work with Labour on citizenship Bill for stateless children
- Politics
- December 2, 2020, 20:24
Minister warns of unintended consequences of changing immigration law at time of ‘huge flux’ with Brexit, Covid-19

Government accused of treating student nurses like ‘skivvies’ and ‘slave labour’
- Health
- December 2, 2020, 15:59
Nursing students receive only a €50 weekly allowance, and are not allowed second jobs

Distribution of Covid-19 vaccine could start in January
- Politics
- December 2, 2020, 14:05
Securing vaccines will cost State €117.6m, says Minister for Health

Social Welfare Bill to keep pension age at 66
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 22:07
Pension costs quadrupled since 1997 says Minister, as Sinn Féin calls for age to be 65

‘Contradiction’ of allowing cinemas but not theatres to reopen is raised in Seanad
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 21:35
Call for such venues to be allowed to operate when they can facilitate social distancing

Dáil row over TD’s call for debate to initiate Woulfe impeachment proceedings
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 20:56
Ceann Comhairle tells Paul Murphy to use private member’s time to deal with issue

Minister will write to greyhound board over ‘sexist’ tweet about Holly Cairns
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 19:47
Social Democrats TD says ‘too many women subject to too many comments which seek to demean’

Writ moved for Seanad byelection, likely to be held in spring
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 18:58
Independent Victor Boyhan calls on clerk to notify Local Government Minister of vacancy

Cabinet approves purchase of 875,000 doses of Moderna vaccine
- Politics
- December 1, 2020, 16:27
Taoiseach will give ‘some consideration’ for a dedicated Minister over roll-out strategy

Public inquiry into Finucane murder is ‘inevitable’ –Taoiseach
- Irish News
- December 1, 2020, 15:58
Martin says there has been effort ‘to undermine any progress to get to truth’

System being planned to allow vaccinated airline passengers avoid restrictions
- Irish News
- November 27, 2020, 21:52
Measure expected to apply to those coming in from orange countries in EU traffic light set-up

Varadkar says he did not instruct McEntee on Woulfe appointment
- Politics
- November 27, 2020, 20:55
Minister for Justice’s recollection on rolling controversy ‘similar to mine’, claims Tánaiste

Government may ring-fence proceeds of crime for youth programmes
- Irish News
- November 27, 2020, 18:51
Practice of rejecting fund allocation to specific proposals may change, says McGrath

Tánaiste denies telling McEntee to appoint Woulfe
- Politics
- November 26, 2020, 21:31
Minister for Justice says Varadkar told her former AG would make ‘a good judge’

Ireland ‘will do well’ out of €5 billion Brexit fund, says Coveney
- Politics
- November 26, 2020, 16:13
But ensuring Irish interests are part of any final Brexit trade deal ‘will not be easy’

Coronavirus: 335 new cases and three further deaths
- Health
- November 26, 2020, 14:12
Decision on inter-county travel will come closer to Christmas , says Tánaiste

Varadkar told McEntee that Woulfe would make ‘good judge’, Dáil hears
- Crime & Law
- November 26, 2020, 14:03
Government yielded to Q&A session after two weeks of Opposition pressure

Government to acquire more one-bed homes to house homeless single men
- Irish News
- November 26, 2020, 13:35
Call for emergency response to significant rise in deaths of those in homelessness

Covid clause: No restrictions on Santa as Government says Christmas present delivery ‘essential’
- Politics
- November 26, 2020, 12:15
Minister warns children not to stay up on Christmas Eve to ensure social distancing

Dáil passes significant Bill aimed at mitigating impact of Brexit
- Politics
- November 25, 2020, 21:35
Measure described by Minister for Foreign Affairs as ‘very unusual piece of legislation’

Taoiseach confirms Bill approved to retain pension age at 66
- Oireachtas
- November 25, 2020, 17:30
Pension-age law will be in place to defer increase to 67 by January 1st, says Martin

Two men found dead in Dublin city centre
- Irish News
- November 25, 2020, 15:30
Gardaí say deaths of men not believed to be linked