Flanagan brings in legislation to replace box with community sanctions and probation

Former president hopeful pontiff will change church doctrine on homosexuality

TD expresses concern that builders factoring help-to-buy scheme into ‘inflationary’ price

‘One of the finest poets of his generation, a craftsman of the highest achievement’

Background: New inquiry examining outsourcing of services to labs in United States

Katherine Zappone ‘focused’ on increased childcare investment in budget

Calls for definition of ‘political purposes’ to be clarified in law following court ruling

Department of Local Government to act on watchdog’s call for electoral commission

Taoiseach ‘concerned’ about impact on holidaymakers as fourth pilots’ strike to go ahead

Varadkar renews offer to Italian PM to take 600 migrants once security clearance agreed

Before this summer Air Corps had never engaged in such a cross-Border operation

No spending limits or regulations in place, warns watchdog

Cabinet approves legislation to ban the resale of tickets at multiples of their face value

Minister confident Stepaside will reopen on 24 hour basis; says he will run in next general election

Charlie Moore wants to see more girls play sport in effort to promote good mental health

Ross hopeful GAA, Liam Miller tribute match organisers will reach agreement on venue

Licence fee collection to be reviewed in wake of evasion costs running at €40m annually

Searches of Garda Pulse records indicate 150 cases at issue and require further examination

Passengers from London Heathrow told wind conditions ‘unstable’ on approach

Vótáil 100 committee travels to present portrait of revolutionary to House of Commons

Harris: ’Men loving men,women loving women no less a family than mine’

Upper House takes just two hours in total on legislation after weeks of filibustering in Dáil

Scotland ‘happy’ Ireland to fore in campaign to be first in EU to have such labels

Dáil passes Bill aiming to deal with outstanding claims from Setanta Insurance collapse

Tánaiste warns absence of Executive and defence of status quo ‘not a safe strategy’

Minister says ’other countries with hate crime law have major problems - we do not’

Eoghan Murphy calls on TDs not to blame Irish Water as drought conditions continue

Fianna Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary criticised the Government’s progress report

Deadline of one hour set for Bill to resolve cases linked to collapse of Setanta Insurance

Number of people who received swine flu vaccine take legal action alleging narcolepsy

Bill to fix drafting errors in 2015 Act will also ban anonymous sperm, egg donations

Palestinian representatives applaud in visitor’s gallery as vote carried

Leo Varadkar says gardaí may have to do anti-social rosters as crime figures rise again

Paschal Donohoe says Ireland would face 4 per cent drop in GDP from ‘cliff edge’ Brexit

Women must be asked for their consent and will be briefed individually, Dáil is told

Varadkar asked about poll on deletion of role in the home article from Constitution

‘Baptism barrier’ to be lifted from September 2019 affecting over-subscribed schools

FF Senator says learner driver rule will have very different effect in Kerry compared to Dublin

Minister for Justice is unhappy with how poorbox is being used. ‘I intend to reform it’

Minister expected to bring report to Cabinet this week with proposals for new legislation

Creator of vaccine that ended cervical cancer in Australia to receive award in Ireland

Plans pick and choose but UK has ‘softened red lines’ and EU will show some flexibility

Measures include unannounced inspections, and banning use of portable cages as kennels

Filibustering and attempts to delay the legislation by some rural TDs left a bitter taste

TD links provision to approval for Russian embassy to significantly expand its premises

Ceann Comhairle says tactics bringing Dáil into ‘disrepute’ as debate exceeded 30 hours

Minister for Justice notes ‘contradictions’ on Opposition benches over alcohol legislation

TDs back Fianna Fáil motion on reforming system for victims of primary school abuse

Fianna Fáil Deputy says such a move is necessary to secure a Security Council seat

European body warns of need to ‘limit potential risks of improper influence’

Fine Gael Senator describes legislation as an ‘insult to legal profession’

Bruton tells SF TD repeats not possible within existing exams model

TD claims Drew Harris may be ‘arrested’ over failure to hand over Glennane gang files

Martin accuses Varadkar of not caring enough; Taoiseach blames FF for crisis

Micheál Martin raises Varadkar’s criticism of journalists at New York

Varadkar says media important but not above criticism

Free kegs, event cash and refurbishment payment for pubs are used by major brewers, Labour’s Alan Kelly claims

Minister’s stance ‘arises from dissatisfaction with way a case he was involved in... was decided’

Kelleher says legislation will help make schools more welcoming to Travellers

Green Party leader says Ministers must stop playing election games and stay another year to deal with climate change

Maternity leave a ‘sliver of entire working life’ and should not be penalised - Donohoe

Burton drafts Bill to establish tax commission to rehabilitate State’s ’last chance saloon’ on tax justice

Tit-for-tat exchanges as Tánaiste appeals for same community activism on water as during snow

McGrath: ‘We should protect our own families’ as immigrants attempt illegal entry’

Government will change how solicitors regulated if claims touting websites not acted on

Number down by over 100 since September but Sinn Féin say some of those 88 waiting more than three years

Simon Coveney insists backstop agreement is ‘cast iron’ - no withdrawal treaty without it

Minister says that Independent’s legislation ‘smacks of top-down approach’

Pope Francis visit expected to cost ‘more than €10 million but less than €20 million’

TDs should not to turn their offices into ‘passport processing’ centres - Tánaiste

Ruth Coppinger criticises judge for ‘pat on the back’ for Michael Lowry

Taoiseach says the Sinn Féin leader is ‘almost trying to undermine Drew Harris’

Two countries can continue to ‘make arrangement between themselves’ after Brexit

Government departments to share data in automated income assessment process

Fisheries patrol vessels do not have sufficient staff to board suspect ships, Dáil hears

Micheál Martin’s criticism of Shane Ross rejected by Taoiseach

Taoiseach says Ireland spends more on health than most other countries in world

Training of polling station staff part of major review of abortion referendum

Taoiseach says UK prime minister must resolve difficulties in her government

Gathering at Dublin Castle celebrates 25th anniversary of decriminalisation

Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan confirms switch to Fís Éireann or Screen Ireland

Boyd Barrett says State must be consistent in outrage at treatment of children

European Commission president tells Oireachtas Ireland comes first in talks

Legislation to be voted on at committee as TD apologises to party colleagues

McDonald described the Child and Family Agency’s handling of McCabe allegations as ‘catastrophic’

Government issues formal apology to men criminalised prior to legal change in 1993

‘We know from dark chapters in our own history the consequences of separating children from their parents’

Minister wants to see ‘highest standards achieved by dog-breeding establishments’

Party to remove own amendment on Bill as health minister rows back on cancer link

TDs renew anti-terrorism and organised crime legislation for another year

Richard Bruton says Government has neglected primary care services

Dáil hears of ’home boys’ sent from institutions to work for farmers

Leo Varadkar tells Dáil ‘we will secure legal withdrawal agreement by October’

Scouting group’s members fear lack of consultation over proposed reforms, Dáil hears

Minister for Transport criticised for favouring the ‘laziest option’of an outright ban of rickshaws

Taoiseach plans ‘to recognise wrongs done’ on 25th anniversary of decriminalisation

Taoiseach’s confirms State-funded hospitals must provide abortion services

Minister says however that GSOC must conclude second inquiry before decision

Shane Ross insists department did not tell Road Safety Authority card should be obligatory

Some doctors doing private work when they should be in public hospitals, Varadkar says