Dáil rejects Social Democrats abortion reform Bill
Two Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stage
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Stop demonising one-off rural housing. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by neighbours
If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?
NTMA to raise €2bn in bond sale to leave most of full-year funding covered
Agency entered this year facing €15 billion in debt maturities that needed to be refinanced
Cork’s Counting House complex to house new city library after €35m purchase
Former Beamish and Crawford site will replace existing Grand Parade library, which opened in 1930
Children now ‘struggle to grasp basic concepts’: Teachers’ views on screen time
Smartphone use is ‘most concerning issue’ parents are ‘reluctant’ to confront, says principal
Waterford fire response to dominate weekly Cabinet meeting
Agenda to include means of supporting 40 businesses affected by blaze
Ireland’s nuclear debate generates a lot of hot air but no clean energy
There’s little serious analysis making the case for nuclear power in Ireland as part of energy and climate policy
Chambers tries to play bad cop on spending while corporate tax receipts flow in
Spending last year came in €4bn beyond what the Government sanctioned in previous budget
O’Callaghan calls for a cut in the 52% marginal rate of tax
Fianna Fáil minister says tax rate is ‘imprudent, demoralising and contrary to the common good’
‘They’re nice people but ...’: Is public funding of news media its saviour or threatening its freedom?
Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy
Tech lobby seeks exemption from EU battery rules for wearable devices
Campaigners warn against industry push for exemption from electronic waste rules
Backbencher budget summit pitched to ‘avoid tensions’ in Coalition
Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne believes meeting could also head off media efforts to find disputes between parties
NTMA plans multimillion-euro bond sale to get ahead of ECB hikes
State’s debt agency cancels planned bond auction later this month as it looks to tap institutional interest in existing bonds
Ireland’s energy crisis cannot be blamed solely on the war in Iran
Ireland failed to match European investment in renewables and infrastructure
The Irish Times view on Government overspends: firm grip needed
Harris and Chambers are under pressure from their own backbenchers to keep the purse strings loose
Compulsory purchase orders for greenways ‘fundamentally inappropriate’, farmers’ groups say
Public land should be preferred option for greenways but this is ‘not being consistently followed’, TDs and senators heard
How does a politician conclude a big truck needs three times more public money than a pensioner?
We have a political economy in which the only currency is the decibel
Government prepares to ratify Canada trade deal before summer
Legislation to clear path for ratification goes to Seanad on Wednesday
Three ways to reconnect Ireland’s political system to its people
The recent fuel protests highlighted a disconnect that doesn’t stop at Irish politics
Unions set to seek hefty increases in looming pay talks as spending pressures mount
€1bn ‘contingency reserve’ provided in budget for unforeseen spending requirements already used up
We still await our iodine tablets from 2002, never mind the Government’s emergency booklet
Announcement about distribution of pamphlet was made on first anniversary of Storm Éowyn
Children’s hospital group says it had sought €30,000 from concession holder to reduce cost of Christmas party for staff
Builder Bam expected to provide a new timeline on Friday, Pac told
Why is Jack Chambers so coy about designating offshore wind as critical infrastructure?
Designation would oblige public bodies to smooth the path of offshore wind farm projects in so far as their statutory powers allow
We must never repeat the colossal damage we inflicted on ourselves during Covid-19
Travel from Youghal to the Beara Peninsula,140-160km, was lawful, but travel from Shankill to Bray on a shopping expedition was a crime
Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supports
Government move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s office
Voting rights in presidential elections unlikely to be extended to people living in North
Government will not oppose Bill, but proposal not expected to become law
Spotify subscriptions to increase by up to 15% in weeks ahead
‘Change means we can invest more in premium,’ Spotify said in an email sent to impacted customers
Lotto operator seeks ban on bookmakers taking bets on draws amid claims of €289m sales losses
Premier Lotteries Ireland says it is losing out on €289m in annual sales because of ‘grey zone’ practice
Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against
Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services
‘Right to be forgotten’ for cancer patients in insurance market to be enshrined in law
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to Cabinet
Legal or illegal, Ireland’s emissions failure will damage the world
Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change
Have Irish people really never felt poorer?
Survey evidence challenges claims that the public mood has reached historic lows
Department of Education to receive €646m to fill budget hole
Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fund
Healy-Rae family downplay rift but tensions in Kerry were simmering even before fuel blockades
‘If there’s a row like that going on in Kilgarvan, someone better tell me,’ says Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae
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