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Scrutiny of EU laws should be scrutinised
The skewering of specialist committee examination is not administrative efficiency; it is the creation of a democratic deficit
Number of female rough sleepers reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels in Limerick, committee hears
Addiction causing women to engage in risky behaviour ‘including survival sex’ and ‘violent personal relationships’
Racism and hate not being tackled with energy needed to meet scale of problem, rapporteur says
‘Structural racism’ persists across public services in areas such as employment, housing and health, report states
Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told
‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head
Micheál’s full of bluster on his record - but threatened SNA ‘review’ falls flat as a pancake
No jobs will be cut, insisted the Taoiseach - but tell that to parents in schools told they will lose Special Needs Assistants
Pest control called to Leinster House after ‘wild animal’ decapitates bird and raids supply room
Red fox is chief suspect in break-in as experts recommend sealing entry points with ‘chew-resistant materials’
McEntee upbeat following ‘conciliatory’ US position on European relations
‘The UN has served us extremely well ... but reform is needed’ Minister for Foreign Affairs says at Munich Defence Conference
Government open to banning vapes in cars with children, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says he is worried vapes came to market ‘without any proper health assessment’
Who’s the president of Europe? Sinn Féin TD can’t seem to grasp the EU presidency concept
Cathy Bennett rendered the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee speechless with her knowledge of Europe
The shrinking of RTÉ: ‘It feels like an increasingly neutered organisation’
‘We’re not cutting the Six One or anything’ says director general Kevin Bakhurst, as some staff talk about the emergence of ‘two RTÉs’ and fear for the future
Micheál Martin’s musings on European getaway are interrupted by bus stops and prisons
Taoiseach had one foot on plane to informal EU summit as TDs railed on grassroots issues
‘Insider trading’ accusation from roaring Richard sparks testy Dáil exchanges
Row blows up after claims by Richard O’Donoghue TD
Over 3,000 applications have been made to defective housing construction block scheme
Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m
Irish fishermen need basic income payment to ‘stop collapse’ of the sector, Oireachtas committee told
Representatives told body the sector is ‘pushed to the brink’
EU laws ‘clearly inadequate’ to protect creators’ IP, Oireachtas committee hears
Tech platforms need to be identified as publishers, NUJ claims, describing as ‘free riders’
News publishers under ‘grave threat’ from AI, Oireachtas committee to hear
Union to call for journalists to be compensated for AI use of their copyrighted material
Former TDs, senators and staff share €14.5m in payments since 2024 elections
Figure includes severance, termination and redundancy pay as well as pension lump sums
Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
Tánaiste and Pearse Doherty warned to ‘behave with a bit of decorum’ in Dáil
Testy exchanges over flooding as Government accused of ‘decade of broken promises’
Social media ban risks pushing children towards ‘unregulated spaces’, committee hears
Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’
TDs sing in a saturated spring to bid farewell to one of the Dáil’s unsung organisers
Birthday boy and deputy head usher Mick O’Brien bows out before Micheál wades through a flood of questioning
Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
Social media groups cannot catch all harmful posts, TikTok tells Oireachtas committee
X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature
Meta’s AI tools are trained not to undress people, Oireachtas committee to hear
Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman
EU agriculture commissioner leaves door open for provisional Mercosur deal
Christophe Hansen told Irish politicians that EU Commission has not yet decided on provisional implementation
This is the one thing you’ll never hear a politician say
On and on it goes, every week: more spending is the only solution to every problem facing the country. Nobody ever says we can’t afford it
Malachy Clerkin: Sport Ireland must avoid Rowing Ireland’s Oireachtas committee woes
Dáil hearings useful in holding sporting bodies’ feet to the fire, but they do not get to the nitty-gritty
Saturated areas could see more flooding as new rain warnings come into effect, says Met Éireann
Status yellow rain warning to affect counties already deluged by Storm Chandra
Death of Grace Lynch jolts Micheál Martin into promise of prompt action
Taoiseach vows to ban scramblers from public roads following death of 16 year old in Dublin
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says
Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says
Cabinet faces packed domestic agenda as world watches Trump
Inside Politics: Ministers are set to approve travel plans for St Patrick’s Day
Cabinet to approve plans for abolition of the triple lock
The ‘triple lock’ requires UN approval to send Irish troops on peacekeeping missions
After Davos, the US can no longer be treated as a normal EU ally
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney seized the agenda in the Alps with a speech immediately hailed as an historic milestone
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