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Darragh O’Brien to axe Dublin Airport cap ‘as soon as possible’
President signs into law Act allowing Minister for Transport to end passenger limit
Government must ‘urgently’ decide if children’s science centre should be built, PAC says
Current €70.4m estimated cost of project may increase and excludes certain costs
Ireland’s cancer services failing to meet the needs of patients, health committee told
Irish Cancer Society says underinvestment is leading to delays in accessing referrals, testing and treatment
Ann Widdecombe ‘formidable and fierce’ yet ‘humble and devout’, Dublin Mass hears
Police in UK continue to investigate violent death of Reform MEP
Rules for plug-in solar panels being finalised – but not before end of summer
Recommended approach will be ready in September, Oireachtas climate committee hears
Low turnout for State apology to Bill Kenneally’s victims reflects poorly on our politicians
Mary Lou McDonald told the families of the six men in the Distinguished Visitors’ Gallery ‘your dad won’
If 166 brothels can operate openly in Ireland, the ban on paying for sex is not working
There is a lot of money to be made from prostitution. The legal twilight world we have created suits the purposes of unscrupulous figures
Politicians bemoan RTÉ’s failures, then make them worse
No enterprise could absorb an 18-year price freeze on its primary revenue stream while costs keep climbing
Closure of Carlow College will deprive country of valued provider of liberal education
Institution provides education to diverse student population and is dedicated to their personal growth
Housing body admits governance failings when experiencing cash flow issues
Circle owns or manages more than 2,600 homes in 16 local authority areas
Dáil’s view of hare coursing has changed too little in 20 years for ban to be feasible
‘The dial has not turned at all,’ one delighted TD said after latest bid to ban bloodsport ends in defeat
Aughinish Alumina report ready ‘within 10 days’, says Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke
European Commission ‘will have to stand up and take the lead in this’, says Burke
Parents should be fined for pre-teen misuse of e-scooters, says Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín
Government department seeking Health Service Executive report on scale of injuries, says Minister
MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yet
Inside Politics: State acquisition of O’Connell Street site for Dublin transport project part of €725m pre-construction spend
Paul Murphy hunts mysterious hare coursing report as Taoiseach defends status quo
Paul Murphy questions ‘elusive’ pro-coursing report, held forth by Government yet ‘shyer than the hare itself’
Inside Ireland’s chess boom: The ‘national phenomenon’ that is still not recognised as a sport
As the chess boom takes hold, getting official recognition as a sport will unlock funding, says the Irish Chess Union
Inbuilt breathalysers in cars get Road Safety Authority backing as road deaths rise
Targets to reduce road deaths hampered by population growth and boom in road users, group tells transport committee
Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on
There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess
Department of Transport ‘wants to avoid’ MetroLink costs spiralling like children’s hospital
Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader
Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’
Garda whistleblower settles WRC case with State after 2½ years
Senior analyst said she was penalised for testifying to the Oireachtas on errors in official homicide data
Sinn Féin TDs get lost in translation over their own amendment
Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres
Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say
Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases
Fianna Fáil TD says it is ‘frustrating’ to be whipped into voting down hare coursing Bill
Other Fianna Fáil TDs have expressed support for the practice in advance of the vote
‘This is an emergency’: Civil legal aid in similar funding crisis to criminal side, report finds
Recommendation that legal aid be extended to other areas of civil law
Children’s group ‘deeply concerned’ over company selected to represent unaccompanied minors seeking asylum
Galway-based Allpro Services states it works in security, cleaning, pest control, sanitary services and landscaping
EU presidency ceremony almost went down without a hitch, but Zelenskiy dig was copped by all
At the opening ceremony for Ireland’s EU presidency at Dublin Castle, Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a well-timed dig
FG TD concedes ‘oversight’ not to disclose legal aid scheme payments while at Oireachtas committee
Fine Gael’s Paula Butterly ‘happy to correct’ incident at committee
National Transport Authority rebuked for ‘wasted’ €50m on rail traffic system
Project has experienced considerable delays and budget overruns, Oireachtas transport committee hears
Bill to end Dublin Airport passenger cap passes in Dáil
Legislation will now go to Seanad; Darragh O’Brien says Opposition claims he did not meet local residents’ groups ‘simply untrue’
Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe
Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency
Pollution has led to huge drop in salmon and trout numbers in Ireland, Oireachtas to hear
‘Salmonids’ decline serves as a warning that wider ecological deterioration is occurring,’ Angling Council of Ireland says
Parliamentary scrutiny of LNG terminal and Dublin Airport passenger too vital to be rushed
Legislation that could lock Ireland into higher carbon emissions for decades
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