Willie O Dea

Fianna Fáil Limerick TD Willie O’Dea has threatened to quit the party and run as an Independent, rather than support another coalition government anch(...)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has signalled that the rules surrounding the wearing of face masks could be eased. His remarks at Fianna Fáil’s parliamentar(...)

On Thursday night, one of the coldest nights of what has been a mild winter, a man in his 60s living alone contacted Limerick Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’(...)

Additional funding of €1.3 million to assist students in higher education who are struggling with the cost of living has been announced. It comes as (...)

The State pension system is “not sustainable” and there is “no getting away from that fact”, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has said(...)

As Christmas morning approaches the Government has assured children that Santa Claus will not be affected by ongoing Brexit supply chain issues, insur(...)

The Taoiseach has said Ireland is going to see “a massive rise” in Covid-19 infections due to the Omicron variant which, if left unchecked, poses a “v(...)

The State will be facing another severe Covid-19 lockdown if crowds of people continue to gather en masse and without social distancing as they did in(...)

Government backbenchers have given a cautious welcome to the budget, but are concerned that cost of living pressures are already “out of control” and (...)

A move towards universal free childcare, an extra €10 on the State pension and boosts in other welfare payments were among a raft of proposals put for(...)