Ireland should not 'fear' EU defence debate - Taoiseach
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that Ireland should not "be fearful" of a debate about deepening collective defence at European level.
View ArticleMcEntee not attending GRA conference over Harris snub
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced she will not attend the annual conference of the Garda Representative Association because the Garda Commissioner has not been invited.
View ArticleJohn Waters to stand as candidate in European elections
Former Irish Times columnist John Waters has announced that he will contest the European Parliament elections as an independent candidate in the Midlands-North-West constituency.
View ArticleTravellers being denied adequate accommodation, Ctte told
Travellers are being subjected to "a grave violation of human rights" and systematically denied adequate accommodation, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
View ArticleApprenticeship system in crisis, Dáil hears
The apprenticeship system is in crisis and there is a backlog of 9,000 people waiting to qualify in trades, a Sinn Féin TD has told the Dáil.
View ArticleGardaí to consider Stardust inquests outcome - Taoiseach
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it was his understanding that the gardaí would consider the outcome of the Stardust inquests.
View ArticleMinister's driver awarded €30k after 'sham redundancy'
A tribunal has awarded €30,000 to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue's former ministerial driver who was subject to 'egregious treatment' when he was let go on Christmas Day to make way for a...
View ArticleFormer business rep for Labour underpaid seamstress - WRC
The Labour Party's former small business spokesperson Juliet O'Connell underpaid a Bolivian seamstress who said she resigned out of fear of being deported, a tribunal has noted in awarding the worker...
View ArticleGreens in 'battle for attention' ahead of June elections
The Green Party gather this weekend for their annual conference ahead of the local and European elections.
View ArticleGreen Party members to gather in Dublin for convention
Members of the Green Party will gather in Dublin today for their convention.
View ArticleGreen Party conference strikes defiant tone
The Green Party is not going to mince its words as it takes on the big issues with determination and vigour in a world engulfed in fear, writes Political Correspondent Mícheál Lehane.
View ArticleMan who intervened during Parnell St attack to run for FF
A Deliveroo rider who intervened during an attack on Parnell Street last November will contest the upcoming local elections for Fianna Fáil, the party has confirmed.
View ArticleMedia regulator to review election broadcast moratorium
Ireland's new media regulator is to review the rules around moratoriums on radio and television broadcasts during elections.
View ArticleTánaiste says no row over budget among party leaders
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said there was no row at the party leaders meeting about budget promises.
View ArticleBad weather forces Trump to postpone NC rally
Donald Trump called off a rally yesterday, the Republican candidate's first campaign event since his criminal trial in New York began this week, due to bad weather threatening the outdoor gathering.
View ArticleMartin unhappy with response to EU-Israel review request
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Micheál Martin has expressed his dissatisfaction at the response by member states and the European Commission to the Irish and Spanish request for...
View ArticleHarris 'concerned' by protests outside politicians' homes
Taoiseach Simon Harris said he is concerned and frustrated at the growing number of protests outside the homes of politicians.
View ArticleJust a third of SMEs have applied for Govt's costs grant
Just a third of businesses across the country that are expected to apply for the Government scheme designed to help firms with rising costs have done so.
View ArticleMinister to introduce measures to stem number of IPAs
The Minister for Justice will introduce further measures to stem the increasing number of people seeking international protection.
View ArticleState apology must be 'robust' - Stardust campaigner
Stardust survivor and campaigner Antoinette Keegan has said the Taoiseach's State apology must be robust, sincere and address issues including the systematic abuse that the families have been subjected...
View ArticleIsrael deliberately tried to undermine UNRWA - Martin
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has welcomed the Colonna report into the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and said Israel had deliberately tried to undermine the organisation for...
View Article7 questions ahead of RTÉ being discussed at Media Cttee
Representatives from unions including the NUJ, SIPTU, Connect and Unite are due to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media to discuss 'Governance and Culture Issues' at RTÉ. Arts and...
View ArticleAs it happened: State apology for Stardust families
Taoiseach Simon Harris has apologised on behalf of the State to the families of the victims who died in the Stardust tragedy.
View ArticleClare TD Michael McNamara to contest European election
Independent TD Michael McNamara has announced he will be contesting the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency.
View ArticleTruth around Stardust finally revealed - McDonald
The truth around the fatal fire at the Stardust nightclub has finally been revealed after being obstructed by successive governments, according to Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald.
View ArticleNiall Boylan to contest European election
Radio presenter Niall Boylan is to contest the European election in the Dublin constituency for Independent Ireland.
View ArticleStaff missing from RTÉ scandal discourse, cttee to hear
The National Union of Journalists is expected to tell the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media that the voice of RTÉ staff "has been missing from discourse" about the series of scandals that have hit...
View ArticleMinisters warn Cabinet colleagues to rein in spending
The Cabinet has been warned by the Ministers of Finance and Public Expenditure that spending must be reined in as it is already well ahead of where it was this time last year.
View ArticleAround 40 dependents of Irish citizens 'remain in Gaza'
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has said some 90 dependents of Irish citizens in Gaza have been evacuated to date, with around 40 remaining.
View ArticleCounselling services put in place for Stardust families
Counselling services have been in put in place for those impacted by the Stardust disaster. The families' solicitor has said this is the first time they have been provided with the necessary support to...
View ArticleCalls for next Govt to develop national eye health plan
Vision Ireland has said that there is a critical need for a national eye health strategy over the lifetime of the next Government.
View ArticleRSA calls for action to combat phone use while driving
The Road Safety Authority is calling for stronger laws to combat the "killer behaviour" of using mobile phones while driving.
View ArticleGuide aimed at tackling election disinformation published
A new guide has been published aimed at tackling disinformation in the run up to the European Parliament, local authority and Limerick mayoral elections on 7 June.
View ArticleStaff shortages remain huge issue at UHL - McDonald
The leader of Sinn Féin has raised the death of Aoife Johnston at Limerick University Hospital in December 2022.
View ArticleGovt must 'do more' to stem flow of IPAs from NI - Harris
The Taoiseach has acknowledged that the Government must "do more" to stem the flow of asylum seekers across the border with Northern Ireland.
View ArticleMcGrath doesn't rule out once-off payments in Budget 2025
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said that the changed inflation environment will influence Budget 2025 decisions.
View ArticleHarris expects housing predictions to be in Govt targets
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he expects his prediction that Ireland can build 250,000 new homes between 2025 and 2030 to be in revised Government targets in autumn.
View ArticleExplainer: Upcoming European Parliament elections
European Union citizens will vote on June 6 to 9 in elections to choose 720 new members of the European Parliament for the next five years.
View ArticleIreland a 'laggard' on cancer clinical trials - Donnelly
People living in poorer socio-economic areas are almost 10% less likely to recover from cancer than their counterparts in wealthier locations, a conference in Dublin has heard.
View ArticleGovt to provide €100m for over 1,000 new on-campus beds
The Government will provide €100m for the creation of more than 1,000 on-campus bed spaces for students.
View ArticleDental recruitment embargo 'ludicrous' - Sinn Féin
Around 100,000 children are not getting the required dental treatment because of a "ludicrous" recruitment embargo imposed by the Government, according to Sinn Féin.
View ArticleDáil suspended after Barry comments on Nkencho case
Dáil proceedings have been suspended after Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Mick Barry refused to comply with an instruction from Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl.
View ArticleLegislation needed to 'fix' NI asylum situation - Harris
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said he believes that legislation is necessary to "fix" the situation where people seek asylum in Ireland having previously been granted it in the UK.
View ArticleSaoirse McHugh to contest European elections
Former Green Party General Election candidate Saoirse McHugh is to contest the European elections in the Midlands North West constituency as an independent.
View ArticleHealth and housing to top agenda at Aontú conference
Health, housing and the cost of living are among the issues that will top the agenda at the Aontú Party Conference today.
View ArticleToo early to say if Rwanda plan is impacting Ireland - UK
It is too early to jump to conclusions about the impact of the Rwanda deportation policy, the British government has said, after Tánaiste Micheál Martin claimed it was causing an influx of migrants...
View ArticleVaradkar concerned over anti-immigration protests
Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has expressed concerns over anti-immigration protests and the impact also, as he warned how some people are experiencing racism "for the first time ever".
View ArticleWill Govt spending be reined in as elections on horizon?
It must feel decidedly uncomfortable being pulled in two directions at once, but that's the situation facing ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath as they face growing calls to increase spending.
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