Illegal adoptions: Failure to hold State inquiry would leave ‘open sore’Children’s special rapporteur urges formal inquiry that adopts truth commission modelMon Mar 21 2022 - 01:00
Don’t expect financial reward for taking in Ukrainian refugees, says VaradkarTánaiste says offers of accommodation will be ‘altruistic’ as numbers set to top 20,000Sun Mar 20 2022 - 19:54
Ireland in midst of second Omicron wave but no return of restrictions – VaradkarTánaiste says what is happening across Europe now ‘is a second wave of Omicron’Sun Mar 20 2022 - 18:05
Coalition gears up for next election after unprecedented challengesGovernment parties remain broadly united despite a relentlessly bleak environmentSat Mar 19 2022 - 05:00
Call for truth commission to examine illegal adoptionsReport finds State ‘consciously turned a blind eye’ to practice in 1950s and 1960sTue Mar 15 2022 - 01:00
Q&A: What is an illegal adoption, and was the State aware of the practice?New report recommends a formal inquiry into illegal birth registrationsMon Mar 14 2022 - 15:45
New report calls for State inquiry into illegal adoptionsIllegal registrations saw birth certs falsified to register child as being born to adoptive parentsMon Mar 14 2022 - 11:25
What Wynne’s resignation reveals about Sinn Féin organisationClare TD’s frustrations shine light on culture clash between party and some of its candidatesSat Mar 5 2022 - 04:00
Sinn Féin member apologises for telling TD she was an ‘effing eejit’ for becoming pregnantViolet-Anne Wynne resigned from party alleging pregnancy was used as ‘stick to beat me with’Thu Mar 3 2022 - 18:59
Alan Kelly departure: Why, and why now?Inside Politics: Issues with Labour leader was most quiet disquiet seen in a party heaveThu Mar 3 2022 - 07:28
Preparations ramped up to welcome thousands of Ukrainian refugeesInside Politics: Taoiseach said to be ‘crystal clear’ Ireland would not be found wantingWed Mar 2 2022 - 08:15
Vaccine mandate could lead to mistrust of government – reportPolicy led to civil unrest in other countries, Department of Health report suggestsTue Mar 1 2022 - 18:20
Referendum on housing could be held next yearThe Housing Commission has established a referendum subcommitteeTue Mar 1 2022 - 14:51
Up to 20,000 Ukrainian refugees could come to Ireland, says CoveneyAppeal may be made to Irish families ‘willing to open up their homes to Ukrainian families’Tue Mar 1 2022 - 13:33
Cabinet focus may be on Ukraine, but Covid-19 still looms largeInside Politics: Packed agenda on Tuesday with defamation law and health service funding also to be discussedTue Mar 1 2022 - 07:56
Four-step Covid-19 plan drafted to see Ireland out of pandemicProvision for emergency protocol if new variant of concern threatened public healthMon Feb 28 2022 - 21:27
Varadkar compares Putin to Hitler after ‘shocking’ and ‘immoral’ Ukraine invasionTánaiste says it would be ‘appropriate’ to reduce number of Russian officials in Dublin embassyFri Feb 25 2022 - 20:33
Sinn Féin TD on maternity leave quits party over ‘psychological warfare’Violet Anne Wynne said a party colleague told her she was an ‘effing eejit’ for becoming pregnantFri Feb 25 2022 - 18:24
Ireland drawing up contingencies for energy, cyber security after Ukraine invasionVisa waiver announced and finance firms told to ‘batten down the hatches’ amid online attack fearsThu Feb 24 2022 - 16:39
Varadkar pledges to examine whip rules amid Golfgate falloutThree senators lost Fine Gael whip over their attendance at golf society dinner in ClifdenWed Feb 23 2022 - 13:45
Bill on mother and baby home excavations approved but scepticism persistsEvents at Tuam described by O’Gorman as ‘a stain on our national conscience’Tue Feb 22 2022 - 19:40
Age limit for sale of e-scooters to be scrapped‘Unenforceable’ plan had been to makes it offence to supply scooters to under 16sMon Feb 21 2022 - 02:35
Bill set to enable redress for mother and baby homes survivorsProposal go to Cabinet in April but interim payments for women ruled outMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Coronavirus 2021 health service costs over budget by €640mHSE data reveals pandemic costs offset by shortfall in staffing, hospitals and homecareMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Cost warning on extending mother and baby homes redressObjections to scheme covering those in homes for less than six months as childrenMon Feb 21 2022 - 01:00
Reform of defamation laws to be brought to CabinetJudges to weigh attempts at mediation when deciding on damages or redressSun Feb 20 2022 - 20:00
Tensions grow over Sinn Féin’s influence on ‘party-political’ National Women’s CouncilProtest rally sparks Government vs NGO debate over inclusion and free speechSat Feb 19 2022 - 04:35
Women’s council says rally is ‘one moment of protest’Minister says it is ‘regrettable’ no female Government TD or Senator had been invited to speak at the rally on women’s equalityWed Feb 16 2022 - 20:58
Lot of road left in long-running mica redress issueSliding scale may be dropped, but battle looms over which properties are prioritisedWed Feb 16 2022 - 01:00
Mask requirement for schoolchildren may be lifted next weekRemaining Covid restrictions to be reviewed before end of FebruaryTue Feb 15 2022 - 03:55
Women’s council defends excluding female Government members from speaking at rallyFine Gael TD Carroll MacNeill says she is surprised by the decision to invite only women from the Opposition to speak at the eventMon Feb 14 2022 - 20:16
New system of grants for Mica homeowners consideredControversial sliding scale to be dropped and proposed model will see payments made based on eight different types of housesMon Feb 14 2022 - 18:50
Trade unions to press for significant pay increases amid rising living costsEmployers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raiseSat Feb 12 2022 - 03:05
New coronavirus plan under consideration, says TaoiseachNphet to discuss remaining restrictions, including the wearing of face masksSat Feb 12 2022 - 00:00
No further cost-of-living measures until next budget, Taoiseach warnsMicheál Martin also says he will be giving his €200 energy credit to charityFri Feb 11 2022 - 18:41
Talks on National Maternity Hospital relocation deal are ‘advanced’, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says he is impatient to ‘get moving’ on new hospital projectFri Feb 11 2022 - 17:40
Cost of living: Unions call for pay rises of 5.5% for private sectorIctu general secretary Patricia King calls for relaxing of Small Benefits Exemption rulesFri Feb 11 2022 - 14:07
Taoiseach tells French summit that Ireland aims to become exporter of energyMartin says country is vulnerable because of dependence on imported fossil fuelsFri Feb 11 2022 - 13:00
Inflation: €450m package to be unveiled with fuel and electricity relief expectedRelief expected for low-income families amid soaring cost of livingThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Ministers consider doubling the €100 household energy creditCost-of-living package will not be reserved for those on low incomes, says VaradkarWed Feb 9 2022 - 21:09
Prospect of tax cuts as part of cost-of-living package recedingWork to finalise package intensifies ahead of Cabinet meetingTue Feb 8 2022 - 01:00
Government to discuss measures to tackle rising cost of living next weekMinisters to be tasked with coming up with a list of options that would be workableThu Feb 3 2022 - 14:16
Just like that, Brexit is back on top of the agendaInside Politics: Poots upped the ante with an order to halt post-Brexit checks at NI portsThu Feb 3 2022 - 08:08
Opposition insists hybrid Leaving Cert would have been deliverableCalls for reform following Government’s decision to proceed with examsWed Feb 2 2022 - 20:11
Aftermath of easing Covid restrictions looks relatively positiveInside Politics: Holohan to deliver update on Covid situation to health committeeWed Feb 2 2022 - 07:37
It only lasted a minute but fallout from DFA party has been remarkableA report into champagne party found ‘a breach of social distance guidance occurred’Tue Feb 1 2022 - 14:46
All eyes on alleged political Covid breaches – at home and abroadInside Politics: Johnson rolls out the greatest hits – Brexit, boosters and broadbandTue Feb 1 2022 - 08:34
Opposition disputes claim that building homes delayed by high level of judicial reviewsSinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin challenges assertions made by Peter BurkeTue Feb 1 2022 - 07:22
Champagne celebration was ‘wrong’, report into incident at DFA concludesFormer official agrees to donate €2,000 to charity as sanction for organising eventMon Jan 31 2022 - 20:24
Gardaí considering criminal investigation into Camhs revelations‘Non adversarial’ process for families affected by Kerry mental health services – TaoiseachSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00