Dozens of TDs and senators claim expenses without travelling to Leinster House
An estimated €123,000 was paid out last year under a clause allowing politicians to get a full allowance if they can show they were unable to travel to the Oireachtas
Lewis claims EU is partly to blame for riots in the North
UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland says the move to invoke Article 16 last January, which was quickly reversed, contributed to recent violence
Michael Brennan: Acid test of Greens’ peace deal will be what happens in Dublin Bay South
Hazel Chu insists there is ‘no squabble’ with Eamon Ryan, the Green Party leader, but time and the next general election will tell
Analysis: Will new EU law cause a chilling effect on future FDI into Ireland?
Three aspects of a new EU law that provides for screening of inward foreign direct investment are of particular consequence for Ireland
Sinn Féin backs reform of defamation laws despite €150k payout to TD
The party’s education spokesman Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire settled his defamation claim against RTÉ Radio 1’s Liveline last week for a large sum
Awarding part of search and rescue contract to Irish Air Corps ‘will end in tears’
Chris Reynolds, director of the Irish Coast Guard, warned against the proposal that the Air Corps could provide search and rescue services for the east coast of the country
NRA’s bankruptcy plea backfires as its financial affairs come to light
Wayne LaPierre has held an iron grip on the National Rifle Association for decades, but that may be coming to end as a lawsuit has thrown up allegations of fraud, mismanagement and the squandering of tens of millions of dollars
Donohoe warns pandemic has boosted international calls to raise corporate tax
Minister for Finance says Ireland will highlight importance of lower rates for small economies as first-quarter exchequer returns show deficit of €4.2 billion
Taoiseach’s office to spend €130,000 hiring firm to improve Covid-19 messaging
Department offers tender for company to streamline government’s coronavirus strategy after months of leaks and contradictory communications
Guidelines being drawn up for large venues to reopen
Taoiseach and Nphet to be given guidance document in coming weeks on safety standards for stadia, auditoriums and conference centres
State’s offshore wind power plan is heavy on ambition but still light on legislation
Offshore wind farms could create abundant renewable energy as well as generating significant revenue for Ireland — but planning and other issues must be surmounted first
Trump protégé fights for his political life amid sex and drugs controversy
Matt Gaetz, the Florida Congressman and a rising star in the Republican Party, is embroiled in a sex-trafficking scandal that threatens to consume his career
Climate and housing to receive majority of extra NDP funding
Approval of new projects will depend on whether they help or hinder new green commitments
Low stakes, high risks: the perils of the Seanad by-election
While Hazel Chu embarks on a solo run for a Seanad seat, many in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are concerned that their parties’ fragile election pact will fall apart in a welter of mutual distrust
Disability minister calls out Watt over ‘secret dossiers’ on autistic children exposed by whistleblower in film
Anne Rabbitte has called the secretary general of Department of Health to appear before the Oireachtas health committee
Ryan scuppers Naughten plan to build more gas network pipelines
Move comes as a blow to state-owned Gas Networks Ireland, which had hoped to extend its operations
More state debt needed to fund PUP past June, says Varadkar
Tánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs that the government needs to borrow more money to pay for further extensions to the pandemic supports
Donnelly to insist on hotel quarantine list changes despite FG opposition
Minister for Health fears new variants of Covid-19 could threaten vaccination rollout as hotel group requested to increase capacity
Chu promised Green backers of her Seanad run that she would not quit the party
Green Party chair publicly toyed with joining Social Democrats and had said she would run for Dáil ‘one way or the other’