Transport minister says benefits of such a law could be outweighed by negative impact on overall public health

While the Central Bank may argue that banks are free not to apply interest during payment breaks, it doesn’t mean they can necessarily afford it

The government and the Courts Service have reached agreement on a scaled-back development at Hammond Lane in Smithfield with an estimated cost of €80 million

Two out of three super juniors can receive a €16,000 salary top-up under legislation, and the government partners must decide who draws the short straw

It is expected that the Authority will be merged with the Garda Inspectorate

The new government’s first week was dominated by a four-year-old scandal that its Minister for Agriculture had thought was safely buried in the past

New figures show that the government’s spend almost tripled between 2015 and 2019 as the homelessness crisis exploded

Tánaiste tells RTE he doesn‘t entirely trust ‘regulatory gobbledygook’ of banks

The Taoiseach says he has no intention of precipitating or even planning for a ‘divisive’ referendum on a united Ireland, much to the annoyance of Sinn Féin. But is there more to the new unit than just cross-border cooperation?

Despite his protestations, the US president will be pleased with last week’s Supreme Court ruling on his finances, which effectively delays the results of any investigations until well after the November elections

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar contacted the OPW after constituents complained about traffic jams in surrounding areas

Eamon Ryan told an Oireachtas panel last year that the National Broadband Plan offered rural dwellers better deal than those in Dublin

The law has finally caught up with disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. She and her late lover Jeffrey Epstein were the central players in a depraved world of wealth, luxury and privilege where naive young teenagers from poor backgrounds were treated as disposable sexual playthings

Revelations about the Minister for Agriculture’s drink-driving ban, followed by an MEP‘s failure to self-isolate after travelling from Brussels, put the new Taoiseach on the backfoot

The initial months of the pandemic allowed little room for political playacting, but the first week of the new government was defined by squabbling and sulking. Let’s hope common sense prevails from now on

The account’s low-risk investment strategy has failed to pay dividends, and further declines are likely

From the reopening of schools to passing the Climate Action Bill to Brexit and establishing itself in Europe, Micheál Martin‘s government needs to show strong and decisive leadership from the outset

In the midst of a controversy about Russia allegedly bribing Taliban fighters to kill American soldiers, the US president was meeting the people behind a bizarre new play about two FBI agents having an affair

The then taoiseach also compared the potential for damage to the tracker mortgage scandal

Green Party insiders believe Ryan has the edge after large margin by which members voted to enter into coalition pact