budget 2024 Department of Integration to receive €1bn budget bailout Money will be used to manage large volume of Ukrainian refugees arriving into Ireland
Politics Cabinet briefed on DNA database to find relatives of Tuam babiesExcavation works are not due to start until next year
Politics Charlie Flanagan adds to Leo Varadkar’s woes by announcing his retirement from Dáil Laois TD is the latest former Fine Gael minister to stand down
budget 2024 Analysis: Donnelly has the ultimate trump card in the health budget conundrum - timingThe health minister is up against it, but he does have one thing going for him: no government wants health cuts so close to an election
Analysis Michael Brennan: Fine Gael left to wonder - who will be next to go after Charlie Flanagan?Former minister is the eighth Fine Gael TD who will retire their seat at the next general election
budget 2024 Department of Integration to receive €1bn budget bailout Money will be used to manage large volume of Ukrainian refugees arriving into Ireland
Politics Cabinet briefed on DNA database to find relatives of Tuam babiesExcavation works are not due to start until next year
Local Government Local government system in Ireland among the least representative in Europe - reportA new report by carried out by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe has found Ireland’s system of local government is too limited and centralised
budget 2024 Analysis: Donnelly has the ultimate trump card in the health budget conundrum - timingThe health minister is up against it, but he does have one thing going for him: no government wants health cuts so close to an election
Housing People Before Profit seeks to fast-track eviction ban BillParty believes eviction ban should be in place ‘as long as we continue to have a housing emergency’
Employment Civil servants to get five days of domestic violence leave Managers will be encouraged to watch out for any signs of 'injuries with implausible explanations’ under new policy
Employment Unions sound alarm over post-Covid behavioural problems as 125 teachers assaulted by students last yearProblem is most acute at primary level, which accounted for 119 assaults in the last school year
Energy Department of Transport to investigate allegations of biofuel fraudWorking group will explore concerns that ‘waste’ oil for mixing with fossil fuels in transport is actually unsustainable palm oil
budget 2024 HSE to ask for increased funding as spending exceeds record budget allocation by €700m Health service chief says there is ‘no question’ about HSE requiring ‘substantial’ bailout
Politics Ireland needs to ‘wake up’ to threat posed by extremist demonstrations - Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl has vowed to protect Irish democracy from ‘hate mongers’
Motoring Sales of less efficient luxury cars up by 50%, Revenue figures showSinn Féin considers policies to deter people from buying expensive vehicles due to their damaging effect on environment
Rent a room scheme City managers worried about council tenants being let rent rooms tax-freeFears emerge that government plans to extend private rent-a-room initiative could cause major problems for local authorities
Big Read Deadlock and the DUP – voters want change in Good Friday deal to end impasse in North Business Post/Red C poll shows 39 per cent of voters want changes to the power-sharing rules as government hopes Jeffrey Donaldson may go for power sharing after party conference next month
Politics Businesses in line for energy supports in bumper budgetPackage for businesses is aimed at helping firms through a period of acute price pressures as firms face another winter of high energy prices
Northern Ireland ‘Little or no chance’ DUP will re-enter power sharing before ChristmasIrish and British governments pessimistic of Stormont restoration as Jeffrey Donaldson unlikely to accept reduction in checks under Windsor Agreement
Northern Ireland Preparing political options for a Plan B government in NorthAs the stalemate continues, three main options are being considered, including the least popular among all parties – a return to direct rule
Politics Former taoiseach John Bruton rebukes President Higgins over UN comments‘Ireland cannot have two foreign policies, one expressed by the government, and another expressed by the President,’ former Fine Gael leader says
Politics Ceann Comhairle warns about risk of US Capitol riots-style storming of the DáilSeán Ó’Fearghaíl condemned yesterday’s protests outside the Dáil as ‘vile and vicious’
Politics ‘Grave day for democracy’: politicians condemn Leinster House protestsReview to be launched into Leinster House security after 13 demonstrators were arrested for disruptive scenes
