Thu, 31 Dec, 2020
An Australian government minister has broken his arm taking on his attorney general in an office arm-wrestling match.
Thu, 04 Jul, 2019
Thousands of vulnerable citizens are being denied supports and then forced to try to overturn funding decisions by the Department of Social Protection.
Tue, 02 Jul, 2019
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has given a strong signal he is not willing to allow a return to bonuses in banks bailed out by the State.
Wed, 12 Jun, 2019
Primary care centres cannot be upgraded to house improved medical services for 25 years because of botched government contracts, a minister has claimed.
Tue, 19 Mar, 2019
The Government cannot give any commitment on when a new online safety commissioner will be appointed.
Mon, 04 Mar, 2019
Minister Harris came out on the right end of a 58-53 vote after Sinn Féins motion of no confidence failed.
Wed, 20 Feb, 2019
In a recent compelling but largely ignored speech, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe made a strong claim to the political centre ground, heralding, in his view, the rise of the moderate.
Sat, 27 Oct, 2018
With less than three weeks to Budget 2019, the pressure on the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, is intensifying.
Fri, 21 Sep, 2018
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan says he wants more garda feet on the street, to double the number of civilian members, and that “reform needs to be embraced” across the force.
Sat, 11 Aug, 2018
Days before the last general election, the man who would be minister for climate action, Denis Naughten, told RTÉ Radio’s Late Debate that when he was out canvassing, no-one on the doorsteps was asking about climate change.
Thu, 26 Jul, 2018
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is downplaying homeless figures and continues attempts to demonise homeless people by some state agencies.
Sat, 23 Jun, 2018
Former Minister of State and Fianna Fail TD, Seán Calleary has passed away aged 86.
Mon, 04 Jun, 2018
A minister has intervened in a bid to save a village post office in West Cork after the widow of the postmaster was informed just days after his funeral it would be closed.
Sat, 10 Feb, 2018
EIB to provide €490m for construction of facility as health minster says it’s ‘unlikely’ to be named Phoenix.
Sat, 09 Dec, 2017
New laws aimed at tackling precarious, insecure work “entirely dodges” dealing with “if and when” contracts which are considered to be among the most exploitative.
Fri, 08 Dec, 2017
Mark McDonald, the SNP minister for childcare and early years, apologised "to anyone I have upset" as he stepped down from the role.
Sat, 04 Nov, 2017
An expenses loophole which allowed cabinet ministers to claim an extra €2,000 a year in tax-free mileage has been closed by the government.
Thu, 02 Nov, 2017
As Leo Varadkar and Shane Ross are quickly learning, it’s easier to grumble about a train’s location while waiting on the platform than to be responsible for getting it there in the first place.
On arriving outside the Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen, Co Cork, Minister Michael Ring was told that he’d brought the sunny weather with him. “We have it 52 weeks a year, so we have,” came the instant reply.
Back in 1967, on April 11 to be precise, the then minister for finance delivered a very long and very remarkable budget speech.
Tue, 17 Oct, 2017
The trebling of commercial stamp duty to help foot the budget was necessary or personal taxes instead would be hiked up in future crises, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned.
Thu, 12 Oct, 2017
Transport Minister Shane Ross says the mass cancellation of flights by Ryanair was totally unacceptable for passengers and “should have been foreseen”.
Wed, 27 Sep, 2017
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is to hold face-to-face meetings with his Fianna Fáil counterparts, Michael McGrath and Dara Calleary, today ahead of the budget.
With just over a fortnight to go an annual piece of Dáil theatre is already taking shape. Budget day used to be shrouded in secrecy; not any longer.
Mon, 25 Sep, 2017
I was very pleased to hear that the minster for housing is to allow the reintroduction of bedsitters.
Sat, 23 Sep, 2017
A minister has admitted “confidence is eroding” in the gardaí following the latest revelations that a further 500,000 breath tests were false.
Fri, 08 Sep, 2017
The power of trade unions in the health sector is the greatest barrier to reform and progress, newly appointed minister for state at the Department of Health Jim Daly has said.
Mon, 21 Aug, 2017
Ireland must still prepare for a hard border with customs checks, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has warned.
Thu, 17 Aug, 2017
The phrase ‘on your bike’ is not something any politician is ever too keen to hear, but for the next few weeks Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin will be happy to make an exception to the usual rule.
Fri, 28 Jul, 2017
Bold initiatives which may involve beefed-up powers for the new housing minister are being considered to free up the vast level of vacant housing stock and sites around the country.
Sat, 24 Jun, 2017
Health Minister Simon Harris will today discuss the cross-party report on healthcare with Cabinet colleagues and update them on Ireland’s bid to lure the European Medicines Agency here.
Tue, 20 Jun, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said Ireland will not sign off on Brexit unless the Good Friday Agreement is fully protected.
The head of the country’s budget watchdog said the next finance minister has little to spend in October’s budget if Ireland wants to keep with the EU oversight rules.
Wed, 07 Jun, 2017
In some ways, the controversy over the ownership of the new maternity hospital is the most bizarre I’ve ever come across. And the reason is simple. We don’t know enough about it to make a judgement. In fact, we don’t know anything.
Tue, 25 Apr, 2017
The Finance Minister has launched an unprecedented attack on the Public Accounts Committee - accusing it of 'conjuring up' unfounded criticisms of him.
Wed, 29 Mar, 2017
The Government has lost a key vote on a Fianna Fáil motion to create a Brexit minister, putting it under increased pressure to appoint an individual to the role in the coming weeks.
Fri, 17 Feb, 2017
Politicians and others in high-profile positions should take legal action against people abusing them online, according to Sports Minister Patrick O’Donovan, insisting the criticism they face is tantamount to “thuggery”.
Mon, 09 Jan, 2017
Up to 40% of Ireland’s multi-billion-euro farming and fishing export markets are at risk in a worst-case Brexit fallout scenario, warns Agriculture Minister Michael Creed, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.
Thu, 29 Dec, 2016
Former Health Minister James Reilly says the ability of the current Minister to overrule a recommendation to not pay for a ground-breaking Cystic Fibroses drug is 'a dangerous place to be'.
Sat, 03 Dec, 2016
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says there needs to be a dedicated minister to deal with Brexit.
Tue, 25 Oct, 2016
Germany's economy minister says free trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the US have failed.
Sun, 28 Aug, 2016
Striking miners in Bolivia have kidnapped and beaten to death the country's deputy interior minister after he travelled to the area to mediate in the bitter conflict, government colleagues have said.
Fri, 26 Aug, 2016
Housing Minister Simon Coveney has admitted a Fine Gael leadership race is likely "in the not too distant future", despite insisting the issue should not distract Government from existing work, writes political reporter Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.
Thu, 07 Jul, 2016
The Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae is coming under fire in Kerry for not pursuing an early offer of a senior ministry; and there is criticism also that the Healy-Rae team — who voted different ways on Friday — did not secure a specific deal for Kerry.
Tue, 10 May, 2016
A union representing psychiatric nurses is calling for the establishment of a dedicated minister for mental health, and says the government strategy for delivering better services fails to implement key elements of its plan — 10 years since its launch.
Fri, 15 Apr, 2016
Iceland's fisheries minister says the president has approved a proposal that makes him Iceland's new prime minister.
Thu, 07 Apr, 2016
Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae has declined to rule himself out of becoming rural affairs minister in the next government, after revealing both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have committed to creating the “senior” cabinet role.
Sat, 26 Mar, 2016
Leo Varadkar's been compared to David Attenborough for his management of the health service.
Tue, 10 Nov, 2015
The Minister with responsibility for Mental Health said that she is confident that she can secure extra funding for services.
Tue, 25 Aug, 2015
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