A new trade group for cider producers has said Irish people are becoming more discerning drinkers.

Funding cutbacks are having a serious impact on the availability of potentially life-saving treatments for cancer patients.

Fianna Fáil has claimed the consortium behind the Government's broadband project may be planning to hit households with new charges to fill its own funding gap, before selling the contract onto another firm who will hike prices even further.

Public sector workers could demand a pay increase of 6% if the Government does not reduce their working hours.

Fianna Fáil’s spokesperson on Education and Skills, Thomas Byrne has claimed that Minister for Health Simon Harris has “clearly misled” Fianna Fáil and the Dáil.

The Government is being warned not to increase Budget spending by more than €3.5bn this year.

The Govt has announced the clubs and authorities that will get a share of the €56m in sports capital grants this morning.

Judges have told the Government they are struggling to get by on six-figure salaries.

Almost 10,000 people approached Merchant's Quay Ireland for help with addiction, mental health and homelessness last year.

Dr Austin O'Carroll said: "People don't realise but more people die from drug related death than from suicide or car accidents combined. It's the biggest killer of young people."

New laws to grant immunity to whistleblowers could form part of package to fight white collar crime.

Families are to remain in hotel accommodation after the July 1 deadline set by the previous housing minister, Simon Coveney.

The Government has been accused of "circumventing the law" to appoint the former Attorney General, Máire Whelan, as a judge.

The majority of us believe the Government is not doing enough to solve the housing crisis, according to a new report from the Simon Community.

The Government has published its 2017 Action Plan for Jobs which contains 164 actions aimed at delivering 45,000 jobs this year.

The country is facing "the complete and utter shutdown" of the education system next month unless an immediate solution is found to the school strikes crisis, the Government has been warned.

Talks between the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors and the Department of Justice are entering their third day.

The Government needs to end child poverty by investing in services, not cutting taxes, according to Barnardos.

The Citizens Assembly will begin its deliberations on whether to liberalise the country's abortion laws on October 15, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has revealed.

The head of the Central Bank says the Government needs to work on alternative ways for measuring the economy.

The Government is being urged to do more to support victims of farm accidents.

Anti-Austerity Alliance are calling on Minister Simon Coveney to freeze bin charges immediately.

A top economic advisory group says the Finance Minister Michael Noonan must provide details of how the Programme for Government will be paid for.

Campaigners have called on the Government not to try to overturn a judge's ruling which expanded the Moore Street national monument site.

The Ombudsman for Children is calling for urgent improvements in accommodation for children and young people in the care of the State.

The capital spending plan is just "auction" politics in the build-up to the election, according to the leader of Renua Ireland Lucinda Creighton.

Auctioneers say VAT must be reduced for new builds in a bid to tackle the housing crisis.

A new tax refund scheme has been announced for start-ups.

The Government is promising to spend at least 50% of state aid in the world's poorest countries.

The authors of a new austerity report say the Government should have considered the social impact of its economic policies.

A new survey shows more than 80% of people think boosting minimum wage, capping high pay and raising taxes will help to create a more equal society.

The Troika is back in town this week as they continue to look for Ireland to pay back its loans.

SIPTU President, Jack O’Connor, has called on the Government to hold a referendum to change the Constitution to stop the privatisation of the public water supply.

Victims of crime could soon be able to track the progress of Garda investigations online.

Families who leave the welfare system to go back to work could be rewarded in next month's budget.

The Government says it expects more English language colleges to close after it announced plans to tackle what it says is the continued abuse of student immigration by a number of providers.

The Impact trade union says it is good that the Government is looking at improving people's standard of living.

A former Minister for Justice has launched a blistering attack on the Government's plans to overhaul the Gardaí.

Tobacco companies say they may mount a legal challenge to the Government decision to introduce plain packaging on tobacco products.

It is feared the annual water bill could rise to twice what was originally estimated.

The Government is being urged to publish ESRI research on water affordability, commissioned by the Department of the Environment.

Turkey’s highest court has ruled that the country’s Twitter ban violates the right to free expression and has demanded that access be restored.

The Government is seeking expressions of interest from potential partners to develop and operate a National Diaspora Centre.

The Government needs to do more to help the mental health needs of children, an advocacy group claimed today.