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Over €1.2m spent on pesticide to kill weeds along rail network 
Over €1.2m spent on pesticide to kill weeds along rail network 
Concerns raised over financial and environmental cost of practice

Sun, 24 Sep, 2023

Hospital stock
More than 3,000 patients have died following incidents in Irish health service since 2018 
New HSE data shows more than 480,000 incidents potentially causing harm were recorded across hospitals and community healthcare groups since 2018

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Peadar Toibin10
Eighteen OPW residential staff properties lying empty for up to seven years 
Properties previously used for staff accommodation in State-owned parks are in Cork, Dublin, Laois and Wexford

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

Landlord exodus
Housing minister insists lifting eviction ban is correct decision
Darragh O'Brien accuses Sinn Féin of 'politicising' the housing crisis by tabling a motion seeking to extend the moratorium

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Evictions ban
382 deaths among those using Dublin homeless services since 2018
The figure, obtained from Dublin City Council, does not include homeless people who may have died while sleeping rough.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

DJ Carey 17/7/2019
AIB faces grilling over 'jaw-dropping' DJ Carey settlement
The majority State-owned bank agreed it would write down over €9.5m in debt owed by the former Kilkenny hurler to €60,000 in 2017

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

Outdoor,simple coffin of the grey walls.
S State can't rest in peace without accurate death registration
Most European countries record deaths within a week — but, with its three-month window, Ireland is seriously out of step

Mon, 30 Jan, 2023

Thousands gather in Limerick for protest against hospital overcrowding
Thousands gather in Limerick for protest against hospital overcrowding
Rallies highlighting hospital overcrowding are taking place in Limerick, Cork, Tralee, Galway, and other centres nationwide today

Sat, 21 Jan, 2023

Pandemic led to 10% fewer cancers being caught than expected, says Stephen Donnelly
Pandemic led to 10% fewer cancers being caught than expected, says Stephen Donnelly
Overall, 2020 saw the lowest ever number of people diagnosed with cervical cancer, with the statistics going back to 2011.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Peadar Toibin10
State settles more than 150 claims from CervicalCheck scandal
Since 2018, the State Claims Agency has settled 153 claims and there are around 225 more claims which have yet to be resolved

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Garda stock
More than 5,000 reports of criminal incidents at hospitals
Statistics show gardaí are attending hospitals to deal with reports of criminal incidents on average 20 times every week

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

People Kanye
Terry Prone: From Kanye West to Elon Musk, wealthy exploiters kept on getting their own way
Taylor Swift, among many others, could tell us a thing or two about the privileged rich men we keep letting off the hook

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Taoiseach, Micheál Martin T.D.
Taoiseach warns of 'frightening' wave of delayed cancer diagnoses next year 
New figures reveal that monthly cancer referrals from GPs are up by as much as 52%, compared to 2019

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022

File Photo A ROW BETWEEN Bus ƒireann and unions representing its workers is raging on this morning amid leaks about the companyÕ
Children without bus transport to walk 17km to school
Approximately 15 students who have been left without a place in Co Meath will walk to school along the Ballivor to Trim Rd

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

McEntee: Data centres will be taken off grid first if risk of energy blackouts worsens
McEntee: Data centres will be taken off grid first if risk of energy blackouts worsens
Data centres will be the first to be taken off the grid if the risk of energy blackouts becomes worse over the winter, the Justice Minister has said.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Neglected lonely child
Nine reports of child sex abuse made to Tusla by children themselves in three months
Total of 40,000 child welfare and abuse referrals made to  Child and Family Agency up to end of June

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Peadar Toibin14
Aontú leader sends legal letter to Labour TD over abortion tweet
Peadar Tóibín says Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's post about his stance on abortion is 'completely untrue... constitutes hate speech' and puts his family in danger

Mon, 09 May, 2022

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 6, 2022
Donnelly's refusal to appear before committee over Holohan role slammed 
A letter sent to the committee from Mr Donnelly's private secretary said: 'Neither the minister nor his officials are in a position to attend the meeting'

Sun, 24 Apr, 2022

'Really troubling' 20% drop in cancer surgeries could lead to reduced survival chances
'Really troubling' 20% drop in cancer surgeries could lead to reduced survival chances
'Unacceptable' delays in accessing surgery and treatment can lead to reduced survival chances 

Mon, 21 Feb, 2022

Government 'sitting on their hands' instead of axing hospital parking fees, Dáil told 
Government 'sitting on their hands' instead of axing hospital parking fees, Dáil told 
Charges described as a tax on illness

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE won't say how much Chinese ventilator companies have repaid
PAC told that health service is still engaged in 'legal/dispute resolution processes' with two suppliers

Wed, 22 Dec, 2021

Surge in students seeking Susi grant claiming estrangement from parents
Surge in students seeking Susi grant claiming estrangement from parents
There has been a surge in the number of students applying for a Susi grant stating that they are irreconcilably estranged from their parents. Applications have increased from 99 in 2016 to 247 in 2021.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

Peadar Toibin10
Twelve children were murdered while in or known to child protection services
Furthermore, 46 adults who had been in previous care of the State or were identified as at-risk have died by suicide since 2014

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Women impacted by CervicalCheck choose court over specially set-up tribunal
Women impacted by CervicalCheck choose court over specially set-up tribunal
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín said the failure to convince most women affected by the controversy not to pursue redress through the courts will "place an enormous cost on the State and taxpayer, and indeed on the individual women and families".

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Taoiseach: Redress scheme for mother and baby homes survivors to open early next year
Taoiseach: Redress scheme for mother and baby homes survivors to open early next year
Investigation into how the mother and baby home commission's final report was leaked in January to a newspaper is still under way

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

Leaving Certificate results
Cancelled exams see doubling of legal actions against Department of Education
No challenges were taken relating to the Leaving Cert during 2019, but 67 such cases were filed in 2020.

Wed, 28 Jul, 2021

Tuam mother and baby homes
'The content of the emails sent to the Taoiseach by survivors is truly unsettling'
Some 50 people contacted Micheál Martin after the publication of the report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021

'Fat' Freddie Thompson
Michael Clifford: How has nothing been done about safety concerns for prison officers in Portlaoise?
Freddie Thompson, a prisoner in A-Block of Portlaoise Prison, made a complaint for fears about the safety of prison officers. Nothing has come of it 

Sat, 13 Mar, 2021

FILE PHOTO The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that three prisoners have tested positive for Covid-19; 2 in Portlaoise Prison
Calls for investigation into reports of officer intimidation at Portlaoise Prison
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín raised the matter in the Dáil, claiming junior prison officers had been overheard making threats against a senior officer at the facility

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021

Seated senior woman supporting herself with walking stick
Less than half of pandemic funding for nursing homes has been used 
Private nursing homes have only drawn down about half of the emergency funding available to them since April 

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

CC GINO KENNY BILL
Dying with Dignity Bill likely to pass as Sinn Féin confirms support
'Differing views' within party but Eoin Ó Broin says 'we're happy to support the bill at second stage'

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

Aontú submits bill to ban AirBnBs and short-term lets in towns with populations above 10,000
Aontú submits bill to ban AirBnBs and short-term lets in towns with populations above 10,000
Leader Peadar Tóibín has submitted the new bill to the Dáil in order to capitalize on the decline in short-term lettings since the Covid-19 pandemic begun.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Regina Doherty: People not gaming the system on pandemic unemployment payment
Regina Doherty: People not gaming the system on pandemic unemployment payment
There will be no clawback of payments made to those on the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) who are also in receipt of other state supports.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Tóibín to introduce bill replacing unelected ministers with elected TDs
Tóibín to introduce bill replacing unelected ministers with elected TDs
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín will seek to introduce a Bill into the Dáil that will mean replacing unelected Ministers and Junior Ministers with elected TDs.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

'I'm not going to go there': Micheál Martin won't be drawn on Taoiseach question
'I'm not going to go there': Micheál Martin won't be drawn on Taoiseach question
Micheál Martin has said the current situation is not tenable and a new government needs to be formed.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Security analyst says new laws needed for enforcing airport isolation regulations
Security analyst says new laws needed for enforcing airport isolation regulations
The forms asked for information about the address where the person would stay for two weeks after they arrived.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Aontú open to joining government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Aontú open to joining government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Aontú Leader and former Sinn Féin TD, Peadar Tóibín said the country is facing a "once in a hundred years" crisis.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

FF and FG to hold joint meetings with other party leaders
FF and FG to hold joint meetings with other party leaders
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will hold joint meetings with the leaders of other parties and the Regional Independent Group next week, it has been confirmed.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael aiming for 90-seat coalition
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael aiming for 90-seat coalition
The Regional Group of Independents, the Labour Party and the Social Democrats are all to be courted by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in a bid to form a government now that the Green Party have chosen to absent themselves.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Gerard Howlin: Change will come at a price for parties in any new government
Gerard Howlin: Change will come at a price for parties in any new government
The virus makes a non-Sinn Féin government more plausible to put together, but more difficult to deliver change with, in office, writes Gerard Howlin

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Independents meet with Varadkar and Martin; Urge leaders to 'get on with it'
Independents meet with Varadkar and Martin; Urge leaders to 'get on with it'

The nine-member group of independents have met with both Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin today and urged both leaders to “get on with it” in terms of forming a government.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

McDonald and Martin clash on first day of Dáil
McDonald and Martin clash on first day of Dáil

A bitter personal row between Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin marred the first day’s sitting of the 33rd Dáil, which failed to elect a Taoiseach.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2020

Nine independent TDs form new technical group for Government formation talks
Nine independent TDs form new technical group for Government formation talks

A new technical grouping of nine TDs has been formed in Dail Eireann which could play a crucial role in the coming negotiations regarding the formation of a new Government.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2020

Independent TDs consider technical group options amid Government formation confusion
Independent TDs consider technical group options amid Government formation confusion

With no sign of progress on Government formation, the initiative is being seized by the 19 independents elected to the new Dáil.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020

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