It was an afternoon of fiery and heartfelt contributions in the Dáil. This is a place united in its abhorrence of the killing and starving of people in Gaza. "What did we do to try to stop it?

Independent Ireland TD Richard O'Donoghue has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to meet him and Uisce Éireann to address septic tank concerns in rural Ireland, saying the utility is not ...

An independent media consultant has told a court in Dublin he believes a BBC programme which contained an interview alleging Gerry Adams sanctioned Denis Donaldson's murder was of high public ...

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Mr Adams says a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing ...

The chair of the powerful new Oireachtas Committee on Infrastructure has said it will examine the practice of “lowballing” on public capital projects, where estimates of cost are pitched low ...

The Government wants progress on proposals to scrap the State’s triple-lock system for the deployment of Defence Forces troops overseas before the Dáil’s summer recess. The aim of the Bill is ...

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow thunderstorm warning for five counties on Monday. The warning, which came into effect shortly after 1pm, will bring "scattered thunderstorms" to Clare ...

Local councils only have enough land banks for social housing delivery to last the next three to four years, the Oireachtas Housing Committee has heard. Eddie Taaffe, chairman of the County and ...

Members of Bray Men's Shed paid a visit to the Dáil last week, where they were met by Social Democrats TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, who highlighted the crucial role the organisation plays ...

Ireland may join countries including Austria, Brazil and Scotland by lowering at the voting age, after a bill to do so was introduced in the Dáil. Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly, who ...

Gerry Adams is seeking “very substantial” damages of at least 200,000 euro (£168,000) from the BBC, the jury in his libel action against the broadcaster has heard.However, the British public ...