Mary Regan

Political Reporter

Protesters outside the Dáil on Wednesday (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Justice Minister seeks security review for Oireachtas

Justice Minister, Helen McEntee, has sought a security review for TDs, Senators and others working in the Oireachtas.

Ireland • 22 Sep 23

PAC Chair Brian Stanley said the public needed transparency from RTÉ

PAC to seek legal advice over RTÉ exit package details

The Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to seek legal advice on whether RTÉ can be compelled to provide details of exit packages for a number of former executives.

Ireland • 22 Sep 23

Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar will switch roles in two months' time

Coalition competition heats up at halfway point

While frictions between the two larger coalition parties are ostensibly about big policy issues, they are expressions of deeper concerns in both parties about identity, and how to differentiate themselves from the other, writes Mary Regan.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Oct 22

'We find it particularly hard to find accommodation for international protection applications,' Roderic O'Gorman said earlier this week (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Refugee crisis: Questions over State's ability to cope

A recent episode has highlighted the sort of pressure that the system is now under and raises questions about the State's ability to cope with what it is now acknowledged will be a longer-term humanitarian crisis.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Oct 22

Helen McEntee said the Government is seeking the advice from the Attorney General on whether it can implement an eviction ban

Govt to do 'everything' to prevent evictions - McEntee

The Government will do "everything that we can" to ensure people remain in their homes this winter, the Minister for Justice has said, adding that the Government is seeking the advice from the Attorney General on whether it can implement an eviction ban.

Politics • 09 Oct 22

Currently around 9,000 couples avail of IVF treatment from private clinics across the country

Publicly funded IVF treatment to be rolled out in 2023

Up to 3,000 couples may be able to avail of publicly funded IVF treatment next year under funding announced in Budget 2023.

Health • 28 Sep 22

The key political test of the Budget will be whether the scale of spending, particularly on measures to ease the cost of living and energy costs, is enough to meet demand

Budget's political test will be when big bills arrive

It became clear that by the time the winter bills started to land, the public expectation would be such that anything less than the kind of "meaningful support" announced yesterday would not wash, politically.

Analysis and Comment • 28 Sep 22

Sinn Féin is proposing an overall Budget package of €9.4 for 2023 (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Sinn Féin proposes cap on energy prices and cuts to USC

All individuals earning up to €70,000 would get a cash payment to help with energy costs under Sinn Féin's Budget proposals published this morning.

Politics • 24 Sep 22

Cabinet reshuffles always have the potential to put noses out of joint and can be fraught with risk

Will the 'big switch' lead to turbulent times ahead?

On a week when a shopowner spoke about crying when an electricity bill of €20,000 landed in the post, it was all a bit unseemly, as one minister pointed out with an eye-roll, to be talking about big jobs in Europe.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Sep 22

Micheál Martin said that 'ongoing revenue streams' may be needed to deal with a 'prolongation' of the energy crisis in to next year (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

Taoiseach warns of 'prolonged' energy crisis

The Taoiseach has warned of a "prolonged" energy crisis, saying the Government would intervene to protect households and jobs as prices continue to rise.

Ireland • 14 Sep 22