Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

Palestinians wait in line to receive hot meals distributed by a charity

Taoiseach joins call on Israel to lift Gaza blockade

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has signed a joint statement alongside a number of European Union and non-EU European leaders condemning what they have described as "the man-made humanitarian catastrophe taking place before our eyes in Gaza".

Middle East • 16 May

The audit of the bike shelter project was carried out by Deloitte

No value assessment conducted ahead of bike shelter works

A long-awaited report into the Leinster House bike shelter has found there was an "absence of some fundamental good practices", including a value for money assessment, ahead of the project's construction.

Politics • 30 May

An early recommendation from the audit, which has yet to be completed and published, was for letters to be sent to parents offering routine follow up appointments

Parents 'in the dark' on hip surgery audit, Dáil hears

Parents are still being kept in the dark over the clinical audit of hip surgeries for children, the Dáil has heard.

Ireland • 15 May

Tánaiste Simon Harris will hold a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Šefčovič on the margins of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Trade

Harris seeks EU-Israel deal review over Gaza 'war crimes'

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has said he believes the EU-Israel Association Agreement needs to be "reviewed" due to what he described as "war crimes" by Israel in Gaza.

Politics • 15 May

Minister Seán Canney said the RSA has been sanctioned to recruit up to 200 more driving test examiners

Driving test wait times won't exceed 10 weeks - minister

A Government minister has insisted driving test waiting times will not exceed ten weeks by this autumn, amid Opposition criticism some people are waiting up to 43 weeks to undergo the tests.

Ireland • 15 May

Eoin Ó Broin said there are serious issues with water and electricity infrastructure in parts of the country

Govt failing to invest in housing infrastructure - Dáil

Opposition parties have said the housing crisis is becoming worse due in part to what they claimed is the failure of the Government to invest in water and electricity infrastructure.

Politics • 13 May

The Taoiseach told the Dáil that 'the extension of voting rights for citizens oversees is a complex issue'

Referendum may be needed for NI to vote for president

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said any potential changes to allow Irish citizens in Northern Ireland to be allowed to vote in presidential elections may need a referendum in order to be introduced.

Politics • 13 May

TDs Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy said that they have the right to say 'no' to answering questions (file image)

Murphy and Coppinger defend position on Gript questioning

People Before Profit-Solidarity TDs Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy have defended their decision not to take questions from reporters from the Gript media outlet as they disagree with its political and editorial stance.

Politics • 13 May

Mary Lou McDonald said the Government has not given information or assurance to parents, and she accused them of ducking and diving (File image)

McDonald says 'hip surgery scandal' goes back 15 years

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said there is now confirmation for the first time that the children's "hip surgery scandal" at two Children's Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals goes back 15 years and not just the two-year period currently under review.

Health • 13 May

'Grace' is the pseudonym of a woman, now in her 40s, who has been in the care of the State all her life

Calls for Grace report author to come before committee

TDs have repeated their calls for the author of the Farrelly Commission into the Grace foster abuse case to come before an Oireachtas committee to explain her findings, saying the case is "a litmus test" for how vulnerable people are treated in Ireland.

Politics • 07 May