Justin McCarthy

Taoiseach to visit Dublin school after gun incident

The Taoiseach has said he intends to visit the school in west Dublin after a gunman fired shots at two men yesterday afternoon.

Politics • 03 Apr 19

The Taoiseach said the Government had not yet discussed scrapping daylight saving

North will not have different time zone - Varadkar

The Taoiseach has said he would not allow a situation where Northern Ireland is in a different time zone to the rest of Ireland.

Politics • 27 Mar 19

Mary Lou McDonald said the report was a damning condemnation of the Government's record on housing.

UN housing report a 'wake-up call' for Govt - Sinn Féin

A UN report on housing has been called a "wake-up call" for the Government by the leader of Sinn Féin.

Politics • 27 Mar 19

At present driver records are uploaded manually

Incomplete driver database hampering gardaí at roadside

Gardaí may not be able to detect all disqualified drivers on the roadside because the database they rely on is incomplete, it has emerged.

Ireland • 11 Mar 19

Minister John Paul Phelan said he was using a "carrot" as opposed to a "stick" to get parties to run more female candidates.

Financial incentive for female candidates in election

The Government is to provide financial incentives to get parties to select more women candidates for the forthcoming local elections.

Politics • 10 Mar 19

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin speaking in the Dáil

Adult disability services are in crisis - Martin

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said adult disability services are in crisis and the parents of adult children with disabilities are exhausted, stressed, and beaten down.

Politics • 06 Mar 19

Jarlath Burns said the GAA's aim was to strengthen national identity in a 32-county Ireland

GAA 'should not be neutral' if unity vote takes place

Former Armagh football captain Jarlath Burns has said the GAA should not remain neutral if there is to be a referendum on Irish unity after Brexit.

Ireland • 03 Mar 19

Leo Varadkar there are still 500,000 homes and premises that do not have access to high-speed broadband

Broadband plan could cost 'multiples' of estimate

The Taoiseach has told the Dáil the National Broadband Plan will cost "many multiples" of the original estimate, and the Government would have to decide whether the public finances can bear the cost.

Politics • 27 Feb 19

Simon Coveney said the Government was "more than aware of the threats to the beef sector"

Govt to help beef sector in event of no-deal Brexit

The Tánaiste has told the Dáil the Government is prepared to provide "substantial amounts of money" and relax state aid rules to help the beef sector if there is a no deal Brexit.

Politics • 21 Feb 19

The results are based on 910 face-to-face interviews with eligible voters and the margin of error is 3.3%

FG and FF support unchanged after strike, poll suggests

The nurses' strike and the controversy over cost overruns at the National Children's Hospital appear to have had no impact on the ratings of the parties involved in the confidence and supply agreement, a new poll suggests.

Politics • 16 Feb 19