Leo Varadkar leads 'get well' tributes to Mary Lou McDonald as she recovers from surgery Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald announced on Twitter that she is doing well after the procedure Irish Mirror · Jun 27, 2023
Public trust shaken by RTE revelations, says Irish premier Leo Varadkar said wrongdoing at the broadcaster must stop. The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
UK Government ‘determined’ to pass Legacy Bill despite peers’ intervention Victims groups, the main Stormont political parties and the Irish government have all expressed their opposition to the legislation. The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
Leo Varadkar says Ryan Tubridy should appear before Dail committee for pay grilling if asked The Taoiseach said it's up to Ryan Tubridy to make a call on if he should hand overpayments back Irish Mirror · Jun 26, 2023
Irish premier, unions and politicians call for Dee Forbes’ committee appearance Dee Forbes was suspended from the position of director-general of RTE last week and was already due to step down from her role next month. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023
Thousands march through Dublin for Pride parade 40th anniversary Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was pictured with some of the groups taking part at the start of the march. The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Murders in Ireland more likely to be women in own homes than gangland executions Our data found there were 13 female victims of homicides in 2022 – a hike of 85% in one year. Already in 2023, there have been seven killings. Irish Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
Ferghal Blaney - David McSavage too savage for our sensitive politicians Our Man in the Mirror with the craic from down in the Dail Irish Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
RTE chair set to meet with Media Minister over Tubridy controversy It comes as the national broadcaster reels from revelations around the misreporting of how much it’s top star was paid. The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Taoiseach admits he is 'very concerned' about RTE's Ryan Tubridy pay scandal In a lengthy statement on Friday evening, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that Media Minister Catherine Martin will brief Cabinet about the issue on Tuesday Irish Mirror · Jun 23, 2023
Visa legislation could ruin tourism industry, warn Derry Sinn Fein after NIO Minister comments NIO Minister Steve Baker confirmed government plans to give no exemption from electronic travel authorisation passes to tourists Belfast Live · Jun 23, 2023
Helen McEntee says people should be 'screaming from rooftops' about number of women being killed in Ireland Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with the Irish Mirror, Justice Minister McEntee spoke about the 'upsetting' number of women being killed in Ireland Irish Mirror · Jun 23, 2023
State failed in its care to nursing home resident who was raped by healthcare worker, Varadkar says A healthcare worker was jailed for 11 years for the rape of a resident who was known by the pseudonym 'Emily' Irish Mirror · Jun 21, 2023
Five years to reach 6,500 students at UU Magee campus after Irish government cash boost Campaigners have been calling for student numbers to increase to 10,000 at Magee for decades Belfast Live · Jun 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Irish government ‘has duty to take legal action against UK over legacy Bill’ Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives For Justice, said the Irish government should take an interstate case against the UK.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 No exemption for tourists visiting Northern Ireland via Ireland, says minister Steve Baker made clear the Government does not intend to grant waivers to Electronic Travel Authorisations.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 Ireland will consider taking interstate case if UK legacy Bill passed – Varadkar The Irish premier said his government were ‘very much against’ the Bill and had ‘made that very clear’ to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Irish Mirror · Jun 21, 2023 Taoiseach hits back at fresh Children's Hospital delay and costs claims Sinn Féin health spokesman, David Cullinane, said he has sources that have informed him that 11 of the 22 operating theatres in the hospital will require major extra works that could cost the taxpayer “tens of millions” more euro
Irish Mirror · Jun 21, 2023 Leo Varadkar vows that childcare costs will be cut in Budget Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was criticised for saying in an interview that he did not know if childcare would be cut by 25 per cent in Budget 2024
Dublin Live · Jun 21, 2023 Cost of living: New report finds no evidence of 'price gouging' by supermarkets Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney published the report from the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) examining the rise in the price of food
Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 New report finds no evidence of 'excessive pricing' in Irish supermarkets Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney published the report from the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) examining the rise in the price of food
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Historical convictions for sex between men in Ireland to be disregarded So-called conversion therapy is also set to be criminalised in Ireland, it has been announced on Pride Week in Dublin.
Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 Government confirms that historic convictions for homosexual sex will be quashed Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalised in 1993 but the Government has just confirmed that historic convictions will now be quashed
Belfast Live · Jun 20, 2023 Magee expansion cash from Dublin should 'address long-standing disparities' Funding from the Irish government for the expansion of Ulster University's Magee campus was announced on Tuesday
Irish Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 Taoiseach says Ireland is experiencing 'epidemic of gender-based violence' as number of women killed increases An investigation by The Irish Mirror found that the number of women and girls that were killed in 2022 had doubled compared to 2021