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A tip in the right direction: Draft law to give new rights to employees

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has received Government approval to draft a law that will give new rights to employees, which prohibits the use of tips and gratuities to ‘make up’ contractual rates of pay. This will include new requirements for employers to ...

27 Oct 2021 at 15:13

Local News

Children with special needs ‘left in limbo’ over assessment delays, TD warns

Children with special needs have been failed by the State, the Dail has heard. Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty said youngsters have been “left in limbo” by long delays in being assessed. He said there are 17,000 children waiting on initial contact ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:15

National News

Tanaiste to endorse gender equality initiative at UN General Assembly

Tanaiste Micheal Martin is to attend the opening ceremony of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York. Mr Martin will attend and speak at a number of events throughout Tuesday, including delivering a keynote address at ...

24 Sept 2024 at 00:01

National News

Tanaiste in Ukraine for EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

Tanaiste Micheal Martin is in Ukraine for an an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Kyiv. EU foreign ministers will discuss how to strengthen and advance the EU’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in direct ...

02 Oct 2023 at 07:59

National News

Varadkar: Electricity supply will be ‘quite tight’ for next two weeks

Electricity supply is going to be “quite tight” for the next two weeks, the Tanaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said an amber energy alert could be issued due to low temperatures and low wind speed affecting supply. But he moved to assure ...

08 Dec 2022 at 17:10

Local News

Pay offer for tutors will be made ‘at earliest opportunity’, says Martin

An offer on pay and terms of employment for adult education tutors in Ireland will be made at the earliest opportunity, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said. Independent TD Marian Harkin raised the issue during leaders’ questions in the ...

16 Feb 2023 at 15:49

National News

Cabinet approves Irish involvement in cyber-threat network

The Cabinet has approved Ireland’s participation in a European Defence Agency (EDA) project to improve cyber-threat response and information exchange with other member countries. Tanaiste and Minister for Defence Micheal Martin ...

30 May 2023 at 19:44

Monkeypox ‘inevitable’ in Republic of Ireland, says Leo Varadkar

National News

Monkeypox ‘inevitable’ in Republic of Ireland, says deputy PM

The Tanaiste has said it is “inevitable” that monkeypox will be detected in the Republic of Ireland. Leo Varadkar was speaking after health officials in Northern Ireland confirmed on Thursday that a case of monkeypox has been ...

26 May 2022 at 17:47

National News

Trump creates instability but he is fond of Ireland, Irish deputy premier says

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris has said Donald Trump’s US presidency creates “instability”, but added that he has a “fondness for Ireland”. The Tanaiste said an invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day has not ...

07 Feb 2025 at 13:52

National News

Government looking at mechanisms to protect pay-as-you-go energy customers

The Government is looking at mechanisms to protect pay-as-you-go energy customers to avoid households facing disconnections this winter. Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said it is looking at ways to extend the treatment rolled out ...

06 Oct 2022 at 16:10

National News

Micheal Martin defends rifle training for Ukraine soldiers as non-lethal aid

Tanaiste Micheal Martin has defended the decision to allow Irish soldiers to provide basic rifle training to Ukrainian soldiers as non-lethal aid, arguing it is “humanitarian to defend your people”. Mr Martin made the ...

02 Oct 2023 at 16:26

National News

Leo Varadkar hailed as a ‘people person’ by RTÉ Liveline callers following resignation

Leo Varadkar has been hailed as a “people person” following his shock announcement to step down as Taoiseach and leader of the Fine Gael party. Flanked by party ministerial colleagues, Mr Varadkar said his tenure as ...

20 Mar 2024 at 16:45

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