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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

National News

Taoiseach confirms he did NOT use Ireland's government jet to attend COP26

Taoiseach Micheál Martin states he did not use Ireland's government jet to attend the COP26 conference in the UK. The Taoiseach confirmed this when asked directly by Deputy Michael McNamara in the Dáil today. The UN Climate Change Conference ...

03 Nov 2021 at 16:07

Motoring News

Laois commuters dodge toll hikes for now as Government steps in

Drivers in Laois who use the motorways won't have to face the rise in toll charges until next year after the Government stepped. The Government is to intervene to defer increases in toll charges on eight motorways for six months. It is ...

29 Nov 2022 at 17:52

National News

Minister allocates over 170k to campaign to get more rural women involved in local politics

Minister for Planning and Local Government, Alan Dillon TD has today announced funding of €171,162 for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE) campaign, in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of ...

10 Oct 2024 at 08:44

National News

Hundreds of staff apply to leave RTÉ under Government-backed voluntary exit scheme

More than 300 RTÉ employees have applied to leave the company under a voluntary exit programme which was approved by Government earlier this year. The scheme, which offers a maximum pay out of €300,000, opened in March and the ...

24 May 2025 at 11:20

National News

'Please consider offering' - Local govt appeals to Irish homeowners to shelter Ukrainians

The Irish Red Cross and local authorities are appealing to homeowners across Ireland to make room for people fleeing Ukraine. A new appeal for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees has been launched as hundreds of Ukrainian ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:11

National News

Irish Government not contemplating ‘Covid-type’ measures for Strep A

The Irish Government is not contemplating any Covid-type measures for Strep A, the Tanaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said the Government was “very concerned” over the invasive form of the bacterial infection that has been ...

08 Dec 2022 at 14:10

Northern Ireland

DUP trade concerns addressed effectively by Windsor Framework – Gove

Concerns raised by the DUP over post-Brexit trading arrangements have been addressed “effectively” by the Windsor Framework, Michael Gove has claimed. Mr Gove said his cabinet colleague Northern Ireland Secretary Chris ...

16 Jun 2023 at 14:54

National News

Tánaiste expects cheaper energy bills in the new year

People should see cheaper energy bills in the New Year on foot of Government efforts to tackle inflation, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said. It comes as data from the Central Statistics Office showed the annual rate of ...

09 Dec 2021 at 16:57

National News

Harris reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza after six hostages found dead

The Taoiseach has described the murder of six Israeli hostages in Gaza as an outrage. Simon Harris reiterated his call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire following the discovery of the bodies of the six ...

01 Sept 2024 at 10:18

National News

New laws could entitle parents to five days leave to care for sick children

The Cabinet's new work-life balance laws will introduce unpaid leave for up to five days for any employee who needs it to care for a sick relative. It follows the introduction of the European Union’s Work ...

19 Apr 2022 at 12:39

National News

Suspended Green TD undecided over support for Government in no confidence vote

A suspended Green TD has said she remains undecided on whether to back the Government in a Dail no confidence vote. Neasa Hourigan and her party colleague Patrick Costello had the whip removed from them ...

10 Jul 2022 at 16:51

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