This wasteland of debris and syringes was transformed into a blooming garden
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A TD who is visiting direct provision centres said if Irish people were treated like this anywhere in the world – there would be delegations demanding change.
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Minister James Reilly said he “must drive forward” the legislation.
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While the banking inquiry has powers to compel witnesses, that power does not extend beyond this jurisdiction.
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The High Court officially ordered that OCS Operations Ltd be wound up today with no opposition to the application.
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The boxing chiefs were answering questions about the Billy Walsh saga today.
View ArticleAfter months of controversy, the banking inquiry signs off on final report
The inquiry members met today to discuss submissions from witnesses who gave evidence at hearings earlier in the year.
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NAMA, the mortgage crisis and rents – it’s all up for discussion at the housing and homeless committee.
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The subscription fee is set to increase by 50% to €30 over the next two years.
View ArticleAIB says 14 people lost their homes because of high tracker mortgage rates
The first-time buyers grant and communication with customers in rural Ireland was also discussed in committee.
View ArticleIn private and no questions: The first water committee meeting
Kevin Duffy addressed a number of the main issues around the water charges debate, including water wastage and paying people back.
View ArticleWater charges won't bring down this government, says Taoiseach
Kenny said Irish Water is “getting on with its work” and is making “real advances”.
View ArticleRegulator denies saying water metering programme should be abandoned
Irish Water and the Commission of Energy Regulation were before the Oireachtas committee today.
View Article'My 12-year-old son's bag weighs 1.8 stone': How to tackle heavy school bags
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View ArticleQuestions, unanswered: Scandals are 'at best, incompetence and, at worst,...
Although many questions were asked, few were answered.
View ArticleSimon Coveney says water committee seems to be moving in 'extremely worrying'...
The minister has said some of the wording agreed by the committee is “deeply ambiguous” and at odds with the EU.
View ArticleWater committee told meters should be installed in all new houses
The water committee has gotten fresh legal advice on the final report.
View ArticleHere are the questions on water charges you want answered
Finally, after 22 meetings, the water committee has approved its final report.
View ArticleWater charge refunds on the way, with conservation grant likely to be deducted
Politicians are having their say on the water committee report tonight.
View ArticleDonald Trump claims he has been 'totally vindicated' by James Comey's testimony
The US president has been tweeting for the first time in two days this morning.
View ArticleAbortion committee meets for the first time and elects Senator Catherine...
The Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution met in private today.
View ArticleAirbnb in the hot seat as it tells TDs the service is not making the housing...
Representatives from Airbnb addressed the Oireachtas Committee on Housing earlier today.
View Article'He was still alive': Doctor explains the reality of organ harvesting in China
Ireland should ensure they’re not complicit in China’s organ harvesting abuses by banning ‘organ tourism’, was the advice given at committee today.
View ArticleDublin maternity hospital chief says Irish abortion patient died while flying...
Fergal Malone revealed the woman’s death at yesterday’s hearing of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
View ArticleAs it happened: 'The Eighth has caused endless problems, you need to legislate'
The wording remains uncertain, but we’re having a referendum.
View ArticleMembers of Eighth Amendment Committee receive letter warning of...
Senator Lynn Ruane said she’d never seen that level of detail in a package sent to her office before.
View ArticleMattie McGrath storms out of 'biased' Eighth Amendment Committee
Mattie McGrath had asked members of Sinn Féin to reveal where Jean McConville’s body was buried before storming out.
View ArticleAs it happened: 'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we...
Today’s hearing focused on mental health, and medical and international law.
View ArticleAs it happened: 'Women from all walks of life and from every county in...
Representatives from the Irish Family Planning Association and the HSE appeared before the Eighth Amendment Committee today.
View ArticleEighth Amendment Committee to publicly discuss allegations of bias this...
Two members of the committee have accused the proceedings of being biased.
View ArticleEighth Amendment committee to vote on repealing the Eighth today
After the vote, the committee will begin drafting a report on its recommendations.
View ArticleTracker scandal: Just a quarter of PTSB customers who lost homes have appealed
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said there was an “onus” on the banks to get in contact with these customers.
View Article'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection...
It emerged at today’s Oireachtas committee on social protection that roughly 450 people have had welfare payments suspended over failing to register for a Public Services Card.
View ArticleGarda analysts 'were belittled and disrespected when they tried to highlight...
Two senior analysts were addressing an Oireachtas committee this morning.
View ArticleTaoiseach declares homeless and housing crisis a national emergency
Leo Varadkar said the latest homeless figures are “disturbing”.
View ArticleEducation committee sex ed hearing delayed as not enough senators to reach...
Among those due to give evidence were the Rape Crisis Network Ireland.
View ArticleNumber of women affected by smear test scandal expected to increase
The Head of the National Screening Service Damien McCallion says more women will be contacted about their cancer test audits.
View ArticleUK and EU 'have spent only one hour' discussing how security is going to look...
A new report says that ‘time is running out’ to sort out what the security relationship between the two entities will be after March 2019.
View Article12 Russians accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 US election
The Kremlin denied anew that it tried to sway the election.
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