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'If you want to call me a liar, call me a liar' - Labour leader and Taoiseach clash in Dáil

Labour leader and Tipperary TD Alan Kelly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin exchanged heated remarks in the Dail today. During leaders' questions, Mr Kelly challenged the Taoiseach on a conversation he said the two had on Tuesday. "I've been here a while,...

18 Nov 2021 at 11:06

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Mary Lou McDonald: There are ‘serious flaws’ in mandatory disclosure Bill

Mary Lou McDonald has said there are “serious flaws” in a Bill being fast-tracked through the Oireachtas in memory of campaigner Vicky Phelan. The Government has prioritised the Bill to be passed before the end of the Dail term – but the opposition ...

07 Dec 2022 at 21:00

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Ireland must prepare for 'difficult' winter due to Russian fuel squeeze - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has defended the Government’s strategy for tackling rising inflation, arguing they needed to prepare for a “difficult” winter as a result of a strategic squeeze on energy prices by Russian President Vladimir Putin. It ...

21 Jun 2022 at 18:02

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'You're playing politics' - Taoiseach and McDonald clash over maternity hospital plans

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has accused Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald of “playing politics”, in another heated exchange in the Dáil over the co-location plans for the National Maternity Hospital (NMH). The Cabinet is due to decide next ...

10 May 2022 at 17:43

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Social housing built in 2022 may be highest in the State’s history – Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that it has not been possible to find another year on record where more social homes were built than had been in 2022. In acknowledging the Government did not meet its social housing targets in 2022, Mr ...

25 Jan 2023 at 16:16

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Defence Forces inquiry to begin as soon as possible, vows Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government wants a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces to begin “as soon as possible”. It follows the publication of an ...

29 Mar 2023 at 13:35

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Sinn Fein accuses Government of ‘sitting on hands’ while household bills rise

The Government has been urged to introduce cost of living measures to help households dealing with rising prices. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Taoiseach Micheal Martin of “sitting on his hands” while workers ...

14 May 2025 at 12:45

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‘Wasteful and costly’ long-term social housing leases criticised

The Government’s policy of providing social housing by leasing properties from the private sector has been criticised as “wasteful and costly” by the opposition. The Business Post reported at the weekend that the State has ...

14 May 2024 at 15:42

National News

Taoiseach told to "get a grip" about housing crisis in Dáil today

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD has told Taoiseach Micheál Martin to "get a grip" about the housing crisis. She made the statement during Leaders' Questions in Dáil Éireann today. Deputy McDonald said, "Tánaiste Leo ...

28 Sept 2021 at 16:18

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Ireland will not expel Israeli ambassador despite 'war on children' - Harris

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has confirmed the Government does not intend to expel the Israeli ambassador despite the continuation of what he called Israel's "war on ...

14 Nov 2023 at 15:46

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'It is ownership' - Taoiseach rejects ongoing NMH concerns ahead of Sinn Féin motion

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that he has been struck by attempts to “reverse” or “rename” the truth over the colocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) at St Vincent’s. A Sinn Féin motion that calls for ...

18 May 2022 at 15:33

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'Keep those lines of communication open' - Taoiseach says no plans to expel Israeli ambassador

Leo Varadkar has made the Governments position clear today when he said there were no plans to expel Israeli ambassador Dana Erlich. The Taoiseach was responding to calls made from opposition party People Before ...

24 Oct 2023 at 17:24

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