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Oireachtas Services clarifies whether TDs will receive free antigen tests after argument in Dáil

Clarity on free antigen tests for Oireachtas staff has been released on social media after a heated clash in the Dáil today. In a statement on Twitter, the Houses of the Oireachtas service confirmed TDs and Senators will not receive free antigen ...

18 Nov 2021 at 15:55

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Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is due to propose a ban on the sale of nicotine-inhaling products to those aged under 18 before the Cabinet today. The announcement follows a review by the Health Research Board, which found that children ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:30

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Human rights group raises concerns over Chinese cameras at the Oireachtas

Concerns have been raised about the CCTV system made by a company linked to the Chinese Communist Party being used around the Irish Parliament. A human rights group has sent a letter this weekend to highlight qualms about the use of ...

12 Feb 2023 at 17:05

National News

Ireland will ‘continue to see high level' of Covid-19 infection - Dr Holohan

Irish health officials have warned that the level of Covid-19 infection in Ireland will remain high into the near future. The chief medical officer also indicated on Wednesday that the exact future of the National Public Health ...

02 Feb 2022 at 14:42

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Calls for 'real investment' in Kildare's ailing water infrastructure

Homes which should be built in Co Kildare are not being built due to the government's failure to properly invest in critical infrastructure, according to a Sinn Féin TD for Kildare South. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh told the ...

14 May 2025 at 11:30

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Health Minister set to bring proposal banning sale of vapes to under-18s before Cabinet

22 Nov 2022 at 12:32

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Kildare woman takes second place at national festival

Úna Ní Fhlatharta, from Kilmacredock, Co.Kildare took second prize in the senior Seán-Nós dancing competition at the recent Oireachtas Festival in Killarney, which ran from November 2 - 6. The annual Oireachtas Festival ...

08 Nov 2016 at 12:50

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Independent review of abortion laws should not be treated as “gospel” – Varadkar

An independent review of Ireland’s abortion laws should not be treated as “gospel” that should be implemented without question, the Taoiseach has insisted. Leo Varadkar also expressed concern that the debate around ...

02 Jun 2023 at 16:17

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Sinn Fein TD John Brady to chair Public Accounts Committee

Sinn Fein TD John Brady is to chair the Public Accounts Committee, the most powerful of the 28 political panels. The committee, also known as PAC, is charged with ensuring that public services are run efficiently ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:40

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Kildare not receiving 'appropriate national attention' on childcare issues, Dáil hears

A Social Democrats TD for Kildare North has spoken out against the lack of childcare provision in the county. Deputy Aidan Farrelly raised the matter in the Dáil recently with Minister of State at the Department ...

03 Jun 2025 at 13:30

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Oireachtas committee request extension to school year for special schools

An extension on the school year for special schools has been sought by the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. Members of the Committee have written to ministers Norma Foley and Josepha Madigan calling ...

24 May 2022 at 21:40

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Government's plan to hike college fees a 'betrayal' of students and parents – North Kildare TD

Sinn Féin TD for North Kildare, Réada Cronin, has called the government plan to hike college fees by €1,000 in a cost-of-living crisis a “betrayal students and parents won’t forget.” Deputy Cronin was ...

09 Jul 2025 at 15:17

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