Elaine Loughlin
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Taoiseach will 'engage' on CervicalCheck tribunal after campaigners quit talks
Micheál Martin would not commit to meeting the 221+ group → Read More
Election 2020: Murphy will ensure colourful battle
The man in the pink shirt may be gone but a colourful constituency battle is still on the cards in Wexford. → Read More
Election 2020: Murphy will ensure colourful battle in Wexford
The man in the pink shirt may be gone but a colourful constituency battle is still on the cards in Wexford. → Read More
Creche subsidy plan reckless, says Martin
The Government has been criticised for making a “back-of-the-envelope” decision in response to the insurance crisis in childcare. → Read More
Harris confirms IVF to be available through public health system from 2021
Simon Harris has received Cabinet approval for the new model of fertility care which will have three components. → Read More
Minister bids to change Oireachtas rules in wake of Dara Murphy controversy
Paschal Donohoe said Mr Murphy still has questions to answer after it was revealed that the former Cork North-Central TD claimed full Dáil expenses while also working in Brussels. However, as he is no longer a sitting TD, the Oireachtas Ethics Committee does not have any power to look into the matter. → Read More
Donohoe cannot guarantee that crèches struggling to get insurance will reopen in New Year
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe cannot guarantee that crèches now struggling to get insurance will reopen in the New Year. → Read More
Opposition say Leo 'swallowing industry spin' as one of two childcare insurers pull out of market
Mr Varadkar said he has 'never been soft' on the insurance industry → Read More
Producers hit out at 'deeply disappointing' extension to smoky coal ban
But the Government will not be proceeding with a nationwide ban on smoky coal → Read More
Labour condemns Govt's 'spurious and irrelevant' arguments delaying smoky coal ban
Labour leader Brendan Howlin has accused the Government of using 'spurious and irrelevant' arguments to stall an outright ban on smoky coal. → Read More
Patient advocates to call for independent individual reviews for women in CervicalCheck scandal
Those impacted have demanded individual independent reviews of their smear screening, cytological and clinical history after the publication of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) review. → Read More
Simon Harris to vote-gate TD: You were caught red-handed
It has emerged that Ms Chambers, who was cleared in an initial voting controversy, also voted on behalf of her party colleague Timmy Dooley in the Dáil in January. → Read More
Thousands of parents to be impacted as creches fear they will be forced to close amid rising insurance costs
Thousands of parents are set to be left without childcare from January as creches close their doors because of an insurance crisis. → Read More
Creches set to close amid rising costs
Thousands of parents are set to be left without childcare from January as creches close their doors because of an insurance crisis. → Read More
Martin: No Dáil return without election date
Politicians should not return after Christmas unless the Taoiseach sets a definite date for the next general election, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said. → Read More
Fianna Fáil leader does not intend to bring back deputies involved in vote-gate controversy
Micheál Martin has said he has no intention of reinstating two TDs who were removed from the Fianna Fáil front bench in the wake of the vote-gate controversy. → Read More
Clerk of Dáil strongly defends purchase of Oireachtas printer
The Clerk of the Dáil is seeking to recoup some of the €2m spent on the purchase and installation of an Oireachtas printer from the company that supplied the machine. → Read More
New wind farm guidelines would undermine climate action plan, industry reps claim
Proposed new wind farm guidelines would significantly undermine the Government's own climate action plan, industry representatives have claimed. → Read More
Govt to seek 'alternative way' to probe Dara Murphy controversy after bodies claim it's not their responsibility
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is to look at an 'alternative way' to investigate the controversy around Dara Murphy's Dáil expenses. → Read More
Department of Health blocks €2k to Cervical Check victims
The Department of Health has blocked a €2,000 payment to the latest group of 250 women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, who were added in the wake of this week’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) report. → Read More