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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 Varadkar enraged renters ...

28 Sept 2021 at 16:16

National News

'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 ...

18 Nov 2021 at 11:03

National News

Taoiseach wants ‘review’ of Leaders’ Questions interruptions

The Taoiseach has called for a review into interruptions during his speaking time during Leaders’ Questions. Interjections, heckling and other intrusions on speaking time are a regular feature of Leaders’ Questions in the Dail, which is ...

18 Jun 2025 at 13:15

National News

Nursing home documentary should be investigated by gardai – Tanaiste

The treatment of residents at nursing homes featured in an RTE documentary should be investigated by gardai, Tanaiste Simon Harris has said. He also said the state is too reliant on private nursing home care and “far too many” people ...

12 Jun 2025 at 18:35

Donegal Life

Teachta Doherty urges Government to help as some bills increase by 50%

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty says that "soaring rents and unaffordable childcare" are not beyond the control of Government and calls for support for low and middle income households. He raised the matter during Leaders Questions in ...

19 May 2022 at 18:01

National News

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 ...

07 Dec 2022 at 21:00

National News

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

National News

Staff, patients and public ‘feel very unsafe’ at Limerick hospital – McDonald

The Taoiseach has said that University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is funded to be fully staffed, as he was told that patients and workers did not feel its emergency department was safe. Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said ...

24 Apr 2024 at 14:15

National News

'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 the NMH ...

18 May 2022 at 15:33

National News

Government ‘worried’ over flu vaccine uptake

The Government is “worried” about the number of people who are not vaccinated against flu, Fine Gael minister Patrick O’Donovan has said Speaking during Leader’s Questions on Thursday, he said: “We’re worried about the ...

11 Dec 2025 at 15:50

National News

National: '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 17:29

National News

Bike shed groundhog day: Sinn Fein leader and Taoiseach clash on hospital costs

A 100,000 euro tender for a bicycle shelter at the National Maternity Hospital is “bike shed Groundhog Day”, Sinn Fein’s leader has said. Addressing the Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Mary Lou ...

30 Sept 2025 at 18:22

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