Sandra Hurley

The Minister for Housing James Browne has told the Dáil that 9,089 new build social homes were delivered last year - setting a new record for annual output. However this figure was below the original target set in Housing for All of 10,000 social new buil... See more

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Government to reverse what she said was a "cruel" approach on reviewing the allocation of special needs assistants in schools. Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Ms McDonald said the Coalition had shown shown... See more

The Dublin Central by-election promises to be a heated high-stakes battle conducted in the glare of intense media attention. It is now expected that the vote will take place on 22 May along with the other contest in Galway West. In the capital, this will ... See more

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that he did not have to justify the Government's decision to oppose the Mercosur trade deal during a meeting with the European Agriculture Minister this morning. Mr Harris said that the European Commission recognised that me... See more

Hundreds of thousands of euro have been set aside this year to pay for new secretarial support for former presidents. The three living previous presidents have for the first time, been given secretarial assistance similar to those arrangements currently i... See more