Covid-19: Holohan urged Government not to provide subsidised antigen testsChief medical officer warned repeatedly of danger antigens could be misusedSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:46
The week the State’s Covid gears were jammed into reverseOfficials hope heavy messaging, restrictions and boosters will start to do their workSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:12
Pat Leahy: Four failures that led to this fourth Covid waveIt is the leadership of the Government that bears ultimate responsibility for all thisSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Hospitals move to crisis footing as cases surgeExtra ICU capacity to be identified as HSE warns of ‘unthinkable’ consequence of surgeFri Nov 19 2021 - 01:00
Row over provision of free antigen tests in OireachtasGovernment parties say they will pay costs for their membersThu Nov 18 2021 - 14:47
Covid-19: Ministers warned over pressures facing hospitals as further restriction advice expectedModelling shows case numbers could rise steeply by the middle of DecemberThu Nov 18 2021 - 01:00
ESRI warns rents and cost of energy to continue risingTDs question researchers on impact of carbon tax increases on householdsWed Nov 17 2021 - 20:39
Martin says further Covid restrictions cannot be ruled out as new measures revealedLatest measures include midnight closing time for bars and clubs as hospitals face pressureWed Nov 17 2021 - 08:12
Government should fear political danger from Covid surgeThough not quite a U-turn, Coalition’s response to fourth wave is lacking directionTue Nov 16 2021 - 22:26
Boosters for over-50s expected as Covid wave threatens health serviceGovernment ‘taken aback’ by level of hospitalisations as Covid subcommittee meetsTue Nov 16 2021 - 04:30
US Congressmen urge opposition to British plan for Troubles amnestyGroup calls on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to make statement on moveTue Nov 16 2021 - 03:25
Plan on mother and baby home redress to go to CabinetSome 50,000 former residents will be eligible for compensation from wider schemeTue Nov 16 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Purse is tight when those in need have no access to powerMore money alone won’t solve Ireland's drugs crisis – but it will helpSat Nov 13 2021 - 01:00
Kelly expected to set out thinking on future coalition at first conference as Labour leaderByelection victory lifted party morale, but securing wider electoral success a major challengeThu Nov 11 2021 - 19:27
Haggling over Mica compensation reaches critical and fraught stageInside Politics: Issue is one of great political potency, pitting finance against politicsThu Nov 11 2021 - 08:00
London ‘pulling back’ on activating article 16 of NI protocolBritish Brexit minister says move still an option but vows to keep up talksThu Nov 11 2021 - 00:50
Northern Ireland’s access to single market may be ‘jeopardised’, says TaoiseachDublin and Brussels concerned about a possible British move to trigger Article 16Wed Nov 10 2021 - 21:08
Threat of new and bitter Brexit phase loomsInside Politics: Irish Government and EU are seeking to dissuade the UK from triggering article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocolWed Nov 10 2021 - 08:07
Government and EU try to dissuade UK from triggering article 16Dublin and Brussels officials fear move could result in trade war between sidesWed Nov 10 2021 - 01:00
The golf game between bankers and taoiseach that entered political mythologySéan FizPatrick and two of the bank’s directors played golf with Brian CowenTue Nov 9 2021 - 20:26
Irish and EU prepare for UK to trigger article 16 of protocolDublin and Brussels poised for Britain to effectively suspend operation of NI protocolMon Nov 8 2021 - 01:00
Contentious ‘residential’ investor roadshows to go aheadDepartment of Finance indicates Ministers should attend, but events draw Sinn Féin ireSun Nov 7 2021 - 18:40
EU may shelve free-trade pact with UK if article 16 deployed – CoveneyBrussels ‘would respond in a serious way’ if London suspends operation of NI protocolSun Nov 7 2021 - 18:17
Pat Leahy: Brexit goes back to the futureA trade war is all but inevitable if Britain triggers article 16, according to insidersSat Nov 6 2021 - 01:00
Climate plan would mean change on par with Lemass’s 1960s opening-upThe plan represents a very significant political success for the Green PartyThu Nov 4 2021 - 19:30
Growing fears that British government will shortly invoke article 16 of protocolTaoiseach warns in the Dáil that any move to trigger article 16 would be ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’Thu Nov 4 2021 - 06:00
Cabinet's climate action plan to bypass Cop26 summit pledge on reducing methaneGovernment plan expected to include methane reductions of about 10%Wed Nov 3 2021 - 04:33
Social media ‘not really’ willing to co-operate on combatting harmful contentOireachtas committee critical of how companies address content issues on their servicesTue Nov 2 2021 - 13:39
Cop26: Fine words and scepticism at global summit on climate actionInside Politics: Ireland will likely have a shortfall in emissions reductions next yearTue Nov 2 2021 - 08:15
Shortfall in Ireland's carbon reduction plans expected for 2022Climate Action Plan will see ‘conservative’ reductions in carbon over the next yearTue Nov 2 2021 - 04:01
‘Netflix levy’ needed to fund Irish TV production – Dáil committeeBill should create role of online safety commissioner to regulate big tech – reportTue Nov 2 2021 - 00:15
New Zealand-UK deal could have negative impact on Irish exports, officials fearThere are concerns New Zealand meat and dairy could be significantly cheaper in UK shopsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:32
If Covid won’t be a political issue, the health service willPolitical events set to produce a hard winter for this Coalition; and the decaying discourseSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
Security for politicians needs to be reviewed, says TaoiseachComments come in wake of Sir David Amess murder and protests at home of TánaisteFri Oct 22 2021 - 17:35
‘Unacceptably high number’ of venues not enforcing Covid certs, says DonnellyCompliance by hospitality sector key for restrictions to be avoided, says TaoiseachThu Oct 21 2021 - 17:35
Government message on reopening: we’ll have to figure it out as we goLiving with Covid will mean substantial infection numbers for the foreseeable futureWed Oct 20 2021 - 19:56
Booster vaccination campaign for over-60s to begin at start of NovemberCovid-19 booster shots to be given to more than 800,000 aged between 60 and 80Wed Oct 20 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Jumpy few weeks loom as public more wary of CovidWhile pandemic landscape can change abruptly, Ministers nervous but not terrifiedTue Oct 19 2021 - 20:12
Nightclub operators ‘excited and confused’ about Friday reopeningVaccine passes, contact tracing and face masks likely to be required under new rulesTue Oct 19 2021 - 17:34
Taoiseach promises ‘specific guidance’ as questions mount on amended reopening plan‘There will be anomalies, it’s not one clear line across different sectors,’ Micheál Martin saidTue Oct 19 2021 - 17:30
Coronavirus: Coalition expected to sanction aspects of scheduled reopeningCabinet to reflect on advice relayed from National Public Health Emergency TeamTue Oct 19 2021 - 03:00
Abolish TV licence fee, use exchequer funding for RTÉ, report saysSenior Government figures strongly opposed to media commission recommendationSat Oct 16 2021 - 03:00
If the President had gone to Armagh, Sinn Féin would have gone tooPat Leahy: When statecraft stutters, a sense of the bigger picture is necessarySat Oct 16 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Ministers to call for partial easing of restrictions next weekMove could see vaccine certs remain in place as a requirement for indoor hospitalityFri Oct 15 2021 - 03:45
Pat Leahy: Pessimism grows in Dublin over protocolAcute concern over British intentions and impact on political stability in NorthThu Oct 14 2021 - 01:52
Budget 2022: A bigger spending package would have been ‘too risky’, Donohoe saysRamped-up spending to cover social welfare, housing, health, education and easing tax burdenWed Oct 13 2021 - 04:28
Pat Leahy: Budget was centrist, incrementalist – and looking nervously over at Sinn FéinDonohoe and McGrath held the line as fiscal position improved in recent daysTue Oct 12 2021 - 22:12
Budget 2022: Welfare payments including fuel allowance to increase by €5 in budgetChristmas bonus to be paid in full as part of €4.7 billion packageTue Oct 12 2021 - 06:00
London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocolCoveney frustrated as Downing Street insists court enforcement of rules ‘a central issue’Tue Oct 12 2021 - 02:40
Sinn Féin is the government-in-waiting if it can move beyond populismFor the party to seize power, it must expand its policies and silence lingering doubtsSat Oct 9 2021 - 01:00