Nphet decides not to recommend further Covid restrictionsHealth and court services struggling with staff shortages as Omicron peak nearsFri Jan 7 2022 - 06:22
New Covid restrictions not expected to be on the cards amid Nphet meetingBooster campaign is likely to be Government’s focus as Omicron drives cases higherThu Jan 6 2022 - 16:21
Omicron wave: Government faces standoff with teaching unions over schools reopeningUnions and school management bodies to meet Minister for Education todayTue Jan 4 2022 - 01:00
Covid vaccine supply to poorer countries must be increased, President saysMichael D Higgins writes to European heads of state about ‘moral issue of first order’Mon Jan 3 2022 - 13:05
How Donohoe weighed the odds and rolled the dice on the corporate tax dealNot by nature one of life’s gamblers, Donohoe weighed the odds, and rolled the diceSat Jan 1 2022 - 03:00
Martin, Varadkar, McDonald: three leaders with different challengesSinn Féin enjoying wave of support as Taoiseach rotation looms for Coalition partnersSat Jan 1 2022 - 01:00
Ireland has its problems, but we need a sense of perspectiveIs our politics getting better at serving society’s needs and leading the country? You decideFri Dec 24 2021 - 10:07
Politics in 2021: The winners and losers, the highs, the lows and the curveballsA good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemicFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Government braces for impact of Omicron strain over Christmas periodMinisters may consider tighter restrictions as Holohan warns of ‘rapid increase’ in casesFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:36
No Christmas meet-up with Varadkar amid Covid despite good relationship, Martin saysTaoiseach says he gets on with Coalition partners and received card hand-painted by RyanFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:00
Omicron wave: Certain key workers to be exempt from need for self-isolationTaoiseach has asked officials to draw up ‘immediate contingency planning’ as fears grow over variantThu Dec 23 2021 - 01:02
Taoiseach rules out further coronavirus restrictions before ChristmasCoalition to maintain watching brief, but Martin unwilling to be drawn on next stepsWed Dec 22 2021 - 00:08
Government struggling to retain ability to tell country what to doDecision to move Nphet’s 5pm hospitality closing time to 8pm will likely please nobodySat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil needs to decide which way it is going to jumpDoes it want to remain a centrist party or become something altogether more radicalSat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Pubs and restaurants to close at 8pm from MondayEmergency Cabinet meeting hears ‘stark’ advice on threat from Omicron variantSat Dec 18 2021 - 00:05
Backbench revolt against ‘lockdown by stealth’ appears to grow following shock Nphet adviceSenior sources say the proposed 5pm closing time for hospitality could be extended until 9 or 10pmFri Dec 17 2021 - 11:26
Voters once saw Varadkar as representing change but there’s little evidence of that nowAnalysis: FG leader has not had a good year with support for party falling in four Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion pollsThu Dec 16 2021 - 15:57
Coronavirus: What word on the way from Nphet?Inside Politics: There is a sense in Government that more robust recommendations could yet emergeThu Dec 16 2021 - 08:00
Nphet to discuss restrictions on large sporting events and social gatheringsMinisters warned ICU numbers could be worse than January due to Omicron spreadThu Dec 16 2021 - 07:55
Irish exporters get reprieve as post-Brexit checks on goods delayedVaradkar welcomes extension while EU-UK talks on Northern Ireland protocol continueWed Dec 15 2021 - 19:29
Take precautions from today if spending Christmas with vulnerable, Holohan warnsFurther 4,235 coronavirus cases confirmed, 470 Covid patients in hospitalWed Dec 15 2021 - 18:05
Where exactly are we headed with the Omicron variant?Inside Politics: Government plans to battle Covid strain with a souped-up programme of booster vaccinationsWed Dec 15 2021 - 07:52
Rush to add hundreds of GPs and pharmacists to Covid booster programme in race against OmicronGovernment resistant to idea of any major new restrictions over ChristmasWed Dec 15 2021 - 04:55
Women make up half of new ambassadorial appointments for first timeSeven women are also among nine consuls general appointed by the GovernmentTue Dec 14 2021 - 20:24
Covid-19: State braces for onset of Omicron amid lack of hard dataInside Politics: Concern returns about the hospitals being overwhelmedTue Dec 14 2021 - 08:05
HSE to redeploy staff to accelerate Covid booster rolloutGap between second and booster vaccine dose to be cut to three months, Minister saysTue Dec 14 2021 - 07:58
No change in control of multi-billion euro broadband contractor, Government toldPolitical unease following media reports of funding structure of broadband companyTue Dec 14 2021 - 02:00
Growing support for climate change action among voters, poll findsMost agree it should be Government’s top priority and they will make personal changesMon Dec 13 2021 - 03:00
Yes, we want to see a united Ireland eventually – but what’s your hurry?Latest poll finds gaps between desire and reality in attitudes of public to a united IrelandSat Dec 11 2021 - 04:00
Large majority of voters favour a united Ireland, poll findsStrong opposition remains for any change to the national flag or anthemSat Dec 11 2021 - 04:00
Pat Leahy: School closures will lose votes of middle IrelandPublic’s faith in Coalition will be tested by whether it keeps classrooms openSat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00
Public stays with Government on Covid measures – for nowIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll: Public willing to contemplate some further restrictionsFri Dec 10 2021 - 04:00
Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll: Support for Sinn Féin reaches new recordNew poll finds majority feel the Government has done a good job managing CovidFri Dec 10 2021 - 04:00
Covid-19: Fears of restrictions on international Christmas travelOmicron may now be in Ireland in significant numbers, according to senior figureThu Dec 9 2021 - 01:00
EU to consider diplomatic boycott of China’s Winter OlympicsGroup of TDs, Senators write to Taoiseach urging him to say he will not accept invitationThu Dec 9 2021 - 00:03
Non-Irish EU citizens will need ‘travel clearance’ to cross Border under UK planChange due in 2025 will not mean document checks at Border, UK minister saysWed Dec 8 2021 - 19:36
Concerns over low uptake spur Coalition to mount Covid jab booster driveHigh number of no-shows for booster appointments discussed at Cabinet meetingWed Dec 8 2021 - 01:00
North and west brace for Storm Barra as tens of thousands left without powerSchools in 12 counties told to close as Government warns worst not yet overWed Dec 8 2021 - 01:00
Nphet members will be asked to deliver ‘key messages’, says GovernmentAlan Kelly told Dáil it seemed public health officials had been ‘gagged’Tue Dec 7 2021 - 21:32
People in their 50s may get Covid-19 vaccine booster earlier than plannedNew advice to schools on mask wearing for children to be issued on MondayMon Dec 6 2021 - 07:22
Third-level students to receive free Covid-19 antigen testsSimon Harris to announce €9m fund which will see colleges provide students with testsMon Dec 6 2021 - 01:16
Ongoing Covid pressure finds cracks between Government and NphetNphet-Government relationship has had more than its fair share of ups and downsSun Dec 5 2021 - 19:15
Nphet has not been ‘gagged’, Taoiseach says as restrictions to remain until more known of Omicron‘Public health will advise, Government will decide,’ Micheál Martin saysSun Dec 5 2021 - 15:56
Pat Leahy: Ireland should be cultivating closer links with TaiwanUnless the Chinese government is annoyed with you, you are not really standing up for human rights thereSat Dec 4 2021 - 01:00
Covid restrictions on hospitality and households for Christmas to be discussedMinisters and officials to consider reduced capacity for pubs and restaurantsFri Dec 3 2021 - 00:00
Cabinet crumbling under double pressure from Covid and micaOmicron response has public frustrated, while mica redress plan is a botched jobThu Dec 2 2021 - 01:18
McDowell says Ceann Comhairle warned TDs against offending China by engaging with TaiwanMcDowell describes Ó Fearghaíl’s 2018 letter to Oireachtas members as ‘deeply unfortunate’ and ‘regrettable’Wed Dec 1 2021 - 16:27
Laws to be fast-tracked to extend pandemic powers around quarantine, masks and certsOfficial rules out prospect of schools failing to reopen after the Christmas breakWed Dec 1 2021 - 04:15
Nominations of three new High Court judges to be sent to PresidentAgreement at Cabinet paves way to fill vacancies created by recent departuresTue Nov 30 2021 - 21:59
Masks for schoolchildren nine and over set to be recommendedCabinet poised to approve Nphet advice with PCR tests for travellers likely to be discussedTue Nov 30 2021 - 03:26