Coronavirus: State to move to Level 3 from midnight on TuesdayNew measures to last for three weeks as Government rejects NPHET advice on Level 5Mon Oct 5 2020 - 21:50
Budget deficit smaller than feared despite huge Covid-19 spendState more than €9bn in the red as North reports highest-ever daily infectionsSat Oct 3 2020 - 01:01
The heated rows behind Government doors will be all about CovidThe choice is between suppressing virus at all costs or living with it to save the economySat Oct 3 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: stricter house visitor limits nationwide as 442 new cases confirmedNPHET says there should be maximum of six people from one household rather than threeThu Oct 1 2020 - 22:10
Denham report: Judgments of politics are harsher than the lawOutcry after golf dinner centred on idea that attendees flouted rules which everyone else had to observeThu Oct 1 2020 - 17:59
Woulfe resignation would be unjust and disproportionate, Denham report concludesSupreme Court judge should not have attended Clifden golf dinner, former chief justice saysThu Oct 1 2020 - 13:45
Dr Tony Holohan expected to return to his post next weekChief Medical Officer has been on leave for family reasons since early JulyThu Oct 1 2020 - 11:46
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 1 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert: 6,500 students awarded lower grade due to code errorsGovernment will work with colleges to give places to those who missed outWed Sep 30 2020 - 17:25
Supreme Court sends Denham report on Séamus Woulfe to Judicial CouncilReview examined judge’s attendance at Oireachtas Golf Society dinnerWed Sep 30 2020 - 15:24
Economic slump less serious than feared but jobs crisis loomsExport sector still strong but Department of Finance predicts slower growthWed Sep 30 2020 - 02:27
Assisted suicide legislation being ‘kicked to touch’, says TDGino Kenny says Government trying to delay Bill by proposing setting up Dáil committeeTue Sep 29 2020 - 19:49
Government own goals are gifting the initiative to Sinn FéinPeople around Government are left face-palming at another self-inflicted injuryTue Sep 29 2020 - 01:00
Ministers may delay ‘assisted dying’ Bill for special committee to consider issueStrong indications FG and FF will allow free vote, but SF to support BillTue Sep 29 2020 - 01:00
Trump envoy plays down risk of UK’s contentious Brexit bill to North peaceMick Mulvaney says Internal Market Bill is ‘safety net’ if there is no EU-UK trade dealMon Sep 28 2020 - 18:38
Mortgage breaks will not be extended beyond this weekBorrowers to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis after Government meeting with banksMon Sep 28 2020 - 16:28
Pat Leahy: What Ireland can learn from the GermansGermany, of course, is not perfect but we can learn a lot from its peopleSat Sep 26 2020 - 01:00
Political focus shifts as Government desperately tries to avoid new lockdownAnalysis: ‘Economy is just going to have to wait’ as political leaders focus on public health crisisFri Sep 25 2020 - 20:37
Séamus Woulfe: The last man standing in Golfgate is set to learn his fateSupreme Court judge’s fate hinges on Susan Denham’s report on attendance at golf eventFri Sep 25 2020 - 01:00
Donegal to move to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, Taoiseach confirmsMeasures in place until October 16th as wet pubs with outdoor service allowed to remain openThu Sep 24 2020 - 21:12
No deal ratification if UK threat to break law remains, Coveney says‘Trust and relationships like everything in politics are what matter here’Thu Sep 24 2020 - 18:43
Brexit opposed parties in NI look to Government, EU to protect peace processPeople of North being ‘used as pawns in a political game’, says Michelle O’NeillThu Sep 24 2020 - 16:03
Leo Varadkar is fourth Minister currently restricting movements after negative Covid-19 testSimon Coveney, Paschal Donohoe and Stephen Donnelly also restricting movementsWed Sep 23 2020 - 12:09
Government to consider reversing cuts to Covid-19 paymentPandemic unemployment payment may be restored to full rate in next month’s budgetWed Sep 23 2020 - 02:47
Taoiseach defends pandemic payment cut as new advisers approvedAides on up to € 101,114 for work with senior Ministers and up to €78,816 with Ministers of StateTue Sep 22 2020 - 21:02
Further restrictions expected for Dublin if Covid-19 infection rate does not stablilise'Worrying trends': Waiting game in play as officials monitor situationTue Sep 22 2020 - 12:01
Coronavirus: Almost half of Irish people believe the worst ‘is ahead of us’Department of Health carried out research last week on the opinions of the public on Covid-19Tue Sep 22 2020 - 07:17
Coronavirus: Public health experts considered idea of moving Dublin to Level 4NPHET members felt Government would not support more dramatic restrictions for citySat Sep 19 2020 - 13:32
Pat Leahy: Ditching Micheál Martin now would be hugely damaging to Fianna FáilRival Jim O’Callaghan is not stupid enough to think that a heave could be undertaken nowSat Sep 19 2020 - 01:00
Brexit added to agenda of EU leaders’ special European Council meetingStrong feeling in Brussels that Brexit has taken up too much of EU’s attention in recent yearsFri Sep 18 2020 - 19:22
Coronavirus: Dublin to remain under Level 3 until October 10th - TaoiseachTaoiseach says there is a very real threat that Dublin could return to the early days of virusFri Sep 18 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: Indoor dining, weddings, funerals, travel to be hit as Dublin set for Level 3Restaurants Association 'shocked' indoor dining to close in Dublin for weeksFri Sep 18 2020 - 06:23
Coronavirus: NPHET recommends ban on indoor dining in DublinNPHET advises Government to move Dublin to Level 3 with new restrictions likely to be introduced Friday nightThu Sep 17 2020 - 21:30
Government must get better at managing message after Tuesday’s disasterBlame game in full swing but most important thing is that new Covid-19 measures workThu Sep 17 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Experts likely to recommend more Dublin restrictions today case as numbers riseCapital could be moved to Level 3 after NPHET expresses serious concernsThu Sep 17 2020 - 00:02
Communication is key in a crisis – Government has failed badly on that frontReopening phase has seen Covid-19 become a point of political dispute, not agreementWed Sep 16 2020 - 02:42
Covid-19: Confusion over Dublin’s status under new pandemic planLaunch overshadowed by announcement Cabinet members were ‘self-isolating’Wed Sep 16 2020 - 02:08
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly tests negative for Covid-19Cabinet colleagues no longer required to restrict movements, Government spokeswoman confirmsTue Sep 15 2020 - 21:40
Éamon Ó Cuív calls for Micheál Martin to be replaced as Fianna Fáil leaderParty veteran says low poll figures show organisation facing ‘existential crisis’Tue Sep 15 2020 - 20:28
Coronavirus: Dublin restrictions on the table as new Covid-19 plan is finalisedLiving with Covid strategy to outline system of restrictions with five levels of severityMon Sep 14 2020 - 03:00
Boris Johnson’s claims of EU ‘blockade’ in Irish Sea rubbished in DublinSimon Coveney says UK is damaging its reputation with ‘bogus claims’ and ‘spin’Mon Sep 14 2020 - 00:01
‘It’s spin and not the truth’: Coveney dismisses UK claims EU may block goods entering Northern IrelandTaoiseach says no-deal Brexit would be ‘ruinous’ to British economySun Sep 13 2020 - 15:31
Brexit’s back alright: Boris Johnson shows us a different sort of British governmentGovernment here must now gain new understanding of UK counterpartsSat Sep 12 2020 - 11:02
‘This would be very unwise’: Disbelief and fury in a week of BrexitLondon’s latest move has dealt the biggest blow to relations between the UK and the EU, and Ireland, since the referendum to leave the bloc was passed in 2016Fri Sep 11 2020 - 17:50
Taoiseach stresses immediate need to forge trust with unionists and StormontThe Government’s Shared Island Unit wants to build relationships in a way that has nothing to do with constitutional questionFri Sep 11 2020 - 04:20
Ireland poised for greater likelihood of no-deal BrexitMary Robinson warns UK of need to respect international law and not jeopardise peaceFri Sep 11 2020 - 03:18
EU threatens legal action if UK does not withdraw treaty ‘violation’ by end of monthBrussels wants London to reverse plan that would tear up Brexit guarantees on NorthFri Sep 11 2020 - 00:38
Mary Lou McDonald: ‘Irish unity is everyone’s business. It’s not a Sinn Féin thing’‘Would we have to invest to unite our island? Yes...the wisest money we would ever spend’Thu Sep 10 2020 - 07:50
Brexit: EU and UK relations nosedive amid fallout from Bill that breaks lawEU leaders voice concerns over legislation that will violate withdrawal dealThu Sep 10 2020 - 00:59
Dublin united in its criticism of Johnson’s ‘chaos’The Government expects its British counterpart to in the end act rationally in line with its own interestsWed Sep 9 2020 - 20:16