Republic to move back to Level 3 as shops open from TuesdayMartin: State going as far as possible to achieve best balance in easing Covid-19 restrictionsSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
Government settles on Covid strategy after 'Battle of the Spreadsheets'Politicians and health experts weigh numbers and tailor policy ahead of reopeningSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
McEntee Woulfe controversy: What has happened now, what will the minister be asked and how did we get here?Coalition say Minister met obligations by contacting colleagues with single nameThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:09
Dáil row erupts after McEntee agrees to take questions on Woulfe appointmentOireachtas justice committee disputes Minister’s account of appearance before itWed Nov 25 2020 - 19:48
Latest Dáil row sees Woulfe controversy evolve into political sagaInside Politics: Opposition parties withdraw from business committee over Helen McEntee’s refusal to enter into question-and-answer sessionWed Nov 25 2020 - 08:39
Eir to issue apology for poor customer relations serviceJoint Oireachtas committee to hear Covid-19 behind telecom’s challenges and criticismWed Nov 25 2020 - 04:40
Covid-19 response: Has Level 5 been worth the cost?Government felt it was left with no counter-argument to data analysis deployed by NphetWed Nov 25 2020 - 01:00
Shops, hairdressers and hotels expected to reopen next weekGovernment looking at limited reopening of social and economic lifeWed Nov 25 2020 - 00:30
Ireland to pay Denmark, Estonia €50m for ‘statistical’ renewable energy transferCabinet agrees on several additional measures including Covid-19 vaccine purchasesTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:43
Opposition withdraw from Dáil business committee as McEntee row deepensTDs not satisfied with Minister for Justice’s refusal of full Q&A session over Woulfe appointmentTue Nov 24 2020 - 21:34
Demand that barristers repay Covid grants may be unlawfulFinancial aid worth more than €5,000 part of Government’s Restart Grant Plus SchemeTue Nov 24 2020 - 03:10
‘Shock and dismay’ as barristers asked to repay Government Covid grantsBarristers told to refund €750,000 in approved claims after later being deemed ineligibleTue Nov 24 2020 - 03:01
Séamus Woulfe row: Judicial appointments for review over public trust concernsOireachtas committee to produce recommendations on how to improve systemTue Nov 24 2020 - 01:00
Former minister for housing backs co-living banEoghan Murphy says Darragh O’Brien is ‘right to act’ over such planning applicationsMon Nov 23 2020 - 21:18
Minister for Housing to ban new co-living developmentsDarragh O’Brien concerned about location and volume of planned developmentsMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:52
Co-living no longer ‘trendy’ as it succumbs to political change of directionNew approach by Darragh O’Brien cuts across policy defended vigorously by FGMon Nov 23 2020 - 01:51
Covid crisis: Restaurants and pubs to be ‘key battleground’ in lockdown exit talksTaoiseach says Christmas will be a very different to previous years due to Covid-19Sat Nov 21 2020 - 01:24
McEntee’s plan to answer questions over Woulfe described as ‘insufficient’Opposition parties say addressing matter during oral PQs will constrain and curtail questioningFri Nov 20 2020 - 20:26
Ministers notified of two jobs when they approved of WoulfeOther Supreme Court vacancy likely to be filled in next few monthsFri Nov 20 2020 - 01:00
Helen McEntee says she will take questions on Woulfe controversy in Dáil but Opposition unhappyGovernment accused of ‘further evasion’ after Minister asks for her next session of oral ministerial questions to be rescheduledThu Nov 19 2020 - 21:47
Stubborn Covid figures mean further tension between Nphet and Government expectedPoliticians’ aim to unlock society will not match public health advice with disease’s downward trajectory no longer in placeThu Nov 19 2020 - 15:29
Covid-19: Signs of division grow as Government figures resist being 'bounced' into policy choiceInside Politics: Senior officials and Dr Tony Holohan involved in row over how to exit lockdown and manage pandemic over ChristmasThu Nov 19 2020 - 08:15
Politicians’ social media output could be part of any impeachment process against WoulfePrevious remarks could prevent a politician from taking part in impeachment committeeThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:30
Holohan urges people to 'work together' as senior officials clash with NphetNphet 'media strategy' is criticised, as coronavirus-related deaths pass 2,000Thu Nov 19 2020 - 01:05
Children’s hospital board considered terminating BAM contract amid Covid-19 rowDispute arose over company’s refusal to resume work on site after restrictions easedThu Nov 19 2020 - 01:00
Lockdown exit plan to see ‘enjoyable and safe’ Christmas - TaoiseachFianna Fáil meeting hears recriminations over how party HQ ran election strategyWed Nov 18 2020 - 21:57
Number of TDs feel McEntee should answer questions on Woulfe in DáilSome coalition TDs think Minister for Justice should draw a line under controversyWed Nov 18 2020 - 20:30
Children’s hospital contractor seeking ‘extra €200 million’ for jobBAM has made more than 600 claims for extra costs, Oireachtas committee toldWed Nov 18 2020 - 19:36
Way clear for Séamus Woulfe to start on Supreme Court early next year‘Constitutional protection of judiciary’ best served by no further Coalition stepsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:13
McEntee defends handling of Woulfe appointmentMinister says she adhered to ‘a very clear process’ before bringing his name to cabinetTue Nov 17 2020 - 20:12
Resistance at Cabinet sees plan to fine outdoor drinkers shelvedThere was resistance from Greens and Fine Gael at Cabinet over the issue this morningTue Nov 17 2020 - 19:01
Government rules out taking further action against Séamus WoulfeTaoiseach also rejects calls for Helen McEntee to address Dáil over appointmentTue Nov 17 2020 - 16:13
Covid resurgence: Outdoor drinkers in groups to face €80 finesProposals to go before Cabinet as Nphet official warns of Christmas travel impactTue Nov 17 2020 - 03:04
Government under pressure to have Minister answer questions on Woulfe appointmentLegal academics say Coalition’s concerns over such a Dáil session are overstatedMon Nov 16 2020 - 22:51
Forestry jobs lost and more at risk due to ‘crisis’ in sector - CoillteTDs and Senators to be told timber supply at ‘critically low levels’ due to licence appeal backlogMon Nov 16 2020 - 20:56
Dáil to vote on appointment of Geraldine Feeney to SipoFormer Fianna Fáil Senator acted as a lobbyist for the National Association of General PractitionersMon Nov 16 2020 - 18:54
Government will need to look at ways to find extra money in wake of Covid crisis, says McGrathTaoiseach suggests staged approach to exiting Level 5 at the start of DecemberSat Nov 14 2020 - 08:04
Michael McGrath: ‘We will inevitably have a larger State coming out of the pandemic’Minister warns ECB support will not last forever and says ruling out tax rises would be foolishSat Nov 14 2020 - 01:33
Constitutional and political crisis over Woulfe deepens as leaders to meet againOpposition leaders to seek independent legal advice and full documentation on controversySat Nov 14 2020 - 01:12
Taoiseach was not told of judges’ interest in Supreme Court role‘The less political involvement the better’ in judicial appointments - Micheál MartinFri Nov 13 2020 - 15:45
Taoiseach faces calls for Level 2 ‘with tweaks’ after lockdown endsFamilies need clarity on Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Chrismas, party meetings toldThu Nov 12 2020 - 11:07
Covid-19 and Christmas: People may have to limit close contact to familyRestaurants expected to reopen in December but pubs not serving food may stay closedThu Nov 12 2020 - 01:00
Woulfe controversy: AG tells Cabinet judges’ clash raises ‘serious constitutional issues’Supreme Court has backed itself ‘into a corner’ over Woulfe, says former judgeTue Nov 10 2020 - 13:52
No-confidence vote in Tánaiste eclipsed by unprecedented judges’ rowIt will now fall on Micheál Martin and his colleagues to address this very real crisisTue Nov 10 2020 - 08:44
Government expected to easily win vote of confidence in Leo VaradkarSome on Opposition benches sceptical about political impact of Sinn Féin moveTue Nov 10 2020 - 00:20
Leo Varadkar, doctor and Ministers all dispute account of meetings in Village magazineTánaiste claims magazine has got ‘its facts wrong’Mon Nov 09 2020 - 19:52
Motion of no-confidence in Varadkar tabled by Sinn Féin to be debated next weekMove follows controversy about Tánaiste’s leaking of new GPs’ contract last yearFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:23
More evidence that coronavirus spread reducing needed - Paschal DonohoeGovernment’s Covid Restrictions Support Scheme launched by Minister for FinanceFri Nov 06 2020 - 18:08
UN to examine whether Irish tax policy harms rights of children overseasReview to examine if possible tax abuse by firms affects rights of minors in other statesFri Nov 06 2020 - 01:00
Coveney says Varadkar’s defence on GP contract leak ‘credible, comprehensive and convincing’Minister hopes Government can ‘move on’ after Tánaiste survives Dáil grillingWed Nov 04 2020 - 13:44
