Analysis: Coalition’s unexpected comeback a significant boost for its parties in a volatile political landscapeIrish Times Ipsos Opinion Poll: Unexpected recovery in Government’s fortunes follows giveaway budgetThu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00
Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll: Support for Coalition rebounds in post-budget bounceBacking for Opposition slips, with Sinn Féin and Labour losing a point each and Independents/others dipping fourThu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00
New laws to criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationallyWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:15
Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘playing both sides’ on Ukrainian refugee accommodationMicheál Martin declines to elaborate on remarks made during angry exchanges in Dáil with Sinn Féin leaderWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:00
New PM Rishi Sunak expected to take more ‘pragmatic’ approach to NI protocolGovernment sources hopeful new Conservative leader will seek to make a deal with EU to avoid trade warTue Oct 25 2022 - 05:00
Mary Lou McDonald says husband entitled to defend his good name over Shane Ross bookMartin Lanigan is a ‘private citizen’ and entitled to defend good name, says Sinn Féin leader, who is the subject of Ross’s biographyMon Oct 24 2022 - 21:26
Sunak victory boosts Dublin hopes of deal on Northern Ireland protocol Idea grows that weak economic position of UK since Truss mini-budget will push London towards accord with BrusselsMon Oct 24 2022 - 17:43
Taoiseach congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming new Conservative Party leaderMicheál Martin said he looked forward to working with him on ‘important issues’Mon Oct 24 2022 - 17:26
Pat Leahy: Stop laughing and start worrying about what is happening to Britain Response in Dublin can best be described as concern about economic and political spillover to hereSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Cap on refugees rejected by Coalition but those arriving into Ireland told they could end up homelessCommittee overseeing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine will meet Monday to discuss a longer-term plan to ease accommodation crisisSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders manage — just about — to avoid commenting on London shamblesPace of politics in Brussels far less exciting than Westminster but it is the business of making the EU workFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:40
Government will do ‘everything’ to prevent refugees being left without accommodation, says TaoiseachMinisters will meet on Monday in an attempt to address deteriorating situationFri Oct 21 2022 - 15:57
EU windfall taxes will give Government ‘firepower’ to help households with energy bills - TaoiseachEuropean Council president says gas cap agreement signals Europe is ready to act together on energy crisisFri Oct 21 2022 - 11:06
Candidates to be new British prime minister race to rally support after Liz Truss quits EU heads of government hope the UK is able to establish a stable government after the departure of Liz TrussThu Oct 20 2022 - 21:36
Taoiseach issues warning over Russia’s strikes against Ukrainian citiesMartin predicts ‘challenging’ summit meeting on energy, due to divergent views of member statesThu Oct 20 2022 - 19:04
Ireland concerned at continuing instability in UK, Taoiseach says in wake of Truss resignationMary Lou McDonald says Truss’ legacy will be ‘wrecking the economy and working in the interests of the super-rich’Thu Oct 20 2022 - 17:29
Tensions emerging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over housingAnalysis: No end date to political sparring between principal Coalition parties over contentious issueTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:00
Eviction ban to last to April 1st, with ‘staggered’ resumption plannedProtection of ‘live’ notices to be included to counter possible rash of eviction notices being issued in coming daysTue Oct 18 2022 - 13:25
Ban on new evictions lasting until March set to be approvedEviction ban will not extend to tenants who refuse to pay rent or misuse a propertyTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:00
Cabinet to discuss details of concrete block levyLevy to be included in Finance Bill but implementation likely to be delayed, sources sayMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:57
Pat Leahy: Tackling the housing crisis is the surest way to placate ‘up the Ra’ chantersDisillusioned young voters who can’t get on the property ladder and are stuck with exorbitant rents are turning in their droves to Sinn FéinSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Sinn Féin sent hundreds of thousands of euro from Dublin HQ to northern party organisation in recent yearsSipo figures reveal Sinn Féin has transferred €573,000 from its Dublin HQ to Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland over the last six yearsWed Oct 12 2022 - 20:00
RTÉ insisted on strict conditions for Shane Ross interview about Mary Lou McDonald bookFailure to publish questioned in Oireachtas, with Taoiseach stating ‘greater transparency’ needed from broadcasterWed Oct 12 2022 - 16:22
Warning of damage to NI business and politics if protocol Bill passedTruss reportedly prepared to let ECJ have role in overseeing the protocol ‘to break the deadlock’Tue Oct 11 2022 - 21:07
RTÉ and Sinn Féin deny party given access to never broadcast Shane Ross interview Broadcaster rejects suggestion that ‘a political party’ was allowed to listen to segment with author and former minister Shane RossTue Oct 11 2022 - 17:22
Nobody wants a ‘blanket immunity’ from prosecution for those involved in Northern Ireland conflict, says Higgins President’s remarks are an unusual criticism of the policy of a foreign governmentTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:06
Cabinet to be briefed by Donnelly on HSE winter planFears over threat of ‘twindemic’ in hospitals this winter with recommendation that those considered vulnerable should again wear masksTue Oct 11 2022 - 05:00
Pessimism over ability of EU to agree gas caps planEamon Ryan meeting with Jacob Rees-Mogg over gas supplies and other issues described as ‘positive’Mon Oct 10 2022 - 20:44
Sinn Féin still has plenty of work to do in order to take powerPat Leahy: The party may need Fianna Fáil for government. It should lay the groundwork for thatSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders move towards gas price cap as Irish churches set to get help with energy billsEamon Ryan holds further meetings with energy companies as fuel allowance begins, with November 14th date set for cost-of-living fuel lump sumSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Energy crisis: EU leaders seek to agree a price cap on gas in coming weeks amid continued divisionsEU leaders to discuss how energy price caps would work at summit in PragueFri Oct 07 2022 - 10:48
Taoiseach accepts UK’s ‘good faith’ in efforts to find resolution to Northern Ireland protocolMartin says ‘window of opportunity’ for a deal exists after talks with Truss at European summit in PragueFri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
Winter eviction ban under consideration amid cost-of-living crisisEirGrid says homes could be most exposed to State’s electricity shortage over winter due to demandFri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
Dramatic shifts on Northern Ireland protocol signalled amid Prague summitImportant shift in Irish-British relations emerging as European leaders meet in PragueThu Oct 06 2022 - 19:27
Possible ban on evictions during energy crisis remains under review, Taoiseach saysLegal issues to be resolved in respect of any move to halt evictions, Micheál Martin saysThu Oct 06 2022 - 18:27
‘Window of opportunity’ for new agreement on Northern Ireland protocol, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin sounds cautiously optimistic note as he arrives at a two-day summit in Prague with European leadersThu Oct 06 2022 - 18:23
EU awaits signal on protocol from Truss at Prague summitDublin and Brussels suspend judgment on sudden British outreach on Northern Ireland protocolWed Oct 05 2022 - 05:00
A cúig, a ceathair, a trí, a dó, a haon... First Irish satellite to go into orbit in next few monthsEirsat-1, built and tested at UCD, is size of a shoebox and will be launched on a European Space Agency rocket, Tánaiste tells CabinetTue Oct 04 2022 - 21:02
Donohoe rules himself out of European Stability Mechanism jobMinister for Finance says he is not in running to become head of the ESM following flurry of speculationTue Oct 04 2022 - 14:17
Northern Ireland protocol: Dublin and Brussels sceptical on new UK tone ‘It’s just words. Welcome words, but let’s see the actions,’ say Irish official as Government takes a wait-and-see approachTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
Irish farmers to receive almost €10bn in supports under new Common Agricultural PolicyIrish farmers are to receive almost €10 billion in grants, subsidies and supports under the new European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)Tue Oct 04 2022 - 00:00
Succession and Sinn Féin are the two big questions facing Fianna FáilAnalysis: Fianna Fáil may be smaller and fearful about the future but it has some big decisions to makeSun Oct 02 2022 - 11:24
Fianna Fáil Árdfheis: Taoiseach says party ‘putting action first’ and promises ‘real progress’ The ‘greatest divide in our politics today is between those who want to tackle our country’s problems and those who want to exploit them,’ Micheál Martin saysSat Oct 01 2022 - 19:22
Pat Leahy: Governments must retain confidence of financial marketsBond investors are powerful entities, institutions and individuals as interested in politics as economicsSat Oct 01 2022 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil not interested in angry populism, Taoiseach tells ardfheisDelegates gather in Dublin for first ardfheis since party entered governmentFri Sept 30 2022 - 20:45
Ireland expects EU windfall energy tax to raise €1bn-€2bn as deal reached Plan to curb energy crisis also involves mandatory cuts to electricity use at peak times to reduce demandFri Sept 30 2022 - 14:49
Irish companies hit by UK’s ‘mini-budget’ chaos as investors ‘increasingly worried’ Britain’s fiscal policy unsustainable Bank of England unleashes bond-buying programme in an attempt to avert an economic crisisThu Sept 29 2022 - 04:45
Government backbenchers raise concerns about concrete levyTDs fear levy to help pay cost of fixing Mica homes will increase construction costsThu Sept 29 2022 - 04:00
Budget 2023 sees unprecedented package amid recession fears and ahead of a difficult winterPackage of €11bn tops expectations as officials warn that Ireland is in danger of slipping into a recessionWed Sept 28 2022 - 05:00
Budget 2023′s three outstanding features, and what they tell us about Irish politicsTimely Government response to mounting domestic problems is to unleash a torrent of moneyTue Sept 27 2022 - 21:30
