Coveney ‘didn’t take much notice’ of Covid-19 rule-breaking photoMinister for Foreign Affairs says different course of action likely ‘with benefit of hindsight’Tue Feb 08 2022 - 20:04
First full programme of St Patrick’s Day ministerial visits since before pandemicMinisters to visit 33 places across world including venues in US, EU, UK, Far East and Latin AmericaTue Feb 08 2022 - 16:38
Pat Leahy: What does Golfgate verdict teach us? We all lost the plot a bitProsecution may have folded but that does not mean it was a bad idea to take it in first placeSat Feb 05 2022 - 01:00
Plan to restore senior public sector pay must be honoured, says IMOConsultants ‘dismayed’ by reports that Government may defer pay cut reversalsFri Feb 04 2022 - 15:30
Paul Givan’s resignation as First Minister a ‘very damaging move’DUP strongly condemned by Government and others in Northern ExecutiveFri Feb 04 2022 - 08:35
Pressure for action on cost of living amid fears of fuelling inflationGovernment to ‘enable people to cope with cost of living increases’, says TaoiseachThu Feb 03 2022 - 12:52
Poots’s order to halt post-Brexit checks ‘breaches international law’Coveney joins NI politicians in condemning move by North’s Minister of AgricultureThu Feb 03 2022 - 07:04
Salary rises for top public servants may be deferredMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath to run rule over top-level payThu Feb 03 2022 - 03:00
Sinn Féin eyes hike in employer social insurance to keep pension age at 65Government warns of looming question of pension affordability due to demographicsThu Feb 03 2022 - 01:00
Poots orders halt to post-Brexit checks on goods from Britain to NorthMinister cites legal advice that measures should not have been brought in without Stormont approvalWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:52
Former Fianna Fáil TD Noel Treacy dies aged 70Galway man was a junior minister in several departments over his three-decade careerWed Feb 02 2022 - 13:53
Opposition piles on pressure over Foreign Affairs ‘champagne party’Martin rejects criticisms, calling SF’s position ‘hypocritical’ due to funeral of Bobby StoreyTue Feb 01 2022 - 22:30
Evidence in champagne party report doesn’t sustain case for the prosecutionComparison between events in Iveagh House and 10 Downing Street not sustainableTue Feb 01 2022 - 19:03
Plan to reduce €3,000 charge for third-level education to be considered by CabinetOpposition likely from fiscal conservatives in wake of spending costs incurred in pandemicMon Jan 31 2022 - 04:35
Return to the office: New guidelines urge employers to take cautious approachAdvice stresses need for consultation and support for staffMon Jan 31 2022 - 00:01
Higgins would ‘welcome’ chance to meet Bloody Sunday familiesSome campaigners expressed disappointment that President did not attend Derry eventSun Jan 30 2022 - 22:07
Putin’s new world challenges the cakeism of Irish neutralityPat Leahy: We like Nato’s protection but don’t fancy participating in the allianceSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Ongoing Garda investigation threatens Varadkar’s return as taoiseachTánaiste faces huge barrier to his December accession if matter is not finalised by thenSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Need for social distancing stressed as DFA staff planned gathering for UN votePhotograph of officials celebrating winning security council seat created controversyThu Jan 27 2022 - 16:31
War drums grow louder as Ukranian face-off continuesInside Politics: US diplomat says there is ‘every indication’ that Russian attack is comingThu Jan 27 2022 - 07:57
Officials warn against ‘double standard’ on commercial surrogacyCommittee to make recommendations on international surrogacy issues for new BillThu Jan 27 2022 - 04:55
Government in unusual flurry of good newsInside Politics: Central Bank predicts remarkable bounceback for economyWed Jan 26 2022 - 08:03
Complications of reopening: What will happen to remote working?Inside Politics: Just weeks ago Government was bracing for the impact of OmicronTue Jan 25 2022 - 08:20
Government rejects calls to introduce a right to work from homeProposed Bill would require employers to consider requests but can still refuse approvalTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:55
‘Emergency is over’: Taoiseach confirms snap removal of most Covid-19 measuresAfter almost two years of restrictions, social and economic life begins return to normalSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Coalition will need to relearn art of saying no as pandemic recedesA more ‘normal’ sort of politics and Government business will return as focus moves away from Covid-19Sat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Coveney has a bad habit of making small mistakes into bigger onesZappone affair and now celebration at Iveagh House both poorly handled, writes Pat LeahyFri Jan 21 2022 - 12:51
Government to approve lifting of almost all Covid-19 restrictions todaySome Coalition sources surprised recommendations go further than expectedFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:04
Government will not oppose motion to buy site of new National Maternity HospitalCoalition seeking to conclude lease agreement with St Vincent’s health groupThu Jan 20 2022 - 03:00
Bonus payment for ‘pandemic heroes’ creates headache for GovernmentCost clearly a factor in restricting access to bonus as many frontline workers left outThu Jan 20 2022 - 01:00
GPs will not get bonus payment for frontline healthcare workersGovernment announces an additional public holiday on March 18th this yearThu Jan 20 2022 - 00:15
Covid-19: Another 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 52 more deathsVaradkar says he does not agree with rules requiring employees to show vaccine statusWed Jan 19 2022 - 17:31
Plans being formulated to guard against future coronavirus surgesAmong issues being addressed are what defences to have ready, says Minister for HealthWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Rapid lifting of Covid-19 restrictions expected as case numbers fall‘Surveillance’ to continue as immunity and boosters point to ‘minimal’ impact on livesWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Varadkar wants to set March 31st as ‘deadline to end almost all legal restrictions’Department of Health reports 5,767 new PCR-confirmed cases and 5,916 positive antigen tests registeredTue Jan 18 2022 - 22:18
Hopes rise that rules on outdoor gatherings will be relaxed in FebruaryLarge assemblies to include Ireland’s opening Six Nations match at the AvivaTue Jan 18 2022 - 01:00
Champagne event bubbling over to make Coveney look accident-proneMinister unlikely to relish questions on drinks scandal so soon after Zappone affairTue Jan 18 2022 - 00:30
Oireachtas Committee poised to decide on questioning CoveneyForeign affairs event in lockdown prompts calls from Opposition to interview MinisterMon Jan 17 2022 - 20:05
Pat Leahy: The State is neither failed nor perfect: it is a work in progressRecent decades have been dizzying and change mostly for the better, we’re going in the right directionSat Jan 15 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy murder: Gardaí identify new person of interestGardaí investigating the killing believe they now have significant forensic evidenceFri Jan 14 2022 - 17:56
President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to Ashling MurphyTaoiseach spoke to family of Ashling Murphy and to ‘express our solidarity with them’Fri Jan 14 2022 - 14:31
Government ‘cautiously optimistic’ on further easing of restrictionsLifting of hospitality restrictions ‘all in play’ despite record Covid numbers, Holohan saysThu Jan 13 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19: Cabinet agrees to relax close-contact rules as death toll passes 6,000Martin defends handling of winter surge while further 20,909 cases and 88 fatalities reportedWed Jan 12 2022 - 18:31
Adopted people will be given right to see their original birth certificateBirth Information and Tracing Bill will mean adopted people can learn the identity of their birth parentsWed Jan 12 2022 - 05:01
Covid restrictions for close contacts likely to be eased as Omicron sweeps across EuropeWHO warns half of Europe’s population could be infected within six-eight weeksWed Jan 12 2022 - 04:15
New Bill to regulate broadcasters and online streaming servicesOnline Safety and Media Regulation Bill features a new office to oversee safety on the internetWed Jan 12 2022 - 00:01
Coronavirus: High-grade masks may be better for those at risk, says NphetPublic health team stops short of advising respirator or medical masks instead of cloth varietyTue Jan 11 2022 - 04:55
Many public servants look set for shorter working weekUnions welcome news, which they say will unwind the last of the austerity measuresTue Jan 11 2022 - 01:01
Covid-19: State passes 1 million confirmed cases as Martin rules out mandatory vaccinationsFurther 23,909 new cases reported on Monday with 1,063 hospitalised, 89 in ICUMon Jan 10 2022 - 19:00
Is a half-embrace at a funeral a sign that Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil will cosy up together?Inside Politics: If Mary Lou does make it to power she will have to make real-world decisions about State’s resourcesSat Jan 08 2022 - 01:00
