Nphet decides not to recommend further Covid restrictionsHealth and court services struggling with staff shortages as Omicron peak nearsFri Jan 07 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 06 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 04 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 03 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 01 2022 - 03:00
Martin, Varadkar, McDonald: three leaders with different challengesSinn Féin enjoying wave of support as Taoiseach rotation looms for Coalition partnersSat Jan 01 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
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
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
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 09 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 09 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 08 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 08 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 08 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 07 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 06 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 06 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 05 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 05 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 04 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 03 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 02 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 01 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 01 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
