Coronavirus: The inside story of how gardaí were granted their new powersTaoiseach was reluctant to grant new powers, but Kehoe, Madigan and Flanagan were in favourThu Apr 09 2020 - 00:01
Department of Health agrees memo with the North on Covid-19Dr Gabriel Scally says it is ‘an excellent framework for real decisive and united action’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 21:01
FG, FF set to agree principles to form new governmentSenior officials begin work on a programme for national recoveryMon Apr 06 2020 - 01:29
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to put pressure back on smaller partiesLittle sign new Labour leader Alan Kelly will change decision not to enter governmentMon Apr 06 2020 - 00:33
Pat Leahy: Small parties seem intent on fleeing from governmentDáil arithmetic puts Greens and Social Democrats in pivotal positionsSat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00
Coronavirus: Gardaí can ask but cannot yet compel people to return homeRegulations giving effect to the emergency powers have yet to be finalised, senior Government sources confirmFri Apr 03 2020 - 16:58
Coronavirus: Warning over rate of growth as 13 more die in RepublicIrish cases of Covid-19 rising at rate of 10% a day as global total passes 1m markFri Apr 03 2020 - 02:27
Coronavirus: 13 more deaths in Republic with 402 new cases confirmedVaradkar says plan is for Leaving and Junior Cert exams to go aheadThu Apr 02 2020 - 21:37
Coronavirus: 14 more deaths as list of essential workers published by the GovernmentNorth introduces sweeping powers; Local authorities to lead supports for people cocooningSat Mar 28 2020 - 21:52
Pat Leahy: Five reasons a government of national unity is a bad ideaHaving everyone in government would make decision-making harder, not easierSat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
Inside the Government's battle against coronavirusWorking under unparalleled pressure, Irish officials are facing the crisis with trepidationSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: People told to stay at home in virtually all circumstancesGardaí to mount major show of force over weekend to ensure complianceFri Mar 27 2020 - 23:45
Coronavirus: People must stay at home, with limited exceptions, until Easter SundayCitizens are told not to walk more than 2km from their homesFri Mar 27 2020 - 22:30
Parties make breakthrough on talks to form government‘Working majority’ needed, says Varadkar as FG and FF edge closer to accordThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Two more deaths and 235 new cases confirmed in RepublicTwo more deaths reported in North as Harris says country is just at beginning of the crisisWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:40
Coronavirus: People told to stay at home, non-essential shops closedNumber testing positives jumps by over 200 for second day in a row, while another fatality is recordedWed Mar 25 2020 - 00:10
Coronavirus: Government closes non-essential shops as seventh death confirmed204 new cases in State as gatherings restricted to four people and measures extended until April 19thTue Mar 24 2020 - 21:41
Nothing off limits in Varadkar plan to stem coronavirusGovernment will take on heaps more debt as it seeks to replace some of workers’ lost payTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:20
Emergency legislation on rent freeze and evictions due in DáilMinisters will approve legislation expected to get all-party backing at incorporeal Cabinet meetingTue Mar 24 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Ban on all non-essential travel, commercial, social activity mootedCabinet to discuss ban on commercial, social activity and on all non-essential travelTue Mar 24 2020 - 00:11
Coronavirus: Government set to announce new travel, work restrictionsSignificant new restrictions on movement expected after death toll rises to sixMon Mar 23 2020 - 23:07
Coronavirus: Government to seek to keep public spaces openVaradkar says further restrictions will only be implemented based on expert adviceMon Mar 23 2020 - 16:01
Coronavirus has upended our politics and the turbulence may just be beginningShape of next government depends on if we are following example of Singapore or ItalySat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Coronavirus response could cost the Republic up to €10bnGovernment will borrow heavily to cover demand on health service and fall in tax receiptsFri Mar 20 2020 - 01:24
Coronavirus: Ireland warned ‘tens of thousands’ could die if advice is ignoredDáil passes laws giving Government power of people’s freedom as number of cases hits 557Thu Mar 19 2020 - 22:54
Prospect of early agreement on new government fades in face of Covid-19 crisisDiscussions due to continue on Thursday and Friday between FG and FFWed Mar 18 2020 - 20:57
What the Taoiseach said in his speech – and what he meantLeo Varadkar’s televised address to the nation on St Patrick’s Day – the main pointsWed Mar 18 2020 - 17:10
Coronavirus: Varadkar asks for calm and signals difficulties aheadSober message of challenges lasting several months and preparations under wayTue Mar 17 2020 - 22:39
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil inch towards acceptance of loveless marriageGrowing acceptance in both parties that undesired coalition is likely to happenMon Mar 16 2020 - 00:56
Pat Leahy: How Irish politics and society may be reshaped by Covid-19No new government has ever faced such a daunting immediate future. It will be no place for the faint-heartedSat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00
Reduced number of TDs to attend next Dáil sittingCeann Comhairle proposes vote on electing a new taoiseach to be postponedFri Mar 13 2020 - 18:54
Coronavirus: Schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland to shut‘Acting together, as one nation, we can save many lives’: Taoiseach announces measuresThu Mar 12 2020 - 18:32
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil bitten after taking Greens for grantedDecision by Greens not to enter talks means leverage of Independent TDs has skyrocketedThu Mar 12 2020 - 02:35
FG and FF to start government formation talks propelled by Covid-19Varadkar and Martin look to Greens to join them as coronavirus weighs on StateWed Mar 11 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus concerns prompt breakthrough on government talksIdentical statements issued simultaneously by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael say detailed talks to startTue Mar 10 2020 - 18:13
Serious talks on a programme for government to beginPublic will not tolerate the shilly-shallying that has marked engagements until nowTue Mar 10 2020 - 18:13
Government formation talks to continue, breakthrough not expected this weekTDs believe worsening coronavirus outbreak will force pace of government formationMon Mar 09 2020 - 02:05
Government believes cancelling parades could fuel panicAnalysis: Medical staff are updating briefings for Ministers before a first meeting of a Cabinet committee on coronavirusMon Mar 09 2020 - 01:58
Coronavirus: Pressure builds to limit mass gatheringsSix Nations match between Ireland and France in Paris in doubtMon Mar 09 2020 - 00:10
Pat Leahy: FF and FG do not relish coalition with the other but it seems inevitableSpreading coronavirus will put severe pressure on politicians to form a governmentSat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00
Labour will need ‘one hell of a deal’ to enter government, says O RíordáinSolidarity-People Before Profit calls for participation in march to stop FF-FG ‘stitch-up’Thu Mar 05 2020 - 22:22
Coronavirus: Hundreds of Irish cases expected within fortnight‘No indication’ worst-case scenario likely in Ireland but numbers expected to rise sharplyThu Mar 05 2020 - 19:39
Coronavirus: More schools may close in west, says Harris‘There will not be a one-size fits all solution for all schools,’ says Minister for HealthThu Mar 05 2020 - 13:17
Coronavirus: No plan to cancel St Patrick’s Day parades ‘at this stage’Google tells Dublin staff to stay at home for a second day as a precautionary measureTue Mar 03 2020 - 21:19
Talks between SF and FG likely as Varadkar writes to McDonaldTaoiseach continues to insist that his party will not enter any government with Sinn FéinTue Mar 03 2020 - 19:05
Government formation talks likely to continue until Easter, says Shortall‘It is early days yet’, adds Social Democrats co-leader following meeting with Sinn FéinTue Mar 03 2020 - 14:04
Pressure from coronavirus, Brexit and SF surge may push FF and FG togetherAnalysis: Options are narrowing for all concerned as government formation process continuesTue Mar 03 2020 - 02:20
Varadkar insists onus is on other parties to form governmentFine Gael holds ‘serious’ talks with Greens and set for ‘policy exchange’ with Fianna FáilMon Mar 02 2020 - 21:21
So you want a Swedish-style welfare state? That'll be more tax pleasePat Leahy: Swedish model requires more tax from lower, middle earnersSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael fear they are in a lose-lose scenarioDozens of inter-party meetings have taken place, many of them going on for hoursSat Feb 29 2020 - 01:00
