Who is Michael Stone, the one-time ESB apprentice who paid for Paschal Donohoe’s postering? Michael Stone runs the Designer Group, which works with big construction firms, but he has never forgotten his inner city rootsMon Jan 16 2023 - 21:03
Donohoe’s election expenses mistakes could have implications for status and careerOn two occasions, the Minister for Public Expenditure failed to furnish full information about his postering expenses during the 2016 general electionMon Jan 16 2023 - 12:31
Coalition rejects call to audit all Ministers’ property interestsLeo Varadkar and Micheál Martin agree with Damien English’s decision to leave office but are not seeking his resignation from DáilFri Jan 13 2023 - 01:30
Neale Richmond favourite to succeed Damien English as Minister of StateDublin Rathdown TD ‘could have considered himself unlucky’ not to secure promotion in December party reshuffleFri Jan 13 2023 - 00:00
Was Damien English correct to resign? Yes. Did he have a choice? No.Fine Gael minister had little choice to resign over lapse in standards dating to backbench days 14 years agoThu Jan 12 2023 - 16:00
Tribunals and commissions of investigation have cost taxpayers over €500mWhile commissions of Investigation have been more economical, some have also taken many yearsThu Jan 12 2023 - 06:14
Former minister for justice criticises Roderic O’Gorman’s climate asylum proposalsCharlie Flanagan says Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman is making ‘policy on the hoof’Wed Jan 11 2023 - 16:15
Northern Ireland protocol talks: New optimism on reaching agreement before Stormont election deadlineEU-UK breakthrough on sharing of trade data among developments that suggest pathway can be found, Irish official saysMon Jan 09 2023 - 21:05
Tánaiste has ‘productive’ talks with leaders in bid to resolve NI protocol rowMicheál Martin phoned party leaders in advance of a January 19th deadline to call another Assembly electionMon Jan 09 2023 - 20:54
Mounting death toll driving need to slow down on roads, says new Minister of State for TransportFianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers responds to 155 road deaths in 2022, the highest recorded since 2016Tue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Green Party could buck expectations and gain seats at next election, says Eamon Ryan Reduction of 5% in emissions a ‘key metric’ for success in Government, according to Minister for Climate ChangeTue Jan 03 2023 - 05:00
Record number of people sought asylum in Ireland in 2022The figure of 13,319 is highest in 20 years and is in addition to almost 70,000 refugees from Ukraine.Tue Jan 03 2023 - 02:00
Achieving 5% emissions cut in 2023 is ‘challenging’ but possible, says Eamon RyanEasy wins can be achieved by providing far more public transport options on Irish roads, says MinisterMon Jan 02 2023 - 00:01
Inquiry into State’s handling of Covid-19 to be set up in 2023, says Varadkar Investigation will not ascribe blame but help prepare for future pandemics, he saidMon Jan 02 2023 - 00:00
Coalition leaders question credibility of Sinn Féin policies on climate change and businessTaoiseach Leo Varadkar and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan strongly criticise main opposition’s policies on finance and climate changeSun Jan 01 2023 - 07:00
No ‘cliff edge’ in February when cost-of-living subsidies for energy end, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says not all measures will be retained but no decision taken yet on keeping lower VAT rate for hospitalitySun Jan 01 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar will expedite Bill to allow gardaí wear body camerasTaoiseach said the law will help prosecute offenders but will also protect Garda officers from assaultSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
Mowlam wanted her successor to face down UK right-wing press on NorthPeter Mandelson was singled out by the British Northern Secretary for having ability to ‘resist the pressures from both sides’, declassified papers showFri Dec 30 2022 - 05:00
Rosemary Nelson murder: Role of FBI in investigation seen as bid to lend ‘dubious respectability’Northern secretary Mo Mowlam also vowed no stone would be left unturned in inquiry into solicitor Pat Finucane’s killingFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:10
Ireland favoured ‘minimalist’ sanctions on Soviets when they shot down planeAll 269 passengers and crew on board the flight were killed when the plane was struck by a missileFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:02
State Papers: No tunnel vision regarding Cork’s river Lee crossing Despite disagreement on proposals, Jack Lynch Tunnel eventually opened in May 1999 at a cost of £70mFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:01
The original IRA renegade priest: State papers detail case of Fr John FahyGalway curate travelled countywide on a motorbike during the 1930s recruiting young men into IRAThu Dec 29 2022 - 11:05
IRA arms shipment from Libya would have caused ‘civil war in Ireland’, diplomat toldGerry Collins said Libya could have retaliated against Margaret Thatcher by transferring trade to Ireland rather than smuggling arms to the IRAThu Dec 29 2022 - 03:25
Sculpture of molten weapons floated as solution to NI peace impasseParties considered creating statue like Christ of the Andes as a means of overcoming decommissioning stand-offThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:25
Formula 1 Grand Prix proposed for Dublin in 1992 never got over starting lineTaoiseach Albert Reynolds was urged by the Liffey Trust to back plan for a Monaco-style track for north inner cityThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:10
Bertie Ahern objected to 200 refugees from former Yugoslavia coming to IrelandCost cited as reason for opposing admission of more Bosnian refugees into the country in 1992, newly released files showThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:10
Ministers blocked plan for Israeli embassy in Dublin 30 years agoBertie Ahern opposed proposal due to policing costs, while Des O’Malley warned of trade impact with Arab countries, IranThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:05
Plan to build submarines in Cork shelved over fears of upsetting ChinaDutch company intended to export the submarines from Ireland to TaiwanThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:05
AG had ‘no choice’ but to seek injunction against X case rape victimHarry Whelehan advised government that accepting EU treaty would remove need for similar actions, declassified papers showThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:01
Bertie Ahern threatened to stall over Articles 2 and 3 after Belfast AgreementThen taoiseach said David Trimble had ‘done nothing’ on eve of Nobel prize award and feared ‘a lot of dangerous people’ had been let out of prisonThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:01
Haughey refused to visit Arabian horses gifted to the State because of ‘poor standard’Former taoiseach’s initial excitement over import of horses at taxpayers’ expense quickly evaporated, National Archives files showWed Dec 28 2022 - 14:00
Prince Andrew predicted the rise of Sinn Féin... and eight other curious tales from the State papersAn RTÉ camera crew who told Americans to “f*** off” and a British submarine that towed an Irish trawler backwards feature in this year’s releaseWed Dec 28 2022 - 05:15
Garvaghy Road ‘will not exist’ if Orange parade is blocked, unionist MP predictedFormer Ulster Unionist MP John Taylor made a chilling prediction to a senior Irish diplomat about the Drumcree standoff in 1998Wed Dec 28 2022 - 00:05
Albert Reynolds threatened to block EU enlargement if funding deal was not honouredTaoiseach told John Major in 1992 he was prepared to withstand ‘German irritation’ about the planWed Dec 28 2022 - 00:01
State Papers: ‘Monstrous’ Maginnis and ‘complete wet’ O’Loan — private views revealed Confidential records show nationalists ‘scathing’ about appointment of first independent Police OmbudsmanWed Dec 28 2022 - 00:01
Electricity and gas prices set to remain high for two years, says Eamon Ryan Surging gas costs in wake of Ukraine war partly ‘due to lack of common procurement and purchasing plan’Fri Dec 23 2022 - 01:00
Decision on face masks on public transport expected before ChristmasChief clinical officer expressed concern this week about a significant increase in cases of Covid-19 and other seasonal respiratory diseasesThu Dec 22 2022 - 16:45
Cabinet reshuffle: Lineup unchanged for Greens despite need to up gameParty secured many of its priority policies into the Programme for Government but implementation has been slowSun Dec 18 2022 - 19:00
Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020Fri Dec 16 2022 - 13:00
Gerry Adams to visit Leinster House ahead of change in leadershipInside Politics: Varadkar seeks commitment from Fine Gael Ministers they will stand in next electionThu Dec 15 2022 - 07:16
Direct elections to Údarás na Gaeltachta to be restored by 2025Elections to board of the State Agency for the Gaeltacht were scrapped ten years ago as part of government austerity measuresWed Dec 14 2022 - 16:21
On planning, Greens don’t want to ‘Leave it to Mr O’Brien’Green Ministers express concern over Darragh O'Brien's new planning legislationWed Dec 14 2022 - 08:16
Rally on cost of living at Leinster House to coincide with appointment of new TaoiseachDemonstration designed to highlight impact of cost of living rises during 2022Tue Dec 13 2022 - 17:48
Ministerial reshuffle will be decided on Saturday, says TaoiseachHildegarde Naughton is Fine Gael’s only super junior so will need to become Chief Whip if she were to retain her statusTue Dec 13 2022 - 11:32
North and South: United on a Border poll, poles apart on being unitedInside Politics: Sharp divisions between Northern Ireland and Republic over citizenship in a possible united IrelandTue Dec 13 2022 - 08:02
Von der Leyen says ‘positive conclusion’ can be reached on Northern Ireland protocolVisit to mark 50 years of Ireland’s membership of EU will include meetings with President and TaoiseachThu Dec 01 2022 - 16:30
Sinn Féin motion to spotlight Coalition divisions on road toll increasesTaoiseach and Tánaiste have questioned planned ‘steep increase’ in toll-road charges but Minister for Transport has expressed no criticismSun Nov 27 2022 - 21:14
Plans to decommission Moneypoint by 2025 delayed by Government over fears of power outagesNew Climate Action Plan will include plans to convert Moneypoint from coal to oil, to double the use of solar power and to put more emphasis on sustainable travel over electric vehiclesSun Nov 27 2022 - 20:28
A window on our world: The street photographer who captured the lives of ordinary peopleTony O’Shea’s pictures focus on people on the periphery of society - the urban poor, travellers, and working class youth cultureSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Greens want to save the planet, but will also need to salvage seatsAthlone weekend convention a steady-as-you go event for party now focused on Coalition policy prioritiesFri Nov 25 2022 - 17:00
