Taoiseach defends progress on housing as TDs told not to expect ‘overnight results’Donnelly tells FF parliamentary party all AstraZeneca second doses to be done by July 18thWed Jul 07 2021 - 21:35
Compensation fund set up for Gaeltacht families providing accommodationSummer courses to remain closed to students for second year in a row due to Covid-19Wed Jul 07 2021 - 17:30
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated to begin to receive EU travel certs from MondayUnvaccinated seeking to go abroad will have to pay for private PCR testWed Jul 07 2021 - 01:00
British plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions ‘too risky’ at this stage, Varadkar saysDeputy First Minister says North will not be following Johnson’s ‘reckless’ lead on curbsTue Jul 06 2021 - 22:05
Varadkar expects ‘meaningful fall in insurance premiums’Report shows value of payouts plunging following introduction of new guidelinesTue Jul 06 2021 - 14:03
Hospitality groups urge Nphet role in talks on indoor reopeningCoalition facing mounting pressure for introduction of ‘vaccine passport’ antigen testingMon Jul 05 2021 - 01:00
Rapid antigen testing may be part of indoor dining solution, says CoveneyWorking group involving Government and hospitality industry to meet on MondayMon Jul 05 2021 - 00:30
Dublin Bay South: Hospitality closure until September ‘outrageous’James Geoghegan calls for antigen testing to be allocated key role in society’s reopeningSun Jul 04 2021 - 21:13
Paul Reid forecasts all adults could be fully vaccinated by end of August or start of SeptemberDepartment reports 562 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number since early MaySun Jul 04 2021 - 15:25
Don’t look to Dublin Bay South for microcosm of national trendsByelection likely to join others as just a political history footnoteSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Dublin Bay South: Fine Gael candidate canvasses in satisfied suburbsWith low turnout expected, FG knows it is vital to get their supporters to actually voteThu Jul 01 2021 - 20:10
Covid-19: Opposition grows to plans to delay return of indoor hospitalityTaoiseach told FF ‘toxic’ and ‘irrelevant’ to young amid Dáil and sectoral criticismThu Jul 01 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil becoming ‘irrelevant and toxic’ to young people, TD tells party meetingNphet modelling did not include Niac advice on vaccines for young people, Donnelly saysWed Jun 30 2021 - 23:40
Two Fine Gael TDs tell party they will not vote for vaccine pass or lockdown in DáilMichael Ring criticises Government over plan to reopen tourism despite dining limitsWed Jun 30 2021 - 23:14
Evergreen optimism bolsters Ryan after year of party turbulenceCollegiality and trust have bonded Coalition partners amid crisis, Green Party leader saysWed Jun 30 2021 - 21:00
Mid-July return for indoor dining if UK data shows Delta less severe – GovernmentTourist industry representatives told Ministers waiting on data from UK to make moveWed Jun 30 2021 - 20:38
‘Race between variant and vaccines,’ Taoiseach says as indoor hospitality reopening postponedCabinet seeks workable plan for how customers can prove they have been vaccinatedTue Jun 29 2021 - 22:34
Reopening delays likely as Ireland hits another bump in the road on CovidInside politics: Dublin Bay South byelection seems to have become a two horse raceTue Jun 29 2021 - 07:51
Irish agri-food growth moving environmental trends ‘all in wrong direction’State’s reputation for low economic footprint from food production at risk, says EPATue Jun 29 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar says delays to reopening of indoor hospitality ‘not inevitable’Decision on easing of restrictions due on Tuesday, Harris saysMon Jun 28 2021 - 12:05
Ministerial scorecards: How the Cabinet is performing – Part IIOn the Government’s one-year anniversary, we look at who is doing well, and not so wellMon Jun 28 2021 - 06:45
Ministerial scorecard: How the Cabinet is performing so farThe verdict on a Government that has to date faced unparalleled challengesSat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Survey highlights strong demand for online news in IrishIrish speakers highlight lack of investigative journalism, stand-alone news in languageFri Jun 25 2021 - 13:42
Mixed messages: NMH project has become messy for GovernmentInside Politics: With talk of a Plan B, how realistic are the alternative hospital sites at this stage?Thu Jun 24 2021 - 08:25
Minister suggests Tallaght could be site for National Maternity Hospital instead – BoylanFormer master of Holles Street says Simon Harris made remark to him in private talkWed Jun 23 2021 - 21:26
Ownership of national maternity hospital site now a problematic messInside Politics: Uncertainty over State’s bid to secure ownership of site as St Vincent’s Healthcare Group digs heels inWed Jun 23 2021 - 08:03
High proportion of population will soon need vaccine booster, Cabinet toldNo plans to delay July 5th reopening despite Delta variant surge, says TaoiseachTue Jun 22 2021 - 18:50
Reducing pension age from 66 to 65 would cost €127m, Sinn Féin saysLouise O’Reilly says people have told her they are exhausted at the age of 65 after a lifetime of workTue Jun 22 2021 - 15:47
Delta variant a reminder that Covid never sleepsInside Politics: Delta has gone from 5 per cent of cases in Ireland to 20 per cent in little over a weekTue Jun 22 2021 - 07:27
Rapid rise in coronavirus Delta variant in Ireland over past week to be discussed at CabinetTony Holohan flags concerning increase in transmission of mutation in IrelandTue Jun 22 2021 - 06:30
Law change to make 20% of units in new developments affordable or social homesCabinet expected to give go-ahead to Darragh O’Brien’s key proposal on TuesdayMon Jun 21 2021 - 20:19
Case against rail link from Athenry to Claremorris ‘fundamentally flawed’Alternative report disputes findings of official report for Department of TransportMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar tells party there must be a positive legacy to the pandemicTánaiste targets issues like pay and pensions and promises 40,000 new homes per yearSat Jun 19 2021 - 17:51
Dublin hoping for period of calm while compromises are worked outGovernment and Opposition politicians believe it will take months before the tangle of issues in Stormont has any chance of being resolvedFri Jun 18 2021 - 21:01
Over two thirds of adults will have received one Covid-19 vaccine by this weekend‘We are nearly there’, says Prof Philip Nolan of NphetFri Jun 18 2021 - 20:43
Elections ‘not what North needs’, says TaoiseachCoveney agrees that elections could sow further division as marching season nearsFri Jun 18 2021 - 20:23
Snap election after Poots resignation could be run as ‘referendum’ on protocol – CoveneyDUP leader announces resignation after just 21 days in office following internal revoltFri Jun 18 2021 - 18:28
Irish Times poll: Humphreys and Harris reject SF coalitionPolicies of the two parties are like oil and water – ‘they don’t mix,’ says HumphreysThu Jun 17 2021 - 20:46
Irish language activists welcome British commitment but uncertainty remainsDaily use of Irish language has grown in Northern Ireland, particularly over the past decadeThu Jun 17 2021 - 20:39
Harris rails against idea of public tampering with antigen tests‘I have yet to meet somebody rubbing butter on an antigen test. Give me a break’Thu Jun 17 2021 - 20:33
‘Ill advised’: TDs’ reactions to Varadkar ‘Irish unity’ speech vary from supportive to critical‘Fine Gael has a very clear strategy to try and attract voters from Fianna Fáil,’ says FF TDWed Jun 16 2021 - 20:22
Fine Gael puts forward Dublin Bay South byelection as choice between it and Sinn FéinSF economic policies ‘for nothing’, climate policies ‘against everything’, says DonohoeWed Jun 16 2021 - 19:02
Mica homeowners are told State will not guarantee full redressGovernment to move ‘closer’ to covering 100% of costs as final bill heads ‘substatially’ above €1bnWed Jun 16 2021 - 07:33
Leaders’ ardfheis speeches will not get prime time TV slotVaradkar to open Fine Gael summit with address focusing on Northern IrelandTue Jun 15 2021 - 18:49
Minister wants powers to boost social and affordable housingCabinet to hear plan to give minister greater clout over use of public land in big citiesTue Jun 15 2021 - 02:30
More than 200,000 third-level students to return to campus from SeptemberHarris to seek Cabinet approval for most education and activities to reopenTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
Rise of Delta variant will not affect summer reopening plans in RepublicAbout 25% of all new cases seen in Northern Ireland are of the Delta variantTue Jun 15 2021 - 01:00
Pyrite and mica: Thousands to protest today over defective homesOwners of mica-impacted houses in Donegal, and Mayo to demonstrate at DáilTue Jun 15 2021 - 00:37
Covid-19: Ministers confident Delta variant will not derail reopening plansNphet reports 242 further case of disease with 67 people being treated in hospitalMon Jun 14 2021 - 18:55
Pilot antigen testing programme starts in Irish universitiesHarris believes programme can contribute to wider reopening of collegesMon Jun 14 2021 - 12:27
