Coronavirus punches €8.3bn hole in public financesGovernment’s budget deficit soars as VAT receipts crash and spending risesWed Aug 05 2020 - 18:42
Donohoe does not commit to specific compensation for pubsScally says alcohol is ‘best friend’ of Covid-19 and pubs must stay shutWed Aug 05 2020 - 18:04
Pubs to stay closed until September at least as restrictions tightened significantlyTaoiseach sympathises with publicans as phase four of reopening further delayedWed Aug 05 2020 - 08:11
Cabinet decision on outdoor events driven by concerns about travelGAA president urges patience and says games will continue to be playedTue Aug 04 2020 - 21:52
Pubs to stay closed and restrictions to remain on all gatherings, Cabinet decidesGreen list shortened, restaurants to close at 11pm and face coverings mandatory in shopsTue Aug 04 2020 - 19:03
Deadly virus should be treated like Covid-19 for hare population, junior minister saysRabbit haemorrhagic disease means hare-coursing licences likely to stay suspendedTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:25
Only surprise about Green Party farce is it happened so soonThe party prides itself on doing things differently. Doing them right would be betterSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
Neasa Hourigan’s future within the Greens hangs in the balance after voteTD wants to remain as a Green parliamentarian after voting against Government BillFri Jul 31 2020 - 02:31
Greens shaken as Joe O’Brien abstains and Hourigan votes against GovernmentConcern within Government circles after Minister of State fails to support legislationThu Jul 30 2020 - 23:03
Timeline: Calleary resignation latest in a series of Government crises and misstepsCoalition has now lost two ministers, and reversed on policy positions and annoyed the publicThu Jul 30 2020 - 22:55
Greens upheaval casts doubt on Government’s chances of long-term survivalAbstention by Minister of State creates further drama for his party – and the CoalitionThu Jul 30 2020 - 21:31
Controversial Skellig Star direct provision centre in Kerry to closeMore than 30 residents on hunger strike in protest at conditions in Cahersiveen centreThu Jul 30 2020 - 19:40
Gaffes, rows and reversals: Government’s shaky start keeps goingFrom Barry Cowen to ministerial pay, the Coalition has had more than a few wobblesTue Jul 28 2020 - 19:35
Opposition parties criticise delay in unveiling plan to reopen schoolsContents of Government plan broadly welcomed but unions say €375m allocated may prove insufficientMon Jul 27 2020 - 22:03
Plan to reopen schools the culmination of a hard-nosed policyWith huge investment, complex logistics and guidelines, early indications are it just might workMon Jul 27 2020 - 20:55
Green Party members believe Ryan may face pressure to stand downLeader’s victory over Catherine Martin by just 48 votes was much tighter than anybody had anticipatedFri Jul 24 2020 - 20:35
‘Super junior’ ministerial pay increase defended by Michael McGrathPublic Expenditure Minister says he has no knowledge of FF opposing such an increase in last DáilFri Jul 24 2020 - 14:41
Donohoe denies ‘mixed messages’ over passing on VAT cut€24 billion spent on coronavirus actions ‘unprecedeneted’, says Minister for FinanceFri Jul 24 2020 - 13:14
Eamon Ryan re-elected Green Party leader by skin of his teethRyan wins 51.2% of poll, while challenger Catherine Martin wins 48.8% of votesFri Jul 24 2020 - 06:29
Green Party deputy leader urges younger members to ‘stick with us’Catherine Martin says she is saddened some younger members are leaving the partyFri Jul 24 2020 - 01:00
Green Party leadership contest: Eamon Ryan wins by narrow margin‘Really close result’: Catherine Martin misses out by just 48 votesThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:14
Green Party leadership decided but fault lines exposedAnalysis: Eamon Ryan retains leadership but Catherine Martin emerges in strong positionThu Jul 23 2020 - 20:12
Appointment of Robert Watt to FAI board criticised at Fianna Fáil meetingMembers claimed Varadkar trying to have ownership of Green List announcementWed Jul 22 2020 - 22:10
Green list: Coalition criticised over confusing advice on travel to and from 15 destinationsGovernment says ‘safest thing to do is not to travel’ but quarantine not needed for those arriving from selected locationsWed Jul 22 2020 - 20:33
Harris to seek €100m in extra funding for third-level sectorCoronavirus: Minister to set out public health regulations for universities and collegesMon Jul 20 2020 - 09:05
Publication of travel ‘green list’ delayed as tensions grow within coalitionParties divided over publication of list of countries while advising public not to travelMon Jul 20 2020 - 06:24
Irish economy to get injection of up to €7bn in stimulus measuresHuge financial package aimed at mitigating record 8.3% recession forecast across EUMon Jul 20 2020 - 02:00
Week is a long time in politics for Micheál MartinCowen affair may mean as many as one-third of party TDs no longer support the TaoiseachFri Jul 17 2020 - 17:14
Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme may remain to end of year under July stimulusTánaiste says that continuing the commercial rates waiver will also be consideredFri Jul 17 2020 - 01:00
Barry Cowen sacking could cause major Fianna Fáil rift, TDs saySome of party’s TDs say as many as a third of members sceptical of Martin’s leadershipThu Jul 16 2020 - 02:28
The downing of a minister: How Barry Cowen went from hero to zero in just twelve daysMicheál Martin had made up his mind the Minister had to go if he refused to make a second statementWed Jul 15 2020 - 19:47
Barry Cowen sacking: Lenihan questions why vetting did not flag Pulse recordVetting of proposed ministers ‘always carried out’, says former minister of stateWed Jul 15 2020 - 12:32
Taoiseach dramatically sacks Barry Cowen as minister over drink-driving controversyTD ‘surprised and disappointed’; move comes amid continuing controversy over drink driving banWed Jul 15 2020 - 11:47
Catherine Martin and Eamon Ryan clash on experience in final Green hustingsGreen Party leadership candidates spoke at final hustings of the campaign on TuesdayWed Jul 15 2020 - 10:39
Micheál Martin brings to an end one of the shortest ministries in history of StateTaoiseach praised for acting ‘decisively’ as Barry Cowen is sacked as ministerWed Jul 15 2020 - 02:30
Taoiseach sacks Barry Cowen after he refuses to resignOffaly TD also refused to make second public statement about drink-driving banWed Jul 15 2020 - 02:29
Cowen under pressure to answer further questions on gardaí encounterGreen Party leader says story ‘isn’t going away’ and there is need for further clarityTue Jul 14 2020 - 09:34
Coalition faces criticism over lack of regional balance in senior CabinetNo senior Minister from West, the North West or the South East in 32nd DáilSun Jun 28 2020 - 19:03
What the Greens need to do to make their mark in GovernmentAnalysis: The party knows entering coalition is a risk, and it must show tangible gains in 2020Sun Jun 28 2020 - 18:57
Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin to be elected taoiseach after Greens back dealMartin to form government, after parties’ members vote to endorse coalition dealSat Jun 27 2020 - 01:42
New government to be formed as Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael ratify dealMicheál Martin set to be elected taoiseach when Dáil sits tomorrowFri Jun 26 2020 - 22:03
Green Party rejects Bogue’s claim she was suspended after criticising leaderParty says internal inquiry underway after Cork councillor made comments in messagesThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:06
It’s time to defang the attacks and reunite the Green PartyAnalysis: Two factions fight a bitter battle of attrition, in full view of everybody elseWed Jun 24 2020 - 20:18
Government considers review of Offences Against the State ActLegitimacy of non-jury Special Criminal Court due to expire at end of monthWed Jun 24 2020 - 02:12
Explainer: What happens if one of the parties vote against coalition?If the coalition proposal is spurned by any party, then senior politicians will be compromisedTue Jun 23 2020 - 02:45
Green Party enters final stages of intense debate on entering governmentMark Ruffalo speaks during event organised by pro-coalition party membersTue Jun 23 2020 - 02:37
Programme for government rejected by majority of North’s GreensLeading environmental politicians in Europe urge Ireland’s Green Party to back dealTue Jun 23 2020 - 02:16
Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo enlisted by Green Party in bid for government supportActor urges Irish people ‘to do the right thing’ and oppose any fracked gas being exported into IrelandMon Jun 22 2020 - 20:41
Carbon taxes to raise €9 billion in decade under proposed coalition – BrutonMinister for Climate Action and Environment says funds would go to just transitionMon Jun 22 2020 - 16:18
Taoiseach dismisses Green TD’s suggestion of a renegotiation of terms of governmentVaradkar responds to Catherine Martin’s claim coalition programme could be reviewedSat Jun 20 2020 - 05:00
