Taoiseach signs letter urging Denis O’Brien to lift ban on journalistsAll political parties support letter calling on Communicorp to ‘reconsider approach’Sun Oct 13 2019 - 21:43
Leaks, bluster and secret talks: The inside story of a pivotal week in BrexitLeo Varadkar and Boris Johnson’s crunch Liverpool meeting followed a tense few daysFri Oct 11 2019 - 19:27
Referendum on extending presidential vote ‘highly unlikely’ this yearGovernment sources say poll on giving vote to emigrants delayed amid Brexit turmoilThu Oct 10 2019 - 20:01
Brexit: Varadkar-Johnson meeting as low key as it getsInside Politics: Dublin and EU have played down any chances of breakthroughThu Oct 10 2019 - 08:02
Paschal Donohoe may need to increase €1.2bn no deal Brexit allocationGovernment delivers cautious budget amid no-deal Brexit fearsWed Oct 09 2019 - 12:35
A climate budget, an election budget, but mostly a Boris budgetAnalysis: Donohoe set out a €1.2bn package for responding to a no-deal BrexitTue Oct 08 2019 - 17:14
Brexit: Johnson to set out ‘final offer’ at Tory conferenceInside Politics: Proposals appear to be like May’s time-limited backstop that was rejected by EU and IrelandWed Oct 02 2019 - 08:04
Budget: Sinn Féin proposes wealth tax and high income levyParty proposes to spend €3.4 billion more than the € 2.8 billion of the GovernmentTue Oct 01 2019 - 21:09
Greens call for wolves to be reintroduced to IrelandEamon Ryan believes animals would contribute positively to the ecosystemTue Oct 01 2019 - 18:32
Government yet to move on road to Seanad reformReport includes draft legislation for recommendations to be implemented without delayTue Oct 01 2019 - 02:15
Launch of Rise means Ireland’s political left now has 15 groups and partiesFounder Paul Murphy been influenced by ground-up campaigns like water charges, RepealMon Sept 30 2019 - 20:50
Socialist group Rise joins growing band of left-wing organisationsNew group formed by Paul Murphy joins crowded space on Ireland’s political leftMon Sept 30 2019 - 17:51
Paul Murphy sets up new political group called RiseDublin TD says the group will try to build a new, radical left movement in Irish societyMon Sept 30 2019 - 14:37
New energy rules for home renovations and extensionsRules will require new homes to be twice as energy efficient as current standardsFri Sept 27 2019 - 00:01
This time it’s amicable: the Socialist Party loses a TD again as Paul Murphy leavesAnalysis: Differences over relations with other parties and group at heart of latest splitThu Sept 26 2019 - 19:19
Paul Murphy leaves Socialist Party to launch new groupDublin TD’s departure follows failure to resolve year-long dispute over party strategyThu Sept 26 2019 - 17:54
Johnson and Trump buffeted by political stormsInside Politics: British prime minister suffers stunning court defeat, US president faces impeachment inquiryWed Sept 25 2019 - 07:45
Schools’ use of reduced timetables will be curtailed by 2020 – MinisterMcHugh pledges rules to stop children with special needs being put on reduced hoursTue Sept 24 2019 - 22:01
Government urged to take climate action after thousands of young people protestGreen Party and Fianna Fáil describe children’s protests as ‘moving’ and ‘inspirational’Fri Sept 20 2019 - 20:01
Jim Daly: Retirement propelled by distance and family demandsPoliticians must juggle time spent in constituency with requirement to attend the DáilFri Sept 20 2019 - 19:06
Minister Jim Daly to leave politics to spend more time with familyAs a west Cork TD ‘it was becoming very difficult for me to spend time with my family’Fri Sept 20 2019 - 11:15
Farmers end protest at Tipperary plant but dispute continuesCreed urges farmers to ‘step away from blockades’ as beef deal stallsThu Sept 19 2019 - 21:34
Kevin Lunney was slashed, beaten and had bleach poured on him by kidnappersQIH chief operations officer believed to have been held in a horsebox, investigators believeThu Sept 19 2019 - 19:06
Taoiseach hopes to meet Johnson in New York as Brexit deal mood improvesPrivate meeting held with DUP leader in Dublin on Wednesday nightThu Sept 19 2019 - 16:55
Brexit: Ireland sceptical of Britain’s claim of breakthroughTwo British ministers said on Sunday that deal was still possible by October 31stMon Sept 16 2019 - 02:24
Green Party to seek €20 in carbon tax in Budget 2020Eamon Ryan tells think-in the party wants the tax to increase to €90 per tonne by 2030Sun Sept 15 2019 - 18:19
Green Party remains buoyant but needs to find path to more Dáil seatsClimate change a zeitgeist issue but Brexit and rivals playing catch-up may complicate mattersSun Sept 15 2019 - 06:00
Green Party says Noel Grealish should ‘come out of hiding’Independent TD criticised over comments about African asylum seekersSat Sept 14 2019 - 13:47
‘We have all nationalities in Oughterard as it is’Locals say lack of communication about direct provision centre is behind oppositionSat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00
Varadkar calls for Grealish statement over ‘African sponger’ commentsGalway TD claimed direct provision centre would ‘destroy the fabric of Oughterard’Fri Sept 13 2019 - 18:19
TD criticised for allegedly saying African asylum seekers ‘sponge off system’Deputy spoke at Oughterard meeting where concern about direct provision centre was raisedThu Sept 12 2019 - 21:19
Corporation tax revenue being used to plug shortfalls, says watchdogFiscal council warns overspending in health and social welfare is eating into surplusesWed Sept 11 2019 - 21:12
Four executives save €1m each or more in tax – RevenueContentious State initiative to attract senior personnel allows for 30% relief on incomeWed Sept 11 2019 - 18:56
Construction industry lobbies for more help for house buyersCIF wants Budget 2020 to extend Help-to-Buy scheme and relax mortgage lending rulesWed Sept 11 2019 - 06:00
Beef row: 3,000 workers temporarily laid off amid ongoing blockadeMeat Industry Ireland says decisions to cease processing operations had ‘not been taken lightly’Tue Sept 10 2019 - 20:52
Creed admits all-Ireland agri-food economy ‘in some jeopardy’Government ‘escalating’ no-deal Brexit preparations amid concerns over sector’s exposureTue Sept 10 2019 - 20:39
Recovering Labour may not yet have paid the price of powerMood at Cork conclave among party parliamentarians and new councillors upbeatSun Sept 08 2019 - 19:47
Legacy of Troubles stresses value of Belfast Agreement, says HowlinLabour leader warns Taoiseach on Dublin meeting with British PM and chaotic BrexitSun Sept 08 2019 - 17:00
DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson says UK not to exit EU without dealBrexit not to frustrate or derail Belfast Agreement, claims leading unionist politicianSat Sept 07 2019 - 19:44
‘We miss you’ - Taoiseach leads tributes to Noel Whelan at Kennedy Summer schoolCommentator and school founder died at age of 50 in JulySat Sept 07 2019 - 17:19
Even ‘crooks’ like Haughey ‘can do good’, Kennedy Summer School hearsFormer Fianna Fáil TD Conor Lenihan says former taoiseach did State a disserviceSat Sept 07 2019 - 17:19
Varadkar rules out food, medicine shortages under no-deal BrexitTaoiseach says economy will slow down but there will be no recessionFri Sept 06 2019 - 22:13
Cuts loom at RTÉ over delay in replacing TV licence fee, staff toldDee Forbes says station is ‘reassessing everything we currently do’Fri Sept 06 2019 - 18:22
Martin berates Government for failing to spell out no-deal implicationsFF leader questioned Government’s preparedness for worst possible Brexit outcomeFri Sept 06 2019 - 16:25
Brexit: ‘Hard border impossible to avoid’ in no-deal crash outEven soft border would mean eight crossing points may be needed, according to RevenueThu Sept 05 2019 - 18:54
Pence voices support for Johnson in Brexit talks after Varadkar meetingHard border would have a ‘deeply destructive’ impact on Ireland, Varadkar saysTue Sept 03 2019 - 21:16
Brexit: Mike Pence signals strong support for Johnson on EU talksUS vice-president’s robust support for Britain had not been expected at Farmleigh eventTue Sept 03 2019 - 14:52
Political parties grapple with myriad issues ahead of renewed rivalryPromising jobs data bodes well for Fine Gael but Brexit, housing and health pose problemsMon Sept 02 2019 - 00:30
Ireland says risk of no-deal Brexit is highBackstop represents the ‘maximum flexibility’ the EU can offer, says BarnierMon Sept 02 2019 - 00:16
The Dublin 7 coffee company staffed by former prisonersThe busy Four Courts outlet was set up to give its workforce a second chanceSat Aug 31 2019 - 06:00
