From Dalkey to Drumcondra, Dublin fans feel the hand of history‘The cycle of Dublin’s success will end,’ says sports historian. Yes but not on Sunday, supporters insistFri Aug 30 2019 - 20:04
People Before Profit pushes for left coalition ahead of general electionPBP calls for ‘unified action’ on housing and climate change in letter to parties and unionsFri Aug 30 2019 - 01:00
RSA recommends e-scooters in certain circumstancesControlled rollout of ‘powered transporters’ could ensure safety and bestow green benefitWed Aug 28 2019 - 21:11
Coveney welcomes ‘consistent’ EU support for Brexit backstopBoris Johnson hints UK may refuse to pay £39bn divorce bill in event of no-dealMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
John Deasy: Direct and divisive politician calls it a dayDungarvan maverick spoke his mind and drew on experience of White House politicsSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:47
Varadkar and Phil Hogan may clash over Mercosur trade deal with BrazilTaoiseach threatens to vote against deal backed by Hogan over rainforest wildfiresSat Aug 24 2019 - 00:00
E-scooters should be legal on Irish roads, report recommendsShane Ross is expected to impose licensing and speed restrictions if e-scooters legalisedFri Aug 23 2019 - 00:45
Deep retrofit work to be funded from energy body’s 2020 budgetBruton reversal of decision to end scheme may need €8m for work on 302 householdsThu Aug 22 2019 - 02:03
Government reverses plan to close deep retrofit scheme for householdersSEAI says it does not have enough funding for all applicants, but Bruton disputes claimTue Aug 20 2019 - 00:01
Retrofit scheme: all applications prior to July will be processedMove comes after 300 homeowners were told the scheme had run out of moneyMon Aug 19 2019 - 13:39
Calls for Regina Doherty to resign over public services cardOpposition say PAC should examine if € 60m spend represented value for moneyFri Aug 16 2019 - 15:03
Hundreds who missed out on retrofit grant may lose application costsHomeowners not entitled to claim for costs linked to expensive application processThu Aug 15 2019 - 21:29
Homeowners face huge building costs as retrofit scheme closes‘They dangled a carrot at us even though they knew the carrot was not there’Thu Aug 15 2019 - 01:00
SEAI accepted applicants for defunct retrofit scheme‘Hundreds of jobs across the retrofit industry are now at risk,’ says contractorThu Aug 15 2019 - 01:00
Hundreds of homeowners to lose out on retrofit grantsGrants for deep retrofits to be given only to projects already approvedWed Aug 14 2019 - 06:00
Leinster House set to reopen after €17m renovationUnforseen issues in historic building resulted in delays and 15% budget overrun, says OPWTue Jul 30 2019 - 03:32
Adare Manor to be confirmed as host of 2026 Ryder CupGolf resort owned by financier JP McManus will host event 20 years after K ClubThu Jul 25 2019 - 02:12
Higgins spent over €350,000 during 2018 presidential election campaignLowest expenses of just under €120,000 were incurred by Peter Casey who came secondWed Jul 24 2019 - 19:53
Eir behaviour in rural broadband like that of ‘spoiled child’, says RingMinister accuses Eir of hypocrisy in half-price claims after leaving tender processFri Jul 19 2019 - 00:05
Clare Daly defends hiring Mick Wallace’s son as EU assistantSince 2009, MEPs can no longer employ close relatives for parliamentary rolesThu Jul 18 2019 - 20:18
October referendum is bad timing due to Brexit, warn MinistersGovernment urged to postpone poll and focus on Britain’s impending exit from EUThu Jul 18 2019 - 00:37
Government opposes moves to end seasonal clock changes for IrelandHaving two different time zones north and south of the Border would cause significant problems after Brexit, says MinisterWed Jul 17 2019 - 20:29
No member of FAI board should seek reelection, Sports Ireland saysConway worked to ‘steady the ship’ but it’s ‘time to hand it over’ – Sports Ireland chiefWed Jul 17 2019 - 13:01
FAI defends president’s right to seek new term amid criticism from Shane RossMinister for Transport accused Dónal Conway of reneging on promise to step downWed Jul 17 2019 - 01:00
FAI responds to Shane Ross letter urging its president not to continue in roleDónal Conway and FAI say current board will stand down at AGM on July 27thTue Jul 16 2019 - 21:01
Regional healthcare to return in biggest restructuring of HSE in 15 yearsHarris to propose re-establishing regional structures similar to old health board systemMon Jul 15 2019 - 06:22
Oireachtas has paid €64,000 for personal injury claims since 2015None of the six claims were brought by TDs or Senators, commission confirmsMon Jul 15 2019 - 01:00
Defence Force members have lost confidence in Minister, FF claimsAmid calls for sacking as morale hits ‘rock bottom’, Paul Kehoe stands over track recordSun Jul 14 2019 - 21:02
Green leader says party ‘must be prepared to enter government’Eamon Ryan rules out electoral pact with parties of the left and centre-leftSun Jul 14 2019 - 20:16
Harris insists he first learned of cervical test glitch last weekMinister briefed on the matter as soon as Health Service Executive completed reportSun Jul 14 2019 - 19:51
Green Party must be ‘open’ to coalition with major parties – RyanMotion ruling out coalition with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil rejected by large majoritySun Jul 14 2019 - 09:14
Why the Green Party’s convention this weekend is a sell-out gigThe event in hip Dublin 7 includes yoga, a biodiversity talk and some radical motionsSat Jul 13 2019 - 06:00
Green Party to debate whether it should join a coalition governmentParty’s success in European elections could see it win up to 12 seats in general electionFri Jul 12 2019 - 18:29
Irish small business weak on exports, OECD saysDigital knowledge and financial skills also issue, report findsFri Jul 12 2019 - 18:11
Varadkar denies Hogan nomination is a blow for gender balanceTaoiseach says Maireád McGuinness and Emily O’Reilly roles provide ‘a good balance’Fri Jul 12 2019 - 12:27
Dáil end-of-term report: Little to show as Brexit storm loomsAll talk of elections off the agenda as harsh political realities govern party thinkingThu Jul 11 2019 - 22:00
Brexit: Government turns to very-worst-case scenarioPreparations for no-deal departure of UK dominate last Cabinet meeting before Dáil’s summer recessTue Jul 09 2019 - 08:14
Reforms could lead to 300-fold increase in slot machine limitFears expressed the changes will exacerbate Ireland’s gambling addiction problemTue Jul 09 2019 - 00:01
Bruised Sinn Féin looks inward as it takes a dive in the May electionsSome believe SF must not only point to Government's failings but also to solutionsMon Jul 01 2019 - 01:00
Claims of ‘bullying’ in Fine Gael in Waterford as John Deasy rift deepensUnsuccessful candidate said she was ‘intimidated’ at meeting to vote no confidence in TDTue Jun 25 2019 - 18:50
Fine Gael rival’s brother tabled no-confidence motion in DeasyTD says ‘the entire Waterford organisation needs to be stood down and reviewed’Tue Jun 25 2019 - 13:17
Brexit: Johnson strategy resembles pure game of chanceInside Politics: Likely new PM claims he could reopen talks and fix backstop issue with technical fixesTue Jun 25 2019 - 07:59
Move to stop Dáil order which blocks Bills on potential cost‘Money message’ device has stalled 55 Bills tabled by Opposition TDs and SenatorsMon Jun 24 2019 - 02:15
Social Democrats claim they could win up to seven Dáil seatsParty wants restrictions to tackle dominance of investment funds in the rental sectorSun Jun 23 2019 - 11:14
Government to hold public meetings to push climate planMinister for Climate Action Richard Bruton to host first meeting in Cork with Simon CoveneyFri Jun 21 2019 - 01:00
Tory leadership field narrows to fourInside Politics: Hunt or Gove appear most likely to face Johnson in one-to-one contestThu Jun 20 2019 - 10:53
Irish economy may start overheating before end of 2019, warns think tankDisorderly Brexit or other negative external shock could prevent overheatingThu Jun 20 2019 - 01:06
Climate action plan: how difficult will it be to deliver on the five key targets?The many aims for individual sectors remain highly aspirational with little detailThu Jun 20 2019 - 01:00
‘Very few carbon tax deniers in economics community’ – climate council chairmanJohn Fitzgerald points to massive amount of evidence showing key role for carbon taxesTue Jun 18 2019 - 19:29
Climate plan will ‘nudge people’ to change behaviour, says VaradkarTaoiseach says Government’s strategy to tackle climate threat is ‘both effective and sensible’Mon Jun 17 2019 - 21:22
