John Lahart rues failure to make case for trade deal before Government voted against it

The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year

Independents and farming lobby resist backing the trade agreement, which is expected to pass

Barry Andrews said pharmaceuticals, tech and chemicals sectors stood to benefit from deal, as France announces decision to vote against

Michael Healy-Rae’s intervention dashed any chance of voting for trade deal between the EU and South American bloc

An Irish vote against contentious trade deal risks burning political capital in Brussels

Taoiseach indicates ‘a lot of progress made’ on contentious deal between EU and South American bloc

People with status ‘squeezed out’ of direct provision and cannot find housing, says advocacy group

Brussels pushing for states to sign off on South American free-trade zone with late concessions

Government wary of critical response to Maduro capture over concerns for Irish economic interests

Special Assignee Relief Programme aims to entice ‘high-calibre’ executives to Ireland

Companies raised a litany of concerns with the State’s inward investment agency, IDA Ireland

Officials believe uptake rate for scheme is only about 30 per cent

Department of Transport was allocated €4.74bn in budget as set out in October

Many of the Fianna Fáil deputies seem to be sitting on their hands when it comes to Martin’s leadership