Smaller parties offer cautious response to FF-FG coalition proposalsSinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says aim of proposals is to keep his party out of governmentWed Apr 15 2020 - 15:35
Boating and fishing no longer allowed in large parks and reservesLiz Canavan provided updates at Wednesday’s government Covid-19 briefingWed Apr 15 2020 - 13:14
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree historic joint framework document for coalitionPriorities include a jobs/recovery plan and implementing a re-evaluated SláintecareWed Apr 15 2020 - 02:42
Focus switches to smaller parties after Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil pactGreen Party, Labour and Social Democrats are now key to viable administrationWed Apr 15 2020 - 02:12
FF and FG agree historic policy document for coalitionFramework document to pave the way for a ‘full and equal partnership’Wed Apr 15 2020 - 02:05
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil reach agreement on historic framework for governmentParty leaders reaffirmed commitment to forming majority government of three or more parties to last five yearsTue Apr 14 2020 - 20:47
Mary Lou McDonald tests positive for coronavirus after two-week waitSinn Féin leader suffered serious setback in recovery but is no longer infectedTue Apr 14 2020 - 13:25
Coronavirus: Another 25 deaths announced in the Republic as lockdown extended to May 5thGood Friday fatalities bring Covid-19 toll to 288 – with average age of today’s deaths 85Fri Apr 10 2020 - 21:13
Government urged to disclose number awaiting Covid-19 testLack of clarity on 51,120 appointments for swabbing ‘offered’, Sinn Féin saysFri Apr 10 2020 - 02:34
Coronavirus: Government to extend restrictions for at least two weeksSenior officials working on plans for ‘phased’ exit from lockdown next monthFri Apr 10 2020 - 00:05
Coronavirus: Ireland will have to ‘live alongside the virus’Phased exit from travel and social restrictions will involve ‘different terrain’Fri Apr 10 2020 - 00:01
Impact of coronavirus ‘overwhelming’ in Republic but for public-health controls‘Within 20 days from now we would have had a peak of 100,000 cases per day,’ says expertThu Apr 09 2020 - 22:13
Republic’s Coronavirus death toll rises by 28 as confirmed cases up by 500‘Work to be done on testing,’ says FF leader Micheál Martin as over 50,000 waitingThu Apr 09 2020 - 19:01
Coronavirus: Cross-Border travel to be monitored over weekendFurther 200 beds secured to protect residents in direct provision centresThu Apr 09 2020 - 12:41
State exams may be delayed until late summer or autumnGovernment considers options as Covid-19 restrictions unlikely to be lifted by June 3rdThu Apr 09 2020 - 06:52
Coronavirus: The inside story of how gardaí were granted their new powersTaoiseach was reluctant to grant new powers, but Kehoe, Madigan and Flanagan were in favourThu Apr 09 2020 - 00:01
Clarification expected soon on State examinationsSenior officials have been meeting in recent weeks to examine contingency measuresWed Apr 08 2020 - 19:31
Coronavirus: Use of new Garda powers ‘a last resort’Latest regulations to enforce travel restrictions, social distancing will lapse at end of bank holiday weekend, briefing toldWed Apr 08 2020 - 12:11
Coronavirus: Sweeping Garda powers take effect despite Cabinet divisionsLegislation needed to allow gardaí arrest people who flout Government restrictionsTue Apr 07 2020 - 23:32
‘No point’ in coalition with FG-FF without two smaller groupings‘Four legs’ and stable majority needed, says Regional Independent group Denis NaughtenTue Apr 07 2020 - 02:00
Rejoining medical register will allow Varadkar ‘take temperature of health service’Taoiseach signals inward bound travellers may be checked to ensure they are abiding by quarantineMon Apr 06 2020 - 14:50
Alan Kelly faces uphill struggle as 13th leader of Labour PartyFirst big decision Tipperary TD must make is whether to enter coalition talksSat Apr 04 2020 - 06:00
Remote control: Coronavirus is changing how Ireland is governedChanges include a more dominant civil service and the idea of ‘designated survivors’Sat Apr 04 2020 - 03:00
Victory for Alan Kelly in Labour leadership contest as Aodhán Ó Ríordáin concedesTwo TDs were vying replace Brendan Howlin after party dropped to six seats in General ElectionFri Apr 03 2020 - 23:50
Coronavirus: Efforts ongoing to bring home 1,000 Irish from 86 countries‘Fast moving and volatile’ situation sees entire regions closed off at short noticeFri Apr 03 2020 - 13:07
Coronavirus: 13 more deaths in Republic with 402 new cases confirmedVaradkar says plan is for Leaving and Junior Cert exams to go aheadThu Apr 02 2020 - 21:37
Varadkar: Decision next week on relaxing coronavirus restrictionsEconomic picture ‘very bad’ and Ireland is facing into a recession, Taoiseach saysThu Apr 02 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus: Almost 100 staff and residents in one nursing home test positive, Dáil hearsFianna Fáil TD Stephen Donnelly says situation is ‘very serious’ as four residents dieThu Apr 02 2020 - 15:23
Parties discuss who should be taoiseach first in ‘coalition of equals’FF and FG agree position should rotate between leaders and on equal split of ministerial jobsThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:21
Ireland’s pharma industry gears up to make key ingredient for Covid-19 testingInability to secure sufficient supplies of reagent has led to reduced testing of samplesThu Apr 02 2020 - 01:10
Coronavirus: Republic reports 14 further deaths and 212 new casesEight of the 14 patients who died were reported as having underlying health conditionsWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:59
Labour TDs back going into opposition rather than into governmentResults of Alan Kelly-Aodhán Ó Ríordáin leadership vote to be announced on FridayWed Apr 01 2020 - 01:00
New Labour leader to be elected on Friday after count by video linkParty has received postal ballots from about 70 per cent of eligible votersTue Mar 31 2020 - 20:53
Ireland ‘squanders’ geographical advantage with different Covid-19 stances North and South - ScallyExtra coronavirus checks on citizens returning to Ireland mooted but confirmation that Ireland will not close its bordersTue Mar 31 2020 - 08:38
Coronavirus: Unemployment payments to reach bank accounts by TuesdayUp to 389,000 apply for €350 Covid-19 benefit, equivalent to a 19-month claim loadMon Mar 30 2020 - 20:30
Coronavirus: Eight further deaths from Covid-19 reported, 295 new cases detectedGovernment reaches deal with private hospitals to take them over during crisisMon Mar 30 2020 - 19:15
Coronavirus in Ireland: 22 outbreaks in nursing homes across countryMore than 2,600 confirmed cases in Republic with peak expected to hit by mid-AprilMon Mar 30 2020 - 17:25
Coronavirus: 10 more deaths and 255 new cases confirmed in the RepublicThere have now been a total of 1,819 cases in the State and 19 fatalitiesThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:29
Spouses of front line staff may get extra childcare supportsOne proposal would see certain crèches look after children of doctors, nurses and gardaíThu Mar 26 2020 - 15:13
Greens say pandemic makes talks with large parties inappropriateEamon Ryan keen to enter Cabinet but radical new recruits must be appeasedThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
Parties make breakthrough on talks to form government‘Working majority’ needed, says Varadkar as FG and FF edge closer to accordThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:00
As Greens exit talks, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael reach out to smaller partiesFF, FG to consider programme for government as negotiations enter new phaseWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:58
Opposition questions HSE on shortages of personal protective equipmentFlight from China en route with 11 million masks, one million goggles, 500,000 gownsWed Mar 25 2020 - 16:55
TDs ‘inundated’ by calls from citizens anxious about coronavirusPublic anxiety ‘goes way beyond risk of infection’, Social Democrats co-leader saysSun Mar 22 2020 - 16:05
Dublin and Stormont arrive at united front to tackle Covid-19‘The coronavirus has no political consideration. It is neither British nor Irish, unionist or nationalist’Fri Mar 20 2020 - 16:11
Coronavirus: Temporary bans on evictions and rent increases proposedLandlord group says it is ‘grossly unfair’ to assume owners would evict hard-up tenantsThu Mar 19 2020 - 17:45
Coronavirus crisis: Harris dismisses Green Party’s call for national unity governmentStable government must be formed to deal with Covid-19 crisis, says Simon HarrisWed Mar 18 2020 - 00:25
Coronavirus: Varadkar addresses nation and says crisis may last monthsTaoiseach makes rare televised address to the nation on St Patrick’s Day holidayTue Mar 17 2020 - 22:25
‘This is the calm before the storm, before the surge’Covid-19 disruption to everyday life could last into the summer, Varadkar warnsTue Mar 17 2020 - 22:25
Coronavirus: New powers to direct citizens to stay at homeCabinet agree on a range of regulations designed to prevent and limit the spread of Covid-19Tue Mar 17 2020 - 21:35
