Summer trouble for Varadkar but Sinn Féin slips too Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll shows Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin successfully negotiated the transition from Taoiseach to Tánaiste and emerged in a stronger position than Leo VaradkarThu Jun 15 2023 - 06:00
Irish Times Poll: Fine Gael and Sinn Féin see support drop, gains for Fianna Fáil and Social DemocratsIrish Times/Ipsos opinion poll shows Fine Gael and Sinn Féin down while Fianna Fáil and Social Democrats see a boostThu Jun 15 2023 - 06:00
Helen McEntee faces questions on gender in hate crime Bill after maternity leave returnSenators Michael McDowell and Ronan Mullen among those who have called for clarity on aspect of the BillTue Jun 13 2023 - 15:22
Budget battle lines drawn between Martin and Varadkar Analysis: National Economic Dialogue may be a talking shop but it has illustrated fiscal divisions within the CoalitionMon Jun 12 2023 - 19:11
Pat Leahy: For the Coalition, it’s a case of more money, more problems Real fiscal decisions will be made a world away from next week’s public talking shop: the National Economic DialogueSat Jun 10 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Some in Fine Gael would spend anything to keep Sinn Féin out of power. That is a mistakeIf Varadkar’s coalition partners conclude that he intends using his position as Taoiseach to advance Fine Gael’s political interests at their expense, then things will get very rocky indeed for the Coalition over its final 18 monthsSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:15
The sun shines but politicians remain happy to throw shadePublic grows impatient over economic strength failing to translate into better quality of lifeThu Jun 01 2023 - 07:51
Census 2022: Not sure what it says about a country when there are more Satanists than Hare KrishnasCensus 2022 shows an older, more diverse, less Catholic Ireland, paying more in rent and working more from home. This has political consequencesWed May 31 2023 - 07:56
Census 2022: Short-term challenges and long-term time bombs for GovernmentNeeds of a growing population pose difficulties for current administration and future governmentsTue May 30 2023 - 17:07
Dublin Airport land sale raises interesting questions for DAA and GovernmentInside Politics: If they don’t try to settle things down this week after tax row, it’s a sign that the Coalition is shakier than it has been for a long timeTue May 30 2023 - 08:04
Almost 90 Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland every day, Oireachtas committee to hear‘As the conflict develops, we expect arrivals to continue’Tue May 30 2023 - 05:00
Leo Varadkar interview: Taoiseach targets ‘middle Ireland’ and doubles down on tax cuts planPutting more money in voters’ pockets is one of the reasons for Fine Gael being in government, Taoiseach tells The Irish TimesSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: With opponents like the DUP and the Coalition, Sinn Féin doesn’t need friendsWhy would pragmatic middle-ground voters want to change a successful Northern Ireland? Ironically, the party that is currently undermining that prospect most is the DUPSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Budget row: Ryan calls on FF and FG to stop public arguments over tax cuts Budget negotiations are best done behind closed doors and by not promising everybody everything, says Green Party leaderThu May 25 2023 - 13:06
Tánaiste says Fine Gael junior ministers ‘undermined the budgetary process’ as war of words deepensParty meeting sees Fine Gael members turn on Fianna Fáil partners who ‘crashed the economy’Wed May 24 2023 - 21:29
McGrath dismisses suggestion of being ‘bullied’ over tax breaks in next budgetVaradkar pledges inflation-proofing tax measure as FG TDs call for tax reliefs of €1,000 for middle-income earnersWed May 24 2023 - 14:21
Electronic surveillance ‘demoralising’, say workers in financial servicesEmployees fear keyboard clicks and computer activity being monitored remotely, particularly when working from homeWed May 24 2023 - 07:00
Varadkar sounds alarm on rewetting proposals backed by Green PartyProposed EU Nature Restoration Law would see 50 per cent of land previously drained for agriculture rewetted by 2030Tue May 23 2023 - 21:27
Fine Gael TD David Stanton announces he will not seek re-electionCork East deputy becomes fifth senior Fine Gael TD to announce departure in recent monthsTue May 23 2023 - 20:10
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’Tue May 23 2023 - 05:03
Ireland remains cash rich and service poor. That’s a big problem for this GovernmentOn make-or-break issues – transport for the Greens, housing for the rest – signs of progress are decidedly mixedSat May 20 2023 - 05:00
Coalition decision on housing asylum seekers to deepen capacity Government to push ahead with new refugee accommodation centres in Santry, Clondalkin and Dún LaoghaireThu May 18 2023 - 20:00
Varadkar says it is his ambition for Fine Gael to win 45 seats in next electionFG leader says it is party’s ambition to seek fourth term in GovernmentThu May 18 2023 - 11:53
Asylum seekers to be housed in three new centres in DublinGovernment will also continue to host people seeking international protection in Co Clare despite ‘unacceptable’ protests at Magowna HouseWed May 17 2023 - 21:50
Civil and public servants likely to vote for candidates who support pay increases - union research The cost of living and their own wages are the most important issues that will influence the vote of Forsa members, according to the research which has been seen by The Irish TimesWed May 17 2023 - 19:04
Communities don’t get ‘veto’ on who lives in area, Varadkar says amid anti-migrant protestsRoderic O’Gorman, who has met local representatives on Wednesday morning and listened to their concerns, has received all help he requested, Taoiseach said after reports of Coalition tensionsWed May 17 2023 - 11:27
Creaking refugee system prompting unwritten policy to discourage new arrivalsWith nowhere for asylum seekers to go in Ireland except on the streets, many in Government are secretly hoping they’ll decide to go somewhere elseWed May 17 2023 - 01:00
Garda definition of hate crime already more expansive than new legislationFresh Bill uses ‘demonstration test’, a higher bar than Garda rule based on perception of hatred by victimMon May 15 2023 - 07:12
Emergency accommodation for 500 asylum seekers, many living in tents, ‘in coming days’Growing unease among gardaí at tactics deployed for anti-immigration protests, with some fearing response to protests not firm enoughMon May 15 2023 - 05:01
Government favours June 6th to 9th for next year’s local and European electionsInformation was revealed to Labour leader, Ivana Bacik, in answer to parliamentary question last weekMon May 15 2023 - 05:00
Ireland likely to join Nato project to protect undersea cablesIreland has little if any means of protecting undersea cables which carry internet traffic between US and Europe and pass through Irish waters off south and west coastsSun May 14 2023 - 18:00
RAF revelations focus uncomfortable attention on Ireland’s flexible neutrality Irish stance increasingly looks like freeloading in Brussels as EU becomes more preoccupied with defenceSun May 14 2023 - 05:31
Sinn Féin drops pledges to withdraw from EU and Nato defence arrangementsParty seeking to ‘refine’ policy ‘in a way that’s contemporary’ as neutrality position evolvesSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Mood for change is tempered by the fact many don’t want everything to changeSinn Féin is conducting the difficult balancing act of promising change while reassuring voters the things they like will stay the sameSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
Senators query gender definition in hate crime lawMcDowell asks “what is any gender other than those of male and female”?Wed May 10 2023 - 21:41
Windfall tax receipts will not be enough to cover cost of ageing populationMinisters told PRSI increases needed to help bridge the gapWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
RAF jets may have entered Irish airspace, Martin saysTaoiseach refuses Dáil debate on revelationsTue May 09 2023 - 19:09
Sinn Féin seeks more information on defence agreements with RAFTánaiste defends arrangements with British air force to protect Irish airspaceMon May 08 2023 - 19:00
Pat Leahy: Nurses are entitled to make their case but the Government has a different jobState is unexpectedly flush with cash; it’s in the national interest to ensure this is spent wiselySat May 06 2023 - 06:00
Strong opposition likely within Government to restoring mortgage interest reliefMove would be ‘contrary to European Central Bank policy’ — a problem cited by several senior sourcesSat May 06 2023 - 05:00
Mortgage relief on agenda for budget after ECB rates rise againTaoiseach Leo Varadkar signals move on restoring relief to mortgage holders shouldering increased borrowing costs will be considered by GovernmentFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach says mortgage interest relief being considered as ECB raises rates by 0.25% Move set to bring immediate financial pain to tens of thousands of Irish tracker holdersThu May 04 2023 - 15:04
Tánaiste to signal need to ‘de-risk’ links between Ireland and ChinaMartin will give speech stressing Ireland’s pursuit of a positive relationship with Beijing while noting countries have different world viewsTue May 02 2023 - 05:00
Number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland decreases, figures showAfter a surge in applications last year, recent months have seen the numbers fall to about 800Tue May 02 2023 - 05:00
Review to blame planning system for slow progress on climate targetsThe review is due to be presented to ministers at the weekly Cabinet meeting, due on Thursday this week.Tue May 02 2023 - 05:00
Bertie Ahern calls on unionists to accept ‘different’ status in UK amid framework objectionsFormer Taoiseach says DUP concerns on Windsor Framework are ‘sincere and need to be addressed’Mon May 01 2023 - 14:32
Workers urged to be ‘strike-ready’ as unions gear up for pay-rise campaignsWorkers urged to be ‘strike-ready’ as unions gear up for pay-rise campaignsMon May 01 2023 - 05:00
McGrath set to propose ringfencing billions in corporation tax revenuesParty leaders and senior officials will hold preliminary discussions on plans in the context of large budget surplusesMon May 01 2023 - 05:00
Senator defends President Michael D Higgins after economists disparage speechHiggins questions ‘obsession’ with economic growth and finds fault with teaching of economics in universitiesSun Apr 30 2023 - 19:00
Ireland’s giant surplus, the forthcoming election and the prudence pushbackMichael McGrath and Paschal Donohoe have warned ministers there cannot be a budget free-for-all. They will have their work cut outSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
