Dara Calleary appointed Minister of State to replace Robert TroyMayo TD’s promotion had been widely expectedWed Aug 31 2022 - 11:17
Coalition’s public service pay offer likely to buy valuable industrial peace Budget options set to be constrained significantly as a consequence of agreementTue Aug 30 2022 - 18:56
Report on Tony Holohan’s cancelled TCD secondment given to Stephen Donnelly in JulyMaura Quinn says she has finalised and submitted report amid Department of Health claims ‘process is ongoing’Mon Aug 29 2022 - 02:00
Robert Troy replacement likely to be announced this weekCabinet to approve appointment during its first meeting after August break on WednesdayMon Aug 29 2022 - 02:00
Better pay offer for public sector looms in effort to stave off strikesGovernment set to put extra 1% on top of 5% offer while warning move would suck funds from other sectorsMon Aug 29 2022 - 02:00
Government faces its greatest challenge to its shaky internal equilibrium in coming monthsEarly budget, UK-EU tensions and the rotation of the office of Taoiseach will put pressure on GovernmentSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Consumers warned to expect further energy price hikes in coming weeksDepartment of Finance and Revenue Commissioners examining Green Party proposal for windfall tax on energy companiesSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:00
Troy departure: Ireland’s ethics regime needs an overhaul, but will the watchdog get the powers it needs?A Government pledge to ‘reform and consolidate’ the law has yet to come to fruitionFri Aug 26 2022 - 00:00
Robert Troy’s departure shows the tendency to tolerate errors in Irish political life is diminishingThere was a growing sense that Government Buildings just wanted this problem to go away – one way or anotherWed Aug 24 2022 - 22:24
Robert Troy resigns as minister of State after property interests controversyFianna Fáil TD assures the public ‘once again that I have not tried to conceal anything’Wed Aug 24 2022 - 21:23
Pat Leahy: Lessons for Southern politics from the life of David Trimble Trimble read his own people well enough for long enough for the Belfast Agreement to bed downSat Jul 30 2022 - 05:00
Emissions deal: Farming and environmental groups criticise 25% agriculture cutGovernment move a ‘sell-out of our family farm model’ which would make ‘whole classes of farms unviable’, ICMSA saysThu Jul 28 2022 - 20:03
More than half of climate plans missed as agriculture emissions wrangling continues Just 45% of 162 measures for April, May and June implemented as deal talks gripped in deadlockThu Jul 28 2022 - 03:00
No mistaking gravity of emissions for CoalitionSettling on an agreed figure for the agriculture sector is critical if this administration is to continue governingWed Jul 27 2022 - 20:30
Coalition in extended talks to secure agreement on core climate targetsIssue of primary importance for Green Party, but fears mount that failure to find solution could defer decision until autumnTue Jul 26 2022 - 22:14
Trimble took more risks than Hume, says Eoghan HarrisCommentator and occasional adviser to late UUP leader hails Trimble’s ‘moral fortitude’Tue Jul 26 2022 - 19:23
Carbon emissions: 24-25% cut for agricultural sector by 2030 could be possible compromise to secure dealCabinet committee set to meet in bid to reach agreementMon Jul 25 2022 - 05:00
Make-up of a united Ireland among constitutional issues to be reviewed by Seanad committeeSubmissions will be followed by three public hearings in the autumnMon Jul 25 2022 - 01:01
New pension deal not likely until autumn as officials express concern over costsPlan would enable workers to retire later than 66 in return for higher pensionsSun Jul 24 2022 - 20:46
Pat Leahy: An autumn of extreme national grumpiness beckonsThe traditional summer agitation against Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil arrived on cue as the Dáil rose for the summer breakSat Jul 23 2022 - 03:00
Dublin eyes ‘September window’ for NI protocol deal with new British prime ministerFears mount that if elected PM foreign secretary Liz Truss would be more hardline than rival Rishi SunakThu Jul 21 2022 - 19:55
Taoiseach seeks meeting with AIB as he calls for it to reconsider move towards cashless banksBank urged to reconsider decision to remove cash facilities from 70 of its 170 branches countrywideThu Jul 21 2022 - 18:27
Ryan signals no change in sectoral ceiling for greenhouse gases Key projects need to be up and running by 2025 if State is to achieve targets, says Minister for ClimateThu Jul 21 2022 - 17:05
Rising emissions will mean deeper cuts required, Government toldEmissions rose last year and now above pre-Covid levels, EPA report saysThu Jul 21 2022 - 07:05
Fundamental bargain of this Coalition is at issue in climate action talksMinisters Ryan and McConalogue to discuss contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas reductionsWed Jul 20 2022 - 04:00
Ireland must take immediate steps to prepare for impact of climate change, Government to be warnedMinisters for Agriculture and Climate to meet in attempt to set emissions target for agricultural sectorWed Jul 20 2022 - 00:01
Minister for Agriculture urged to ‘hold firm’ on reduced carbon emissions cuts for farmersFianna Fáil backbencher Barry Cowen issues call ahead of meeting between Charlie McConalogue and Green Party leader Eamon RyanWed Jul 20 2022 - 00:00
Crunch talks seek deal on agriculture emissions The Green Party wants meaningful cuts to Ireland’s emissions while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil TDs want to protect farmers from changes they fear would lead to turmoil in the industryTue Jul 19 2022 - 00:30
Pat Leahy: Government has Dáil majority to tough it out but does it have will?As a mood-killer and momentum-buster, the latest poll couldn’t have come at a worse time for the CoalitionSat Jul 16 2022 - 05:00
Maintaining current access to abortion most popular option, poll findsAlmost half of voters back current regime, while a quarter want greater access to abortion, Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll findsSat Jul 16 2022 - 02:00
Irish Times poll: Most voters believe it important to help those at risk but are concerned about capacityObligation to help those in need of asylum is recognised across the full political spectrum, Irish Times/Ipsos poll results showFri Jul 15 2022 - 02:00
Irish Times poll: Voters favour limit on number of Ukrainians admitted into StateVoters believe Ireland should fulfil obligations to refugees but worry about numbersFri Jul 15 2022 - 02:00
Irish Times opinion poll results signal more pain may be on the way for the GovernmentCost of living crisis fuelling mood for political changeThu Jul 14 2022 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Support for Fine Gael at lowest level since 1994 as Sinn Féin hits record highSupport for Coalition slumps as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes votersThu Jul 14 2022 - 06:00
Stronger laws against hate crimes planned to make convictions easier Bill to be brought forward in autumn will create new ‘aggravated’ versions of existing offenceWed Jul 13 2022 - 02:00
Government commits to new funding for Defence Forces until 2028 Plans to include new radar system and significant investment in military hardware across the three branches of the Defence ForcesWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:01
Cabinet told just 20 claims made to CervicalCheck TribunalA spokesman for patient support group 221 Plus — which has been critical of the Tribunal’s parameters — has said that the low numbers going there is ‘evidence of people voting with their feet’Tue Jul 12 2022 - 22:19
Only a split between Coalition parties will bring Government downOpposition’s heart not really in a lacklustre debate as FF-FG-Green administration comfortably survive confidence vote in DáilTue Jul 12 2022 - 20:12
Defence Forces funding to rise to €1.5bn to fund recruitment, pay rises and new equipmentAnnual budget to increase from current level of €1.1 billion to at least €1.5 billion by 2028Tue Jul 12 2022 - 13:24
Government on course to survive Dáil confidence vote on TuesdayTwo TDs who have previously left Coalition parties expected to provide support as are some Independent deputiesMon Jul 11 2022 - 15:29
Analysis: Prospect of Government defeat on confidence vote recedesLast week the Government’s total number of TDs under the whip was reduced to 79, one short of a majorityMon Jul 11 2022 - 14:28
Irish politics is a beacon of rationality and reasonableness compared with BritainCompared with Britain, Irish politics is a beacon of rationality and reasonablenessSat Jul 09 2022 - 05:00
Number of gender recognition certs issued hit highest level in 2021 Since the Gender Recognition Act 2015, a person can apply for a gender recognition certificate to ensure their preferred gender is fully recognised by the StateFri Jul 08 2022 - 23:59
Budget game is now afoot but difficult few months lie aheadThe dilemma, the manoeuvre and the inevitable pressure faced by MinistersFri Jul 08 2022 - 17:52
Leo Varadkar has been vindicated over leak, but the affair will leave its scarsFine Gael leader now gets a chance to reboot his political ambitionsThu Jul 07 2022 - 21:10
New Northern Ireland secretary Shailesh Vara urged to ‘work constructively’ to restore powersharingNew Northern Ireland Secretary said to have had positive first phone call with Simon CoveneyThu Jul 07 2022 - 19:18
An ‘opportunity’ to reset relationship, Taoiseach says as Boris Johnson resignsHope also expressed by Simon Coveney that there will be a rethink on plans to unilaterally disapply key parts of the Northern Ireland protocolThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:29
Sinn Féin likely to table no-confidence motion in Government next week Move follows loss of Coalition majority when Joe McHugh resigned party whip over MicaThu Jul 07 2022 - 11:18
Relieved Varadkar still damaged by leak affairAnalysis: DPP decision clears way for Fine Gael leader to become taoiseachWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:36
Implications of potential Johnson successor are being discussed on both sides of the BorderChange at Downing Street could have profound effect on London’s approach to Northern Ireland protocol, officials sayWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:24
