Putin’s new world challenges the cakeism of Irish neutralityPat Leahy: We like Nato’s protection but don’t fancy participating in the allianceSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Ongoing Garda investigation threatens Varadkar’s return as taoiseachTánaiste faces huge barrier to his December accession if matter is not finalised by thenSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Need for social distancing stressed as DFA staff planned gathering for UN votePhotograph of officials celebrating winning security council seat created controversyThu Jan 27 2022 - 16:31
War drums grow louder as Ukranian face-off continuesInside Politics: US diplomat says there is ‘every indication’ that Russian attack is comingThu Jan 27 2022 - 07:57
Officials warn against ‘double standard’ on commercial surrogacyCommittee to make recommendations on international surrogacy issues for new BillThu Jan 27 2022 - 04:55
Government in unusual flurry of good newsInside Politics: Central Bank predicts remarkable bounceback for economyWed Jan 26 2022 - 08:03
Complications of reopening: What will happen to remote working?Inside Politics: Just weeks ago Government was bracing for the impact of OmicronTue Jan 25 2022 - 08:20
Government rejects calls to introduce a right to work from homeProposed Bill would require employers to consider requests but can still refuse approvalTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:55
‘Emergency is over’: Taoiseach confirms snap removal of most Covid-19 measuresAfter almost two years of restrictions, social and economic life begins return to normalSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Coalition will need to relearn art of saying no as pandemic recedesA more ‘normal’ sort of politics and Government business will return as focus moves away from Covid-19Sat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Coveney has a bad habit of making small mistakes into bigger onesZappone affair and now celebration at Iveagh House both poorly handled, writes Pat LeahyFri Jan 21 2022 - 12:51
Government to approve lifting of almost all Covid-19 restrictions todaySome Coalition sources surprised recommendations go further than expectedFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:04
Government will not oppose motion to buy site of new National Maternity HospitalCoalition seeking to conclude lease agreement with St Vincent’s health groupThu Jan 20 2022 - 03:00
Bonus payment for ‘pandemic heroes’ creates headache for GovernmentCost clearly a factor in restricting access to bonus as many frontline workers left outThu Jan 20 2022 - 01:00
GPs will not get bonus payment for frontline healthcare workersGovernment announces an additional public holiday on March 18th this yearThu Jan 20 2022 - 00:15
Covid-19: Another 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 52 more deathsVaradkar says he does not agree with rules requiring employees to show vaccine statusWed Jan 19 2022 - 17:31
Plans being formulated to guard against future coronavirus surgesAmong issues being addressed are what defences to have ready, says Minister for HealthWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Rapid lifting of Covid-19 restrictions expected as case numbers fall‘Surveillance’ to continue as immunity and boosters point to ‘minimal’ impact on livesWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Varadkar wants to set March 31st as ‘deadline to end almost all legal restrictions’Department of Health reports 5,767 new PCR-confirmed cases and 5,916 positive antigen tests registeredTue Jan 18 2022 - 22:18
Hopes rise that rules on outdoor gatherings will be relaxed in FebruaryLarge assemblies to include Ireland’s opening Six Nations match at the AvivaTue Jan 18 2022 - 01:00
Champagne event bubbling over to make Coveney look accident-proneMinister unlikely to relish questions on drinks scandal so soon after Zappone affairTue Jan 18 2022 - 00:30
Oireachtas Committee poised to decide on questioning CoveneyForeign affairs event in lockdown prompts calls from Opposition to interview MinisterMon Jan 17 2022 - 20:05
Pat Leahy: The State is neither failed nor perfect: it is a work in progressRecent decades have been dizzying and change mostly for the better, we’re going in the right directionSat Jan 15 2022 - 01:00
Ashling Murphy murder: Gardaí identify new person of interestGardaí investigating the killing believe they now have significant forensic evidenceFri Jan 14 2022 - 17:56
President Michael D Higgins pays tribute to Ashling MurphyTaoiseach spoke to family of Ashling Murphy and to ‘express our solidarity with them’Fri Jan 14 2022 - 14:31
Government ‘cautiously optimistic’ on further easing of restrictionsLifting of hospitality restrictions ‘all in play’ despite record Covid numbers, Holohan saysThu Jan 13 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19: Cabinet agrees to relax close-contact rules as death toll passes 6,000Martin defends handling of winter surge while further 20,909 cases and 88 fatalities reportedWed Jan 12 2022 - 18:31
Adopted people will be given right to see their original birth certificateBirth Information and Tracing Bill will mean adopted people can learn the identity of their birth parentsWed Jan 12 2022 - 05:01
Covid restrictions for close contacts likely to be eased as Omicron sweeps across EuropeWHO warns half of Europe’s population could be infected within six-eight weeksWed Jan 12 2022 - 04:15
New Bill to regulate broadcasters and online streaming servicesOnline Safety and Media Regulation Bill features a new office to oversee safety on the internetWed Jan 12 2022 - 00:01
Coronavirus: High-grade masks may be better for those at risk, says NphetPublic health team stops short of advising respirator or medical masks instead of cloth varietyTue Jan 11 2022 - 04:55
Many public servants look set for shorter working weekUnions welcome news, which they say will unwind the last of the austerity measuresTue Jan 11 2022 - 01:01
Covid-19: State passes 1 million confirmed cases as Martin rules out mandatory vaccinationsFurther 23,909 new cases reported on Monday with 1,063 hospitalised, 89 in ICUMon Jan 10 2022 - 19:00
Is a half-embrace at a funeral a sign that Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil will cosy up together?Inside Politics: If Mary Lou does make it to power she will have to make real-world decisions about State’s resourcesSat Jan 08 2022 - 01:00
Omicron disruption of healthcare, pharmacies and legal services worsensTentative optimism as to variant’s limited capacity to harm as situation stays seriousSat Jan 08 2022 - 00:05
Nphet decides not to recommend further Covid restrictionsHealth and court services struggling with staff shortages as Omicron peak nearsFri Jan 07 2022 - 06:22
New Covid restrictions not expected to be on the cards amid Nphet meetingBooster campaign is likely to be Government’s focus as Omicron drives cases higherThu Jan 06 2022 - 16:21
Omicron wave: Government faces standoff with teaching unions over schools reopeningUnions and school management bodies to meet Minister for Education todayTue Jan 04 2022 - 01:00
Covid vaccine supply to poorer countries must be increased, President saysMichael D Higgins writes to European heads of state about ‘moral issue of first order’Mon Jan 03 2022 - 13:05
How Donohoe weighed the odds and rolled the dice on the corporate tax dealNot by nature one of life’s gamblers, Donohoe weighed the odds, and rolled the diceSat Jan 01 2022 - 03:00
Martin, Varadkar, McDonald: three leaders with different challengesSinn Féin enjoying wave of support as Taoiseach rotation looms for Coalition partnersSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Ireland has its problems, but we need a sense of perspectiveIs our politics getting better at serving society’s needs and leading the country? You decideFri Dec 24 2021 - 10:07
Politics in 2021: The winners and losers, the highs, the lows and the curveballsA good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemicFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Government braces for impact of Omicron strain over Christmas periodMinisters may consider tighter restrictions as Holohan warns of ‘rapid increase’ in casesFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:36
No Christmas meet-up with Varadkar amid Covid despite good relationship, Martin saysTaoiseach says he gets on with Coalition partners and received card hand-painted by RyanFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:00
Omicron wave: Certain key workers to be exempt from need for self-isolationTaoiseach has asked officials to draw up ‘immediate contingency planning’ as fears grow over variantThu Dec 23 2021 - 01:02
Taoiseach rules out further coronavirus restrictions before ChristmasCoalition to maintain watching brief, but Martin unwilling to be drawn on next stepsWed Dec 22 2021 - 00:08
Government struggling to retain ability to tell country what to doDecision to move Nphet’s 5pm hospitality closing time to 8pm will likely please nobodySat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil needs to decide which way it is going to jumpDoes it want to remain a centrist party or become something altogether more radicalSat Dec 18 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Pubs and restaurants to close at 8pm from MondayEmergency Cabinet meeting hears ‘stark’ advice on threat from Omicron variantSat Dec 18 2021 - 00:05
