Laws to be fast-tracked to extend pandemic powers around quarantine, masks and certsOfficial rules out prospect of schools failing to reopen after the Christmas breakWed Dec 01 2021 - 04:15
Nominations of three new High Court judges to be sent to PresidentAgreement at Cabinet paves way to fill vacancies created by recent departuresTue Nov 30 2021 - 21:59
Masks for schoolchildren nine and over set to be recommendedCabinet poised to approve Nphet advice with PCR tests for travellers likely to be discussedTue Nov 30 2021 - 03:26
New gas-fired power plants to ‘bridge gap’ to renewablesEamon Ryan to bring plan for as many as seven new plants to deal with energy demandTue Nov 30 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Sinn Féin is following Dev’s old playbook – to a pointPre-1932 FF campaigned on economic populism, social reform and Irish unity. Sound familiar?Sat Nov 27 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Extra measures for children loom as concern turns to new variantNphet advises that children aged nine and over should wear face masks in schoolFri Nov 26 2021 - 01:55
Nphet advises children to avoid indoor events such as nativity plays and masks for nine-year-oldsNphet also recommends extending Covid passes to gyms and hairdressersThu Nov 25 2021 - 20:17
Nphet to discuss requirement for primary schoolchildren to wear masksChildren of primary school age have highest Covid-19 incidence of any age groupThu Nov 25 2021 - 03:26
Coalition adopts ‘wait-and-see’ approach to latest Covid waveGovernment keen to keep distance from further restrictionsWed Nov 24 2021 - 06:00
State will not impose new restrictions this week amid ‘tentative signs’ Covid surge abatingGovernment plans to subsidise antigen tests further delayed over retailer pricingWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:00
Donohoe banking review to ‘consider’ expected banker bonus pleasFocus on developing mortgage market and how competition feeds setting of interest ratesTue Nov 23 2021 - 17:35
No decision made on subsidising antigen tests, Donohoe saysHolohan has warned incorrect use of antigen tests could lead to increased infectionsTue Nov 23 2021 - 15:47
Covid-19: Holohan urged Government not to provide subsidised antigen testsChief medical officer warned repeatedly of danger antigens could be misusedSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:46
The week the State’s Covid gears were jammed into reverseOfficials hope heavy messaging, restrictions and boosters will start to do their workSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:12
Pat Leahy: Four failures that led to this fourth Covid waveIt is the leadership of the Government that bears ultimate responsibility for all thisSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Hospitals move to crisis footing as cases surgeExtra ICU capacity to be identified as HSE warns of ‘unthinkable’ consequence of surgeFri Nov 19 2021 - 01:00
Row over provision of free antigen tests in OireachtasGovernment parties say they will pay costs for their membersThu Nov 18 2021 - 14:47
Covid-19: Ministers warned over pressures facing hospitals as further restriction advice expectedModelling shows case numbers could rise steeply by the middle of DecemberThu Nov 18 2021 - 01:00
ESRI warns rents and cost of energy to continue risingTDs question researchers on impact of carbon tax increases on householdsWed Nov 17 2021 - 20:39
Martin says further Covid restrictions cannot be ruled out as new measures revealedLatest measures include midnight closing time for bars and clubs as hospitals face pressureWed Nov 17 2021 - 08:12
Government should fear political danger from Covid surgeThough not quite a U-turn, Coalition’s response to fourth wave is lacking directionTue Nov 16 2021 - 22:26
Boosters for over-50s expected as Covid wave threatens health serviceGovernment ‘taken aback’ by level of hospitalisations as Covid subcommittee meetsTue Nov 16 2021 - 04:30
US Congressmen urge opposition to British plan for Troubles amnestyGroup calls on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to make statement on moveTue Nov 16 2021 - 03:25
Plan on mother and baby home redress to go to CabinetSome 50,000 former residents will be eligible for compensation from wider schemeTue Nov 16 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Purse is tight when those in need have no access to powerMore money alone won’t solve Ireland's drugs crisis – but it will helpSat Nov 13 2021 - 01:00
Kelly expected to set out thinking on future coalition at first conference as Labour leaderByelection victory lifted party morale, but securing wider electoral success a major challengeThu Nov 11 2021 - 19:27
Haggling over Mica compensation reaches critical and fraught stageInside Politics: Issue is one of great political potency, pitting finance against politicsThu Nov 11 2021 - 08:00
London ‘pulling back’ on activating article 16 of NI protocolBritish Brexit minister says move still an option but vows to keep up talksThu Nov 11 2021 - 00:50
Northern Ireland’s access to single market may be ‘jeopardised’, says TaoiseachDublin and Brussels concerned about a possible British move to trigger Article 16Wed Nov 10 2021 - 21:08
Threat of new and bitter Brexit phase loomsInside Politics: Irish Government and EU are seeking to dissuade the UK from triggering article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocolWed Nov 10 2021 - 08:07
Government and EU try to dissuade UK from triggering article 16Dublin and Brussels officials fear move could result in trade war between sidesWed Nov 10 2021 - 01:00
The golf game between bankers and taoiseach that entered political mythologySéan FizPatrick and two of the bank’s directors played golf with Brian CowenTue Nov 09 2021 - 20:26
Irish and EU prepare for UK to trigger article 16 of protocolDublin and Brussels poised for Britain to effectively suspend operation of NI protocolMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:00
Contentious ‘residential’ investor roadshows to go aheadDepartment of Finance indicates Ministers should attend, but events draw Sinn Féin ireSun Nov 07 2021 - 18:40
EU may shelve free-trade pact with UK if article 16 deployed – CoveneyBrussels ‘would respond in a serious way’ if London suspends operation of NI protocolSun Nov 07 2021 - 18:17
Pat Leahy: Brexit goes back to the futureA trade war is all but inevitable if Britain triggers article 16, according to insidersSat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00
Climate plan would mean change on par with Lemass’s 1960s opening-upThe plan represents a very significant political success for the Green PartyThu Nov 04 2021 - 19:30
Growing fears that British government will shortly invoke article 16 of protocolTaoiseach warns in the Dáil that any move to trigger article 16 would be ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Cabinet's climate action plan to bypass Cop26 summit pledge on reducing methaneGovernment plan expected to include methane reductions of about 10%Wed Nov 03 2021 - 04:33
Social media ‘not really’ willing to co-operate on combatting harmful contentOireachtas committee critical of how companies address content issues on their servicesTue Nov 02 2021 - 13:39
Cop26: Fine words and scepticism at global summit on climate actionInside Politics: Ireland will likely have a shortfall in emissions reductions next yearTue Nov 02 2021 - 08:15
Shortfall in Ireland's carbon reduction plans expected for 2022Climate Action Plan will see ‘conservative’ reductions in carbon over the next yearTue Nov 02 2021 - 04:01
‘Netflix levy’ needed to fund Irish TV production – Dáil committeeBill should create role of online safety commissioner to regulate big tech – reportTue Nov 02 2021 - 00:15
New Zealand-UK deal could have negative impact on Irish exports, officials fearThere are concerns New Zealand meat and dairy could be significantly cheaper in UK shopsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:32
If Covid won’t be a political issue, the health service willPolitical events set to produce a hard winter for this Coalition; and the decaying discourseSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
Security for politicians needs to be reviewed, says TaoiseachComments come in wake of Sir David Amess murder and protests at home of TánaisteFri Oct 22 2021 - 17:35
‘Unacceptably high number’ of venues not enforcing Covid certs, says DonnellyCompliance by hospitality sector key for restrictions to be avoided, says TaoiseachThu Oct 21 2021 - 17:35
Government message on reopening: we’ll have to figure it out as we goLiving with Covid will mean substantial infection numbers for the foreseeable futureWed Oct 20 2021 - 19:56
Booster vaccination campaign for over-60s to begin at start of NovemberCovid-19 booster shots to be given to more than 800,000 aged between 60 and 80Wed Oct 20 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Jumpy few weeks loom as public more wary of CovidWhile pandemic landscape can change abruptly, Ministers nervous but not terrifiedTue Oct 19 2021 - 20:12
