Pat Leahy: Economic statement opening act for difficult budgetMinisters in charge of spending departments are about to find the clamps will be put onSat Jul 17 2021 - 01:00
Housing to get increase in capital funding as tough budget loomsSummer economic statement reveals deficit-reduction goals and signals tough budgetThu Jul 15 2021 - 06:48
Ministers set to approve summer economic statement with capital boost for housingDonohoe had been unwilling to commit to a housing package without a plan to cut deficitWed Jul 14 2021 - 15:16
Scramble to defend plan for reopening indoor hospitality amid confusion over GPs' roleMinisters forced to issue several corrections over use of Covid cert for indoor diningWed Jul 14 2021 - 06:24
Summer economic statement delayed by divisions at top of GovernmentDivision between Fianna Fáil and Minister for Finance over house funding and deficitWed Jul 14 2021 - 05:00
Indoor hospitality to reopen for fully vaccinated people no later than July 26thPubs and restaurants will be required to seek evidence of immunity but system will operate on trustTue Jul 13 2021 - 07:48
Voters see Fianna Fáil as deeply divided, internal research showsParliamentary party seen as ‘in turmoil’ with ‘very damaging’ splits, private polling showsTue Jul 13 2021 - 04:29
Corporate tax reform: what is the Irish Government really thinking?Ireland rarely tries to be an outlier in international relations, but it is nowSat Jul 10 2021 - 01:07
Bacik wins byelection comfortably as most voters stay at homeSome Fianna Fáil TDs say party’s worst ever performance raises leadership questionsSat Jul 10 2021 - 01:00
Politicians need to start talking about the national interest, and sell it to the publicChanges to the built environment are viewed as an assault by the StateSat Jul 10 2021 - 01:00
Bacik’s pitch turns out to be perfect for this constituencyIt’s not just enough for Fine Gael to scare voters away from Sinn Féin; it must give them a compelling reason to vote Fine GaelFri Jul 09 2021 - 19:10
Scramble to accelerate Covid vaccination ahead of Delta waveInside Politics: Taoiseach says everyone between 60 and 69 will get their second dose of Astra Zeneca within 10 daysThu Jul 08 2021 - 08:11
Dublin Bay South byelection turnout will have strong bearing on outcomeContest likely to be a two-horse race between FG’s James Geoghegan and Labour’s Ivana BacikThu Jul 08 2021 - 01:00
Former FG TD to contact Garda over fake text messagesMessage suggested order in which people should vote for female candidates in Dublin Bay South byelectionWed Jul 07 2021 - 22:21
Government pulled in all directions over managing pandemicInside Politics: Many Ministers are concerned at the prospect of a Delta variant surge amid a reopening of pubs and restaurantsWed Jul 07 2021 - 07:58
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated to begin to receive EU travel certs from MondayUnvaccinated seeking to go abroad will have to pay for private PCR testWed Jul 07 2021 - 01:00
Byelection can send message to Coalition about changing policies, says BacikThursday’s vote widely seen as contest between Labour candidate and FG’s James GeogheganWed Jul 07 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 digital pass Q&A: How will it work?Officials say up to 1.8m vaccine certificates will be sent out by post in coming daysTue Jul 06 2021 - 11:38
Threat of Delta variant clouds the indoor hospitality horizonInside Politics: Nphet modelling predicts sharp rise in cases over next two weeksTue Jul 06 2021 - 07:57
Strategic Housing Development system set to be terminated earlyLegal issues and delays prompt plan to end SHD in autumn and create speedier processTue Jul 06 2021 - 03:11
Martin says ‘window of opportunity’ exists for agreement on Northern Ireland protocolSources in Brussels and Dublin say mood in EU is deteriorating despite granting of further grace period on import of chilled meatsTue Jul 06 2021 - 02:10
Delta variant: Fears grow of 1,000 Covid-19 cases a day by July 19thFully vaccinated people ‘can have confidence in their vaccine’, Holohan saysTue Jul 06 2021 - 01:06
Martin says Ireland will begin operating European digital pass by July 19th‘There are clearly challenges, but . . . progress has been made,’ says TaoiseachMon Jul 05 2021 - 17:42
How Ireland’s triumvirate Government found its feetFrom a shaky start to a slow coming together and a recognition of common interestsSat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Dublin could do business with Jeffrey DonaldsonDUP leader must accept realpolitik and see Taoiseach as potential ally against JohnsonSat Jun 26 2021 - 01:00
Budget discipline necessary, Government to warn employers, unionsBudgetary policy must be counter-cyclical during recovery, Department of Finance saysSat Jun 26 2021 - 01:00
Wind-down of Covid-19 spending and supports to start soon, warns GovernmentHospitality sector calls for increased support as delta variant threatens reopeningSat Jun 26 2021 - 01:00
Micheál Martin interview: ‘Mistakes get made in a pandemic’‘Evaluation’ of State’s response to Covid-19 needed rather than allocating blame, says TaoiseachThu Jun 24 2021 - 05:05
Planning process set for major review by Attorney GeneralReview aimed at streamlining process and speeding up delivery of key projectsThu Jun 24 2021 - 04:55
Fears Delta variant could delay reopening of indoor hospitality from July 5thIf cases increase political sources expect medical experts to urge delay in reopeningWed Jun 23 2021 - 06:56
Rapid rise in coronavirus Delta variant in Ireland over past week to be discussed at CabinetTony Holohan flags concerning increase in transmission of mutation in IrelandTue Jun 22 2021 - 06:30
Martin presses EU for longer grace period over NI 'sausage war'Taoiseach keen to de-escalate tensions over NI protocol as marching season to get under wayTue Jun 22 2021 - 02:05
Big decisions soon about the post-Covid trajectory of the public financesA number of long-term spending proposals are raising eyebrows in the Department of Finance and the Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilTue Jun 22 2021 - 01:27
Varadkar to call for additional Covid spending on health to be maintainedTánaiste’s proposal likely to raise eyebrows inside and outside GovernmentSat Jun 19 2021 - 01:47
Four in 10 under-35s in Dublin say they want to buy a first home but cannot afford itA huge proportion of younger Dubliners are experiencing some aspect of the housing crisisSat Jun 19 2021 - 01:00
Irish Times poll: Majority would be happy to see new housing nearbyRespondents also believe it should be harder to block housing developmentsSat Jun 19 2021 - 01:00
Public spending is ballooning. There may be trouble aheadIn recent weeks the Government has pledged billions to redress schemes and housingSat Jun 19 2021 - 01:00
Dublin hoping for period of calm while compromises are worked outGovernment and Opposition politicians believe it will take months before the tangle of issues in Stormont has any chance of being resolvedFri Jun 18 2021 - 21:01
Division between young and old on Covid-19 restrictions poses challengeIrish Times poll shows almost equal split among public on preferred pace of reopeningFri Jun 18 2021 - 09:20
Irish Times poll: Public split on pace of lifting Covid-19 restrictionsResults show stark age divide regarding speed of reopening social and economic lifeFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
Irish Times poll: Sinn Féin hits record high as Fine Gael drops among votersSF at 31% approval but support for Coalition continues to holdWed Jun 16 2021 - 21:57
Irish Times poll: Sinn Féin's move to the mainstream seems inexorableParty consolidates support among working class and attracts wealthier and older votersWed Jun 16 2021 - 20:14
Mica homeowners are told State will not guarantee full redressGovernment to move ‘closer’ to covering 100% of costs as final bill heads ‘substatially’ above €1bnWed Jun 16 2021 - 07:33
‘Vast majority’ to receive second AstraZeneca shot earlier under accelerated rolloutUp to 450,000 people to get second vaccine dose sooner due to concerns over Delta variantWed Jun 16 2021 - 00:04
Leo Varadkar believes Irish unification ‘can happen in my lifetime’Tánaiste tells Fine Gael ardfheis party should establish a Northern Ireland branchTue Jun 15 2021 - 19:37
Biden had ‘candid discussion’ with Johnson on Northern Ireland protocolBilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leadersMon Jun 14 2021 - 07:16
Government has no plans to disown mother and baby homes reportPressure to remain on commission members to take questions in OireachtasMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:59
Delta variant fears may see change in quarantine rules for UK passengersUnvaccinated passengers travelling from the region set to face longer minimum isolationMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:38
European leaders confront Johnson over failure to implement NI protocolDublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the NorthMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:28
Government to discuss mica plight on eve of Dublin protestCoalition expected to oppose a Sinn Féin motion on mica in Dáil this weekMon Jun 14 2021 - 01:21
