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
Pat Leahy: Ireland’s economic model on brink of upheavalCorporate tax rate is symbol of openness and cross-party consensus on it is set to shatterSat Jun 12 2021 - 01:00
Biden and Johnson reaffirm commitment to Belfast AgreementCornwall meeting ahead of G7 summit takes place in wake of US diplomatic rebukeFri Jun 11 2021 - 04:15
Allowing Facebook staff work from abroad won’t alter tax status in Ireland, company saysConcern in Government at possible loss of income tax from non-resident workersFri Jun 11 2021 - 00:30
NI protocol tensions threaten UK-Ireland, UK-EU and UK-US relationsCoveney says there is ‘some strain’ between governments – understatement of the yearFri Jun 11 2021 - 00:01
Leaders in ‘complete harmony’ on Belfast Agreement, says Johnson after Biden talksUK prime minister plays down dispute over Northern Ireland protocol ahead of G7 summitThu Jun 10 2021 - 18:33
Vaccine registration for people aged 30-39 to open next weekDeliveries in Johnson&Johnson vaccine lower than ‘worst-case’ scenario shortfallWed Jun 09 2021 - 18:24
Scheme to fix mica damage to houses could cost State over €1bnAnxiety at spiralling bill as Clare and Sligo look to join Donegal and Mayo in schemeWed Jun 09 2021 - 03:00
Frost and Sevcovic to meet amid mounting NI protocol crisisLondon wants more flexibility from EU on goods checks as Biden expected to interveneTue Jun 08 2021 - 22:30
Meeting will allow Government and Edwin Poots take stock of each otherNew DUP leader has been repeatedly critical of protocol since replacing Arlene FosterThu Jun 03 2021 - 15:46
Government urged to re-examine current and future road-building projectsCommittee calls for free public transport to be examined as a way of promoting less carbon-intensive travelThu Jun 03 2021 - 02:45
Heavy borrowing to finance Covid supports to continue for rest of yearAdditional borrowing of almost €3bn will be required to finance economic stimulus planWed Jun 02 2021 - 01:00
Economic recovery plan ‘the opposite of austerity’, says TaoiseachPUP rate cut, 50,000 new training places and 9% VAT rate extended under €3.6bn stimulus packageTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:35
Green Party fingers evident all over economic recovery planHard to make any ‘austerity’ claims stick when Coalition is still borrowing and spending at such an enthusiastic rateTue Jun 01 2021 - 20:07
Pandemic recovery plan: €3.5bn stimulus will taper supports and fund trainingCovid support schemes to be wound down gradually with payments cut in three stagesTue Jun 01 2021 - 01:00
New economic plan a big political moment for CoalitionAnalysis: Government already looking beyond pandemic to policymaking challengesMon May 31 2021 - 20:00
Hospitality sector, sporting and cultural events, foreign travel: faster, broader reopening this summerConfirmation of significant easing of restrictions described as a ‘good news day’Sat May 29 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Buckle up – a new era of post-Covid politics is comingHandling of pandemic bodes well for Coalition in battle for middle-ground votersSat May 29 2021 - 01:00
Supreme Court judge Donal O’Donnell to be nominated as next Chief JusticeCurrent Chief Justice Frank Clarke to retire in the autumnFri May 28 2021 - 14:39
Reopening: Holidays abroad and indoor dining on cards from July as Cabinet to discuss plansSignificant vaccine supply shortfalls not expected to affect pace of Ireland’s reopeningFri May 28 2021 - 11:20
Covid-19: Nphet clears way for indoor dining from July 5thCinemas set to return in June, outdoor event capacity to increase to 100 in JulyThu May 27 2021 - 21:32
Varadkar says vaccine target for majority of adults likely to be delayedFewer doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca due, with uncertainty around J&J delivery, says ReidThu May 27 2021 - 20:27
No 'dramatic changes': Withdrawal of Covid supports to be phased in from late in yearGovernment will outline plans to phase out payments from the fourth quarterThu May 27 2021 - 01:00
Publicans set to oppose time limits for bars and restaurants after reopeningNew guidelines on resumption of hospitality delayed to give sector ‘clear understanding’Wed May 26 2021 - 06:37
State hits 2.5 million vaccinations earlier than expectedHSE to outline next phase of rollout which will see 400,000 vaccinations a week in JuneWed May 26 2021 - 00:30
Covid-19: 365 new cases of coronavirus reported by the Department of HealthDigital pass for people recovered from or vaccinated against Covid-19, or with negative testTue May 25 2021 - 17:39
EU agrees sanctions on Belarus after forced landing of Ryanair flightVideo emerges of journalist Roman Protasevich as leaders call for his releaseMon May 24 2021 - 21:23
No evidence so far of data emerging online but move by criminals expectedPublic advised to report any contact regarding personal information to gardaíMon May 24 2021 - 12:48
Dublin trying to decide the kind of DUP leader Edwin Poots will beMeeting expected with Taoiseach in weeks before North-South ministerial gatheringSat May 22 2021 - 01:17
Pat Leahy: Be wary when betting on the formation of the next governmentThere are two groups who seem most certain of Sinn Féin's coming ascendancySat May 22 2021 - 01:00
Focus turns to how HSE was left exposed to hackingInside Politics: Successive annual reports contained warnings about vulnerabilities in the HSE systemsThu May 20 2021 - 07:38
Government faces new challenges as threat of pandemic recedesInside Politics: Dáil is set to pass a resolution that will see a new 10 per cent stamp duty on the purchase of ten or more housesWed May 19 2021 - 07:52
People Before Profit renews call for expulsion of Israeli ambassadorTime for Government to ‘go beyond words’ in response to violence against Palestinians, says TDTue May 18 2021 - 13:26
