Beyond Covid-19: What are the other challenges facing Government in 2021?Brexit, Ceta and housing will all require Coalition’s careful attention in the coming monthsThu Jan 07 2021 - 01:38
Robert Watt to become new secretary general of Department of HealthCurrent head of the Department of Public Expenditure is one of country’s best-known civil servantsTue Jan 05 2021 - 11:27
Covid-19: Government fears public believes it has lost controlSharp rise in infections stuns Ministers and sparks fears they will be blamedMon Jan 04 2021 - 05:00
Widespread cancellation of hospital services expected as close to 5,000 Covid-19 cases reportedSchools may also remain closed next week due to rapidly deteriorating situationMon Jan 04 2021 - 01:00
Level 5 restrictions must be given chance to work, says VaradkarTánaiste refuses to rule out further curbs as Ryan suggests travel limit could drop to 2kmSun Jan 03 2021 - 16:03
Micheál Martin determined to lead Fianna Fáil into next electionSenior TD Barry Cowen says Martin should step down as party leader before next voteSun Jan 03 2021 - 12:32
Pat Leahy: No harm to put all this Covid pessimism into contextLast year was difficult but brought overwhelmingly positive developmentsSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
Irish politics in 2020: An earthquake election, an unlikely marriage, a scandalous dinner2020 in review: A momentous year in politics will keep the historians of the future busySat Dec 26 2020 - 06:00
Covid crisis: Mass inoculation unlikely until May or June, says TaoiseachRollout of coronavirus vaccine will bring ‘tentative return’ to normality, says MartinSat Dec 26 2020 - 01:46
Dublin inner city project punches well above its weightState can learn from its failures in tackling social disadvantage and deprivationSat Dec 26 2020 - 01:00
Minister for Agriculture tests positive for Covid-19 prompting colleagues to restrict movementsTaoiseach tests negative on Wednesday night as other Ministers’ results not yet knownWed Dec 23 2020 - 21:10
Fear in Government that new Covid variant will mean hard lockdownNumber of new Coronavirus cases expected to surpass 1,000 tonightWed Dec 23 2020 - 15:35
Varadkar warns Covid restrictions could last until March as State prepares to enter third lockdownStricter measures being imposed from Christmas Eve in response to soaring casesWed Dec 23 2020 - 03:05
Post-Brexit trade deal ‘more likely than less likely’ – TaoiseachGovernment still planning for no-deal scenario as EU negotiators make ‘final push’Wed Dec 23 2020 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: The virus is setting the pace; the Government followsRapid action tells us politicians expect infection numbers to be much worse this timeTue Dec 22 2020 - 21:35
Covid-19: Taoiseach confirms return to tighter restrictions as case numbers riseRestaurants and pubs to close on Christmas Eve with home visits banned in new yearTue Dec 22 2020 - 17:47
Level 5 restrictions likely to stay for two months, says VaradkarTánaiste believes curbs will be needed until critical mass vaccinated in early springTue Dec 22 2020 - 15:28
Cabinet set to announce new Covid restrictions amid third waveNon-essential retail to remain open with strict guidelines on the numbers in storeTue Dec 22 2020 - 01:00
New hospitality and visit limits likely for December 30th, inter-county travel to end by January 6thGovernment expected to reject Nphet advice which calls for new measures from December 28thSat Dec 19 2020 - 04:33
This was a breakthrough year for Mary Lou McDonaldThe rise of Sinn Féin led to opposing parties coming together after nearly a centurySat Dec 19 2020 - 01:00
Fears about New Year’s Eve parties and North cases prompts earlier restriction movesEarly Cabinet meeting unlikely but Government message already very clearFri Dec 18 2020 - 14:16
Coronavirus: Restrictions may return soon after Christmas amid sharp rise in Covid-19 infectionsPubs and restaurants could close by December 28th as Nphet notes outbreaks in workplaces, Christmas parties and funeralsFri Dec 18 2020 - 00:15
Taoiseach tests negative for Covid following contact with MacronFrench president understood to have been a coronavirus contagion risk as of MondayThu Dec 17 2020 - 21:48
Future pay hikes passed on to retired public servants driving surge in State’s pension costReport expects public servants’ pay to rise by 3.5% a yearWed Dec 16 2020 - 12:39
Covid-19: Will the Government be able to roll out the vaccine quickly enough?Inside Politics: It’s the end of the road for Trump and Leinster House winds down for the yearWed Dec 16 2020 - 08:08
Cost of public sector pensions surges to €150 billionThe bill will be paid over several decades, but is also expected to rise during that timeWed Dec 16 2020 - 01:00
Irish hauliers warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’ post-BrexitNext four weeks to be ‘period of unprecedented disruption’ for imports and exportsWed Dec 16 2020 - 00:13
Brexit deal prospects improve as EU and UK agree to continue talksJohnson’s hard line on talks seen by some as a sign that he is preparing to do a dealMon Dec 14 2020 - 06:26
Brexit deal: Painfully slow progress may create some scope for compromiseNews that EU-UK talks on a post-Brexit trade deal were to continue was greeted with relief and caution in DublinSun Dec 13 2020 - 23:52
‘Test live performances’ to take place in National Concert Hall and AbbeyEvents to take place later in December, says Minister for Arts and CultureSun Dec 13 2020 - 15:08
Final effort on Brexit deal amid growing pessimism over prospectsGovernment preparing special measures to support Irish food exportersSat Dec 12 2020 - 04:28
Pat Leahy: Housing crux shows we must be a nation of geniusesBoris Johnson not the only one who wants to have his cake and eat itSat Dec 12 2020 - 01:00
A no-deal on January 1st now looks more likely than at any time since the dawn of BrexitThere is still an opening for an EU-UK trade deal, but it is closing fastFri Dec 11 2020 - 16:25
Brexit: Taoiseach appeals for compromise to secure trade dealDespite pessimism, Irish Government sources believe agreement is still possibleFri Dec 11 2020 - 01:02
Brexit: EU prepares for no-deal as sides remain 'far apart' and Sunday talks deadline setNo-deal Brexit contingency papers may be ‘on table in next 24 hours’ to avoid January chaosThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:15
Ursula von der Leyen says EU and UK positions ‘remain far apart’ after dinner with Boris JohnsonTeams to continue talks on post-Brexit trade deal and ‘we will come to a decision by the end of the weekend’, says EC PresidentWed Dec 09 2020 - 23:05
Sinn Féin’s McDonald says there will be united Ireland within 10 yearsParty leader calls on unionists to become involved in discussions on a united IrelandWed Dec 09 2020 - 20:39
Taoiseach ‘on pessimistic side’ regarding Brexit trade dealEuropean Commission chief and British PM to meet as both sides struggle to avert failureWed Dec 09 2020 - 01:24
Brexit: Johnson and von der Leyen to hold talks tomorrow in attempt to salvage dealUK and EU reach agreement on Northern Ireland protocol as Taoiseach warns of possible no dealTue Dec 08 2020 - 22:46
Cabinet told Brexit talks came close to collapseSimon Coveney warns that even with a deal Brexit will act as a drag on economic performanceTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:31
Brexit: EU shifting from compromise to no-deal preparations – CoveneyTalks need ‘political intervention from the very top’ to break deadlock, says MinisterTue Dec 08 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: EU and UK negotiators to resume talks in ‘last throw of the dice’Johnson and von der Leyen accept ‘significant differences’ remain on future trade dealSat Dec 05 2020 - 22:14
Brexit talks stall after tense week of negotiationsTwo sides split over three issues that have long prevented a breakthroughSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:22
The history wars: A new battleground in Irish politicsIs Brian Stanley’s tweet part of a concerted Sinn Féin effort to rewrite the Troubles?Sat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Ireland is becoming more unequal? WrongDespite perception, State is not right-wing but exemplary in being socially democraticSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: First vaccines for elderly and high-risk groups likely to be available in JanuaryRecipients first recipients likely to include elderly, high-risk groups, health staff and nursing home residentsThu Dec 03 2020 - 01:08
Anti-abortion TDs set up all-party group with aim to amend legislationGroup calls for pain relief to be given to foetuses with fatal abnormalitiesWed Dec 02 2020 - 14:56
Cabinet approves purchase of 875,000 doses of Moderna vaccineTaoiseach will give ‘some consideration’ for a dedicated Minister over roll-out strategyTue Dec 01 2020 - 17:34
Covid-19: Lockdown ends amid Ministers’ fears country set to go on the lashMany in Government are nervous about public departure from Nphet advice in plan for ChristmasTue Dec 01 2020 - 07:56
Ireland reopens: shops, churches, gyms and hairdressers open as public health experts urge caution‘Now is not the time to be socialising with friends,’ says expert, as Level 5 restrictions endTue Dec 01 2020 - 03:00
