Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens on brink of deal to form governmentFG, FF and Greens still talking as finance, carbon tax and pension age issues persistFri Jun 12 2020 - 01:06
Changes to farming a sticking point in government talksSinn Féin insists there are ‘other options’ for government formation if current talks failWed Jun 10 2020 - 23:26
Paschal Donohoe seen as contender for Eurogroup presidencyMinister is ‘very much liked’ in Brussels but availability for post will depend on new governmentWed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00
What happens if the three parties fail to reach an agreement?If the Greens don’t play ball, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil may soon be on a sticky wicketWed Jun 10 2020 - 00:50
Coalition talks reach ‘do-or-die’ stage as parties struggle to make progressAgreement unlikely without interventions from the three party leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the GreensTue Jun 09 2020 - 07:07
Remaining issues in government formation are ‘manageable’, says BrutonElection manifestos from February based on a world now ‘completely changed’, warns MinisterMon Jun 08 2020 - 16:42
Pat Leahy: Time for the parties to stop play-acting and decideAfter unnecessarily long talks, the Greens will decide if any coalition deal will stand or fallSat Jun 06 2020 - 05:00
Irish fears for Brexit talks if Hogan gets top WTO jobEU trade commissioner’s experience dealing with US seen a plus in bid for WTO roleFri Jun 05 2020 - 06:00
Independents offered Healy-Rae style deal to support coalitionArrangement would involve local deals and access to ministers but no ministerial postsThu Jun 04 2020 - 02:08
President expresses ‘greatest heartbreak’ at clashes with protesters in USResponse should be to eliminate racism and inequality everywhere, Higgins saysThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:19
Reform of carbon tax is latest sticking point in government formation talksTaoiseach tells FG parliamentary party it may be next week before deal is finalisedWed Jun 03 2020 - 01:29
Are we there yet? The seven sticking points in government formation talksLegislative and political deadlines mean talks must finish by next week, senior figures sayWed Jun 03 2020 - 01:00
Bickering wears down patience as government talks crawl forwardsOld truism that FF easily accepts policy demands, but FG digs in – is proving true againSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Whatever happens, this recession will change Irish politicsGovernment’s first decision will be reopening country as quickly as is sensibleSat May 30 2020 - 05:00
Rise in pension age poses potential problem in coalition talksDifferences also emerge between FF, FG and Greens over Land Development AgencySat May 30 2020 - 01:40
Irish planning for no-deal Brexit to restart as EU-UK talks go badlySimon Coveney likely to offer gloomy prognosis to Ministers at meeting todayFri May 29 2020 - 01:28
The momentum behind calls to ease lockdown may become irresistible for politiciansGovernment appears to be looking for cover from Dr Tony HolohanThu May 28 2020 - 11:38
Coronavirus: ESRI warns of deepest recession in Irish historyGreen Party set to agree budget deficit reduction in second half of next government termThu May 28 2020 - 00:10
Proposed ban on Israeli goods a sticking point in government talksFF, Greens want next government to introduce ban being strongly resisted by FGWed May 27 2020 - 00:35
Government to face opposition for plan to cut €350 Covid-19 paymentVaradkar wants to protect Dublin Metro, BusConnects from State spending reviewsMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions may lift more quickly if case numbers keep fallingEasing plans for late July might be brought forward amid growing calls from businessMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Green Party denies seeking attorney general appointment dealEamon Ryan’s party rejects suggestion it wants barrister Roderick Maguire in roleSun May 24 2020 - 15:30
EU mutual debt plan will come with a price tag for IrelandLike every other member state, Ireland will have to accept trade-offs we do not likeSat May 23 2020 - 05:00
Austerity ‘must not’ return, Higgins tells communist paperPresident praises Cuba’s response to Covid-19 and backs push for ‘universal basic services’Fri May 22 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Varadkar and Donohoe warn over borrowing for Covid-19 downturnPlan for deficit reduction will be required once growth returns, says Leo VaradkarFri May 22 2020 - 01:55
Varadkar speech in Dáil was intended to be a sobering economic messageClear marker on the limits of borrowing laid down by Taoiseach in the DáilThu May 21 2020 - 18:20
Government ‘has not decided yet’ if pubs can reopen as restaurantsPubs are supposed to reopen in August, while restaurants are allowed to reopen from end of JuneThu May 21 2020 - 14:07
Over 200,000 earning more on Covid-19 unemployment paymentOver a third of recipients were paid less than €300 a week before payment was introducedThu May 21 2020 - 02:41
Brexit protocol plan for sea border gets cool reception in DublinGovernment sources privately fear the North set to become Brexit battleground againThu May 21 2020 - 01:00
No customs infrastructure needed in North, says UK Brexit paperEU says customs checks and controls on some goods from Britain requiredWed May 20 2020 - 16:48
Senior officials fear ‘bullying’ from Dáil Covid-19 committeeBody representing senior civil servants asks department heads for rights to be protectedTue May 19 2020 - 02:39
Coronavirus: Crisis set to last years, warns top health official‘Ever-present danger’ of further Covid-19 cases as Ireland partially lifts restrictionsTue May 19 2020 - 00:20
The seven rules of making a FF-FG-Green coalition workThis novel alliance could take some getting used to. Here’s how it could succeedSun May 17 2020 - 06:25
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael needs to get real about coalitionBelief in party that it would do well whether talks succeed or not is probably over-optimisticSat May 16 2020 - 05:00
Restrictions to ease from Monday but fears of shopping frenzy at hardware and garden centresLong-awaited easing of the Covid-19 lockdown to begin with people advised to wear face coveringsSat May 16 2020 - 00:40
Decision not to re-open homeware stores ‘disappointing’, says Retail IrelandIkea confirms it will not reopen in Ballymun and Carrickmines next weekFri May 15 2020 - 20:25
First set of restrictions to be lifted as Varadkar advises wearing of face coveringsWearing of face coverings advised but not a legal requirement, says Taoiseach confirmsFri May 15 2020 - 19:57
Coronavirus: Further 16 deaths in Ireland as confirmed cases approach 24,000Greatest number of cases still concentrated in Dublin followed by Kildare and CorkFri May 15 2020 - 19:30
Coronavirus: State bodies and firms line up for bailoutsRTÉ, Abbey Theatre, NCH, airports and universities seeking supportFri May 15 2020 - 07:39
Covid-19: Government rejects British minister’s claim of quarantine ‘review’Travellers from Britain will have to self-isolate like everyone else, says spokespersonThu May 14 2020 - 21:16
Covid-19 travel restrictions will not apply to people arriving from NorthMinisters query practicality of quarantining people for 14 days at State facilitiesWed May 13 2020 - 01:00
Parties seeking ‘genuine partnership’ regardless of who is taoiseach, says MartinFianna Fáil leader says country needs government making long-term decisionsTue May 12 2020 - 13:50
Greens' plan to shift billions to public transport hit by roads budgetTII warns of limited available funding due to prior commitments and ongoing projectsTue May 12 2020 - 02:09
Uncomfortable truths face government-formation negotiatorsNext administration will be as constrained as Labour-Fine Gael coalition after 2011 bailoutTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party meet for first detailed policy negotiationsLabour leader Alan Kelly reiterated his party will not be participating in government formation processMon May 11 2020 - 21:43
The Greens must learn how to work the levers of powerPat Leahy: The obstacles to the party’s radical agenda will be formidableSat May 09 2020 - 05:00
Government faces political battle over Covid-19 welfare paymentsPaschal Donohoe has indicated that the wage supports cannot continue indefinitelyThu May 07 2020 - 02:28
Parties limber up for row over Covid-19 paymentsAnalysis: Political debate will be pantomime, with payments playing leading roleThu May 07 2020 - 02:24
Government faces political battle over any changes to Covid-19 paymentsMinister for Finance says schemes will continue, but in an amended formWed May 06 2020 - 12:07
Greens say government formation talks could be complete by JuneFianna Fáil, Fine Gael tell Greens of commitment to 7% reduction in emissionsTue May 05 2020 - 16:08
