Pat Leahy: Minister’s five-part budget missionDonohoe’s tasks are Brexit, fiscal prudence, climate, public services and competenceSat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Arlene Foster accuses Irish Government of riding roughshod over unionismDUP leader reacts angrily to Dublin reaction to Boris Brexit planFri Oct 04 2019 - 09:52
Brexit: Republic and EU keen to keep process aliveIrish-EU view is that an extension is the most likely outcome, followed by a UK electionFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:47
Brexit: Bertie Ahern says Boris Johnson’s proposals should not be dismissedGovernment and EU to engage with UK on backstop proposalsThu Oct 03 2019 - 09:24
Brexit: Little expectation in Brussels or Dublin of deal before October 31stGovernment and EU to engage with UK on backstop proposalsThu Oct 03 2019 - 02:55
The small print of the UK document is clear – some checks will be requiredWhy would the Irish Government sign up for checks as part of a deal when it thinks checks are the worst thing about no deal?Wed Oct 02 2019 - 20:43
Varadkar tells Johnson new plans do not meet objectives of backstopTaoiseach speaks to British prime minister on phone after alternative proposal outlinedWed Oct 02 2019 - 20:22
Brexit: Johnson to reveal proposal for revised exit dealBritish PM to tell EU that reworked withdrawal agreement Britain’s final offerTue Oct 01 2019 - 22:00
If Johnson leads the North out of the customs union, Dublin will have to deal with checksJohnson’s Border position signals to his side it is charging towards Brexit, and it signals to Dublin it has to get over itself about checksTue Oct 01 2019 - 18:46
Brexit: Dublin and Brussels dismiss UK proposals for NorthInside Politics: Johnson government put forward plan for ‘customs clearance centres’ a few miles either side of BorderTue Oct 01 2019 - 08:10
Leaked British plan to create customs posts on both sides of Border rubbishedDeal hopes fade as British proposls dismissed completely by the Republic and the EUTue Oct 01 2019 - 02:31
Cabinet expected to approve plans to increase supports to companiesProposed changes will free Enterprise Ireland to help companies affected by BrexitTue Oct 01 2019 - 00:06
Plans for abortion law in North advances as Stormont remains shut‘Information campaign’ to inform public in North soon about the impending legal changesMon Sept 30 2019 - 20:45
Pat Leahy: Climate activists need to get realisticProtesters must shift focus on to the political and legislative phase of their campaignSat Sept 28 2019 - 06:00
Varadkar raises prospect of income tax cuts in budgetTaoiseach says budget will have tax cuts ‘but they won’t be like the last three years’Fri Sept 27 2019 - 01:05
Brexit: How Dublin and Brussels view the current state of playDespite UK claims, the EU doubts a deal is on. Here are the likely options facing both sides in the week aheadThu Sept 26 2019 - 11:17
UK court ruling makes no-deal less likely, Irish side believesBoris Johnson and Leo Varadkar hold ‘constructive and productive’ meetingWed Sept 25 2019 - 07:45
UK supreme court ruling reinforces Ireland’s wait and see approachAnalysis: Johnson faces humiliating return to parliament where he lacks a majorityTue Sept 24 2019 - 13:33
London saying Ireland will be under huge pressure to compromise on backstopBritish diplomats are briefing that the consequences of a no-deal Brexit for Ireland are so disastrous that compromise is likelySun Sept 22 2019 - 18:00
Pat Leahy: Dublin does not share London’s optimism on dealImminence of Brexit about to force Government to reveal plan for Border checksSat Sept 21 2019 - 06:00
Medicine shortage warning by Brexit secretary dismissedGovernment sources taken aback by tone and content of Steve Barclay’s speechFri Sept 20 2019 - 01:00
Coveney issues ‘dose of reality’ saying there is big gap on BrexitBritain submits ‘technical non-papers’ which reflect the ideas the UKThu Sept 19 2019 - 15:12
Brexit: Arlene Foster signals DUP shiftInside Politics: Leader tells Dublin event that party could accept post-Brexit arrangements specific to North with conditionsThu Sept 19 2019 - 08:28
DUP signals possible compromise to facilitate Brexit dealSpecial arrangements leaving North within UK may be acceptable, says Arlene FosterThu Sept 19 2019 - 02:32
Much heat but little light in pursuit of Brexit dealMood in Dublin is growing more pessimistic despite boisterous claims by the British PMThu Sept 19 2019 - 02:28
Foster hints DUP could accept special status for North in Brexit deal‘What we want to see is a recognition that we are on an island... but also we are in the UK’Wed Sept 18 2019 - 22:34
Government to seek ‘consultative role’ in NI if direct rule imposed after BrexitBritish PM expressed desire to attend next British-Irish Council meeting, says VaradkarWed Sept 18 2019 - 16:56
Informal British solutions fall short of backstop, says Tánaiste‘We haven’t seen anything that works,’ says source, amid claims UK ideas insufficientWed Sept 18 2019 - 00:03
Coveney in informal talks over alternatives to Brexit backstopTánaiste expresses frustration at lack of written proposals from British ministersTue Sept 17 2019 - 16:58
Extending presidential voting rights could fuel ‘unionist anxiety’Analysis: Spectre of ‘President Gerry Adams’ dampens spirit for franchise referendumTue Sept 17 2019 - 16:46
The return of the Dáil - and Brexit still dominates . . .Inside Politics: Ploughing Championships open as Central Bank warns a third of farms could struggle to survive under a no-dealTue Sept 17 2019 - 07:59
One-third of Irish farms at risk in no-deal Brexit, says studyWarning comes as Northern Secretary holds talks aimed at restarting Stormont assemblyTue Sept 17 2019 - 01:30
Referendum to allow emigrants to vote for president faces delayVote was to be held in November but likely to be squeezed out by Brexit and by-electionsMon Sept 16 2019 - 22:10
Stormont could play a role in a new Brexit deal, Northern Secretary suggestsJulian Smith highlights the possible importance of revived Assembly during Dublin visitMon Sept 16 2019 - 20:30
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael pivoting back to Brexit and Border realitiesBudget and election are platforms not for promises or pledges but for vital credibilitySat Sept 14 2019 - 06:00
Brexit outcome may see Varadkar call election well before MayAnalysis: Taoiseach uses Fine Gael think-in to have a go at Fianna FáilThu Sept 12 2019 - 19:43
Coveney: Border checks after any no-deal Brexit ‘a temporary arrangement’Difficult not to be sceptical about British government’s intentions, Minister saysThu Sept 12 2019 - 13:37
Sinn Féin opposed to Stormont veto on Northern Ireland-only backstopMcDonald tells party think-in DUP ‘must not have veto on protecting Ireland’s basic rights’Wed Sept 11 2019 - 16:32
Budget 2020 will be based on no-deal Brexit – DonohoeFiscal watchdog warns of Brexit leaving a major hole in Government financesWed Sept 11 2019 - 05:00
Johnson fails once more to secure pre-Brexit electionPM pledges in Dublin to strive for deal as British parliament wary of legal complianceTue Sept 10 2019 - 00:55
Brexit: Johnson tells Varadkar a no-deal Brexit ‘would be a failure’Leaders stress commitment to Good Friday Agreement in ‘positive and constructive’ meetingMon Sept 09 2019 - 17:21
Analysis: Johnson brings bumptious optimism but few specificsBritish PM cites technology and trusted trader schemes, which have been rejectedMon Sept 09 2019 - 13:11
Phil Hogan in line for trade portfolio at European CommissionRole key to post-Brexit deals with UK likely to go to Hogan if he is nominated on TuesdayMon Sept 09 2019 - 02:12
Northern Ireland-only backstop on the menu for Varadkar-Johnson meetingTaoiseach says he is willing to see if there is common ground with UK prime ministerMon Sept 09 2019 - 00:01
Varadkar to discuss possibility of Northern Ireland-only backstop with JohnsonTaoiseach warns he does not expect any Brexit breakthroughs in Dublin meetingSun Sept 08 2019 - 17:11
Now is not the time for an Irish Border referendumLet us all pause and think before we jump into our own constitutional maelstromSat Sept 07 2019 - 06:00
Shifting Brexit sands may afford leaders an opportunityVaradkar and Johnson may yet find common ground at scheduled Dublin meetingSat Sept 07 2019 - 02:19
Brexit crisis: Boris Johnson dangles prospect of Irish regulatory alignmentUK prime minister says cross-Border arrangement could extend beyond agri-foodFri Sept 06 2019 - 01:00
Taoiseach says no-deal Brexit may require checks ‘near the Border’‘Expensive and bureaucratic’: Varadkar spells out effects of worst-case scenarioThu Sept 05 2019 - 21:14
Solidarity-PBP call on Government to refuse border checksTDs insist ‘security and peace’ more important than membership of EU single marketThu Sept 05 2019 - 15:06
