Government prepares for 12-week abortion limit despite doubtsTaoiseach says proposals might be ‘a step too far’ while several Ministers express reservationsThu Jan 11 2018 - 01:25
Leo Varadkar’s shifting view on abortion will be key to campaign‘I consider myself to be pro-life in that I accept that the unborn child is a human life with rights,’ Taoiseach told Dáil in 2014, but also said Eighth Amendment was ‘too restrictive’Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
Proposal to allow abortion up to 12 weeks may be ‘a step too far’ - TaoiseachMany politicians concerned proposal might go too far for majority of people, says VaradkarWed Jan 10 2018 - 16:35
Claims that department knew nothing of McCabe strategy torpedoedCharleton tribunal evidence casts new light on repeated Government denialsWed Jan 10 2018 - 03:00
Cabinet to discuss Oireachtas Committee report on abortionSimon Harris to bring memo to today’s meeting laying out likely steps before a referendumWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Brokenshire resignation likely to put back DUP-Sinn Féin talksNew Northern Secretary Karen Bradley will need time to work her way into new briefTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Garda asked department for guidance on McCabe legal strategyCharleton tribunal revelations cast light on Frances Fitzgerald’s resignationTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
TDs against reforming drink-driving law are ‘costing lives’RSA criticises ‘rural TDs’ who ‘have called for leniency in drink-driving legislation’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 20:24
Pat Leahy: Pressure can build for 2018 electionThe best the Government can hope for is to show modest progress on health and housingSat Jan 06 2018 - 05:00
Varadkar: deal with Fianna Fáil should not ‘drop dead’ after budgetLeo Varadkar says confidence and supply agreement could run beyond third budgetThu Dec 28 2017 - 09:27
Department of Justice to be split into policing and securityTaoiseach sets sights on reform in 2018 but department will remain under one ministerThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar warns of consequences if wages grow too fast in 2018Ireland’s competitiveness could be damaged and economic growth undermined, says TaoiseachWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
Steady. Unspectacular. Dull. Boring: Paschal Donohoe’s ‘magic mediocrity’The Minister for Finance believes slow but steady progress is our best economic hopeWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar defends TD’s Scientology meeting despite ‘cult’ concernsTaoiseach pledges Government’s support for visit by Pope Francis next yearTue Dec 26 2017 - 12:43
Pat Leahy: The Government’s youth is starting to have an impactThe generational transformation of Irish political leadership in 2017 has been dramaticSat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00
Varadkar pledges to beef up Ireland’s overseas aid programmeIrish contribution to international development has fallen to 0.33% of GDP, from 0.58%Sat Dec 23 2017 - 01:01
Dublin will seek 'meaningful role' in North if powersharing efforts failBritish-Irish conference 'would not amount to joint rule' of Northern IrelandFri Dec 22 2017 - 01:00
Government declines to say how it will vote on US Jerusalem moveUN ambassadors warned America would be ‘taking names’ of those who oppose embassy moveThu Dec 21 2017 - 12:53
Abortion referendum will be both emotive and unpredictableCommittee report explicitly rejects Citizens’ Assembly’s more liberal recommendationsThu Dec 21 2017 - 01:00
Ministers will be free to ‘dissent’ on abortion, Leo Varadkar saysTaoiseach has personal view on issue but this will not determine Government stanceMon Dec 18 2017 - 20:17
Pat Leahy: Varadkar delivers on his leadership promiseTaoiseach to be pitted against Micheál Martin in election slugfestSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
EU leaders warn next phase of Brexit talks will be far tougherEU figures point to slow pace of process so far and large volume of work remainingSat Dec 16 2017 - 00:01
Labour formally backs Oireachtas committee stance on abortionMinister Eoghan Murphy says abortion is a matter for a ‘woman and her doctor’Fri Dec 15 2017 - 20:20
Irish desire for close UK ties after Brexit not shared across EU - VaradkarLeaders meet in Brussels to discuss moving British withdrawal process on to second phaseFri Dec 15 2017 - 10:52
EU leaders warn Britain: no backsliding or Brexit deal is offPhase two talks will only begin when phase one commitments are made legalFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Ireland joins Pesco defence pact after Dáil voteLeo Varadkar says State has responsibility to defend ‘common European home’Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach spells it out: no hard border, no matter whatVaradkar says he hopes Brexit-supporting politicians realise the problem they causedThu Dec 14 2017 - 16:46
Eighth Amendment polls suggest middle ground will be decisiveA large chunk of voters are in the middle: most favouring repeal, but many nervousWed Dec 13 2017 - 18:00
British pledges on Border ‘hard to reconcile’, claim EU negotiatorsBrexit officials express doubts over UK promises on the issue ahead of Brussels summitSun Dec 10 2017 - 21:41
Ireland says it will hold UK to ‘binding’ deal on post-Brexit borderDavid Davis: Deal was ‘more a statement of intent’ than a ‘legally enforceable thing’Sun Dec 10 2017 - 18:53
Voters believe Martin handled Fitzgerald controversy better than Varadkar'Irish Times' poll finds even Fine Gael voters say Fitzgerald should have resigned soonerSun Dec 10 2017 - 18:09
Strong lead for Repeal as campaign enters next phaseOpinion poll analysis: Referendum campaign likely to be heavily influenced by what is proposed to replace abortion banSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:36
Pat Leahy: Varadkar ends 2017 on a high thanks to Brexit talksTaoiseach’s judgment in Fitzgerald episode overlooked by public amid Brexit gainsSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
Large majority favours changing Constitution on abortionIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI Poll finds support for repeal consistent among supporters of all partiesSat Dec 09 2017 - 01:00
Brexit breakthrough: Taoiseach says ‘politically bullet-proof’ deal rules out hard borderDUP would have preferred if May did not sign deal, says it won ‘six substantive changes’Fri Dec 08 2017 - 15:31
‘Irish Times’ poll: Voters back Government’s strong approach to BrexitMajority support threat to block Brexit progress until Border issue resolvedFri Dec 08 2017 - 05:15
Governments near new deal on post-Brexit border‘Irish Times’ poll finds overwhelming public support for Varadkar’s tough line with UKFri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00
Leo gets an early Christmas poll presentInside Politics: Fine Gael sees a jump in support to establish a significant lead over Fianna FáilThu Dec 07 2017 - 08:29
Fine Gael support surges on back of Brexit rowLatest poll reveals Fine Gael stretch clear of Fianna Fáil to enjoy an 11-point leadThu Dec 07 2017 - 05:00
Varadkar’s Brexit performance may be main factor in FG liftHe has projected an image of standing up for Ireland – a good look for any TaoiseachThu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00
Brexit: Varadkar and May speak by phone amid efforts to resolve impasseTaoiseach is playing a dangerous game, says DUP’s Nigel DoddsWed Dec 06 2017 - 20:31
Divided British government doesn't know what it wantsBall is in Theresa May’s court, says Taoiseach, but it seems clear she has no gameplanWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
Brexit: Government denies trying to keep Border deal details from DUPDraft agreement was a ‘big shock’ to Democratic Unionists, says Arlene FosterTue Dec 05 2017 - 19:21
Blow to hopes for Brexit deal as Tory backbenchers back DUPUnionists reject ‘regulatory divergence’ as Varadkar says he is ‘disappointed’ with impasseTue Dec 05 2017 - 01:05
Borderline chaos: How the deal was brokered – and then brokenIrish Government lurches from elation to dejection after DUP forces May into U-turnTue Dec 05 2017 - 01:01
Pat Leahy: Resignations over McCabe affair prove accountabilityIf Irish system is as corrupt as critics claim, why have so many in power stepped down?Sat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00
Ireland to fight proposed EU digital tax on internet giantsTax could reduce Ireland’s appeal as a base for Google, Apple, Facebook and LinkedInSat Dec 02 2017 - 01:00
Donald Tusk firmly supports Ireland in Brexit negotiationsIf UK’s offer on the Border ‘is unacceptable to Ireland it will be unacceptable to the EU’Fri Dec 01 2017 - 18:27
Crunch UK-EU talks spark DUP fears of concessions on BorderGovernment could not accept re-emergence of Border, says TánaisteFri Dec 01 2017 - 06:28
Brexit: Dublin needs to start acting in a ‘mature way’, says Paisley‘I think you would be better off with us’ - DUP MP says Republic should leave EUThu Nov 30 2017 - 12:36
