The Irish Times

Miriam Lord’s Week: Rented plastic Christmas trees sum up Leinster House festive cheer

Former minister Finian McGrath joins team Shelbourne FC as public affairs officer

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 02:24

Racing into space from Blanchardstown

InnaLabs making an incredibly delicate navigation system for a space craft

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 05:07

Earthquake election brings SF to position of unprecedented power

Previously unshakeable fealty of electorate to party system shattered

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 00:41

Miriam Lord: The Three Amigos. The lads. The state of them

It’s all good fun, but Shane Ross is under no illusions Dublin Rathdown seat is in danger

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 21:57

John Halligan retires after 30 years in politics

Waterford TD will not run for election as he plans to ‘devote more time to family’

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 07:00

Ross says Minister of State John Halligan will not run again for Dáil

Minister insists Stepaside Garda station will re-open ‘in a couple of weeks’

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 17:33

All the focus in politics now on the first fortnight in February

Knowing his Government is on its last legs, Varadkar has prepared the ground for the announcement he is expected to make this week

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 01:00

Justice portfolio ‘appealing’ to Minister for Transport Shane Ross

Changes in how judges appointed piloted by Minister but Bill may not pass before election

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 01:00

Waterford got ‘f**k all’ in sports capital grants – John Halligan

Independent Alliance TD in row with Shane Ross over allocation for his constituency

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 02:55

Rights body should be able to police ‘hate speech’ ahead of elections

Commission says campaign debates should not be characterised by discriminatory discourse

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 01:26

Donohoe rebuilds his reputation for prudence

Ministers took time to realise Donohoe was serious about tightening expenditure

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 21:20

New State scheme to help businesses ride out the Brexit storm

Budget initiative will target ‘vulnerable but viable’ firms to support in no-deal scenario

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 02:21

Halligan to seek an additional €4m for school bus scheme

Minister for Education has told officials to spend additional funds to alleviate problems

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 14:50

Reliability the key asset for Apollo 11 computers

Systems behind Apollo 11 were thousands of times less powerful than a modern phone but they did not crash or malfunction

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 04:35

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00

Brexit the impetus as ‘new Irish’ take citizenship in Waterford

British and Poles dominate among 670 people taking part in conferring ceremony

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 21:10

New strategy aims to double employment in space-related technology

Sector worth €500 million a year to get bigger as new opportunities arise

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 22:01

Stephen Collins: Donohoe’s decisions will make or break Government

Fine Gael’s reputation hinges on taking measures needed to get spending under control

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 05:00

Dutch royals told housing crisis holding back Irish tech sector

First day of visit included round-table discussion on immigration and meeting Higgins

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 00:22

McGrath to join anti-Trump protest as US president a ‘threat to world’

Minister of State to attend Stand Up to Trump rally during US president’s Irish visit

Mon Jun 03 2019 - 00:57

Twelve researchers each receive €1m State funding for new projects

Topics range from breast cancer treatment to 3D-printed batteries and cultural mapping

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 16:41

Colleges and companies to partner on courses for ‘future economy’

Six new research centres to receive €100m to train students in digital, data science and ICT

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 16:00

Dublin accounts for almost half of all IDA site visits

Multinationals still favouring the capital when looking to establish or expand here

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 05:45

Love is not in the air for Fianna Fáil over confidence-and-supply deal

Inside Politics: Party rolled its eyes when John McGuinness was on radio

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 08:46

Nurses lead condemnation of protest outside Simon Harris’s home

Harris says what happened ‘was plain and simple intimidation’

Mon Feb 11 2019 - 21:03

John Halligan says IDA cannot force companies to locate outside Dublin or cities

Fianna Fáil TD for Waterford Mary Butler claims there seems to be a ‘two-tier approach to regional job-creation’

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 01:00

An Taisce settles Providence court case with Government

Heritage body had challenged awarding of survey licence for exploration project

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 12:17

TDs back controversial occupied territories Bill, Independent Ministers abstain

Tánaiste warns support for Bill could lead to Israel closing Dublin embassy

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 20:31

Hidden vote deal between Alliance and Fine Gael comes under pressure

Alliance under pressure not to vote against Government on occupied territories Bill

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 06:00

Varadkar asks Ministers to stop criticising Shane Ross

Taoiseach wants to end public ‘back and forth’ with Independent Alliance

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00

Irish university makes first Brexit-inspired academic appointment

UCC and Oxford jointly hire top quantum scientist, capitalising on uncertainty in UK

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 06:00

Providence holds fire on well site after legal challenge

Judicial review brought by An Taisce over permission to survey site off south coast

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 08:01

Politicians ‘speed dating’ with the public for better Ireland

Young people, environmental organisations, and others address TDs and Senators

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 18:18

Number of female apprentices has risen five-fold since 2016

Minister says apprentice training ‘Cinderella’ of career options but an exciting job choice

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 21:42