Food industry tried to push Government to oppose EU ban on smoky flavourings
Records show lobbying push from Kerry Group and Dawn Farms against proposal to phase out flavourings
Martin Heydon
Row between Coalition Ministers over suspension of €12m straw scheme
Minister of State Martin Heydon said move by Minister Charlie McConalogue with harvest under way has thrown plans of many farmers into disarray
Aldborough House may be brought back into State ownership
Government signals it would be willing to fund purchase of historic Dublin Georgian mansion
How Fine Gael’s tax cut proposal soured relations in the Coalition
Senior Fianna Fáil ministers are diplomatic but the party’s backbenchers are openly angry and detect Varadkar’s hand in the populist policy gambit
Why has a row broken out within Government over the next budget?
As McGrath considers how to spend surpluses, time pressure mounts on politicians to have their voices heard
Fine Gael throwing a €1,000 tax cut into the mix started a row ... but it may not be far off what happens
Smart Money: Indexing for inflation and preparing ground ahead of a General Election means €1,000 tax package figure per middle income earner might not be too far fetched
Tánaiste says Fine Gael junior ministers ‘undermined the budgetary process’ as war of words deepens
Party meeting sees Fine Gael members turn on Fianna Fáil partners who ‘crashed the economy’
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’
Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’
Ireland to join international effort to develop technologies to reduce cattle methane emissions
Heydon to announce breakthrough in how to select and breed lower methane-emitting cattle at Washington conference
Beef exports to China to resume after near three-year hiatus
Breakthrough opens up potentially huge market for Irish farmers
Cabinet reshuffle: Will Donnelly survive and who will get what ministries?
Will Micheál Martin opt for Foreign Affairs? Can Stephen Donnelly survive the changes? And where will Simon Harris end up?
Irish lamb and sheep meat to have full access to US market under new deal
McConalogue to lead major agrifood trade mission to US this week
Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle
Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement
Varadkar’s solo run appears to green-light dairy expansion – at expense of beef
Tánaiste assures dairy farmers new carbon budgets won’t put limits on milk production
Covid-19: Varadkar not convinced new restrictions needed as Ireland on track with optimisitic scenario
Data suggests Ireland is tracking the more optimistic side of projections, says Tánaiste
World Cup bid to space race: 10 budget items you may might missed
Extra funding to boost farm safety, flood prediction and video games among others
Intel points way to cut emissions by backing Sustainable Kildare
Competition involves up to 300 firms saving as much CO2 as possible
CAP deal will let State become world leader in sustainable food production, Minister says
Irish farmers will increasingly receive EU payments based on environmental results
Backlog of 92,000 passport applications in system, Dáil hears
Minister pledges clearance within six to eight weeks once level 5 restrictions are eased
‘Intensive’ Irish-Chinese virtual trade meetings follow EU sanctions
Exports grown in last 10 years to value of €872m last year, notably dairy and pig meat
Vaccine supply will only improve with increased manufacturing, says Martin
Fine Gael party meeting hears calls to allow more people attend religious services
You think spring starts in February? Nonsense
If that’s the case, why not just move Christmas to July and have done with it?
Make St Brigid’s Day a bank holiday, Minister urges
Minister of State Martin Heydon submits proposal on idea to Taoiseach and Tánaiste
Government announces new €1,000 grants for small businesses
Varadkar opens scheme first to SMEs in Kildare, followed by 2,000 nationwide
More than 25% of ministerial portfolios allocated to women
New Cabinet younger on average than outgoing one, with no members older than 60
Leaders spark anger as they look west for junior minister carve-up
Several TDs from west get posts, but not everyone in the parties has been placated
Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub
Jack Chambers and Niall Collins appointed Ministers of State as Jim O’Callaghan and Joe McHugh turn down roles
Coalition parties to appoint 20 junior ministers if accord ratified
Deal would see Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael get eight roles each with four going to Greens
Opening Ireland’s schools: Government accused of ‘getting ahead of medics’ and ‘scaring' people
Minister wants schools opened fully in September using ‘class bubbles’
Targeting a Dáil seat like a military campaign
Former Defence Forces commandant Cathal Berry is targeting a seat in Kildare South
Former Army Ranger commander to run in general election
Cathal Berry to run as Independent in Kildare South on pro-Defence Forces platform
Fianna Fáil ends week of tribal mud-slinging with sigh of relief
Party is damaged by Dáil voting controversy and glad election is not imminent
Claims of ‘bullying’ in Fine Gael in Waterford as John Deasy rift deepens
Unsuccessful candidate said she was ‘intimidated’ at meeting to vote no confidence in TD
Former priest who embezzled £63,000 running for Fine Gael
Kildare local election candidate pleaded guilty to fraud charges in mid-1990s
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