Employees to have legal right to request home working, says VaradkarTánaiste says Covid-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated change in mindsetsFri Jan 15 2021 - 15:31
Bills to legislate for e-scooters and 40km M50 speed limit on Government agendaClimate Action, Affordable Housing and Parents Leave Bills planned before EasterThu Jan 14 2021 - 13:42
Mother and Baby Homes: ‘I was born in a jail. I got no love, no education’For 35 years one health inspector wrote fearless reports highlighting the appalling conditionsTue Jan 12 2021 - 21:15
Minister to seek investigation into leak of Mother and Baby Home reportSurvivors to receive State apology from Taoiseach after commission report publishedMon Jan 11 2021 - 09:27
Deaths from Covid-19 in the State could soon surpass 100 per day, experts warnHospital system under severe pressure as patients in Donegal treated in ambulancesMon Jan 11 2021 - 03:00
Covid-19: The inside story of how the contact tracing system averted a Christmas collapseDr Stephanie O’Keeffe is hopeful new figures mean we are reaching peak of current surgeFri Jan 08 2021 - 02:04
Government scraps plan for partial reopening of schoolsRemote learning to take place until February 1st after unions and principals voiced oppositionThu Jan 07 2021 - 22:19
Risks associated with dropping children to and from school highlighted by HolohanCMO told Government daily movement of some 1m people posed a 'significant additional risk'Wed Jan 06 2021 - 19:55
Covid restrictions Q&A: What are the latest changes?All you need to know about school closures, retail, travel, childcare and financial supportsWed Jan 06 2021 - 17:54
Cabinet set to impose full Level 5 restrictions after record new Covid-19 casesClosure of non-essential retail and reintroduction of 5km restriction expectedWed Dec 30 2020 - 01:28
Ireland is in ‘dark place’ on Covid-19 and full Level 5 lockdown may be imminent, Harris saysMinister suggests tighter restrictions are inevitable ahead of crunch Cabinet meetingTue Dec 29 2020 - 21:40
‘Stay and spend’ scheme take-up just 0.2% of original projectionState was subject to series of lockdowns soon after scheme’s commencement dateTue Dec 29 2020 - 21:31
Coronavirus: Government may impose full Level 5 restrictionsNumber of cases in community is high, and expected to rise steeply this weekTue Dec 29 2020 - 11:47
Flu vaccine uptake important despite zero cases reported – virologistDr Cillian de Gascun says too soon to say Covid-19 and flu ‘twindemic’ will not happenTue Dec 29 2020 - 02:43
Government aims for 25,000 new homes to be built next yearAlmost 18,000 new homes built this year despite Covid, says Micheál MartinTue Dec 29 2020 - 00:01
Brexit: Taoiseach concedes EU-UK deal will have negative impact on fishing industryTánaiste Leo Varadkar confirms new €100m support scheme for agrifood sectorMon Dec 28 2020 - 20:58
Coronavirus: Micheál Martin says he is ‘very concerned’ over new Covid variantVaradkar says there is case for Level 5 measures to stay in place until at-risk are vaccinatedMon Dec 28 2020 - 19:39
Bush agreed to provide advice to help Ireland establish the EPAIn a meeting in 1990 the former US president asked Haughey for his views on the implications of German reunificationMon Dec 28 2020 - 00:01
State Papers: Secret committee sought to change territorial claims in ConstitutionThe 1973 coalition produced draft amendments to remove State’s claims to island of IrelandMon Dec 28 2020 - 00:00
Haughey pushed prescient vision of ‘citizens’ Europe’ during presidencyState Papers: Taoiseach saw future of cheap flights, open borders and common currencyMon Dec 28 2020 - 00:00
Faultline that would lead to Brexit evident in Haughey-Thatcher meetingsState Papers: Prime minister excoriated European Commission, calling it a ‘politburo’Sun Dec 27 2020 - 00:03
Delight that Mandela meeting Haughey before ThatcherANC leader, who was released from jail in 1990 after 27 years, visited Ireland in JulySun Dec 27 2020 - 00:02
Divisions in Green Party over CETA latest complication for RyanRyan believes party’s ‘common cause of addressing ecological crisis’ will help it ‘pull together’Sat Dec 19 2020 - 01:04
Eamon Ryan: By 2030 the only new cars will be electricInterview: Cycle lanes, rail, 15-minute cities, forests, bogs and wind farms are Minister’s passionsSat Dec 19 2020 - 01:00
McEntee says she deferred decision on Supreme Court nominationMinister responds to internal documents released by Department of JusticeThu Dec 17 2020 - 18:07
What was Micheál Martin thinking arguing banks were not bailed out?Inside Politics: It’s been the type of year that has torn our hearts and hair equallyThu Dec 17 2020 - 09:07
McEntee requested Woulfe appointment be brought to Cabinet before consulting with leadersMinister informed party leaders of her intention five days after Cabinet requestThu Dec 17 2020 - 01:00
Senior Green Party ministers united in backing EU and Canada trade dealShow of unity likely to reduce the prospect of difficult split over controversial mechanismWed Dec 16 2020 - 14:40
Neasa Hourigan wants full Green Party debate over EU-Canada free trade dealTD calls for long postponement of Dáil ratification voteTue Dec 15 2020 - 21:09
Five names to be forwarded under new judicial appointment processMcEntee’s Bill proposes commission of nine but strong legal influence criticised by RossTue Dec 15 2020 - 20:59
McEntee to propose new, nine-person panel to select judgesCommission to be smaller than 17-strong panel recommended by Shane RossTue Dec 15 2020 - 07:02
Is the Grenfell Tower inferno Kingspan’s Volkswagen moment?Kingspan has been drawn into the spotlight in the Grenfell inquiry, leading to searching questions about its safety checksSat Dec 12 2020 - 01:00
Brexit talks continue but at this stage prayers may be more usefulInside Politics: Taoiseach misses point when it comes to student nurses and well-off public servantsThu Dec 10 2020 - 07:20
Pay rise for judges to cost exchequer about €500,000 a yearQ&A: Cabinet agrees 2 per cent pay rise for judges while rejecting paying student nursesThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:00
Restoring pensions to ex-taoisigh and top public servants will cost €12m per annumMartin and Varadkar face barrage of criticism from their own parliamentary partiesThu Dec 10 2020 - 05:57
Martin may look at constitutional change to allow politicians take maternity leaveIt is important that we bring progressive change on how parliament works, Taoiseach tells partyTue Dec 08 2020 - 23:01
Partners of pregnant women to be allowed at 20-week scan in change to HSE Covid policy‘I had to sit in a room alone to be told my baby had died’ says one woman among hundreds to complainTue Dec 08 2020 - 20:53
Border TDs express concerns about future after Brexit‘We live in the shadow of the Border here...counties like ourselves will feel the impact far worse than anybody else’Tue Dec 08 2020 - 20:44
Reduced legal costs among recommendations by civil law review groupHigh costs ‘one of the main barriers’ for people in accessing justice, says McEnteeMon Dec 07 2020 - 09:03
Sinn Féin apologises to former student activist over her criticism of StanleyChristine O’Mahony resigned after party told her not to discuss internal matters publiclyMon Dec 07 2020 - 04:01
Helen McEntee’s pregnancy highlights legal void on maternity leaveThere are no legal provisions for female TDs to take leave; position for ministers is unclearMon Dec 07 2020 - 03:17
Covid-19 vaccine plan to prioritise hospital staff and nursing home residentsPharmacists seek to be involved in vaccine roll-out to ease pressure on GPsMon Dec 07 2020 - 01:00
Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley to step away from politics for weekLaois-Offaly TD makes request to give personal statement to DáilSat Dec 05 2020 - 01:05
Taoiseach renews criticism of beleaguered Sinn Féin TD Brian StanleyMartin describes Narrow Water bombing in 1979 in which 18 British paratroopers died as ‘a crime against humanity’Fri Dec 04 2020 - 21:06
Sinn Féin’s Brian Stanley asks to make statement to Dáil over tweetsTaoiseach says Stanley tweets damaging to credibility of Public Accounts CommitteeFri Dec 04 2020 - 14:07
Ceann Comhairle in uncomfortable territory over response to Stanley’s IRA tweetImpartiality of Ó Fearghaíl’s role raised by some, while Stanley seems to be in the clearWed Dec 02 2020 - 19:21
Covid-19: Time for Government to reassess strategy for tackling pandemicInside Politics: Restrictions have seemed endless and have been taking their toll on peopleWed Dec 02 2020 - 07:20
Legislation diverting Shannon water to Dublin flawed, Government toldPlans breach EU rules in six major areas independent legal advisers warnWed Dec 02 2020 - 03:32
Ryan says Dublin pollution highlights need to tackle particulates from fossil fuelsPollution expert says smoky coal ban must be extended nationwide to protect livesTue Dec 01 2020 - 21:19
Covid-19: Government set to reject advice and approve reopening of gastropubs and restaurantsCabinet expected to approve easing of Covid curbs as Level 5 cost hits €1.5bnFri Nov 27 2020 - 01:00
