SF calls on Taoiseach to hold Ministers to account for envoy role ‘cronyism’TD says ‘all options on table’ surrounding Coveney’s involvement in Zappone rowTue Sept 07 2021 - 16:44
Coveney denies he offered Zappone job months before Government approvalOireachtas committee questions Minister over UN special envoy controversyTue Sept 07 2021 - 13:53
More than 150 documents relating to Zappone to be published onlineRelease to include text and email correspondence between officials, Coveney and ZapponeMon Sept 06 2021 - 01:10
Vaccination of young linked to downward Covid trendHigh take-up of vaccine among young cohort cited as major factor in falling case numbersMon Sept 06 2021 - 01:00
Tax to replace vacant site levy part of Government strategyHigher charges for homes that lie idle among tough measures expected in October budgetSun Sept 05 2021 - 21:09
FG leaders falter this week, but it was FF again caught in a rowFF remain out of sorts despite Coveney and Varadkar being rattled over Zapppone sagaSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Katherine Zappone held Merrion Hotel event to ‘celebrate’ time as ministerTaoiseach suggests former independent TD should provide record of correspondence over envoy jobFri Sept 03 2021 - 22:30
Coveney may be in breach of FoI Act, says Labour’s Brendan Howlin‘You cannot erase history,’ states former Labour minister and architect of legislationFri Sept 03 2021 - 00:58
Taoiseach criticises ‘melodrama’ over Zappone envoy appointmentTánaiste denies Zappone lobbied him about UN special envoy role in text messageThu Sept 02 2021 - 21:00
Coveney says his phone was used to send messages to EU foreign ministers after it was ‘compromised’ last yearTánaiste apologises for failure to release texts as Cowen says Taoiseach needs to act as Zappone controversy continuesThu Sept 02 2021 - 14:21
Coveney to face accusations of misleading committee over UN special envoy postTexts reveal ‘apparent inconsistencies’ in Minister’s account of Zappone’s appointmentThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar and Coveney reignite Katherine Zappone controversyThree political protagonists still have some explaining to do on botched UN appointmentThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Texts show Varadkar knew about Zappone envoy job earlier than claimedTánaiste first made aware of UN special envoy post 11 days before Cabinet approvalThu Sept 02 2021 - 00:24
Zappone contacted Varadkar about envoy role 11 days before Cabinet approval soughtSinn Féin TD accuses Simon Coveney of changing his story about deleted textsWed Sept 01 2021 - 16:53
Taoiseach says he does not do Government business by text‘I engage with people,’ says Martin responding to report of Coveney’s deleted textsWed Sept 01 2021 - 14:41
Coveney casts doubt on Taliban’s efforts to portray moderate imageAfghan refugee in Ireland fears for boys stranded in Kabul on visit to grandparentsWed Sept 01 2021 - 00:00
Varadkar played no part in Zappone appointment, says CoveneyMinister mentioned position to Tánaiste in text exchange 10 days before announcementTue Aug 31 2021 - 20:32
Mountain rescue: ‘You get people going up in shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops’Lockdown has inspired people to embrace the outdoors but ill-equipped climbers are taking to the hills in pursuit of ‘Instagram moments’ costing money, volunteer time and potentially, livesSat Aug 28 2021 - 06:00
Phasing out of most remaining Covid-19 restrictions to begin in less than four weeksGovernment to press ahead with easing even if full Nphet criteria for reopening not metSat Aug 28 2021 - 01:00
Donaldson calls on Government to be ‘proactive’ to find agreement on NI protocolMechanisms exist in EU-UK trade agreement to resolve issues, Taoiseach saysFri Aug 27 2021 - 20:41
September 20th to be key date for reopening, Taoiseach saysOffice working and confirmations set to resume while rules on entertainment easeFri Aug 27 2021 - 18:49
Protocol damaging Belfast Agreement not protecting it, says DonaldsonDUP leader enters meeting with Taoiseach intent on setting out reality of situation in NorthFri Aug 27 2021 - 17:27
Housing For All policy to deliver social homes ‘on scale never seen before’ – O’BrienDocument to be launched next week with ‘massive emphasis on affordable housing’Fri Aug 27 2021 - 16:04
Government says 75 Irish citizens and residents still in AfghanistanEvacuation mission ended minutes after two suicide bombs killed and injured dozens outside Kabul airport gatesThu Aug 26 2021 - 23:20
Government housing strategy needs to provide for ageing population, says AloneNew model required to cater for needs of growing number of elderly, according to charityThu Aug 26 2021 - 21:12
Huge Covid-19 surveillance study to focus on studentsTCD, UCD, NUI Galway and UCC to test 8,000 in autumn in search of early-warning systemThu Aug 26 2021 - 19:02
Fianna Fáil MEP criticises delay to meeting over party’s poor election performancePublication of review of the 2020 general election has been postponed by a weekTue Aug 24 2021 - 12:25
Sinn Féin calls for Government to delay planned PUP cutsParty also warns against plan to transition some recipients to jobseeker’s allowanceMon Aug 23 2021 - 19:30
Land Development Agency may ease stalled construction of homesUp to 5,000 affordable homes could be kickstarted on privately owned sitesMon Aug 09 2021 - 01:00
Government concedes Zappone controversy damages credibilityDepartment challenges claim Fáilte Ireland unable to get clarity on hospitality rulesSun Aug 08 2021 - 20:58
Government confident 90% of adults will be vaccinated by SeptemberCowen calls on Government to ‘get back to the drawing board’ in relation to guidelinesSun Aug 08 2021 - 20:26
Covid guidelines at time of Zappone event lacked ‘clarity’ - TaoiseachMicheál Martin makes first public comment about Merrion Hotel eventSun Aug 08 2021 - 15:22
Ireland's new food strategy targets quality and doubles down on sustainabilitySustainability is the buzzword of the Food Vision 2030 plan for agrifood export expansionSat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Harry McGee: Dutchification of Irish politics inevitableFragmentation of electoral landscape to come more into play as Sinn Féin advancesSat Aug 07 2021 - 01:00
Rights law experts concerned executive power on Covid delegated to NphetTCD group describe ‘significant lack of transparency’ in key decisions during pandemicWed Aug 04 2021 - 00:19
Heatwave underscores need for State to secure water resources‘Reality is somebody is going to have to advance a serious amount of money to Irish Water’Sat Jul 24 2021 - 01:00
Des O’Malley ‘served this country by standing by the Republic’, funeral service toldProgressive Democrats founder believed in ‘principles that are eternal truths’, Mary Harney tells congregationFri Jul 23 2021 - 16:03
Concerns housing plan had been rushed led to delay in publicationHousing for All publication is held back until late August or early September by GovernmentFri Jul 23 2021 - 07:02
Delay to Government housing plan seen as setbackTDs criticise failure to publish plan that had been due next weekThu Jul 22 2021 - 15:44
Convincing UK to reverse amnesty proposals will be ‘challenging’ – TaoiseachMicheál Martin says those who committed murder ‘should be subject to justice’Wed Jul 21 2021 - 18:00
Coronavirus: 1,378 new cases confirmed in Republic as Glynn issues warning over rising incidence rateCases of Covid-19 could peak at 4,000 a day due to Delta, says VaradkarWed Jul 21 2021 - 17:40
Fianna Fáil TDs rally to support Taoiseach's leadership, for nowAlliance of Fianna Fáil TDs do not believe he will lead party into next electionWed Jul 21 2021 - 03:33
Inhumane slaughter of horses ‘does not happen in Ireland’Department of Agriculture officials comment on BBC documentary at Dáil committeeTue Jul 20 2021 - 13:21
Labour's positive campaign strategy pays off in byelection winBacik may have been ‘ideal candidate’ but there are signs Alan Kelly is making progressMon Jul 19 2021 - 02:00
‘We ain’t going back’: what lies ahead for Ireland’s bogs?The rapid shutdown of the peat industry has brought a new focus on clean energy, though some workers are concerned about how the ‘just transition’ is managedSat Jul 17 2021 - 01:00
Spending levels to underline Government’s commitment to housing - McGrathInvestment in area to be key contributor to substantial rise in capital expenditureThu Jul 15 2021 - 14:07
‘Leaking and sniping’ by Fianna Fáil TDs poses greatest threat to party – MartinTaoiseach proposes ‘think-in’ meeting in September to discuss election performancesWed Jul 14 2021 - 22:23
People with Irish names report corrupted spellings on digital Covid certConradh na Gaeilge director says incorrect spelling will not be accepted at airportsWed Jul 14 2021 - 13:15
Scramble to defend plan for reopening indoor hospitality amid confusion over GPs' roleMinisters forced to issue several corrections over use of Covid cert for indoor diningWed Jul 14 2021 - 06:24
Councillors’ body does ‘not condone’ behaviour alleged in Prime Time InvestigatesCouncillors alleged to have claimed expenses for gatherings in different locations happening at same timeWed Jul 14 2021 - 00:28
