‘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
Restaurants and gastropubs to reopen in December under Government planCabinet sub-committee meets ahead of ‘polite showdown’ with public health expertsThu Nov 26 2020 - 22:54
Varadkar’s views on cross-Border travel supported by NphetTánaiste clarifies a ban was not his intention rather restrictions on all inter-county travelThu Nov 26 2020 - 20:45
A bridge, a border and two Covid worldsCavan has got its Covid numbers down while Donegal lags behindThu Nov 26 2020 - 15:28
Covid crisis: Restaurants and pubs to be ‘key battleground’ in lockdown exit talksTaoiseach says Christmas will be a very different to previous years due to Covid-19Sat Nov 21 2020 - 01:24
‘Cautious but effective’ Helen McEntee set to have her mettle testedSome see her as a future FG leader. She will need to survive tricky justice portfolio firstSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Taoiseach wants Ireland to exit Level 5 restrictions on December 1stA further eight deaths and 330 new cases reported in the StateFri Nov 20 2020 - 21:36
Garda Commissioner tells Taoiseach public are complying with restrictions to high levelDrew Harris met Micheál Martin to discuss weekend street drinking and way forwardFri Nov 20 2020 - 17:41
Helen McEntee says she will take questions on Woulfe controversy in Dáil but Opposition unhappyGovernment accused of ‘further evasion’ after Minister asks for her next session of oral ministerial questions to be rescheduledThu Nov 19 2020 - 21:47
Helen McEntee to take questions on Woulfe controversy in DáilMinister asks for her next session of oral ministerial questions to be rescheduledWed Nov 18 2020 - 23:03
Way clear for Séamus Woulfe to start on Supreme Court early next year‘Constitutional protection of judiciary’ best served by no further Coalition stepsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:13
Bad week for Government, good week for The Irish TimesInside Politics: Irish Times wins number of gongs at the Newsbrand awardsWed Nov 18 2020 - 07:11
