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
Judge appointment system in Ireland faulted by Council of EuropeReport finds process not free of political influence with best candidates not chosenWed Nov 18 2020 - 00:05
Judicial Council to discuss crisis created by Woulfe controversyProspect of Woulfe facing an impeachment motion in the Dáil is increasingly unlikelyTue Nov 17 2020 - 13:41
Gloves come off as Fine Gael and Sinn Féin take bitter row to social mediaFine Gael TDs let loose against Sinn Féin in deliberate shift in its parliamentary strategySat Nov 14 2020 - 08:42
Constitutional and political crisis over Woulfe deepens as leaders to meet againOpposition leaders to seek independent legal advice and full documentation on controversySat Nov 14 2020 - 01:12
Séamus Woulfe: Opposition to seek legal advice as meeting ends without agreementAnother meeting due to place early next week over standoff between judgesFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:49
Judge impeachment: Curtin case sketches procedure to follow‘The structure is legally sound but it never has been utilised,’ Brendan Howlin believesFri Nov 13 2020 - 01:06
Taoiseach to meet opposition leaders over Woulfe controversy on FridaySupreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe attended a golf dinner in August despite Covid indoor restrictionsWed Nov 11 2020 - 17:25
Politicians and judges have only themselves to blame over Supreme Court controversySuccessive governments failed to enact legistlation to set up Judicial CouncilWed Nov 11 2020 - 08:38
Coveney says ‘I believe Varadkar’s version of events absolutely’Tánaiste is facing Sinn Féin no confidence motion over sending draft contract to NAGPMon Nov 09 2020 - 11:15
Government confident Varadkar will survive motion of no confidenceCoalition’s 84 TDs set to support Tánaiste in Sinn Féin voteMon Nov 09 2020 - 02:56
Off-colour Green Party continues to be dogged by infighting and disputesThe party lost members since going into Government and is no longer just about green issuesSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Motion of no-confidence in Varadkar tabled by Sinn Féin to be debated next weekMove follows controversy about Tánaiste’s leaking of new GPs’ contract last yearFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:23
Coronavirus: Aim is to move from Level 5 to ‘minimum additional restrictions’Minister says removing restrictions only achievable if ‘we all follow the basics’Thu Nov 05 2020 - 02:44
Covid-19: Level 5 restrictions to remain ‘for full six weeks’Taoiseach and Tánaiste tell respective parties there will be no early easing of measuresWed Nov 04 2020 - 23:28
Micheál Martin faces scathing criticism from Fianna Fáil TDs over defence of VaradkarHeated exchanges at FF meeting as Taoiseach is accused of being ‘flag-flyer’ for TánaisteWed Nov 04 2020 - 23:15
Government rejects Opposition bid for more time to question Varadkar over leaking GP draft contractTánaiste is expected to tell Dáil he did not act unlawfully in passing on documentTue Nov 03 2020 - 13:59
Questions for Leo Varadkar on GP deal leakTánaiste provided a copy of a document about a GP pay deal to a doctors’ group led by his friendTue Nov 03 2020 - 13:36
Varadkar set to ship more political damage over leak of GP draft contractInside Politics: Tánaiste’s apology needs to be more contrite than mealy mouthed explanationTue Nov 03 2020 - 07:29
Varadkar to be questioned in Dáil over leak of documentMartin backs Tánaiste amid fears of fresh revelations and complaint to ethics bodyTue Nov 03 2020 - 02:56
Political ethics watchdog asked to investigate leaking of document by VaradkarCoveney says there was ‘no personal gain’ for Tánaiste in passing on the documentMon Nov 02 2020 - 22:15
Doctors’ group at centre of leak controversy had threatened Fine Gael with protestsNAGP got support from four of the party’s Oireachtas members after lobbying campaignMon Nov 02 2020 - 20:52
Taoiseach has confidence in Varadkar amid controversy over document leakHarris was not told by Tánaiste that he was sharing copy of GP contractMon Nov 02 2020 - 16:58
