Varadkar resists pressure for early election if Brexit deal agreedParties say they are largely prepared for early election if one is calledMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:15
Calling election this year would be a ‘stroke’, says MartinVaradkar had ‘some neck’ to claim credit for budget demands, says FF leaderSat Oct 12 2019 - 20:00
Fine Gael Senator proposes ‘positivity seminar’ to boost party moraleSome within Fine Gael believe the Taoiseach may go to the country within weeks if a Brexit extension or deal is achievedSat Oct 12 2019 - 00:07
DUP fires warning after EU and UK agree to intensify Brexit talksDonald Tusk says hopes of agreement have risen but that positive signs can be ‘political tricks’Fri Oct 11 2019 - 20:35
Extortion criminals used new accounts for cash after Cab interventionDrug gang figures still received money from construction firms after accounts frozenFri Oct 11 2019 - 02:17
Investigation to be held into official knowledge of extortion claimsHousing department informed of Dublin protection money operation in 2017Thu Oct 10 2019 - 17:18
Go-Ahead fined €70k for late or unreliable bus servicesNational Transport Authority says Dublin Bus will pay €280k for failure to operate as scheduledThu Oct 10 2019 - 11:19
State may run review of council ‘security’Survey is considered after allegations that Dublin authority paid protection moneyThu Oct 10 2019 - 02:13
Budget 2020: no drama in Dáil as thoughts turn to electionInside Politics: Government can do very little to rock the boat as parties look to Brexit and end of confidence-and-supply arrangementWed Oct 09 2019 - 07:15
Budget 2020: Changes to scheme for first-time buyers plannedBudget move to ensure couples who can ‘well afford to buy’ will not be unfairly subsidisedMon Oct 07 2019 - 07:39
Fianna Fáil criticises Varadkar for ‘predators’ comparisonComments showed ‘breathtaking level of arrogance’ by Taoiseach, says Lisa ChambersSun Oct 06 2019 - 20:45
Brexit: Taoiseach believes deal can be agreed and is set to meet JohnsonStill time for UK to bring further solutions to break current Brexit impasse, says VaradkarSat Oct 05 2019 - 23:04
Varadkar likens Fianna Fáil to ‘predators’ at presidential dinnerTaoiseach touches on Brexit and when next general election will take placeSat Oct 05 2019 - 22:42
EU tells UK its proposals do not provide basis for concluding agreementEU declines to continue discussions with Johnson’s chief negotiator over weekendFri Oct 04 2019 - 21:38
Board of national children’s hospital accuses builder of ‘aggressiveness’Concerns have also been raised about the number of health and safety incidents on the siteFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:35
Brexit: Ireland will not ‘countenance’ deal involving customs checks – VaradkarJohnson’s proposals create ‘major obstacles’ to deal, says TaoiseachThu Oct 03 2019 - 18:15
More children sharing explicit selfies, gardaí set to warnOfficers to inform Oireachtas justice group that images often circulated to third partiesWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:48
Donohoe examines extra help for families with childcare billsFinal budget negotiations ‘difficult’ in the light of uncertainty around BrexitFri Sept 27 2019 - 20:42
Citizenship ceremonies postponed following High Court rulingMinister says ceremonies will be held after Bill about unbroken residence becomes lawFri Sept 27 2019 - 20:34
Any tax cuts in budget will be minimal, says DonohoeMinister insists he and Taoiseach ‘absolutely aligned’ on policy after Varadkar commentsFri Sept 27 2019 - 16:01
Existing laws adequate to deal with abortion protests, says Garda commissionerMinister for Health to press ahead with plans for exclusion zones outside hospitalsThu Sept 26 2019 - 19:55
Government will be forced to comply with ruling on public services card – PAC hearsData Protection Commissioner stands over her report and is going ahead with enforcement proceedingsThu Sept 26 2019 - 13:47
Garda unable to track down 8,000 wrongfully convicted motoristsPAC hears thousands of drivers will not have their cases appealed despite having already paid finesThu Sept 26 2019 - 10:55
Threat of no-deal Brexit dominates run-up to budgetInside Politics: Paschal Donohoe does not plan on any supplementary or emergency budgets, sources sayThu Sept 26 2019 - 07:39
Garda stations lose HQ status as political opposition to plan growsReorganisation plan ‘unacceptable’, Roscommon TD Denis Naughten saysThu Sept 26 2019 - 06:28
Concerns over supply of medical devices in event of no-deal Brexit‘Significant’ number of UK suppliers will not have regulations in place by October 31stWed Sept 25 2019 - 17:43
Property tax to rise by 15 per cent in eight countiesMost councils have opted to increased tax next year due to budgetary pressuresWed Sept 25 2019 - 16:50
Medicine shortages ‘unlikely’ but possible after no-deal BrexitHealth authority warns ‘no absolute guarantees’ on critical medicines such as insulinWed Sept 25 2019 - 02:17
Former Labour TD Kathleen Lynch will not contest byelectionEx-junior minister lost her Cork North Central seat in 2016 general electionMon Sept 23 2019 - 10:30
Garda vetting vital for those in daily contact with children, Flanagan saysMinister at odds with bureau claiming some staff access to children ‘incidental’ to jobMon Sept 09 2019 - 03:30
New law to allow citizenship applicants to leave countryJudge ruled practice of allowing applicants six weeks out of country not permitted by lawSat Sept 07 2019 - 02:36
Is Drew Harris making necessary change or making gardaí paranoid and confused?‘Distant but decisive’ ex-PSNI man has impressed many, but others say the jury is outSat Sept 07 2019 - 02:00
Flanagan warns of ‘turbulence’ on the border if no-deal Brexit goes aheadMinister for Justice says Garda Commissioner has plans to deal with border issuesThu Sept 05 2019 - 19:18
Data watchdog may prosecute Government over PSC useRegina Doherty admits this may be the first time a regulator has been challengedThu Sept 05 2019 - 01:34
European Commission expresses ‘concerns’ about Irish water chargesCommission seeks update on Irish water management, infrastructure improvementsWed Sept 04 2019 - 02:40
Creed urged to open ‘meaningful dialogue’ on beef price disputeFarming body warns of beef shortages unless breakthrough made soonWed Sept 04 2019 - 02:00
‘Potentially unlawful’ to withdraw Public Services CardGovernment to challenge watchdog’s findings that card has no basis in lawTue Sept 03 2019 - 22:18
Varadkar hits out at ‘political scaremongering’ over children’s hospitalTaoiseach says claims rising cost will see other projects scrapped are ‘fake’ and ‘made-up’Mon Sept 02 2019 - 12:18
FG may add two councillors to ticket in Maria Bailey constituencyTD mired in controversy over swing incident under pressure not to run in Dún LaoghaireThu Aug 29 2019 - 21:42
National childcare scheme: Up to 19,000 minders to be regulatedDepartment has not yet decided what level of qualifications minders must haveThu Aug 29 2019 - 00:01
A fresh blow to the Government’s plan for high-speed broadbandUnlikely issue will unseat Government, despite FF TD’s take on itTue Aug 27 2019 - 18:15
Broadband plan: FG committee members say review of €3bn project a waste of timeOireachtas Communications Committee publishes report seeking independent reviewTue Aug 27 2019 - 13:45
Broadband network should not be owned by ‘minority investor’Oireachtas group critical of Government reluctance to identify flawed tendering processTue Aug 27 2019 - 02:01
HPV vaccine to be given to all first year students in secondary schoolVaccine will now also be given to boys in what Harris called ‘important milestone’Tue Aug 27 2019 - 01:02
Whistleblowers’ identities revealed to external consultantsGovernment department says it may be necessary to share identity ‘on occasion’Tue Aug 27 2019 - 00:26
Ombudsman raises concerns about HSE medical card policyJohn Wall, diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, had emergency medical card revokedThu Aug 22 2019 - 03:59
Broadband network should be publicly owned, committee findsOireachtas urges cost/benefit study and more oversight in move that may delay rolloutWed Aug 21 2019 - 01:00
Broadband network should be kept in public ownership, committee to sayReport on €3bn plan will recommend an external and independent review on proposalsTue Aug 20 2019 - 15:19
National Broadband Plan details to be subject of voteOireachtas committee to consider ownership issues and cost/benefit of proposed rolloutTue Aug 20 2019 - 04:00
Some workers at State attractions do not need to be vetted, Garda saysForce asserts checks are not needed as presence of children at certain sites is ‘incidental’Tue Aug 20 2019 - 01:05
