Conflict in Gaza continues to dominate politics in IrelandInside Politics: In China, Micheál Martin takes press questions on situation faced by eight-year-old hostage Emily HandTue Nov 07 2023 - 07:38
Tánaiste accuses Sinn Féin of being ‘against home ownership’ Micheál Martin claims strides being made in housing crisis and that SF seeks to turn back clock for first-time buyersSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:37
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin rallies ardfheis faithful and spurns bete noire Sinn Féin Analysis: Tánaiste emphasises policy differences between both parties while flagging narrative of Coalition achievementSun Nov 05 2023 - 19:00
‘We have started to make strides forward’ on housing, Martin tells Fianna Fáil ardfheisTánaiste defends Coalition’s progress and says it will issue new guidelines on smartphone access in schoolsSat Nov 04 2023 - 19:03
Scale of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza cannot be justified, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin says he believes international humanitarian law being broken in response to Hamas attacksSat Nov 04 2023 - 13:04
Five things that should be on the Coalition’s to do list before the electionIrish Times political editor Pat Leahy’s guide to the five things the Government needs to tackle over the next yearSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Mounting alarm in Government over corporation tax revenue as receipts continue to plummetExchequer returns indicate valuable revenue stream ebbing for the third month in successionSat Nov 04 2023 - 04:00
Irish Government’s response to Israeli bombardment of Gaza underlines lack of unified EU policyEuropean Union’s position seems likely to fracture further, rather than coalesce, as conflict in enclave continues to intensifyFri Nov 03 2023 - 18:05
Here’s what to look out for in party conference seasonCan the Greens convince people they have delivered? How will Fine Gael persuade voters to give it a fourth term? And what’s the temperature around a Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin coalition?Sat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
EU leaders reassure Ukraine of support and armsPresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU would seek to use revenues from frozen Russian assets to pay for the reconstruction of UkraineSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
Israel pounds Gaza from air, sea and ground in unprecedented barrage, knocking out internet networksHamas militants fire rockets into central Israel, including the greater Tel Aviv area, in response to barrageFri Oct 27 2023 - 21:35
United Ireland vote ‘quite distant’, says VaradkarA Border poll now would likely be defeated and would be ‘fraught with risk’ of creating division, according to TaoiseachFri Oct 27 2023 - 11:19
Taoiseach ‘satisfied’ with EU’s call for pauses rather than ceasefire in GazaLeo Varadkar says compromise needed with 27 nations involved but bloc’s position evolving as time goes byFri Oct 27 2023 - 10:11
EU leaders agree call to ‘pause’ Gaza conflict to allow humanitarian aidStatement does not use ‘ceasefire’ as several states argued this would weakened EU’s support for Israel’s right to self-defenceThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:46
Analysis: Ireland has traditionally been regarded as among the most pro-Palestinian EU membersIreland has traditionally been regarded as among the most – if not the most – pro-Palestinian EU membersThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:00
Taoiseach rejects claims he blindsided Tánaiste on plans for Ukrainian refugeesTensions flared in Cabinet over a proposal to limit State accommodation to 90 daysThu Oct 26 2023 - 20:02
Taoiseach to push EU leaders to call for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in GazaLeo Varadkar says fact that Hamas may not pause hostilities with Israel needs to be ‘borne in mind’Thu Oct 26 2023 - 12:18
Government agrees flooding assistance schemes with ‘quick payments’ of up to €10,000Applications to Red Cross begin this week with payments to follow shortly to those affected by Cork floods, officials suggestTue Oct 24 2023 - 20:52
‘Heated’ Cabinet row breaks out over proposed new approach to accommodating refugees fleeing UkraineThe row was sparked by a presentation given by Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman on a proposed new approach which would see Ukrainian refugees accommodated for only 90 days before being sent to the private sectorTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:08
‘Savings and efficiencies’ needed in health budget, senior officials acknowledgeRobert Watt, secretary general of the Department of Health, says productivity gains are needed in health serviceTue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
So Dame Louise Richardson wasn’t plotting to push us into Nato after allIf Government gave her a gig to achieve the abandonment of neutrality, they should get their money backSun Oct 22 2023 - 06:45
Drip-feeding funding: The politics of not budgeting for runaway health spendingTensions have bubbled up inside - and outside - Government and among senior civil servants in the fallout from a new budget that did not budget for massive health spending overrunsSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Don’t cancel views you disagree with, Varadkar tells student debate‘Increasingly there are subjects people are afraid of speaking about for fear of causing offence,’ says TaoiseachFri Oct 20 2023 - 21:00
Pat Leahy: Dáil shows its colours with widespread TD support for PalestineGovernment echoes EU position in seeking to be even-handed and attempting to reflect both sides of disputeWed Oct 18 2023 - 21:35
Fianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry to retire from politics at next electionObservers were surprised when Mac Sharry left the party entirely earlier this year and he has been an isolated figure in Leinster House since thenWed Oct 18 2023 - 09:45
Taoiseach stresses need to distinguish ‘between Hamas and innocent Palestinian people’ Clear differences emerge between Government and Opposition on events in Israel and GazaWed Oct 18 2023 - 05:00
‘No public appetite’ to change Irish model of neutralityForums find ‘prevailing view’ that triple lock on Defence Forces should change while popular support persists for Irish neutralityTue Oct 17 2023 - 17:04
Government approves nomination of six judges Four senior counsel to go forward for High Court roles and two solicitors set for Circuit Court postsTue Oct 17 2023 - 14:57
No plans to reopen health service budget allocations, says DonohoeBudget allocation will have ‘catastrophic implications’ for patients and those who work on the front line of health service, says Sinn FéinTue Oct 17 2023 - 05:30
Q&A: What’s the problem with the health service budget?Stephen Donnelly has admitted the sector will require additional money before end of next yearMon Oct 16 2023 - 20:08
The budget is broadly popular but that doesn’t mean the Government isThe stability message is unlikely to wash with 20-somethings stuck living at homeSat Oct 14 2023 - 06:00
Stephen Donnelly admits to shortfall in health budget for next yearBudget 2024: Department of Health sought more than €2 billion extra in budget but got just €708 millionThu Oct 12 2023 - 05:00
‘Spend and save’ budget unveiled with tax giveaways and mortgage reliefTax cuts costing €1.1bn in the first budget presented by a Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance since 2010Wed Oct 11 2023 - 06:14
Muted budget reaction belies fact it contains one of the most significant policy decisions in a long timeBudget 2024 was framed for the archetypal family unit of middle IrelandWed Oct 11 2023 - 06:00
Budget package to bring total Government spending next year to over €100bnMinisters also unveil plan which will see billions of euro in windfall corporation tax saved for when they are needed in the futureWed Oct 11 2023 - 05:00
Giveaway budget package to see big spending increases and tax cuts for middle-income earnersThere will also be €12 a week increase in basic welfare rates and tax cuts targeted at middle-income earnersTue Oct 10 2023 - 08:59
Budget 2024 talks: Childcare fees cut by 25%, €450 energy credit, mortgage tax break up to €1,250 among measures consideredAlso included is €55 million in funding to expand provision of free school books to the first three year groups in secondary schoolsMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:04
Budget 2024: The table, the couch and the art of pulling a budget togetherExpect architects McGrath and Donohoe to be cautious and unshowy on Tuesday, despite political pressure to spend billions in surplusesSat Oct 07 2023 - 07:00
What does it cost to run Ireland per year? Which costs most: education, health or retirees?Your pre-Budget guide to how much tax the State earns per annum and how it spends itSat Oct 07 2023 - 05:45
Budget 2024: ‘Targeted’ mortgage relief planned for homeowners hit by interest rate hikesPeople on fixed rates are unlikely to qualify under proposed scheme which will be discussed by Ministers over the weekendSat Oct 07 2023 - 04:30
Budget 2024: Frantic final days of negotiations as deadline looms without agreementHealth bailout and temporary measures made permanent could squeeze ministers’ room for manoeuvreFri Oct 06 2023 - 06:00
Budget 2024: Donnelly privately warns drug firms no funds for new medicines are likely due to health overrunsFinal agreement on health overspend has not been reached as negotiations between party leaders continueThu Oct 05 2023 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s alternative budget is carefully calculated not to scare off the middle groundParty’s tax hikes would hurt the wealthy – but they wouldn’t hurt most peopleWed Oct 04 2023 - 19:23
Social Democrats target tax hikes to fund spending increases in healthcare and housingThe party also said it would spend an additional €1.1 billion on housing while it would take much of the surplus of corporation tax receipts to deal with energy costs and fund a ‘climate transformation’Wed Oct 04 2023 - 13:44
Budget 2024: Economic growth forecast sharply cut by ESRIMinister confirms tax from companies expected to undershoot forecast as budget preparations continueWed Oct 04 2023 - 05:00
Justice trouble for Helen McEntee could dent any leadership ambitionsChallenges of the job have a habit of taking a toll on careers of those who hold itTue Oct 03 2023 - 17:03
Irish corporation tax revenues slip 12% to €1.8bn in September as budget day nearsExchequer returns show workers and businesses paid €61.4bn to State in first nine months of 2023Tue Oct 03 2023 - 16:05
Budget 2024 set to be an exercise in balancing expectations with resourcesAn election looms in the near future and this Coalition trails in the polls, so party leaders will expect the budget to lift political fortunesMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:00
Irish public takes a tough line on RTÉ as poll data suggests revolt against TV licence fee will continueIrish Times poll analysis: Something fundamental seems to have shifted in the way many people think about RTÉ – or at least in the way they think about paying for itSat Sept 30 2023 - 07:00
We ‘will in our arse’ have an Irish NHSAn ‘Irish NHS’ is an oft-repeated pledge from Sinn Féin. But is it a threat or a promise?Sat Sept 30 2023 - 06:45
