McDonald’s legal action against RTÉ ‘worrying’, says journalists’ unionNUJ secretary says defamation action could have ‘chilling effect on press freedom’Wed Apr 27 2022 - 20:44
Frost accuses Dublin of ‘disrupting the balance’ in Northern IrelandFormer Brexit negotiator for UK says Belfast Agreement under threat as a resultWed Apr 27 2022 - 19:39
Coveney heads for US to meet Biden administration officialsMinister to discuss NI protocol after British signals of law to shelve parts of mechanismWed Apr 27 2022 - 18:31
Threat of nuclear war looms but Irish politics transfixed by turfInside Politics: Inevitable that Government will water down proposals – but won’t set aside completelyWed Apr 27 2022 - 07:47
Sinn Féin’s growing litigiousness towards media is a clear trendPolitical opponents and many in media perceive an attempt to muzzle criticism of partyWed Apr 27 2022 - 05:00
Mary Lou McDonald takes High Court case against RTÉ over alleged defamationAction part of growing trend by Sinn Féin to use courts against claims they say are falseTue Apr 26 2022 - 11:59
Ukraine, housing and cost-of-living on agenda this Dáil termInside Politics: Government must assess whether it is making progress on key issuesTue Apr 26 2022 - 08:39
DPP unlikely to allow her office to be dragged into a political controversyIf no DPP decision by end summer then Varadkar issue will become live political matterMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:27
Sharp division over future of Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions, poll showsIrish Times/Ipsos poll finds 80% of voters believe Government handled pandemic wellSat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Election of Le Pen would destroy EUIf Macron loses French presidency, the effect on the bloc and Ireland will be catastropheSat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00
Strong support for hybrid model allowing work from home, poll showsPandemic has changed working habits permanently, Irish Times/Ipsos poll indicatesSat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00
Public seeking more action as rises in cost of living bite, poll showsVast majority say they are affected by rising costs, Irish Times/Ipsos poll findsSat Apr 16 2022 - 01:00
Tinkering with Irish neutrality is like trying to defuse a political bombMajority of public wants to remain neutral despite wide support for Ukraine, poll showsFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Overwhelming support for retention of Ireland’s military neutralityTwo-thirds of voters do not want to see any change, Irish Times/Ipsos poll findsFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Simon Coveney to discuss EU membership bid with Ukrainian government in KyivMinister for Foreign Affairs arrives in Ukraine in UN Security Council firstThu Apr 14 2022 - 06:00
Opinion poll: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael regain ground against Sinn FéinExtended period of decline for FG in polls since formation of Coalition has abatedWed Apr 13 2022 - 20:00
Sinn Féin juggernaut stalls in first post-Covid opinion pollAnalysis: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil will be encouraged by slip in support for high-flying Sinn FéinWed Apr 13 2022 - 20:00
Latest forecasts suggest lower than expected budget deficit despite warAdditional measures on inflation set to be approved by CabinetTue Apr 12 2022 - 19:15
Watt report on Holohan secondment understood to contradict Taoiseach‘There should have been more transparency about this from the outset,’ Martin saysTue Apr 12 2022 - 13:30
Fears grow in Government about Irish capacity to house Ukrainian refugeesLarge halls with camp beds may have to be used as hotel and B&B space dries upMon Apr 11 2022 - 04:30
Robert Watt to defend his role in now-scrapped Holohan TCD appointmentSenior civil servant’s report expected to say Donnelly was aware of proposed secondmentMon Apr 11 2022 - 03:55
Irish neutrality needs to ‘evolve’ in response to Ukraine war, Taoiseach saysMartin says State should work with other countries to ensure its securitySun Apr 10 2022 - 21:32
‘Lessons have to be learned’ from Holohan TCD controversy, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin says he has full confidence in Department of Health secretary general Robert WattSun Apr 10 2022 - 15:48
‘Evolution’ of neutrality likely to be Government’s favoured approachIreland needs to decide whether it will play a greater role in the defence of EuropeSat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Intricate dance of the pay deal about to begin againUnclear whether talks will focus on new pact or extension to current dealFri Apr 08 2022 - 15:12
Coalition to discuss further cost of living measuresMinisters fear fresh package of supports would soon be overtaken by price increasesFri Apr 08 2022 - 01:45
John Callinan: A long apprenticeship leads to top Civil Service roleDiplomacy, decency and fairness will help Fraser replacement tackle challenges aheadTue Apr 05 2022 - 20:33
Properties linked to Fair Deal scheme could be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugeesMinisters told average of 580 people a day fleeing to Ireland daily due to Russian invasionTue Apr 05 2022 - 18:10
John Callinan appointed as secretary general of Department of Taoiseach and GovernmentThe dual role makes him the most powerful civil servant in the countryTue Apr 05 2022 - 13:04
Public sector pay deal talks set for later in monthInflation puts unions and members under pressure as conference season loomsTue Apr 05 2022 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: The squeezed middle are back, and they’re mad as hellAs costs escalate, political pressure is building on a beleaguered GovernmentSat Apr 02 2022 - 01:00
New cost-of-living measures expected in coming weeksGovernment scrambles to alleviate impact of fuel prices and rampant inflationFri Apr 01 2022 - 00:40
Scepticism about plans to make social media directors liable for allowing harmPlans were discussed by Minister for Media Catherine Martin and Fianna Fáil senatorsThu Mar 31 2022 - 19:51
‘We need to do more’: Ryan promises new proposals on cost of livingProposals around time-of-day-pricing, fuel allowance and ‘helping families with children’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 17:00
Higher energy costs are here for the ‘longer haul’, says TaoiseachGovernment now resigned to dealing with cost of living as a long-term challengeThu Mar 31 2022 - 12:42
Social media directors could be liable for allowing harm under new proposalsMinister for Culture and Media discusses proposal with Fianna Fáil senatorsThu Mar 31 2022 - 01:02
Cost of housing Ukrainian refugees ‘creates challenges’ in budget, says MartinTaoiseach signals ‘targeted approach’ to increasing vaccine take-up among refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 20:40
List of 500 ‘significant’ properties identified as possible housing for Ukrainian refugeesBill for refugee accommodation, health and education may hit €1.7bn for 2022Wed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Ireland’s humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees likely to be €2.8bn next yearCost is expected to ‘ramp up significantly’ this year as more arrivals follow the initial cohort of 10,000 refugeesTue Mar 29 2022 - 04:30
Ireland withdraws its bid to hold the America’s Cup yachting competition in CorkSimon Coveney championed the bid for the most high-profile yachting race in the worldMon Mar 28 2022 - 19:50
Sinn Féin’s US politicking underlines issues with its approach to Irish unityMcDonald and co are presenting a united Ireland as imminent despite the evidenceSat Mar 26 2022 - 01:00
Reaction to Zelenskiy’s comment on Ireland ‘overstated’, says TaoiseachUkraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says ‘Ireland is at the forefront within the EU’Fri Mar 25 2022 - 21:11
Brussels diary: Positively overjoyed Taoiseach puts positive Covid test behind himJournalists return to vast atrium of Lipsius building for first time in over two yearsFri Mar 25 2022 - 16:21
Taoiseach plays down Zelenskiy remarks that Ireland ‘almost’ stands with UkraineMove by Ireland on international crimes is welcomed Ukrainian ministerFri Mar 25 2022 - 09:02
Western leaders rally to close ranks against Russia over Ukraine invasionCalls from Kyiv for intervention rebuffed but West vows more aid for Ukrainian resistanceThu Mar 24 2022 - 22:25
Europe facing ‘long haul’ over Russian invasion, says TaoiseachMartin says Ireland open to further sanctions as he criticises India’s stanceThu Mar 24 2022 - 20:09
‘Flexibility’ on EU VAT rules sought to ease energy prices rises, Varadkar saysTánaiste says he expcts 5th package of sanctions against RussiaThu Mar 24 2022 - 13:10
Covid-19: No new restrictions says Taoiseach as 23,125 new cases reportedHealth advice unchanged but calls for public to consider behaviour with regard to masksThu Mar 24 2022 - 09:19
Martin to attend EU summit as he exits Covid quarantineTaoiseach has two successive negative Covid tests ahead of departure from the USWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:11
Major cost-of-living shock expected in months with inflation forecast to hit 8.5%ESRI says price squeeze will see real incomes fall and lower than expected growthWed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00