Contentious ‘residential’ investor roadshows to go aheadDepartment of Finance indicates Ministers should attend, but events draw Sinn Féin ireSun Nov 07 2021 - 18:40
EU may shelve free-trade pact with UK if article 16 deployed – CoveneyBrussels ‘would respond in a serious way’ if London suspends operation of NI protocolSun Nov 07 2021 - 18:17
Pat Leahy: Brexit goes back to the futureA trade war is all but inevitable if Britain triggers article 16, according to insidersSat Nov 06 2021 - 01:00
Climate plan would mean change on par with Lemass’s 1960s opening-upThe plan represents a very significant political success for the Green PartyThu Nov 04 2021 - 19:30
Growing fears that British government will shortly invoke article 16 of protocolTaoiseach warns in the Dáil that any move to trigger article 16 would be ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Cabinet's climate action plan to bypass Cop26 summit pledge on reducing methaneGovernment plan expected to include methane reductions of about 10%Wed Nov 03 2021 - 04:33
Social media ‘not really’ willing to co-operate on combatting harmful contentOireachtas committee critical of how companies address content issues on their servicesTue Nov 02 2021 - 13:39
Cop26: Fine words and scepticism at global summit on climate actionInside Politics: Ireland will likely have a shortfall in emissions reductions next yearTue Nov 02 2021 - 08:15
Shortfall in Ireland's carbon reduction plans expected for 2022Climate Action Plan will see ‘conservative’ reductions in carbon over the next yearTue Nov 02 2021 - 04:01
‘Netflix levy’ needed to fund Irish TV production – Dáil committeeBill should create role of online safety commissioner to regulate big tech – reportTue Nov 02 2021 - 00:15
New Zealand-UK deal could have negative impact on Irish exports, officials fearThere are concerns New Zealand meat and dairy could be significantly cheaper in UK shopsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:32
If Covid won’t be a political issue, the health service willPolitical events set to produce a hard winter for this Coalition; and the decaying discourseSat Oct 23 2021 - 01:00
Security for politicians needs to be reviewed, says TaoiseachComments come in wake of Sir David Amess murder and protests at home of TánaisteFri Oct 22 2021 - 17:35
‘Unacceptably high number’ of venues not enforcing Covid certs, says DonnellyCompliance by hospitality sector key for restrictions to be avoided, says TaoiseachThu Oct 21 2021 - 17:35
Government message on reopening: we’ll have to figure it out as we goLiving with Covid will mean substantial infection numbers for the foreseeable futureWed Oct 20 2021 - 19:56
Booster vaccination campaign for over-60s to begin at start of NovemberCovid-19 booster shots to be given to more than 800,000 aged between 60 and 80Wed Oct 20 2021 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Jumpy few weeks loom as public more wary of CovidWhile pandemic landscape can change abruptly, Ministers nervous but not terrifiedTue Oct 19 2021 - 20:12
Nightclub operators ‘excited and confused’ about Friday reopeningVaccine passes, contact tracing and face masks likely to be required under new rulesTue Oct 19 2021 - 17:34
Taoiseach promises ‘specific guidance’ as questions mount on amended reopening plan‘There will be anomalies, it’s not one clear line across different sectors,’ Micheál Martin saidTue Oct 19 2021 - 17:30
Coronavirus: Coalition expected to sanction aspects of scheduled reopeningCabinet to reflect on advice relayed from National Public Health Emergency TeamTue Oct 19 2021 - 03:00
Abolish TV licence fee, use exchequer funding for RTÉ, report saysSenior Government figures strongly opposed to media commission recommendationSat Oct 16 2021 - 03:00
If the President had gone to Armagh, Sinn Féin would have gone tooPat Leahy: When statecraft stutters, a sense of the bigger picture is necessarySat Oct 16 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Ministers to call for partial easing of restrictions next weekMove could see vaccine certs remain in place as a requirement for indoor hospitalityFri Oct 15 2021 - 03:45
Pat Leahy: Pessimism grows in Dublin over protocolAcute concern over British intentions and impact on political stability in NorthThu Oct 14 2021 - 01:52
Budget 2022: A bigger spending package would have been ‘too risky’, Donohoe saysRamped-up spending to cover social welfare, housing, health, education and easing tax burdenWed Oct 13 2021 - 04:28
Pat Leahy: Budget was centrist, incrementalist – and looking nervously over at Sinn FéinDonohoe and McGrath held the line as fiscal position improved in recent daysTue Oct 12 2021 - 22:12
Budget 2022: Welfare payments including fuel allowance to increase by €5 in budgetChristmas bonus to be paid in full as part of €4.7 billion packageTue Oct 12 2021 - 06:00
London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocolCoveney frustrated as Downing Street insists court enforcement of rules ‘a central issue’Tue Oct 12 2021 - 02:40
Sinn Féin is the government-in-waiting if it can move beyond populismFor the party to seize power, it must expand its policies and silence lingering doubtsSat Oct 09 2021 - 01:00
Poll: Majority support payment of pandemic bonus for frontline workersBonus proposal has been subject of considerable political controversy in recent weeksFri Oct 08 2021 - 19:52
Paul Gallagher: AG whose private case work thrust him into controversyStellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticismFri Oct 08 2021 - 19:45
Poll shows high degree of public resistance to many potential climate action measuresConcern over climate change does not seem to translate into enthusiasm to combat itFri Oct 08 2021 - 07:30
Over 80% of voters oppose higher fuel tax to tackle climate change – pollIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll suggests major political obstacles for Government in meeting climate obligationsFri Oct 08 2021 - 04:15
Poll reveals Higgins ‘right to decline’ invite to partition eventMore than two-thirds of respondents back President’s decision not to attend NI centenaryFri Oct 08 2021 - 01:00
Large majority favours keeping 12.5% corporation tax rate, poll findsAs State set to accord with OECD 15% rate for multinationals, only quarter of voters agreeThu Oct 07 2021 - 01:00
Poll: Sinn Féin opens up 10-point lead as most popular party among votersIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll shows 7% drop in satisfaction rating of GovernmentWed Oct 06 2021 - 20:00
Sinn Féin’s rise as country’s most popular party continuesAnalysis: Mary Lou McDonald’s party now enjoys commanding lead over its main rivalsWed Oct 06 2021 - 20:00
Impetus develops in Government towards joining OECD tax dealSuccess reported on having sticking-point phrase ‘at least 15%’ removed from draft textTue Oct 05 2021 - 21:37
Corporate tax: Momentum grows for Ireland to join OECD tax dealUnderstood Government has been successful in having ‘at least 15%’ removed from draft textTue Oct 05 2021 - 20:18
Government may decide on 15% corporation tax by ThursdayIreland under pressure to sign up to the OECD agreement to end State’s 12.5% rateTue Oct 05 2021 - 00:15
This 10-year plan more a wish list rather than a to-do listPutting climate-friendly projects first is clever but may see some road projects set asideMon Oct 04 2021 - 21:33
Wide chasm in Coalition over climate pledges needs to be bridgedFor the Greens, climate action is priority, putting them at odds with other partiesSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:07
Pat Leahy: Power cuts would pull the plug on the CoalitionAny winter plunge into darkness will test popular support for Green energy agendaSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
Judicial appointments to be rushed through after cases cancelledNewly appointed judges unable to sit before November because they have not yet got warrants of appointmentFri Oct 01 2021 - 19:53
Ireland may commit to corporation tax increase next week, Donohoe indicatesMinister says decision depends on changes being made to OECD draft agreementThu Sept 30 2021 - 09:32
Row over pandemic bonuses for public sector staff rumbles onInside Politics: Scheme likely to disappoint those who qualify, enraging those who don’tThu Sept 30 2021 - 09:25
Mica report will reflect differences between officials and campaignersOfficials remain opposed to scheme that grants 100% redress for all affected housesThu Sept 30 2021 - 00:05
Fraser declines to discuss cabinet leaks at Zappone hearingBut senior civil servant says ‘two, possibly three’ leak inquiries in the past failed to identify the sourceWed Sept 29 2021 - 18:47
Department of Health will not need a bailout for first time in many yearsOne reason for the underspend is that the hiring of new staff is proceeding slower than expectedTue Sept 28 2021 - 21:17
Supreme Court judge Donal O’Donnell to become next Chief JusticeBelfast-born judge to succeed Frank Clarke, who is due to retire on October 10thTue Sept 28 2021 - 20:32
