The curious case of Leo the Leftie and the Giant Government GiveawayHaving lambasted Fianna Fáil for its profligacy, is Varadkar now losing the run of himself?Sat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00
Varadkar promises ‘pandemic dividend’ for workersTánaiste pledges statutory sick pay, flexible working and living wageThu Sept 23 2021 - 20:00
Will Government expand its spending plans on budget day?Inside Politics: Concern is growing that finances will be gobbled up quickly by pledges that Ministers are making dailyThu Sept 23 2021 - 08:10
Inflation ignites political debate as TDs return to DáilLabour leader warns of ‘winter of discontent’ amid soaring cost of electricity and gasThu Sept 23 2021 - 06:00
Concerns rise in Government that pandemic rewards for public sector may wipe out budget resourcesUnion claim for 10 days’ leave for health staff could cost €377m, HSE estimatesThu Sept 23 2021 - 01:00
Corporate tax: ‘Too many significant unknowns’ to strike a deal yet - DonohoeState would not have certainty on future rate had it signed up to OECD deal, Donohoe saysWed Sept 22 2021 - 06:00
Rising energy costs set to drive increase in winter fuel allowanceTánaiste promises budgetary measures to alleviate impact of increased heating billsWed Sept 22 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach hails Ireland’s ‘exceptional progress’ against Covid as workers return to officesReturning office workers not required to reveal vaccination status, department saysMon Sept 20 2021 - 09:03
Higgins’s decision questions commitment to Belfast Agreement, Bruton saysForeign affairs and Áras crossed wires over invitation, Government sources suggestMon Sept 20 2021 - 01:00
Disquiet in Government after Higgins goes his own wayPresident had been considering whether he should attend North centenary event for some timeSat Sept 18 2021 - 02:00
Pat Leahy: Bitter and binary Dáil rows ignore bigger issuesParties need to partner better, stop fighting and tackle tax, defence and healthcareSat Sept 18 2021 - 01:00
Bitter and personal exchanges as Coveney survives Dáil confidence voteFF’s Marc MacSharry votes against his party, likening it to ‘undemocratic totalitarian regime’Thu Sept 16 2021 - 01:20
Coveney no-confidence debate gave scant attention to Zappone sagaFacts of the case are ignored as Dáil drama redraws dividing lines of Irish politicsWed Sept 15 2021 - 21:36
Government move puts bid to host 2024 America’s Cup in doubtMinisters not rejecting bid but need more time to do due diligence, says spokesmanWed Sept 15 2021 - 20:33
Five things to look out for in Dáil debate about CoveneyMinister’s account of how Zappone was appointed will be interrogated by OppositionWed Sept 15 2021 - 18:00
America’s Cup: Decision is unlikely this week on backing Cork as hostSome officials believe State could face costs over €200m to host prestigious yacht raceWed Sept 15 2021 - 03:36
Pharma giant Abbott using Irish ‘single-malt’ scheme to avoid tax on profitsChristian Aid charity says the company is transferring money from here to MaltaWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:28
Government must act on tax loopholes exploited by multinationals, charity saysCall comes as investigation shows Abbott apparently using ‘Single Malt’-type structureWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:05
Resistance grows in Coalition against bid to host 2024 America’s CupConcerns build about cost of underwriting project championed by Simon CoveneyTue Sept 14 2021 - 04:33
Partisanship and division in store when Dáil returns to Leinster HouseAnalysis: there is an unsettling dynamic in FF over its leadership, while Fine Gael cannot seem to escape the consequences of its errorsTue Sept 14 2021 - 01:00
Ryan says new climate action plan to be ‘at a scale beyond compare’Party leader says Green TDs will back Simon Coveney in Dáil confidence voteMon Sept 13 2021 - 19:18
Budget 2022 will be a challenge for political and public debatePat Leahy: We once again face the question of whether we want to learn from past mistakesSat Sept 11 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil TDs who fail to vote for Coveney face six-month suspensionZappone controversy a recurring theme at Fianna Fáil think-in, with some TDs claiming the Taoiseach has downplayed the issueSat Sept 11 2021 - 00:01
Taoiseach says meeting restored sense of unity within Fianna FáilSome TDs say party could be thrown into fresh crisis over Coveney vote next weekFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:05
Senior Sláintecare figures unhappy with delays in implementing changesTaoiseach to seek meeting with Magahy and Keane ‘to get their perspective’ after resignationsFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:29
Taoiseach hears strong criticism but also applause at Fianna Fáil meetingTDs and Senators asked to hand over phones before entering meeting roomFri Sept 10 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil struggles to answer the question: what makes the party different?No move against Martin by the decisive middle-ground TDs at Cavan eventThu Sept 09 2021 - 21:20
Fianna Fáil meeting hears criticisms and defence of Taoiseach’s leadershipAttendees at Cavan event asked to hand over their mobile phones for the duration of discussionThu Sept 09 2021 - 17:09
Summary: Fianna Fáil general election report reveals where party went wrongLack of identity emerges as one of the most worrying issues for party to deal withThu Sept 09 2021 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil focused too much on Sinn Féin in last election campaign, review findsTaoiseach Micheál Martin expected to come under fire at party think-inThu Sept 09 2021 - 01:45
Anti-Martin faction intends to speak up at FF think-in as loyalists prepare a defence‘There’s a group that want him gone in the morning. There’s a group very loyal to him. And then there’s a group in the middle’Wed Sept 08 2021 - 20:00
Katherine Zappone likely to be asked in front of Oireachtas committeeCoveney could face a motion of no-confidence when Dáil resumes next weekWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:22
Coveney’s account neither disproved nor made more plausibleAnalysis: All versions of Zappone affair involve Government job for old colleagueTue Sept 07 2021 - 13:26
Zappone thanked Coveney for 'incredible opportunity' of envoy job before formal nominationMinister to face Opposition questions over process that ‘stinks to high heaven’Tue Sept 07 2021 - 03:00
Coveney’s destiny in own hands as he faces Oireachtas committeeRole in peril over botched appointment as public sees political elite looking after its ownTue Sept 07 2021 - 01:00
When was envoy job created, did Zappone lobby for it and why delete texts?Three key questions Simon Coveney will face at foreign affairs committeeMon Sept 06 2021 - 22:30
Zappone thanked Coveney for special envoy role before officials discussed job, records showFormer minister texted Coveney in March thanking him for ‘incredible opportunity’Mon Sept 06 2021 - 17:28
Social Democrats say they will discuss coalition with all like-minded partiesCo-leaders, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall, rule out merger with Labour PartyMon Sept 06 2021 - 13:14
A bad week for Ministers who won’t play by the rulesHypocrisy, self-interest and another case of cronyism – surely we can do better than thisSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Government vows to deliver 300,000 housing units by 2030Housing plan targeting social, affordable and cost-rental homes broadly welcomedFri Sept 03 2021 - 03:58
Coveney may be in breach of FoI Act, says Labour’s Brendan Howlin‘You cannot erase history,’ states former Labour minister and architect of legislationFri Sept 03 2021 - 00:58
Taoiseach criticises ‘melodrama’ over Zappone envoy appointmentTánaiste denies Zappone lobbied him about UN special envoy role in text messageThu Sept 02 2021 - 21:00
Housing for All: Financial bazooka has high stakes especially for Fianna FáilMultiple evolving challenges in mass building plan a test for party’s core identityThu Sept 02 2021 - 19:59
Coveney says his phone was used to send messages to EU foreign ministers after it was ‘compromised’ last yearTánaiste apologises for failure to release texts as Cowen says Taoiseach needs to act as Zappone controversy continuesThu Sept 02 2021 - 14:21
Coveney to face accusations of misleading committee over UN special envoy postTexts reveal ‘apparent inconsistencies’ in Minister’s account of Zappone’s appointmentThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Reopening to see most Covid curbs lifted by October 22ndTaoiseach announces shift from restrictions to ‘judgment and responsibility’Wed Sept 01 2021 - 07:20
Covid-19: Cautious signals of the beginning of the endCases remain high, fears persist and U-turns may loom but nation breathes sigh of reliefTue Aug 31 2021 - 19:19
Reopening plan: Workplaces to return from September 20th as almost all curbs lifted by October 22ndCabinet agrees to larger crowds to be permitted at sporting and cultural eventsTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:00
Government has a lot on its plate – and no appetite for a Covid calamityReopening plans will push ahead, but caution will continue to be the watchwordTue Aug 31 2021 - 02:00
Government prepares scheme to admit up to 500 more Afghan refugeesKabul airport evacuations restart following bombings despite fear of further attacksSat Aug 28 2021 - 01:21
