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The continued asphyxiation of the EU’s business by Brexit is unsustainable

The continued asphyxiation of the EU’s business by Brexit is unsustainable

All that time, effort, energy and money spent dealing with the Brexit shambles could have been expended elsewhere

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 04:00
Border to be discussed between Ireland and EU as Brexit pressure intensifies

Border to be discussed between Ireland and EU as Brexit pressure intensifies

Merkel notes difficulties of protecting the Belfast Agreement in a no-deal situation

Sat Mar 23 2019 - 01:43
Next Commons vote could push UK closer to EU, Varadkar suggests

Next Commons vote could push UK closer to EU, Varadkar suggests

DUP describes Theresa May’s failure to secure new EU concessions as ‘inexcusable’

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 21:00
Brexit: May tells Varadkar she believes Commons will support deal

Brexit: May tells Varadkar she believes Commons will support deal

Taoiseach meets prime minister in Brussels after warning against ‘rolling cliff edge’

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 07:18
Britain’s EU exit on hold for almost two months

Britain’s EU exit on hold for almost two months

EU leaders agree extension if MPs approve British prime minister’s Brexit deal next week

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Summit happening? The key things emerging today

Brexit: Summit happening? The key things emerging today

EU agrees to give UK more time, but key House of Commons vote still due next week

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 23:06
May looks to blame MPs for Brexit delay

May looks to blame MPs for Brexit delay

Inside Politics: Prime minister makes extraordinary attack on Commons in televised address

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 06:53
May blames MPs for her request to EU to postpone Brexit

May blames MPs for her request to EU to postpone Brexit

PM points finger in TV address after Tusk rules out extension without MPs voting for deal

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 00:00
Theresa May lashes out at MPs for failing to agree way to implement Brexit on time

Theresa May lashes out at MPs for failing to agree way to implement Brexit on time

Varadkar says it is time to ‘cut the British government some slack’ and allow extension

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 21:12
Varadkar ‘willing to cut British some slack’ on Brexit extension

Varadkar ‘willing to cut British some slack’ on Brexit extension

Taoiseach strikes softer tone than Tusk but warns of a ‘no-deal scenario by accident’

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 18:44
EU could reject May’s membership extension request - Coveney

EU could reject May’s membership extension request - Coveney

Justification for an extension must be linked to a new event or a new political process, says Barnier

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 01:00
Government has ‘open mind’ on article 50 extension for UK

Government has ‘open mind’ on article 50 extension for UK

Tusk expresses ‘strong and ongoing solidarity’ with Ireland in advance of summit

Tue Mar 19 2019 - 20:05
Could you find worse politicians than those in the North? Well, actually, yes

Could you find worse politicians than those in the North? Well, actually, yes

Usually you have to be good at politics to be prime minister – then there’s Teresa May

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 04:00
Officials assume any visit by Trump would take place in December

Officials assume any visit by Trump would take place in December

Government acknowledges US president likely to face protests rather than cheering crowds

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 21:48
Bloody Sunday case: British ministry of defence to pay for soldiers’ legal fees

Bloody Sunday case: British ministry of defence to pay for soldiers’ legal fees

Decision to charge Bloody Sunday soldiers expected on Thursday

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May tells MPs they must pass her Brexit deal or face long departure delay

Theresa May tells MPs they must pass her Brexit deal or face long departure delay

British PM issues warning after House of Commons votes to rule out no-deal exit

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 00:08
Brexit: Further twists expected after latest Commons defeat for May

Brexit: Further twists expected after latest Commons defeat for May

Inside Politics: British government releases its plans for tariffs and the Border

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 07:48
Article 50 extension looking likely – if only to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Article 50 extension looking likely – if only to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Short of strapping her dead deal to a horse, El Cid style, Theresa May has few options left

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 20:37
Brexit withdrawal agreement more about politics than law

Brexit withdrawal agreement more about politics than law

Analysis: Provision on backstop is clearly important for the British

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 10:57
Delayed Brexit could help Government prepare for election

Delayed Brexit could help Government prepare for election

Evidence of economic competence required if Fine Gael is to recover losses in opinion polls

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 04:00
Three in four voters blame Government for hospital cost overrun

Three in four voters blame Government for hospital cost overrun

Seventy-seven per cent say Government mismanaged children’s hospital project

Sat Mar 09 2019 - 00:01
Irish Times poll: Northern Ireland voters do not want DUP-Tory Brexit

Irish Times poll: Northern Ireland voters do not want DUP-Tory Brexit

Large majority would back staying in EU in second vote while one-third want border poll

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 20:04
Irish Times poll: DUP at odds with its base over Brexit approach

Irish Times poll: DUP at odds with its base over Brexit approach

Irish Times poll shows cross-community support in North for softest of soft exits from EU

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 20:00
Leo Varadkar suffers ratings drop as blame laid at his door

Leo Varadkar suffers ratings drop as blame laid at his door

Eight-point decline in leader’s personal rating will worry Fine Gael most of all

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 05:00
Irish Times poll: Varadkar’s approval rating slumps to lowest level

Irish Times poll: Varadkar’s approval rating slumps to lowest level

Support for Fine Gael falls sharply among farmers and most well-off voters

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 05:00
Temporary means temporary, Coveney assures UK on backstop

Temporary means temporary, Coveney assures UK on backstop

Tánaiste stresses Irish and EU desire to help UK pass a deal in crucial Commons vote

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 00:30
Irish ban on funding abortion services in developing world to be lifted

Irish ban on funding abortion services in developing world to be lifted

Restrictions on use of aid money to be set aside following abortion reform in Ireland

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 01:00
Law safeguarding children online to be unveiled

Law safeguarding children online to be unveiled

Government initiative to herald end of self-regulation era for social media companies

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 00:01
Cabinet to meet informally at Farmleigh to discuss Brexit

Cabinet to meet informally at Farmleigh to discuss Brexit

Meeting an opportunity to ‘focus on broader issues’ in lead-up to Commons votes

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 00:01
High defamation payouts ‘threaten the future of newspapers’

High defamation payouts ‘threaten the future of newspapers’

Ombudsman says Irish levels above other countries and points to ‘self-censorship’ issue

Sun Mar 03 2019 - 19:12
Hard decision on backstop would avoid harder choices later

Hard decision on backstop would avoid harder choices later

Government is coming to see a move on border backstop would be sensible

Sat Mar 02 2019 - 04:00
Varadkar warns Dáil committee of tribunal and inquiry costs

Varadkar warns Dáil committee of tribunal and inquiry costs

Moriarty, Siteserv and ‘Project Eagle’ contribute to department total bill of €110m-plus

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Coveney seeks to reassure Lidington on Brexit backstop

Coveney seeks to reassure Lidington on Brexit backstop

Tánaiste tells Theresa May’s defacto deputy that Withdrawal Agreement cannot be reopened

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 22:07
A nasty New York breakup as Trump’s lawyer and fixer turns on him

A nasty New York breakup as Trump’s lawyer and fixer turns on him

Inside Politics: Michael Cohen tells a congressional hearing the US president is a racist, conman and cheat

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 08:16
Half a million rural homes and businesses face new broadband delay as costs multiply

Half a million rural homes and businesses face new broadband delay as costs multiply

Taoiseach says cost of the plan has risen to ‘many multiples of the original estimate’

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 07:53
UK-EU rift on backstop widens as Britain seeks changes

UK-EU rift on backstop widens as Britain seeks changes

Breakthrough not expected until mid-March making article 50 extension more likely

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 00:10
Brexit: London inches forward but Dublin has a big call to make

Brexit: London inches forward but Dublin has a big call to make

If May is to swing her party behind her deal, she needs a backstop tweak she can sell

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 00:26
Tory hardliners warn that extension could be plot to stop Brexit

Tory hardliners warn that extension could be plot to stop Brexit

Mays says if MPs reject deal, they can vote on no deal and on extending article 50

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 00:26
Labour to back second Brexit vote in effort to avoid no-deal outcome

Labour to back second Brexit vote in effort to avoid no-deal outcome

London to bring back direct rule in NI as administrative move in event of crashout

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 03:00
Donohoe beats retreat to buy time on public service pay

Donohoe beats retreat to buy time on public service pay

Unravelling of pay deal will take months and may get subsumed into an election

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 04:00
Children’s hospital board predicts little interest if project retendered

Children’s hospital board predicts little interest if project retendered

Construction firm Bam says it will step down if asked to do so

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 01:00
Children’s hospital fiasco a stark warning for €116bn capital plan

Children’s hospital fiasco a stark warning for €116bn capital plan

State is still learning about infrastructure costings. Hospital is dear but valuable lesson

Sat Feb 16 2019 - 00:36
Senior civil servant agrees to appear before public accounts committee

Senior civil servant agrees to appear before public accounts committee

PAC wants to question DPER head Robert Watt about children’s hospital spending

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 16:53
Government ministers report upsurge in contacts from British counterparts

Government ministers report upsurge in contacts from British counterparts

Taoiseach warns Ministers not to engage with British requests to discuss the backstop

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 21:44
State to examine if unrealistically low bids submitted to win contracts

State to examine if unrealistically low bids submitted to win contracts

Government concerned over companies low-balling for tenders for children’s hospital

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 00:46
Settling of nurses’ dispute carries price for Government

Settling of nurses’ dispute carries price for Government

Inside Politics: Paschal Donohoe concedes a pay increase to nurses of some €1,200 each

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 08:06
Nurses offered average pay rises of 2.5% to avert strikes

Nurses offered average pay rises of 2.5% to avert strikes

Fears that pay increases for nurses may threaten wider public sector pay agreement

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 06:54
Capital projects will not be cut or delayed to save €100m for hospital, says Donohoe

Capital projects will not be cut or delayed to save €100m for hospital, says Donohoe

Harris describes protest at his house as ‘plain and simple intimidation’

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Nurse proposal places big questions over public sector pay accord

Nurse proposal places big questions over public sector pay accord

Fórsa poised to scrutinise Labour Court implications for other civil and public servants

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Theresa May running down the clock on Brexit, Starmer says

Theresa May running down the clock on Brexit, Starmer says

Labour MP visited Dublin and met unions, businesses and Tánaiste Simon Coveney

Mon Feb 11 2019 - 16:20
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