538 public servants are on career breaks. One has lasted 12 years
At least 50 employees of Government departments and their agencies on career break for five years or more
Department Of An Taoiseach
Poorest children in North live in lower-income homes but less deprived than those in poverty in Republic
Better public services, more widely available benefits and lower housing costs in Northern Ireland provide better protection to children in poverty, ESRI report indicates
Ministers, super juniors and chief whips - what jobs are filled in the cabinet?
Explainer: decisions about government policy and proposals for legislation are made at cabinet meetings
The cows are smaller, hardier and more efficient: Inside a ‘climate-neutral’ Irish dairy farm
FarmZeroC wants its approach to be deployed across thousands of farms
BAM, criticised for delays in national children’s hospital, building €100m cross-Border bridge
Taoiseach at ceremony marking breaking of ground on Narrow Water Bridge linking Omeath and Warrenpoint
Michael Lowry accountant criticised by Moriarty tribunal gets €371,000 in legal costs
Payment to Denis O’Connor comes 27 years after the inquiry was established
Ireland’s top civil servants: who they are and what they earn
Departmental secretaries general run much of the country’s public administration - on salaries ranging from €230,000 to almost €300,000
Hate crime seen as ‘growing problem’ both sides of Border, research finds
University of Limerick and Queen’s University Belfast report recommends collaborative learning to address hate on island of Ireland
Enda Kenny contacted taoiseach’s office about honorary citizenship for philanthropist
Name of person former Fine Gael leader attempted to assist redacted in records released under FoI
Child poverty office targets ‘helicopter role’ to ensure all agencies deliver
End Child Poverty Week event also heard programmes in Scotland, Finland and New Zealand had provided inspiration
Robert Watt rejects ‘most’ of Holohan report findings and reveals laptop ‘hack’
Account given by Deirdre Gillane in report about secondment controversy was ‘correct’ version of events, says Minister for Health
Farming must focus on reducing emission of nitrogen
Failure to address regulatory obstacles to climate-friendly forestry planting traps farmers in unviable and damaging beef cattle farming
Dublin and Belfast state papers: What files are being released this week?
Anglo-Irish records from 1996–2002 from three government departments - the taoiseach, foreign affairs and justice
How a trawl of Government departments’ property portfolios for housing fell far short of expectations
Each department replied following a review of vacant properties under their remit
Is it the beginning of the end of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Inside Politics: Soothing noises from Government as it looks at a post-Covid landscape
McGrath backed health job pay rise if it did not exceed €300,000, committee told
No benchmarking process before €80,000 increase approved for Watt’s role, says civil servant
Government consultants discussed ‘war room’ for Covid-19 response
Email outlines plan for ‘integrated insight centre’ that could seek data from State bodies
Department of Health secretary general pay to rise by over €90,000
New pay rate of €292,000 set for vacant job to be filled by open competition
Life in Level 3: What is happening under the new restrictions in Dublin?
Covid-19 Q&A: Here’s what you need to know about the rules in place for Dublin
Coronavirus: Government urges close contacts of positive cases to get tested
Increasing proportion of these contacts are not coming forward for testing, briefing is told
The Irish Times view on Irish foreign policy: a seat at the top table
No small country should apologise for pursuing its interests and its ideals through an ambitious foreign policy
Coronavirus: Eight more deaths recorded ahead of new push on face coverings
Face coverings to remain optional indoors as death toll in State rises to 1,703
Coronavirus: Holohan dismisses possibility of reopening schools early
Further 10 deaths and 159 cases of Covid-19 reported in the State
We are mid-refurb – can work on our house be deemed essential?
Property Clinic: We could become homeless as we have to leave our rental
St Stephen’s Green, closed due to coronavirus restrictions, has reopened
Park governed by OPW closed following additional lockdown measures in March
Domestic violence victims exempt from 2km travel restriction
Daily briefing reveals 570 employers have not disclosed their bank details to Revenue
Government backs new €1bn Silicon Docks campus for Trinity College
Cabinet approves report recommending €150m for innovation district in Dublin
Midlands faces ‘cliff edge’ situation due to shift away from peat use
Funding announced to support retraining of workers affected by decarbonisation moves
American Chamber calls for tax cuts despite Brexit threat
US multinational lobby says State is globally uncompetitive for attracting staff
Former Justice official heads State security threat agency
Centre to analyse intelligence from Garda and Defence Forces about security risks
Climate action plan is nothing if it fails to address inequality
Carbon taxation measures must not hit society’s poorest the hardest
Doherty rejects call for role specifically tackling child poverty
Minister says her conscience and those of colleagues ‘should be enough of a driver’
Miriam Lord: Taking the Dáil hacks out for a 100-year-old meal
Fashion always has a role to play, even in the halls of Leinster House
Nama inquiry seeks extension for final Project Eagle report
Commission looking at Nama’s sale in 2014 of Northern portfolio
Commission of Investigations Act inhibits truth-telling about past and present
Survivors and family members must be afforded a statutory right to information
No agreement on Sláintecare funding package
Growing concerns that the HSE deficit could be over €500m for the full year
New Trinity campus in Dublin planned to attract investment
Trinity College-backed project would create city quarter for start-ups and global businesses
Miriam Lord: Male TDs are out of step as women stride forward
Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil casts an envious eye over Social Democrat talent
Miriam Lord: Fine Gael’s big announcement fails to go to plan
National Development Plan’s launch was a matter of record in several respects
Garda watchdog investigating arrest of Department of Taoiseach official
Inquiry into claim senior officer ordered caution rather than criminal investigation
World View: Brexit puts Irish diplomats centre-stage
Iveagh House excels at big issues such as UN and EU. Brexit will focus its energies
Bank of Ireland CEO picks fellow HSBC alumnus as staff chief
Group sticks to dividend plans as any increase to tracker crisis costs ‘manageable’
Varadkar under pressure to reveal cost of new communications unit
Brendan Howlin described unit as ‘vanity propaganda project’ to promote Taoiseach’s image
Frank Clarke was only name to go to Cabinet
Shane Ross said to be ‘satisfied’ with process for appointing new chief justice
Cabinet to pick chief justice from three-judge shortlist
Chief Justice Susan Denham to step down after six years as head of judiciary
Varadkar, Coveney accused of using ‘potentially fake statistics’
Micheál Martin claims social protection fraud overstated by 1,000%, housing by 100%
Tough task ahead to get EU to act on its commitment to Ireland
We’ve managed to get our Brexit concerns on the table, but the challenge is to get results
Charlie Flanagan cautions on seeking Brexit ‘special status’ in EU
Minister warns on creating concerns for other EU partners about setting precedents
St Stanislaus Kennedy: Taoiseach must step up on refugee issue
Resistance to migrants appears to be becoming more pronounced
Diplomats resorting to typewriters over 'fears of spying'
‘Guardian’ journalist Luke Harding says emails can no longer be regarded as private
Thousands rally in Dublin protest against student fees
Demonstrators warn of impact income contingent loans would have on young people
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: We need to make new friends in EU
In post-Brexit Europe, Dublin must ensure it is not isolated without the UK
Diarmaid Ferriter: Brexit may bring North and South closer
Younger unionists keen to stay in EU may feel less trenchant about their unionism
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