Inquiry into State’s handling of Covid-19 to be set up in 2023, says Varadkar Investigation will not ascribe blame but help prepare for future pandemics, he saidMon Jan 02 2023 - 00:00
Coalition leaders question credibility of Sinn Féin policies on climate change and businessTaoiseach Leo Varadkar and Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan strongly criticise main opposition’s policies on finance and climate changeSun Jan 01 2023 - 07:00
No ‘cliff edge’ in February when cost-of-living subsidies for energy end, Varadkar saysTaoiseach says not all measures will be retained but no decision taken yet on keeping lower VAT rate for hospitalitySun Jan 01 2023 - 05:00
Varadkar will expedite Bill to allow gardaí wear body camerasTaoiseach said the law will help prosecute offenders but will also protect Garda officers from assaultSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
Mowlam wanted her successor to face down UK right-wing press on NorthPeter Mandelson was singled out by the British Northern Secretary for having ability to ‘resist the pressures from both sides’, declassified papers showFri Dec 30 2022 - 05:00
Rosemary Nelson murder: Role of FBI in investigation seen as bid to lend ‘dubious respectability’Northern secretary Mo Mowlam also vowed no stone would be left unturned in inquiry into solicitor Pat Finucane’s killingFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:10
Ireland favoured ‘minimalist’ sanctions on Soviets when they shot down planeAll 269 passengers and crew on board the flight were killed when the plane was struck by a missileFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:02
State Papers: No tunnel vision regarding Cork’s river Lee crossing Despite disagreement on proposals, Jack Lynch Tunnel eventually opened in May 1999 at a cost of £70mFri Dec 30 2022 - 00:01
The original IRA renegade priest: State papers detail case of Fr John FahyGalway curate travelled countywide on a motorbike during the 1930s recruiting young men into IRAThu Dec 29 2022 - 11:05
IRA arms shipment from Libya would have caused ‘civil war in Ireland’, diplomat toldGerry Collins said Libya could have retaliated against Margaret Thatcher by transferring trade to Ireland rather than smuggling arms to the IRAThu Dec 29 2022 - 03:25
Sculpture of molten weapons floated as solution to NI peace impasseParties considered creating statue like Christ of the Andes as a means of overcoming decommissioning stand-offThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:25
Formula 1 Grand Prix proposed for Dublin in 1992 never got over starting lineTaoiseach Albert Reynolds was urged by the Liffey Trust to back plan for a Monaco-style track for north inner cityThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:10
Bertie Ahern objected to 200 refugees from former Yugoslavia coming to IrelandCost cited as reason for opposing admission of more Bosnian refugees into the country in 1992, newly released files showThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:10
Ministers blocked plan for Israeli embassy in Dublin 30 years agoBertie Ahern opposed proposal due to policing costs, while Des O’Malley warned of trade impact with Arab countries, IranThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:05
Plan to build submarines in Cork shelved over fears of upsetting ChinaDutch company intended to export the submarines from Ireland to TaiwanThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:05
AG had ‘no choice’ but to seek injunction against X case rape victimHarry Whelehan advised government that accepting EU treaty would remove need for similar actions, declassified papers showThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:01
Bertie Ahern threatened to stall over Articles 2 and 3 after Belfast AgreementThen taoiseach said David Trimble had ‘done nothing’ on eve of Nobel prize award and feared ‘a lot of dangerous people’ had been let out of prisonThu Dec 29 2022 - 00:01
Haughey refused to visit Arabian horses gifted to the State because of ‘poor standard’Former taoiseach’s initial excitement over import of horses at taxpayers’ expense quickly evaporated, National Archives files showWed Dec 28 2022 - 14:00
Prince Andrew predicted the rise of Sinn Féin... and eight other curious tales from the State papersAn RTÉ camera crew who told Americans to “f*** off” and a British submarine that towed an Irish trawler backwards feature in this year’s releaseWed Dec 28 2022 - 05:15
Garvaghy Road ‘will not exist’ if Orange parade is blocked, unionist MP predictedFormer Ulster Unionist MP John Taylor made a chilling prediction to a senior Irish diplomat about the Drumcree standoff in 1998Wed Dec 28 2022 - 00:05
Albert Reynolds threatened to block EU enlargement if funding deal was not honouredTaoiseach told John Major in 1992 he was prepared to withstand ‘German irritation’ about the planWed Dec 28 2022 - 00:01
State Papers: ‘Monstrous’ Maginnis and ‘complete wet’ O’Loan — private views revealed Confidential records show nationalists ‘scathing’ about appointment of first independent Police OmbudsmanWed Dec 28 2022 - 00:01
Electricity and gas prices set to remain high for two years, says Eamon Ryan Surging gas costs in wake of Ukraine war partly ‘due to lack of common procurement and purchasing plan’Fri Dec 23 2022 - 01:00
Decision on face masks on public transport expected before ChristmasChief clinical officer expressed concern this week about a significant increase in cases of Covid-19 and other seasonal respiratory diseasesThu Dec 22 2022 - 16:45
Cabinet reshuffle: Lineup unchanged for Greens despite need to up gameParty secured many of its priority policies into the Programme for Government but implementation has been slowSun Dec 18 2022 - 19:00
Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020Fri Dec 16 2022 - 13:00
Gerry Adams to visit Leinster House ahead of change in leadershipInside Politics: Varadkar seeks commitment from Fine Gael Ministers they will stand in next electionThu Dec 15 2022 - 07:16
Direct elections to Údarás na Gaeltachta to be restored by 2025Elections to board of the State Agency for the Gaeltacht were scrapped ten years ago as part of government austerity measuresWed Dec 14 2022 - 16:21
On planning, Greens don’t want to ‘Leave it to Mr O’Brien’Green Ministers express concern over Darragh O'Brien's new planning legislationWed Dec 14 2022 - 08:16
Rally on cost of living at Leinster House to coincide with appointment of new TaoiseachDemonstration designed to highlight impact of cost of living rises during 2022Tue Dec 13 2022 - 17:48
Ministerial reshuffle will be decided on Saturday, says TaoiseachHildegarde Naughton is Fine Gael’s only super junior so will need to become Chief Whip if she were to retain her statusTue Dec 13 2022 - 11:32
North and South: United on a Border poll, poles apart on being unitedInside Politics: Sharp divisions between Northern Ireland and Republic over citizenship in a possible united IrelandTue Dec 13 2022 - 08:02
Von der Leyen says ‘positive conclusion’ can be reached on Northern Ireland protocolVisit to mark 50 years of Ireland’s membership of EU will include meetings with President and TaoiseachThu Dec 01 2022 - 16:30
Sinn Féin motion to spotlight Coalition divisions on road toll increasesTaoiseach and Tánaiste have questioned planned ‘steep increase’ in toll-road charges but Minister for Transport has expressed no criticismSun Nov 27 2022 - 21:14
Plans to decommission Moneypoint by 2025 delayed by Government over fears of power outagesNew Climate Action Plan will include plans to convert Moneypoint from coal to oil, to double the use of solar power and to put more emphasis on sustainable travel over electric vehiclesSun Nov 27 2022 - 20:28
A window on our world: The street photographer who captured the lives of ordinary peopleTony O’Shea’s pictures focus on people on the periphery of society - the urban poor, travellers, and working class youth cultureSat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00
Greens want to save the planet, but will also need to salvage seatsAthlone weekend convention a steady-as-you go event for party now focused on Coalition policy prioritiesFri Nov 25 2022 - 17:00
Some 20,000 holiday homes sought in latest drive to house Ukrainian refugeesMinister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman accepts previous scheme had limitationsFri Nov 25 2022 - 05:00
Ursula von der Leyen to address Dáil next week on Dublin visitPresident of the EU Commission will become the 23rd leader to address a joint sitting of the OireachtasThu Nov 24 2022 - 22:04
Nobody has veto on who lives beside them - Roderic O’GormanThere is a moral obligation to provide shelter for people fleeing war, says Minister for ChildrenThu Nov 24 2022 - 13:57
Fianna Fáil ‘should hold contest’ for vacant deputy leader postBackbench TD says contest when Martin ends current term as Taoiseach would be beneficial to partyThu Nov 24 2022 - 07:52
Head of Shared Island Unit to become State’s most senior EU diplomat Aingeal O'Donoghue has led the Shared Island Unit since 2020. For the first time there will be more female than male heads in Irish missions abroad.Tue Nov 22 2022 - 20:52
Wind energy from Ireland’s Atlantic coast could power almost 50m homes in Europe, says RyanMinister tells conference mooted projects need to start delivering by 2026 or 2027 if State to meet 2030 renewable targetTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:51
Councillors entitled to maternity leave under new laws approved by GovernmentLegislation allows councillors to appoint temporary ‘substitute’ when they are on leaveTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:00
Poor attendance by TDs at Dáil housing debate, with no Fine Gael TDs presentDebate on Sinn Féin motion to declare a housing emergency took place in advance of the Raise the Roof protest in Dublin on SaturdayTue Nov 22 2022 - 14:31
Income threshold to qualify for social housing will be increased by €5,000 in 2023, says TaoiseachCouncils criticised in October when only five local authorities announced rise in baseline level despite amount unchanged since 2011Sat Nov 19 2022 - 18:27
Interventions may be needed to stimulate housebuilding, Varadkar saysAs the Fine Gael Ardfheis starts in Athlone, Taoiseach to be admits housing will be ‘challenging’Fri Nov 18 2022 - 21:17
Government urged to ensure planned toll increases are stopped to help commutersSinn Féin’s transport spokesman Darren O’Rourke said the increases are ‘a massive blow to workers and families’Fri Nov 18 2022 - 19:36
Zelenskiy: Russia’s sanctioning of 52 Irish politicians an empty propaganda gestureUkraine president addresses students at DCU via video linkFri Nov 18 2022 - 17:05
Risk of flooding in Irish towns and villages to increase due to loss of biodiversity – report The Report by the Joint Committee on the Environment concludes there has been a dramatic decline in habitats and wildlife numbers in recent decadesThu Nov 17 2022 - 20:23
