Prospect of tax cuts as part of cost-of-living package recedingWork to finalise package intensifies ahead of Cabinet meetingTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Businesses that cannot afford sick pay should be exempt - committeeReport set to be published on Wednesday but a draft copy of its findings seen by The Irish TimesTue Feb 08 2022 - 00:54
Citizens’ assembly set to examine possibility of directly elected mayor for DublinSecond assembly set to look at biodiversity, under plans going to GovernmentMon Feb 07 2022 - 18:30
Sinn Féin preparing for the return of full-throated, post-Covid oppositionParty sees end of emergency as chance to score by focusing on bread and butter issuesSat Feb 05 2022 - 04:00
Lower-income households may be targeted in cost-of-living packageTaoiseach rules out mini-budget to respond to rising cost of livingSat Feb 05 2022 - 00:15
Cabinet to look at measures to offset soaring cost of livingDesire to help people beyond €100 support for utility bills already announcedThu Feb 03 2022 - 04:00
West has ‘invasion fantasy’ Russian ambassador tells Oireachtas committeeYuriy Filatov accuses US and others of ignoring key parts of international agreementsWed Feb 02 2022 - 20:36
Russia demands answers from Ireland about security stanceForeign minister’s letter sent to several nations as Russian troops mass near UkraineWed Feb 02 2022 - 20:22
Further supports to assist with cost of living increases under considerationDiscussions said to be progressing on range of issues including high cost of energyWed Feb 02 2022 - 18:56
Eamon Ryan accused of ‘jumping the gun’ over Cathal Brugha BarracksRow within Coalition over future of barracks looks set to deepenWed Feb 02 2022 - 00:01
Leaving Cert 2022 to be held as exams only, as Foley rules out hybrid modelTimetable for ‘radically different’ exams this June to be published within daysTue Feb 01 2022 - 13:55
Britain’s RAF increases activity off Ireland ahead of Russian naval drillsRussia’s ambassador to Ireland accepts invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:56
Firms with more than 50 staff will have to set up channels for whistleblowersLaw also to protect right to ‘social identity’ in adoptions incorrectly or illegally registeredTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:23
Investment of €25m for deep-water quay facility in Ros an Mhíl in Co GalwayThe plan is to bring facilities at Ros an Mhíl up to par with major fisheries hubs such as Killybegs and CastletownbereTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:00
Leaving Cert 2022: Cabinet set to revert to written exams, despite calls to use hybrid modelMove will disappoint students who called for hybrid system to be employed againMon Jan 31 2022 - 23:34
Christmas Covid surge blamed for expiry of more than 300,000 vaccinesIncreased infection and rush for boosters over season has reduced eligible populationMon Jan 31 2022 - 20:54
Russian ambassador to discuss naval drills before Oireachtas committeeRussia moved planned exercises outside Irish economic zone after talksMon Jan 31 2022 - 12:14
‘A day of great happiness’ – Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran reunited with familyChina to receive years of payments in deal to secure man’s return after almost three yearsSat Jan 29 2022 - 09:17
Delicate diplomacy: The full story of Richard O’Halloran’s long road homeDubliner’s extraction following almost three years in detention required delicate diplomatic campaignFri Jan 28 2022 - 21:30
Ireland and EU must impose sanctions on Russia now, Ukrainian MP saysLesia Vasylenko questions if State can afford to remain neutral amid Russian strategyFri Jan 28 2022 - 16:00
Businessman Richard O’Halloran returning to Ireland after being detained in China for three yearsDispute predated businessman's employment with Dublin-based aircraft leasing firmFri Jan 28 2022 - 13:17
Russia still open to Ukraine talks despite US rebuff of key demand‘Little cause for optimism’ after US response on stand-off and Nato expansion, says MoscowFri Jan 28 2022 - 01:00
Latest Coveney gaffe shows new knack of ‘making small problems big’Analysis: Leaked remarks about meeting between Russian ambassador and Defence head sparked controversyThu Jan 27 2022 - 20:30
Ukraine crisis: Russian ambassador asked to come before Oireachtas committeeCharlie Flanagan wants to ask Yury Filatov about meeting with Defence Forces Chief of StaffThu Jan 27 2022 - 15:18
US rejects key Russian security demand as Ukraine tensions soarNato ‘prepared for the worst’ as Kremlin warns of ‘military-technical’ responseThu Jan 27 2022 - 01:00
Coveney ‘surprised’ at ‘ill-judged’ photo of Defence Forces chief with Russian ambassadorMinister says Seán Clancy explained meeting was part of engagements with all ambassadorsWed Jan 26 2022 - 21:08
Rural broadband completion dates uncertain, firm delivering State plan saysNational Broadband Ireland will tell committee this is due to issues ‘beyond’ its ‘direct controlWed Jan 26 2022 - 20:13
Fishing group to meet Russian ambassador over naval drillsFishermen plan to protest by continuing to fish the waters where exercises are plannedWed Jan 26 2022 - 19:48
Russia’s mobilisation along Ukraine border is ‘clearly defensive’, Wallace and Daly sayControversial MEPs say Russia should not run naval exercises off Irish coastWed Jan 26 2022 - 16:58
Ukraine-linked sanctions may threaten Ireland's energy security - CoveneyMinister for Foreign Affairs says Europe could be facing first land war in decadesWed Jan 26 2022 - 04:45
Pandemic handling review team to include Swedish critic of lockdownsDonnelly names 13 members of Public Health Reform Expert Advisory GroupTue Jan 25 2022 - 20:26
Ireland raises concerns with Russia over planned naval exercisesMilitary drills to take place in international waters off southwest coast next monthMon Jan 24 2022 - 07:39
Call for Government to ‘reset’ priorities on Irish-American issuesAncient Order of Hibernians says there is a need for stronger advocacy in WashingtonMon Jan 24 2022 - 07:00
Vaccine certs scrapped for hospitality as Covid now ‘more like flu’ – expertPotential new variants causing more severe disease could lead to reimposition of controlsMon Jan 24 2022 - 02:00
Hospital waiting lists under strain from effect of Omicron, Cabinet warnedEmergency pressures and staff absences have made issue worse, Government toldMon Jan 24 2022 - 01:00
Brexit funds of €35m to be directed to coastal communities to improve piers and harboursEstablishment of the fund was one of the recommendations of a seafood sector taskforce established after BrexitMon Jan 24 2022 - 00:01
Sinn Féin leader wishes to ‘amplify’ apology to Máiría CahillBelfast woman said party’s recent concern about gender-based violence in contrast to her experienceSun Jan 23 2022 - 17:25
Full public inquiry of Covid-19 pandemic required, says Mary Lou McDonaldThe report is due to focus on the healthcare response to the pandemic and it is not clear whether it will be made publicSun Jan 23 2022 - 16:37
Donnelly defends decision to scrap Covid pass in hospitality sectorFurther 4,731 PCR-confirmed cases reported, 3,395 positive antigens registeredSun Jan 23 2022 - 14:11
Total of 100,000 Covid vaccines expire amid slowing demand, Ministers toldUptake of boosters ‘significantly slowing’ among young people, Cabinet warnedSat Jan 22 2022 - 02:00
‘Emergency is over’: Taoiseach confirms snap removal of most Covid-19 measuresAfter almost two years of restrictions, social and economic life begins return to normalSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Lifting Covid restrictions: What can I do on Saturday that I haven’t been able to do?Pub opening hours restored and two-metre rule scrapped in wide-ranging changesFri Jan 21 2022 - 20:27
Covid endgame: ‘The writing was on the wall for the last week’With cases falling and rules easing, what happens next and what will become of Nphet?Fri Jan 21 2022 - 20:00
‘Time to be ourselves again’: Taoiseach confirms end to almost all Covid-19 restrictionsMost limitations to lift from 6am Saturday as Ireland has ‘weathered the Omicron storm’Fri Jan 21 2022 - 19:49
Travel may become more difficult for those with expiring vaccination certificatesCabinet told more than 200,000 could be affected by the end of MarchFri Jan 21 2022 - 18:00
Current booster phase of vaccine programme to last until AprilState is ‘well beyond’ peak of Omicron wave, Taoiseach saysWed Jan 19 2022 - 22:12
Covid-19: Another 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases reported, and 52 more deathsVaradkar says he does not agree with rules requiring employees to show vaccine statusWed Jan 19 2022 - 17:31
Plans being formulated to guard against future coronavirus surgesAmong issues being addressed are what defences to have ready, says Minister for HealthWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Rapid lifting of Covid-19 restrictions expected as case numbers fall‘Surveillance’ to continue as immunity and boosters point to ‘minimal’ impact on livesWed Jan 19 2022 - 01:00
Varadkar wants to set March 31st as ‘deadline to end almost all legal restrictions’Department of Health reports 5,767 new PCR-confirmed cases and 5,916 positive antigen tests registeredTue Jan 18 2022 - 22:18
