Pope Francis funeral: Level of State commemoration trails that afforded John Paul II in 2005Government confirms public flags to be flown at half-mast on Saturday to mark pontiff’s funeralTue Apr 22 2025 - 21:05
Sinn Féin to chair Oireachtas justice and defence committeesGovernment parties take lead positions on housing and infrastructure panelsThu Apr 10 2025 - 12:42
Trump blinks, but what does it mean?On the home front, draft laws on short term lettings stalled as they were due to go to Cabinet on TuesdayThu Apr 10 2025 - 07:23
Temple Street: Taoiseach says removal of CHI board ‘would not help’Labour Party calls for resignation of entire board of Children’s Health IrelandWed Apr 09 2025 - 17:25
Planned ban on Airbnb-type lettings in rural communities prompts concernTourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notesWed Apr 09 2025 - 17:09
Temple Street report provides major challenge for new Minister for Health Elsewhere, Simon Harris is in DC to meet the man who has dubbed Ireland his 'favourite tax scam'Wed Apr 09 2025 - 08:35
Oireachtas committees due to be operational in a month New term also indicates a special committee to be convened on artificial intelligence Wed Apr 09 2025 - 06:00
Plan for reforms of Airbnb-type lettings dropped from Cabinet agendaIt is understood disagreement arose between Department of Housing and Department of EnterpriseTue Apr 08 2025 - 19:22
Plans to increase paid sick leave for workers to be stalled under Cabinet proposalRetail, accommodation and food services sectors would be more affected should the statutory sick leave entitlement increase from five days to sevenTue Apr 08 2025 - 10:36
Trump tariffs mean volatility and threat of further escalation are the new normalThe Government knows it is in the teeth, already, of the first big thing that will define its termTue Apr 08 2025 - 08:28
Planning permissions for Airbnb-type lettings may be curtailed in some areasMinisters to brief Cabinet on plans to progress legislation governing sector Tue Apr 08 2025 - 06:00
Businesses unlikely to receive Covid-style support schemes to counter Trump tariffsPlanning under way for Tánaiste Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard LutnickSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Nama chief is Government’s preferred option for ‘housing tsar’New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeksFri Apr 04 2025 - 21:01
Workers face reduced hours from this weekend at firms impacted by US tariffs, Ibec claimsIt’s understood that planning is underway for Tánaiste and Minister for Trade Simon Harris to travel to Washington to meet US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik Fri Apr 04 2025 - 17:47
Trump tariffs: Taoiseach urges caution amid signs of EU divisionGovernment has been privately urging the bloc not to escalate the brewing trade warThu Apr 03 2025 - 22:00
Verona Murphy: Motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle passed in DáilWexford TD says she bears no ill will to those who brought motion and ‘her door is always open’Tue Apr 01 2025 - 21:20
Just 47 homes purchased so far under €150m State fund to buy vacant and derelict propertiesMany local authorities have spent tiny amounts of their fund allocation, with under €7.5m spent across State so farMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
Legislation being examined as way to deal with Dublin Airport cap ‘once and for all’Potential for EU-US trade war has added to need for action on passenger capMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
People convicted of killing their spouse face losing guardianship rightsMinister for Justice to seek Cabinet approval for Bill known as ‘Valerie’s Law’ this weekMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
US tariffs: Ireland to bolster competitiveness ahead of looming trade warUS president Donald Trump expected to announce tariffs on a swathe of EU exports in AprilMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach says Ireland will protect food, pharma sectors in call with EU CommissionIrish economy needs to ‘sharpen up’ in face of looming threat of trade war - says Peter BurkeSun Mar 30 2025 - 18:36
Ceann Comhairle no confidence motion ‘a bit rich’ given Opposition’s behaviour in Dáil, says TaoiseachOpposition has objected to inclusion of controversial new speaking time slots for coalition-supporting Independents and Government backbenchers on Dáil scheduleThu Mar 27 2025 - 14:43
‘I at all times followed correct procedures’: Verona Murphy to resist Opposition no-confidence motionDebate and vote scheduled to oust Ceann Comhairle who has ‘impartially adhered to my solemn undertakings ... through the House to the Irish people’ Thu Mar 27 2025 - 06:00
Cost of accommodating asylum seekers could be cut by 60% under new rules, suggests Government Indicative future cost could fall from €123,000 per applicant to under €50,000, contingent on cutting processing times from 29 months to nine Tue Mar 25 2025 - 19:41
‘Shame, shame, shame’: Opposition leaders accuse Coalition of giving ‘two fingers’ to democracy in row over speaking rightsCombined Opposition leaders have accused the Coalition of giving “two fingers” to democracyTue Mar 25 2025 - 17:03
US secretary of commerce says Ireland’s ‘tax scam’ has ‘gotta end’Loans and business advice planned if trade war begins next monthSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
How official Ireland is preparing for a possible US-EU trade warThe working assumption had been that Trump would use the threat of tariffs to get people around the table, but that has changedSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
EU-US trade war would hit job growth and cut living standards, Donohoe warnsMinister warns of ‘gradual loss of confidence’ in the basic rules regarding global tradeThu Mar 20 2025 - 12:54
Irish Bill not going to impact immediate decisions of Israeli government, says TaoiseachEU leaders meet in Brussels over Middle East, Ukraine and potential US trade warThu Mar 20 2025 - 11:43
Ireland intensifies preparations for transatlantic trade war amid US tariff threatsHarris to gather trade forum next weekFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
‘One of the great alliances’: Taoiseach underlines Irish-American relationship at JD Vance breakfast meetingJD Vance, who has played the role of antagonist during recent summits, was generous in his assessment of Ireland Wed Mar 12 2025 - 19:59
Micheál Martin’s White House bout with Donald Trump: How did the Taoiseach fare?Micheál Martin took some hits, but managed to deploy his own talking points and made it throughWed Mar 12 2025 - 17:33
Thomas Gould arrest: Mary Lou McDonald to address issue before DáilSinn Féin TD denies wrongdoing over alleged €150,000 fraud and will remain as party’s junior spokesperson on housingMon Mar 10 2025 - 06:00
Government to relax rules on some employment permits to plug shortfalls in planning and homecare sectorsRole of town planning officer will become eligible for critical skills permit Mon Mar 10 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach to meet Jewish leaders during US visitMeeting comes amid accusations of anti-Semitism against Irish GovernmentMon Mar 10 2025 - 00:01
McDonald should tell Dáil what she knows about Sinn Féin TD’s arrest, says Michael Healy-RaeSolicitor acting on behalf of Cllr Kenneth Collins says his client denies wrongdoingSun Mar 09 2025 - 16:32
Officials cast doubt on housing data before electionDespite document, outgoing coalition claimed output would exceed Housing for All pledgeSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Trump administration points to US-EU ‘trade imbalances’ ahead of Taoiseach’s visitUS State Department refuses to say if issue raised during call between Simon Harris and Marco Rubio earlier this weekFri Mar 07 2025 - 21:19
Róisín Shortall tells former colleagues she has no interest in running for presidency Left-wing parties had discussed backing former co-leader of Social Democrats and former Labour TD as consensus candidateWed Mar 05 2025 - 21:19
TikTok planning to cut up to 300 Dublin jobs, Government toldThe move will see as much as 10% of company’s Irish workforce let goWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:01
Left-wing parties intensify discussions on joint candidate for presidential election Leaders of Labour Party, Sinn Féin, Green Party and Social Democrats, as well as a representative from People Before Profit, expected to attend talks on WednesdayWed Mar 05 2025 - 06:00
Ukraine, Middle East and investment discussed on call between US secretary of state Marco Rubio and TánaistePair discussed ‘mutually beneficial nature of the Irish-US economic relationship’ on telephone call on Tuesday afternoonTue Mar 04 2025 - 15:41
Can Jim O’Callaghan live up to his brand as the law and order politician?In Justice, political ambition quickly collides with political realitySat Feb 22 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council review to include role of auditors and accountability of boardProf Niamh Brennan will lead the review, while a parallel review will be conducted of the Department of Arts and Culture itself Sat Feb 22 2025 - 06:00
Payment for accommodating Ukraine refugees set to be cutMinister seeks review of provisions for excluding people convicted of non-political crimes from being granted refugee statusSat Feb 22 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin will not attend White House’s St Patrick’s Day eventMary Lou McDonald said she could not visit while there was a threat of mass expulsion hanging over the Palestinian peopleFri Feb 21 2025 - 17:29
US-Ukraine ties sour as leaders trade ‘dictator’ and ‘disinformation’ barbsTrump aims barrage of falsehoods at Kyiv after criticism of US-Russia talks in Saudi ArabiaWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Ireland would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in event of ceasefire, Taoiseach indicatesUS president suggested Ukraine was to blame for Russian invasionWed Feb 19 2025 - 19:35
Omagh bomb inquiry: Government expected to sign memorandum on disclosure of potentially relevant materialInquiry chair says hearing evidence from survivors and bereaved people has been a ‘humbling experience’ Wed Feb 19 2025 - 18:57
Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxedExtensions up to 40m2 to a home can be built without planning permission whereas habitable structures of this size must have approval if not attached to the home itselfWed Feb 19 2025 - 06:00
