Pat Leahy: Five things that will shape Irish politics this autumn and winter Here are the factors likely to shape Irish politics between now and the next electionSat Aug 26 2023 - 06:30
Extra Dáil seats expected for Dublin city and suburbs – but where?At a stroke of a pen, the transfer of electoral divisions could rob sitting TDs of crucial votesSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
McGrath pressures banks to raise interest rates for savers Minister for Finance set to approve hike for State-backed savings schemes which could bring progress on bank ratesTue Aug 22 2023 - 05:00
Local elections will test whether Irish voters’ rejection of far-right candidates enduresWith his far-fetched pretensions, blood and soil rhetoric and stash of gold, Barrett is more than a little ridiculousSun Jul 30 2023 - 05:00
McEntee under spotlight as street crime becomes the issueStakes for Minister for Justice and for Fine Gael are high amid criticism of response to crime and antisocial activity in DublinFri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
Personal tax and energy supports will be among areas of focus in budget giveaway, Varadkar saysFine Gael leader puts strong emphasis on providing supports for businessesWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
All-island rail plan ‘makes the case’ for more road projects, Taoiseach saysMinister for Transport Eamon Ryan defends ‘new age of rail’ plan, saying transport emissions need to dropWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach urges ‘hand in hand’ approach with British government to NorthLeo Varadkar says Northern Ireland works best when there is a ‘common strategy’ between both jurisdictionsWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Two firefighters killed battling blaze on Greek island as wildfires continue across MediterraneanVaradkar says travel operators should ‘err on the side of fairness’ when compensating affected customersTue Jul 25 2023 - 21:07
Taoiseach pledges energy support for families and businesses in budgetLeo Varadkar says reducing cost of childcare and alleviating child poverty would be ‘a very strong theme in the budget’Tue Jul 25 2023 - 19:59
Politicians know it’s getting hotter, wetter and wilder. Why aren’t they preparing?It’s not that the Government must do better so much as they need to get off their backsidesSun Jul 23 2023 - 06:45
Inside Sinn Féin: Who really makes the big decisions in Ireland’s most popular party?Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn FéinSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Reforms at RTÉ to be sought by Government before agreeing financial supportsAmount needed by broadcaster likely to increase from €16m uplift planned by Catherine MartinSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Land Development Agency to begin buying private sites for quick delivery of public housingState body to expand activity so public, social and affordable housing projects can move quickly to constructionFri Jul 21 2023 - 02:00
Pat Leahy: A new united Ireland will have to be a bit more British than the current Republic The North is learning to manage its sectarian demons. But getting Stormont back will be more difficultSat Jul 15 2023 - 06:30
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan TubridyRTÉ, led by new director general Kevin Bakhurst, and its top star saw battle lines drawn this week as their differences over Ryan Tubridy's hidden payments were exposed in three more stormy Oireachtas committee hearingsFri Jul 14 2023 - 16:08
RTÉ bosses to challenge Tubridy and Kelly’s account of payments at PAC hearingNew director general Bakhurst and chair Ní Raghallaigh to push back against presenter’s evidence, claiming ‘pressing need’ to correct recordWed Jul 12 2023 - 21:50
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly seek to put spotlight back on RTÉ, but questions remainPresenter admits he could be ‘out of a job by Friday’ as broadcaster’s executives prepare to return to committeeWed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
Tubridy and Kelly to come out fighting at Oireachtas meeting as reconciliation looks a long way offBattle lines between RTÉ, Tubridy and Kelly are now stark as statements and documents releasedTue Jul 11 2023 - 09:56
RTÉ crisis: Ryan Tubridy’s future on the line as Oireachtas hearings resumeDirector general Kevin Bakhurst says he hopes to see ‘maximum transparency and honesty’ from the presenterTue Jul 11 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Another quiet victory for the Government’s axis of prudenceBudget negotiations will be fairly brutal. There will be one-off sweeteners, but no big increases in spendingSat Jul 08 2023 - 06:45
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to face in-depth questions from PAC on RTÉ payments and contract detailsCommittee members told by Oireachtas legal advisers the two witnesses are under no obligation to appearFri Jul 07 2023 - 20:15
Incoming RTÉ DG to ‘rearrange front bench’ in station’s executive management‘The new sheriff is in town’ said a person briefed on Kevin Bakhurst’s plan for ‘substantial change’ at the top of the broadcasterFri Jul 07 2023 - 05:00
Electricity prices for households to start coming down in the next few months, says Eamon RyanTaoiseach says development of offshore wind energy would be Ireland’s ‘moon shot for the 21st century’Thu Jul 06 2023 - 19:04
Budgetary strategy undermines Government’s credibility, Ifac claimsTaoiseach Leo Varadkar said that he would ‘respectfully disagree’ with the views of the Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilThu Jul 06 2023 - 12:00
RTÉ board seeks ‘swift action’ as chair warns of more revelationsMore than €1.5m spent through barter account on gigs, restaurants, flights and flip flopsThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Flip-flops are the least of RTÉ’s problemsStation will face financial crisis that will force it to changeThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ plunged into deeper crisis as two more barter accounts foundBroadcaster says three additional accounts exist, the same type used to make secret payments to TubridyTue Jul 04 2023 - 22:04
Surging revenues to fund giveaway budget with public spending boost and modest tax cuts, Government says The two ministers declined to say if this year’s ‘one-off’ measures – which do not entail permanent increases in public spending budgets – would match or exceed last year’s level of €4 billionTue Jul 04 2023 - 20:23
Fine Gael hopes of middle Ireland tax cuts beginning to look a tad threadbare Analysis: In a budget that boosts spending by €6.4bn, a tax package of just over a €1bn does not scream huge priorityTue Jul 04 2023 - 19:00
Repeat of one-off measures to help ease cost-of-living pressures likely in budgetThe leaders of the Government parties and the two budget ministers were locked in talks late last night ahead of the publication of the Summer Economic StatementTue Jul 04 2023 - 08:10
Entire culture of stars at RTÉ has done desperate damage to the broadcasterPat Leahy: There is a world of serious events happening every day. We may have lost perspective on crisis rocking State broadcasterSun Jul 02 2023 - 07:00
RTÉ pay crisis: Donnelly raises prospect of Garda involvement as fresh hearings set for next weekCenter Parcs announces it will not continue €295,000 sponsorship deal for The Ryan Tubridy Show in another blow for RTÉFri Jun 30 2023 - 18:22
Migration row clouds EU summit in BrusselsPoland and Hungary block agreement on one of the Union’s most sensitive political issuesFri Jun 30 2023 - 12:58
RTÉ pay crisis deepens over use of €275,000 from ‘slush fund’ for sports junketsBroadcaster’s chairwoman brands €275,000 in spending on corporate hospitality as ‘outrageous’ as Oireachtas scrutinises use of Tubridy hidden payments account to entertain advertisersFri Jun 30 2023 - 05:00
Tax cuts in budget need not contribute to inflation, Donohoe saysReducing amount of tax people had to play important in helping them meet cost of living increases, says TaoiseachThu Jun 29 2023 - 18:33
RTÉ fails to quell political disquiet over Tubridy payPoliticians react negatively to statement as it faces Oireachtas committee in absence of Dee ForbesWed Jun 28 2023 - 06:00
Responsibility for Ryan Tubridy extra payments lay with Dee Forbes, RTÉ says in statementNo other board member had ‘all necessary information’ to understand incorrect published pay figures, deputy DG says with release of Grant Thornton reportTue Jun 27 2023 - 19:25
Pay increases likely coming for Ireland’s most senior public servantsGovernment to set up special review group after recommendations made by panel, which did not consider salaries of political office holdersTue Jun 27 2023 - 17:52
Government not expected to amend hate speech Bill despite criticismMinisters indicate refusing to use preferred pronouns will not be criminalised, as has been suggestedMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Politicians to seek answers from RTÉ on Tubridy payments scandalOireachtas committees will seek explanation in relation to apparent discrepancyMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Review group to be established to examine pay increases for senior public servantsReport due to be considered by three party leaders before Cabinet discussionMon Jun 26 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: There’s life in Fianna Fáil yet, but big choices lie aheadBefore the next election, the party faces two huge choices, separate but related, which will have a great bearing on its futureSat Jun 24 2023 - 06:45
Michael D and politics: crossing the line as the clock ticks down on his presidencyPresident’s foray into politics on the issue of Ireland’s neutrality and security comes as he considers his legacy with the final stretch of his time in Áras an Uachtaráin in sightSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Tubridy payments: Fresh evidence of weak financial controls at RTÉ amid public angerPresenter will not host radio show next week as national broadcaster battles anger and backlash over failure to declare €345,000 in paymentsSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ faces crisis in relations with Government after misreporting Ryan Tubridy’s pay for yearsHigh-ranking Government figures quash any chance of an increase in public funding for the broadcaster after disclosure that Late Late Show presenter received €345,000 in hidden payments from 2017Fri Jun 23 2023 - 06:00
Budget watchdog urges Government to keep spending ruleFiscal Council warns about a repeat of extensive one-off spending measures that were included in last year’s budgetThu Jun 22 2023 - 19:32
Coalition backs chair of defence policy forum following President’s commentsHistorian and Irish Times columnist Prof Diarmaid Ferriter declined invitation to take part as he believed the format would not provide a sufficiently wide consultationThu Jun 22 2023 - 06:00
Government officials concerned about ‘disinformation’ from foreign states influencing security forumSocial media companies asked to keep watch for attempts to influence debate with false informationWed Jun 21 2023 - 05:00
Did President Michael D Higgins cross a line with his neutrality remarks? You bet he didThere is consternation within Government that his remarks are a direct challenge and deliberately overstepped a line – that presidents do not get involved in politicsTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
