Varadkar no longer a novelty in Irish politics but still a focus of Fine Gael’s fortunesBudget boosts party in advance of ardfheis but tougher choices lie aheadFri Nov 18 2022 - 16:33
Divisions between Greens and government partners on EU-Canada free trade deal resurfaceSpokesman for leader Eamon Ryan declined to say party supported plan to amend Arbitration ActWed Nov 16 2022 - 05:00
Hospital consultant contract with improved salary of €275,000 to be discussed Acceptance of offer by Government and doctors would facilitate recruitment, ease pressures and help cut waiting listsMon Nov 14 2022 - 06:00
Calls mount for inquiry into sexual abuse at Spiritan schools Taoiseach says he does not believe State should compensate victims and gardaí should investigate reported instances of abuseMon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Coalition expected to ratify EU-Canada trade deal in new yearGreen Party remains opposed to Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between EU and CanadaMon Nov 14 2022 - 01:00
Overseas commercial surrogacy to be permitted under new lawAssisted Human Reproduction Bill amendments will allow surrogacy arrangements take place abroad but not in IrelandSun Nov 13 2022 - 19:41
Like it or not, climate change is coming and politicians have to face realityWhy won’t our politicians do something say climate protestors? The simple answer is it would be mightily unpopularSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
NI protocol: Government wants ‘meat on the bone’ to progress talks, says TaoiseachMartin and Sunak meet for British-Irish Council summit in Blackpool as ‘mood music’ improvesThu Nov 10 2022 - 21:15
Taoiseach and British PM to discuss NI protocol on fringes of British-Irish council meeting Talks come after British government decision to extend deadline for calling elections to Stormont AssemblyThu Nov 10 2022 - 00:01
Expressing controversial opinions on gay or trans people will not qualify as ‘hate speech’ under new law Incitement to violence or hatred Bill will criminalise only ‘extreme forms of hate speech’ that deliberately inciteWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Cop27: Offshore wind projects will be harder to block under reforms - TaoiseachMartin says Ireland will be pushing at the UN climate talks for delivery on measures to accelerate emission reductions and scaling up of climate finance for vulnerable countriesTue Nov 08 2022 - 05:00
Belgium and Netherlands back Donohoe’s run to keep Eurogroup presidencySome member states declare support for Irish bid to have two representatives at finance ministers’ groupingMon Nov 07 2022 - 16:01
RTÉ chairwoman accused Taoiseach of ‘deliberately undermining’ broadcaster over licence feeTensions between RTÉ and Government revealed in letters this summer between chair of board Moya Doherty and Micheál MartinTue Nov 01 2022 - 05:00
Irish Times/Ipsos poll indicates most people do not believe ‘Up the Ra’ chants glorify IRARespondents questioned about controversial after-match celebrations by victorious Republic of Ireland women’s football teamSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Irish Times/Ipsos poll: Public remains divided on next government No desire for early election as majority of swing voters want to waitSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Unrest in Fianna Fáil seems a given as taoiseach switch loomsBudget billions driving recovery in Government fortunes, while British political turmoil also shaping voter perceptionsSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Irish Times/Ipsos poll: Strong support for Ukraine, but worries over refugee numbersMajority of respondents indicate budget will make a financial difference with cost-of-living pressuresFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
Coalition would be very unwise to get carried away with poll resultsAnalysis: Coalition might have been tempted to breathe a sigh of relief at these poll results, they would be very unwise to get carried awayFri Oct 28 2022 - 05:00
Analysis: Coalition’s unexpected comeback a significant boost for its parties in a volatile political landscapeIrish Times Ipsos Opinion Poll: Unexpected recovery in Government’s fortunes follows giveaway budgetThu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00
Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll: Support for Coalition rebounds in post-budget bounceBacking for Opposition slips, with Sinn Féin and Labour losing a point each and Independents/others dipping fourThu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00
New laws to criminalise incitement to hatred against transgender people Ministers told list of ‘protected characteristics’ are being expanded based on best practice internationallyWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:15
Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou McDonald of ‘playing both sides’ on Ukrainian refugee accommodationMicheál Martin declines to elaborate on remarks made during angry exchanges in Dáil with Sinn Féin leaderWed Oct 26 2022 - 00:00
New PM Rishi Sunak expected to take more ‘pragmatic’ approach to NI protocolGovernment sources hopeful new Conservative leader will seek to make a deal with EU to avoid trade warTue Oct 25 2022 - 05:00
Mary Lou McDonald says husband entitled to defend his good name over Shane Ross bookMartin Lanigan is a ‘private citizen’ and entitled to defend good name, says Sinn Féin leader, who is the subject of Ross’s biographyMon Oct 24 2022 - 21:26
Sunak victory boosts Dublin hopes of deal on Northern Ireland protocol Idea grows that weak economic position of UK since Truss mini-budget will push London towards accord with BrusselsMon Oct 24 2022 - 17:43
Taoiseach congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming new Conservative Party leaderMicheál Martin said he looked forward to working with him on ‘important issues’Mon Oct 24 2022 - 17:26
Pat Leahy: Stop laughing and start worrying about what is happening to Britain Response in Dublin can best be described as concern about economic and political spillover to hereSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Cap on refugees rejected by Coalition but those arriving into Ireland told they could end up homelessCommittee overseeing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine will meet Monday to discuss a longer-term plan to ease accommodation crisisSat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders manage — just about — to avoid commenting on London shamblesPace of politics in Brussels far less exciting than Westminster but it is the business of making the EU workFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:40
Government will do ‘everything’ to prevent refugees being left without accommodation, says TaoiseachMinisters will meet on Monday in an attempt to address deteriorating situationFri Oct 21 2022 - 15:57
EU windfall taxes will give Government ‘firepower’ to help households with energy bills - TaoiseachEuropean Council president says gas cap agreement signals Europe is ready to act together on energy crisisFri Oct 21 2022 - 11:06
Candidates to be new British prime minister race to rally support after Liz Truss quits EU heads of government hope the UK is able to establish a stable government after the departure of Liz TrussThu Oct 20 2022 - 21:36
Taoiseach issues warning over Russia’s strikes against Ukrainian citiesMartin predicts ‘challenging’ summit meeting on energy, due to divergent views of member statesThu Oct 20 2022 - 19:04
Ireland concerned at continuing instability in UK, Taoiseach says in wake of Truss resignationMary Lou McDonald says Truss’ legacy will be ‘wrecking the economy and working in the interests of the super-rich’Thu Oct 20 2022 - 17:29
Tensions emerging between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over housingAnalysis: No end date to political sparring between principal Coalition parties over contentious issueTue Oct 18 2022 - 19:00
Eviction ban to last to April 1st, with ‘staggered’ resumption plannedProtection of ‘live’ notices to be included to counter possible rash of eviction notices being issued in coming daysTue Oct 18 2022 - 13:25
Ban on new evictions lasting until March set to be approvedEviction ban will not extend to tenants who refuse to pay rent or misuse a propertyTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:00
Cabinet to discuss details of concrete block levyLevy to be included in Finance Bill but implementation likely to be delayed, sources sayMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:57
Pat Leahy: Tackling the housing crisis is the surest way to placate ‘up the Ra’ chantersDisillusioned young voters who can’t get on the property ladder and are stuck with exorbitant rents are turning in their droves to Sinn FéinSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
Sinn Féin sent hundreds of thousands of euro from Dublin HQ to northern party organisation in recent yearsSipo figures reveal Sinn Féin has transferred €573,000 from its Dublin HQ to Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland over the last six yearsWed Oct 12 2022 - 20:00
RTÉ insisted on strict conditions for Shane Ross interview about Mary Lou McDonald bookFailure to publish questioned in Oireachtas, with Taoiseach stating ‘greater transparency’ needed from broadcasterWed Oct 12 2022 - 16:22
Warning of damage to NI business and politics if protocol Bill passedTruss reportedly prepared to let ECJ have role in overseeing the protocol ‘to break the deadlock’Tue Oct 11 2022 - 21:07
RTÉ and Sinn Féin deny party given access to never broadcast Shane Ross interview Broadcaster rejects suggestion that ‘a political party’ was allowed to listen to segment with author and former minister Shane RossTue Oct 11 2022 - 17:22
Nobody wants a ‘blanket immunity’ from prosecution for those involved in Northern Ireland conflict, says Higgins President’s remarks are an unusual criticism of the policy of a foreign governmentTue Oct 11 2022 - 14:06
Cabinet to be briefed by Donnelly on HSE winter planFears over threat of ‘twindemic’ in hospitals this winter with recommendation that those considered vulnerable should again wear masksTue Oct 11 2022 - 05:00
Pessimism over ability of EU to agree gas caps planEamon Ryan meeting with Jacob Rees-Mogg over gas supplies and other issues described as ‘positive’Mon Oct 10 2022 - 20:44
Sinn Féin still has plenty of work to do in order to take powerPat Leahy: The party may need Fianna Fáil for government. It should lay the groundwork for thatSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
EU leaders move towards gas price cap as Irish churches set to get help with energy billsEamon Ryan holds further meetings with energy companies as fuel allowance begins, with November 14th date set for cost-of-living fuel lump sumSat Oct 08 2022 - 00:00
Energy crisis: EU leaders seek to agree a price cap on gas in coming weeks amid continued divisionsEU leaders to discuss how energy price caps would work at summit in PragueFri Oct 07 2022 - 10:48
Taoiseach accepts UK’s ‘good faith’ in efforts to find resolution to Northern Ireland protocolMartin says ‘window of opportunity’ for a deal exists after talks with Truss at European summit in PragueFri Oct 07 2022 - 05:00
