Ireland to get more than 2m doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine if approvedNphet gives breakthrough cautious welcome but stresses further reliable data neededTue Nov 10 2020 - 01:16
Woulfe controversy passes from judicial to political phaseRemoving a judge by vote of both Houses of the Oireachtas would be a monumental stepMon Nov 09 2020 - 23:35
Covid-19: ICU admissions and deaths down to a fraction of first waveCSO data show 93% of those who have died with Covid-19 had underlying conditionSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Inside Politics: The fraught job of finding an exit route from Level 5Decisions about the opening up and about Christmas will be made in the coming weeksSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Motion of no-confidence in Varadkar tabled by Sinn Féin to be debated next weekMove follows controversy about Tánaiste’s leaking of new GPs’ contract last yearFri Nov 06 2020 - 19:23
What would a Biden victory mean for Ireland?Washington DC think tank expects ‘super close’ ties between a Biden White House and DublinWed Nov 04 2020 - 21:04
Coveney says Varadkar’s defence on GP contract leak ‘credible, comprehensive and convincing’Minister hopes Government can ‘move on’ after Tánaiste survives Dáil grillingWed Nov 04 2020 - 13:44
Course of US history hinges on election resultInside Politics: Re-election of Trump by American people would bring darker periodWed Nov 04 2020 - 09:33
GP contract apology: Varadkar distances himself from friend over leakFianna Fáil, Green Party sources say they believe crisis for Tánaiste and Government will passWed Nov 04 2020 - 00:45
Varadkar leak: Tánaiste survives grilling but not without damageTánaiste stuck to his guns but was not always convincing as questions surround judgmentTue Nov 03 2020 - 20:47
Varadkar to be questioned in Dáil over leak of documentMartin backs Tánaiste amid fears of fresh revelations and complaint to ethics bodyTue Nov 03 2020 - 02:56
Government colleagues back Varadkar, but any more revelations and all bets are offThe Leinster House rumour mill is whirring with even greater than usual vigour, promising further juicy developments in the storyTue Nov 03 2020 - 02:30
Varadkar leak controversy shakes Coalition but unlikely to be fatal‘Game-playing he constantly engages in has to end,’ says senior Fianna Fáil figureMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:34
Pressure mounts on Varadkar as Opposition set to question Tánaiste over leakFG figures rally to leader’s defence despite Government unease over controversyMon Nov 02 2020 - 00:50
Leo Varadkar’s ‘Trump defence’ over leak unlikely to go down wellTánaiste likely to survive controversy but he and the Government will be damagedSun Nov 01 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: Ban on household visits credited with slowing spread in RepublicWhile latest figures show ‘positive indications’ health advisers warn against complacencySat Oct 31 2020 - 03:48
Greens will find it hard to keep their clear-eyed focus on goals as events intrudePat Leahy: Party has made its choice, and it now has to make the best of itSat Oct 31 2020 - 01:00
Taoiseach says ‘unfettered access’ to adoption records would be difficultGovernment wants to introduce legislation to offer children held in Mother and Babies Homes greater rights to adoption recordsThu Oct 29 2020 - 19:48
Travel advice for Christmas to be given at the end of November, says Taoiseach‘Challenge is making Level 5 work and getting numbers down by the end of November’Thu Oct 29 2020 - 18:45
Taoiseach pledges schools will reopen after midtermASTI members vote for industrial action unless concerns over Covid-19 in schools are addressedThu Oct 29 2020 - 16:23
CervicalCheck Tribunal postponed over victims’ concernsStart date moved back following meeting between Minister and 221+ support groupTue Oct 27 2020 - 00:17
Protest at Áras an Uachtaráin over mother and baby homes BillPresident’s remarks on legal challenges not believed to be way of encouraging court actionsMon Oct 26 2020 - 17:46
Pat Leahy: Fiscal reality will halt cycle of lockdownsCentral banks won’t allow governments run huge Covid-aiding deficits foreverSat Oct 24 2020 - 01:00
Anatomy of a lockdown U-turn: Holding out against Nphet a gamble politicians unwilling to takeThere is a sense that the administration’s credibility has been damaged. ‘Failure of nerve’ is a phrase used by several peopleFri Oct 23 2020 - 20:55
Donohoe says large-scale borrowing cannot continue indefinitelyMinister for Finance warns of possibility of ‘further difficult choices’ when speaking at MacGill ‘summer’ schoolFri Oct 23 2020 - 20:43
Covid-19: Pressure over breakdown in tracing system intensifies as State enters Level 5Coronavirus restrictions introduced for six weeks are among the most severe in EuropeThu Oct 22 2020 - 02:48
Micheál Martin to seek suggestions for projects under €500m ‘shared island’ fundTaoiseach will invite groups to join talks on cross-Border projects for next five yearsThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
A further three deaths and 1,167 new Covid-19 cases reported in the RepublicGovernment fears Nphet will seek new lockdown after Christmas breakWed Oct 21 2020 - 17:56
Covid-19: Backlog forces HSE to skip calls to thousands of close contactsGovernment fears health officials will seek another lockdown after ChristmasTue Oct 20 2020 - 22:00
Six weeks of Level 5: Non-essential shops to close, no visitors to homes and a 5km travel limitGovernment sources privately fear teachers' unions will not co-operate with new planTue Oct 20 2020 - 07:53
Covid-19: Urge to ‘save Christmas’ one reason for remarkable Government volte-faceInside Politics: Decision comes after two weeks of increasingly apocalyptic warnings from public health experts in NphetTue Oct 20 2020 - 07:41
Covid-19: State moves to Level 5 for six weeks with hopes of ‘meaningful’ Christmas celebrationsPublic to stay within 5km of home but social bubbles for some and two households allowed to meet outdoorsMon Oct 19 2020 - 23:26
With dramatic Level 5 U-turn, Government weakens its own authorityThere must now be a question of whether the schools remain open, a key test for CoalitionMon Oct 19 2020 - 19:42
Pat Leahy: Whole world has stake in US voter choice in NovemberTrump must be defeated as dreadful leader, for demeaning role and for Irish prosperitySat Oct 17 2020 - 01:00
Leaders to discuss move to Level 5 amid fears lockdown could last more than six weeksMinisters divided over how to respond to latest Nphet recommendation on Covid-19Sat Oct 17 2020 - 00:48
Covid-19: ‘Things may get worse before they get better,’ says Taoiseach amid record new casesBorder counties move to Level 4 as extra restrictions imposed nationwideThu Oct 15 2020 - 04:30
Budget 2021: Coalition borrows to spend big in ‘era of great uncertainty’Borrowings of €40bn announced in Covid dominated budgetWed Oct 14 2020 - 07:18
Budget 2021: €500m for ‘Shared Island’ cross-Border projectsUnit within Department of Taoiseach opens way for all-island initiatives, says MartinTue Oct 13 2020 - 21:45
Pat Leahy: Coalition passes important test of common purposeMany of Government’s Covid-19 budgetary measures will outlast pandemicTue Oct 13 2020 - 19:42
Budget 2021 set to bring extra €4 billion for health spendingInside Politics: Business supports for sectors hammered by the Covid shutdown will also be announcedTue Oct 13 2020 - 07:50
Budget 2021: €4bn for health, €500m for social houses, more doctors, gardaí and teachers to be hiredCash for businesses forced to close and funding for public services among prioritiesTue Oct 13 2020 - 02:30
Cost of social welfare Christmas bonus balloons to about €350mBudget package set to increase the number of doctors, nurses, gardaí and teachersTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Echo of austerity era as borrowed money funds State’s biggest budgetFear and uncertainty frame effort to meet pandemic costs and save ravaged economyTue Oct 13 2020 - 01:00
Budget 2021: PUP recipients to get Christmas bonusExtra payment to be made to those on the scheme for four monthsMon Oct 12 2020 - 21:31
Border counties could move to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions if NI CMO’s lockdown advice followedNphet contacts Government after figures for infections in Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal cause particular concernMon Oct 12 2020 - 12:48
Budget 2021: Government to spend extra €6 billion in largest budget in history of the StateDeficit for 2020 expected to be €21bn, considerably less than had been fearedSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:39
Pat Leahy: Three things which influence the way our politics takes shapeAs budget looms, Government views Covid through fairly optimistic economic lensSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:00
Deficit for year expected to be over €21 billion, Donohoe saysMinister of Finance confirmed deficit would increase if restrictions are tightenedFri Oct 09 2020 - 17:09
Irish Times poll paints picture of a nervy, anxious and pessimistic IrelandThe coming weeks are crucial for how we deal with Covid and for the credibility of the GovernmentFri Oct 09 2020 - 06:13
Irish Times Poll: Majority of people believe pandemic will get worseAlmost a third of voters favour additional restrictions to tackle Covid-19Thu Oct 08 2020 - 20:30
