At least 14 illegal adoption cases at ‘advanced stage’ in High CourtBelfast man launched proceedings against St Patrick’s Guild in January 2020Wed Mar 10 2021 - 18:04
Up to 20,000 adoption files could relate to irregular birth registrations – reportPhrases or ‘markers’ found in sample files that could indicate ‘suspicious practice’Wed Mar 10 2021 - 03:20
Coalition fails in bid to source extra Covid-19 vaccines from EU and UKNo plan to seek additional medicine beyond EU framework despite mounting political pressureWed Mar 10 2021 - 02:20
Taoiseach ‘surprised’ by Catholic bishops’ plea on Covid rulesCatholics urged to lobby TDs so that restrictions on worship are ‘proportionate’Tue Mar 09 2021 - 20:07
Return to austerity would be bonkers, but so is idea deficits do not matterPat Leahy: State must make sustainable budgets imperative no matter who is in governmentSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Simon Coveney to meet Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on visit to TehranMinister to discuss Iran nuclear deal as part of Ireland’s role on UN Security CouncilSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:00
Judges to vote on new guidelines to cut damages awardsMinister for Justice ready to make changes if proposals approvedFri Mar 05 2021 - 21:47
Biden underlines support for Belfast Agreement as tensions riseDowning Street insists protocol period extension does not break international lawFri Mar 05 2021 - 00:25
UK’s ‘bad faith’ acting leaves Government walking a difficult tightropeNI protocol row: No Irish Government wants their commitment to the EU and promotion of peace in North to be in conflictThu Mar 04 2021 - 19:40
Dublin not happy, EU furious as UK move brings Brexit back into focusInside Politics: British government says it will unilaterally change Northern Ireland’s special arrangementsThu Mar 04 2021 - 08:21
Brexit: EU threatens legal action in Northern Ireland protocol rowBritain says it will extend grace period on North goods checks until OctoberThu Mar 04 2021 - 01:00
Adoptions and access to birth certificates: What rights do people have?Balancing the right to see your own birth records with the right to privacy is difficultWed Mar 03 2021 - 22:13
Government brands UK move to delay checks on goods entering North from Britain ‘deeply unhelpful’Northern Secretary confirms move despite checks being required by Northern Ireland protocol after BrexitWed Mar 03 2021 - 19:55
Micheál Martin describes issue of illegal adoption as ‘shocking’Adoption-tracing legislation needed, says expert, as case studies to go before CabinetWed Mar 03 2021 - 17:23
Pandemic widens gap in public finances as crisis enters second yearTax receipts for first two months of the year were €800m less than same period in 2020Wed Mar 03 2021 - 03:05
Lockdown protesters may be traced using CCTV, Ministers toldHotel quarantine should be up and running by end of next week, using private securityTue Mar 02 2021 - 22:02
Judges decline changing proposed guidelines for personal injuries awardsConcerns raised included perceived interference with independence of judiciaryTue Mar 02 2021 - 02:30
Minister for Justice to brief Cabinet on anti-lockdown protestsMinister has been assured gardaí will be ready for any future attempts at violenceMon Mar 01 2021 - 20:28
Government needs to get ready to govern againAs peak of the crisis passes a new set of questions will need answeringSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Irish Times poll: Strong support for reopening society as soon as possibleCaution about easing Covid-19 restrictions vying with impatience for lifting lockdownThu Feb 25 2021 - 20:30
Public support for lockdown will nose dive once vulnerable vaccinatedPoll on Covid-19 policy reveals nuanced views and general rejection of zero-CovidThu Feb 25 2021 - 20:30
Fall in support for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael as confidence in Covid-19 management slumps – pollMore than half of voters say Government ‘not doing a good job’ handling the pandemicWed Feb 24 2021 - 21:41
Pat Leahy: Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael pay for Covid failuresThe fate of Government may rest on the vaccination programmeWed Feb 24 2021 - 20:50
Covid vaccine ramp-up to see 80% of adults get dose by June - MartinEasing of restrictions contingent on continued suppression of virus, says TaoiseachWed Feb 24 2021 - 01:00
People ‘exhausted’ by restrictions with easing some way off, Coalition leaders sayMinisters say identifying exact metrics to determine when reopening would take place not yet clearTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:25
The worst days of the third long lockdown are still aheadAnalysis: No cheering despite a better performance from the TaoiseachTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:25
Taoiseach says ‘the end is truly in sight’ as Level 5 extended until April 5th and schools to reopenIn-person education will resume on phased basis on March 1st while travel limit will be reviewed in early AprilTue Feb 23 2021 - 20:22
'Living with Covid': April 5th review to weigh potential for lockdown easingLevel 5 to be extended and easing of outdoor restrictions unlikelyTue Feb 23 2021 - 01:00
Level 5 restrictions set to be extended until April, but schools and childcare will reopenPre-school due to reopen on March 8th under revised Living with Covid planMon Feb 22 2021 - 22:10
Ructions in Government over mixed messaging on Covid-19Sources say parents are angry regarding lack of clarity about children returning to schoolMon Feb 22 2021 - 20:59
Government’s confused Covid messaging is partially due to loss of self-confidenceMicheál Martin’s address to the public on way forward follows weeks of mixed signalsMon Feb 22 2021 - 18:08
Pat Leahy: It is 12 months since Irish politics was supposedly changed foreverSinn Féin emerged as the big winner in last year’s election, and its rise pushed two old rivals togetherSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Thousands to be recruited by HSE in vaccination effortsRetired healthcare workers, paramedics and others to assist at 34 centres across the StateSat Feb 13 2021 - 00:01
Government hopes to get agreement on school reopening within weeksTalks with unions to focus on Leaving Cert and phased return for all school studentsFri Feb 12 2021 - 06:02
No agreement on when economy might reopen, says VaradkarMicheál Martin warns against expectations of anything other than a limited reopening of societyThu Feb 11 2021 - 17:56
Labour Party calls for €100 million fund to support schoolchildren during pandemicAodhán Ó Ríordáin warns of ‘lost generation’ of teenagers who will not return to schoolThu Feb 11 2021 - 15:18
Expect to hear ‘cautious and conservative’ line ad nauseam over coming weeksInside Politics: The Greens continue to struggle with the realities of GovernmentThu Feb 11 2021 - 08:00
Arrivals to Ireland may have to book slot in quarantine hotelMinisters to consider proposals for mandatory facility for passengersThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:00
‘Cautious and conservative’ the mantra as Government plans reopeningVoices calling for zero-Covid get louder but strategy not seen by Government as viableThu Feb 11 2021 - 02:37
Covid-19: New restrictions to target foreign travelRevised plan for ‘living with Covid’ to be unveiled by end of month, Varadkar saysWed Feb 10 2021 - 02:13
EU handling of Covid has had lots of lows but critics ignore things it got rightPerhaps most importantly, the pandemic is a lesson to EU to stick to things it’s good atSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:01
Pat Leahy: Way forward for vaccines, quarantine and strong US relationsDecisive action needed to engineer reopening, control travel and befriend BidenSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:00
Government has no plans to buy surplus Covid-19 vaccines outside EU processCommission unclear on whether Brexit rules permit leftover UK doses being brought into StateFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Sinn Féin apology sought over ‘outrageous’ Dáil communicationCeann Comhairle tells party he will not be ‘dictated to’ after row in chamberThu Feb 04 2021 - 16:09
Minor changes to North protocol may be agreed to defuse tensionsTaoiseach to meet North’s leaders but says protocol needs ‘common-sense modifications’Thu Feb 04 2021 - 02:06
No decision on visit by Taoiseach to Washington for St Patrick’s DayConsideration of all possibilities continuing, including a virtual event, officials sayWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:32
Ireland in line to get 4.47m Covid-19 vaccine doses by end of JuneLegislation required before mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers can be enforcedWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:00
Travel quarantine scheme still ‘weeks away’, ministers toldLegislation must be passed before travellers can be required by law to spend 14 days in a hotelTue Feb 02 2021 - 20:37
Crucial talks today on Leaving Cert and restarting classes for special needs studentsIf Covid-19 infections rate continues to fall, phased reopening of schools could begin early MarchMon Feb 01 2021 - 03:00
EU must learn ‘serious lessons’ from North controversy, says MinisterCommission should look closely at how they interact in Northern Ireland, says Thomas ByrneMon Feb 01 2021 - 02:00
