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
Clear majority in favour of permitting assisted dying – Irish Times opinion pollIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll findings suggest there is public support for Bill before OireachtasThu Oct 08 2020 - 12:10
Government knew of Holohan concerns before Level 5 Nphet meetingChief medical officer says he told Minister for Health his views on Sunday morningThu Oct 08 2020 - 08:05
Dying with Dignity Bill moves to committee stage after voteLegislation sponsored by People Before Profit will now progress to the committee stageWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:46
Poll gives reality check and some encouragement to GovernmentSinn Féin the dominant – and perhaps unassailable – force on the left of Irish politicsWed Oct 07 2020 - 21:10
Irish Times poll: Approval ratings for Government and main party leaders fallSupport for FF at 17%, FG at 35%, SF on 29%, GP 4%, Labour 4% and others on 11%Wed Oct 07 2020 - 20:52
Nphet’s shock recommendation caused disbelief and anger within GovernmentRelationship between politicians and public health experts has been badly damagedWed Oct 07 2020 - 02:06
If the virus continues to spread, things will get very hairy indeed for the GovernmentInside Politics: Public health experts’ advice on moving to new lockdown is rejected in a calculated and public wayTue Oct 06 2020 - 09:07
Nation moves to Level 3 as Cabinet rejects NPHET advice and keeps economy openTaoiseach says aim is to balance demands of public health with need to protect livelihoodsTue Oct 06 2020 - 08:54
Collaboration between public health experts and Government appears overA more wary and more political relationship is taking shape between NPHET and the GovernmentTue Oct 06 2020 - 02:05
Coronavirus: State to move to Level 3 from midnight on TuesdayNew measures to last for three weeks as Government rejects NPHET advice on Level 5Mon Oct 05 2020 - 21:50
Budget deficit smaller than feared despite huge Covid-19 spendState more than €9bn in the red as North reports highest-ever daily infectionsSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:01
The heated rows behind Government doors will be all about CovidThe choice is between suppressing virus at all costs or living with it to save the economySat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: stricter house visitor limits nationwide as 442 new cases confirmedNPHET says there should be maximum of six people from one household rather than threeThu Oct 01 2020 - 22:10
Denham report: Judgments of politics are harsher than the lawOutcry after golf dinner centred on idea that attendees flouted rules which everyone else had to observeThu Oct 01 2020 - 17:59
Woulfe resignation would be unjust and disproportionate, Denham report concludesSupreme Court judge should not have attended Clifden golf dinner, former chief justice saysThu Oct 01 2020 - 13:45
Dr Tony Holohan expected to return to his post next weekChief Medical Officer has been on leave for family reasons since early JulyThu Oct 01 2020 - 11:46
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert: 6,500 students awarded lower grade due to code errorsGovernment will work with colleges to give places to those who missed outWed Sept 30 2020 - 17:25
Supreme Court sends Denham report on Séamus Woulfe to Judicial CouncilReview examined judge’s attendance at Oireachtas Golf Society dinnerWed Sept 30 2020 - 15:24
Economic slump less serious than feared but jobs crisis loomsExport sector still strong but Department of Finance predicts slower growthWed Sept 30 2020 - 02:27
Assisted suicide legislation being ‘kicked to touch’, says TDGino Kenny says Government trying to delay Bill by proposing setting up Dáil committeeTue Sept 29 2020 - 19:49
Ministers may delay ‘assisted dying’ Bill for special committee to consider issueStrong indications FG and FF will allow free vote, but SF to support BillTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Government own goals are gifting the initiative to Sinn FéinPeople around Government are left face-palming at another self-inflicted injuryTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Trump envoy plays down risk of UK’s contentious Brexit bill to North peaceMick Mulvaney says Internal Market Bill is ‘safety net’ if there is no EU-UK trade dealMon Sept 28 2020 - 18:38
Mortgage breaks will not be extended beyond this weekBorrowers to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis after Government meeting with banksMon Sept 28 2020 - 16:28
Pat Leahy: What Ireland can learn from the GermansGermany, of course, is not perfect but we can learn a lot from its peopleSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:00
Political focus shifts as Government desperately tries to avoid new lockdownAnalysis: ‘Economy is just going to have to wait’ as political leaders focus on public health crisisFri Sept 25 2020 - 20:37
Séamus Woulfe: The last man standing in Golfgate is set to learn his fateSupreme Court judge’s fate hinges on Susan Denham’s report on attendance at golf eventFri Sept 25 2020 - 01:00
Donegal to move to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, Taoiseach confirmsMeasures in place until October 16th as wet pubs with outdoor service allowed to remain openThu Sept 24 2020 - 21:12
No deal ratification if UK threat to break law remains, Coveney says‘Trust and relationships like everything in politics are what matter here’Thu Sept 24 2020 - 18:43
Brexit opposed parties in NI look to Government, EU to protect peace processPeople of North being ‘used as pawns in a political game’, says Michelle O’NeillThu Sept 24 2020 - 16:03
