Margin of defeat for May’s deal is the biggest question in our politicsIf she loses small, she could get it to a second vote. If it’s big, all hell could break looseSat Dec 01 2018 - 04:00
Irish preparations for no-deal Brexit intensifyAmid UK political uncertainty, diplomats pessimistic about May plan being passedSat Dec 01 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí are ‘best paid’ public servants, earning €1,300 a weekPublic service pay and pensions bill now €1bn a year more than before economic collapseThu Nov 29 2018 - 18:09
Naughten: sole focus was keeping last bidder involved in broadband planFormer minister says process was a ‘competitive dialogue procurement process’ rather than a tender ‘in the normal sense’Thu Nov 29 2018 - 14:08
Digital sales tax blocked by Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany alliancePassing of 3% tax on EU-based digital sales of multinationals would have hit exchequerThu Nov 29 2018 - 05:05
Naughten told sole broadband bidder its price was too highReport finds former minister did not influence process in favour of Granahan McCourtWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:39
Broadband process report concludes well for GovernmentNaughten’s offence did require resignation but not serious enough to mess up processTue Nov 27 2018 - 19:48
Broadband report: Naughten meetings did not influence tender processBruton says by stepping aside Naughten ‘removed any apparent bias from process’Tue Nov 27 2018 - 16:51
Leo Varadkar: ‘The alternative to this deal is a no-deal Brexit’Taoiseach says he understands DUP’s position but deal respects Belfast AgreementMon Nov 26 2018 - 01:00
Little joy around as EU accept agreement to allow UK leaveAnalysis: There is general recognition Ireland has done as well as it could have expected out of a bad situationSun Nov 25 2018 - 17:40
EU leaders have endorsed Brexit deal at summit in BrusselsLeaders agreed text of UK withdrawal from EU warning deal is best Britain will getSun Nov 25 2018 - 16:18
Pat Leahy: Varadkar must persuade voters he can deliver on tax cutsTax cuts within scope of prudent budgeting will please ‘squeezed middle’Sat Nov 24 2018 - 04:00
EU leaders set to adopt Brexit withdrawal treatyOfficials finalise treaty and declaration texts ahead of meeting of leaders in BrusselsSat Nov 24 2018 - 01:00
National Broadband Plan: Everything you need to knowWhat is happening with the plan and what are the other concerns?Thu Nov 22 2018 - 10:33
Taoiseach says Government may have to negotiate a no-deal deal in event of BrexitVaradkar facing limited options if EU’s draft withdrawal deal with UK cannot be ratifiedThu Nov 22 2018 - 01:00
Catch-22: ESRI calls for more foreign workers to build housesInside Politics: Think tank says necessary influx may add to rental pressures and housing demandWed Nov 21 2018 - 08:08
Auditor’s report expected to find broadband tender not fatally damagedReport by independent auditor Peter Smyth expected to be published in coming daysWed Nov 21 2018 - 00:10
Independent auditor’s broadband report to be published in coming daysReview of process to award State contract for rural network ordered in wake of Naughten resignationTue Nov 20 2018 - 16:38
Brexit boost will not be enough to win Fine Gael an electionThe party is agonising over timing of vote but getting the message right is more importantSat Nov 17 2018 - 04:00
May fights on in face of Eurosceptic coup to topple her over draft Brexit dealPrime minister gets boost after pro-Brexit minister Michael Gove decided not to resign, and trade secretary Liam Fox backed herSat Nov 17 2018 - 01:00
Coveney wants Sinn Féin in Commons for Brexit voteMinister for Foreign Affairs says May’s deal offers Northern Ireland ‘best of both worlds’Fri Nov 16 2018 - 21:17
‘Law Library insiders’ delaying judicial appointments BillVested interests ‘hell-bent’ on maintaining political influence, claims Shane RossFri Nov 16 2018 - 01:00
Embattled May fights on in bid to deliver Brexit dealConcern in Dublin for May’s prospects as ministers resign and MPs move to oust herThu Nov 15 2018 - 22:49
Gloss comes off Irish Government’s Brexit backstop victoryIf draft treaty is destroyed, prospect of a soft, managed Brexit may evaporate with itThu Nov 15 2018 - 20:36
Shane Ross’s attacks on judiciary have horrified Fine GaelSenators joke that one of them may die before judicial appointments Bill gets passedThu Nov 15 2018 - 20:23
Peadar Tóibín plans new anti-abortion group after quitting Sinn FéinTD says he will seek support from like-minded people in Sinn Féin and Fianna FáilThu Nov 15 2018 - 17:12
May faces party revolt after winning cabinet backing for Brexit dealProtocol on Northern Ireland provides backstop guarantee that will safeguard a soft borderThu Nov 15 2018 - 00:34
Now May must find a way between a hard Brexit and no Brexit at allThe 585-page treaty is complex but it seems the Irish Government got what it wantedWed Nov 14 2018 - 22:28
Varadkar says Brexit deal contains key Irish backstop demandsTaoiseach says unionists may be feeling vulnerable, isolated and worriedWed Nov 14 2018 - 21:17
Q&A: What has just happened in the Brexit negotiations?With the EU and UK having agreed draft of withdrawal deal, we are in the endgame nowWed Nov 14 2018 - 07:48
President promises to build a ‘Republic of joy’ at inaugurationMichael D Higgins sends warning of ‘deepening inequalities’ as he begins second termMon Nov 12 2018 - 01:00
Abortion Bill to attract resubmitted amendments by TDsBoth sides to continue with efforts to modify legislation at report stage later in NovemberMon Nov 12 2018 - 00:24
Pat Leahy: Mary Lou McDonald’s political strategy is unravellingPresidential election disaster and stalemate in North pose challenges for Sinn Féin leaderSat Nov 10 2018 - 04:00
Theresa May faces showdown with DUP over Brexit backstop planArlene Foster accuses British PM of breaking promises over proposal for Northern IrelandSat Nov 10 2018 - 00:52
Low rural broadband take-up rate alarms GovernmentScant interest in high-speed broadband plan casts doubt on viability of national rolloutFri Nov 09 2018 - 01:00
Commission intensifies preparations for no-deal BrexitSeries of seminars planned to help EU countries prepare for difficultiesThu Nov 08 2018 - 00:57
Doctors seek consultation with Minister over abortion Bill provisionsGroup of GPs concerned with plans to begin abortion services in less than two monthsWed Nov 07 2018 - 21:59
Proposed US visa deal welcomed by campaignersBill could bring Ireland into E3 visa scheme, and benefit undocumented IrishWed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Brian Hayes: Challenge to Enda Kenny marked turning point in careerAs an MEP, he was regarded as a big beast of the party, and a possible return to national politics was occasionally mootedTue Nov 06 2018 - 13:14
Major moment: US voters go to the pollsInside Politics: midterm elections are seen as a referendum on presidency of Donald TrumpTue Nov 06 2018 - 08:04
Health committee to debate 180 amendments to abortion BillGovernment to accept only minor changes to legislation published before referendumTue Nov 06 2018 - 06:00
Harris bloodied but unbowed by former HSE chief’s attackResilient Minister for Health will survive criticism Fine Gael TDs see as unwarrantedTue Nov 06 2018 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Winds of change shift Irish political centre to leftGovernment’s budget spending shows priorities of President now mainstreamSat Nov 03 2018 - 04:00
Pressure mounts on Ireland to accept EU digital taxThe Republic continues to resist proposal as European opposition to the levy slips awayThu Nov 01 2018 - 07:01
Political parties now almost wholly reliant on State fundingFF, FG and Labour in rude good financial health, Sipo accounts showWed Oct 31 2018 - 01:12
Parties use millions of public funds for election war chestsFianna Fáil received €5.6m in State funding last year under three schemesWed Oct 31 2018 - 00:58
Peter Casey must get elected if he wants Renua leadershipJohn Leahy says he will not stand in way of presidential runner-up taking over his partyTue Oct 30 2018 - 13:24
Higgins begins preparations for second term after landslide victoryFianna Fáil rebuffs Casey plan to join and lead partyMon Oct 29 2018 - 01:00
President expected to devote more time to Northern IrelandDespite its triumphant ending, the campaign has been bruising for Michael D HigginsSun Oct 28 2018 - 18:09
Seán Gallagher says he makes ‘no excuses’ for his reduced vote‘If I can use my skills and abilities I will, but how, I don’t know’Sun Oct 28 2018 - 17:20
