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May to seek backstop replacement to avoid hard border

May to seek backstop replacement to avoid hard border

Logjam continues as Conservative Brexiteers say latest proposal does not go far enough

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
The Brexit amendments: What the UK parliament is proposing

The Brexit amendments: What the UK parliament is proposing

Four main strategies are being proposed - some more attractive to Ireland than others

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 16:29
Old firm no longer the be-all and end-all of Irish politics

Old firm no longer the be-all and end-all of Irish politics

Opposition groups not looking like serious contenders after Mansion House performances

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 04:00
Strain over Brexit caused Taoiseach to refer to troops at Border, say aides

Strain over Brexit caused Taoiseach to refer to troops at Border, say aides

Varadkar insists it is the British who have the responsibility to compromise over backstop

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 01:00
EU support for Ireland evident as Brexit realities sharpen in focus

EU support for Ireland evident as Brexit realities sharpen in focus

Thoughts turn to backstop as device not principle and Border function as May lacks deal

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 01:00
Many EU countries more advanced with no-deal Brexit legislation than Ireland

Many EU countries more advanced with no-deal Brexit legislation than Ireland

Some already have laws giving government special powers should UK crash out

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 01:00
Revenue braces for Brexit deluge of paperwork

Revenue braces for Brexit deluge of paperwork

Hiring accelerated to deal with up to 20 million customs forms, a 12-fold increase

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 00:54
Hard or soft border? Crucial Brexit talks in Dublin over next few weeks

Hard or soft border? Crucial Brexit talks in Dublin over next few weeks

Inside Politics: reports of disharmony in Cabinet over Shane Ross circulate around Leinster House

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 07:47
Government rejects idea hard border needed in no-deal scenario

Government rejects idea hard border needed in no-deal scenario

Commission’s chief spokesman says ‘you will have a hard border’ when asked a about the effect of a no-deal scenario on Ireland

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
EU backstop intervention leaves Ireland with unpalatable choices

EU backstop intervention leaves Ireland with unpalatable choices

Did the commission spokesman misspeak about a hard border? That would be very odd

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists there will be no hard border despite EU statement

Taoiseach insists there will be no hard border despite EU statement

‘Government will not support the re-emergence of border infrastructure’, says Coveney

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal Brexit

‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal Brexit

Simon Coveney says backstop is the solution to protecting the status quo in Ireland

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 17:15
Hauliers get assurance on customs arrangements

Hauliers get assurance on customs arrangements

In event of no-deal Brexit, arrangements at ports will remain unaltered for nine months

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 00:22
Homeless children in hospital emergency department up 29%

Homeless children in hospital emergency department up 29%

Temple Street head medical social worker calls spike in presentations ‘shameful’

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 00:01
Taoiseach says first Dáil ‘changed course of Irish history’

Taoiseach says first Dáil ‘changed course of Irish history’

President says 1919 gathering an act of courage that provoked ‘arrogant’ British response

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 20:35
British politics is falling apart – the Tories are to blame, but Labour is also a shambles

British politics is falling apart – the Tories are to blame, but Labour is also a shambles

The wreckers in the Conservative Party are willing to destroy everything in their path in pursuit of a Brexit with an uncertain outcome

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 04:00
Brexit: Dublin starting to think about a move on backstop

Brexit: Dublin starting to think about a move on backstop

A device that was meant to facilitate progress has instead become a barrier to it

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 01:00
German MP says Border controls in Ireland inevitable in event of no-deal Brexit

German MP says Border controls in Ireland inevitable in event of no-deal Brexit

Liam Fox admits Britain may not be able to replace any of the EU’s trade deals ahead of March 29th

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 19:58
Dáil hears calls for financial aid to help businesses and farmers hit by Brexit

Dáil hears calls for financial aid to help businesses and farmers hit by Brexit

‘We have no idea, to put it bluntly, what if any money will be available to us in the event of a no-deal Brexit’

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 20:27
Plans for no-deal Brexit vary from department to department

Plans for no-deal Brexit vary from department to department

Brexit preparations at the Department of Transport are described as ‘all over the place’

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 00:21
Scale of Theresa May’s defeat in parliament surprises Dublin

Scale of Theresa May’s defeat in parliament surprises Dublin

Article 50 process likely to be paused to allow parliament give its view and EU to respond

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 06:00
Government says vote increases chance of ‘disorderly’ Brexit

Government says vote increases chance of ‘disorderly’ Brexit

Dublin calls on the UK to outline its next steps after House of Commons rejects deal

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 01:00
D-Day in Westminster as Brexit vote arrives

D-Day in Westminster as Brexit vote arrives

Inside Politics: Theresa May’s authority and credibility likely to be diminished further after Commons defeat

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 07:55
Government action on climate change ‘next big progressive cause’, says Varadkar

Government action on climate change ‘next big progressive cause’, says Varadkar

Taoiseach, Minister for Climate Action promise plan to reverse increasing emissions

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 06:00
May’s Brexit deal faces defeat despite EU assurances

May’s Brexit deal faces defeat despite EU assurances

Prime minister admits letter from Juncker and Tusk does not address MPs’ concerns

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 00:24
No-deal Brexit unlikely but we need to be prepared – Varadkar

No-deal Brexit unlikely but we need to be prepared – Varadkar

Specific updates on medicines and transport issues will be issued to Ministers

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 00:10
Carbon tax about changing behaviour not revenue, says Minister

Carbon tax about changing behaviour not revenue, says Minister

Window to address to climate action rapidly closing, Richard Bruton tells party colleagues

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 14:27
Hard to see what’s in an SDLP merger for Fianna Fáil

Hard to see what’s in an SDLP merger for Fianna Fáil

Brexit and its associated discontents may put FF off marching northwards

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 04:00
Nobody can say with confidence what way Tuesday’s Brexit vote will go

Nobody can say with confidence what way Tuesday’s Brexit vote will go

European Commission clarifications unlikely to sway minds of DUP

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 00:01
Intel close to major investment at Leixlip base

Intel close to major investment at Leixlip base

Preparatory work seen as prelude to increasing capacity at Co Kildare plant

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 05:00
Nurses will lose pay rises and gains for recruits if they strike

Nurses will lose pay rises and gains for recruits if they strike

Psychiatric nurses’ union says it will join wave of strikes by nurses next month

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 03:00
Varadkar criticises nurses for picking midweek date for strike

Varadkar criticises nurses for picking midweek date for strike

Taoiseach says weekend strike would have affected far fewer patients

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 18:12
Hospital services to be scaled back as nurses plan strikes

Hospital services to be scaled back as nurses plan strikes

INMO announces six days of work stoppages in January and February over pay issues

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 01:00
Nurses meet to plan strikes as Government signals no concessions

Nurses meet to plan strikes as Government signals no concessions

Minister for Finance says acceding demands would ‘take us back to the bad old days’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 06:00
Áras silent on Higgins turning down centenary invitation

Áras silent on Higgins turning down centenary invitation

President not to attend Soloheadbeg event to mark IRA attack on Royal Irish Constabulary

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 01:00
Backstop letters between London and Brussels to be scrutinised

Backstop letters between London and Brussels to be scrutinised

DUP calls backstop ‘poison’ amid efforts to end Brexit impasse over likely duration

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 00:01
Pascal Donohoe has to get real unpopular real soon

Pascal Donohoe has to get real unpopular real soon

Some tough choices are now inevitable

Sat Jan 05 2019 - 04:00
Best of frenemies: Why Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have stuck together

Best of frenemies: Why Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have stuck together

It suited Micheál Martin, and the national interest, to keep Leo Varadkar in power

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00
Nurses’ pay, Brexit and economic wobbles: here comes politics 2019

Nurses’ pay, Brexit and economic wobbles: here comes politics 2019

External threats loom against backdrop of bullish news about exchequer finances

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 04:00
Leo Varadkar’s 2018: Irish politics held prisoner by Brexit

Leo Varadkar’s 2018: Irish politics held prisoner by Brexit

Some in Fianna Fáil believe the longer Varadkar is in office, the more he will be damaged

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 00:16
Varadkar refuses to rule out 2019 general election

Varadkar refuses to rule out 2019 general election

Change in circumstances could trigger election next year, says Taoiseach

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 00:01
Rising cost of running children’s hospital ‘a worry’, says Varadkar

Rising cost of running children’s hospital ‘a worry’, says Varadkar

Construction costs have risen, now estimated annual operating costs spiral upwards

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: 2018 proved the centre can indeed hold

Pat Leahy: 2018 proved the centre can indeed hold

The State’s continued rejection of radical politics was one of the year’s main trends

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 04:00
Roscommon eviction posts are ‘an incitement to hatred’, Taoiseach says

Roscommon eviction posts are ‘an incitement to hatred’, Taoiseach says

Leo Varadkar calls for social media firms to remove some comments on incident in Falsk

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 01:00
Revenue issues tax demand of over €1.6bn to pharma giant Perrigo

Revenue issues tax demand of over €1.6bn to pharma giant Perrigo

Claim relates to a row over the amount of tax paid on the sale of a stake in a major drug

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 21:30
Government has not and will not make any preparations for hard border - Taoiseach

Government has not and will not make any preparations for hard border - Taoiseach

We don’t think a no-deal Brexit is a probability, but it’s a possibility, Leo Varadkar says

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 16:32
Hard Brexit would have ‘severe impact’ on every part of Irish economy

Hard Brexit would have ‘severe impact’ on every part of Irish economy

Government document sets out threat to Ireland in no-deal Brexit scenario

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 00:05
State cannot afford nurses’ pay claim, says Taoiseach

State cannot afford nurses’ pay claim, says Taoiseach

Department of Public Expenditure says average pay for nurses is €57,000

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 21:11
Who said what on paying back Anglo’s junior bondholders?

Who said what on paying back Anglo’s junior bondholders?

Government says creditors to be paid in full from the proceeds of the bank’s liquidation

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 19:35
Little Christmas cheer for May as Corbyn makes move

Little Christmas cheer for May as Corbyn makes move

Inside Politics: Labour leader’s motion of no confidence threatens to further fray PM’s authority

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 07:52
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