Corporation tax fuels strong half-year exchequer positionConcerns grow over reliance on corporate sector, and health overspendingWed Jul 04 2018 - 00:01
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil wage phoney warInside Politics: Varadkar and Martin are circling one another over renewal of the confidence and supply agreementTue Jul 03 2018 - 08:23
Divisions over health funding have delayed response to Sláintecare reportThere is nervousness in Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure about potential escalation of costs under the planTue Jul 03 2018 - 01:54
Fancy officially celebrating the Fourth of July? No, say McGrath, Halligan, HowlinA number of politicians have declined invitations to a US embassy event in protest over Trump administration policiesTue Jul 03 2018 - 01:37
Uncertainty over confidence and supply extension fuels FF rancourSenior Fianna Fáil figures believe Varadkar is keeping option of autumn election openTue Jul 03 2018 - 01:03
Pat Leahy: Policing of online ads must be Government priorityDemocracy of Irish voting needs laws to ensure transparency of digital influenceSat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00
Varadkar urged to take hard line with Fianna FáilSenior Government sources say Taoiseach is eager to have general election this yearSat Jun 30 2018 - 01:24
Long hot summer ahead as Brexit negotiations drag onVaradkar struggles to sound optimistic in Brussels while EU’s focus shifts to other mattersSat Jun 30 2018 - 01:00
Some NGOs encouraging people-smugglers, claims VaradkarEU summit resolves to increase aid to Africa and consider refugee reception centresFri Jun 29 2018 - 21:16
Taoiseach welcomes compromise EU deal on migrationIreland will accept migrants to Europe as part of burden-sharing, says Leo VaradkarFri Jun 29 2018 - 10:38
EU to step up preparations for a no-deal BrexitBloc’s leaders warn Theresa May of the danger of the UK crashing out of the unionFri Jun 29 2018 - 01:00
Barbed exchanges intensify between Varadkar and MartinFianna Fáil leader claims the Taoiseach is trying to provoke him into an electionThu Jun 28 2018 - 20:22
Varadkar: EU can be flexible in Brexit negotiations if UK ‘softens some of its red lines’Taoiseach warns that the EU could not compromise on fundamental principles of single marketThu Jun 28 2018 - 17:39
Leo Varadkar ‘cheering’ for Belgium against England in World CupTaoiseach spoke to reporters on Fianna Fáil and football ahead of EU Brexit talks in BrusselsThu Jun 28 2018 - 15:28
Busy Cabinet schedule as Garda chief namedInside Politics: Government desperate to show it can pass Bills through Dail, says insiderWed Jun 27 2018 - 09:19
Varadkar says tax offences ‘a major crime against society’No official comment from Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil or Labour on Lowry verdictWed Jun 27 2018 - 05:04
Introduction of legislation on abortion not possible before summer breakNo mention of abortion Bill in list of 19 Bills Government is seeking to progress in next fortnightWed Jun 27 2018 - 01:37
Government to ‘offer refuge’ to migrants stranded on boat in MediterraneanCoveney says he told Malta that Ireland would take 10 per cent of the 234 migrantsTue Jun 26 2018 - 21:05
Will Paschal Donohoe practise what he preaches on financial restraint?There’s one force working against pledges to not repeat mistakes of the past: an electionSat Jun 16 2018 - 05:00
Ireland forced to play both sides in messy Brexit divorceIncreasingly, the Government will have to ride two horses in the Brexit negotiationsSat Jun 16 2018 - 01:00
No knock-on claims after €200m consultants case, Government insistsConsultants had lodged breach of contract claims against HSE and the StateSat Jun 16 2018 - 00:00
Happy anniversary Mr TaoiseachInside Politics: We have become used to Varadkar as Taoiseach now, so it’s easy forget how novel he wasThu Jun 14 2018 - 08:00
Fiscal watchdog to warn about overheating the economyFiscal Advisory Council to recommend paying down debt and making economy resilientWed Jun 13 2018 - 01:00
Talks on consultants’ cases to continue after surveillance revelationsPrivate investigators were used to monitor individual doctors’ hours, it has been reportedMon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00
Border deal is not likely until October, Taoiseach claimsLeo Varadkar says Brexit talks should continue despite the lack of progress on the issueMon Jun 11 2018 - 00:12
Varadkar to unveil plans to double Ireland’s ‘global footprint’Increased promotion of Irish arts and culture abroad will form a key part of the planSun Jun 10 2018 - 19:44
Pat Leahy: Sinn Féin will eventually make it into governmentMcDonald may have her moment but competition between FG and FF will remain keySat Jun 09 2018 - 05:00
Anti-abortion campaigners seek ban on terminations on disability and gender groundsPro-Life Campaign says there is no need for Government to legislate for abortion up to 12 weeksFri Jun 08 2018 - 17:35
Britain to insist on a deal by October on an open BorderUK wants a permanent solution to the issue to be included in its withdrawal agreementFri Jun 08 2018 - 01:35
Some Brexit progress, but big questions remain in LondonAmid much political huffing and puffing, the latest Brexit ‘plan’ leaves many unsureFri Jun 08 2018 - 01:00
Drafting of abortion law to proceed despite court challengeConcluding all possible legal avenues by early July will be extremely difficultThu Jun 07 2018 - 00:01
Cabinet approves appointment of four judges after court pleasThree new Court of Appeal judges and one High Court judge namedWed Jun 06 2018 - 21:26
Brussels talks mark beginning of crucial fortnight on BrexitIrish officials expect new British proposals on Border this weekTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:01
Mary Lou McDonald seeks coalition deal with FG or FFParty expects to open negotiations on coalition deal after next electionTue Jun 05 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin culture in spotlight as McDonald plots path to powerAbortion question, bullying allegations and intolerance of dissent could cause problemsTue Jun 05 2018 - 00:26
Government likely to respond quickly to plea for more judgesShane Ross declined to say if he would assent to new appointments to Court of AppealTue Jun 05 2018 - 00:00
Government finalises new ambassador appointmentsMumbai, New Zealand and Jordan among new diplomatic missions to be establishedMon Jun 04 2018 - 21:38
Rape trial reform: Separate representation for complainants ‘difficult’Minister for Justice says proposal complicated by nature of Ireland’s trial processMon Jun 04 2018 - 19:40
Analysis: Consultants’ case comes as health budgets feel the pressureHSE overspending understood to have reached €100m for first quarter of year aloneMon Jun 04 2018 - 04:16
Government opposes disability amendments in abortion Bill‘Disability is not a ground for abortion under the draft law and will not become one’Sun Jun 03 2018 - 19:23
Pat Leahy: Abortion vote will not upend Irish politicsThe referendum has not changed the world, but it has created opportunities for womenSat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00
Politicians and medics criticise delays in health reform planSláintecare report was published one year ago but has still not been implementedWed May 30 2018 - 19:43
Referendum aftershocks rumble onInside Politics: Taoiseach says it will be January at the earliest before abortion service is in placeWed May 30 2018 - 09:29
Abortion will not be legal until January 2019 at the earliest, Varadkar saysGovernment lays out timetable for implementation of referendum resultWed May 30 2018 - 05:11
Incorrect registration of births ‘another failure by the State’Those affected, between 1946 and 1969, had adoptive parents wrongly registered as birth parentsTue May 29 2018 - 17:40
Many anti-repeal TDs now set to back abortion legislationGeneral reason given for post-result support is they accept democratic will of the peopleMon May 28 2018 - 01:00
Harris pledges swift action on abortion legislationLegislation unlikely to come before Oireachtas until the autumnSun May 27 2018 - 23:10
Yes campaign’s outreach to middle ground delivered the landslideUndecideds swung in huge numbers to Yes, as politicians struggled to keep up with pace of changeSun May 27 2018 - 16:21
A landslide victory for Yes, far beyond any expectationInside Politics: The margin of the result will mean few TDs will oppose the legislationSat May 26 2018 - 11:41
