Canada-type deal was ‘not a magic pill’ for seamless border, says ambassadorCanadian envoy says post-Brexit trade deal would still lead to border checks and delaysTue Mar 20 2018 - 01:07
Britain commits to talks on open border fallback plan‘Backstop’ deal will keep North under EU rules in the event of no-deal BrexitTue Mar 20 2018 - 01:00
DUP unconcerned at renewed UK pledge to ‘backstop’Fianna Fáil spokesman on Brexit says new deal ‘a fudge’ to enable talks to move to tradeMon Mar 19 2018 - 21:09
Brexit deal removes bottleneck but Border quandary remainsDeal cementing no-hard-Border ‘backstop’ pleases Irish while British mull other optionsMon Mar 19 2018 - 17:17
Brexit: UK agrees to ‘backstop’ solution for Border in treaty textBarnier hails ‘decisive step’ but warns deal is ‘not the end of the road’Mon Mar 19 2018 - 12:49
EU to insist Britain abandons hardline Border stanceSimon Coveney to meet Michel Barnier as Brussels seeks UK commitment on backstopMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:09
Facebook privacy flaw was flagged with Irish regulator in 2011The loophole allowed a political firm to collect unauthorised data on millions of usersMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:05
Varadkar’s email to Fáilte Ireland shows ‘bad judgment’Sinn Féin and Green Party criticise Taoiseach’s intervention over Doonbeg wind farmSat Mar 17 2018 - 15:09
Irish flights grounded as cold snap hits London HeathrowDublin Airport says cancellations ‘won’t affect’ fans travelling to Six Nations matchSat Mar 17 2018 - 13:26
Fáilte Ireland objected to wind farm after message from VaradkarTaoiseach conveyed Trump’s concerns about Doonbeg to tourism body, records showSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Varadkar spoke to tourism body after ‘committing’ to help Trump‘I did commit to asking Fáilte to review the planning applications,’ Varadkar told state agencyFri Mar 16 2018 - 21:40
Wind farm developer may consider legal action over Taoiseach’s queryLeo Varadkar urged to clarify contact with council over project opposed by Donald TrumpFri Mar 16 2018 - 19:55
Harris criticises ‘over-hyped’ criticism of Varadkar wind farm callReaction: Howlin says Varadkar may have been exaggerating his role ‘to have tale to tell’Fri Mar 16 2018 - 15:38
Varadkar ‘interfered’ in planning, says wind farm developerMichael Clohessy ‘reviewing’ situation as Taoiseach says he tried to halt Doonbeg planFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00
Diplomatic war comes to Dublin as Russians invite media to embassyEnvoy says reports of spying in Ireland part of ‘hype’ around nerve-agent attack in UKThu Mar 15 2018 - 17:38
Northern Irish should be entitled to EU citizenship post-Brexit - reportCross-border committee says North should continue to be allowed to vote in EU electionsWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
EU privacy rules make 2018 ‘existentially critical’ for data protectorCommissioner says more staff would reverse negative perception as ineffective regulatorTue Mar 13 2018 - 06:00
Post-Brexit transition period may need to be extended - CoveneyTánaiste says it could take ‘years’ to agree a free trade agreement between EU and UKMon Mar 12 2018 - 14:06
Beyond Brexit: Artist exposes our ‘eerie’ Border fault line‘I don’t believe it will go ahead without a fight from the Irish people,’ says David FoxMon Mar 12 2018 - 06:01
Eurostat cites low rents for putting housing bodies on State’s booksRuling could complicate efforts to reclassify groups to free up spending on social housingFri Mar 09 2018 - 06:30
Tracker mortgage scandal: at least 5,000 more could be affectedCommittee told that overcharging by banks could amount to €700mThu Mar 08 2018 - 13:04
In their own words: Emigrants on the difficulties of returning to Ireland1,188 emigrants shared their opinions and experiences in new surveyWed Mar 07 2018 - 19:55
30 ways to support returning Irish emigrants recommended to GovernmentReserve school places and control car insurance costs, 139-page report recommendsWed Mar 07 2018 - 17:03
European Council links Irish Border commitment with trade deal for UKEurope warns Britain against ‘cherry-picking’ of EU rulesWed Mar 07 2018 - 13:30
Trump appoints Dublin woman to senior White House roleDalkey native Gail Slater to advise US president on technology and cybersecurityWed Mar 07 2018 - 06:00
Britain must honour border agreement prior to future deal, says EUDraft guidelines for post-Brexit trade deal will stress importance of avoiding a hard borderTue Mar 06 2018 - 21:58
Department concerned at impact of Trump tariffs on Irish industryEU response to retaliate under WTO rules backed by State if US levies metals importsTue Mar 06 2018 - 20:41
Irish-Europe ports link could be funded in ‘super-hard Brexit’Commissioner says defence spending must rise in next EU budget due to ‘America First’Tue Mar 06 2018 - 19:34
Atlantic quietly closes its doors in Ireland after 30 years of philanthropyChuck Feeney’s ‘historic act of extraordinary generosity’ financed transformational changeSat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00
Taoiseach calls for more realistic proposals on Brexit from MayLeo Varadkar expresses concerns about aspects of British PM’s latest Brexit speechFri Mar 02 2018 - 18:23
Irish Water urges people not to run dishwashers or bathsPeople asked not to run taps in freezing weather and to have showers to save waterFri Mar 02 2018 - 15:56
May to call for ‘broadest and deepest’ trade deal in key Brexit speechPM to use ‘five tests’ speech to call for deal between UK and EU that strengthens ‘our union’Thu Mar 01 2018 - 23:27
EU plan lacks detail on where customs checks would take placeSimon Coveney says EU and UK would decide location under ‘backstop’ scenarioThu Mar 01 2018 - 01:00
Tories and DUP reject EU draft Brexit treatyTheresa May says ‘no UK prime minister could agree’ to Brussels proposalsWed Feb 28 2018 - 22:20
Northern Ireland custom border checks still a possibility, says CoveneyMinister rejects suggestion Dublin is pushing Brexit on the EU’s terms on the BritishWed Feb 28 2018 - 16:30
EU publishes draft deal keeping North in single marketNorthern Ireland will be considered part of the EU’s customs territory after Brexit, text saysWed Feb 28 2018 - 13:04
North would stay under EU customs union rules under draft treatyEU’s draft withdrawal agreement based on North-South alignment to avoid hard borderWed Feb 28 2018 - 10:20
EU to propose North stays under customs union rulesDraft EU-UK withdrawal treaty likely to be rejected by Brexiteers and DUPWed Feb 28 2018 - 01:01
Analysis: EU presses on in face of British ditheringDraft agreement sets basis out on which to proceed into next phase of Brexit talksTue Feb 27 2018 - 20:43
NI to effectively remain in EU customs union after Brexit, draft saysAgriculture and food sectors to be protected under proposed withdrawal agreementTue Feb 27 2018 - 18:57
Irish Rail plans for post-Brexit checks on Dublin-Belfast trainSemi-State considering use of technology for on-board checks in event of a hard BrexitTue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Freezing weather ‘a clear threat to life’ for people sleeping roughHomeless charity secure sports centre in emergency response to extreme weatherMon Feb 26 2018 - 23:03
British PM sought phone call with Taoiseach ahead of EU draft Brexit pactCall comes days before release of withdrawal deal providing ‘backstop’ for no hard borderMon Feb 26 2018 - 22:03
Galway couple overcharged by €1.23m in tracker scandalSingle biggest case sees KBC Bank offer couple almost €380,000 in compensationMon Feb 26 2018 - 03:00
Pat Cox willing to assist Mueller investigation if askedFormer MEP says ex-Ukrainian leader used report linked to indicted former Trump aideMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Department urges EU regulators to ease bad loan classificationECB’s view of non-performing loans queried in bid to exclude restructured mortgagesSat Feb 24 2018 - 04:15
Borrowers braced for vultures circling PTSB’s bad loansWhat bank failed to clean up, insolvency advisers and lawyers seek to resolve in courtSat Feb 24 2018 - 01:11
‘Sunset clause’ raised to stop firms using crisis losses to avoid taxesCompanies carry forward ‘phenomenal’ €218bn in losses that could offset taxesFri Feb 23 2018 - 05:00
Border checks may still be needed with Brexit customs deal, says CreedMinister tells conference that regulatory divergence poses biggest risk to Irish economyWed Feb 21 2018 - 21:43
Donohoe to check protections for PTSB mortgage holdersMinister reviewing rules to avoid mass repossessions in light of likely sale of 14,000 home loans to vulture fundWed Feb 21 2018 - 15:24
