Assembly elections will not be a referendum on NI protocol, Alliance MP saysMinister Simon Coveney discusses Brexit with new UK counterpart Liz Truss for first timeFri Jan 07 2022 - 12:52
Disruption to health services expected as over 6,000 staff on leave due to Covid-19Hospitals brace for sharp increase in patients infected with disease this weekMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:01
Schools set to reopen on Thursday despite surge in Covid cases, says RyanFurther 17,071 cases of coronavirus reported in State on Sunday in latest provisional dataSun Jan 02 2022 - 18:48
Government to provide ‘huge grant support’ for retrofitting homes – RyanMinister says some 55% of money raised through carbon tax to go back to homeownersSun Jan 02 2022 - 18:29
State papers: Haughey told to prioritise development, ‘not environment’Taoiseach opted to set up Environmental Protection Agency despite mandarin’s resistanceSat Jan 01 2022 - 00:01
Security chiefs advised that IRA surrender of weapons was ‘unnecessary’Adams said IRA held threat of violence for ‘25 years if necessary’ in 1996Thu Dec 30 2021 - 09:00
Ahern threatened to walk away if unionists failed to take North-South council seriouslyTaoiseach told UK government he had changed ‘my damn Constitution’ for peaceThu Dec 30 2021 - 04:45
Ahern briefed Blair on Real IRA activity two weeks before Omagh bombingOn the morning after the bombing Ahern and Blair met in Belfast to discuss its implications and their joint responseThu Dec 30 2021 - 01:18
Cabinet to consider shorter isolation for Covid cases and close contacts due to work absencesRecord number of new coronavirus infections reported as officials consider testing changesThu Dec 30 2021 - 01:17
Private nature of Commissions of Investigation ‘problematic’, says McGrathModel introduced to cut cost of inquiries lacks public sense of accountability, says MinisterThu Dec 30 2021 - 01:00
‘War is not over,’ said McGuinness just months after signing Belfast AgreementOfficials spent thousands of hours trying to come up with formula of words that would allow Executive to be formedThu Dec 30 2021 - 00:01
Existing housing shortage in Donegal will add to mica challenge, says TaoiseachCommitment given to help those families who have to move during work on homesThu Dec 30 2021 - 00:01
Department of Foreign Affairs apologises for lockdown champagne eventDepartment concedes it ‘did not meet the standards expected of it’ in June 2020Wed Dec 29 2021 - 21:15
South Africa still has a lesson for North, says academic behind ‘peace safari’State papers: Padraig O’Malley’s 1997 trust-building trip was dubbed ‘rubbish’ by then taoiseachWed Dec 29 2021 - 10:35
Troubles were costing Irish taxpayer ‘up to three times more than British counterpart’Security costs were running at £200m per year, according to 1994 State correspondenceWed Dec 29 2021 - 04:33
State papers: Reynolds told Major of commitment to end NI conflictIrish ministers viewed British demand to remove unilaterally articles 2 and 3 as ‘unhelpful’Wed Dec 29 2021 - 03:45
IRA chiefs in Maze approved building escape tunnel ‘but wanted it to fail’When prison staff found tunnel in 1997, republicans said it was occupational therapyWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:10
People aged over 30 to be offered boosters from todayCapacity for tests substantially increased with arrival of coronavirus Omicron variantWed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
Internal FF tensions due mainly to inability to meet in person - MartinMicheál Martin cool on party return for maverick MacSharry – ‘Marc took his own decision’Wed Dec 29 2021 - 00:01
Further 9,006 Covid-19 cases reported as number hospitalised rises sharplyHSE chief says Omicron variant ‘running rife’ in community as testing system comes under strainTue Dec 28 2021 - 18:37
State papers: Warrington bomb that killed two children touched a ‘sensitive nerve’Ambassador refers to misleading media coverage around State ambivalence to IRATue Dec 28 2021 - 05:00
Gerry Adams was still on IRA army council in 1994 – UK security adviserAdviser also said ‘Slab’ Murphy had expressed reservations about ending violenceTue Dec 28 2021 - 04:45
Haughey warned Major against giving European Parliament extra powersMajor was opposed to idea of single currency but Haughey said it was worth the riskTue Dec 28 2021 - 03:55
Irish officials feared ‘bloody-minded element’ in Britain would stall peace processBritish diplomat was told they seemed to share unionist suspicions about nationalistsTue Dec 28 2021 - 01:05
Johnson gave his take on Major’s NI policy at lunch with Irish diplomatState papers: The future British prime minister was said to have written ‘naively’ on the NorthTue Dec 28 2021 - 00:45
‘The trouble is that Gadafy is mad’: what Haughey told MajorThen-taoiseach and British PM discussed how to respond to the Lockerbie bombingTue Dec 28 2021 - 00:20
Don’t expect ‘sophistication’ from unionists, Haughey told MajorState papers: Ex-taoiseach floated idea of Sinn Féin peace talks 30 years agoTue Dec 28 2021 - 00:14
What did Bertie and Tony talk about? The weather, holidays and Chinese spiesDeclassified papers show depth of relationship between former taoiseach and prime ministerTue Dec 28 2021 - 00:02
British officials ‘apoplectic’ at prospect of Gerry Adams visit to USDocuments also show reluctance on part of US to grant visa to Sinn Féin leader in 1994Tue Dec 28 2021 - 00:01
Green hydrogen: Ireland’s big future fuel opportunityHydrogen’s role may be substantial in a post-fossil fuel era, in particular in the transport sectorSat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00
Figures show 29 people have died in direct provision since 2016Department of Justice has released numbers for first timeWed Dec 15 2021 - 01:15
Covid-19: HSE moves to ramp up booster vaccine capacity amid Omicron threat‘Only a matter of time’ before variant is more dominant in State as six cases now identifiedFri Dec 10 2021 - 01:00
Government will object to UK’s Border travel clearance plan for non-Irish citizensTaoiseach says he wants to maintain ‘seemless travel’ on the island of IrelandThu Dec 09 2021 - 20:51
Data supports giving Covid-19 booster vaccines after three months, says EMAHSE says vaccine booster system upgraded but problems persist as queues form at clinicThu Dec 09 2021 - 17:40
Taoiseach and HSE apologise after hundreds turned away from walk-in booster clinicPeople queued at UCD for prolonged periods but demand outstripped capability at centreThu Dec 09 2021 - 13:22
All-island greenway network plan to be announced by TaoiseachMajor green cross-Border initiatives to be confirmed at Shared Island eventThu Dec 09 2021 - 01:00
Taoiseach gives upbeat assessment on economy at party meetingFianna Fáil meeting attended by Green Party leader in a political firstWed Dec 08 2021 - 22:01
Creche report recommends fees cap among sweeping changesMuch higher public funding needed along with better pay for staff – reportWed Dec 08 2021 - 01:25
State childcare spend to hit €1bn annually, says MinisterO’Gorman unveils wide-ranging reforms set to alter sector – from privately run, to hybrid modelTue Dec 07 2021 - 17:34
Taoiseach denies any attempt to stop Nphet from speaking to the mediaMartin, Varadkar stress need for co-ordinated communication, but reject gagging claimsMon Dec 06 2021 - 20:38
Martin and Varadkar defend Mica scheme amid accusations of a ‘stunt’Taoiseach defends redress scheme as campaigners criticise sliding scaleThu Dec 02 2021 - 18:41
Covid: 4,163 new cases as Holohan points to 'stabilisation'Taoiseach calls for caution while impact of Omicron variant assessedThu Dec 02 2021 - 17:37
Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m over IT flawsCentral Bank said IT service continuity provision was inadequateThu Dec 02 2021 - 16:05
Political winter sets in amid uncertainty over new Covid variantInside Politics: Nphet meets today to consider new restrictions amid continuing high numbersThu Dec 02 2021 - 07:23
Mica redress scheme likely ‘sufficient’ but larger houses not fully covered – industry figuresAction group calls for scrapping of sliding scale in favour of flat rate of €145 per sq ftThu Dec 02 2021 - 01:49
Minister under pressure to drop mica redress sliding scaleGroup warns of renewed protests in Dublin if proposal is not dropped before ChristmasThu Dec 02 2021 - 01:05
Foley defends rollout of requirement for children over certain age to wear masksHolohan appeals to parents to follow new rules as masks now mandatory in school from third class upWed Dec 01 2021 - 10:45
New measures arrive amid apprehension over new variant OmicronInside Politics: Cabinet signs off on restitution of mandatory hotel quarantine and emergency powersWed Dec 01 2021 - 08:53
Government agrees to €2.2bn mica redress schemeDonegal and Mayo homes affected by defective blocks will have access to remediationTue Nov 30 2021 - 15:11
Covid: Latest measures set to be persuasive rather than prescriptiveInside Politics: Ministers are expected to sign off on a recommendation that children over nine wear face masks in primary schoolsTue Nov 30 2021 - 07:45
