Focused Social Democrats could face defining decision at next electionMore than 700 sign up for party’s virtual convention in indication of rising profileFri Feb 26 2021 - 17:45
Martin indicates Covid restrictions including 5km travel limit may be eased on April 5thTaoiseach tells party meeting restrictions on outdoor activity, sport, construction and travel rules could be eased on Easter MondayWed Feb 24 2021 - 21:55
Mother and baby homes recordings should be destroyed – commissionInvestigative body says it would be legally and morally wrong to retain testimonyTue Feb 23 2021 - 04:45
Dáil motion seeks to extend life of Mother and Baby Homes CommissionIt is expected the Government will oppose the Social Democrats motion but may seek a compromiseTue Feb 23 2021 - 01:37
'Living with Covid': April 5th review to weigh potential for lockdown easingLevel 5 to be extended and easing of outdoor restrictions unlikelyTue Feb 23 2021 - 01:00
Travellers should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinationThis small but distinct group of people in our society are more susceptible to the virusSat Feb 20 2021 - 01:00
Q&A: what’s in the quarantine legislation and why is it so complex?Legislation is quite draconian, and will deprive people of their civil liberties for 14 daysThu Feb 18 2021 - 08:45
Covid-19: Mandatory-quarantine legislation gets the Cabinet nod – finallyInside Politics: Bill comes with stiff sanctions for those who try to evade quarantineThu Feb 18 2021 - 07:30
Eamon Ryan’s smoky coal consultation meets mixed public reactionConcerns expressed about impact on fuel-impoverished householdsThu Feb 18 2021 - 01:13
Those flouting hotel quarantine rules could face fines of up to €4,000Exiting quarantine after 10 days may be permitted with a negative Covid testWed Feb 17 2021 - 23:09
Single-dose vaccine will be a game-changer, says TaoiseachJohnson & Johnson vaccine should be available in Ireland by AprilWed Feb 17 2021 - 03:03
Over 2,000 Travellers have been infected with Covid in third wavePavee Point has urged Travellers to respect rules around ‘very difficult issue’ of numbers at funeralsTue Feb 16 2021 - 21:30
New Covid-19 variants may delay schools reopening, Cabinet toldGovernment says there needs to be a ‘note of caution around mass mobility’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 19:15
Gardaí yet to speak to doctor given document by VaradkarDublin GP, a friend of the Tánaiste’s, was then the president of a rival medical organisationTue Feb 16 2021 - 01:00
End of horticultural peat to put Greens at odds with coalition partnersPeat gardening products and mushroom sectors claim they face obliterationTue Feb 16 2021 - 01:00
Late April or May before lockdown eases with month of low cases needed before changeDaily cases need to fall to 100 by mid-March and be maintained for easing of restrictions, according to sourcesFri Feb 12 2021 - 01:00
Number of public servants to rise to 370,000 over next 19 monthsMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath says we will see ‘larger State’Thu Feb 11 2021 - 13:42
Arrivals to Ireland may have to book slot in quarantine hotelMinisters to consider proposals for mandatory facility for passengersThu Feb 11 2021 - 05:00
Prolonged period of lockdown ahead, Taoiseach tells party meetingMicheál Martin says UK variant keeping Covid-19 numbers stubbornly highWed Feb 10 2021 - 23:40
Public consultation on nationwide smoky coal ban to be launchedTougher restrictions needed to reduce emissions, says Eamon RyanWed Feb 10 2021 - 20:00
Green Party rift on EU-Canada deal sidelined via Coalition committeeComprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement a persistent cause of simmering discontentWed Feb 10 2021 - 17:26
Coronavirus: Zero-Covid approach grows in political popularityPosition of all parties has changed since Christmas over previously marginal conceptWed Feb 10 2021 - 12:42
Coronavirus: 68 further deaths and 556 cases reported in the StateAny easing of restrictions will be ‘conservative and cautious’, warns TaoiseachTue Feb 09 2021 - 21:39
‘Please help us’: Parents write to Minister on special needs school closuresLetters to Norma Foley reveal the depth of anger and dismay over children’s regressionTue Feb 09 2021 - 21:15
Labour seeks clarity on why employees are being called into officesAlan Kelly says it was clear the Government’s Living with Covid strategy had failedTue Feb 09 2021 - 14:52
HSE to establish 40 vaccination centres across the countryRevised programme to vaccinate the over-70s to begin next weekMon Feb 08 2021 - 03:40
Passenger data not shared between Dublin and Belfast despite Covid dealThose who use Belfast as a gateway into this State are not being tracked or monitoredMon Feb 08 2021 - 03:05
Fianna Fáil review of 2020 election performance still not readyInternal review not expected to be ready until AprilMon Feb 08 2021 - 02:31
Coveney open to ‘modest extension’ for NI protocolMinister for Foreign Affairs insists no renegotiation of Brexit withdrawal agreementSun Feb 07 2021 - 18:17
State spending €5.5bn Covid contingency fund faster than expectedImpact of third wave much more onerous than had been expected by GovernmentSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:43
Hillwalkers urged to leave dogs at home after sheep attackedFarmer says canines not on leads chasing farm animals, resulting in injuries and stressFri Feb 05 2021 - 14:45
SF proposes Bill to allow watchdog examine finances of State-funded bodiesLegislation would allow PAC audit organisations with funding below 50 per cent thresholdThu Feb 04 2021 - 21:50
Taoiseach says no decision taken on St Patrick’s Day visit to meet Biden‘There will be engagement over the next number of weeks,’ Micheál Martin saysThu Feb 04 2021 - 13:20
Relations between Dublin and Brussels plummet to freezing over Article 16 fiascoInside Politics: Government is still resentful at the stupidity of the EU decision to invoke the clauseThu Feb 04 2021 - 07:45
Minor changes to North protocol may be agreed to defuse tensionsTaoiseach to meet North’s leaders but says protocol needs ‘common-sense modifications’Thu Feb 04 2021 - 02:06
Minister under increasing pressure to abandon written exams in Leaving CertLabour and Social Democrats called on Foley to introduce calculated grades for 2021Tue Feb 02 2021 - 17:54
NUIG team gets €10m to work on IT tools to help prevent pandemicsPandem-2 project to draw on experts’ prescience and create resource-modelling toolsTue Feb 02 2021 - 01:00
‘Decimated’ tourism sector looks for 2021 silver liningMost are realistic but hope vaccines will change fortunes later in yearFri Jan 29 2021 - 01:00
'Hold firm, stick to the basics': Martin urges solidarity as third lockdown extendedOfficials to examine quarantine restrictions for all inward-bound travellersWed Jan 27 2021 - 03:57
Getting gardaí to enforce quarantine in homes ‘problematic’Irish Council of Civil Liberties raises concerns over policing of health measuresTue Jan 26 2021 - 23:05
Lockdown extension to March 5th needed to keep pressure on virus, says MartinTaoiseach says hospitals will see high admissions as Ministers outline new travel rulesTue Jan 26 2021 - 19:08
Cabinet set to approve tighter Covid restrictions on travelIncoming travellers without negative coronavirus test face mandatory quarantineTue Jan 26 2021 - 03:12
Level 5 restrictions set to be extended until March 5th with clamp-down on travelCabinet subcommittee recommends mandatory quarantine for arrivals from Brazil and South AfricaMon Jan 25 2021 - 22:37
Prominent Dublin councillor resigns from Green PartyPeter Kavanagh is a member of South Dublin County Council and ran in Dublin Mid-WestMon Jan 25 2021 - 17:43
Taoiseach downplays scope for ‘two-island solution’ to Covid-19Government was in ‘exploratory and embryonic’ talks with BritainFri Jan 22 2021 - 19:26
Covid-19: Nphet warns of a ‘large number’ of deaths in coming weeksAdverts linking vaccines to travel ‘not very responsible’, Holohan saysFri Jan 22 2021 - 09:43
Passengers arriving into Republic without valid PCR tests could face compulsory quarantineCabinet to consider tighter controls as Nphet says pre-flight Covid tests are not enoughFri Jan 22 2021 - 01:44
Extending Level 5 cannot be ruled out as Covid-19 evolves, Taoiseach saysHolohan says figures illustrate that people must adhere to public health restrictionsThu Jan 21 2021 - 13:48
Harry McGee: There are only losers in the schools rowIt is a tricky situation where competing rights are pitched against each otherThu Jan 21 2021 - 09:44
Biden’s first job is to douse the flames of the Trump yearsInside Politics: All major parties see the new US president as a friend of IrelandThu Jan 21 2021 - 07:47
