Pat Leahy: Short-sighted Sinn Féin may regret turning up the heat on DonohoeTrying to generate a full-blown political crisis has drawn attention to Sinn Féin’s own financesSat Jan 28 2023 - 00:00
Sinn Féin faces Sipo investigation over spending on election databaseParty admits errors in electoral spending returnsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Now Sinn Féin feels the heat on election spendingAnalysis: Party admits it must make several changes to spending declarationsFri Jan 27 2023 - 01:00
Housing is a numbers game – and the numbers are running against the CoalitionInside Politics: Consequences of war in Ukraine being felt as accommodation capacity for asylum seekers comes under strainThu Jan 26 2023 - 08:25
Donohoe survives Dáil trial by ordeal over election expenses after bruising 10 daysInside Politics: Government closes Citywest asylum centre for new residents amid severe accommodation shortageWed Jan 25 2023 - 08:40
New judge appointed to the High CourtMícheál P O’Higgins, a former chairman of the Bar Council, recently represented former Irish Nationwide chief Michael FingletonTue Jan 24 2023 - 16:58
Donohoe’s election expenses: Businessman apologises for ‘mistaken recollection’ ahead of Minister’s Dáil statement Michael Stone deeply regrets ‘any embarrassment’ his error has caused Fine Gael MinisterTue Jan 24 2023 - 13:13
What does Michael Stone’s apology mean for Paschal Donohoe?Businessman’s mea culpa likely to take heat out of controversy but questions and consequences remainTue Jan 24 2023 - 10:57
D-Day for Donohoe as he faces Dáil over electoral spending declarationsInside Politics: Varadkar and Sunak finally share a phonecall. Why the delay?Tue Jan 24 2023 - 08:34
Sunak and Varadkar phone call: Northern Ireland protocol, Ukraine and Troubles amnesty discussedRelations between Dublin and London improved significantly since Sunak took over from Liz Truss in Downing StMon Jan 23 2023 - 18:28
Pressure mounts on Donohoe as new election expenses issue emergesSources acknowledge damage caused by election-spending affair to Government and MinisterSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Can we compile a list of who built the crappy apartments so we might consult it when considering future buildings?Many boom-time builders and developers grew rich on the back of tens of thousands of shoddy and dangerous apartments. Should we not identify these people?Sat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Much hinges on Donohoe, perhaps even the future of the GovernmentAnalysis: Coalition needs a forward-looking narrative as it faces into the phase of its term that will end with a general electionThu Jan 19 2023 - 16:42
Hospital overcrowding part of European trend, HSE to tell committeeConditions in emergency wards unacceptable, senior management to tell Oireachtas health committeeTue Jan 17 2023 - 05:00
EU and British government pledge to continue intensive talks on Northern Ireland protocol Growing expectation that Stormont poll will be postponed a second timeMon Jan 16 2023 - 21:15
Who is Michael Stone, the one-time ESB apprentice who paid for Paschal Donohoe’s postering? Michael Stone runs the Designer Group, which works with big construction firms, but he has never forgotten his inner city rootsMon Jan 16 2023 - 21:03
Pat Leahy: Real change in modern Ireland means really annoying some peopleHealth and housing are examples of a pressing need for altered thinking on how to fix festering problemsSat Jan 14 2023 - 02:00
Government to press ahead with new hospital consultant contracts despite no agreement with doctors’ groupsDoctors’ organisations say they have not yet agreed to the new contract and have warned the Minister for Health not to proceed without their agreementSat Jan 14 2023 - 01:00
Intensive negotiations already under way between EU and UK on protocolDUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson positive after Varadkar meeting, noting FG leader’s ‘better understanding’ of North’s ‘difficulties’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 19:41
Exclusion of Sinn Féin masks coming focus on DUP decisionIf EU and UK agree a new deal, Jeffrey Donaldson faces a difficult choiceThu Jan 12 2023 - 02:00
Concern that accommodation options for refugees are running outMinister’s proposals to create category of asylum for people affected by climate described as ‘making policy on the hoof’Thu Jan 12 2023 - 01:00
Taoiseach speaks to Zelenskiy and assures him of Ireland’s ongoing solidarity with UkraineUkrainian president thanks Irish people for friendship and outlines formula for peace in phonecall with VaradkarTue Jan 10 2023 - 18:45
Progress made on resolving impasse over Northern Ireland protocol, Tánaiste saysMicheál Martin’s comments come after meeting with Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels and in wake of customs data sharing agreement with BritainTue Jan 10 2023 - 17:02
Renewed push for deal on Northern Ireland protocol before Stormont election deadlineGrowing expectation vote could be postponed if progress is made in negotiations on post-Brexit arrangementMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Hospital overcrowding: Hundreds of well patients await discharge while 1,000 care home beds empty Lack of discharge options is a big cause of hospital congestion and the trolley crisisMon Jan 09 2023 - 05:00
Strike threat as nursing union demands legal minimum staffing levelsINMO to consult members on industrial action amid overcrowding crisis in hospitalsSat Jan 07 2023 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Think the hospital beds crisis is inevitable? Look to Waterford Additional beds and staff are needed but that is not all - look at Waterford Hospital for one way to help improve performancesSat Jan 07 2023 - 05:00
Hospitals told to implement seven-day working with ‘immediate effect’ to ease overcrowdingMove aims at discharge of patients at weekends at same rate as during week with goal of freeing up bedsFri Jan 06 2023 - 06:00
‘Someone is going to cross the line’: Politicians respond to excrement being thrownMany politicians are publicly dismissive but privately fearful of increasing threats against themThu Jan 05 2023 - 20:00
Throwing of excrement at TDs a sign of ‘creeping sinister aggression’ towards politiciansMinister of State Anne Rabbitte and TD Ciarán Cannon were at a public meeting when the incident occurredThu Jan 05 2023 - 12:02
Doctors and Donnelly clash over call for senior medics to work weekends to ease overcrowding crisisHealth officials want hospital consultants to work outside normally rostered hours to speed up dischargesThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach did not intend to suggest NI protocol could be renegotiated, spokesman saysComments from Leo Varadkar about post-Brexit arrangement being ‘too strict’ were interpreted as possible grounds for renegotiationWed Jan 04 2023 - 19:00
Ten reasons to be cheerful about politics this new yearNo news is good news, they say. But sometimes news is inherently good. Read on if you don’t believe usSat Dec 31 2022 - 00:00
HSE secures private beds as hospitals struggle to handle ‘apocalyptic’ surge in respiratory illnessesEmergency department at Cork University Hospital described as ‘crowded beyond recognition’Sat Dec 24 2022 - 05:00
2022 in review: Three days that set the tone for the year in politicsThe lifting of the Covid restrictions in January was the defining moment of an up-and-down year in which the leaders of the main parties enjoyed and endured mixed fortunesSat Dec 24 2022 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Irish politics in 101 phrases. How many do you recognise?Familiar cliches down the years, many with a ring of truthSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:01
Planning changes mean modular homes can be built more quickly, says TaoiseachLeo Varadkar admitted that the numbers of housing units possible was not yet clearSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:01
Use private hospitals to combat Covid-19 and flu surge, Taoiseach saysHSE warns healthcare system is under ‘sustained pressure’ from winter viruses as Varadkar rejects criticism over preparednessFri Dec 23 2022 - 14:01
‘If Irish emissions don’t start to fall rapidly in 2023.. credibility on climate will crumble’Observers and climate activists stress that implementation is now urgentThu Dec 22 2022 - 05:00
Climate action plan: renewables and reduced car use targeted to tackle emissions quicklyConcrete measures to match the targets, now set down in law, to be published next yearWed Dec 21 2022 - 19:40
Car numbers and cattle herds could be cut in new Climate Action PlanGovernment expects to reach agreement this week on plan with ‘very ambitious’ targetsMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
Cabinet reshuffle: Varadkar vote underlined strength of Government majorityCoalition enters its second half, in which a general election will loom ever largerMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
Political prognosis for Coalition will darken very quickly if the money runs outLimited reshuffle more to do with desire to avoid political upheaval of big Cabinet changes when there is no strong justification for itSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Changing taoiseach in midterm is a leap into the unknown for Irish politicsDifficulties will abound for Varadkar as the Coalition parties begin gearing up for a highly unpredictable general electionSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Varadkar to become Taoiseach amid minimal Cabinet changes Sinn Fein will not nominate Mary Lou McDonald for TaoiseachSat Dec 17 2022 - 01:11
Ministers’ report cards: With a reshuffle on the way, who is safe and who should be worried?As Martin and Varadkar swap jobs, The Irish Times political team casts a critical eye over the performance of ministers since the Coalition came into power in 2020Fri Dec 16 2022 - 13:00
Planning reforms can still be in place by Easter, Government sources believeTimetable for legislation still achievable despite Green Party’s push for extensive input from environmental NGOs which have been critical of the BillThu Dec 15 2022 - 00:01
Reshuffle looms: Leo Varadkar wants general election commitment from Fine Gael ministersChances of creating new ‘super-junior’ roles recede over fear of resultant opticsWed Dec 14 2022 - 20:59
Taoiseach warns planning reforms needed to meet climate targetsDelivery of new infrastructure such as offshore windfarms requires new planning processWed Dec 14 2022 - 12:34
Planning Bill row: Greens to seek changes to proposed judicial review curbsGreen Party unhappy with parts of reform to planning process such as curbs on judicial reviews by residents’ associationsWed Dec 14 2022 - 05:00
