Preparations under way to receive thousands of Ukrainian refugees‘Not possible to be precise’ about numbers expected, says Government spokesmanWed Mar 2 2022 - 02:00
UCD moves to ‘clarify its position’ on Ukraine after professor quits management roleProf Ben Tonra said UCD stance made him ‘deeply, profoundly ashamed’Tue Mar 1 2022 - 21:14
Cabinet to discuss Irish part of EU aid to UkraineDáil motion on ‘sovereignty and territorial integrity’ comes amid military aid concernsTue Mar 1 2022 - 04:59
Proposed changes to defamation law set to be accepted by GovernmentReport recommends abolishment of juries in libel cases, which could reduce huge payoutsTue Mar 1 2022 - 03:33
War in Ukraine unlikely to leave Ireland’s sacred cow of neutrality untouchedThe EU has been moving steadily towards a meaningful common defence policy for a long timeMon Feb 28 2022 - 20:06
Richard O’Halloran’s return: Averting a China crisisDiplomacy and the businessman’s own dogged negotiations brought him home, not loud calls for actionSat Feb 19 2022 - 03:55
Pat Leahy: Taoiseach’s rising fortune has bought him time to consider his optionsMartin seems in command now, directing events across the Government rather than just reacting to themSat Feb 19 2022 - 01:00
Tony Holohan recommends Nphet be stood downMask-wearing for shops, transport and schools not mandatory from Monday weekFri Feb 18 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19: Government expects Nphet to recommend mask wearing be voluntaryTeaching unions want cautious approach to easing of mitigation measures in schoolsThu Feb 17 2022 - 01:00
Proposal for Revenue to collect TV licence to be consideredRTÉ believes it misses out on €50m a year due to non-payment of fee by 15% of viewersWed Feb 16 2022 - 01:00
Robinson urges Senators to promote need for climate change actionFormer president says climate issue should receive ‘constant everyday attention’Tue Feb 15 2022 - 13:59
Tightening of rules to prevent politicians lobbying former colleagues to be proposedLegislation would increase the penalties for breaking lobbying rulesTue Feb 15 2022 - 05:00
Mask requirement for schoolchildren may be lifted next weekRemaining Covid restrictions to be reviewed before end of FebruaryTue Feb 15 2022 - 03:55
Trade unions to press for significant pay increases amid rising living costsEmployers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raiseSat Feb 12 2022 - 03:05
Pat Leahy: Coalition keeps supplying Opposition with ammunitionGovernment must keep eye on long-term big picture, not just short-term, price-hike fixesSat Feb 12 2022 - 01:00
Cost of living: State to cut public transport fares and offer €200 energy rebateOpposition and advocacy groups deem Government measures insufficient amid inflation surgeFri Feb 11 2022 - 01:00
Bill-payers to get €200 energy credit in April under cost-of-living packageMeasures, including 20% cut in transport fares and extra benefits, to cost €505 millionThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:38
Coalition tries to buy time with cost-of-living packageAnalysis: Chances of measures achieving the intended goals are only fair to middlingThu Feb 10 2022 - 21:33
Analysis: Funding Defence Forces may prove easier than plotting its futureKey questions must be answered before organisation can decide on needsThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Government under fire over response to cost-of-living crisisOpposition seeks to turn up the heat ahead of package of measures to tackle the issueWed Feb 9 2022 - 01:43
Coveney ‘didn’t take much notice’ of Covid-19 rule-breaking photoMinister for Foreign Affairs says different course of action likely ‘with benefit of hindsight’Tue Feb 8 2022 - 20:04
First full programme of St Patrick’s Day ministerial visits since before pandemicMinisters to visit 33 places across world including venues in US, EU, UK, Far East and Latin AmericaTue Feb 8 2022 - 16:38
Pat Leahy: What does Golfgate verdict teach us? We all lost the plot a bitProsecution may have folded but that does not mean it was a bad idea to take it in first placeSat Feb 5 2022 - 01:00
Plan to restore senior public sector pay must be honoured, says IMOConsultants ‘dismayed’ by reports that Government may defer pay cut reversalsFri Feb 4 2022 - 15:30
Paul Givan’s resignation as First Minister a ‘very damaging move’DUP strongly condemned by Government and others in Northern ExecutiveFri Feb 4 2022 - 08:35
Pressure for action on cost of living amid fears of fuelling inflationGovernment to ‘enable people to cope with cost of living increases’, says TaoiseachThu Feb 3 2022 - 12:52
Poots’s order to halt post-Brexit checks ‘breaches international law’Coveney joins NI politicians in condemning move by North’s Minister of AgricultureThu Feb 3 2022 - 07:04
Salary rises for top public servants may be deferredMinister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath to run rule over top-level payThu Feb 3 2022 - 03:00
Sinn Féin eyes hike in employer social insurance to keep pension age at 65Government warns of looming question of pension affordability due to demographicsThu Feb 3 2022 - 01:00
Poots orders halt to post-Brexit checks on goods from Britain to NorthMinister cites legal advice that measures should not have been brought in without Stormont approvalWed Feb 2 2022 - 18:52
Former Fianna Fáil TD Noel Treacy dies aged 70Galway man was a junior minister in several departments over his three-decade careerWed Feb 2 2022 - 13:53
Opposition piles on pressure over Foreign Affairs ‘champagne party’Martin rejects criticisms, calling SF’s position ‘hypocritical’ due to funeral of Bobby StoreyTue Feb 1 2022 - 22:30
Evidence in champagne party report doesn’t sustain case for the prosecutionComparison between events in Iveagh House and 10 Downing Street not sustainableTue Feb 1 2022 - 19:03
Plan to reduce €3,000 charge for third-level education to be considered by CabinetOpposition likely from fiscal conservatives in wake of spending costs incurred in pandemicMon Jan 31 2022 - 04:35
Return to the office: New guidelines urge employers to take cautious approachAdvice stresses need for consultation and support for staffMon Jan 31 2022 - 00:01
Higgins would ‘welcome’ chance to meet Bloody Sunday familiesSome campaigners expressed disappointment that President did not attend Derry eventSun Jan 30 2022 - 22:07
Putin’s new world challenges the cakeism of Irish neutralityPat Leahy: We like Nato’s protection but don’t fancy participating in the allianceSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Ongoing Garda investigation threatens Varadkar’s return as taoiseachTánaiste faces huge barrier to his December accession if matter is not finalised by thenSat Jan 29 2022 - 01:00
Need for social distancing stressed as DFA staff planned gathering for UN votePhotograph of officials celebrating winning security council seat created controversyThu Jan 27 2022 - 16:31
War drums grow louder as Ukranian face-off continuesInside Politics: US diplomat says there is ‘every indication’ that Russian attack is comingThu Jan 27 2022 - 07:57
Officials warn against ‘double standard’ on commercial surrogacyCommittee to make recommendations on international surrogacy issues for new BillThu Jan 27 2022 - 04:55
Government in unusual flurry of good newsInside Politics: Central Bank predicts remarkable bounceback for economyWed Jan 26 2022 - 08:03
Complications of reopening: What will happen to remote working?Inside Politics: Just weeks ago Government was bracing for the impact of OmicronTue Jan 25 2022 - 08:20
Government rejects calls to introduce a right to work from homeProposed Bill would require employers to consider requests but can still refuse approvalTue Jan 25 2022 - 03:55
‘Emergency is over’: Taoiseach confirms snap removal of most Covid-19 measuresAfter almost two years of restrictions, social and economic life begins return to normalSat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Coalition will need to relearn art of saying no as pandemic recedesA more ‘normal’ sort of politics and Government business will return as focus moves away from Covid-19Sat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Coveney has a bad habit of making small mistakes into bigger onesZappone affair and now celebration at Iveagh House both poorly handled, writes Pat LeahyFri Jan 21 2022 - 12:51
Government to approve lifting of almost all Covid-19 restrictions todaySome Coalition sources surprised recommendations go further than expectedFri Jan 21 2022 - 01:04
Government will not oppose motion to buy site of new National Maternity HospitalCoalition seeking to conclude lease agreement with St Vincent’s health groupThu Jan 20 2022 - 03:00
Bonus payment for ‘pandemic heroes’ creates headache for GovernmentCost clearly a factor in restricting access to bonus as many frontline workers left outThu Jan 20 2022 - 01:00