Stronger laws against hate crimes planned to make convictions easier Bill to be brought forward in autumn will create new ‘aggravated’ versions of existing offenceWed Jul 13 2022 - 02:00
Government commits to new funding for Defence Forces until 2028 Plans to include new radar system and significant investment in military hardware across the three branches of the Defence ForcesWed Jul 13 2022 - 00:01
Cabinet told just 20 claims made to CervicalCheck TribunalA spokesman for patient support group 221 Plus — which has been critical of the Tribunal’s parameters — has said that the low numbers going there is ‘evidence of people voting with their feet’Tue Jul 12 2022 - 22:19
Only a split between Coalition parties will bring Government downOpposition’s heart not really in a lacklustre debate as FF-FG-Green administration comfortably survive confidence vote in DáilTue Jul 12 2022 - 20:12
Defence Forces funding to rise to €1.5bn to fund recruitment, pay rises and new equipmentAnnual budget to increase from current level of €1.1 billion to at least €1.5 billion by 2028Tue Jul 12 2022 - 13:24
Government on course to survive Dáil confidence vote on TuesdayTwo TDs who have previously left Coalition parties expected to provide support as are some Independent deputiesMon Jul 11 2022 - 15:29
Analysis: Prospect of Government defeat on confidence vote recedesLast week the Government’s total number of TDs under the whip was reduced to 79, one short of a majorityMon Jul 11 2022 - 14:28
Irish politics is a beacon of rationality and reasonableness compared with BritainCompared with Britain, Irish politics is a beacon of rationality and reasonablenessSat Jul 09 2022 - 05:00
Number of gender recognition certs issued hit highest level in 2021 Since the Gender Recognition Act 2015, a person can apply for a gender recognition certificate to ensure their preferred gender is fully recognised by the StateFri Jul 08 2022 - 23:59
Budget game is now afoot but difficult few months lie aheadThe dilemma, the manoeuvre and the inevitable pressure faced by MinistersFri Jul 08 2022 - 17:52
Leo Varadkar has been vindicated over leak, but the affair will leave its scarsFine Gael leader now gets a chance to reboot his political ambitionsThu Jul 07 2022 - 21:10
New Northern Ireland secretary Shailesh Vara urged to ‘work constructively’ to restore powersharingNew Northern Ireland Secretary said to have had positive first phone call with Simon CoveneyThu Jul 07 2022 - 19:18
An ‘opportunity’ to reset relationship, Taoiseach says as Boris Johnson resignsHope also expressed by Simon Coveney that there will be a rethink on plans to unilaterally disapply key parts of the Northern Ireland protocolThu Jul 07 2022 - 13:29
Sinn Féin likely to table no-confidence motion in Government next week Move follows loss of Coalition majority when Joe McHugh resigned party whip over MicaThu Jul 07 2022 - 11:18
Relieved Varadkar still damaged by leak affairAnalysis: DPP decision clears way for Fine Gael leader to become taoiseachWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:36
Implications of potential Johnson successor are being discussed on both sides of the BorderChange at Downing Street could have profound effect on London’s approach to Northern Ireland protocol, officials sayWed Jul 06 2022 - 21:24
Vacant property tax on way in budget, Donohoe confirmsRevenue figures suggest much lower numbers of vacant properties than reported in censusWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:26
Deportations of those denied asylum to resume this year, Government confirmsMove comes amid concern about escalating asylum claims: almost 6,500 applications this year compared to 2,649 in 2021Wed Jul 06 2022 - 03:00
Taoiseach travelling to Ukraine to meet ZelenskiyMicheál Martin set to travel from Poland to Kyiv by land overnightTue Jul 05 2022 - 16:03
RTÉ must reduce reliance on public funding, says PACReport raises concerns about gender pay gap at the national broadcasterTue Jul 05 2022 - 12:29
Bigger and earlier budget planned to combat impact of inflationGovernment under pressure to introduce measures to help with cost-of-living crisisMon Jul 04 2022 - 22:21
Coalition decision to bring budget day forward two weeks mere ‘token exercise’Ged Nash says tax revenues ‘powering ahead’ and windfall must be given to most needyMon Jul 04 2022 - 21:42
Ministers all set for significant giveaway budgetPaschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath keep spending hikes on prudent side – a deft political move in the face of gushing corporation taxMon Jul 04 2022 - 21:00
Progress has been slow but Slaintecare supporters still believe it will deliver reformCapacity of system his been enlarged and reforms have begun -- but the move to a single-tier health service seems as far away as everSat Jul 02 2022 - 01:00
Paschal Donohoe faces a delicate dance to keep influential Eurogroup jobWill Fianna Fáil facilitate a second term for Minister of Finance in top EU role?Sat Jul 02 2022 - 00:00
One small step as Ireland pledges not to make claims in outer space Treaty requires space be used for peaceful purposes with no stationing of weapons of mass destructionWed Jun 29 2022 - 07:19
Plans for Revenue to collect RTÉ licence fee shelvedGovernment rejects proposal to fund RTÉ directly with subventionWed Jun 29 2022 - 01:00
Housing associations to warn rising costs a threat to delivery of social housing Oireachtas committee to hear that small builders are being squeezed by escalating inflationTue Jun 28 2022 - 00:31
Cabinet to approve emergency legislation to deal with Graham Dwyer data rulingDáil likely to sit on Friday to pass Bill intended to deal with issues arising out of successful appeal to the European Court of JusticeMon Jun 27 2022 - 22:23
Pay rises for best-paid public servants cast a cold light on budget choices to come Will the best-connected people, the insiders, do best? The last week suggests that’s exactly what’s going to happen.Sat Jun 25 2022 - 05:00
Brussels has lost interest in Britain as EU turns to the eastBrussels diary: Taoiseach almost as excited as Ukrainians by decision to grant candidate statusFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:30
EU leaders warned that Russia may shut off gas supply later this year‘Energy has been weaponised, food has been weaponised, migration has been weaponised,’ says TaoiseachFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:10
Republic ‘on a par, or ahead’ of EU states on cost of living measures — Taoiseach‘We understand fully the pressure people are under,’ Martin tells FF colleague Willie O’Dea in response to call for immediate actionFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:02
Ministers warn over risk of recession in Europe EU leaders to discuss cost-of-living crisis on second day of Brussels summitFri Jun 24 2022 - 10:14
Ukrainians celebrate EU candidate status which is more than ‘a symbolic gesture’Balkan leaders in Brussels frustrated at ongoing wait for accession talksThu Jun 23 2022 - 20:09
EU grants Ukraine and Moldova membership candidate statusMove described as ‘historic’ by Taoiseach as he arrives at summitThu Jun 23 2022 - 19:40
Taoiseach warns of ‘difficult winter’ ahead on energy costsMartin again rules out summer inflation package and sidesteps questions about Varadkar commentsThu Jun 23 2022 - 13:59
Top earning public servants to get pay rises from next weekCoalition abandons plans to postpone 10-15% pay restoration amid fears of legal actionTue Jun 21 2022 - 22:24
High-earning public servants set for substantial rises under final phase of pay restorationGovernment advised it has no option but to restore cuts made during financial crisisTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:09
David Barniville nominated as president of High CourtGovernment names popular Court of Appeal judge for third most senior judicial postTue Jun 21 2022 - 12:13
Coalition leaders to discuss response to rising costsTaoiseach again rules out summer cost-of-living packageMon Jun 20 2022 - 00:04
Hate speech legislation likely in the autumnNew law expected to favour objective test for hate speechSun Jun 19 2022 - 21:00
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin clash on Border pollFormer minister Charlie Flanagan criticises Sinn Féin for ‘beating the united Ireland drum’Sun Jun 19 2022 - 20:00
Varadkar’s studs-up tackle on Doherty a sign of things to come Fine Gael likely to become more combative as it paints next election as a fight between it and Sinn FéinSat Jun 18 2022 - 00:00
Public sector pay talks stall as unions reject 5% increase over two yearsTrade unions critical of Government’s pay offer say it falls ‘far short’ of cost-of-living increasesFri Jun 17 2022 - 20:04
Cost of living: the issue that will not leave Government aloneInside Politics: TDs bombarded about fuel costs by hard-pressed constituentsThu Jun 16 2022 - 09:07
Is President Michael D Higgins really ‘beyond criticism’?Analysis: Intervention on housing crisis — ‘a disaster’ — stokes anger among Ministers and officialsWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:02
Some of Higgins’s housing ‘failure’ comments true, Varadkar saysTánaiste refuses to criticise President for recent housing `disaster’ remarksWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:00
Cost of mica redress skyrockets in nightmare for CoalitionInside Politics: Condemnation of British government’s move on protocol across political systemWed Jun 15 2022 - 08:54
Prospect of border checks could re-emergeIf relations between the UK and the EU break down, Government will be forced to protect the single marketWed Jun 15 2022 - 04:00
