Watt report on Holohan secondment understood to contradict Taoiseach‘There should have been more transparency about this from the outset,’ Martin saysTue Apr 12 2022 - 13:30
Fears grow in Government about Irish capacity to house Ukrainian refugeesLarge halls with camp beds may have to be used as hotel and B&B space dries upMon Apr 11 2022 - 04:30
Robert Watt to defend his role in now-scrapped Holohan TCD appointmentSenior civil servant’s report expected to say Donnelly was aware of proposed secondmentMon Apr 11 2022 - 03:55
Irish neutrality needs to ‘evolve’ in response to Ukraine war, Taoiseach saysMartin says State should work with other countries to ensure its securitySun Apr 10 2022 - 21:32
‘Lessons have to be learned’ from Holohan TCD controversy, Taoiseach saysMicheál Martin says he has full confidence in Department of Health secretary general Robert WattSun Apr 10 2022 - 15:48
‘Evolution’ of neutrality likely to be Government’s favoured approachIreland needs to decide whether it will play a greater role in the defence of EuropeSat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Intricate dance of the pay deal about to begin againUnclear whether talks will focus on new pact or extension to current dealFri Apr 08 2022 - 15:12
Coalition to discuss further cost of living measuresMinisters fear fresh package of supports would soon be overtaken by price increasesFri Apr 08 2022 - 01:45
John Callinan: A long apprenticeship leads to top Civil Service roleDiplomacy, decency and fairness will help Fraser replacement tackle challenges aheadTue Apr 05 2022 - 20:33
Properties linked to Fair Deal scheme could be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugeesMinisters told average of 580 people a day fleeing to Ireland daily due to Russian invasionTue Apr 05 2022 - 18:10
John Callinan appointed as secretary general of Department of Taoiseach and GovernmentThe dual role makes him the most powerful civil servant in the countryTue Apr 05 2022 - 13:04
Public sector pay deal talks set for later in monthInflation puts unions and members under pressure as conference season loomsTue Apr 05 2022 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: The squeezed middle are back, and they’re mad as hellAs costs escalate, political pressure is building on a beleaguered GovernmentSat Apr 02 2022 - 01:00
New cost-of-living measures expected in coming weeksGovernment scrambles to alleviate impact of fuel prices and rampant inflationFri Apr 01 2022 - 00:40
Scepticism about plans to make social media directors liable for allowing harmPlans were discussed by Minister for Media Catherine Martin and Fianna Fáil senatorsThu Mar 31 2022 - 19:51
‘We need to do more’: Ryan promises new proposals on cost of livingProposals around time-of-day-pricing, fuel allowance and ‘helping families with children’Thu Mar 31 2022 - 17:00
Higher energy costs are here for the ‘longer haul’, says TaoiseachGovernment now resigned to dealing with cost of living as a long-term challengeThu Mar 31 2022 - 12:42
Social media directors could be liable for allowing harm under new proposalsMinister for Culture and Media discusses proposal with Fianna Fáil senatorsThu Mar 31 2022 - 01:02
Cost of housing Ukrainian refugees ‘creates challenges’ in budget, says MartinTaoiseach signals ‘targeted approach’ to increasing vaccine take-up among refugeesWed Mar 30 2022 - 20:40
List of 500 ‘significant’ properties identified as possible housing for Ukrainian refugeesBill for refugee accommodation, health and education may hit €1.7bn for 2022Wed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Ireland’s humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees likely to be €2.8bn next yearCost is expected to ‘ramp up significantly’ this year as more arrivals follow the initial cohort of 10,000 refugeesTue Mar 29 2022 - 04:30
Ireland withdraws its bid to hold the America’s Cup yachting competition in CorkSimon Coveney championed the bid for the most high-profile yachting race in the worldMon Mar 28 2022 - 19:50
Sinn Féin’s US politicking underlines issues with its approach to Irish unityMcDonald and co are presenting a united Ireland as imminent despite the evidenceSat Mar 26 2022 - 01:00
Reaction to Zelenskiy’s comment on Ireland ‘overstated’, says TaoiseachUkraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says ‘Ireland is at the forefront within the EU’Fri Mar 25 2022 - 21:11
Brussels diary: Positively overjoyed Taoiseach puts positive Covid test behind himJournalists return to vast atrium of Lipsius building for first time in over two yearsFri Mar 25 2022 - 16:21
Taoiseach plays down Zelenskiy remarks that Ireland ‘almost’ stands with UkraineMove by Ireland on international crimes is welcomed Ukrainian ministerFri Mar 25 2022 - 09:02
Western leaders rally to close ranks against Russia over Ukraine invasionCalls from Kyiv for intervention rebuffed but West vows more aid for Ukrainian resistanceThu Mar 24 2022 - 22:25
Europe facing ‘long haul’ over Russian invasion, says TaoiseachMartin says Ireland open to further sanctions as he criticises India’s stanceThu Mar 24 2022 - 20:09
‘Flexibility’ on EU VAT rules sought to ease energy prices rises, Varadkar saysTánaiste says he expcts 5th package of sanctions against RussiaThu Mar 24 2022 - 13:10
Covid-19: No new restrictions says Taoiseach as 23,125 new cases reportedHealth advice unchanged but calls for public to consider behaviour with regard to masksThu Mar 24 2022 - 09:19
Martin to attend EU summit as he exits Covid quarantineTaoiseach has two successive negative Covid tests ahead of departure from the USWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:11
Major cost-of-living shock expected in months with inflation forecast to hit 8.5%ESRI says price squeeze will see real incomes fall and lower than expected growthWed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00
Councils asked to find vacant buildings to help house Ukrainian refugeesCurrent supply of accommodation for those fleeing Russian invasion may soon run shortWed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00
Taoiseach to decide on Wednesday if he can attend European Council summitMicheál Martin remains in Washington after his positive Covid test last week, and is said to be ‘symptom-free and feeling well’Tue Mar 22 2022 - 20:21
Massive effort to house tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees under wayOfficials evaluating potential sites and facilities throughout the countryTue Mar 22 2022 - 19:57
Bid to host Euro 2028 a ‘distraction’ from needs of Irish football – LabourCabinet backs Irish and UK effort to host event but costs and benefits will be evalutatedTue Mar 22 2022 - 13:59
Up to 40,000 Ukrainian refugees expected in Ireland by end of AprilGovernment identifies 500 buildings to house those fleeing the warTue Mar 22 2022 - 10:37
Pat Leahy: Reflections on the Taoiseach’s Covid-hit week in WashingtonNo Oval Office meeting, but Martin used trip to clearly position Ireland with the WestSat Mar 19 2022 - 01:06
‘God love him’: Sympathy for the Taoiseach as Washington trip affected by CovidMicheál Martin had been having the week of his life until disaster struckFri Mar 18 2022 - 15:01
Martin to miss EU meeting as Covid-19 leaves him isolating in USLeaders speak of Ukraine and North during St Patrick’s Day event held virtuallyThu Mar 17 2022 - 15:57
Taoiseach rules out sending weapons to UkraineCall for foreign fighters to assist in war against Russia taken up by 20 Irish menThu Mar 17 2022 - 05:00
US president meeting to go ahead virtually as Taoiseach tests positive for CovidMartin was due to meet Biden in Oval Office for traditional Shamrock ceremonyThu Mar 17 2022 - 00:47
There ‘will be a price for war’, says Taoiseach, not ruling out recessionDonohoe warns wage demands in pay talks could add to inflationary pressuresWed Mar 16 2022 - 17:18
Philip Nolan plays down Covid rise which may be part of ‘exit wave’More than 4,000 healthcare workers off due to Covid amid unprecedented hospital demandWed Mar 16 2022 - 11:33
Fears mount over State’s capacity to house Ukrainian refugees‘There is a capacity point,’ says one Minister, noting growing concern about what to do nextWed Mar 16 2022 - 05:55
More energy bill help will be considered, Taoiseach says as price hikes announcedMartin says people cannot be shielded from the full impact of the war in UkraineTue Mar 15 2022 - 16:49
SF’s stance on past statements ‘Orwellian’, says TaoiseachMartin alleges party deleted material from website to avoid review of position on RussiaTue Mar 15 2022 - 12:59
Pat Leahy: Whatever we do on neutrality will come at a priceIf we decline to join an enhanced EU security and defence pact Coalition Ministers fear isolationSat Mar 12 2022 - 01:00
EU leaders pledge to bolster bloc’s military defenceLeaders likely to discuss additional security co-operation at formal summit in BrusselsFri Mar 11 2022 - 20:06
