Five things to look out for in Dáil debate about CoveneyMinister’s account of how Zappone was appointed will be interrogated by OppositionWed Sept 15 2021 - 18:00
America’s Cup: Decision is unlikely this week on backing Cork as hostSome officials believe State could face costs over €200m to host prestigious yacht raceWed Sept 15 2021 - 03:36
Pharma giant Abbott using Irish ‘single-malt’ scheme to avoid tax on profitsChristian Aid charity says the company is transferring money from here to MaltaWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:28
Government must act on tax loopholes exploited by multinationals, charity saysCall comes as investigation shows Abbott apparently using ‘Single Malt’-type structureWed Sept 15 2021 - 00:05
Resistance grows in Coalition against bid to host 2024 America’s CupConcerns build about cost of underwriting project championed by Simon CoveneyTue Sept 14 2021 - 04:33
Partisanship and division in store when Dáil returns to Leinster HouseAnalysis: there is an unsettling dynamic in FF over its leadership, while Fine Gael cannot seem to escape the consequences of its errorsTue Sept 14 2021 - 01:00
Ryan says new climate action plan to be ‘at a scale beyond compare’Party leader says Green TDs will back Simon Coveney in Dáil confidence voteMon Sept 13 2021 - 19:18
Budget 2022 will be a challenge for political and public debatePat Leahy: We once again face the question of whether we want to learn from past mistakesSat Sept 11 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil TDs who fail to vote for Coveney face six-month suspensionZappone controversy a recurring theme at Fianna Fáil think-in, with some TDs claiming the Taoiseach has downplayed the issueSat Sept 11 2021 - 00:01
Taoiseach says meeting restored sense of unity within Fianna FáilSome TDs say party could be thrown into fresh crisis over Coveney vote next weekFri Sept 10 2021 - 21:05
Senior Sláintecare figures unhappy with delays in implementing changesTaoiseach to seek meeting with Magahy and Keane ‘to get their perspective’ after resignationsFri Sept 10 2021 - 09:29
Taoiseach hears strong criticism but also applause at Fianna Fáil meetingTDs and Senators asked to hand over phones before entering meeting roomFri Sept 10 2021 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil struggles to answer the question: what makes the party different?No move against Martin by the decisive middle-ground TDs at Cavan eventThu Sept 09 2021 - 21:20
Fianna Fáil meeting hears criticisms and defence of Taoiseach’s leadershipAttendees at Cavan event asked to hand over their mobile phones for the duration of discussionThu Sept 09 2021 - 17:09
Summary: Fianna Fáil general election report reveals where party went wrongLack of identity emerges as one of the most worrying issues for party to deal withThu Sept 09 2021 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil focused too much on Sinn Féin in last election campaign, review findsTaoiseach Micheál Martin expected to come under fire at party think-inThu Sept 09 2021 - 01:45
Anti-Martin faction intends to speak up at FF think-in as loyalists prepare a defence‘There’s a group that want him gone in the morning. There’s a group very loyal to him. And then there’s a group in the middle’Wed Sept 08 2021 - 20:00
Katherine Zappone likely to be asked in front of Oireachtas committeeCoveney could face a motion of no-confidence when Dáil resumes next weekWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:22
Coveney’s account neither disproved nor made more plausibleAnalysis: All versions of Zappone affair involve Government job for old colleagueTue Sept 07 2021 - 13:26
Zappone thanked Coveney for 'incredible opportunity' of envoy job before formal nominationMinister to face Opposition questions over process that ‘stinks to high heaven’Tue Sept 07 2021 - 03:00
Coveney’s destiny in own hands as he faces Oireachtas committeeRole in peril over botched appointment as public sees political elite looking after its ownTue Sept 07 2021 - 01:00
When was envoy job created, did Zappone lobby for it and why delete texts?Three key questions Simon Coveney will face at foreign affairs committeeMon Sept 06 2021 - 22:30
Zappone thanked Coveney for special envoy role before officials discussed job, records showFormer minister texted Coveney in March thanking him for ‘incredible opportunity’Mon Sept 06 2021 - 17:28
Social Democrats say they will discuss coalition with all like-minded partiesCo-leaders, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall, rule out merger with Labour PartyMon Sept 06 2021 - 13:14
A bad week for Ministers who won’t play by the rulesHypocrisy, self-interest and another case of cronyism – surely we can do better than thisSat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Government vows to deliver 300,000 housing units by 2030Housing plan targeting social, affordable and cost-rental homes broadly welcomedFri Sept 03 2021 - 03:58
Coveney may be in breach of FoI Act, says Labour’s Brendan Howlin‘You cannot erase history,’ states former Labour minister and architect of legislationFri Sept 03 2021 - 00:58
Taoiseach criticises ‘melodrama’ over Zappone envoy appointmentTánaiste denies Zappone lobbied him about UN special envoy role in text messageThu Sept 02 2021 - 21:00
Housing for All: Financial bazooka has high stakes especially for Fianna FáilMultiple evolving challenges in mass building plan a test for party’s core identityThu Sept 02 2021 - 19:59
Coveney says his phone was used to send messages to EU foreign ministers after it was ‘compromised’ last yearTánaiste apologises for failure to release texts as Cowen says Taoiseach needs to act as Zappone controversy continuesThu Sept 02 2021 - 14:21
Coveney to face accusations of misleading committee over UN special envoy postTexts reveal ‘apparent inconsistencies’ in Minister’s account of Zappone’s appointmentThu Sept 02 2021 - 01:00
Reopening to see most Covid curbs lifted by October 22ndTaoiseach announces shift from restrictions to ‘judgment and responsibility’Wed Sept 01 2021 - 07:20
Covid-19: Cautious signals of the beginning of the endCases remain high, fears persist and U-turns may loom but nation breathes sigh of reliefTue Aug 31 2021 - 19:19
Reopening plan: Workplaces to return from September 20th as almost all curbs lifted by October 22ndCabinet agrees to larger crowds to be permitted at sporting and cultural eventsTue Aug 31 2021 - 05:00
Government has a lot on its plate – and no appetite for a Covid calamityReopening plans will push ahead, but caution will continue to be the watchwordTue Aug 31 2021 - 02:00
Government prepares scheme to admit up to 500 more Afghan refugeesKabul airport evacuations restart following bombings despite fear of further attacksSat Aug 28 2021 - 01:21
Thorny issue of taxing tech set to test Franco-Irish diplomacyPat Leahy: Coalition is facing a choice between two unappealing alternativesSat Aug 28 2021 - 01:00
Differences over corporate tax rate at Martin-Macron meeting in DublinFrench president’s visit ends after positive talks that see agreement on Brexit and Afghan crisisFri Aug 27 2021 - 00:30
Macron denies he is pressurising Ireland on corporate tax reformIrish officials contradict French president, saying French ‘were pushing us to sign’Fri Aug 27 2021 - 00:07
Macron assures Ireland of continued support around Brexit‘We will never let you down’ says French president after discussion with TaoiseachThu Aug 26 2021 - 21:04
Coronavirus restrictions likely to remain until OctoberMost over-16s must be vaccinated for Nphet to consider further easing of restrictions, say Coalition sourcesThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Mixed messages as council again rules out Electric PicnicCouncil says there is no provision in law to enable it to revisit refusal of event licenceThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Desperation grows in Kabul as evacuations enter final daysPentagon working to meet August 31st deadline as Irish mission nears endWed Aug 25 2021 - 22:47
Total of 18 deaths from Covid-19 recorded in the State last weekA further 2,051 Covid-19 cases confirmed as Tony Holohan says ‘high incidence’ in 16-29 age groupWed Aug 25 2021 - 16:01
Holohan backs reopening of events such as Electric Picnic for fully vaccinatedChief medical officer says unvaccinated should not attend events such as All-Ireland football finalWed Aug 25 2021 - 06:37
New proposals for full reopening of live events sector to face oppositionMinister wants Cabinet to back reopening of live events ‘from earliest possible date’Tue Aug 24 2021 - 05:05
Ranger Wing to be sent to Kabul to aid in evacuation of Irish citizensSpecial forces and DFA personnel to depart in early hours of TuesdayMon Aug 23 2021 - 21:58
Ibec calls for companies to be allowed more freedom to decide how they reopenEmployers organisation has written to Taoiseach asking for certainty’ and ‘autonomy’Mon Aug 23 2021 - 20:48
Four political lessons from a trip to Ireland’s southwestPat Leahy: There are already signs of what the next major issues will beSat Aug 21 2021 - 01:00
Moving Irish passport holders to Kabul airport ‘a big hurdle’Three Irish nationals exit Afghanistan while those awaiting exit now 36, says CoveneyFri Aug 20 2021 - 00:30
