Dying with Dignity Bill moves to committee stage after voteLegislation sponsored by People Before Profit will now progress to the committee stageWed Oct 7 2020 - 21:46
Poll gives reality check and some encouragement to GovernmentSinn Féin the dominant – and perhaps unassailable – force on the left of Irish politicsWed Oct 7 2020 - 21:10
Irish Times poll: Approval ratings for Government and main party leaders fallSupport for FF at 17%, FG at 35%, SF on 29%, GP 4%, Labour 4% and others on 11%Wed Oct 7 2020 - 20:52
Nphet’s shock recommendation caused disbelief and anger within GovernmentRelationship between politicians and public health experts has been badly damagedWed Oct 7 2020 - 02:06
If the virus continues to spread, things will get very hairy indeed for the GovernmentInside Politics: Public health experts’ advice on moving to new lockdown is rejected in a calculated and public wayTue Oct 6 2020 - 09:07
Nation moves to Level 3 as Cabinet rejects NPHET advice and keeps economy openTaoiseach says aim is to balance demands of public health with need to protect livelihoodsTue Oct 6 2020 - 08:54
Collaboration between public health experts and Government appears overA more wary and more political relationship is taking shape between NPHET and the GovernmentTue Oct 6 2020 - 02:05
Coronavirus: State to move to Level 3 from midnight on TuesdayNew measures to last for three weeks as Government rejects NPHET advice on Level 5Mon Oct 5 2020 - 21:50
Budget deficit smaller than feared despite huge Covid-19 spendState more than €9bn in the red as North reports highest-ever daily infectionsSat Oct 3 2020 - 01:01
The heated rows behind Government doors will be all about CovidThe choice is between suppressing virus at all costs or living with it to save the economySat Oct 3 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: stricter house visitor limits nationwide as 442 new cases confirmedNPHET says there should be maximum of six people from one household rather than threeThu Oct 1 2020 - 22:10
Denham report: Judgments of politics are harsher than the lawOutcry after golf dinner centred on idea that attendees flouted rules which everyone else had to observeThu Oct 1 2020 - 17:59
Woulfe resignation would be unjust and disproportionate, Denham report concludesSupreme Court judge should not have attended Clifden golf dinner, former chief justice saysThu Oct 1 2020 - 13:45
Dr Tony Holohan expected to return to his post next weekChief Medical Officer has been on leave for family reasons since early JulyThu Oct 1 2020 - 11:46
Colleges may have to create 1,000 extra places after Leaving Cert errorsNumber affected by coding mistake in grade calculations will not be known for daysThu Oct 1 2020 - 01:06
Leaving Cert: 6,500 students awarded lower grade due to code errorsGovernment will work with colleges to give places to those who missed outWed Sep 30 2020 - 17:25
Supreme Court sends Denham report on Séamus Woulfe to Judicial CouncilReview examined judge’s attendance at Oireachtas Golf Society dinnerWed Sep 30 2020 - 15:24
Economic slump less serious than feared but jobs crisis loomsExport sector still strong but Department of Finance predicts slower growthWed Sep 30 2020 - 02:27
Assisted suicide legislation being ‘kicked to touch’, says TDGino Kenny says Government trying to delay Bill by proposing setting up Dáil committeeTue Sep 29 2020 - 19:49
Government own goals are gifting the initiative to Sinn FéinPeople around Government are left face-palming at another self-inflicted injuryTue Sep 29 2020 - 01:00
Ministers may delay ‘assisted dying’ Bill for special committee to consider issueStrong indications FG and FF will allow free vote, but SF to support BillTue Sep 29 2020 - 01:00
Trump envoy plays down risk of UK’s contentious Brexit bill to North peaceMick Mulvaney says Internal Market Bill is ‘safety net’ if there is no EU-UK trade dealMon Sep 28 2020 - 18:38
Mortgage breaks will not be extended beyond this weekBorrowers to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis after Government meeting with banksMon Sep 28 2020 - 16:28
Pat Leahy: What Ireland can learn from the GermansGermany, of course, is not perfect but we can learn a lot from its peopleSat Sep 26 2020 - 01:00
Political focus shifts as Government desperately tries to avoid new lockdownAnalysis: ‘Economy is just going to have to wait’ as political leaders focus on public health crisisFri Sep 25 2020 - 20:37
Séamus Woulfe: The last man standing in Golfgate is set to learn his fateSupreme Court judge’s fate hinges on Susan Denham’s report on attendance at golf eventFri Sep 25 2020 - 01:00
Donegal to move to Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions, Taoiseach confirmsMeasures in place until October 16th as wet pubs with outdoor service allowed to remain openThu Sep 24 2020 - 21:12
No deal ratification if UK threat to break law remains, Coveney says‘Trust and relationships like everything in politics are what matter here’Thu Sep 24 2020 - 18:43
Brexit opposed parties in NI look to Government, EU to protect peace processPeople of North being ‘used as pawns in a political game’, says Michelle O’NeillThu Sep 24 2020 - 16:03
Leo Varadkar is fourth Minister currently restricting movements after negative Covid-19 testSimon Coveney, Paschal Donohoe and Stephen Donnelly also restricting movementsWed Sep 23 2020 - 12:09
Government to consider reversing cuts to Covid-19 paymentPandemic unemployment payment may be restored to full rate in next month’s budgetWed Sep 23 2020 - 02:47
Taoiseach defends pandemic payment cut as new advisers approvedAides on up to € 101,114 for work with senior Ministers and up to €78,816 with Ministers of StateTue Sep 22 2020 - 21:02
Further restrictions expected for Dublin if Covid-19 infection rate does not stablilise'Worrying trends': Waiting game in play as officials monitor situationTue Sep 22 2020 - 12:01
Coronavirus: Almost half of Irish people believe the worst ‘is ahead of us’Department of Health carried out research last week on the opinions of the public on Covid-19Tue Sep 22 2020 - 07:17
Coronavirus: Public health experts considered idea of moving Dublin to Level 4NPHET members felt Government would not support more dramatic restrictions for citySat Sep 19 2020 - 13:32
Pat Leahy: Ditching Micheál Martin now would be hugely damaging to Fianna FáilRival Jim O’Callaghan is not stupid enough to think that a heave could be undertaken nowSat Sep 19 2020 - 01:00
Brexit added to agenda of EU leaders’ special European Council meetingStrong feeling in Brussels that Brexit has taken up too much of EU’s attention in recent yearsFri Sep 18 2020 - 19:22
Coronavirus: Dublin to remain under Level 3 until October 10th - TaoiseachTaoiseach says there is a very real threat that Dublin could return to the early days of virusFri Sep 18 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: Indoor dining, weddings, funerals, travel to be hit as Dublin set for Level 3Restaurants Association 'shocked' indoor dining to close in Dublin for weeksFri Sep 18 2020 - 06:23
Coronavirus: NPHET recommends ban on indoor dining in DublinNPHET advises Government to move Dublin to Level 3 with new restrictions likely to be introduced Friday nightThu Sep 17 2020 - 21:30
Government must get better at managing message after Tuesday’s disasterBlame game in full swing but most important thing is that new Covid-19 measures workThu Sep 17 2020 - 01:00
Covid-19: Experts likely to recommend more Dublin restrictions today case as numbers riseCapital could be moved to Level 3 after NPHET expresses serious concernsThu Sep 17 2020 - 00:02
Communication is key in a crisis – Government has failed badly on that frontReopening phase has seen Covid-19 become a point of political dispute, not agreementWed Sep 16 2020 - 02:42
Covid-19: Confusion over Dublin’s status under new pandemic planLaunch overshadowed by announcement Cabinet members were ‘self-isolating’Wed Sep 16 2020 - 02:08
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly tests negative for Covid-19Cabinet colleagues no longer required to restrict movements, Government spokeswoman confirmsTue Sep 15 2020 - 21:40
Éamon Ó Cuív calls for Micheál Martin to be replaced as Fianna Fáil leaderParty veteran says low poll figures show organisation facing ‘existential crisis’Tue Sep 15 2020 - 20:28
Coronavirus: Dublin restrictions on the table as new Covid-19 plan is finalisedLiving with Covid strategy to outline system of restrictions with five levels of severityMon Sep 14 2020 - 03:00
Boris Johnson’s claims of EU ‘blockade’ in Irish Sea rubbished in DublinSimon Coveney says UK is damaging its reputation with ‘bogus claims’ and ‘spin’Mon Sep 14 2020 - 00:01
‘It’s spin and not the truth’: Coveney dismisses UK claims EU may block goods entering Northern IrelandTaoiseach says no-deal Brexit would be ‘ruinous’ to British economySun Sep 13 2020 - 15:31
Brexit’s back alright: Boris Johnson shows us a different sort of British governmentGovernment here must now gain new understanding of UK counterpartsSat Sep 12 2020 - 11:02