The momentum behind calls to ease lockdown may become irresistible for politiciansGovernment appears to be looking for cover from Dr Tony HolohanThu May 28 2020 - 11:38
Coronavirus: ESRI warns of deepest recession in Irish historyGreen Party set to agree budget deficit reduction in second half of next government termThu May 28 2020 - 00:10
Proposed ban on Israeli goods a sticking point in government talksFF, Greens want next government to introduce ban being strongly resisted by FGWed May 27 2020 - 00:35
Government to face opposition for plan to cut €350 Covid-19 paymentVaradkar wants to protect Dublin Metro, BusConnects from State spending reviewsMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions may lift more quickly if case numbers keep fallingEasing plans for late July might be brought forward amid growing calls from businessMon May 25 2020 - 01:00
Green Party denies seeking attorney general appointment dealEamon Ryan’s party rejects suggestion it wants barrister Roderick Maguire in roleSun May 24 2020 - 15:30
EU mutual debt plan will come with a price tag for IrelandLike every other member state, Ireland will have to accept trade-offs we do not likeSat May 23 2020 - 05:00
Austerity ‘must not’ return, Higgins tells communist paperPresident praises Cuba’s response to Covid-19 and backs push for ‘universal basic services’Fri May 22 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Varadkar and Donohoe warn over borrowing for Covid-19 downturnPlan for deficit reduction will be required once growth returns, says Leo VaradkarFri May 22 2020 - 01:55
Varadkar speech in Dáil was intended to be a sobering economic messageClear marker on the limits of borrowing laid down by Taoiseach in the DáilThu May 21 2020 - 18:20
Government ‘has not decided yet’ if pubs can reopen as restaurantsPubs are supposed to reopen in August, while restaurants are allowed to reopen from end of JuneThu May 21 2020 - 14:07
Over 200,000 earning more on Covid-19 unemployment paymentOver a third of recipients were paid less than €300 a week before payment was introducedThu May 21 2020 - 02:41
Brexit protocol plan for sea border gets cool reception in DublinGovernment sources privately fear the North set to become Brexit battleground againThu May 21 2020 - 01:00
No customs infrastructure needed in North, says UK Brexit paperEU says customs checks and controls on some goods from Britain requiredWed May 20 2020 - 16:48
Senior officials fear ‘bullying’ from Dáil Covid-19 committeeBody representing senior civil servants asks department heads for rights to be protectedTue May 19 2020 - 02:39
Coronavirus: Crisis set to last years, warns top health official‘Ever-present danger’ of further Covid-19 cases as Ireland partially lifts restrictionsTue May 19 2020 - 00:20
The seven rules of making a FF-FG-Green coalition workThis novel alliance could take some getting used to. Here’s how it could succeedSun May 17 2020 - 06:25
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael needs to get real about coalitionBelief in party that it would do well whether talks succeed or not is probably over-optimisticSat May 16 2020 - 05:00
Restrictions to ease from Monday but fears of shopping frenzy at hardware and garden centresLong-awaited easing of the Covid-19 lockdown to begin with people advised to wear face coveringsSat May 16 2020 - 00:40
Decision not to re-open homeware stores ‘disappointing’, says Retail IrelandIkea confirms it will not reopen in Ballymun and Carrickmines next weekFri May 15 2020 - 20:25
First set of restrictions to be lifted as Varadkar advises wearing of face coveringsWearing of face coverings advised but not a legal requirement, says Taoiseach confirmsFri May 15 2020 - 19:57
Coronavirus: Further 16 deaths in Ireland as confirmed cases approach 24,000Greatest number of cases still concentrated in Dublin followed by Kildare and CorkFri May 15 2020 - 19:30
Coronavirus: State bodies and firms line up for bailoutsRTÉ, Abbey Theatre, NCH, airports and universities seeking supportFri May 15 2020 - 07:39
Covid-19: Government rejects British minister’s claim of quarantine ‘review’Travellers from Britain will have to self-isolate like everyone else, says spokespersonThu May 14 2020 - 21:16
Covid-19 travel restrictions will not apply to people arriving from NorthMinisters query practicality of quarantining people for 14 days at State facilitiesWed May 13 2020 - 01:00
Parties seeking ‘genuine partnership’ regardless of who is taoiseach, says MartinFianna Fáil leader says country needs government making long-term decisionsTue May 12 2020 - 13:50
Greens' plan to shift billions to public transport hit by roads budgetTII warns of limited available funding due to prior commitments and ongoing projectsTue May 12 2020 - 02:09
Uncomfortable truths face government-formation negotiatorsNext administration will be as constrained as Labour-Fine Gael coalition after 2011 bailoutTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green Party meet for first detailed policy negotiationsLabour leader Alan Kelly reiterated his party will not be participating in government formation processMon May 11 2020 - 21:43
The Greens must learn how to work the levers of powerPat Leahy: The obstacles to the party’s radical agenda will be formidableSat May 9 2020 - 05:00
Government faces political battle over Covid-19 welfare paymentsPaschal Donohoe has indicated that the wage supports cannot continue indefinitelyThu May 7 2020 - 02:28
Parties limber up for row over Covid-19 paymentsAnalysis: Political debate will be pantomime, with payments playing leading roleThu May 7 2020 - 02:24
Government faces political battle over any changes to Covid-19 paymentsMinister for Finance says schemes will continue, but in an amended formWed May 6 2020 - 12:07
Greens say government formation talks could be complete by JuneFianna Fáil, Fine Gael tell Greens of commitment to 7% reduction in emissionsTue May 5 2020 - 16:08
Pubs may be allowed to reopen before August 10th if they can enforce social distancingSenior Government figures have indicated that they are prepared to amend the Reopening Ireland planTue May 5 2020 - 02:55
Ryan to meet Varadkar and Martin to begin negotiation processParty leaders are likely to agree a timetable for talks on formation of the next governmentTue May 5 2020 - 00:47
Fianna Fáil councillors warn Martin party would be 'destroyed' in coalitionDonegal party members say government of national unity would be preferred optionMon May 4 2020 - 19:37
Greens deputy leader to enter coalition talks after voting against moveCatherine Martin will engage in process ’in good faith’ ahead of party member meetingsMon May 4 2020 - 16:06
Greens, FF, FG to hold formal talks on three-party coalitionGreen Party must secure a two-thirds majority if it is to enter governmentMon May 4 2020 - 00:30
There will be fierce opposition in the Greens, but will they walk away from government?Analysis: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s rural wings remain deeply suspicious of the GreensSun May 3 2020 - 20:25
Green Party to enter government talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelFears of Green split over issue of coalition governmentSun May 3 2020 - 16:46
Four tough decisions for the new governmentYou won’t hear many politicians spelling out what exactly these hard calls areSat May 2 2020 - 05:00
Phased lifting of Covid-19 restrictions to begin on May 18thTaoiseach warns restrictions will be reimposed in event of coronavirus ‘second wave’Sat May 2 2020 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Lockdown approach marked by extreme cautionSlow lifting of restrictions governed by economic need and fear of Covid-19 second waveSat May 2 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: The reopening Ireland plan in detailWhat will happen and when will it happen?Fri May 1 2020 - 21:33
‘We're damned if we do and damned if we don’t’ – the Green Party's dilemmaSome in the Greens have a clear-eyed view of the fateful decision the party must now makeThu Apr 30 2020 - 06:25
FF and FG concede many of Green Party’s key demandsMarked willingness to increase target on reducing carbon emissions, say big partiesThu Apr 30 2020 - 06:24
Green Party TDs to consider FG-FF invitation to join negotiationsDivisions in party over potential coalition focus on commitment to emissions targetThu Apr 30 2020 - 02:53
FF and FG commit to new climate Bill within 100 days of new governmentTwo parties ask Greens to join them in starting work on programme of governmentWed Apr 29 2020 - 13:45
Political economy injects itself into Covid-19 crisis decisionsPublic health no longer sole hymn sheet as Cabinet weighs up social and wealth costsWed Apr 29 2020 - 02:54