Paschal Donohoe seen as contender for Eurogroup presidencyMinister is ‘very much liked’ in Brussels but availability for post will depend on new governmentWed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00
What happens if the three parties fail to reach an agreement?If the Greens don’t play ball, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil may soon be on a sticky wicketWed Jun 10 2020 - 00:50
Coalition talks reach ‘do-or-die’ stage as parties struggle to make progressAgreement unlikely without interventions from the three party leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the GreensTue Jun 09 2020 - 07:07
Remaining issues in government formation are ‘manageable’, says BrutonElection manifestos from February based on a world now ‘completely changed’, warns MinisterMon Jun 08 2020 - 16:42
Pat Leahy: Time for the parties to stop play-acting and decideAfter unnecessarily long talks, the Greens will decide if any coalition deal will stand or fallSat Jun 06 2020 - 05:00
Irish fears for Brexit talks if Hogan gets top WTO jobEU trade commissioner’s experience dealing with US seen a plus in bid for WTO roleFri Jun 05 2020 - 06:00
Independents offered Healy-Rae style deal to support coalitionArrangement would involve local deals and access to ministers but no ministerial postsThu Jun 04 2020 - 02:08
President expresses ‘greatest heartbreak’ at clashes with protesters in USResponse should be to eliminate racism and inequality everywhere, Higgins saysThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:19
Reform of carbon tax is latest sticking point in government formation talksTaoiseach tells FG parliamentary party it may be next week before deal is finalisedWed Jun 03 2020 - 01:29
Are we there yet? The seven sticking points in government formation talksLegislative and political deadlines mean talks must finish by next week, senior figures sayWed Jun 03 2020 - 01:00
Bickering wears down patience as government talks crawl forwardsOld truism that FF easily accepts policy demands, but FG digs in – is proving true againSat May 30 2020 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Whatever happens, this recession will change Irish politicsGovernment’s first decision will be reopening country as quickly as is sensibleSat May 30 2020 - 05:00
Rise in pension age poses potential problem in coalition talksDifferences also emerge between FF, FG and Greens over Land Development AgencySat May 30 2020 - 01:40
Irish planning for no-deal Brexit to restart as EU-UK talks go badlySimon Coveney likely to offer gloomy prognosis to Ministers at meeting todayFri May 29 2020 - 01:28
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 09 2020 - 05:00
Government faces political battle over Covid-19 welfare paymentsPaschal Donohoe has indicated that the wage supports cannot continue indefinitelyThu May 07 2020 - 02:28
Parties limber up for row over Covid-19 paymentsAnalysis: Political debate will be pantomime, with payments playing leading roleThu May 07 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 06 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 05 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 05 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 05 2020 - 00:47
