Main revenue-raising measure in budget will be end of special 9% hospitality VAT rateAll social welfare payments will increase by €5 from next year, with the Christmas bonus restored to a double paymentMon Oct 08 2018 - 22:02
Tough two weeks ahead for Varadkar as he tackles ‘October trinity’How the Taoiseach handles the budget, Brexit and Fianna Fáil could determine his futureSat Oct 06 2018 - 04:00
Corporation tax to plug health overspending gapBudget to see a dramatic swing towards spending rather than tax reductionsSat Oct 06 2018 - 03:00
More funds for hospital beds and 50 cent cut to prescription charges expected in budgetIndependent Alliance expected to secure full restoration of social welfare Christmas bonusSat Oct 06 2018 - 01:00
Ireland the ‘Achilles heel’ of Brexit, says former UK government ministerBrexit is ‘imploding’ and a second referendum is likely, according to Lord AdonisFri Oct 05 2018 - 18:38
Brexit: Dublin expects Britain to make new backstop proposalsTheresa May believed to be ready to make concessions on Border to break logjamThu Oct 04 2018 - 01:13
Deep in the heart of political unionism lies a great fear of betrayal by LondonDublin is taking heart at the level of alarm exhibited by the DUP at the Conservative Party conferenceWed Oct 03 2018 - 19:05
Government and DUP clash as Brexit tensions riseUK preparing move on the backstop as DUP fears riseWed Oct 03 2018 - 01:00
Michael Lowry set to support Government in next week’s budgetIndependent TD says Paschal Donohoe gave him ‘an overview of how the budget would be structured’Wed Oct 03 2018 - 00:43
Fitzpatrick will back budget if Fine Gael ‘look after middle class’Colleagues knew Peter Fitzpatrick, who will run as independent in next election, was unhappyWed Oct 03 2018 - 00:27
Peter Fitzpatrick’s FG resignation does not threaten GovernmentAnalysis: The Government is rarely in difficulty as several Independent TDs either vote with it or do not voteTue Oct 02 2018 - 13:19
Look away now: The Conservative Party conference is onInside Politics: Expect lots of chest beating and flag waving in Birmingham for the Tory troopsTue Oct 02 2018 - 08:01
Budget 2019 deals to be hammered out in coming daysDonohoe to hold meetings with FF to obtain assent for budget day packageTue Oct 02 2018 - 00:20
Pat Leahy: Irish politics is still based on dangerous giveawaysUnions and Opposition have a duty to act responsibly to avoid a repeat of the crashSat Sept 29 2018 - 04:00
Women to be urged to get abortions as early as possibleHSE and Government prepare communications campaign for rollout of abortion servicesSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:06
Ireland may see a political overhaul in European electionsState is set to gain two MEP seats from Brexit, while boundary changes will also take a tollFri Sept 28 2018 - 05:30
Abortion, sexual health and maternity services to cost €50m a yearSimon Harris is optimistic about GP accord to have abortion available by start of 2019Fri Sept 28 2018 - 01:00
Company linked to Joan Freeman funder paid $200m settlementHerbalife was accused by US consumer body of operating like a pyramid schemeFri Sept 28 2018 - 01:00
‘No way’ Brian Crowley can run as Fianna Fáil MEP, say party sourcesMEP fell out with party over a change of groups in the parliament five years agoFri Sept 28 2018 - 01:00
Kerry babies: Department of Justice still in talks with Joanne HayesTaoiseach raised compensation possibility for woman at centre of Kerry babies tribunalThu Sept 27 2018 - 06:00
Cabinet to approve legislation providing for abortionMinister for Health to introduce legislation to Dáil next weekWed Sept 26 2018 - 21:26
Catherine Byrne plays ball, but blame game is far from overRelief will be short-lived as housing Minister Eoghan Murphy survives no-confidence voteWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:31
Varadkar delusional about housing crisis, says McDonaldTaoiseach calls Sinn Féin’s motion of no confidence in Murphy as tactical and cynicalTue Sept 25 2018 - 15:49
Back Eoghan Murphy or resign, Leo Varadkar tells Catherine ByrneMurphy says he hopes Byrne 'won't be pulled into this Sinn Féin stunt later this evening'Tue Sept 25 2018 - 09:30
It’s all personal in politicsInside Politics: Sinn Féin’s motion of no confidence in Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy comes before DáilTue Sept 25 2018 - 08:10
UK-EU flights could halt post-Brexit without deal, warn BritishBus and coach services could also cease and road hauliers be banned if no deal agreedTue Sept 25 2018 - 01:00
Boundary changes as Ireland gets two more MEPsReallocation of UK’s 73 European Parliament seats allows for more Irish representativesMon Sept 24 2018 - 20:50
Pat Leahy: No-deal Brexit is still unlikely, but not impossibleVaradkar may have to decide whether to dig his heels in on backstop or fight againSat Sept 22 2018 - 04:00
May accuses EU leaders of driving talks into impassePrime minister says EU should treat UK with respect and stop making ‘unacceptable’ demandsSat Sept 22 2018 - 01:00
Irish Government welcomes substance, if not the tone, of Theresa May’s statementDublin points to influence of Tory party politics but says UK’s position is unchangedFri Sept 21 2018 - 18:41
Shane Ross insists he is fully committed to Bus ConnectsMinister: ‘I make Government policy, but don’t ask me for details. I don’t micro manage’Fri Sept 21 2018 - 17:09
Budget: Donohoe pledges tax cuts for low and middle income earnersDonohoe rejects criticism that Irish workers are paying more tax now than in 2008Fri Sept 21 2018 - 10:12
EU leaders reject Theresa May’s Brexit proposalsProspect of deal between EU and UK is as far away as ever after fractious EU summit at SalzburgFri Sept 21 2018 - 04:43
Shane Ross says BusConnects has nothing to do with himMinister for Transport indicates at constituency meeting he will object to aspects of planFri Sept 21 2018 - 04:37
Stark divisions on future of Irish Border evident at EU summitLeaders gather in Salzburg as Taoiseach outlines preparations for no-deal BrexitThu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Harris rules out change to three-day wait for abortionsHealth committee told waiting period is unnecessary and without medical reasonThu Sept 20 2018 - 01:00
Deal or no deal? The countdown to Brexit starts hereThere are five key stages left this year ahead of March deadline, starting in Salzburg todayWed Sept 19 2018 - 00:15
Must Brexit backstop be compromised to move forward?British understandings of potential concession clash with Irish take on goods checkingTue Sept 18 2018 - 01:00
Post-Brexit trade checks must not be on Border - EPP chiefEuropean People’s Party leader says ‘it must be clear that a country leaving is losing advantages’Tue Sept 18 2018 - 01:00
Britain will not accept Brexit deal with Irish Sea border, Raab saysCabinet secretary claims British parliament is ‘unionist’ and will defend UK’s ‘integrity’Tue Sept 18 2018 - 00:00
Pat Leahy: Labour must fight back to position of powerTime for Labour to march from oppositional sidelines to gain seats and political influenceSat Sept 15 2018 - 04:00
Scally report contrasts with political hysteria of early scandalClaims of some politicians misleading and potentially damaging to a screening programmeSat Sept 15 2018 - 01:00
‘Degree of misogyny’ in some areas of health sector, says TaoiseachVaradkar says attitude of medical staff ‘knowing best’ goes beyond CervicalCheckFri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Ross says Independent Alliance has ended cronyism and brought stabilityAlliance wants to see tax on gambling raised from 1% to 2% in the budgetThu Sept 13 2018 - 20:19
Health spending rise may limit budget tax cutsOverspend on health this year estimated at €600m, Paschal Donohoe tells CabinetThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
Irish judge takes up key role in European Court of JusticeMr Justice Gerard Hogan ratified as advocate general whose advice assists judges’ deliberationsWed Sept 12 2018 - 21:32
Pat Leahy: Scally report pulses with anger of mistreated womenSome descriptions of how women were informed of audit results beggar beliefWed Sept 12 2018 - 21:31
Simon Harris says screening programme audit ‘utterly botched’Scally report ‘finds huge failings’ in CervicalCheck programmeWed Sept 12 2018 - 14:37
CervicalCheck report set to be sharply critical of screening failuresScally report to recommend overhaul, and automatic informing of errors to womenWed Sept 12 2018 - 03:00
Donald Trump visit to Ireland will not go ahead in NovemberIrish government said visit ‘postponed’ for ‘scheduling reasons’ while White House said no final decision madeTue Sept 11 2018 - 21:15
