Lower tax-take leaves little scope for budget giveawaysDonohoe will have to raise some taxes to meet Ministers’ demands for more spendingWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
FG doubts grow on budget reductions in inheritance taxBudget committee calls for fiscal space to grow by €1bn by amending calculationsWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
Human rights commission calls for legalisation of abortionState human rights watchdog says abortion should be widely availableWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
President Higgins shocked at ‘appalling massacre of music lovers’Coveney says he wished to express ‘my heartfelt condolences and those of the Irish people’Mon Oct 02 2017 - 20:11
Who’s running the show, Leo, Paschal or Micheál?Budget 2018 looms, but who is really in charge of the public purse strings?Sat Sept 30 2017 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: There is method to Varadkar’s rudenessFianna Fáil is primary target of Fine Gael attacks on Sinn FéinSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:00
Abortion wars will be fought on the street, online and in the DáilCampaign will be a clash of moral absolutes, with each side convinced of the justice of its positionSat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00
Where Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Labour stand on abortionNone favour implementing Assembly proposal to greatly increased access to abortionFri Sept 29 2017 - 01:02
Abortion referendum wording ‘should ensure it passes’Eighth Amendment committee chairwoman calls for the Government to be ‘prudent’Fri Sept 29 2017 - 01:01
Abortion committee chair says it would be ‘prudent’ to propose referendum that will passFG ministers believe only more restrictive abortion regime will passThu Sept 28 2017 - 14:32
FG Ministers believe only restrictive abortion law will passCitizens’ Assembly proposals on the issue would not pass ‘party, Dáil or country’Thu Sept 28 2017 - 01:00
No constitutional change on property rights planned, Varadkar saysTaoiseach disputes claim constitutional protection prevented action on homelessnessWed Sept 27 2017 - 05:30
Taoiseach undecided on stance in abortion campaignSpokesman says Leo Varadkar needs to see proposals from all-party committeeWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
FF demands retention of mortgage interest reliefFianna Fáil is holding Leo Varadkar to a budget promise that could cost €100mTue Sept 26 2017 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Varadkar starts to show his handTaoiseach is targeting economic interests of the lower middle class, and we’ll see that in the budgetSat Sept 23 2017 - 05:00
Varadkar gives ‘cautious welcome’ to May’s Brexit speechTaoiseach says ‘further clarity’ needed from the British prime ministerFri Sept 22 2017 - 18:57
UK to offer EU €20 billion for a transitional Brexit dealDeal would keep Britain in single market during period, while paying into EU budgetFri Sept 22 2017 - 07:34
Leo Varadkar rules out tax breaks for developersTaoiseach stresses middle-income earners will see income tax reductions in budgetFri Sept 22 2017 - 01:45
EU support for Ireland is welcome even as fears growGovernment content with EU approach so far but anxious about slow pace of progressThu Sept 21 2017 - 18:17
Taoiseach defends plans for tax cuts in BudgetLeo Varadkar says those who ‘pay for everything’ should see some improvementsWed Sept 20 2017 - 20:38
Galway TD warns of job losses over Apple data centre delaysGovernment plans to change law to fast-track data centresWed Sept 20 2017 - 20:20
Cabinet approves legislation for water refunds and new charging regimeHouseholds will be charged for water if they use 70% more than averageWed Sept 20 2017 - 09:11
The budget, Brexit and abortion loom over new Dáil termLeo Varadkar has had a quiet start to his stint as Taoiseach – that's about to changeWed Sept 20 2017 - 03:18
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael already at odds over budgetConfidence and supply agreement to reduce USC must be honoured, warns MartinWed Sept 20 2017 - 01:00
Martin signals budget row with Fine Gael with demand for USC cutsMartin insists Varadkar stick to deal and fix housing crisis before beginning tax cutsTue Sept 19 2017 - 10:36
Varadkar warns public service chiefs to perform or step downIdea that more money will fix health sector issues ‘really just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny’Mon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar stresses public service reforms over extra spendingInterview: Number one priority for Budget 2018 is to balance the books, says TaoiseachMon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00
Pressure now on Fine Gael to deliver if it wants to retain powerPublic services may be the decisive battleground on which next election is foughtSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
Continuity, not change, order of the day for Varadkar’s first 100Early days see directness and caution, and no striking out in any bold new directionSat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
Nama set to develop affordable housingAgency would raise finance, take planning role and work with developersFri Sept 15 2017 - 06:29
Leo Varadkar fails to establish a ‘Republic of Opportunity’Taoiseach’s think-in speech tackled Nama and the budget but left his vision to one sideFri Sept 15 2017 - 01:00
EU tax plan ‘is a bigger threat to Ireland than Brexit’State could lose €4bn in taxes if corporate tax harmonisation is adopted, expert saysThu Sept 14 2017 - 07:16
The tricky politics of Ireland’s corporation taxThe changing mood towards the State’s tax regime presents opportunities and dangersThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
Government concerned on proposed EU fiscal integrationState supportive of banking and capital markets unions but wary of losing authorityThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
Builders ‘can’t make viable profit’ on €320,000 apartmentsGovernment report sought industry group input, who say housing estates only marginally viableWed Sept 13 2017 - 12:33
Donohoe tells HSE: manage your budget as there is no extra cashHSE faces a €300 million deficit but Minister says no extra funding will be made availableTue Sept 12 2017 - 16:41
Mortgage-to-rent scheme to keep people with arrears in homesLoans in arrears to be bought from banks by private investors under Government planMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
O’Sullivan’s sudden retirement takes Government by surpriseCommissioner’s decision to step down comes after three years dogged by controversiesMon Sept 11 2017 - 00:40
Analysis: Few are surprised by O’Sullivan’s resignationApparently damning report from Policing Authority awaiting publicationSun Sept 10 2017 - 20:32
Varadkar is no centrist, he’s a conservative right winger, says HowlinLabour leader challenges Taoiseach’s claims be part of a new European centrist politicsSun Sept 10 2017 - 16:31
Delay water charge refunds to pay health overspend, Howlin saysPlans for tax cuts should be abandoned for investment in services - Labour leader tells think-inSun Sept 10 2017 - 14:00
Parties move towards fresh talks at StormontClear divisions between British and Irish governments on direct ruleThu Sept 07 2017 - 03:00
EU to make UK responsible for avoiding a hard BorderEuropean Commission to publish its long-awaited Brexit paper on IrelandThu Sept 07 2017 - 02:00
EU must fill gap left by US isolationism, says peace broker AhtisaariFormer Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari delivers lecture in DublinWed Sept 06 2017 - 18:58
False breath tests by gardaí and water refunds on Cabinet agendaMinister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will brief colleagues on two inquiries into GardaWed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
Budget measures likely to include cash for public housingEoghan Murphy hopeful of “scaling up” plans for permanent accommodationTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
No sign of quick fixes in health and housingGovernment insiders speak of Brexit but it is not on the political agenda in same wayTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
Coveney says Foster has made ‘real effort’ to reconvene NI talksSinn Féin has dismissed a DUP proposal to restore a powersharing governmentSun Sept 03 2017 - 14:57
Is the spin-over-substance meme beginning to stick to the Taoiseach?Pat Leahy: If Leo Varadkar won’t define himself, his opponents will do it for himSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
Irish translation of European parliament documents costing €43 per pageHigh cost of Irish translation - almost twice average cost - has led to budget overrunsWed Aug 30 2017 - 19:01
