Public funds used for Eoghan Murphy’s UK book launch at Irish Embassy
Irish Embassy in London hosted the UK launch of former minister for housing’s memoir, Running From Office
Martin Fraser
‘Unspeakable’ Birmingham pub bombings remembered 50 years on
Explosions, widely blamed on the IRA, killed 21 people in the city in November 1974
Irish envoy’s UK election bet comes in at 9/1
Sky’s Kay Burley reckoned election would be called in November, but Irish ambassador Martin Fraser was on the button
Economic shocks and geopolitical risks are new norm ‘in line with the sweep of history’, says Paschal Donohoe
Minister for Public Expenditure works the room at a high-powered gathering of Irish business leaders in the City of London
Party time: contrasting moods at the Tory and Labour conferences
Liverpool Letter: the atmosphere at the fringe social events at the two main political parties could not have been more different, and the Irish were at the heart of it
Tony Holohan says he was unfairly treated during controversy over botched move to TCD
State’s former chief medical officer sharply critical in memoir of leaks from report into the controversial proposed move
‘A bit of contrition would have been wiser’: Robert Watt and the row that won’t go away
Tensions over Tony Holohan's planned job at TCD were laid bare during a bad-tempered week in Leinster House
Miriam Lord: A jaw-dropping, arrogant performance from Robert Watt – the prince of permanent government
Watt never intended to come across as dismissive, cocky, combative and arrogant at the Oireachtas finance committee but unfortunately for him he did
Robert Watt undergoes committee grilling but what did we learn?
Department of Health secretary general disputed many key findings of report into botched secondment of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan to TCD
Tony Holohan should not have been involved in aspects of TCD move, report finds
Report into proposed secondment does not contain any adverse findings against former chief medical officer but identifies issues with structure of process
IRA bomb in Warrington ‘almost made me give up’ on peace, says John Major
Irish Government represented at 30th anniversary commemoration of attack that killed two children
Tricolours fly high at London’s St Patrick’s parade
London mayor Sadiq Khan says political upheaval of recent years never “soured relations” with Irish and Brotish people as it had with politicians
Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’
Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days
Oireachtas group’s chief critical of Taoiseach around Watt testimony
Allegation of ‘misleading commentary’ put to Dáil over bid to secure mandarin’s appearance
Reliance on volunteers to house Ukrainian refugees unsustainable, Taoiseach told
NGOs submit proposals to improve collaboration and co-ordination of response
Maura Quinn to carry out external review of abandoned Holohan role
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says Quinn will report back to him in June
Give me a crash course in... the Tony Holohan job controversy
Secretary general Robert Watt “ring-fenced” €2 million per annum to TCD to support Holohan’s new role
Oireachtas finance committee stops short of calling in John Callinan
Manner of appointment of Callinan to top civil servant role criticised by politicians
John Callinan: A long apprenticeship leads to top Civil Service role
Diplomacy, decency and fairness will help Fraser replacement tackle challenges ahead
John Callinan appointed as secretary general of Department of Taoiseach and Government
The dual role makes him the most powerful civil servant in the country
Ukraine-linked sanctions may threaten Ireland's energy security - Coveney
Minister for Foreign Affairs says Europe could be facing first land war in decades
Covid endgame: ‘The writing was on the wall for the last week’
With cases falling and rules easing, what happens next and what will become of Nphet?
How Donohoe weighed the odds and rolled the dice on the corporate tax deal
Not by nature one of life’s gamblers, Donohoe weighed the odds, and rolled the dice
Nphet to discuss requirement for primary schoolchildren to wear masks
Children of primary school age have highest Covid-19 incidence of any age group
HSE says 25 to 30 repeat Covid tests are carried out every month
Ryan says he did not seek second Covid test that allowed him to travel to Cop26
Fraser declines to discuss cabinet leaks at Zappone hearing
But senior civil servant says ‘two, possibly three’ leak inquiries in the past failed to identify the source
O’Brien faces difficult decision as pressure from mica group mounts
Inside Politics: Homeowners to hear plans in terms of mica redress and compensation
Fraser to attend Oireachtas committee on Zappone controversy
Department secretary general to be asked when precisely former minister’s name was communicated
Martin running Fianna Fáil as ‘one-man show’, MacSharry says
Members’ views of ‘no consequence as to actions of the leader’, says TD who quit FF
Senior FG Ministers apologise to party over Zappone ‘unforced errors’
Varadkar, Coveney and Donohue begin think-in with apology to parliamentary party
Varadkar, Coveney and Donohoe apologise to FG colleagues for Zappone controversy
Tánaiste admits to FG members that envoy issue has overshadowed party’s good work
‘Strategic genius’ and Brexit player: Who is Ireland’s next ambassador to London?
Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations
‘Oversight’ by Coveney in Zappone envoy appointment, says Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar dismisses Opposition ‘cronyism’ suggestions as ‘nonsense’
Taoiseach not told of Zappone appointment to UN envoy role
Cabinet agrees new 10-year package for capital spending of €136bn, which is €45bn more than the existing National Development Plan
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