‘Breakthrough’ at public sector pay talks but planning for Thursday’s strike continues
Government and unions will meet again today at WRC, with possible agreement in sight
Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil leader
‘Mood music’ improves in pay talks, though uncertainty sees strike planning proceed
Optimism of deal improved on Government side but pensions among a number of outstanding issues
Hospital at centre of staffing and funding row faced risk of quarterly €300,000 fines
Cork University Hospital has been under scrutiny in recent months after its chief executive wrote to the HSE raising concerns about patient safety risks
High politics and traffic chaos: Europe’s leaders are coming to Dublin
Nearly 50 European leaders will meet in Dublin for a major summit this week
Fine Gael debate on unification offered ‘every opinion under the sun’
Many questions remain unanswered, but subject is now firmly on the radar
Micheál Martin lays wreath at Enniskillen commemoration 40 years after IRA bombing
First Minister Michelle O’Neill prevented from officially attending Remembrance Sunday events due to Drumcree fallout
Bomb threats heighten tensions as world leaders due to meet in Dublin
The threat of an attack or security incident at high level meetings on Thursday and Friday is regarded as ‘substantial’
State will ‘go after’ those responsible for bomb threats, Taoiseach says
Media organisations received an emailed threat shortly after 8.30am, with evacuations resulting in broadcast disruption
Top HSE chief in southwest apologises for false comments about Taoiseach’s office
Andy Phillips says he did not receive any instruction to reprimand hospital executive over patient safety warning
‘People will die’: The secret recording, the Taoiseach and turmoil at Cork’s main hospital
A row over staffing and resources at Cork University Hospital intensified amid ‘false assertions’ of political pressure that were subsequently recanted
Resetting the Republic. How to Build a Better Ireland: an engaging analysis of how we got here, and a vision for the future
Conor Brady outlines why the State’s political and administrative structures require a radical overhaul
Sinn Féin could do more to support Catholic recruitment in PSNI, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin is first holder of his office to attend attestation ceremony for new police graduates in Northern Ireland
Limerick mayor warns of public safety impact from €660,000 funding shortfall for CCTV
Ministers told that shutting down service could open door for return to violence that has blighted the city in the past
RTÉ Radio chaos brings out best in David McCullagh but bomb threats underline vulnerabilities
Widespread disruption on the airwaves prompts dismay and giddiness among presenters plus confusion for listeners
Micheál Martin to be first taoiseach to attend PSNI graduation today
Anniversary of police reform marked by taoiseach as chief constable calls on North’s politicians to ‘do their bit’ to support PSNI
‘Very problematic’: Concerns raised about UCC course with ties to Chinese Communist Party
University has signed a deal with Beijing university that provides training courses to propaganda workers in Tibet and Xinjiang
Ray McAdam tipped to win Seanad byelection as rival fails to get Sinn Féin backing
Opposition vote is split between independent candidates Maeve O’Rourke and Caitlín Ní Bhroin
Europe is again eyeing Ireland’s corporate tax revenue
So enormous are the State’s revenues that they are attracting more international attention than the Government would like
Government shows ‘lack of backbone’ with ‘Kilgarvan carveout’ on short-term letting Bill
Michael Healy-Rae says legislation has been ‘scutterised’, creating uncertainty for businesses
Plans for united Ireland to examine how symbols and cultural policy need to change
Micheál Martin told Fianna Fáil it is ‘critically important’ to have ‘as genuinely inclusive a debate as possible’
Irish honeybee faces threat from non-native species crossing Border, Dáil hears
Taoiseach pledges to work with Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman
‘We got on very well’: Micheál Martin courts the unions as Opposition sharpens the knives
In a game of chicken with his eye off the ball, Taoiseach faces blame games from opponents
Unit pricing for alcohol has been ignored by successive governments
Success of smoking ban can be replicated if action is taken
Reconciling Northern Ireland
In any debate on unification, the wishes of all the people of Northern Ireland must be paramount
Two sides in public pay dispute meet to discuss restarting talks as strike threat looms
Individual unions approve planned stoppage next week following rejection of pay offer worth 7.7%
Patrick O’Donovan was consulted on who would replace him as Minister while on sick leave
Government statement also indicated that O’Donovan did not have a veto over the decision
Government seeks solution to public sector pay deal before threatened strike
Unions and Government negotiators are separately due to meet an independent panel with the aim of resolving the dispute
‘Almost daily’ cyberattacks are ‘very, very worrying’, warns Taoiseach
Suspected cyber attack affected refrigeration systems in 13 SuperValu stores throughout Ireland
We teachers have fulfilled our end of the bargain on public sector productivity
But Government has ignored its promises on pay, conditions and resources
HSE executive instructed by Taoiseach’s office to have ‘specific conversations’ with Cork University Hospital boss
Jennifer Kearney raised concerns in a letter to superiors on Cork University Hospital patient safety and staffing levels
The Irish Times view on Micheál Martin’s constitutional initiative: a positive development
The planis of a piece with the Taoiseach’s well-advertised antipathy to premature action
President Catherine Connolly leads tributes to Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean
Athlete ‘stood out not just for her exceptional talent, but for her strength and perseverance’, Connolly said on Sunday night
Former minister and MEP Gerry Collins dies aged 88
Collins played a major role in Irish politics during the tumultuous Haughey years and his family has represented Limerick since 1948
Europe ‘must be ready’ to face security threats, warns Keir Starmer in Dublin
Call for greater vigilance about ‘permanent change of affairs, not an aberration of the Trump presidency’, former British prime minister says
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