Pat Leahy

Pat Leahy

Political Editor

Pat Leahy is Political Editor of The Irish Times. His books include The Price of Power: Inside Ireland's Crisis Coalition and Showtime: The Inside Story of Fianna Fáil in Power.

Pay rises for best-paid public servants cast a cold light on budget choices to come

Will the best-connected people, the insiders, do best? The last week suggests that’s exactly what’s going to happen.

Brussels has lost interest in Britain as EU turns to the east

Brussels diary: Taoiseach almost as excited as Ukrainians by decision to grant candidate status

EU leaders warned that Russia may shut off gas supply later this year

‘Energy has been weaponised, food has been weaponised, migration has been weaponised,’ says Taoiseach

Republic ‘on a par, or ahead’ of EU states on cost of living measures — Taoiseach

‘We understand fully the pressure people are under,’ Martin tells FF colleague Willie O’Dea in response to call for immediate action

Ministers warn over risk of recession in Europe

EU leaders to discuss cost-of-living crisis on second day of Brussels summit

Ukrainians celebrate EU candidate status which is more than ‘a symbolic gesture’

Balkan leaders in Brussels frustrated at ongoing wait for accession talks

EU grants Ukraine and Moldova membership candidate status

Move described as ‘historic’ by Taoiseach as he arrives at summit

Taoiseach warns of ‘difficult winter’ ahead on energy costs

Martin again rules out summer inflation package and sidesteps questions about Varadkar comments

Top earning public servants to get pay rises from next week

Coalition abandons plans to postpone 10-15% pay restoration amid fears of legal action

High-earning public servants set for substantial rises under final phase of pay restoration

Government advised it has no option but to restore cuts made during financial crisis

David Barniville nominated as president of High Court

Government names popular Court of Appeal judge for third most senior judicial post

Coalition leaders to discuss response to rising costs

Taoiseach again rules out summer cost-of-living package

Hate speech legislation likely in the autumn

New law expected to favour objective test for hate speech

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin clash on Border poll

Former minister Charlie Flanagan criticises Sinn Féin for ‘beating the united Ireland drum’

Varadkar’s studs-up tackle on Doherty a sign of things to come

Fine Gael likely to become more combative as it paints next election as a fight between it and Sinn Féin