
Government two weeks from pivotal Brexit decisions
- Irish News
- February 20, 2019, 00:09
Three-day talks to cover economic interventions and state aid for vulnerable industries

Ripple effects of children’s hospital controversy will linger
- Politics
- February 19, 2019, 08:10
Inside Politics: Simon Harris is set to sail through vote of no confidence, but relations in Government are damaged

Barry Andrews: European candidate plucked from Fianna Fáil royalty
- Irish News
- February 18, 2019, 06:00
The new MEP candidate for Dublin comes from a line of TDs and senior party figures

Fianna Fáil warns stable Brexit could mean end to confidence and supply
- Irish News
- February 18, 2019, 06:00
Senior party figures say clarity on Brexit would bring a general election ‘within weeks’

Segregation growing in North, report on reunification issues finds
- Irish News
- February 18, 2019, 01:00
Warning hard border or quick referendum on Irish unity would bring back violence

Barry Andrews to contest Dublin for FF in European election
- Irish News
- February 17, 2019, 18:12
Party frustrated at being associated with Government’s difficulties, says former minister of state

Coveney says EU will agree ‘some package’ to help May sell deal
- Irish News
- February 16, 2019, 01:00
Taoiseach predicts ‘nasty surprise’ for those expecting EU27 unity to crack

No-deal Brexit will hit UK’s ability to strike trade deals, says Varadkar
- Irish News
- February 15, 2019, 11:49
Countries are asking if the UK can ‘make [trade deals], ratify them and stick to them’

Love is not in the air for Fianna Fáil over confidence-and-supply deal
- Politics
- February 14, 2019, 08:46
Inside Politics: Party rolled its eyes when John McGuinness was on radio

Fianna Fáil TD criticises ‘same old tired record from John McGuinness’
- Politics
- February 14, 2019, 00:52
Cowen and McGuinness had row at Fianna Fáil party meeting over extension of confidence and supply deal

Number of new social homes on target – Minister for Housing
- Irish News
- February 14, 2019, 00:02
Rebuilding Ireland plan wants to increase the supply of social homes to 10,000 by 2021

Senior garda examining security for Ministers after Simon Harris incident
- Irish News
- February 13, 2019, 00:43
Fears expressed by some members of Cabinet about safety

FF’s Cowen, McGuinness clash over confidence-and-supply deal
- Irish News
- February 12, 2019, 21:01
Offaly TD criticises some colleagues for speaking in ‘personal capacity’ at interviews

Children’s hospital: Simon Harris apologises for his answer on rising cost
- Politics
- February 12, 2019, 11:39
‘I should have added further detail that the process was ongoing to finalise costs’

Families who turn down two offers of social housing face five-year wait
- Social Affairs
- February 12, 2019, 05:00
New rules mean applicant will be suspended from the waiting list for five years

FF will not breach confidence-and-supply deal, despite pressure over Harris
- Irish News
- February 11, 2019, 13:13
Sinn Féin’s no-confidence motions will fail to get FF backing due to its deal with FG

Hospital controversy damaging public view of Government, Varadkar says
- Health
- February 9, 2019, 06:00
Taoiseach says he understands taxpayers ‘very annoyed’ about cost overrun

McDonald’s tricky first year underlines Sinn Féin’s central problem
- Irish News
- February 9, 2019, 05:00
Party sources say it is after the ‘angry vote’, raising questions about longer-term strategy

Cost overruns in children’s hospital damaged faith in Government, says Taoiseach
- Politics
- February 8, 2019, 08:27
‘I have every confidence in Mr Harris but am not going to pre-empt what he says in Dáil’

MEP says EU is ‘standing behind’ Ireland as no-deal Brexit looms
- Irish News
- February 7, 2019, 21:38
Philippe Lamberts says Ireland is between ‘a rock and a hard place’ in Brexit negotiations

Referendum on voting rights for Irish abroad due in autumn
- Politics
- February 5, 2019, 15:05
Poll about franchise for presidential election campaigns was initially expected in May

Nurses’ pay dispute steps up a gear
- Politics
- February 5, 2019, 07:13
Inside Politics: 50,000 medical appointments are rescheduled due to second strike today by almost 40,000 nurses and midwives

Brexit: Merkel suggests ‘creative’ approach on the Border
- Europe
- February 4, 2019, 15:11
David Trimble plans to take UK government to court over backstop agreement

Major Irish climate change plan could be delayed by Brexit
- Environment
- February 2, 2019, 01:00
Plan to lead world in tackling carbon emissions may be ‘paused’ if UK crashes out of EU

Ireland should become ‘advocate for Britain’ after Brexit – former minister
- Irish News
- February 1, 2019, 21:01
MEP candidate Conor Lenihan also says he has nothing to hide in past Russia dealings

Peadar Tóibín says third of new party members are FF supporters
- Irish News
- February 1, 2019, 01:00
TD distances himself from parish newsletter adverts inviting ‘pro-life supporters’ to rally

Malthouse compromise: an idea whose time has come – and gone
- Irish News
- January 31, 2019, 01:00
Industry figures trash Tories’ reheated idea of technology plus checks away from Border

Government describes Raab meeting leak claims as ‘off the wall’
- Irish News
- January 30, 2019, 20:37
Former Brexit secretary accused Taoiseach of ‘directly’ leaking Tánaiste meeting's contents to UK newspapers

Peace more important than economics, says Coveney
- Irish News
- January 30, 2019, 14:24
Tánaiste warns Ireland will not be casualty of Tory infighting

May pledges to reopen Brexit deal after victory in key vote
- UK
- January 30, 2019, 00:02
PM wants to secure ‘legally binding changes’ to withdrawal agreement

Referendum to be held in May to remove divorce restrictions
- Irish News
- January 29, 2019, 18:31
It is proposed that the divorce waiting period will drop to two out of three years living apart if the referendum is passed.

No-deal Brexit would not trigger recession, Department of Finance says
- Politics
- January 29, 2019, 15:24
Unemployment rate could rise 2 per cent if UK leaves EU without deal, department says

Brexiteers dismiss May’s attempt to replace backstop in withdrawal agreement
- Politics
- January 29, 2019, 08:38
Inside Politics: Amendment calling for alternative arrangements to avoid hard border does not detail what these are

Brexit: Dublin says deal could be reopened if UK moves on ‘red lines’
- Irish News
- January 28, 2019, 00:29
If UK stays in customs union and rejects hard border, negotiations could begin – sources

Micheál Martin denies blocking anybody from European elections
- Irish News
- January 27, 2019, 19:56
FF leader asks members to think of the party when selecting MEP candidates

There will be no change to the Brexit backstop, says Coveney
- Politics
- January 27, 2019, 13:32
Tánaiste says nobody has come up with sensible solution to avoid hard Border

Phil Hogan confirms he would like second term as European Commissioner
- Irish News
- January 25, 2019, 20:33
It is understood Varadkar has not given Mr Hogan a commitment on the issue

What’s in the Government’s no-deal Brexit omnibus Bill?
- Irish News
- January 24, 2019, 21:12
State’s 95-page legislation document covers healthcare, education and social protection

Bill published detailing Irish preparations for no-deal Brexit
- Irish News
- January 24, 2019, 15:51
Legislation covers issues ranging from social welfare to immigration controls

Flanagan warns of destabilising effect of Judicial Appointments Bill
- Politics
- January 23, 2019, 21:31
Minister for Justice says Minister for Transport has his ‘boot on his neck’ over Bill

Prospect of border checks in France and Netherlands downplayed
- Irish News
- January 23, 2019, 10:27
Varadkar remark ‘made in passing’ at Brexit briefing for Opposition leaders

Hidden vote deal between Alliance and Fine Gael comes under pressure
- Irish News
- January 23, 2019, 06:00
Alliance under pressure not to vote against Government on occupied territories Bill

Varadkar asks Ministers to stop criticising Shane Ross
- Irish News
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
Taoiseach wants to end public ‘back and forth’ with Independent Alliance

Cost hike of €450m for children’s hospital ‘very disturbing’
- Health
- January 23, 2019, 01:00
PAC to hear €50m of overrun for St James’s site to come from health budget this year

‘Very difficult’ to avoid border infrastructure under no-deal Brexit
- Politics
- January 22, 2019, 12:39
Simon Coveney says backstop is the solution to protecting the status quo in Ireland

Hauliers get assurance on customs arrangements
- Irish News
- January 22, 2019, 00:22
In event of no-deal Brexit, arrangements at ports will remain unaltered for nine months

Germany joins Ireland in rejecting proposed ‘five-year’ backstop limit
- Politics
- January 21, 2019, 21:09
Polish foreign minister says London, Dublin ‘playing chicken’ over post-Brexit border

Red-line compromise key to any Brexit progress for May
- Politics
- January 21, 2019, 00:09
Dublin and Brussels may agree to bargain on political declaration rewrite but not backstop

Official refuses to attend hearing on cost of children’s hospital
- Irish News
- January 19, 2019, 01:00
Public expenditure secretary claims health counterpart should answer Oireachtas questions

Call for taxi firms to get subsidies so people in rural areas can socialise locally
- Politics
- January 17, 2019, 21:27
Minister says number of checkpoints in recent weeks had led ‘Joe Public’ to feel ‘persecuted’

A lull in the crisis as Theresa May attempts to cobble together a way forward on Brexit
- Politics
- January 17, 2019, 08:45
Inside Politics: Shane Ross caught on tape privately admitting he didn’t know what to say at press conference

Ministers criticise Shane Ross over suggestion of Border checks
- Politics
- January 17, 2019, 00:48
Minister for Transport’s Brexit remarks were ‘as if he didn’t even read his own documents’

Ministers criticise increased drink-driving checkpoints as 'over the top'
- Crime & Law
- January 17, 2019, 00:20
Garda checkpoints are ‘over the top’ and akin to ‘police state’, Cabinet member claims

Ireland cannot shift on hard border after Brexit - Varadkar
- Europe
- January 16, 2019, 10:22
Taoiseach says UK government must honour its commitments to the people of Ireland ‘north and south’

Rights of Irish in Britain and British in Ireland protected from no-deal Brexit
- Irish News
- January 15, 2019, 20:13
New UK-Ireland arrangement to protect Common Travel Area ‘ready to go’ – Tánaiste

Independent Alliance wants cap on Local Property Tax
- Irish News
- January 15, 2019, 01:00
Homes are to be revalued for the levy, with the amended bills taking effect next year

Proposal to prevent Gardaí from retiring if under investigation by Gsoc
- Irish News
- January 15, 2019, 00:30
Minister for Justice calls for accelerated investigation of retiring members cases

PAC ‘treading on embers’ in investigating Áras spending in election run-up
- Irish News
- January 15, 2019, 00:01
‘I can’t decide what their (PAC’s) agenda is’ – Ceann Comhairle

KBC refuses to engage with staff over arson attacks, union says
- Financial Services
- January 11, 2019, 02:08
Controversial eviction took place at Roscommon farm

Some insurance firms settling claims without medical reports to prove injuries
- Irish News
- January 11, 2019, 02:00
Database tracking insurance claims will be running by end of year, says Minister

Flanagan criticises TDs who liken home reposessions ‘to the Famine’
- Irish News
- January 11, 2019, 01:53
Minister outlines plans for regulating private security companies involved in evictions

Labour lines up outgoing INTO boss to stand in European elections
- Irish News
- January 8, 2019, 01:00
Nunan contesting selection convention to be candidate in Ireland South despite claims move could ‘look like desperation’

Varadkar on Brexit: We don’t want to trap the UK
- UK
- January 8, 2019, 01:00
Tánaiste to warn time for ‘wishful thinking’ is over if Britain is to avoid no-deal Brexit

Credit unions could be allowed to push up the cost of loans
- Financial Services
- January 7, 2019, 13:40
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe looks to amend legislation to increase interest rate cap for credit unions

Nurses meet to plan strikes as Government signals no concessions
- Politics
- January 7, 2019, 06:00
Minister for Finance says acceding demands would ‘take us back to the bad old days’

Fianna Fáil more in line with Labour than Fine Gael, says Howlin
- Irish News
- January 7, 2019, 01:00
Labour leader wants centre left alliance to negotiate future coalition as a bloc

Ministers concerned over plan to expand lending by credit unions
- Financial Services
- January 5, 2019, 05:35
Higher-risk loans could pave way for ‘aggressive moneylending’, Ministers claim

Taoiseach says people should not protest outside centres that provide abortion
- Politics
- January 4, 2019, 20:12
A woman going through a crisis pregnancy ‘is going through enough upset and turmoil’

Series of votes on Brexit may be needed in UK House of Commons, says Taoiseach
- Politics
- January 4, 2019, 16:31
‘Divorce can bring those left behind closer together’, Varadkar says in Bavaria

McGrath urges Government to expand supply of affordable homes
- Irish News
- January 4, 2019, 06:00
Government should not fear allowing builders make bigger profits, Minister of State says

CervicalCheck compensation scheme set to cost up to €15m
- Irish News
- January 4, 2019, 00:47
Cost is based on State’s contribution of €25,000 to one case settled out of court

EU clarifications could help May sell withdrawal deal, says Varadkar
- Irish News
- January 4, 2019, 00:22
Report says 1,000 police officers will be sent to North in case of no-deal Brexit disorder

Varadkar and Merkel discuss ‘no deal’ Brexit planning in phone call
- Politics
- January 3, 2019, 14:59
German chancellor and Taoiseach reiterate support for UK withdrawal deal in 40-minute conversation

SDLP partnership talks with Fianna Fáil nearing an end
- Irish News
- January 3, 2019, 01:00
Colum Eastwood and Nichola Mallon aware ‘change won’t be comfortable for some’

Simon Coveney says FG may form rainbow coalition after next election
- Politics
- December 28, 2018, 01:00
Fine Gael could win ‘well above’ 60 seats in a general election, Tánaiste claims

Attorney General raises serious concerns about Shane Ross’s anti-speeding measures
- Crime & Law
- December 27, 2018, 03:45
Séamus Woulfe questions if planned graduated speeding penalties are ‘proportionate’

Children’s hospital may sell naming rights to donors
- Health
- December 27, 2018, 03:00
Harris considering sponsor opportunities for overall and sectional nomenclature at site

Rising cost of running children’s hospital ‘a worry’, says Varadkar
- Irish News
- December 24, 2018, 01:00
Construction costs have risen, now estimated annual operating costs spiral upwards

Key health projects face five-year delays because of Children's Hospital costs
- Health
- December 22, 2018, 01:00
Confidential memo from Simon Harris says final bill for the facility could be €1.73bn

Brexiteers should get acquainted with Irish history, Coveney says
- Irish News
- December 21, 2018, 19:23
Tánaiste responds to Rees-Mogg claim that hard Border can be avoided even if no Brexit deal reached

McDowell urges Dáil to take lead on Seanad election reforms
- Irish News
- December 21, 2018, 01:01
Senator argues Seanad should not be relied on to implement changes in a timely fashion

Ceann Comhairle says Varadkar should appoint Traveller to Seanad
- Irish News
- December 21, 2018, 01:00
Seán Ó Fearghaíl proposes new Dáil committee to examine concerns of ethnic group

Fine Gael Minister ‘would rather fight election’ than pass Ross road bill
- Irish News
- December 18, 2018, 16:47
Measures removing Garda discretion to allow motorists present licence at station are stalled

New intelligence centre will identify threats to State security
- Crime & Law
- December 18, 2018, 00:17
Government accepts Garda oversight bodies will be reduced from three to two

Spiralling children’s hospital costs 'will delay other projects'
- Health
- December 17, 2018, 12:58
Taoiseach says latest increase is ‘way beyond what we had ever anticipated’

Peter Casey says breakdown of President’s spending is ‘self-promoting drivel’
- Politics
- December 15, 2018, 00:35
Presidential candidate responds to document revealing details of Higgins’s allowance

Mayo councillors breached code of conduct over land rezoning, says Sipo
- Irish News
- December 13, 2018, 20:16
Frank Durcan and Cyril Burke investigated by State ethics watchdog over Castlebar land

Áras publishes details of spending by Higgins during first term
- Irish News
- December 13, 2018, 15:57
Food and beverages is the most expensive element of events, costing €125,589 in 2018

Fine Gael deal puts Fianna Fáil in ‘straitjacket’, says TD
- Politics
- December 13, 2018, 11:10
Martin has given Government ‘blank cheque’ by extending agreement, says McGuinness

New Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil deal to conclude in spring 2020
- Politics
- December 13, 2018, 02:00
Martin and Varadkar will appoint two teams of four to oversee running of agreement

Martin cites national interest and Brexit for keeping Varadkar in power
- Politics
- December 13, 2018, 01:30
Fianna Fáil leader showed deft political management in how he manoeuvred party

Fianna Fáil put public ahead of party for deal with Government – Martin
- Politics
- December 13, 2018, 01:00
Coveney praises ‘maturity’ of FF agreement that there be no election until 2020

Martin rules out election in 2019, saying it would not be in the national interest
- Irish News
- December 12, 2018, 14:35
‘Political chaos we see in London will not be allowed to spread to Ireland,’ Martin says

May vows to fight confidence vote
- UK
- December 12, 2018, 08:39
Inside Politics: Chairman of Tory committee announces threshold of 48 MPs to trigger a vote has been reached

Ross’s speeding fine proposal shows his determination on safety law reforms
- Crime & Law
- December 12, 2018, 06:00
Penalty points and €80 fine proposed for drivers who don’t have driving licence to hand

Varadkar and Martin discuss confidence and supply extension
- Politics
- December 11, 2018, 19:36
FG and FF have been reviewing agreement, which props up minority Government

Motorists speeding up to 30km/h over limit may face 7 penalty points
- Irish News
- December 11, 2018, 13:52
Graduated speeding measures sought by Minister for Transport Shane Ross

Theresa May to visit Dublin as part of effort to save Brexit deal
- Europe
- December 11, 2018, 09:27
Juncker says there is ‘no room whatsoever for renegotiation’ as PM seeks concessions

Varadkar and Tusk agree plans for no-deal Brexit should intensify
- Irish News
- December 11, 2018, 00:52
Taoiseach warns any clarifications on what withdrawal agreement says cannot change its substance

Drivers face penalty points, €80 fine if stopped without licence
- Irish News
- December 11, 2018, 00:00
Ross moves to introduce long-promised graduated fines for speeding