Six-month extension to Brexit opens potential window for general election

Good news for Ireland as summit shows lengths EU and UK will go to to avoid crash-out

British PM rejects charge that she has reneged on a promise to House of Commons

Friday crash-out likely to be averted but EU is sceptical about prospects of breakthrough

Change in article 50 deadline will be reviewed in June as Macron blocks longer delay

Inside Politics: Widespread scepticism over Theresa May’s request for an extension until June 30th

Taoiseach is concerned that offering extension UK does not want may lead to no-deal

Ministers at Dublin meeting are told EU will ‘stand fully behind Ireland’

Barnier says ‘operational solutions’ will be found to goods crossing the Border

This chapter in the UK’s history has been marked by a catastrophic failure of leadership

Dublin favours longer extension but expects EU to impose conditions

Europe’s most powerful politician’s face time with Varadkar leaves her reassured

‘We will simply have to be able to do this, we must be successful,’ says German chancellor

Inside Politics: Both Conservatives and Labour are split on the issue as May meets Corbyn for talks

Discussion of frontier will be on agenda when Angela Merkel visits Dublin

Prime minister and Labour leader agree ‘programme of work’ to find common approach

PM to ask for short delay to Brexit and seek common approach with Labour leader

New legislation governing the appointment of judges continues to make its way slowly through the Houses of the Oireachtas

Mark Zuckerberg praises Europe’s GDPR rules during meeting with Irish politicians

Ulster Unionist leader launches stinging Brexit attack on DUP

Chaos continues at Westminster as 11 ministers in May’s cabinet urge her to leave EU with no deal

Despite all the handwringing, Irish voters are oddly reluctant to back Green initiatives

Theresa May hints at snap general election as MPs vote against agreement for the third time

Varadkar to meet Macron in Paris on Tuesday

Head of State calls for changes to European institutions amid deepening inequalities

Inside Politics: None of the alternative options secured majority backing from MPs after indicative votes

Border question has been hiding in plain sight for some time

French MP Alexandre Holroyd is one of five ‘ambassadors’ promoting Macron’s ideas for greater EU solidarity

Varadkar insists North will have to be treated differently to avoid hard border in no-deal scenario

Taoiseach concedes no-deal poses ‘dilemma’ during sometimes testy Dáil exchanges

Mounting speculation PM will set date for resignation to get backbenchers on board

Contingency planning taking place behind closed doors in event of no-deal Brexit

Day sets up to be ‘super Friday’ with referendum and plebiscites on three city mayors

Brussels Diary: Frustration of EU leaders with British prime minister unmistakable

All that time, effort, energy and money spent dealing with the Brexit shambles could have been expended elsewhere

Merkel notes difficulties of protecting the Belfast Agreement in a no-deal situation

DUP describes Theresa May’s failure to secure new EU concessions as ‘inexcusable’

EU leaders agree extension if MPs approve British prime minister’s Brexit deal next week

Taoiseach meets prime minister in Brussels after warning against ‘rolling cliff edge’

EU agrees to give UK more time, but key House of Commons vote still due next week

Inside Politics: Prime minister makes extraordinary attack on Commons in televised address

PM points finger in TV address after Tusk rules out extension without MPs voting for deal

Taoiseach strikes softer tone than Tusk but warns of a ‘no-deal scenario by accident’

Varadkar says it is time to ‘cut the British government some slack’ and allow extension

Justification for an extension must be linked to a new event or a new political process, says Barnier

Tusk expresses ‘strong and ongoing solidarity’ with Ireland in advance of summit

Usually you have to be good at politics to be prime minister – then there’s Teresa May

Government acknowledges US president likely to face protests rather than cheering crowds

Decision to charge Bloody Sunday soldiers expected on Thursday

British PM issues warning after House of Commons votes to rule out no-deal exit

Inside Politics: British government releases its plans for tariffs and the Border

Short of strapping her dead deal to a horse, El Cid style, Theresa May has few options left

Analysis: Provision on backstop is clearly important for the British

Evidence of economic competence required if Fine Gael is to recover losses in opinion polls

Seventy-seven per cent say Government mismanaged children’s hospital project

Large majority would back staying in EU in second vote while one-third want border poll

Irish Times poll shows cross-community support in North for softest of soft exits from EU

Eight-point decline in leader’s personal rating will worry Fine Gael most of all

Support for Fine Gael falls sharply among farmers and most well-off voters

Tánaiste stresses Irish and EU desire to help UK pass a deal in crucial Commons vote

Restrictions on use of aid money to be set aside following abortion reform in Ireland

Government initiative to herald end of self-regulation era for social media companies

Meeting an opportunity to ‘focus on broader issues’ in lead-up to Commons votes

Ombudsman says Irish levels above other countries and points to ‘self-censorship’ issue

Government is coming to see a move on border backstop would be sensible

Moriarty, Siteserv and ‘Project Eagle’ contribute to department total bill of €110m-plus

Tánaiste tells Theresa May’s defacto deputy that Withdrawal Agreement cannot be reopened

Inside Politics: Michael Cohen tells a congressional hearing the US president is a racist, conman and cheat

Taoiseach says cost of the plan has risen to ‘many multiples of the original estimate’

Breakthrough not expected until mid-March making article 50 extension more likely

If May is to swing her party behind her deal, she needs a backstop tweak she can sell

Mays says if MPs reject deal, they can vote on no deal and on extending article 50

London to bring back direct rule in NI as administrative move in event of crashout

Unravelling of pay deal will take months and may get subsumed into an election

Construction firm Bam says it will step down if asked to do so

State is still learning about infrastructure costings. Hospital is dear but valuable lesson

PAC wants to question DPER head Robert Watt about children’s hospital spending

Taoiseach warns Ministers not to engage with British requests to discuss the backstop

Government concerned over companies low-balling for tenders for children’s hospital

Inside Politics: Paschal Donohoe concedes a pay increase to nurses of some €1,200 each

Fears that pay increases for nurses may threaten wider public sector pay agreement

Harris describes protest at his house as ‘plain and simple intimidation’

Fórsa poised to scrutinise Labour Court implications for other civil and public servants

Labour MP visited Dublin and met unions, businesses and Tánaiste Simon Coveney

Government’s efforts to project itself as a sensible manager of the national finances now undermined

Private dinner meeting described as ‘warm’ by aides also focused on stalled NI assembly

Few people believe, at this point anyway, that Harris will be forced to resign on the issue

A common view is PM's visits to Brussels and Dublin are to show activity, momentum

Varadkar to confirm EU’s repeated line to prime minister that backstop not on table

Latest public pay row is the most important battle of Paschal Donohoe’s ministerial career

British prime minister says during Belfast visit promise to avoid hard border is ‘unshakeable’

Taoiseach yields to concerns around oversight layers and acceptance of responsibility

Social Justice Ireland’s annual report says Ireland’s economic model not fit for purpose

Taoiseach frustrated UK is revisiting things already rejected and which will not work

Pat Leahy: The Government is going to have to decide whether to help Theresa May

Few significant public developments likely until votes in the Commons on February 14th

Only 10% of those surveyed trust social media influencers

Corbyn says an extension may be required due to government’s ‘failure to negotiate’

Inside Politics: Taoiseach tells British PM it was unusual to go back on an agreement she had made

Europe reaffirms backing for State ahead of visit to discuss no-deal Brexit preparations