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Irish Brexit protocol is ‘bullet proof’, Tánaiste tells Dáil
- Politics
- December 10, 2020, 14:03
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil he was correct in his prediction that the Irish Protocol agreed in Brexit talks was “bullet proof”. He welcom(...)

UK landbridge route is set to become ‘non-viable’ for firms, shipping director says
- Irish News
- November 27, 2020, 18:29
A major European shipping line has decided to open new operations in Ireland out of concern that the UK landbridge route will be “non-viable” for expo(...)

Latest Covid-19 restrictions to cost State €1bn, Oireachtas hears
- Irish News
- October 22, 2020, 17:20
The new heightened Covid-19 restrictions will cost the State about €1 billion over the next six weeks, the secretary general of the Department of Publ(...)

Nursing home infected with Covid-19 after failure to contact-trace GAA player, Dáil told
- Politics
- October 15, 2020, 14:07
A “total systems failure” in the development of a contact tracing system for Covid-19 cases is the reason the Border counties have had restrictions ra(...)

Rural Ireland only got ‘a bob here and there’ in budget, Tóibín tells Dáil
- Irish News
- October 13, 2020, 21:13
A “circuit breaker” is needed to deal with Ireland’s lopsided regional development but rural Ireland only got “a few bob here and there” in the budget(...)

UK could renege on Ireland’s truck land-bridge to EU, TD warns
- Politics
- September 16, 2020, 17:10
The UK could renege on commitments to allow Ireland access to the EU via the “land-bridge” and put more than €18 billion in trade at risk, the Dáil ha(...)

Miriam Lord: Skeletons rattle in cupboards as Cowen takes a fall
- Politics
- July 18, 2020, 01:00
It had to be the sad news last Saturday of Jackie Charlton’s death and fond thoughts of those gloriously madcap World Cup summers in the 1990s which h(...)

Changes to Covid-19 payments to be considered next week, Minister says
- Irish News
- May 31, 2020, 15:22
Changes to the State’s enhanced pandemic social welfare payments are to be considered this week, Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan has said. Speaki(...)

Green Party denies seeking attorney general appointment deal
- Politics
- May 24, 2020, 15:29
The Green Party has said it has no discussions, either within the party or with Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil, on the appointment of the next attorney gene(...)

Miriam Lord: Pods for politicians could be the perfect solution
- Politics
- May 20, 2020, 22:13
“Aah, sod this for a game of soldiers. The sun is shining and there’s a cold drink waitin’ with my name on it. I’m outta here!” And with a devil-may-(...)