Analysis: More assured media performance from Taoiseach as cases and anxiety levels rise
Micheál Martin says best approach is to encourage public to comply with restrictions voluntarily, rather than sanction stricter Garda enforcement
Rural Link chief named as head of EESC committee in Brussels
Seamus Boland is to become president of the European Economic and Social Council's civil society committee, which deals with EU policy in various areas
O'Callaghan: reunification is ‘biggest political issue’ after Covid-19 and Brexit
Dublin Bay South TD says it would be ‘an honour’ to lead FF, but adds Micheál Martin is doing a good job and has his support
Capital gains tax cut unlikely in budget as Greens ‘don’t like it’
FF had wanted to reduce rate from 33% to 25% over five years, while FG had promised to review the levy
Donohoe and McGrath set to borrow their way through the pandemic
The Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure are putting their heads together for what will be the first of a series of borrowing budgets
FLAC supports graduate's legal case against Seanad election system
Move is unusual for Free Legal Aid Centre, which is best known for taking cases on behalf of disadvantaged people
Horticulture sector warns Irish peat supplies running out
Peat industry lobbies the government a year after legal challenge stalled licensing process
Review of stamp duty break as one-off homes benefit most
A Tax Strategy Group report shows that 1,600 of the 1,765 successful applicants were owners of one-off housing sites
Heavy fines and jail await those who breach lockdown rules
Gardaí are granted powers to demand people’s names and addresses to see if they are more than 2km from their homes
‘They’ve had a good corona’: crisis puts new spring in Fine Gael’s step
The party’s level of support has risen by 13 per cent since the Covid-19 outbreak hit Ireland, Red C’s latest poll reveals
Blanket support for government’s emergency lawmaking on Covid-19
A staggering 97 per cent of people agree the government should be able to detain those who have the virus if they refuse to self-isolate
State of independents: how the Dáil arithmetic is shaping up
In terms of forming a government, the 21 Independent TDs can be divided into three groups in terms of government formation: the possibles, the impossibles and the improbables
Sport Ireland asked to fund football-based mental health programme
Shane Ross backs counselling plan aimed at hard-to-reach young men aged up to 30
Meath West: Tóibín fights his old party amid the urban-rural divide
The declining fortunes of the small village of Clonmellon, in the three-seater constituency, epitomise problems that can be found across the state
Fianna Fáil to gamble big on public spending
Move sees party attempt to set itself apart from Fine Gael on financial issues
TD calls for cross-border crime agency to stop criminals
FF’s Declan Breathnach says gangs are exploiting an operational gap that means ‘hot pursuit’ chases must end at either side
FG loses ground as Murphy ‘disaster’ puts Varadkar under more pressure
The ongoing controversy around Fine Gael’s Wexford by-election candidate has seen the party‘s support drop by two points, while its main rivals are holding steady
SDLP take their seats, but SF don’t: battle over abstentionism in Foyle
As the North gears up for the election on December 12, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Sinn Féin MP Elisha McCallion face a tight contest
Exclusive: RSA warned Murphy not to interfere with inspectors
Controversy over Isis comments sees party drop by two points in latest Red C poll
