Taoiseach willing to have an inquiry into nursing home deaths
Micheál Martin has previously indicated his opposition to a full-blown state inquiry into Covid-19 deaths
Analysis: Weary public unlikely to be inspired by the latest call to persevere
After the week of bungled communications the government endured, asking people to put their faith in such a detail-free plan may strike some as asking a lot
Ministers surprised Forde not fully vetted
Aaron Forde’s nomination for Shannon Group chairman had to be withdrawn after a trawl of his social media revealed derogatory tweets about Travellers
House of cards: the changing political fortunes of a taoiseach
There have been murmurings within Fianna Fáil for the past year about replacing Micheál Martin as taoiseach – but doing so is a more complex prospect than it seems, especially given his recent recovery
Parts of Housing and Transport budgets could be reallocated
Officials worry the two departments may be unable to spend their full allocations, due to lockdown of the construction sector
Taoiseach calls for all sides to ‘dial down the rhetoric’ on NI protocol
The plea comes after former UUP leader David Trimble accuses the Irish government and others of ‘escalating tensions’ in the North
McEntee moots extending pubs and nightclubs’ hours after pandemic
The Minister for Justice is examining staggered closing times to put an end to all licenced premises having to shut doors at same time
New permit to allow foreign workers bring families in straight away
Government reforming ‘critical skills’ permit system in bid to attract more skilled workers from outside the EU
Analysis: How Sinn Féin will seek to undermine LDA launch with its own unofficial website
‘Non-partisan’ site will be modelled on Nama Wine Lake project which gained a considerable following and led to questions in the Dáil
Member states ‘partly to blame for delays in EU recovery fund rollout’
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says Brussels is waiting for countries to submit their spending plans
Varadkar backs construction return as firms add pressure
Industry body CIF says massive stalled developments must be prioritised in phased reopening after lockdown
Government probes meat factories and RTÉ on self-employed workers
The Department of Social Protection has been probing allegations of bogus contractors in meat plants and in the national broadcaster
BAM claims delay in design of Children’s Hospital facade will cost €45m
'No material change’ in design of hospital exterior, says development board as costs row continues with builder
Twitter blocks Web Summit from promoting founder’s political tweets
Paddy Cosgrave was using the company‘s platform to boost tweets in which he accused The Irish Times of political bias
Remote workers get average of just €26 tax relief on costs
Independent TD Denis Naughten blames ‘paltry windfall’ on the ‘cumbersome’ system of tax relief
Scheme to address private sector pension ‘timebomb’ put on hold
The scheme has now been pushed back to 2023, as government sources cite ‘exceptional strain’ put on employers by pandemic
Proposed pay deal includes 2% rise in allowances for public sector workers
Public sector unions carrying out online and postal ballots of their members to determine if new two-year pact will be accepted
Analysis: Taoiseach rules out mandatory bedroom quarantine due to legal issues
A law requiring people to stay in their bedrooms would be impossible to police, Micheál Martin tells the Dáil, but opposition says hotel quarantine is the solution
Analysis: Why the Government is reluctant to impose 14-day quarantine
Politicians doubt Ireland’s ability to function as an island economy and have stopped short of Australia-style travel restrictions, for now
Government scrambles to contain fallout from Brussels’ border blunder
Simon Coveney says the Northern Ireland protocol has been damaged by controversy