Paddy Cosgrave was using the company‘s platform to boost tweets in which he accused The Irish Times of political bias

Independent TD Denis Naughten blames ‘paltry windfall’ on the ‘cumbersome’ system of tax relief

The scheme has now been pushed back to 2023, as government sources cite ‘exceptional strain’ put on employers by pandemic

Public sector unions carrying out online and postal ballots of their members to determine if new two-year pact will be accepted

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

Politicians doubt Ireland’s ability to function as an island economy and have stopped short of Australia-style travel restrictions, for now

Simon Coveney says the Northern Ireland protocol has been damaged by controversy

TDs concerned Canadian trade agreement would allow firms to sue states over lost profits

The Taoiseach and his party are on a still unimpressive 16 per cent in today’s poll, but their upward trend contrasts with both FG and SF losing a chunk of support

After a disastrous Christmas, the strictness of lockdown had reinforced FF voters’ positive view of the party

The biggest gain for Fianna Fáil has been in Dublin where its support is up from 7 per cent last November to 15 per cent now

The country’s first ever directly elected mayor will be given strong powers to influence transport, policing and job creation, according to a new report

Opposition criticises government’s ‘glaring’ failure to follow Nphet advice as Tánaiste tells Dáil serious consideration is being given to new tighter travel measures

While anyone arriving from South Africa or Brazil or without a negative Covid test will be subject to a 14-day hotel quarantine, a softer system will be applied to everyone else

The Minister of State for Farm Safety Restrictions is concerned about the mental health of farmers left isolated by the pandemic

The state fears the port’s complicated ownership structure will be a barrier to vital upgrades in the wake of Brexit

There has been controversy over the decision to award the Department of Health’s interim secretary general an €81,000 pay rise as he begins his new job

Staff urgently needed to ease shortages here due to Covid-19 currently face a frustrating delay in processing applications

Ireland has committed to giving €5 million to the Covax fund which will buy vaccines for low-income countries, but Colm Brophy wants this sum increased

Britain’s exit from the EU means Vat must be applied to full price of cars imported from Britain, rather than on just the profit