The plum ministerial position will pass to FF’s Michael McGrath when Micheál Martin is replaced as Taoiseach by Leo Varadkar

A general election would put many of the party’s deputies in a perilous situation

Potential coalition party leaders due to brief independents on government plans this week

‘The party will crumble’ if coalition deal is voted down, says senior source

Increasing social insurance contributions is a better plan than raising the pension age but the draft programme for government shows little appetite for this reform

The EU should seek to further reduce pollution, not merely offset it, say independent MEPs who want net-zero target removed from a planned European climate law

Party members complain that the programme for government is too vague, but taking seats at the cabinet table could offer them the best chance to achieve their goals

There are enough wins for all three in the document agreed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens to ensure it wins the necessary backing

In the teeth of government formation talks, the Green Party has been going through a crisis of conscience at a crucial historic moment

Publicans frustrated by lack of advice from government on how pubs can operate after July 20

The Department of Justice is to reassess whether judges or minister should set the award rates

Housebuilding giant is building Marianella scheme on the site of a former monastery in Rathgar in Dublin 6

Government is to assess previous incomes based on 2018 tax returns

Requirements introduced due to coronavirus, forcing winners to confirm their identity in person, have meant an effective freeze on many payouts

The ongoing whitewashing of Daniel Kinahan, the man behind the big Fury-Joshua fight, is a disgrace to the sport of boxing

The party is re-examining historic policy of voting against the annual renewal of the Offences Against the State Act, ahead of a Dáil vote

As programme for government nears completion, attention turns to whether party members, and the Greens in particular, will back coalition

Micheál Martin has to contend with a divided party and slipping poll ratings while striving to emerge from the government formation talks as the next taoiseach

The Tánaiste has responded to Dáil criticism by confirming he has personally spoken to Edward Crawford about the death of the African-American man at the hands of Minneapolis policemen

Curriculum body staff have begun to draft ‘some’ guidelines, as development groups‘ work was interrupted by Covid-19