Micheál Martin | Business Post

Rhetoric, tension and pressure but no revolt in coalition wrangle over farm emissions targets

Environment minister Eamon Ryan gave agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue a bowl of cherries from his garden, a gesture that may have helped to sweeten the atmosphere in the negotiations over reducing emissions in the agriculture sector

Party on Micheál: No pretender to Martin’s throne despite rebel rumblings

With the cost of living crisis, mixed results in the polls and tensions in the coalition, can the Taoiseach outwit the disgruntled members in his own parliamentary party to remain as leader?

Nervous government TDs push back on Green policies as SF rural support grows

The concern for rural government TDs stems from the ongoing efforts to limit emissions from agriculture, with significant disagreement within Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over the proposals

Ifac: Workers may have to pay average of €2,150 more in taxes to preserve pension age

Keeping the state pension age at 66 years will have a big impact on future workers, according to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, who say the typical earner will have to pay an annual PRSI increase of €1,800 and a tax increase of €350

As Johnson falls, can a new PM smooth Anglo-Irish relations?

The resignation of Boris Johnson has raised hopes within the Irish government that his eventual successor will be amenable to solving the protocol row, but the candidates jockeying for position are a very mixed bag

Michael Brennan: Frustration for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as Sinn Féin continues on record high

Struggling to grapple with the housing, health and cost of living crises, the coalition parties are watching Mary Lou McDonald steal their thunder on the issues of the day

Cork Co Council refuses to install electric car charger in Martin’s holiday home village

Courtmacsherry, where the Taoiseach owns a summer residence, secured a €3,000 grant to buy a new charger for vehicles more than two years ago

Analysis: How Sinn Féin is dominating among younger and middle-aged voters

The latest Business Post/Red C poll suggests that Irish politics is now poised for a further shift away from what was once called ‘civil war politics’

Medical Laboratory Scientists Association suspends strike action

MLSA has accepted an invitation to Labour Court talks

Northern Ireland

EU to demand real-time data to ease goods checks in North

Move comes amid tensions as Britain threatens to unilaterally scrap the protocol after seven-month hiatus in negotiations

Suspension of Green TDs leaves government on shaky ground as handover approaches

Nessa Hourigan and Patrick Costello both broke with the government position by voting for Sinn Féin’s motion on the National Maternity Hospital

Taoiseach: ‘I’m not prepared to prevaricate. I’m determined that we move on and provide facilities for women in the 21st century’

Micheál Martin says he’s clear in his conscience that the new National Maternity Hospital must go ahead, despite opposition

Sinn Féin records highest ever level of support in a Red C poll

Mary Lou McDonald’s party is benefiting from the cost of living crisis, and the recent controversy over plans to ban the sale of turf in urban areas, registering its highest ever rating in a Red C poll, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil remain well behind

Government considers possibility of payment scheme for housing Ukrainian refugees

The public expenditure minister says officials are evaluating the practicalities of any such scheme and liaising with other departments but no developed plan is in place

Highest civil service post only open to those in the sector

The government will not seek applications from the private sector to succeed top mandarin Martin Fraser when he leaves the job later this year

Fine Gael drops to new low of 19% as its core support feels the pinch

Leo Varadkar’s party is losing support among the ‘squeezed middle’ as the cost of living crisis begins to bite

Taoiseach can attend EU summit after negative Covid tests

Martin has been self-isolating in Washington since he tested positive on the eve of his St Patrick’s Day meeting with Biden

Marion Mckeone: Not even a Covid diagnosis can dampen Irish spirits after a successful week in DC

This year’s St Patrick’s Day events in Washington DC will be deemed a diplomatic success, despite Micheál Martin contracting the virus

Ukrainian families fleeing war find refuge and a warm welcome in Kerry

The Yershovs have had to move twice, first to Odessa from Sevastopol in Crimea when it was seized by Russian-backed separatists in 2014. Now, with their five daughters and another baby on the way, they are in a hostel in Tarbert where local people have supplied them with everything, including violins for their daughters

Taoiseach to hold virtual meeting with Biden after testing positive for Covid-19

Martin is feeling well and is trying to arrange virtual attendance at different events he had scheduled for St Patrick’s Day in Washington