Leo Varadkar
Varadkar and Donohoe clash over new tax break plans for remote workers
Tánaiste wants ‘ambitious’ incentives and capital allowances to encourage the practice, but Donohoe fears the effect on city centres and career development for young staff
Colin Murphy: In law, we are closer to house arrest than a 5km limit
Covid-19 restrictions say you should not leave home at all ‘without reasonable excuse’ – a rule that‘s broader than it need be, is widely misunderstood and of dubious effectiveness
Facebook defends content moderators’ working conditions
Leo Varadkar highlighted concerns of workers who say they suffer mental trauma from nature of job
Business support schemes will be extended to July in new Covid plan
Taoiseach will give no consideration to reopening hospitality before mid-summer, while chief executive of restaurants association says businesses are being pushed ‘closer to financial ruin and meltdown’
Varadkar promises parents ‘clear message’ on schools in coming days
Tánaiste says Nphet advocated a ‘very gradual approach’ to children returning to the classroom
No gatherings of over 50 people indoors until autumn, events industry warned
Letter by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar indicates that live events and weddings are off until the majority of the population is vaccinated
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
Fewer GP surgeries will be able to offer vaccination to over-70s
Tánaiste says rollout to older people will be slower following recommendation that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, rather than AstraZeneca, should be used for this group
All arrivals into Ireland could be required to do two Covid-19 tests five days apart
Opposition criticises government’s ‘glaring’ failure to follow Nphet advice as Tánaiste tells Dáil serious consideration is being given to new tighter travel measures
Sinn Féin pressure Varadkar with new questions over GP contract leak
Varakdar accused the opposition party of trying to reheat the controversy as Paschal Donohoe raised the latest disclosures in the Dáil
Firms will be liable for health and safety rules at home under new remote working policy
Government to legislate to give employees the right to request to work from home as part of proposed national strategy
New summary rescue plan could be lifeboat for struggling SMEs
Proposals to introduce an ‘examinership-lite’ process which avoids costly court procedures could be a lifesaver for businesses and the exchequer alike
The Last Post: Be careful what you wish for as the DUP duped again and again
The DUP’s determination to do things the British way blocked an all-Ireland strategy on Covid-19. Now we are all paying the price
Analysis: Fine Gael and Sinn Féin trade blows as if it’s an election year
Each party criticised the other’s response to Covid-19 and the social housing crisis in tit-for-tat exchanges in the Dáil
Facebook’s Clegg lobbied Varadkar over data rules
The former politician contacted the Tánaiste in September, days after Facebook launched a legal case against the Data Protection Commissioner
Analysis: Public’s patience with tight lockdown will be tested if vaccine rollout is not swift
Taoiseach and Tánaiste appeared to understand that their political futures depend on the success of the vaccine programme as tough new restrictions were announced
The enemy within: the year of coronavirus
On New Year’s Eve 2019, a mysterious pneumonia strain was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan. We could never have imagined then the devastating impact it was going to have on the world in the ensuing months
Politics: A year of chaos, coronavirus and compromises
The first ever FF-FG coalition made 2020 truly historic, but the real political earthquake was the impact of Covid-19 on our economy and society
Post-transition Brexit puts cross-border healthcare in peril
Some 5,000 patients travel North annually under the EU cross-border healthcare scheme – and no one seems to know if this will continue after January 1
Varadkar launches action plan to tackle high cost of insurance
Government’s 66-point plan includes new personal injury award guidelines and efforts to fight fraud as campaigners say reform has progressed at ‘a snail’s pace’