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

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

Leo Varadkar highlighted concerns of workers who say they suffer mental trauma from nature of job

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’

Tánaiste says Nphet advocated a ‘very gradual approach’ to children returning to the classroom

Letter by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar indicates that live events and weddings are off until the majority of the population is vaccinated

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

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

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

Varakdar accused the opposition party of trying to reheat the controversy as Paschal Donohoe raised the latest disclosures in the Dáil

Government to legislate to give employees the right to request to work from home as part of proposed national strategy

Proposals to introduce an ‘examinership-lite’ process which avoids costly court procedures could be a lifesaver for businesses and the exchequer alike

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

Each party criticised the other’s response to Covid-19 and the social housing crisis in tit-for-tat exchanges in the Dáil

The former politician contacted the Tánaiste in September, days after Facebook launched a legal case against the Data Protection Commissioner

Taoiseach and Tánaiste appeared to understand that their political futures depend on the success of the vaccine programme as tough new restrictions were announced

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

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

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

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’