No time limits on diners but social distancing between tables will be in place with maximum groups of six, Tánaiste confirms

The company is examining three options for its Shannon base. The first is to restructure its Irish operations, the second is to close down the plant altogether and the third is to sell the business.

The agreement will go ahead whether Ireland signs up or not. Paschal Donohoe argues that ‘we’re not going to sign up or endorse an agreement that doesn’t protect our fundamental interests as a small country’

The Tánaiste said the only other options would have been reopening indoor dining without restrictions or else keeping the industry shut until herd immunity was reached

Martin Shanahan made the comments as his agency reported strong foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Ireland in the first half of this year.

After falling short in the 2004 European elections, a 2009 by-election and the 2011 general election, the longtime Labour senator savoured her moment of triumph in Dublin Bay South this weekend – but it was a bad day for Fine Gael and an infinitely worse one for Fianna Fáil

With the Dublin Bay South vote just a week away, a Dáil spat over housing policy resulted in heated exchanges between the Tánaiste and Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman

The businessman, who supplied information about Leo Varadkar’s leaking of a draft GP contract, is seeking damages and an apology from Gript

The party held its ard fheis online and while it is managing to hold on to its pandemic popularity, it is seeking a few new big ideas to help it win a fourth term in government. But it is walking a tightrope with business groups with its attempt to win over workers who might be tempted to vote Sinn Féin

Leo Varadkar’s timing and motives are debatable, but his speech raises a topic that bears discussing without much more delay

Antigen testing and the booking of foreign holidays are two key areas where Tony Holohan’s conservatism could carry significant costs to the Irish economy

The DUP’s convulsions have less to do with outrage over language than with Brexit which it recklessly backed. The party may have to face the fact that its dominant role within unionism is coming to an end

Leixlip-to-Maynooth section to be built this year while Dublin section is held up by calls, backed by Tánaiste, to move missing link to south bank of Royal Canal

Leo Varadkar said that when he first introduced minimum unit pricing as Minister for Health, he intended that it would be introduced at the same time in Northern Ireland.

The new scheme will begin on January 1 next year, with workers initially being entitled to three days of paid sick leave a year and then increasing to ten days of paid sick leave by 2025.

The programme for government commits the government to examine increasing tax bands and credits in the October budget, but the Fiscal Advisory Council has warned of potential €2 billion cost

Key section of Dublin to Galway route held up for two years as some residents in Castleknock don’t want it to run along their back gardens

With employers to bear cost of new statutory sick pay, Tánaiste asks them to consider supports received from the state and taxpayer during the pandemic

News of delays and reduced targets for the National Broadband Plan has come at a time when demand for high-speed internet in rural Ireland is stronger than ever due to the pandemic

Tánaiste is backing calls by local residents in Castleknock to have the missing link section of the Dublin-to-Galway route moved to the south side of the Royal Canal, at a cost of €24 million