Mandatory quarantine 'not workable' - Tánaiste Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said the mandatory quarantine of incoming visitors to Ireland would not be proportionate or workable. Coronavirus • 20 hrs
SF calls on Taoiseach to 'act' over GP contract leak The Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has written to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin demanding that he "act" on new information relating to Tánaiste Leo ... Politics • 20 Jan
Trust in short supply as Govt issues apology Taoiseach Micheál Martin might have expected a warmer reaction to his declaration in the Dáil that the State had failed both the women and children ... Politics • 13 Jan
Govt considers closing schools for January The Government is considering a proposal to close schools for the rest of January. Coronavirus • 04 Jan
Cabinet to reject proposed move to Level 5 restrictions The Cabinet looks set to not accept the latest NPHET advice to move the country to Level 5 restrictions when it meets in the morning. Coronavirus • 21 Dec 20
Taoiseach says he 'misspoke' over 2008 bank bailouts Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he misspoke in the Dáil yesterday when he said Irish banks were not bailed out. Politics • 17 Dec 20
Green leadership attempts to allay concerns over CETA Green Party Cabinet ministers have written to the party membership to allay concerns regarding the EU-Canadian trade deal known as CETA. Politics • 16 Dec 20
Belturbet bombing investigation raised in Dáil Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Dáil that he will pursue both the British and Northern Irish authorities regarding the no-warning car-bomb attack on Belturbet, ... Politics • 15 Dec 20
No deportations 'unless a threat to national security' There will be a "stay" on deportations from Ireland for as long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the Taoiseach has indicated. Coronavirus • 09 Dec 20
Govt accused of 'insulting' student nurses in pandemic People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has accused Taoiseach Micheál Martin of "insulting" student nurses by "refusing to pay them" for working in the ... Politics • 09 Dec 20