Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirms cost of living measures to end after February The Government introduced several measures last year in a bid to tackle the cost of living, which included €200 energy credits Dublin Live · Jan 26, 2023
Leo Varadkar warns Fine Gael TDs to be more careful with expenses after Paschal Donohoe controversy Taoiseach and Fine Gael chief tells his politicians to work on compliance Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2023
Ireland toasts record Oscar success with 14 nominations Ireland celebrated a record 14 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, scooping five of the 20 acting spots up for grabs and for the first time earning a nod for a feature film made in the native Irish language. Reuters · Jan 24, 2023
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stresses hard border must be avoided as UK-EU talks continue The DUP has refused to enter the Stormont Assembly until unionist concerns are dealt with Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023
Irish premier stresses hard border must be avoided as UK-EU talks continue Taoiseach Leo Varadkar spoke with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by telephone on Monday. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023
Can DUP be brought in from the cold to end Northern Ireland protocol row? Party has set conditions for a deal but former taoiseach Bertie Ahern says solution is ‘not rocket science’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Two men to stand trial for murder of journalist Lyra McKee Peter Cavanagh, 35, and Jordan Devine, 22, are charged with killing of journalist in Derry in 2019 The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Brexit: Rishi Sunak wants top security adviser to help get protocol deal with EU ERG Tories and DUP vow to defy compromise deal as talks intensify The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Varadkar expresses regret that NI Protocol was imposed without unionist consent The Irish premier said the prospect of an EU/UK deal on the contentious trading arrangements was ‘very real’. The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023
Leo Varadkar admits regrets over Northern Ireland protocol Ireland’s taoiseach regrets Brexit arrangement imposed without agreement of unionists and nationalists The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023
‘Everyone has obligation in respect of NI legacy, including Sinn Fein’ – Martin The Irish foreign minister was speaking after the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Dublin. The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Mountain to climb to resolve NI Protocol issues, says Irish deputy PM Micheal Martin said the EU/UK negotiations needed to be given ‘time and space’. The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
UK and Irish governments urged to convene summit on NI legacy Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald made the call as controversial legislation goes through Parliament. The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Companies linked to Paschal Donohoe's poster pal got €8.7m in Government payments over six years Minister Donohoe has insisted he had no role in the awarding of contracts to companies run by Michael Stone Dublin Live · Jan 19, 2023
Irish Mirror · Jan 19, 2023 Paschal Donohoe's poster pal's companies got €8.7m in Government payments over six years Exclusive: It has now emerged two companies of which Mr Stone was a director received at least 141 payments over six years
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Keir Starmer to invoke Blair as he tells Davos the UK is ‘open for business’ Labour leader to meet bosses of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and BlackRock
Belfast Live · Jan 18, 2023 Latest Stormont deadline looms but little sign of snap Northern Ireland Assembly election There is little expectation the NI secretary will immediately make a move as he has previously pushed back the deadline
Irish Mirror · Jan 18, 2023 Paschal Donohoe reveals Michael Stone made two more donations to Fine Gael as he's accused of 'concocting' story Mr Donohoe apologised to Mr Stone in the Dáil, saying that he is a “man of the very highest standards"
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Taoiseach says some billionaires are all ‘fur coat and no knickers’ Leo Varadkar said it would be “remiss” of him not to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos for a day and a half this week.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Leo Varadkar grills Sinn Fein over donation from ex-councillor convicted of facilitating murder Leaders’ questions returned with a roaring start, as Sinn Fein accused the Cabinet of being ‘mired in scandal’
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Leo Varadkar hits back at Sinn Fein over Dowdall donation in defending Donohoe Leaders’ questions returned with a roaring start, as Sinn Fein accused the Cabinet of being ‘mired in scandal’.
Irish Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 HSE's Dr Colm Henry says public compliance with Covid masks has 'waned' amid new 'more transmissible strain' “But of course, as you know yourself, people's acceptance of that advice has waned as the worst of the pandemic passed over"
Irish Mirror · Jan 16, 2023 Taoiseach committed to tackling climate as environmental issues dominate list of threats to humanity Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he “is planning to engage on these issues” and “other pressing challenges including the war in Ukraine
Belfast Live · Jan 16, 2023 Michelle O’Neill calls for progress on A5 upgrade after Varadkar meeting The Irish government had initially pledged to provide £400m towards the cost of the delayed project
Irish Mirror · Jan 16, 2023 Calls for new tax as richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth Oxfam Ireland is calling for a tax on Irish wealth at graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% above a threshold of 4.7 million euro, which it said would raise billions annually 'with the potential to transform Irish public services'