Politics

Insurance report going to Cabinet today notes average pay out has decreased by approximately 50%
Insurance report going to Cabinet today notes average pay out has decreased by approximately 50%
Monday
5 Jul 2021
Coveney visits Irish troops serving with United Nations in Lebanon
Coveney visits Irish troops serving with United Nations in Lebanon
'Number of options' to get indoor dining reopened under discussion
'Number of options' to get indoor dining reopened under discussion
England set to lift mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing rules
England set to lift mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing rules
Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria
Sunday
4 Jul 2021
Migrants arriving in UK without permission could soon face four years in prison
Migrants arriving in UK without permission could soon face four years in prison
Jeffrey Donaldson: Boris Johnson 'needs to recognise' constitutional harm from the Protocol
Jeffrey Donaldson: Boris Johnson 'needs to recognise' constitutional harm from the Protocol
England primed to ‘return to normality’ on 19 July with restrictions rolled back
England primed to ‘return to normality’ on 19 July with restrictions rolled back
'Drop a live location and they'll find us': On the canvass in a feverish Dublin Bay South
'Drop a live location and they'll find us': On the canvass in a feverish Dublin Bay South
Saturday
3 Jul 2021
Micheál Martin calls on UK government to match EU's 'generosity of spirit' over Protocol
Micheál Martin calls on UK government to match EU's 'generosity of spirit' over Protocol
Taoiseach urges people to 'be vigilant' ahead of Delta wave
Taoiseach urges people to 'be vigilant' ahead of Delta wave
Former EU chief Donald Tusk wins leadership of Poland’s strongest opposition party
Former EU chief Donald Tusk wins leadership of Poland’s strongest opposition party
UK ministers warn EU Protocol will ‘damage’ Northern Ireland peace without changes
UK ministers warn EU Protocol will ‘damage’ Northern Ireland peace without changes
'Over the wurst': Sausage truce marks a moment of peace for post-Brexit EU-UK relations
'Over the wurst': Sausage truce marks a moment of peace for post-Brexit EU-UK relations
Friday
2 Jul 2021
Garda Commissioner says loyalist rally reports may be ‘kite flying’
Garda Commissioner says loyalist rally reports may be ‘kite flying’
Ireland agrees deal to buy one million unwanted vaccines from Romania
Ireland agrees deal to buy one million unwanted vaccines from Romania
Thursday
1 Jul 2021
Global corporation tax reform deal backed by 130 nations - but not Ireland
Global corporation tax reform deal backed by 130 nations - but not Ireland
Aontú launches legal action over 'exclusion' from RTÉ's by-election debates
Aontú launches legal action over 'exclusion' from RTÉ's by-election debates
Ryan: 'No country serious about climate change can invest in gas terminals'
Ryan: 'No country serious about climate change can invest in gas terminals'
Hundreds of thousands of Digital Covid Certs to be issued 'within weeks'
Hundreds of thousands of Digital Covid Certs to be issued 'within weeks'
NI Protocol - not DUP - threatens Stormont stability, Jeffrey Donaldson says
NI Protocol - not DUP - threatens Stormont stability, Jeffrey Donaldson says
Taoiseach: NIAC advice included in modelling wouldn't have affected pause to hospitality
Taoiseach: NIAC advice included in modelling wouldn't have affected pause to hospitality
People aged 30 to 34 can register for Covid-19 vaccine next week
People aged 30 to 34 can register for Covid-19 vaccine next week
EU digital cert begins today in all member states except Ireland
EU digital cert begins today in all member states except Ireland
New DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson rocked by MLA resignation on first day
New DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson rocked by MLA resignation on first day
Stormont ministers to decide whether to press ahead with further easing of Covid restrictions
Stormont ministers to decide whether to press ahead with further easing of Covid restrictions
Wednesday
30 Jun 2021
Taoiseach on defensive as he faces backlash from his own party over hospitality vaccine cert plan
Taoiseach on defensive as he faces backlash from his own party over hospitality vaccine cert plan
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies aged 88
Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies aged 88
Maternity partner restrictions raised again in Dáil as Taoiseach told all units compliant
Maternity partner restrictions raised again in Dáil as Taoiseach told all units compliant
NPHET modelling 'didn't account for AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines being made available to all age groups'
NPHET modelling 'didn't account for AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines being made available to all age groups'
Belfast court rejects unionists' legal challenge against the Northern Ireland Protocol
Belfast court rejects unionists' legal challenge against the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK and EU set to sign last minute truce to hold off ‘sausage war’ trade dispute
UK and EU set to sign last minute truce to hold off ‘sausage war’ trade dispute
Tuesday
29 Jun 2021
Minister claims he was speaking in 'personal' capacity when he called for second opinion on NPHET advice
Minister claims he was speaking in 'personal' capacity when he called for second opinion on NPHET advice
'Not practical, unenforceable and discriminatory': Government’s latest Covid plans branded unacceptable
'Not practical, unenforceable and discriminatory': Government’s latest Covid plans branded unacceptable
Donnelly defends potential for unvaccinated people to work in indoor dining, but not be able to avail of it
Donnelly defends potential for unvaccinated people to work in indoor dining, but not be able to avail of it
From 250 to 2,170 deaths, here's what NPHET's modelling said about four 'Delta wave' scenarios
From 250 to 2,170 deaths, here's what NPHET's modelling said about four 'Delta wave' scenarios
'No limit' on visiting numbers for fully vaccinated or people who had Covid in last nine months
'No limit' on visiting numbers for fully vaccinated or people who had Covid in last nine months
Taoiseach: 'Safest way' to return to indoor hospitality is to limit access to those vaccinated or recovered from Covid
Taoiseach: 'Safest way' to return to indoor hospitality is to limit access to those vaccinated or recovered from Covid
Fine Gael lead with Labour in second in Dublin Bay South by-election, poll shows
Fine Gael lead with Labour in second in Dublin Bay South by-election, poll shows
Ireland, US and UK request UN Security Council meeting over war-torn Tigray
Ireland, US and UK request UN Security Council meeting over war-torn Tigray