Leo Varadkar says plan to raise top tax rate to €50k may have to wait
The Taoiseach defended the policy but said it may not happen immediately.
View ArticleRockall: Irish and Scottish ministers to hold 'intensive process' in bid to...
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discussed the matter with Nicola Sturgeon today in Manchester.
View ArticleEU suspends negotiations until tomorrow as Europe's leaders fail to agree who...
Talks will resume tomorrow to decide who will get the EU’s top jobs.
View Article'Let's get serious': EU leaders to meet again amid deadlock in election of...
Talks ended without an agreement in Brussels yesterday.
View ArticleSammy Wilson: 'We know the Irish; if you stand up to them, they will take you...
The DUP’s Brexit spokesman made his comments on BBC Radio 4 this morning.
View ArticleVaradkar says 'better enforcement' is needed to tackle scrambler bikes, but...
Varadkar said the use of scrambler bikes in parks and community areas is a ‘very serious and dangerous act’.
View ArticleAnother tender process for broadband plan would take three years, committee...
Eir’s CEO said last week that it could deliver the NBP for far less than the approved bidder.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar likens Micheál Martin to 'a priest engaging in sin behind the...
Martin has said that the comment “reflects more on the Taoiseach than anyone else”.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar apologises for Dáil comments about priests sinning behind the altar
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin was the target of Varadkar’s comments and he’s now responded to the apology.
View ArticlePressure mounts on Taoiseach to publish internal report into Maria Bailey...
Varadakr said he cannot publish the report.
View ArticleNew Bill aims to 'draw some good' out of a tragic boating accident that left...
John O’Brien and Patrick Esmonde died off Helvick Head, Co Waterford in 2010.
View ArticleRegina Doherty says Taoiseach 'between a rock and a hard place' over Maria...
The Taoiseach has said he cannot publish the report as those involved in the review spoke on condition it would not be published.
View ArticleVaradkar corrects Dáil record and apologises for comments about priests...
Varadkar said he never meant to offend with his comments.
View Article'F*ck off Mercosur': Angry scenes outside Leinster House as farmers protest...
There were heated scenes in the crowd during today’s protest when a farmer rounded on Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill.
View ArticleTaoiseach has ‘absolute confidence’ in Kehoe after navy ship claims
Kehoe became embroiled in confusion over the weekend when he said two vessels were docked for maintenance reasons and not for staff shortages.
View ArticlePlans to increase the higher rate tax band to €50,000 would cost €2.3bn, says...
The paper warns that further reductions in the USC could lead to a “narrowing of the tax base”.
View ArticleArchbishop Martin told Taoiseach to use his own profession the next time he...
Martin said Varadkar should have used the example of an unhealthy doctor who tells people to lead a healthy life.
View ArticleVaradkar receives dozens of similar emails from voters about FG boycott after...
FOI documents show correspondence sent to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the wake of the Maria Bailey swing fall case.
View ArticlePoll: Should new prime ministers always be elected by a public vote?
Boris Johnson was elected by only 160,000 people.
View ArticleVaradkar says Boris Johnson's talk of new Brexit deal is 'not in the real world'
Speaking today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Uk will “do a new deal, a better deal”.
View ArticleIan Paisley Jr accuses Coveney and Varadkar of 'unnecessarily aggressive'...
Varadkar said earlier today that Boris Johnson will have to “depart” from what he’s said recently if he wants a Brexit deal.
View ArticleBoris Johnson says Brexit is a 'massive economic opportunity'
He added it had been treated under his predecessor Theresa May as “an impending adverse weather event”.
View ArticleDUP's Sammy Wilson accuses Irish govt of being 'hysterical' and...
Wilson was criticising comments made by Tánaiste Simon Coveney in Stormont yesterday.
View ArticleLess than half of people satisfied with Taoiseach's Brexit strategy, poll...
That’s according to an opinion poll conducted by Kantar and Sunday Independent.
View ArticleThe Taoiseach says he's eating less red meat to stay healthy - but is it...
“Some people say that meat is the new tobacco, and that’s absolutely not true,” says Dr Robert O’Connor of the Irish Cancer Society.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar-Boris Johnson phone call to be arranged 'in the near future'
A customary call between the two leaders usually takes place when one takes office.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar and Boris Johnson (finally) speak by phone and UK PM asserts...
Downing Street said Johnson’s government would approach any Brexit talks “in a spirit of friendship”.
View ArticleHow the backstop created a back door for anti-Irish sentiment in the UK
As the UK exit from the EU draws closer, the Irish government has become a frequent target of Brexiteers.
View Article'Panic' and 'security gaps': Internal British document warns about impact of...
Britain leaving the EU without a deal seems increasingly likely.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar to discuss business and Brexit during Northern Ireland visit
Varadkar will also take part in a debate this evening with politicians from both sides of the border.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar: No-deal Brexit is not 'unavoidable'
Varadkar was speaking during a visit to Northern Ireland today.
View ArticleState apology on the cards after Varadkar and Harris meet CervicalCheck...
Patient representatives, however, say a full apology is only possible with a full understanding of who’s accountable.
View ArticleInterview: Mary Lou on a united Ireland, the carbon tax and why she'll be a...
In a wide-ranging interview the Sinn Fein leader discusses carbon tax, the local elections fallout and a united Ireland.
View ArticleVaradkar and Johnson to meet to discuss Brexit (but we're not sure when)
It comes after Varadkar and Johnson spoke over the phone about two weeks ago.
View ArticlePoll: When should we hold a general election?
We’re waiting on Brexit, but for how long?
View ArticleUK's Home Secretary says freedom of movement with the EU will end immediately...
A spokesperson said free movement will end overnight on 31 October if a deal is not agreed upon.
View ArticleLeo Varadkar spoke with Boris Johnson by phone for almost an hour this evening
It’s been agreed the two leaders will meet in Dublin in September.
View ArticleVaradkar says Ireland will vote against Mercosur deal unless Brazil protects...
He also labelled President Bolsonaro’s attacks on NGOs this week as “Orwellian”.
View ArticleJohn Deasy to quit politics ahead of the next general election
Deasy was the government envoy to Washington DC.
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