The British Prime Minister said his government was currently working on “sandpapering” the Protocol to address some of the concerns about trade disruption

Micheál Martin said that the governments need to "work together" to defuse the violence, which last night saw a bus hijacked in Belfast

The Taoiseach is to meet virtually with local principals in East Cork to discuss the shortage of secondary school places affecting approximately 150 families this year.

How many jobs might be created through this new plan to rejuvenate rural towns and villages? We couldn't possibly say

The Government's new rural Ireland plan has been dubbed a "very well packaged marketing exercise" after it was claimed it contains no new spending, targets or ideas.

Eugene McCague has been asked to 'ascertain all the facts' associated with the operation of the Dublin hospital's vaccination centre

After 100 years of partition, a debate on unity was hosted on RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live (March 22), which in itself is a small step for those left trapped in a six-county statelet that would serve as an artificially created utopian melting pot for the ...

Boris Johnson’s approach to the challenges that Brexit posed for Northern Ireland have been an amalgam of bluster, bluff and a freewheeling approach to facts

Micheál Martin said vaccination centres will be used to a "far greater extent" in quarter two of the year.

This announcement mirrors the announcement made regarding the EU and UK yesterday

Policy needs to be looked at from a more local level instead of being written by individuals who will never be affected by their one approach fits all policy

Micheál Martin has been at his best when he has spoken plainly and clearly to the Irish people, and he will need to be at his best speaking to an increasingly weary nation today.

Severe limitations on both personal freedoms and businesses are expected to remain in place for at least another seven weeks.

Micheál Martin told media he had been clear on the issue and that he has been consistent in saying there would be no large scale reopening of society

The phased reopening of schools is to begin March 1, the cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 has agreed. The plan, which will go to cabinet on Tuesday, will see primary schools reopen for junior infants, senior infants, and first and second class.

The general election took place one year ago today, delivering seismic change that transformed Ireland from a two-party system to a three-party one.

Congratulating Micheál Martin (Irish Examiner editorial, January 26) for surviving 10 years as Fianna Fáil leader is akin to damning him with faint praise.

His time as Taoiseach may not be what he had pictured, but that has not lessened his resolve to tackle the problems facing the country, he tells Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Open letter to the Taoiseach “on behalf of Mná na hÉireann” said the words turned "what should have been a watershed moment of healing into a whitewashing of trauma" 

Other issues, such as mandatory quarantining of those arriving from abroad, and the reopening of schools are also expected to be discussed at the meeting.

While the mother and baby homes are now closed, some of the attitudes that went with them remain a stain on our national landscape, writes Alison O'Connor

New restrictions have been announced for travel, education, childcare and other areas. 

Worrying statistics but we also need to focus on the positives

Mr Martin also ruled out the prospect of a reshuffle of his party’s government ministers in the year ahead.

Unit will strengthen ties between both sides of the border

Simon Coveney says he is hopeful the Government can now enter a new era of trade and economic co-operation with Britain, post-Brexit.

Inoculations get underway at four hospitals.

The Taoiseach, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Agriculture Minister spoke with representatives of Irish fishing organisations this afternoon, ahead of a Cabinet meeting on the matter tonight.

On day two of our special report on the Shared Island initiative, Political Correspondent Aoife Moore says those entrenched in their ideas will not want to be condescended to by those who have not lived and lost through the darkest days ...

Taoiseach said there were 'political factors at play' and that the protracted talks may now go right to the wire of the December 31 deadline'

The Taoiseach said it is 'extremely important' that the future relationship between the United Kingdom and Europe is a solid one.

Micheál Martin said Ireland would champion climate action in the interests of peace during our time on the UN Security Council.

In light of the horrendous year the people of this country and beyond have endured, news of vaccines is most welcome. But 2021 will pose its own set of problems, writes Daniel McConnell

Micheál Martin said that he was not nervous about pubs and restaurants reopening today, but urged those in attendance to use their judgement about the safety of their individual activities.

The weekend RED C polling putting the party on 12% has come as a blow to TDs who are now trailing behind Fine Gael and Sinn Féin on 33% and 30% respectively.

Let's all escape the doom for a few hours

A flawed process, but the right and defendable outcome. That was Justice Minister Helen McEntee's summation of the appointment of Seamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Cabinet he wants the country to move to Level 3 restrictions next week.

People to be allowed to visit family members on Christmas Day

Taoiseach and Health Minister will meet Garda Commissioner to discuss enforcement of Covid-19 regulations

All that tumbled out during the week would suggest that this government has turned a deaf ear to that which is being carried on the changing political winds, writes Michael Clifford

The country moved from Level 3 to Level 5 restrictions on Wednesday, October 21

There is palpable anger within political circles that the judicial process involving the two judges has concluded without resolution.

The Oireachtas has voted confidence in Leo Varadkar by 92 to 65.