Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has described as “pub talk” speculation that he was about to be dropped from Cabinet due to his inability to overcome the housing crisis.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has put his ministers on notice of his intention to carry out a reshuffle this summer, in the wake of the local and European elections.

Amber Rudd made a dramatic return to Theresa May's Cabinet as the Prime Minister sought to bolster her position following the backlash to her Brexit deal.

The Cabinet is set to approve the hiring of up to 1,000 additional customs and veterinary officials to cope with the impact of Brexit.

Almost two thirds of the Cabinet have confirmed that they fully support legalising abortion up to 12 weeks and will publicly advocate and campaign to achieve it, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The Cabinet will hold a special meeting today to discuss “radical” alterations to its national development plan amid mounting criticism of it.

The pending reopening of Stepaside Garda station will be strongly criticised by the Dáil’s spending watchdog, despite two Cabinet ministers demanding its return.

The Cabinet next week will try to reach a collective decision on whether or not abortion should be allowed unrestricted up to 12 weeks for pregnancies.

As Taoiseach Leo Varadkar eases into his first Christmas as leader, he must be counting his lucky stars that we were spared an unnecessary election, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

Hospitals that do not meet patient safety standards could be shut if new licensing plans get the go ahead.

There was a giddy atmosphere around the Dáil.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar may use the resignation of Frances Fitzgerald as Tánaiste as an opportunity for a wider reshuffle at Cabinet to embolden the party ahead of any general election.

The Government will face pressure this week to enact fresh legislation for class action court cases, to sanction the banks, and to launch a full investigation into the tracker mortgage scandal.

Boris Johnson has moved to distance himself from reports claiming he would resist any attempt by Theresa May to demote him in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Leo Varadkar and Paschal Donohoe have been accused of “control freakery” by ministerial colleagues after they issued a “omerta” warning over demands for more money in the budget.

The homeless and housing crisis is likely to dominate a meeting of Fine Gael ministers today.

By failing to sack anyone in his first reshuffle, Leo Varadkar has opened himself up to accusations that he is not willing to make the tough calls and be ruthless when required, writes Daniel McConnell.

It was far from de Valera’s comely lasses dancing at the crossroads proportions, but perhaps given the notorious difficulties at the centre of the issue a tango on the border will more than suffice.

Coppers on Harcourt St, Dublin, is a regular stomping ground for GAA players, off-duty gardaí, and celebrities who all squeeze in and dance into the early hours.

Cosmetic. This was how Leo Varadkar’s Cabinet reshuffle was described by one Fine Gael TD.

Latest:The Inner City Helping Homeless group have expressed the hope that new housing minister, Eoghan Murphy, will act immediately to address the housing crisis.

Fine Gael leader and taoiseach-elect Leo Varadkar has said “trust” will at the heart of his considerations as he selects his cabinet ministers next Wednesday.

Speculation is continuing that incoming taoiseach Leo Varadkar may ask close supporter Paschal Donohoe to take over as Finance Minister in addition to his Public Expenditure role.

They were all singing for their supper, but now the meals are coming who will be left hungry? Fiachra Ó Cionnaith assesses the likely winners and losers in incoming Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s new cabinet.

New broadcasting laws are expected to get the go ahead of the Cabinet this morning.

Half of the Cabinet has yet to put through a single piece of legislation, a year after the Government’s formation. 

Is it too much to expect that the legislators we elect to the Dáil and Seanad do what they are paid to do, ie legislate?

Half of the Cabinet has yet to put approve a single piece of legislation almost a year after the formation of the Government, with “internal angst” in Fine Gael blamed for weak law-making.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has launched an internal review into serious concerns that cabinet details are being leaked to the public before they make it to ministers.

The Tánaiste and Justice Minister will outline proposals for an independent review of the Gardaí to Cabinet this morning.