Fianna Fáil must secure a “radical” programme for government in any deal with Fine Gael that not only fights the coronavirus but offers new ways of tackling housing and health, a senior party figure says.

Presenting his full parliamentary complement of 12 TDs at Leinster House this afternoon, the Green Party leader underlined the fact his party “is really keen to get working” on the process of forming a Government.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney is confident the long-delayed Cork Event Centre will move ahead next year.

Mr Varadkar said he has "never been soft" on the insurance industry

"RTÉ were not expecting to have to deal with this issue today, it is my understanding"

British prime minister Boris Johnson is set to table fresh plans to secure a Brexit deal with fears mounting that an agreement will be impossible by this week's EU summit.

The Government and the EU are working on ways to avoid border checks after a leaked document revealed the UK has accepted there will be hard border if they crash out of Europe.

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill has said that a return to direct rule in Northern Ireland would be a retrograde step.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has insisted “magic money” is not being used to pay for overruns for the children's hospital while pledging that cash will be found to fund the project.

Mr Corbyn was in Áras an Uachtaráin with meet President Higgins before heading to Government buildings.

Counting is under way in the European elections where the Greens could pick up as many as three seats.

New statistics from the CSO show that there were 4,275 new dwelling completions in the first three months of the year, compared with 3,470 completions for the same period last year.

Talks to break the political impasse in the North are set to reconvene in the next fortnight amid mounting public pressure.

A demonstration by republicans who embrace the peace process said their violent dissident counterparts were caught in a futile and antiquated time warp.

The Government has been accused of being “on the side of cuckoo funds” rather than struggling families who are trying to find homes.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said he agrees that a no-deal Brexit is increasingly likely with every day that passes.

There has been a broad welcome to the news that the Government has ruled out increasing the burden on students

The Irish Government has said its thoughts "are with the families of those who were killed and injured" by the Bloody Sunday shootings after just one of 16 soldiers were told they face criminal charges over what happened.

The Dáil is debating a motion calling for licence fee money to be used to support independent radio.

The Government has suffered a symbolic blow after a motion to enshrine the right to housing in the Constitution passed in the Dáil.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has accused Sinn Féin councillors all over the country of opposing the construction of social housing as he defended the Government and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

The Government was called to intervene and fund new drugs for 25 children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The DUP's Ian Paisley will be suspended from the House of Commons for 30 sitting days from September 4 following a major breach of parliamentary rules, MPs have confirmed.

Opposition leaders have vowed to help the Government pass legislation on abortion as quickly as possible.

It would be a "retrograde step" if a consultation on legacy issues in Northern Ireland fails to consider a statute of limitations for those involved on both sides of the conflict, a senior Tory MP has said.

‘I didn’t look at the legalities... they came to me for practical help’

Theresa May's new Brexit offer will be put to the test this week as negotiations between British and European Union officials resume in Brussels.

The Taoiseach has accused TDs of “belittling the Holocaust” after a controversial Government advertising campaign was compared to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

A second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union would be a "betrayal", Prime Minister Theresa May has told MPs.

A Brexit transition period could last five years as businesses will need as much time as possible to adapt, Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has told the Dáil.

Tánaiste Simon Coveney remains resolute that Ireland will not back down on a Brexit border agreement being stalled by the DUP.

The Irish border issue will not be fully resolved before a crunch meeting of EU leaders this month, the Tánaiste has told the Dáil.

Dutch officials have issued a statement correcting one of the anti-Muslim tweets from Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen which US President Donald Trump shared with his 44 million followers on Twitter.

There was a giddy atmosphere around the Dáil.

Facing the political gallows, the Tánaiste forcefully argued that she was not part of any conspiracy to undermine Maurice McCabe and had nothing to hide. 

Property tax would be abolished; 10,000 social houses would be built and the Vat paid hotels increased — under Sinn Féin’s alternative budget.

Sinn Féin Deputy Leader Mary Lou McDonald has been told to leave the Dáil chamber following a fresh clash with the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.