Politics

Almost a quarter of a million people are now waiting to sit a driving practical or a theory test
Almost a quarter of a million people are now waiting to sit a driving practical or a theory test
Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors
Department 'in breach of EU law' unless it gives health records to Mother and Baby Home survivors
Thursday
8 Jul 2021
Polls close in Dublin Bay South after first election of the pandemic
Polls close in Dublin Bay South after first election of the pandemic
Keir Starmer: Northern Ireland doesn’t trust Boris Johnson as an ‘honest broker’.
Keir Starmer: Northern Ireland doesn’t trust Boris Johnson as an ‘honest broker’.
New law needed to get indoor dining reopened in pubs and restaurants by the end of July
New law needed to get indoor dining reopened in pubs and restaurants by the end of July
Govt to issue 1.9 million digital certs Monday but they won't be compulsory for travel, says Minister
Govt to issue 1.9 million digital certs Monday but they won't be compulsory for travel, says Minister
Eamon Ryan feels heat over cuckoo funds stamp duty vote but says 'it's a short-term measure'
Eamon Ryan feels heat over cuckoo funds stamp duty vote but says 'it's a short-term measure'
'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request
'The dead don't have GDPR rights': Woman considers legal action after department denies info request
'There is a short window to get this done': Talks on the reopening of indoor dining set to resume today
'There is a short window to get this done': Talks on the reopening of indoor dining set to resume today
Wednesday
7 Jul 2021
Dáil passes controversial amendment allowing cuckoo funds to avoid 10% stamp duty
Dáil passes controversial amendment allowing cuckoo funds to avoid 10% stamp duty
Haiti’s ‘true statesman’ had vowed to bring jobs to troubled country before assassination
Haiti’s ‘true statesman’ had vowed to bring jobs to troubled country before assassination
Houses damaged by mica will be exempt from Local Property Tax for six years, says Paschal Donohoe
Houses damaged by mica will be exempt from Local Property Tax for six years, says Paschal Donohoe
Johnson denies England is 'heading for a summer of chaos and confusion' amid rising Delta wave
Johnson denies England is 'heading for a summer of chaos and confusion' amid rising Delta wave
Tuesday
6 Jul 2021
Call centre will allow those recovered from Covid to call up to receive travel cert
Call centre will allow those recovered from Covid to call up to receive travel cert
Assistant Commissioner dismisses claims there are not enough gardaí on Dublin streets
Assistant Commissioner dismisses claims there are not enough gardaí on Dublin streets
UK braces for 100,000 daily Covid cases, as it eases isolation rules for close contacts
UK braces for 100,000 daily Covid cases, as it eases isolation rules for close contacts
Varadkar on Delta wave: 'We need to avoid getting back into a spiral of fear'
Varadkar on Delta wave: 'We need to avoid getting back into a spiral of fear'
'It's hate-fuelled': NI Justice Minister hits out over election posters on loyalist bonfires
'It's hate-fuelled': NI Justice Minister hits out over election posters on loyalist bonfires
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson set to make changes to his Stormont team today
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson set to make changes to his Stormont team today
'Reckless': Warnings issued over Johnson’s plan to scrap nearly all Covid restrictions
'Reckless': Warnings issued over Johnson’s plan to scrap nearly all Covid restrictions
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'