Politics

New unemployment payment linked to past working history set to be introduced when PUP is phased out
New unemployment payment linked to past working history set to be introduced when PUP is phased out
Friday
5 Feb 2021
Some port workers return to Brexit inspection duties in NI
Some port workers return to Brexit inspection duties in NI
Councillors to be bypassed with transfer of local authority lands to State agency without council vote
Councillors to be bypassed with transfer of local authority lands to State agency without council vote
Chair of mother and baby home commission declines invitation to appear before Children's Committee
Chair of mother and baby home commission declines invitation to appear before Children's Committee
Myanmar military tightens grip on power as key aide of Aung San Suu Kyi arrested
Myanmar military tightens grip on power as key aide of Aung San Suu Kyi arrested
Donald Trump has refused to testify at his impeachment trial
Donald Trump has refused to testify at his impeachment trial
Taoiseach says hotel quarantining for high-risk travellers to be introduced by mid-February
Taoiseach says hotel quarantining for high-risk travellers to be introduced by mid-February
Thursday
4 Feb 2021
Should he stay or should he go? Micheál Martin and the trip to the White House
Should he stay or should he go? Micheál Martin and the trip to the White House
Arlene Foster calls Simon Coveney 'tone deaf to unionist concerns' as talks start over NI Protocol
Arlene Foster calls Simon Coveney 'tone deaf to unionist concerns' as talks start over NI Protocol
Republicans say they will stand by congresswoman who supported bizarre conspiracy theories
Republicans say they will stand by congresswoman who supported bizarre conspiracy theories
'I do anticipate it will be possible to holiday in Ireland' - Varadkar says re-opening will be gradual and cautious
'I do anticipate it will be possible to holiday in Ireland' - Varadkar says re-opening will be gradual and cautious
Wednesday
3 Feb 2021
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be used for over 70s 'where practicable and timely'
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be used for over 70s 'where practicable and timely'
Explainer: Why has a row broken out over checks between GB and Northern Ireland?
Explainer: Why has a row broken out over checks between GB and Northern Ireland?
Boris Johnson to consider invoking Article 16 to stop 'barrier down Irish Sea'
Boris Johnson to consider invoking Article 16 to stop 'barrier down Irish Sea'
Donnelly: 'Not legally possible' to tell people to quarantine in bedrooms, instead there's 'public health advice'
Donnelly: 'Not legally possible' to tell people to quarantine in bedrooms, instead there's 'public health advice'
Biden wants to undo 'national shame' of child separations at US-Mexico border
Biden wants to undo 'national shame' of child separations at US-Mexico border
Poll: Should Leaving Cert students be given the option of sitting the exams or taking calculated grades?
Poll: Should Leaving Cert students be given the option of sitting the exams or taking calculated grades?
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny as over 1,400 protesters detained
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny as over 1,400 protesters detained
Tuesday
2 Feb 2021
€81,000 salary hike for senior Department of Health role 'right decision', says Minister
€81,000 salary hike for senior Department of Health role 'right decision', says Minister
No paramilitary involvement in threats to port workers, says PSNI
No paramilitary involvement in threats to port workers, says PSNI
Leaving Cert decision pushed back as opposition lines up against holding of traditional exams
Leaving Cert decision pushed back as opposition lines up against holding of traditional exams
Mandatory hotel quarantine: 'Weeks' before measures are introduced
Mandatory hotel quarantine: 'Weeks' before measures are introduced
Part of controversial plans for apartments at Bessborough refused planning permission
Part of controversial plans for apartments at Bessborough refused planning permission
Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley says Garda Colm Horkan's funeral is among several 'large funerals' that have taken place
Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley says Garda Colm Horkan's funeral is among several 'large funerals' that have taken place
Ireland to get first 35,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine next week
Ireland to get first 35,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine next week
The 9 at 9 Leaving Cert results, some Brexit checks postponed, and eco-nomics: here’s what’s making the news today.
Door-to-door testing blitz in England to find ‘every single’ South African strain case
Door-to-door testing blitz in England to find ‘every single’ South African strain case
Monday
1 Feb 2021
Timeline: How the EU provoked anger in Ireland and the UK with plans for a hard border for vaccines
Timeline: How the EU provoked anger in Ireland and the UK with plans for a hard border for vaccines
Explainer: Why has the Myanmar military staged a coup and what happens next?
Explainer: Why has the Myanmar military staged a coup and what happens next?
Commission decision to invoke Article 16 without consulting Irish government 'extraordinary'
Commission decision to invoke Article 16 without consulting Irish government 'extraordinary'
The 9 at 9 Nobel Peace winner Aung San Suu Kyi detained by military, AstraZeneca promises the EU more vaccine doses, and student nurses’ letters to the Health Minister.
Sunday
31 Jan 2021
Over 4,000 people detained at Alexei Navalny protests across Russia
Over 4,000 people detained at Alexei Navalny protests across Russia
Taoiseach still has faith in Commission despite Article 16 move but says 'mistakes were made'
Taoiseach still has faith in Commission despite Article 16 move but says 'mistakes were made'
'Adding insult to injury': Anger over mother and baby home recordings being destroyed
'Adding insult to injury': Anger over mother and baby home recordings being destroyed
Tony Blair says EU was 'very foolish' over NI vaccine move
Tony Blair says EU was 'very foolish' over NI vaccine move
Lawyers leave Trump's impeachment team ahead of trial
Lawyers leave Trump's impeachment team ahead of trial
Government report on period poverty to be launched next month
Government report on period poverty to be launched next month
Saturday
30 Jan 2021
EU backs down after Northern Ireland Protocol row provoked fury and dismay on both sides of Irish Sea
EU backs down after Northern Ireland Protocol row provoked fury and dismay on both sides of Irish Sea
Friday
29 Jan 2021
'Jesus, I've lived the dream, it has been great': Veteran RTÉ journalist Tommie Gorman is retiring
'Jesus, I've lived the dream, it has been great': Veteran RTÉ journalist Tommie Gorman is retiring
Ireland to receive 300,000 fewer vaccine doses to April due to supply issues
Ireland to receive 300,000 fewer vaccine doses to April due to supply issues