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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted that the Government is not making any contingency plans for policing the Border in the event of a hard Brexit.…
View More Leo Varadkar admits there is no contingency plan for policing border in case of no deal Brexit
An advisor to a former TD told then-Taoiseach Enda Kenny “over a pint” that a ministerial appointment would be good for the constituency where his…
View More Adviser spoke to Kenny ‘over a pint’ about Cabinet voice
The lead bidder for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is preparing to ‘fast-track’ rural connections next year, the Irish Independent understands. The move would mean…
View More Broadband rollout to be fast-tracked in new plan
IT must be a puzzling thing to be a Sinn Féin representative and be required to respond differently based purely on which ear is being…
View More Editorial: 'Sinn Feín should stop copping out and make a difference'
We’re teaching our kids to cheat, but don’t worry. It’ll help them get ahead in this competitive world. Lie, deceive, pull a swifty, sideswipe the…
View More Gene Kerrigan: 'Teaching our kids to do whatever it takes'
Spare a thought for the hard-pressed people of Gibraltar, a place which shares a huge chunk of history with Ireland. This final Brexit strop over…
View More John Downing : 'Colonial legacy refuses to go away as Rock of Gibraltar now puts UK in hard place'
A campaigner who has started a daily walk through Dublin in only lingerie to demand rape trial reform has vowed not to stop until she…
View More Women take to the streets of Dublin in their underwear to demand rape trial reform
Unless there is something odd out there, there is not much wiggle room left to polish the text of this draft EU-UK Brexit deal. But…
View More John Downing: 'EU leaders must give May political cover as she seeks to sell Brexit plan back home'
The Dáil has passed a motion supporting the Brexit deal without the need for a vote. As less than 10 TDs opposed the draft document…
View More Dáil motion supporting Brexit deal passes without the need for a vote
IRELAND will remain a “fully committed member of the EU” regardless of anything that happens after Brexit, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Opening a four-hour…
View More Ireland 'fully committed member of EU' regardless of what happens after Brexit – Varadkar
THE Dáil was on the verge of being adjourned this afternoon as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin sparred over carbon tax…
View More Dáil in chaos as Varadkar and Martin argue 'like children' in carbon tax increase 'racket'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has faced accusations of “giving tax cuts with one hand while clobbering workers with the other.” Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald,…
View More Taoiseach accuses Mary Lou of 'hypocrisy' over $400 lunches as he faces backlash over tax changes
There is “no scenario in which Sinn Féin rides in to the rescue” of Brexit by having their MPs vote in Westminster, Mary Lou McDonald…
View More Sinn Féin 'won't take up seats to help push through Brexit deal'
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has called on the Irish Government and the EU to support UK Prime Minister Theresa May, saying keeping her in office…
View More Bertie Ahern says it's key Ireland and the EU supports Theresa May