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Sunday 25 October 2020
The Budget will be delivered by ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath.
Patience is running out among some supporters of Irish unity, namely Sinn Féin.
Approval with the government has plummeted since June according to the latest opinion poll.
One thing is for sure, this government needs a win.
Making the tough decisions in government during a pandemic is not easy, says O’Callaghan.
Fianna Fáil’s approval rated dipped again in the latest Sunday Times poll.
Martin said Cabinet intends to keep the Pandemic Unemployment Payment “under review”.
O’Callaghan said the Taoiseach is ‘doing a good job’.
A Business Post/Red C Research poll indicates that Fianna Fáil are down 5 points, while there’s no change for Sinn Féin or Fine Gael.
“The most important thing about Dublin is how to get to grips with the virus,” the Taoiseach said.
Dara Calleary resigned last month amid the Golfgate controversy.
He died 45 years ago today.
Calleary resigned from Cabinet last Friday over his attendance at a golfing dinner in Galway.
Lise Hand draws parallels between Fianna Fáil past and present: “It was this lethal combination of incoherence and arrogance which did it for the government in 2011.”
The resignation of Dara Calleary this morning began a day of chaos and confusion for the government.
Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary was among those at a golf function with over 80 attendees at a hotel on Wednesday night
Meat industry representatives appeared before the special Dáil committee on Covid this afternoon.
Meat plants accused of ‘union-busting tactics’ by a trade union representative.
The newly formed coalition has been beset by difficulties since it formed at the end of June.
MacSharry acknowledged his comments will not be popular, but he stood over his words yesterday.
High-ranking civil servants have called for the comments to be withdrawn.
All schools have been closed since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Donohoe said he accepts it has caused “great annoyance and anger” but defended the controversial decision.
Minister for public expenditure Michael McGrath “didn’t recall” his party, Fianna Fáil, trying to block the same allowances in 2017.
Fine Gael is generally seen to have been adept at social media – something heightened during Covid-19 crisis.
The Offaly-based TD was removed from office by the Taoiseach earlier this week.
HSE advice shifted from self-isolation to asking people to restrict movements.
Micheál Martin has spoken to several world leaders and senior EU figures – but not Donald Trump.
Yesterday the Taoiseach announced that Calleary would take over from Barry Cowen as agriculture minister.
Cowen was sacked from the role last night amid a drink-driving controversy.
It’s been a turbulent few days – here’s a way to keep up with it all.
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said that “it was not politically sustainable for Barry not to deal with this head on”.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin made the announcement in the Dáil chamber this evening.
Whoever loses is likely to appeal that decision to a higher EU court.
Thomas Byrne, a Fianna Fáil TD from Meath East, addressed allegations made about him online that he gave the story to the media,
In a wide-ranging interview, the minister said his department is drawing up a detailed submission which will seek to acquire properties.
Tenants cannot be evicted and rent increases are prohibited for the duration of the crisis.
Barry Cowen was appearing on RTÉ One’s The Week in Politics programme.
TDs have called for the plan’s publication to be accelerated.
The taoiseach said that he was first made aware of the incident on Friday.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
