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# Government

All time
Game workers in Ireland are concerned about low pay, unpaid overtime and uncertain work
5 Jan 2020
31.7k
51
Leo Varadkar signed off on former Taoisigh special support plan four months after taking office
14 Dec 2019
61.8k
138
Johnson says he has an 'overwhelming mandate' to take Britain out of EU by end of January
Updated 13 Dec 2019
27.4k
59
Taoiseach's newspapers and embassy catering: hundreds of State contracts awarded outside official guidelines
20 Nov 2019
26.9k
45
Single-use plastics ban Bill aims to put biodegradable packaging on supermarket shelves
20 Oct 2019
13.7k
18
Revealed: Data Protection Commission's pleas for more staff and 'fit-for-purpose' office
12 Oct 2019
19.2k
28
Portugal's socialist party prepares for another term in government after general election
7 Oct 2019
8.5k
25
Taoiseach says he'd sooner bring back wolves to Ireland than let Sinn Féin into government
6 Oct 2019
40.5k
145
'We're preparing for worst-case-scenario': No-deal Brexit planning to be ramped-up by Government
Updated 4 Sep 2019
17.6k
44
Talks underway between HSE and labs that could carry out drug-testing at festivals
13 Aug 2019
11.6k
18
Italy's Matteo Salvini calls for snap elections amid coalition crisis
9 Aug 2019
8.7k
17
Irish government says it will follow expert guidance after Austria approves ban of controversial weedkiller
7 Jul 2019
98.2k
59
Varadkar says 'better enforcement' is needed to tackle scrambler bikes, but no new law
3 Jul 2019
11.0k
53
'Action was taken and our fears were conquered': Varadkar inspired by his generation's acid rain and ozone layer threats
17 Jun 2019
20.0k
66
Varadkar's popularity continues to slide as satisfaction with him and government at lowest level in years
11 May 2019
26.5k
110
The Explainer: Can Ireland grow its own medicinal cannabis?
7 May 2019
11.3k
12
A national memorial and health supports: Zappone offers new measures for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes
16 Apr 2019
6.3k
25
Airbnb says new laws are 'unenforceable' but minister says locals know the short-term let on their street
12 Apr 2019
33.1k
52
To avoid 'traumatic' extractions, government set to expand dental care for kids under 6
3 Apr 2019
15.3k
18
'A national trauma': There are now 9,987 people living in homeless accommodation in Ireland
27 Feb 2019
13.2k
51
Micheál Martin calls out Fine Gael as an 'out-of-touch and arrogant government'
23 Feb 2019
20.8k
158
The Labour Court is intervening in the nurses' strike
Updated 11 Feb 2019
43.6k
113
Government fortifying IT systems for 'fear of Russian interference' in European elections
3 Feb 2019
13.1k
65
The Rainy Day Fund will not be used for Brexit
2 Feb 2019
8.6k
24
Divorce referendum: Voters will be asked whether to delete 'living apart period' from Constitution
29 Jan 2019
25.1k
60
Nurses' strike: HSE releases info on which health services will and will not operate on the day
27 Jan 2019
28.3k
119
Varadkar to brief party leaders on possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario
19 Jan 2019
7.4k
30
Government shutdown becomes longest in US history
12 Jan 2019
11.5k
44
Government and schools will no longer buy single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws
Updated 4 Jan 2019
27.9k
56
'White collar crimes will not be tolerated': Cabinet backing for new anti-money laundering laws
3 Jan 2019
14.8k
53
Leo hints at a Cabinet reshuffle in the summer
1 Jan 2019
13.6k
53
The government is paying €88m to rent private properties - but it also owns almost 100 empty buildings
31 Dec 2018
18.4k
61
The government is declaring war in 2019 (on single-use plastics)
31 Dec 2018
27.4k
64
Future Irish elections and referendums will be overseen by a new Electoral Commission
27 Dec 2018
6.8k
22
The government wants to know if you're okay with it using your PPS number to clean up the electoral register
17 Dec 2018
58.7k
82
Trouble in the ranks: 'We've a health and housing crisis and our solution is to keep Fine Gael running the show'
14 Dec 2018
17.7k
78
Redress Board work cost €1.1bn, while abused residents in industrial schools get €970m
20 Nov 2018
10.5k
19
'We are way off target': All-government plan to be drawn up on climate action
19 Nov 2018
9.6k
92
'It is not going to happen': FG rule change to copper-fasten promise not to enter coalition with SF
17 Nov 2018
10.2k
43
Varadkar says FG can look proudly to its record in 'caring for families'
16 Nov 2018
14.3k
89
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