#Leo Varadkar
Varadkar says need for MLAs to declare as nationalist, unionist or other should be removed
He added he believes the GFA should be reformed to change the controversial petition of concern.
Poll: Should we hold a referendum on capping insurance payouts?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar suggested the idea of a referendum yesterday.
Referendum on insurance payouts can't be ruled out if reforms don't work, says Varadkar
The Taoiseach said the insurance industry must play its part in decreasing premiums.
Varadkar says Johnson told him he's confident of getting MPs to back Brexit deal
Speculation is mounting that a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations is imminent.
€241 million to be spent building dual carriageway and improving roads in Mayo
The project is the largest investment of public money in Co Mayo in the history of the State.
Varadkar says Emma DeSouza 'is an Irish citizen' and that he will raise case with Johnson
The Home Office won an appeal against a ruling which found that people born in the North are not automatically British.
Varadkar's approval rating on the rise as voters back government on Brexit
The government’s approval rating has risen from from 31% in May to 42%, according to a new poll.
Brexit talks continue as Boris Johnson pledges 'Super Saturday' parliament vote next week
Johnson will challenge MPs to back any deal he has secured from Brussels when parliament sits on a weekend next Saturday.
Arlene Foster warns Johnson of DUP 'influence' amid speculation of Brexit compromise
There have been renewed hopes that a deal can be reached after Leo Varadkar met Boris Johnson yesterday.
Michel Barnier given go-ahead from EU to return to intensive Brexit talks
Chances of a breakthrough appeared to rise after yesterday’s face-to-face talks.
Brexit talks resume in Brussels after 'constructive meeting' between Varadkar and Johnson
The talks will indicate whether discussions between the Taoiseach and Prime Minister Boris Johnson paved way for a potential breakthrough.
Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson say they can 'see a pathway to a possible deal'
Their discussions concentrated on ‘the challenges of customs and consent’.
Taoiseach says workplace vaping ban will be considered if doctors advise it
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin questioned Varadkar on vaping in the Dail today.
'We are not nodding dogs': Tory ministers 'ready to resign' over no-deal Brexit
A “very large number” of MPs are also reportedly poised to resign if Britain leaves the EU without a deal.
Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson spoke by phone this evening and hope to meet this week
Tusk made his comments on Twitter.
Cameron says Johnson must 'compromise more' if he wants to avoid no-deal Brexit
“Boris is compromising and I suspect may have to move a bit more. And the EU should compromise too.”
EY to create 600 new jobs across island of Ireland
The roles will be spread out across six cities.
Poll: Would you welcome a government that includes Sinn Féin?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said last night that he’d sooner bring back wolves to Ireland than have it happen.
Taoiseach says he'd sooner bring back wolves to Ireland than let Sinn Féin into government
The Taoiseach mentioned Green Party leader Eamon Ryan’s idea of rewilding the countryside with wolves during his speech last night.
Coveney says he doesn't want a quarrel with the DUP, but says the minority can't have a veto
Simon Coveney has said the UK’s Brexit proposals contain ‘significant problems’.
'Major issues remain': EU and Irish government studying Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
The DUP targeted Leo Varadkar’s response to the proposal.
Johnson preparing for 'intensive discussions' in bid to get Brexit deal over the line
So far, European leaders have reacted coolly to his plan.
'It's hypocrisy': TDs, senators and Hollywood actors round on the government over US fracked gas being used in Ireland
A terminal in the Shannon estuary earmarked to hold fracked gas is to be placed on an EU special projects list.
Taoiseach says he will find out why a Dublin Garda station remains closed despite high crime rate
The government said it will re-open the station in the north inner city.
'They deserve better': Taoiseach apologises to patients waiting on hospital trolleys as numbers rise
There were 10,641 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals last month.
'I believe in a free press': Taoiseach says he doesn't condone Communicorp ban on certain Irish journalists
The Currency reporters are the latest Irish journalists to be banned from O’Brien-owned stations.
Taoiseach says it would have been a sign of 'bad faith' had Johnson not distanced himself from Brexit non-papers
The Taoiseach’s comments come after reports that the UK’s proposal to replace the backstop is a series of customs posts.
Sinn Féin wants to give a tax break to all renters at a cost of €279 million
Giving tax relief to renters would cost €279 million.
Varadkar meets Jimmy Fallon while on US trade mission
The Taoiseach said the TV host is “very proud of his Irish heritage”.
Taoiseach says Facebook's standards must be reviewed after posts about QIH executives left online for years
John McCartin said posts making claims about the executives had remained on the social media platform for years.
Taoiseach tells Boris Johnson there is still a 'very wide gap' between UK and EU on Brexit deal
Leo Varadkar met Boris Johnson in New York today.
Government currently considering 10 petroleum licence applications in Irish waters
Yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told a UN climate summit that oil exploration in Irish waters would end.
Taoiseach tells UN Climate Summit that exploration for oil in Irish waters will end
During his speech, Varadkar said he wants Ireland to be known as a “green country”.
Taoiseach and Tusk: 'We have not seen proposals from the UK that achieve the objectives of the backstop'
Leo Varadkar met European Council President Donald Tusk this afternoon in New York.
Will no-deal Brexit mean border checks in Ireland? Juncker's answer is simple: Yes
“The British have to tell us exactly the architectural nature of this border,” the European Commission president told Sky News, “I don’t like it, a hard border.”
Jump in support for Sinn Féin, but Fianna Fáil remains most popular party
That’s according to the latest opinion poll.
A citizens' assembly to break deadlock in North would have 'merit', says Taoiseach
Neither Sinn Féin or the DUP have warmly welcomed calls for a citizens’ assembly.
Leo Varadkar tells Fine Gael politicians to get ready for November by-elections
The letter is seen as a rallying call as Fine Gael enters into election mode.
Taoiseach expected to meet Boris Johnson in New York next week
“It is now time for Boris Johnson to produce his own proposals in writing – if they exist,” Finland’s prime minister Antti Rinne earlier said.
Taoiseach says minister will intervene in Bolger family case after RTÉ Prime Time programme
Gillian Bolger and Darren Milne spoke about the struggles they have faced in getting their eight-year-old twins into suitable school.
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