Taoiseach says ‘powerless, elitist’ Seanad unnecessaryConstitution gives Dáil exclusive power to hold Government to account - KennyTue Sept 10 2013 - 14:16
TDs may work longer hours in reform planCabinet to discuss longer sitting time for Dáil and reduced use of ‘guillotine’Thu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore signals backing for PerryFianna Fáil has called on him to come forward with more detailWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:15
Parties back three Dublin seats in EuropeFine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin favour retention of three-seat Dublin constituencyWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:10
LRC chief defends move to chair an anti-Seanad groupKieran Mulvey says his involvement will not compromise his professional dutiesTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:11
Kenny backs Perry as Minister makes deal with banksDanske’s spokesman declined to comment on the arrangementTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Group launches campaign in favour of Seanad abolitionOne House chaired by chief executive of the Labour Relations CommissionMon Sept 02 2013 - 11:08
Adams ‘would not call on’ IRA to help solve Stack caseAsked if he would assist investigation, Sinn Féin president said he would be happy to meet GardaSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:01
Son of murdered prison officer feels measure of closure after IRA admits killingStack has meeting with senior IRA leader and AdamsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Department of Finance rejects request from PAC for data on banking crisisDepartment chief reluctant to accede to request due to looming inquirySat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Stack family calls on Garda for explanationSon says family achieved a ‘huge amount of closure’ after IRA statementSat Aug 10 2013 - 00:01
Family of prison officer killed by IRA question Garda inquiryTwo of Brian Stack’s sons were driven to a bungalow at an undisclosed location in a blacked out van where they were handed IRA statement accepting responsibility for his killingFri Aug 09 2013 - 15:00
Ministers divided over how to run banking inquiryGovernment believes parliamentary investigation can be carried out for €5 million, significantly less than any recent tribunalFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Cathaoirleach may recall Seanad over organ donation lawFF Senator may trigger process for recallThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Bruton says Fianna Fáil’s support for Seanad lacks credibilityFine Gael will not sanction TDs who vote against abolitionWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
S&P says deviation from €3.1bn target could damage fiscal deficitRatings agency believes fiscal discipline is vital to Ireland’s credibility in the marketsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland working on plan to avoid paying State €455m feeFee payable next spring unless bank raises €1.8bn to pay back State preference sharesSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Save Seanad campaign group raises €35,000Democracy Matters group hopes to raise twice that figure for its campaign in the October referendumSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland to take on 20 new staffPersonnel to be based overseas as State targets exports to high-growth marketsFri Aug 02 2013 - 02:00
Labour backbench TDs criticise ‘austerity junkies’Letter to ‘The Irish Times’ shows growing gap between Coalition parties on budgetFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Labour hardens stance on troika €3.1bn cuts planBackbench Fine Gael group want calls for softer budget rejectedWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:13
Perry insists his filings to ethics watchdog are fully up to dateMinister declines to say how he reconciles debt judgment with office-holders’ obligationsTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
Perry’s grip on ministry becoming more tenuousUnexpected news of his tax difficulties while in office has only amplified questions over his futureFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
No new comment from Taoiseach on Perry financesMinister for Transport says there is no threat to Perry’s positionFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Political pressure intensifies on Minister John PerryCourt exhibits include minutes in which Minister said bank agreed loan for €100,000 tax arrearsThu Jul 25 2013 - 08:45
Government rules out Bethany Home redressSurvivors group says offer to open records and create memorial ‘an insult’Tue Jul 23 2013 - 20:31
Cabinet to discuss ESB telecoms servicePlan is one of a large number of items for discussion before Ministers break up for the summer holidayTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien invited to Global Irish Economic ForumTelecoms billionaire one of 440 invitees to diaspora forumFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
More troika praise – and some concernAnalysis: the return of recession remains a concern of the international inspectorsFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
IMF urges Government to adhere to €3.1bn adjustmentNoonan indicates the Government would not be easing up on austerityFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Dáil adjourns today for nine weeksHouse not due to sit again until September 18thThu Jul 18 2013 - 10:36
Government to hire senior Civil ServantsFirst recruitment drive since moratorium put in place in March 2009Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:01
First-time TDs report feeling overwhelmed and frustratedResearch paper calls for a more sophisticated induction processWed Jul 17 2013 - 21:44
Seanad savings claim of €20m ‘not exaggerated’Government defends figure supplied by Bruton indicating savings from abolitionWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:10
Government defends data protection regime after criticismDepartment of Justice said Ireland fully implements existing EU lawTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Varadkar set to privatise bus servicesMinister’s plans to overhaul bus routes could cause problems with CIÉ unionsTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Government and troika clash over cuts in 2014 budgetECB insists this week Coalition must hold to €3.1 billion cut target in October budgetSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Kenny faces further defections in Seanad over abortion BillTaoiseach must now confront objections to legislation of up to seven SenatorsSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Government preparing to sack Creighton over opposition to BillQuick appointment of successor expectedThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Government under Troika pressure on financial safety netMichael Noonan seeks to ‘engage seriously’ with EU-IMF over post-bailout situationWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:03
Cabinet set to discuss draft laws aimed at reducing legal costsThe reforms planned are viewed with apprehension by many in the legal worldMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Government inquiry into banking crisis planned for autumnMinisters reserve the option of new referendum to toughen the powers of the inquiryMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach will move swiftly to appoint successor to CreightonCreighton tweet accuses Minister for Health of misleading votersMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Crunch time for Lucinda CreightonThe young Fine Gael politician has had a meteoric rise, but her views on abortion have left her standing on a precipice. How she votes could change her careerSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
FG seeks abortion Bill change to win over rebel TDsBill to include explicit duty to preserve unborn human life as far as practicableFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael expels four TDs for voting against abortion BillMathews, Timmins, Walsh and Flanagan told to vacate offices in party’s section of Leinster HouseWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Anglo tapes: Department of Finance records may provide answers to disturbing questionsBackground: The secret paper trail may come to light as political pressure buildsTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Kenny faces loss of up to nine TDs in revolt over abortionCreighton expected to support legislation today but may oppose it later this weekTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Praise for Irish presidency tempers criticism of Anglo at EU summitTaoiseach to address European Parliament on Tuesday in final act of presidency as baton is passed to LithuaniaSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:01
