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
No new comment from Taoiseach on Perry financesMinister for Transport says there is no threat to Perry’s positionFri Jul 26 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
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
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
O’Brien invited to Global Irish Economic ForumTelecoms billionaire one of 440 invitees to diaspora forumFri 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kenny calls on senior figures to give information on AngloSpeculation grows Kenny may secure EPP nomination to role of commission presidentSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Anglo tapes have damaged Ireland’s reputation - KennyGerman chancellor Angela Merkel says she regards information disclosed in tapes with contemptFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:25
EU leaders focus on entrenched economic problemsSummit attempts to take advantage of a lull in the debt crisisFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Europe expects Ireland to exit bailout without a deal for AIB and the Bank of IrelandConnection between Ireland’s sovereign and banking debts remains intactThu Jun 27 2013 - 22:17
Road to recovery remains fragile, Gilmore saysBut Tanaiste points to increasing employment in private sector as source of optimismThu Jun 27 2013 - 14:24
Taoiseach says political agreement reached on EU budgetSecuring deal on seven-year budget was one of the Government’s prime targets for presidencyThu Jun 27 2013 - 10:19
Referendum may be held to boost powers for bank inquiryDevelopment follows release of contents from Anglo Irish Bank tapesWed Jun 26 2013 - 00:30
Government parties likely to differ on defence reviewCoalition parties at odds on United Nations role in Irish military missions abroadSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Joan Burton under growing pressure to do more to cut welfare spendingMinister has been instructed to reduce her €20.3 billion budget by €440 million next year, a decrease of more than 2 per centFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
IMF warns against using promissory note deal proceeds to ease budgetLatest progress report says maintaining fiscal retrenchment performance essentialThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Lough Erne G8 plan could spell trouble for Ireland’s corporate tax regimeAnalysis: shortage of specific action plan means issue could be long-fingeredWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Leaders set out plan to stamp out tax-evasionSyrian conflict condemned, but no joint demand for Assad to step downWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Kenny not concerned by G8 strategy on tax evasion by multinationalsTaoiseach says he can support inititative because it does not mean tax harmonisationWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists no country can act unilaterally on taxKenny reminds G8 leaders that Irish corporate tax rate is statute-basedWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Russia torpedoes G8 efforts to oust AssadFinal communique does not even mention Assad’s nameTue Jun 18 2013 - 08:21
G8 leaders call for flexibility in fiscal policy to help boost global economyLeaders confront concern that years-long austerity drive is fanning recessionTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Icy exchanges as taxing matters dominateTaoiseach insists Ireland has nothing to fearTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
US and EU leaders approve wide-ranging trade talksDeal approved on sidelines of G8 summit in Fermanagh has potential to generate revenue in excess of €300 billion for global economyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
G8 leaders call for fiscal flexibility in bid to boost global economyOpening of two-day summit marked by tensions over SyriaMon Jun 17 2013 - 14:08
Syria tops agenda as G8 opens in FermanaghDavid Cameron embarrassed by revelations that British secret service spied on delegations at G20 meetings in LondonMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
