How the presidential campaign went wrong for four out of six candidatesLevel of antipathy borne out by shockingly low turnoutSat Oct 27 2018 - 20:00
Presidential campaign key points: Traveller comments, expenses and jetsPeter Casey introduced dogwhistle into the campaign during a podcast in mid OctoberSat Oct 27 2018 - 10:40
In profile: The six candidates running for the presidencyMichael D Higgins will be a hard act to follow, but the pretenders have impressive CVsThu Oct 25 2018 - 09:41
Seán Gallagher: ‘Is Michael D hiding something on expenses?’Presidential candidate remains bullish as he campaigns within his comfort zoneThu Oct 25 2018 - 00:12
Disputes among three Dragons’ Den candidates dominate final presidential debate‘We are splitting the vote and lowering the tone,’ says Gavin DuffyWed Oct 24 2018 - 22:56
Presidential debate: Higgins attacked for use of Government jetCasey accuses incumbent of telling ‘lies’ as candidates trade criticisms in heated discussionTue Oct 23 2018 - 23:35
Michael D Higgins and the Government jet: how the story took offThe explanation subtly shifted on Monday but Learjet issue is likely to be a dominant one in tonight’s PrimeTime debate on RTÉTue Oct 23 2018 - 14:12
Higgins stays above the fray as presidential non-contest limps onThe President is replaying the Mary McAleese playbook of 2004, from setting the agenda to laying down the rules of engagementSat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00
Peter Casey considers withdrawing from Áras race after Traveller commentsCasey says he doesn’t want to get elected ‘just based on one statement I made’Fri Oct 19 2018 - 13:45
Peter Casey accused of playing Trump card on Tipperary tripCandidate refuses to retract Traveller remarks on visit to controversial estateFri Oct 19 2018 - 01:00
Travellers protest over visit of Peter Casey to unoccupied homes in TipperaryPresidential candidate says there is ‘not a racist bone in my body’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 17:52
Pavee Point ‘let down’ Travelling community, says CaseyPresidential candidate claims group showed poor leadership over Thurles disputeWed Oct 17 2018 - 20:04
Liadh Ní Riada as close as you could get to the image SF wants to project right nowCandidate forced to spend a lot of time trying to justify past eventsWed Oct 17 2018 - 01:00
Appetite for dysfunction: Varadkar and Foster meet for dinnerBrexit: Taoiseach and DUP leader reiterate opposing views as EU-British talks stallTue Oct 16 2018 - 01:00
Theresa May says EU and UK ‘not far apart’ on backstopDonald Tusk urges EU leaders to be ‘hopeful and determined’ about dealTue Oct 16 2018 - 00:34
Varadkar and Martin agree to talks on confidence and supplyTeams of four senior TDs from either party are expected to participateMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:53
Brexit: Theresa May warns against ‘permanent limbo’ of border backstopBackstop promise ‘cannot be time-limited’, Minister for Foreign Affairs insistsMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:27
Arlene Foster hopes for a deal on what she described as a ‘sensible Brexit’DUP leader strongly reiterated view Northern Ireland leaves European Union on same terms as rest of UK during Dublin visitMon Oct 15 2018 - 19:24
FF and SF urged to correct Dáil record over Fitzgerald allegationsVaradkar calls on parties and others to withdraw claims in wake of Charleton reportMon Oct 15 2018 - 14:55
Seán Gallagher says voters will not engage until closer to polling dayBusinessman shrugs off poll findings: ‘I am living proof unprecedented things happen’Fri Oct 12 2018 - 12:15
Fitzgerald resignation has familiar pattern: Hue, cry, inquiry, exonerationAnalysis: Minister’s vindication shows that Dáil storms can be much ado about nothingFri Oct 12 2018 - 09:30
Frances Fitzgerald ‘very happy’ tribunal found she acted appropriatelyExtremely troubling Martin Callinan ‘engaged in a false and vicious attack’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 21:25
Disclosures Tribunal: the accounts of politiciansInterviews and evidence given by politicians about smear campaigns found to be trueThu Oct 11 2018 - 19:09
Frances Fitzgerald acted appropriately at all times – CharletonFormer minister for justice exonerated by tribunal reportThu Oct 11 2018 - 14:47
Gavin Duffy on presidential race: ‘I am mellowing as a capitalist’‘I fear we are taking the presidency back to . . . a retirement home for very great politicians’Wed Oct 10 2018 - 00:16
Budget 2019 analysis: Donohoe on tightrope between tax and spendTourism sector hit with VAT hike while housing and health still likely to struggleTue Oct 09 2018 - 16:11
Budget Day 2019: VAT for hospitality and cuts for USCInside Politics: Paschal Donohoe will deliver his second Budget as Minister for FinanceTue Oct 09 2018 - 07:47
Michael D Higgins interview: The favourite but campaign won’t be easyPresident finds himself in the crosshairs just as much as other candidatesTue Oct 09 2018 - 06:20
Presidential candidate Gavin Duffy says AIB should be retained in State ownershipPeople do not want an establishment person as president, says Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní RiadaMon Oct 08 2018 - 20:55
TD questions FF claim of €100m allocation for affordable housingEoin Ó Broin says €75m already available, so real figure for scheme is €25m a yearMon Oct 08 2018 - 01:00
Rainy day fund exclusively for bank bailout, claims Sinn FéinDepartment of Finance papers reveal reserve key to liquidity in event of national traumaMon Oct 08 2018 - 01:00
Budget 2019: Independent TDs concede hospitality VAT hike to avoid diesel riseRestaurant sector critical of VAT rise: ‘It’s a knee-jerk reaction and not Brexit-proofed’Mon Oct 08 2018 - 00:44
Budget 2019: Leo Varadkar confirms cuts in USC and income taxTaoiseach insists an 'election budget' is not in the offingSat Oct 06 2018 - 21:06
Casey bares his teeth as he targets Captain WonderfulCandidate says Higgins fails to inspire and should ‘take the pensions and have a nice seven years’Fri Oct 05 2018 - 20:45
Michael D Higgins has ‘stopped being wonderful’, Peter Casey saysCandidate says media and other contenders been far too deferential to the incumbentFri Oct 05 2018 - 13:16
Peter Casey interview: ‘America is the key to Ireland’s success’Candidate has already given presidential race an injection of Trumpean confrontationFri Oct 05 2018 - 04:29
President to take part in three debates before polling dayHiggins describes media reports about his allowance as ‘outrageous’Tue Oct 02 2018 - 17:54
Gavin Duffy: 'It’s time for a different type of president'Launching presidential campaign, candidate says he’s best equipped for Brexit challengeTue Oct 02 2018 - 14:27
Joan Freeman interview: A long-ago love, a loan and the lack of a helicopterPresidential candidate promises to use symbolic powers to mobilise communitiesTue Oct 02 2018 - 00:15
Gallagher would have tested constitutionality of property BillPresidential candidate also defends comparing ‘Tweetgate’ to institutional abuseMon Oct 01 2018 - 21:08
Joan Freeman defends loan of €120,000 from Herbalife presidentPresidential candidate says she would exploit hidden powers and symbolism of the officeMon Oct 01 2018 - 13:27
Back from the political wilderness: the return of Seán Gallagher‘Dragons’ Den’ star kept low profile following bruising conclusion to 2011 campaignSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:04
South Dublin Labour councillor resigns from party‘Rising star’ Martina Genockey had sought debate on Brendan Howlin’s leadershipFri Sept 28 2018 - 19:48
Ireland ‘turning into Trump’s America’, says presidential candidate FreemanPieta House founder funding campaign with €140,000 in loans from US businesspeopleFri Sept 28 2018 - 03:00
Up and running: Presidential candidates kick off their campaignsNominations for election closed at noon on Wednesday, with six names on ballot paperThu Sept 27 2018 - 01:00
Higgins willing to provide more details of Áras spendingPresident defends unaudited presidential allowance of €317,000Thu Sept 27 2018 - 00:35
Higgins defends Áras allowances as he launches re-election bidNominations closed for election contest, with six candidates in running for presidencyWed Sept 26 2018 - 17:34
Irish Cancer Society welcomes decision to include cancer warnings on alcoholMinister for Health Simon Harris had previously seemed to accept amendments to controversial Bill aimed at reducing consumptionWed Sept 26 2018 - 13:10
‘317,000 reasons’ the PAC hearing is worth itInside Politics: Public Accounts Committee unearths a €317,000 annual allowance for president that is not subject to auditWed Sept 26 2018 - 08:02
Combative PAC questions on President’s Office procure insightsThe overall cost of the office is more than €8mWed Sept 26 2018 - 00:56
