Coveney team member may face sanctions over tweetSister of TD claimed Mitchell O’Connor is supporting Varadkar to save her ministryMon May 29 2017 - 20:14
Good week for Coveney but Varadkar may already have the contest sewn upAnalysis: With nothing to lose, underdog status gave Coveney fire in the bellyMon May 29 2017 - 01:00
Defiant Simon Coveney wins hearts if not actual votes‘All it takes is for six or seven to change their minds who had previously declared for Leo’Fri May 26 2017 - 20:47
Fine Gael leadership: ‘inevitable’ Varadkar victory riles baseGrassroots see party’s new election system as mixed blessingThu May 25 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar plan to ‘rebrand’ Fine Gael draws scorn from CoveneyLeadership candidate says he will bring back ‘United Ireland Party’ as a tag line for FGWed May 24 2017 - 14:13
After the atrocity: political lessons from ManchesterInside Politics: Ireland needs to be prepared for a terror attack of its ownWed May 24 2017 - 08:41
Fine Gael race not over yet, insists defiant CoveneyContest for party leader could be far more close-fought than thought, says candidateMon May 22 2017 - 21:18
Why should Simon give up? Coveney supporters say he’s in good spiritsCoveney camp says leadership contest to succeed Enda Kenny is ‘not over’Sat May 20 2017 - 18:47
Finance ministry saved Noonan’s career from ending in abject failureMichael Noonan: very able operator, with a wily and wicked gift for communicationFri May 19 2017 - 01:00
Kenny says State has made good start on Brexit but cannot restTaoiseach says Ireland needs to look after own interests when ‘niceties are dropped’Thu May 18 2017 - 12:45
Battle begins for Enda’s crownInside Politics: Fine Gael’s proxy war breaks out in the publicThu May 18 2017 - 08:42
Micheál Martin ready for battle with new generation of rivalsWith a renewed front bench, the Fianna Fáil leader still has eyes on taoiseach roleWed May 17 2017 - 22:00
Cabinet seats up for grabs under new leadershipWinning candidate will be expected to reward loyalists and appease rival campWed May 17 2017 - 22:00
Plaudits for Kenny but succession race focuses FG mindsSenator says Taoiseach cited Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper and knowing ‘the time was right to go’Wed May 17 2017 - 21:52
Political temperature rises in anticipation of Kenny exitTaoiseach set to name departure date and set succession race in motion for FG blue bloodsWed May 17 2017 - 16:40
Legal advisory office to Oireachtas struggling to meet demandsReport recommends extra five staff members and €500,000 annual budget increaseWed May 17 2017 - 15:48
Broad cross-party support expected for autism BillBill will require agencies to be accountable in their provision of autism servicesTue May 16 2017 - 17:16
Owners of vacant, undeveloped sites may face increased financial penaltiesNew Bill to be published by the Social Democrats proposes the addition of stronger sanctions to new laws introduced by Government two years agoTue May 16 2017 - 11:23
O'Sullivan may go before special sitting of committee over TemplemoreFitzgerald backs Garda Commissioner to address 'deep-seated issues'Mon May 15 2017 - 21:31
State imposed fines of €2,250 for illegal fires despite damage worth millionsMinisters accused of ‘turning a blind eye’ to enforcement of rules on vegetation firesSat May 13 2017 - 01:00
PAC chairman rejects Nama claim about ‘material errors’ in Project Eagle reportSeán Fleming responds to letter from Nama chairman Frank DalyFri May 12 2017 - 21:37
Concerns over HPV vaccine have no scientific basis, health official saysDecision not to take jab leaving a large number of girls at risk of cervical cancerThu May 11 2017 - 21:10
Naked video of dead woman compounds family’s distressDara Quigley took her own life days after footage of her detention by gardaí was publishedWed May 10 2017 - 20:31
Speaking time allocation for EU official in Dáil ‘a once off’Solidarity-PBP says regular attempts to take slots from small parties would be resistedWed May 10 2017 - 11:53
Nóirín O’Sullivan faces further controversyInside Politics: Focus turns to extent of commissioner’s knowledge of irregular financial arrangements at Garda CollegeWed May 10 2017 - 08:48
Project Eagle commission to examine actions of NoonanGovernment announces terms of reference for commission looking at Nama saleTue May 09 2017 - 21:40
Fine Gael rules may delay leadership electionFG will be unable to hold a vote until autumn if Enda Kenny does not stand down in JuneTue May 09 2017 - 09:00
Medicinal cannabis protesters block gateway to Leinster HouseSit-down protest by Vera Twomey and supporters prevents cars from leaving DáilThu May 04 2017 - 18:54
Flanagan refuses to disclose Saudi Arabia vote despite Alliance callSaudi Arabia appointed to major international body that monitors women’s rightsThu May 04 2017 - 18:43
Senators support plan for emigrant voting rightsSeanad members from all parties back proposals on extending the franchiseWed May 03 2017 - 19:27
200 people affected by Lyme Disease hold rally outside Dáil‘Whole families are affected from Belfast down to Kerry. There is no help’Wed May 03 2017 - 17:47
Bye Holles Street, hello Holler StreetInside Politics: There is a distinct anti-clerical sentiment among the publicWed May 03 2017 - 08:35
Government may ask Sisters of Charity to gift land to StateHarris given month to find solution to controversy over ownership of maternity hospitalWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Ministers’ report cards (part 2): who gets 2 out of 10, who gets 8?In the scoring Varadkar probably falls short of a 6 - and Coveney is worth more than a 5Tue May 02 2017 - 10:12
Majority of self-employed would pay more to get PRSI benefitsSurvey finds that 74 per cent of self-employed people would be interested in a system of voluntary extra contributions to access more benefitsTue May 02 2017 - 00:01
Leo Varadkar and Emmanuel Macron meet at Paris rallyFrench presidential candidate is front-runner to win next weekend’s electionMon May 01 2017 - 22:52
Rotation of Independent Alliance’s junior ministry delayedKevin ‘Boxer’ Moran was to take over from Seán Canney on Government’s anniversaryMon May 01 2017 - 20:41
Ministers’ report cards: How have they fared in the past year?Who is best in class? Who must try harder? Harry McGee gives part one of his Cabinet reviewMon May 01 2017 - 09:45
Brexit: Flanagan rejects May's 'no deal better than bad deal' stanceMinister criticises British leader’s claim that ‘no deal with the EU is better than a bad deal’Mon May 01 2017 - 08:16
Simon Harris to consider public ownership options for NMHMinister to examine the possibility of a long-term lease for new maternity hospitalMon May 01 2017 - 01:00
State to pursue stake in National Maternity Hospital, says HarrisPublic ownership element being included in pact to be reached by NMH and St Vincent’sSun Apr 30 2017 - 21:36
The new children’s hospital: what’s taking so long?The latest completion projection is now late 2021 or early 2022, almost 40 years after the first proposalWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:20
National Maternity Hospital row played out like teenager’s tiffInside Politics: Exchange of text messages intemperate enough to qualify as shamingWed Apr 26 2017 - 09:32
Government to give final approval for children’s hospitalSimon Harris to bring memo to Cabinet for the €1bn project expected to open in 2022Wed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00
Government climate change plan a ‘moral and legal failure’Environmental groups say draft plan is wholly inadequate to meet challengesWed Apr 26 2017 - 00:04
Fine Gael leadership contest could lead to damaging schismHarry McGee: Varadkar and Coveney camps could end up in war of attritionThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Climate change Minister blames Greens for agreeing unrealistic emissions targetsIreland set to miss greenhouse gas targets as emissions rise in every sectorThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Ban on fracking should not be lifted, says Oireachtas reportAreas in Clare, Leitrim and Fermanagh have been identified as suitable for frackingThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Water-charge issue flows back to where it startedAfter 10 days of flailing each other around, the parties returned to the original dealThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael do not want election over waterInside Politics: The committee on water’s report will bear no similarity to legislationThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
