Tom Hayes a surprise appointment as new Minister of StateTipperary South TD will fill the vacancy in Department of Agriculture left by the late Shane McEnteeThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Government announces €150m infrastructure stimulus planFunding will be invested in school projects, road maintenance and energy efficiencyWed Jun 05 2013 - 15:31
Tom Hayes appointed Minister of State at Department of AgricultureFine Gael TD will fill the position left vacant by the late Shane McEnteeWed Jun 05 2013 - 12:05
Shatter to face breath test incident questionsMinister for Justice confirms he failed to complete Garda breathalyser testFri May 24 2013 - 02:00
Disclosure of minor traffic occurrence involving Wallace highly improper, says leading academic‘It is playing politics with policing and the enforcement of the law,’ says Prof Dermot Walsh of University of LimerickFri May 24 2013 - 01:04
Shatter’s disclosure about Wallace rebounds on Minister with a vengeanceAnalysis: The political repercussions are not position-threatening but will be a severe embarrassment to ShatterFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Opposition says questions remain about information on Wallace ‘ticking-off’Academic says sharing of such information ‘not within spirit of the law’Thu May 23 2013 - 02:00
Questions remain over how minor traffic incident formed part of briefing to ShatterNo details of how unrecorded ‘ticking-off’ of Wallace percolated to the top levels of GardaWed May 22 2013 - 22:26
Apology in a thicket of conditionality gets Shatter off the hookAnalysis: Minister for Justice’s case helped by lack of Government sympathy for Mick WallaceWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
CIE deficit would be €45m without assets sale and State helpCoras Iompar Éireann would have incurred a deficit of €45 million last year if it had not received emergency assistance from Government and sold assets, its annual report for 2012 has disclosed.Wed May 22 2013 - 01:00
Shatter’s qualified apology seen as acceptance he might have overstepped markNo pressure on Minister from Labour Coalition partners to resign over remarks about WallaceWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda informationShatter faces more criticism over using information given in Garda briefing but he doesn’t do apologies or climb-downsTue May 21 2013 - 14:02
Shatter’s robust defence of Wallace revelation causes unease in LabourMinister of State Seán Sherlock calls for clarity as senior party figures are reluctant to get involvedTue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Coalition’s credibility at stake in new pay dealAnalysis: Brendan Howlin must show a clear pathway as to how savings will be achieved over the next two yearsTue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Cabinet to approve welfare scheme to allow lone parents re-enter workforceMinister for Social Protection Joan Burton has argued that putting lone parents directly on jobseekers’ allowance would be too onerousTue May 21 2013 - 01:08
Josef Pavelka ‘remembered with love’, says Ennis priestFuneral mass of Polish man who died in laneway to take place todayTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
Shatter stands over decision to reveal incidentMinister for Justice rejects allegations he improperly used confidential Garda informationMon May 20 2013 - 14:41
Shatter told about Wallace incident during garda briefingWexford TD plans to report Minister to Sipo over disclosure of informationMon May 20 2013 - 11:45
Wallace to lodge complaint as Shatter controversy escalatesMinister may face Dáil motion of no confidence and ethics probe over remarks that Wexford TD escaped getting penalty pointsMon May 20 2013 - 02:00
Alternative voting systems favour largest partiesThink tank looks at how three systems would apply in Irish contextMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Will Shatter pay the penalty for hypocrisy?Analysis: Minister for Justice Alan Shatter indulged in Grade-A political hypocrisy in the course of a debate with Independent TD Mick Wallace on penalty pointsMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Penalty points inquiry was no whitewash, says ShatterMinister for Justice says allegations of criminality had been ‘comprehensively investigated’Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael TDs targeted in divisive campaign: ‘I was told I had blood of children on my hands’Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Government’s €1 million information campaign during Children’s Referendum criticised by CommissionReferendum Commission report says two State-funded campaigns led to confusion and costs were hard to justifyThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Committee hearings into abortion legislation begin tomorrowThree days of hearings involving over 50 medical and legal expertsThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Flanagan ‘did not engage’ with penalty points inquiryMinister for Justice says Roscommon TD requested investigation but did not co-operate with itThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Cá bhfuil ár bhFionn féin?Tá splanc ar leith le bheith sa pholaiteoir a shantaíonn ceannasaíocht a bhaint amachWed May 15 2013 - 09:40
Penalty points report finds procedures were not followedReport finds two gardaí cleared over 600 driving offences in three and a half yearsWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Coalition to accept Bill on Seanad reform amid fears of internal revoltFear of revolt by Government senators prompts decision not to oppose reform BillWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Green light today for six hospital groupsHospital plan involves creation of tiered structure with four ‘super-hospitals’ at topTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
C of I archbishop warns about history being exploited at Rising commemorationArchbishop Michael Jackson says that legacy of 1916 is bedrock of contemporary IrelandThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Bill triggering Seanad abolition poll expected within weeksFianna Fáil the only major party supporting retention of 60-member upper houseTue May 07 2013 - 20:23
Fine Gael TDs voice strong support for KennyParliamentary backs Taoiseach’s assurances on Bill’s safeguardsThu May 02 2013 - 10:37
Wide welcome for draft legislation within Labour PartyPraise for role of two Labour Ministers in drafting the Heads of BillThu May 02 2013 - 06:00
FF hints at support for draft abortion legislationThere are 30, and possibly more, Fine Gael parliamentarians who are uneasy about the suicide clauseWed May 01 2013 - 16:11
Cabinet agrees abortion draft legislation after marathon meetingThree doctors will need to agree before termination granted on suicide grounds, with three further doctors involved on appealTue Apr 30 2013 - 09:45
Walsh says other FG TDs agree over stance on abortionFine Gael TDs indicate suicide clause in draft abortion legislation a major difficultyTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:13
Cabinet expected to agree on abortion Bill todayPanel of three doctors likely to be approved in legislationTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Soldiers of destiny return from political wildernessFianna Fáil is biding its time, preparing for what the party faithful believe will be its inevitable return to powerMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil distances itself from austerityParty leader Micheál Martin says promissory note deal a game-changerMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Martin signals shift in Fianna Fáil position on austerityParty leader says Fianna Fáil will no longer support the type of measures that have marked budgetary policy over the past five yearsSat Apr 27 2013 - 21:32
Second day of Fianna Fáil ardfheis underwayAbortion issue to be debated at the conference attended by some 4000 delegatesSat Apr 27 2013 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil to oppose Seanad abolition, Martin tells ardfheisParty leader claims Minister for Health James Reilly has failed in his reform of the health servicesFri Apr 26 2013 - 22:21
Government claims progress on abortion legislationDraft Bill expected to be agreed before next Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingFri Apr 26 2013 - 06:00
Watchdog refers parties to Garda for failing to disclose donationsPeople Before Profit Alliance, Socialist Workers Party and Workers Party referredFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Guns, Haughey and tribunals: 40 years of Fianna Fáil Ard FheiseannaFive key moments from party meetings over the past four decadesFri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion lawKenny rules out holding another referendum on abortionThu Apr 25 2013 - 08:55
Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meetingTaoiseach and Minister for Health strongly criticised for lack of consultation at parliamentary party meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
