Kenny elected Taoiseach by record 90-vote majorityNOMINATIONS: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny was elected Taoiseach by an unprecedented 90-vote majority with the support of five…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael - Labour coalitions: six governments and over 18 years in powerFINE GAEL and Labour are no strangers to coalition government with each other, having spent a total of 18 and a half years together…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Universal insurance not in place until 2016HEALTH: UNIVERSAL HEALTH insurance will not be in place until the end of the new government’s term in 2016, but the legislation…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Independents to meet over non-party SenatorsINDEPENDENT POLITICIANS from across the State will meet in Athlone today to discuss the prospect of electing non-party senators…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Talks on likely technical groupINDEPENDENTS: A NUMBER of newly elected Independent TDs and members of the United Left Alliance have agreed in principle to …Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Labour's key issue in talks must be growth plan, says SiptuUNIONS' VIEWS: AN ECONOMIC plan that stresses growth and not austerity is a key issue the Labour Party should be negotiating…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Party counts cost of heavy election defeatGREEN PARTY: THE UPHILL battle the Green Party faces to rebuild following its electoral wipeout became an even bigger challenge…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
'Very significant' change possible in Irish politicsUNITED LEFT ALLIANCE: THE UNITED Left Alliance will establish a political party of the left if it has a “good result” in the…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Geography may be key to who wins seatsCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: LONGFORD-WESTMEATH: GEOGRAPHY COULD be the big decider in Longford-Westmeath, where there will be a battle…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Questions on Libya dominate as Adams tries to get vote outSINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams said his party was about standing up for citizens and “putting backbone into this…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
ULA will campaign against stealth taxesUnited Left Alliance TDs will campaign in the Dáil against stealth taxes including water charges and property taxes if they were…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Results in Haughey stronghold to reveal much about true state of Fianna Fáil's fortunesCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: DUBLIN NORTH CENTRAL: FIANNA FÁIL is in the DNA of many in Dublin North Central, which has been one of…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Adams 'not embarrassed' by links to GadafySinn Féin president Gerry Adams has denied the violence in Libya is an embarrassment for the party in the wake of the republican…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Reliance on oil 'can end by 2030'GREEN PARTY: IRELAND CAN be free from its dependency on oil by 2030, the Green Party claimed yesterday.Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Adams 'respects' protest by McConville familyLOUTH: SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has reiterated that he had “nothing to do” with the kidnapping and death of Jean McConville…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Polls open for older votersEARLY BALLOTS: ISLANDERS OFF the west coast may begin voting on Wednesday but thousands of older voters have already cast their…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Adams reiterates McConville denialSinn Féin president Gerry Adams said today he respected the right of Jean McConville’s family to protest but reiterated he had…Sun Feb 20 2011 - 00:00
Group campaigns for anti-abortion pledgeFORMER INDEPENDENT MEPs Dana Rosemary Scallon and Kathy Sinnott and an alliance of 30 community groups have called on party leaders…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Group wants pledge on abortionFormer independent MEPs Dana Rosemary Scallon and Kathy Sinnott and an alliance of 30 community groups have called on parties…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Campaign focuses on sovereigntyCHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY: RESTORING NATIONAL sovereignty and “burning the bondholders” are the key campaign platforms for the Christian…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Geography could prove crucial factorCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: MEATH EAST: 3 SEATS: CO MEATH is a regular target of boundary revisions and the latest cut in Meath East…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Cutting number of TDs 'a red herring'DÁIL REFORM: IRELAND has the right number of TDs by international standards, according to a group of political scientists, who…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
'Secular agenda' of parties condemnedAll political parties with the possible exception of Sinn Féin have "sold out to a European secular agenda", according to the…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
FG reform proposals score highestFine Gael’s political reform proposals are the best of the five main political parties’ manifestos according to an assessment…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
Dempsey exit leaves FF exposed in close contest for final seatCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: FORMER FIANNA Fáil minister Noel Dempsey has bowed out in Meath West, and being a local party titan, one…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Leaders clash over plans to reduce €19bn deficitFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore clashed over each party’s plans to deal with the budget deficit…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Car-pool system for ministers to save €5.5mFG REFORM PLAN: FORMER taoisigh will lose access to their State cars and drivers on leaving office as part of Fine Gael’s economic…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
New website to assess manifestosPOLITICAL REFORM: A NEW website aims to put pressure on parties to take political reform seriously by marking their manifestos…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Left-wing candidate declares 'war on rich and unfair taxes'PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT: SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Before Profit candidates in the general election will “bring the war to the rich” and…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Former taoisigh to lose cars - FGFormer taoisigh will lose access to their State car and driver on leaving office under new Fine Gael proposalsSat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Big increase expected in number of IndependentsCANDIDATES: A SIGNIFICANT increase in the number of Independent candidates is expected in the 12 Dublin constituencies, a trend…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
PBP aims to be 'significant' forcePeople Before Profit candidates will “lead a huge struggle against major tax hikes” both in the Dáil and outside if they are …Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Tight race likely but seat being vacated by FF grandee Woods of keen interestCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: IN A hotly contested three-seater the key question seems to be, who will win the last seat?Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
'Loyalty to this country informed every choice'TAOISEACH'S SPEECH: IN EVERY decision he took as Taoiseach, the common good was his overriding concern, Brian Cowen told the…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Kenny labels Government 'worst in living memory'FINE GAEL: NONE OF Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s colleagues in the election “will be able to dodge responsibility for driving Ireland…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
One-man army comes out fighting with political grenades in handSEANAD SKETCH: Lenihan poked fun at Labour and criticised the Greens over decision to leave governmentMon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan in fresh attack on Greens over pulloutMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan renewed his attack on the Green Party for pulling out of GovernmentMon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan attacks FG over Brussels talksSEANAD REPORT: THE MINISTER for Finance has questioned both Fine Gael’s talks in Brussels on renegotiating the terms of the …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Finance Bill passes by comfortable majoritySEANAD ÉIREANN will debate the Finance Bill today and tomorrow after the Dáil passed the controversial legislation by a comfortable…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Online bookmakers to pay licence feeTAX ON online betting will be introduced for the first time under the Finance Bill and online bookmakers will have to pay a licence…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Rabbitte highlights 'huge bitterness' over banksORDINARY PEOPLE “are convinced that no banker will be required to hang his Armani suit on the back of a door in Mountjoy prison…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Concessions in Finance Bill prevent early pollAN IMMEDIATE general election was avoided yesterday after concessions to Independent TDs Michael Lowry and Jackie Healy-Rae secured…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Poor Irish migrants 'buried in mass graves'THE PLIGHT of Irish emigrants was highlighted when the Dáil heard “shocking” reports about the burial in mass graves of impoverished…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Tax on low income earners hard to support, says RyanFORMER GREEN party minister Eamon Ryan said he found it “very difficult to support provisions in the Finance Bill bringing those…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan says State deficit fall by 2.2%THE GOVERNMENT deficit is expected to drop from a projected 11.6 per cent to 9Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
O'Rourke criticises media for taking 'ageist' view of politiciansFIANNA FÁIL backbencher and former minister Mary O’Rourke claimed that former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick could…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Candidate says she wants to lead a 'renewed' Fianna Fáil partyMARY HANAFIN: FIANNA FÁIL leadership contender Mary Hanafin says it is important for each candidate to “get the opportunity …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
First time FF will have separate leader and taoiseachPRESS CONFERENCE: FIANNA FÁIL will for the first time in its history have a different party leader and taoiseach as members …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Hanafin wants to lead proud partyFormally launching her campaign for Fianna Fáil leadership today, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Hanafin …Sun Jan 23 2011 - 00:00
Former ministers debate Dáil reformIT WAS dubbed “the Dáil of tomorrow” and aimed at former Dáil and Seanad membersSat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
