Lucinda Creighton’s political rise and fall ... and possible rise again?Former Fine Gael junior minister set to form new paryFri Jan 02 2015 - 08:58
Silly? Leo Varadkar reacts to Alan Kelly’s description of remarksMinister for Health says he ‘simply stated the facts’ when asked about water legislationFri Dec 19 2014 - 12:11
Country in ‘different position’ on abortion referendum - VaradkarTaoiseach says he will not have ‘knee-jerk reaction’ to pregnancy caseThu Dec 18 2014 - 19:23
Alan Kelly will not be taking Senators’ water votes for grantedMinister ‘quietly confident’ he can convince enough members to allow Bill to passThu Dec 18 2014 - 12:04
Oireachtas Twitter account removes abortion re-tweetAnti-abortion campaigner’s tweet criticising Varadkar re-tweeted by @OireachtasNewsWed Dec 17 2014 - 15:27
Who’s who on the committee of inquiryThe TDs and Senators sitting on the committeeWed Dec 17 2014 - 12:49
Oireachtas banking inquiry facts and figuresSnapshot of money, people and dates involved in Irish banking inquiryWed Dec 17 2014 - 10:15
Referendums on same-sex marriage and voting age for May 2015Cabinet also decided that Carlow/Kilkenny byelection is likely to be held on same dateTue Dec 16 2014 - 16:06
Cabinet agrees terms for inquiry into Guerin report findingsFormer minister Alan Shatter has been critical of reportTue Dec 16 2014 - 16:03
Government may not carry Seanad vote on water chargesVaradkar warns of higher bills in January if concessions and lower charges not agreedMon Dec 15 2014 - 19:42
Leo Varadkar says Beaumont A&E overcrowding will easeHealth Minister says problem not unique as patients asked to avoid emergency deptMon Dec 15 2014 - 14:10
Leo Varadkar warns against rejecting water services BillSeanad rejection could lead to higher bills in January instead of reduced bills in AprilMon Dec 15 2014 - 14:09
Mattie McGrath keen to join Michael Fitzmaurice’s new partyLeo Varadkar: ‘New parties should start soon because Fine Gael welcomes competition’Mon Dec 15 2014 - 11:39
Politicians sending fewer Christmas cards this yearTDs avoid taxpayer-funded greetings, fearing they will irritate constituentsSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Everything you need to know about the penalty points issueLoopholes in law led to question mark over 200,000 points issued since AugustSat Dec 13 2014 - 00:41
Penalty point legislation to be rushed through DáilPaschal Donohoe says technical errors in legislation will be amended next weekFri Dec 12 2014 - 10:36
Possible penalty points loophole law to be publishedPaschal Donohoe to amend legislation on flaw which ‘could be exploited’Thu Dec 11 2014 - 16:59
Mick Wallace claims gardaí involved in drugs tradeIndependent TD says he and colleagues revealed only a fraction of wrongdoing allegationsThu Dec 11 2014 - 12:02
Ray MacSharry seeks Ansbacher dossier from PACCommittee expected to respond it is not in a position to hand over the documentsWed Dec 10 2014 - 10:27
Fitzgerald confirms 111 Syrians allowed to live in Ireland‘Vulnerable’ family members admitted under Syrian humanitarian programmeTue Dec 09 2014 - 19:48
Homeless plan sees extra beds, a night cafe and transport to hostelsAlan Kelly says Nama-owned hotel will be purchased and used to house the homelessTue Dec 09 2014 - 16:18
Pension deal agreed for former Waterford Crystal workersDeal will see former staff receive a payment equivalent to €1,000 per year of serviceTue Dec 09 2014 - 13:53
Visit Bruges for chocolate-dominated desserts and lively boat tripsA hundred years on from the first World War, the city is an excellent spot for contemporary war touristsSat Dec 06 2014 - 10:00
Fitzgerald plans to publish report into Fr Niall Molloy deathFr Molloy died in unexplained circumstances in July 1985 in Clara, Co OffalyWed Dec 03 2014 - 18:08
‘Hooded Men’ case will not damage relations with BritainFrances Fitzgerald says Government was right to ask the European court to revise judgmentWed Dec 03 2014 - 13:58
‘The missing are never forgotten’, says Garda CommissionerFarmleigh Missing Persons’ Day event hears gardaí ‘will never give up search’Wed Dec 03 2014 - 12:28
Jan O’Sullivan says teachers’ strike disproportionateMinister hopes second day of strike in January can be avoidedTue Dec 02 2014 - 13:27
Emergency forum on homelessness to be convened on ThursdayCalls for meeting after man sleeping rough died on Dublin’s Molesworth StreetTue Dec 02 2014 - 09:15
Alan Kelly’s funding of Greenway routes ‘a real slap in the face’Landowners have not yet agreed to €4m Kerry greenway cycling project announced in AprilMon Dec 01 2014 - 16:50
Mary Hanafin urges State bring back post-graduate grantsFormer FF minister gets AmericanStudies MA from UCD’s Clinton Institute todayMon Dec 01 2014 - 15:27
Empty housing complex ‘appalling’, Paschal Donohoe saysMinister ‘disappointed’ over rent dispute between over €17 million projectMon Dec 01 2014 - 14:06
Still time to call off teachers’ strike, says Jan O’SullivanMinister available for talks as unions remain resolute day before planned industrial actionMon Dec 01 2014 - 12:39
Leo Varadkar says Government will last full termMinister for Health claims Coalition will stay in power until next scheduled electionWed Nov 26 2014 - 11:12
Women holding key positions in legal fieldsAppointment of Nóirín O’Sullivan as Garda Commissioner the latest in a series of women selected for senior rolesWed Nov 26 2014 - 09:17
Water charge ‘would not have been a good fit’ for RevenueProperty tax compliance at 37% six weeks ahead of January deadlineWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:01
Purchase of sex to be criminalised under new lawNew legislation will also strengthen laws on grooming, child pornography and harassmentWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet approves law to criminalise purchase of sexGovernment to make purchase of sex illegal, without criminalising sellersTue Nov 25 2014 - 15:24
Housing ‘biggest social issue we face’, Brendan Howlin saysMinister speaks ahead of Cabinet meeting to discuss 30,000 new homesTue Nov 25 2014 - 13:43
IRA sex abuse claims: Enda Kenny seeks North meetingTaoiseach wants Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald to meet counterpart David FordTue Nov 25 2014 - 12:49
Revised medical card system will be flexible, Kenny saysTaoiseach says there will be local input and discretion availableTue Nov 25 2014 - 09:59
Budget decisions a Government matter, Kenny saysTaoiseach responds to criticism from fiscal council over risk of repeating errorsTue Nov 25 2014 - 09:22
Report into lobbying recommends two-year cooling-off periodTransparency International urges fines for officials who fail to comply with rulingsMon Nov 24 2014 - 06:00
Fine Gael divided over General Election datePoor opinion polls and water charges leave Ministers in fear for seatsMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin adviser's book deal after impressing Richard & JudyFirst-time author and mother of four tweeted she was “celebrating while breastfeeding”Mon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
All-island IRA abuse inquiry considered by GovernmentSinn Féin giving names of republicans suspected of sexual assault to gardaíMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach hopes Obama will help Irish undocumentedKenny wants US president to allow stranded immigrants ‘right to travel’Thu Nov 20 2014 - 15:15
Water charges: seven landmines facing GovernmentCoalition focus is on level of charges but for many water is issue that broke camel’s backThu Nov 20 2014 - 12:25
Joan Burton ‘satisfied’ Irish Water will pass Eurostat testTánaiste expresses confidence as Taoiseach says Government made mistakesThu Nov 20 2014 - 10:28
Can Government regain authority after water fiasco?Analysis: The worst thing you can say about an Irish politician is they are out of touchWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:59
Noonan hopes Irish Water follows through on bonus moveSiptu to meet management at utility company over decision to cancel 2014 paymentsWed Nov 19 2014 - 09:51
