Doctors seek consultation with Minister over abortion Bill provisionsGroup of GPs concerned with plans to begin abortion services in less than two monthsWed Nov 07 2018 - 21:59
Proposed US visa deal welcomed by campaignersBill could bring Ireland into E3 visa scheme, and benefit undocumented IrishWed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Brian Hayes: Challenge to Enda Kenny marked turning point in careerAs an MEP, he was regarded as a big beast of the party, and a possible return to national politics was occasionally mootedTue Nov 06 2018 - 13:14
Major moment: US voters go to the pollsInside Politics: midterm elections are seen as a referendum on presidency of Donald TrumpTue Nov 06 2018 - 08:04
Health committee to debate 180 amendments to abortion BillGovernment to accept only minor changes to legislation published before referendumTue Nov 06 2018 - 06:00
Harris bloodied but unbowed by former HSE chief’s attackResilient Minister for Health will survive criticism Fine Gael TDs see as unwarrantedTue Nov 06 2018 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Winds of change shift Irish political centre to leftGovernment’s budget spending shows priorities of President now mainstreamSat Nov 03 2018 - 04:00
Pressure mounts on Ireland to accept EU digital taxThe Republic continues to resist proposal as European opposition to the levy slips awayThu Nov 01 2018 - 07:01
Political parties now almost wholly reliant on State fundingFF, FG and Labour in rude good financial health, Sipo accounts showWed Oct 31 2018 - 01:12
Parties use millions of public funds for election war chestsFianna Fáil received €5.6m in State funding last year under three schemesWed Oct 31 2018 - 00:58
Peter Casey must get elected if he wants Renua leadershipJohn Leahy says he will not stand in way of presidential runner-up taking over his partyTue Oct 30 2018 - 13:24
Higgins begins preparations for second term after landslide victoryFianna Fáil rebuffs Casey plan to join and lead partyMon Oct 29 2018 - 01:00
President expected to devote more time to Northern IrelandDespite its triumphant ending, the campaign has been bruising for Michael D HigginsSun Oct 28 2018 - 18:09
Seán Gallagher says he makes ‘no excuses’ for his reduced vote‘If I can use my skills and abilities I will, but how, I don’t know’Sun Oct 28 2018 - 17:20
Michael D Higgins vs Peter Casey: some perspective is importantAnalysis: Casey’s comments about Travellers will embolden a hundred cheaper imitationsSat Oct 27 2018 - 15:37
Five things we learned from the presidential election campaignThere is a responsibility on councillors to exercise a more rigorous judgment when controlling admissions to the presidential raceSat Oct 27 2018 - 04:00
Irish Times exit poll: Higgins set to win, surge for CaseyIrish Times exit poll projects blasphemy referendum will be passed comfortablyFri Oct 26 2018 - 21:56
National Broadband Plan may cost more than €3 billionGovernment officials are working on ‘plan B’ amid fears over possible collapse of processFri Oct 26 2018 - 00:29
Presidential election: The Irish Times to publish exit pollFriday evening poll to give projected results of election and blasphemy referendumThu Oct 25 2018 - 15:38
TDs are warned contact with Taiwan ‘will offend China’Ceann Comhairle claims State adheres to ‘one China’ policy in letter to DeputiesThu Oct 25 2018 - 01:00
UK Brexit backstop offer ‘strange’, says Leo VaradkarExtension of transition period not something that can be exchanged, Taoiseach insistsWed Oct 24 2018 - 20:33
Turnout in presidential election could be below 50%, Labour leader warnsBrendan Howlin says Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní Riada was ‘squirming’ in RTÉ debate on how much of her salary she takesWed Oct 24 2018 - 18:48
Michael D survives presidential debateDebate format did not help candidates or viewersWed Oct 24 2018 - 07:54
Tuam babies exhumation unlikely to start until next yearMinister signals children interred at mother-and-baby home site ‘to have a dignified burial’Tue Oct 23 2018 - 21:39
Coveney: UK repudiating Border pledge ‘not going to fly’Tánaiste alludes to no deal after Brexit secretary Raab suggests backstop ‘alternative’Mon Oct 22 2018 - 13:48
Martin says Varadkar would be ‘reckless’ to call election now‘The one person who has done the most to create an aura of instability around his own Government is the Taoiseach himself’Sun Oct 21 2018 - 17:49
President Higgins ‘not given to extravagancy’, FF leader saysIncumbent criticised over use of Government jet but holds huge poll lead as campaign nears endSun Oct 21 2018 - 17:18
Former Fine Gael TD Seymour Crawford dies aged 74Taoiseach says ex-Cavan-Monaghan deputy played important role during peace processSun Oct 21 2018 - 16:29
Pat Leahy: Ireland had better get used to minority governmentsPoll shows majority for Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil is out of question so deals will be doneSat Oct 20 2018 - 04:00
Brexit: Varadkar says transition extension is not alternative to Border backstopTaoiseach says any Brexit deal must be acceptable to European ParliamentFri Oct 19 2018 - 12:24
UK’s Brexit transition period may be extendedMerkel and Macron turn up heat on May to find a political solution to impasseFri Oct 19 2018 - 09:36
Merkel and Macron slip out for beers – without The Man Who Made BrexitEU summit: Nigel Farage dispenses his brand of bluster; Leo Varadkar is in his elementFri Oct 19 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach warns EU that hard border would threaten return to violenceIrish Government ‘not exaggerating’ concerns about consequences of no deal in NIThu Oct 18 2018 - 19:04
Brexit: Tusk says EU leaders would respond positively to request for longer transitionBoris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and David Davis write open letter to MayThu Oct 18 2018 - 15:47
Taoiseach should refuse to compromise on Brexit, voters say‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll finds overwhelming majority backs Varadkar’s stanceThu Oct 18 2018 - 06:00
EU summit on hold as May fails to convince leaders of Brexit progressBritish PM asserts commitment to backstop while Varadkar says time limit unworkableWed Oct 17 2018 - 22:10
Blasphemy offence on course to be removed from ConstitutionThe Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion pollWed Oct 17 2018 - 05:01
Higgins holds huge poll lead over all rivalsIrish Times opinion poll: President set to be re-elected at his easeWed Oct 17 2018 - 05:00
Michael D Higgins set to be returned to Áras at a canterThe Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll analysisWed Oct 17 2018 - 05:00
Leo Varadkar gets food for election thought from latest opinion pollParties want to fight elections when strong, Fine Gael maintains lead over Fianna FáilTue Oct 16 2018 - 05:05
Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll: 44% in favour of general electionFine Gael maintains lead over its rivals despite a dip in satisfaction with VaradkarTue Oct 16 2018 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Deep down, Fine Gael knows Government's time is upState is currently stuck with a zombie Government unable to do anythingSat Oct 13 2018 - 04:00
Seán Gallagher received €130,000 from RTÉ over ‘Frontline’ debatePresidential candidate sued broadcaster over tweet mentioned during live debate in 2011Sat Oct 13 2018 - 00:35
Naughten’s exit throws broadband plan into doubtIndependent auditor will assess if process has been compromised, says TaoiseachFri Oct 12 2018 - 01:00
Denis Naughten’s resignation creates real wobble in the CoalitionAnalysis: Political drama could pull broadband project off the railsThu Oct 11 2018 - 21:37
Varadkar is in a hurry, but Brexit may put brakes on electionMartin doesn’t want election, but wants Fine Gael to know he isn’t afraid of having oneThu Oct 11 2018 - 12:35
New controls to curb health spending prepared by GovernmentPost-budget measures aim to avoid another huge overspend in the sector next yearThu Oct 11 2018 - 01:00
Latest opinion poll shows good news for Fine GaelInside Politics: Poll will only strengthen the case of those panting for a general electionWed Oct 10 2018 - 08:10
Steady as she goes: Budget 2019 dodges the landminesDonohue avoids the rabbit-from-a-hat surprises of predecessor McCreevyWed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
