Majority of Senators set to back repeal of Eighth AmendmentAnti-abortion advocates hoping Seanad will see stiff resistance to referendum BillSun Jan 21 2018 - 17:45
Micheál Martin’s abortion stance a response to strong mood for changeThe promise of change, renewal, reform is a very powerful political tropeSat Jan 20 2018 - 05:00
Sinn Féin TD keeps full salary ‘due to personal financial matters’SF says average working wage not mandatory as Dessie Ellis takes full €94,000Fri Jan 19 2018 - 20:37
Martin: Evidence to abortion committee prompted change of mindFianna Fáil leader says matter is deeply personal and not a party political issueFri Jan 19 2018 - 15:49
'War' to follow in Fianna Fáil over Martin's abortion stanceFianna Fáil leader’s unexpected announcement stunned members of his partyFri Jan 19 2018 - 10:27
Martin’s abortion declaration will enthuse repealers - but alarm FFFianna Fáil leader’s move will help repealers argue 12-week proposal is the middle groundFri Jan 19 2018 - 01:00
Micheál Martin says he favours repeal of Eighth Amendment‘Nothing we say or do here could make Ireland a country without abortion’ - FF leaderThu Jan 18 2018 - 19:48
Government seeking legal advice on Eighth Amendment removalRecommendation to be made by month’s end on need for provision to replace article in ConstitutionThu Jan 18 2018 - 14:09
Government fears legal challenges after repeal of Eighth AmendmentLegal advice likely to recommend new provision be inserted into ConstitutionThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:00
British and Irish governments set to announce new Northern talks‘Short window’ for talks to reach successful conclusionThu Jan 18 2018 - 01:00
Kerry babies tragedy: Apology and questionsInside Politics: It has not been explained how the Hayes family came to sign statements in Garda custody that implicated themWed Jan 17 2018 - 09:22
McElduff resignation shows Sinn Féin yielding to public pressureThree-month suspension was far short of solution to quell public and media angerTue Jan 16 2018 - 21:08
Government set to accept abortion committee’s recommendationsTaoiseach advises against straying too far from proposals to repeal Eighth AmendmentTue Jan 16 2018 - 11:39
Abortion issue dominates as Dáil returnsInside Politics: Varadkar is expected to back both the repeal referendum and 12-week proposalTue Jan 16 2018 - 08:56
Abortion referendum: The big questions Cabinet must answerAfter this week’s Dáil debate, Simon Harris will seek decisions on three crucial issuesTue Jan 16 2018 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Health crisis will not be solved by money aloneIf health staff do not change the way they work, then the system cannot changeSat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00
Oireachtas set to back repeal of Eighth Amendment, survey shows‘Irish Times’ review finds that one in three TDs has yet to declare a position on the issueSat Jan 13 2018 - 01:00
Abortion vote tracker: check how TDs and Senators plan to vote in referendumWe ask every TD and Senator if they want the Eighth Amendment repealedFri Jan 12 2018 - 18:16
Government prepares for 12-week abortion limit despite doubtsTaoiseach says proposals might be ‘a step too far’ while several Ministers express reservationsThu Jan 11 2018 - 01:25
Leo Varadkar’s shifting view on abortion will be key to campaign‘I consider myself to be pro-life in that I accept that the unborn child is a human life with rights,’ Taoiseach told Dáil in 2014, but also said Eighth Amendment was ‘too restrictive’Thu Jan 11 2018 - 01:00
Proposal to allow abortion up to 12 weeks may be ‘a step too far’ - TaoiseachMany politicians concerned proposal might go too far for majority of people, says VaradkarWed Jan 10 2018 - 16:35
Claims that department knew nothing of McCabe strategy torpedoedCharleton tribunal evidence casts new light on repeated Government denialsWed Jan 10 2018 - 03:00
Cabinet to discuss Oireachtas Committee report on abortionSimon Harris to bring memo to today’s meeting laying out likely steps before a referendumWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Brokenshire resignation likely to put back DUP-Sinn Féin talksNew Northern Secretary Karen Bradley will need time to work her way into new briefTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Garda asked department for guidance on McCabe legal strategyCharleton tribunal revelations cast light on Frances Fitzgerald’s resignationTue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
TDs against reforming drink-driving law are ‘costing lives’RSA criticises ‘rural TDs’ who ‘have called for leniency in drink-driving legislation’Mon Jan 08 2018 - 20:24
Pat Leahy: Pressure can build for 2018 electionThe best the Government can hope for is to show modest progress on health and housingSat Jan 06 2018 - 05:00
Varadkar: deal with Fianna Fáil should not ‘drop dead’ after budgetLeo Varadkar says confidence and supply agreement could run beyond third budgetThu Dec 28 2017 - 09:27
Department of Justice to be split into policing and securityTaoiseach sets sights on reform in 2018 but department will remain under one ministerThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar warns of consequences if wages grow too fast in 2018Ireland’s competitiveness could be damaged and economic growth undermined, says TaoiseachWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
Steady. Unspectacular. Dull. Boring: Paschal Donohoe’s ‘magic mediocrity’The Minister for Finance believes slow but steady progress is our best economic hopeWed Dec 27 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar defends TD’s Scientology meeting despite ‘cult’ concernsTaoiseach pledges Government’s support for visit by Pope Francis next yearTue Dec 26 2017 - 12:43
Pat Leahy: The Government’s youth is starting to have an impactThe generational transformation of Irish political leadership in 2017 has been dramaticSat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00
Varadkar pledges to beef up Ireland’s overseas aid programmeIrish contribution to international development has fallen to 0.33% of GDP, from 0.58%Sat Dec 23 2017 - 01:01
Dublin will seek 'meaningful role' in North if powersharing efforts failBritish-Irish conference 'would not amount to joint rule' of Northern IrelandFri Dec 22 2017 - 01:00
Government declines to say how it will vote on US Jerusalem moveUN ambassadors warned America would be ‘taking names’ of those who oppose embassy moveThu Dec 21 2017 - 12:53
Abortion referendum will be both emotive and unpredictableCommittee report explicitly rejects Citizens’ Assembly’s more liberal recommendationsThu Dec 21 2017 - 01:00
Ministers will be free to ‘dissent’ on abortion, Leo Varadkar saysTaoiseach has personal view on issue but this will not determine Government stanceMon Dec 18 2017 - 20:17
Pat Leahy: Varadkar delivers on his leadership promiseTaoiseach to be pitted against Micheál Martin in election slugfestSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
EU leaders warn next phase of Brexit talks will be far tougherEU figures point to slow pace of process so far and large volume of work remainingSat Dec 16 2017 - 00:01
Labour formally backs Oireachtas committee stance on abortionMinister Eoghan Murphy says abortion is a matter for a ‘woman and her doctor’Fri Dec 15 2017 - 20:20
Irish desire for close UK ties after Brexit not shared across EU - VaradkarLeaders meet in Brussels to discuss moving British withdrawal process on to second phaseFri Dec 15 2017 - 10:52
Ireland joins Pesco defence pact after Dáil voteLeo Varadkar says State has responsibility to defend ‘common European home’Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
EU leaders warn Britain: no backsliding or Brexit deal is offPhase two talks will only begin when phase one commitments are made legalFri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach spells it out: no hard border, no matter whatVaradkar says he hopes Brexit-supporting politicians realise the problem they causedThu Dec 14 2017 - 16:46
Eighth Amendment polls suggest middle ground will be decisiveA large chunk of voters are in the middle: most favouring repeal, but many nervousWed Dec 13 2017 - 18:00
British pledges on Border ‘hard to reconcile’, claim EU negotiatorsBrexit officials express doubts over UK promises on the issue ahead of Brussels summitSun Dec 10 2017 - 21:41
Ireland says it will hold UK to ‘binding’ deal on post-Brexit borderDavid Davis: Deal was ‘more a statement of intent’ than a ‘legally enforceable thing’Sun Dec 10 2017 - 18:53
Voters believe Martin handled Fitzgerald controversy better than Varadkar'Irish Times' poll finds even Fine Gael voters say Fitzgerald should have resigned soonerSun Dec 10 2017 - 18:09
Strong lead for Repeal as campaign enters next phaseOpinion poll analysis: Referendum campaign likely to be heavily influenced by what is proposed to replace abortion banSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:36
