European digital tax as big a threat as Brexit, Ministers fearLooming decisions in Brussels will impact hugely on Ireland’s general economic modelSat Oct 28 2017 - 01:00
Tracker scandal Q&A: What happens next?Will the State take further action against the banks? Will the Garda be called in?Thu Oct 26 2017 - 18:17
New laws set to force businesses to reveal gender gaps on payLabour Bill accepted by Government would apply to firms with more than 50 employeesThu Oct 26 2017 - 01:00
Donohoe threatens the banks but there’s no sign of a stickYou’re on your last chance, the Minister is saying. This approach has its limitationsWed Oct 25 2017 - 20:40
Impossible to say when Apple back taxes will be collected, Donohoe saysGovernment in talks with one company to manage funds while in escrowTue Oct 24 2017 - 19:09
Donohoe meets bank chiefs amid outrage over tracker scandalMood hardens in Government circles in favour of sanctions against lendersMon Oct 23 2017 - 01:00
Brexit transition could take up to five years, says Enda KennyFormer taoiseach tells New York audience UK has not drafted trade deals for 40 yearsMon Oct 23 2017 - 01:00
Abortion reform now entering the political processReferendum will depend on what Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree between themSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00
At EU summits, leaders feel free to liaise and build alliancesLeo Varadkar, a political nerd before he became a politician, is in his elementSat Oct 21 2017 - 01:05
Varadkar strikes more optimistic note on Brexit talksTaoiseach says he will miss Theresa May’s support when the UK leaves the EUFri Oct 20 2017 - 10:43
Varadkar rebuffs suggestion UK has done all it can on Border‘If UK is leaving the EU, it is incumbent on them to put forward detailed proposals’Fri Oct 20 2017 - 01:00
Digital tax would hand advantage to US and UK, Varadkar saysDraft conclusions of meeting urge EU to ensure all companies pay fair share of taxesThu Oct 19 2017 - 21:52
Even unionists will want Irish passport after Brexit, says VaradkarMost people in North are likely to seek to remain European citizens ‘for the convenience’Thu Oct 19 2017 - 17:00
No Brexit ‘phase two’ talks before December, EU ministers insistSimon Coveney welcomes ‘very strong language on Ireland’ in EU summit documentsTue Oct 17 2017 - 20:00
Abortion pills for sale online mean ‘genie is out of the bottle’, says BoylanThe constitutional ban on abortion is ‘unworkable’, Prof Boylan will tell the Oireachtas committee on the Eighth Amendment on WednesdayTue Oct 17 2017 - 18:49
Pat Leahy: What is happening to ‘great’ Britain?The implosion of the British political elite has pretty hairy consequences for IrelandSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Micheál Martin has one shot at power in the ‘game of thrones’Analysis: Growing expectation in Fine Gael that Martin will manoeuvre election early in 2018Sat Oct 14 2017 - 00:00
Irish fears of hard Brexit rise as talks hit ‘disturbing’ impasseLatest round of talks end with no sign of progress hoped for after May’s Florence speechFri Oct 13 2017 - 01:45
Observing the Tao of Paschal DonohoeInside Politics: Minister’s savvy budget draws grudging admiration around Leinster HouseThu Oct 12 2017 - 08:39
The six options being considered by the Oireachtas abortion committeeEach option has uncertainties and pitfalls, says committee’s legal adviser Nuala ButlerThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
Legal uncertainties surround abortion law options, committee warnedRotunda master says woman died flying home due to termination complicationsThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
Patient died travelling home after abortion, Rotunda master saysRhona Mahony of NMH says Eighth Amendment creates ‘unacceptable clinical risk’Wed Oct 11 2017 - 21:28
Pat Leahy: The budget has two tax cuts – one for each of the big partiesBudget 2018 has something for everyone and is bold in its revenue-raising measuresWed Oct 11 2017 - 03:00
Government sought stamp duty vote in Dáil over lobbying fearsCoalition wanted to protect Budget 2018 tax hike from property industry pressureWed Oct 11 2017 - 01:00
Budget to take long-term perspective, says VaradkarDecrease in prescription charges set to form part of financial package worth about €1bnTue Oct 10 2017 - 03:00
Rise in commercial stamp duty to help fund €1.1bn budgetThreshold for higher rate of income tax could rise by €750 with significant State spend plannedTue Oct 10 2017 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Voters favour construction over tax cutsSupport for capital spending consistent among supporters of all partiesSun Oct 08 2017 - 07:35
Michael D 2.0: Can Higgins reinvent himself for another term?The anti-austerity President has spoken. The 1916 centenary President has done his work. So what’s next?Sat Oct 07 2017 - 06:00
The church could ease the housing crisis. Don’t hold your breathReligious orders, some of whom fell short on redress pledges, will soon sell huge land holdingsSat Oct 07 2017 - 05:00
Two-thirds of voters want Higgins to serve second termMost supporters of President want him returned to office without election campaignSat Oct 07 2017 - 05:00
Poll: Voters would pass limited abortion but block full liberalisationIpsos MRBI poll: Over half of voters would favour more limited version of referendumFri Oct 06 2017 - 06:51
Voters would reject referendum on full access to abortionPoll shows preference for limited abortion, despite Citizens’ Assembly recommendationsFri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
What was Ireland like during Liam Cosgrave’s time?Northern violence and stagflation dominated the 1970s while official Ireland was monochrome and maleThu Oct 05 2017 - 09:28
Cosgrave death ends a link with birth of StateInside Politics: Death of former leader is always a signal moment in country’s developmentThu Oct 05 2017 - 07:58
‘Irish Times’ poll: Radicalisation of Irish politics seems to have been arrestedAnalysis: Varadkar hits 49% approval rating, but voters still see his party the same wayThu Oct 05 2017 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Almost half voters happy with VaradkarFine Gael leads Fianna Fáil by two points with support up to 31%, Ipsos MRBI survey findsThu Oct 05 2017 - 05:00
Hike in stamp duty on commercial property being consideredMeasure is one of several being mulled to offset budget tax cuts and spending increasesThu Oct 05 2017 - 03:00
Lower tax-take leaves little scope for budget giveawaysDonohoe will have to raise some taxes to meet Ministers’ demands for more spendingWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
Human rights commission calls for legalisation of abortionState human rights watchdog says abortion should be widely availableWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
FG doubts grow on budget reductions in inheritance taxBudget committee calls for fiscal space to grow by €1bn by amending calculationsWed Oct 04 2017 - 01:00
President Higgins shocked at ‘appalling massacre of music lovers’Coveney says he wished to express ‘my heartfelt condolences and those of the Irish people’Mon Oct 02 2017 - 20:11
Who’s running the show, Leo, Paschal or Micheál?Budget 2018 looms, but who is really in charge of the public purse strings?Sat Sept 30 2017 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: There is method to Varadkar’s rudenessFianna Fáil is primary target of Fine Gael attacks on Sinn FéinSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:00
Abortion wars will be fought on the street, online and in the DáilCampaign will be a clash of moral absolutes, with each side convinced of the justice of its positionSat Sept 30 2017 - 01:00
Where Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Labour stand on abortionNone favour implementing Assembly proposal to greatly increased access to abortionFri Sept 29 2017 - 01:02
Abortion referendum wording ‘should ensure it passes’Eighth Amendment committee chairwoman calls for the Government to be ‘prudent’Fri Sept 29 2017 - 01:01
Abortion committee chair says it would be ‘prudent’ to propose referendum that will passFG ministers believe only more restrictive abortion regime will passThu Sept 28 2017 - 14:32
FG Ministers believe only restrictive abortion law will passCitizens’ Assembly proposals on the issue would not pass ‘party, Dáil or country’Thu Sept 28 2017 - 01:00
No constitutional change on property rights planned, Varadkar saysTaoiseach disputes claim constitutional protection prevented action on homelessnessWed Sept 27 2017 - 05:30
Taoiseach undecided on stance in abortion campaignSpokesman says Leo Varadkar needs to see proposals from all-party committeeWed Sept 27 2017 - 01:00
