Government to underwrite cost of Irish Rugby World Cup bidCabinet sanctions Irish campaign and agrees to pay €139m fee to tournament ownersTue May 23 2017 - 20:50
Government appoints several judges with links to Fine GaelBill to reform the way judges are appointed will be approved next week, says Shane RossTue May 23 2017 - 19:51
Policy documents show differences between Fine Gael candidatesLeo Varadkar’s policies more specific than Simon Coveney’s – with clear nod to electionTue May 23 2017 - 01:00
Fine Gael leadership contenders trade blows over policiesVaradkar continues to build strong lead among party’s TDs, Senators and MEPsTue May 23 2017 - 01:00
Coveney suggests Varadkar using ministerial job to canvass for leadershipVaradkar says Government has to ‘hold the line’ on public sector payMon May 22 2017 - 22:12
Varadkar best positioned in this anti-political ageAppearing as candidate of change entails expectation that menu of change will followSat May 20 2017 - 03:00
Varadkar on course for victory in Fine Gael leadership contestDefiant Simon Coveney vows to fight despite rival’s near-unassailable leadSat May 20 2017 - 01:00
Varadkar’s lead will change the nature of leadership campaignFront-runner is now likely to be subjected to testing interrogationFri May 19 2017 - 20:14
Leo Varadkar has early momentum in leadership raceOn day one Simon Coveney lags behind as Fine Gael supporters show their loyaltiesFri May 19 2017 - 18:41
Michael Noonan set to trigger AIB flotationFloating of bailed-out State-owned bank may be Minister’s last key decision in official roleThu May 18 2017 - 23:00
After emotional farewell, first phase of FG leadership fray is crucialLeo Varadkar will try to show in coming days the contest is over before it even beginsThu May 18 2017 - 01:00
Fine Gael contest under way as Enda Kenny steps asideLeo Varadkar ahead of Simon Coveney in survey of elected representativesThu May 18 2017 - 00:01
Enda Kenny: Skilful creature of the old politicsOutgoing Taoiseach’s rare political instinct enabled him to rebuild Fine Gael, manage the State during crisis . . . and know when to let goWed May 17 2017 - 17:31
Taoiseach reflects on role and defends governments’ recordEnda Kenny was speaking at launch of latest Irish Times Nealon’s GuideWed May 17 2017 - 09:12
Future of Healthcare committee to vote on public-private mixDraft reports seek total ‘disentanglement’ of two systems, but FF-FG likely to resistWed May 17 2017 - 01:00
Post-Brexit customs checks might not be on actual BorderRevenue official says all trade transactions with Britain facing customs declarationsTue May 16 2017 - 18:41
Enda Kenny holds centre stage in political theatreInside Politics: Government in suspended animation amid speculation over departure plans of Fine Gael leaderTue May 16 2017 - 08:36
Further delay on new judicial appointments BillShane Ross says he has ‘no problem’ with repeated delaysTue May 16 2017 - 01:00
Our politicians will have to get better at saying noStanding up to vested interests necessary for political system to workSat May 13 2017 - 03:00
Tony Blair: Belfast Agreement may be changed over Brexit‘A hard Border would be a disaster, everything must be done to avoid it’Fri May 12 2017 - 19:19
Europe ‘should consider changing laws’ to help Ireland in BrexitEPP leader: ‘too little awareness of what Brexit means’Fri May 12 2017 - 12:59
EU’s Brexit chief Michel Barnier keen on ideas for BorderEuropean Union’s chief negotiator reassures Oireachtas that Irish problem is high priorityFri May 12 2017 - 07:11
Garda crisis deepens as O’Sullivan accused over auditPAC hears commissioner delayed telling Garda audit unit of financial irregularitiesFri May 12 2017 - 02:30
Over to you, Michel Barnier tells IrelandEU chief Brexit negotiator’s goodwill claims come amid trade and Border uncertaintiesFri May 12 2017 - 01:00
Enda Kenny warns EPP of Brexit threat to NI peace process‘We cannot have a border like before,’ Taoiseach tells European colleagues in WicklowThu May 11 2017 - 12:22
FG and FF TDs block plan to abolish health cover tax reliefIndependent and Sinn Féin politicians proposed ending benefit for private premiumsThu May 11 2017 - 01:35
Michel Barnier arrives in Dublin for Dáil addressEuropean Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator to offer assurances on Ireland’s statusThu May 11 2017 - 01:00
Michel Barnier: mountain man with big say in Ireland’s fateChief Brexit negotiator for European Commission ‘gets’ Ireland but serves many mastersWed May 10 2017 - 21:00
Shane Ross says ‘compromise’ reached after Saudi UN vote rowControversial issues to be ‘red-flagged’ to Cabinet after Independent Alliance queriesWed May 10 2017 - 01:00
Let the games over public sector pay commenceCommission’s report told us little we did not know, but it will influence forthcoming talksWed May 10 2017 - 01:00
Government approves appointment of several AmbassadorsDiplomats being sent to Ethiopia, Mexico, Uganda, Cyprus, Sweden, Slovenia and EgyptTue May 09 2017 - 21:11
Demands on public purse very large, warns Donohoe ahead of pay talksICTU Public Services Committee calls for early talks on recovery of public service payTue May 09 2017 - 17:50
Q&A: What is the public service pay report all about?The 148-page document on public pay will form basis of talksTue May 09 2017 - 13:53
Pay commission to say public pay cuts should by unwound graduallyPension reform should be matter for negotiation, says reportTue May 09 2017 - 07:21
FG and FF TDs express alarm at healthcare proposalOireachtas committee is set to vote on a plan to separate public and private servicesTue May 09 2017 - 01:00
Most Irish want to stay in EU, but almost half fear Brexit will lead to hard borderPoll finds 57 per cent say Ireland should be part of increased EU defence co-operationTue May 09 2017 - 00:01
Government should prepare for an economic slowdownBrexit and the public finances require at the very least an injection of disciplineSat May 06 2017 - 03:00
Eighth Amendment referendum: Two sides marshal forcesScope of potential new legislation and campaign strategies now under considerationSat May 06 2017 - 01:00
Shortfall in tax revenue threatens spending increasesExchequer returns confirm downward trend as figures €344m below targetWed May 03 2017 - 21:15
Brexit Q&A: Will Britain have to pay €100bn to leave EU?The UK has accepted there may be a cost to exit the EU, but how much will the bill be?Wed May 03 2017 - 13:48
Ireland to increase focus on Brexit’s economic aspectsTheresa May warns Juncker she intends being ‘bloody difficult’ in negotiationsWed May 03 2017 - 11:29
Kenny’s feel-good factor fades as hard Brexit rears its ugly headLeaks show absence of understanding and spirit of compromise in EU-UK relationsWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Brexit summit Q&A: What was agreed and what happens next?Nobody wants to see British leave, even though they were EU’s awkward squad since foreverSun Apr 30 2017 - 09:25
Enda Kenny welcomes EU’s united Ireland agreementTaoiseach says the declaration on Northern Ireland’s status is ‘hugely important’Sat Apr 29 2017 - 18:53
Brexit summit: EU accepts united Ireland declarationWay clear for North to automatically become part of EU if its people vote for united IrelandSat Apr 29 2017 - 18:52
Kenny says he will speak to party about leadership 'soon'Taoiseach is in Canada next week and will not attend FG parliamentary party meetingSat Apr 29 2017 - 16:41
Enda Kenny’s long goodbye finally nears its endPat Leahy: Changes in personnel and policies will make politics more combustibleSat Apr 29 2017 - 03:00
Martin says North needs some sort of special status in EUFianna Fáil leader says Ireland may need to push for EU rule changes in Brexit talksFri Apr 28 2017 - 19:05
Q&A: Enda is going to Brussels to talk Brexit. What's it all about?The who, what and why explained . . .Fri Apr 28 2017 - 16:15
Government’s first year: So little done, so much to doEarnest effort in a few areas, but hardly a record of consistent, tangible achievementFri Apr 28 2017 - 15:36
