Pat Leahy: Government needs a reboot – whoever leads itFine Gael must restore faith in its competency if it is to maintain a hold on powerSat Feb 25 2017 - 03:00
Fine Gael leadership succession race under wayKenny pledge to ‘conclusively’ deal with issue on return from US a signal to contendersWed Feb 22 2017 - 21:43
Being underestimated has been Kenny’s political strengthTaoiseach has a reasonable claim to being Fine Gael’s most successful leaderWed Feb 22 2017 - 20:07
Government business stalls amid Fine Gael leadership questionsInside Politics: Dominance of issue is likely to hasten Enda Kenny’s departure on return from WashingtonWed Feb 22 2017 - 08:13
Government bogged down by fight to lead Fine GaelRecent controversy and party contest means little real work being done in Leinster HouseWed Feb 22 2017 - 01:00
Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day visits revealedEnda Kenny is to travel to Washington, DC, to meet US president Donald TrumpTue Feb 21 2017 - 20:41
FG Ministers expecting Kenny to name date for resignation‘He just has to say something – this is not going to go away,’ says one supporterSat Feb 18 2017 - 07:59
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael leadership change may save GovernmentThe McCabe crisis has exposed the lack of trust in ‘dysfunctional’ CabinetSat Feb 18 2017 - 03:00
Maurice McCabe: How a controversy became a story about politicsThe series of events that turned another Garda scandal into a full-blown political crisisSat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00
Enda Kenny faces leadership challenge unless he names date of departureMinisters and backbenchers call for change over handling of Garda whistleblower affairWed Feb 15 2017 - 23:10
Independent Alliance almost left Government over whistleblower rowEnda Kenny agrees to external audit of An Garda Síochána by policing expertWed Feb 15 2017 - 20:43
Taoiseach to seek EU aid for Irish firms hit by BrexitEnda Kenny outlines the Government’s policy for the UK’s departure from the EUWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:30
Explainer: what is the McCabe controversy about?So who exactly knew what, and when? And what has it got to do with the Government?Wed Feb 15 2017 - 14:32
James Brokenshire: ‘North will not have a special Brexit status’Interview: The Northern Ireland Secretary discusses the UK’s plan for leaving the EUWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Fallout from McCabe scandal could be ruinous for TaoiseachAnalysis: Kenny’s handling of affair has undermined his authority in Fine Gael – perhaps fatallyTue Feb 14 2017 - 20:57
Tribunal of inquiry into McCabe smear allegations likelyKenny and Martin meet to forge deal on controversy that threatens GovernmentTue Feb 14 2017 - 07:40
Political cluelessness will fail to prompt any rolling of headsNóirín O’Sullivan, Katherine Zappone and Enda Kenny face down whistleblower falloutTue Feb 14 2017 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil: ‘If we don’t get this sorted out, the Government will collapse’Zappone asks Hiqa to investigate Tusla amid controversy over treatment of Maurice McCabeMon Feb 13 2017 - 17:55
McCabe controversy places future of Government in balanceAnalysis: Decision by Nóirín O’Sullivan not to step aside means crisis is far from defusedMon Feb 13 2017 - 13:12
Pat Leahy: Garda controversy threatens the State’s securityMaurice McCabe revelations have broken the trust between the Government and the forceSat Feb 11 2017 - 03:00
Cabinet divided over Minister’s statements on Garda controversyZappone contradicts herself over false claims against whistleblower Maurice McCabeSat Feb 11 2017 - 01:01
Kenny and Fitzgerald ‘not told’ of false Tusla file on McCabeTaoiseach and Tánaiste told Zappone met whistleblower but say they did not hear detailsFri Feb 10 2017 - 20:39
Maurice McCabe to sue Tusla over sex abuse fileWhistleblower to take action after agency sent papers containing false claims to GardaFri Feb 10 2017 - 06:52
Garda whistleblower inquiry to include senior politiciansGovernment agrees to broaden terms of reference regarding Maurice McCabe caseFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Scope of Garda whistleblower inquiry may be widenedTaoiseach: ‘You cannot have a country if everyone against whom allegations are made has to step aside’Thu Feb 09 2017 - 13:08
Health and Garda issues loom large for GovernmentInside Politics: Nurses’ union INMO announces industrial action to start on March 7thThu Feb 09 2017 - 08:22
Nóirín O’Sullivan rejects claims she smeared Maurice McCabeGarda Commissioner’s phone records to be examined during unprecedented inquiryWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:52
Inquiry shows Government’s mistrust of Garda managementFrances Fitzgerald says she has faith in Nóirín O’Sullivan, but she’ll keep her distanceWed Feb 08 2017 - 20:51
Health crisis unlikely to put an end to Harris’s political ambitionAnalysis: Public currently giving Health Minister chance to prove himself but it won’t last foreverWed Feb 08 2017 - 07:53
Ministers at odds over inviting Donald Trump to IrelandLeo Varadkar voices opposition to US presidential visit but Mary Mitchell O’Connor supports itMon Feb 06 2017 - 13:14
Can a weak Government withstand the pressure to spend?Faced with huge demands from all sides, the Government needs the political will to say noMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Brendan Howlin is desperately seeking a visionLabour faces a real battle to win back voters, but no one seems to be fighting itSat Feb 04 2017 - 03:00
Pat Leahy: Bad week for Ireland on the Brexit frontIt is becoming clear there will be some sort of obvious Border in Ireland in the futureSat Feb 04 2017 - 01:00
Stephen Donnelly no longer the accidental politicianMove suggests Wicklow TD believes Fianna Fáil will be in power after next electionThu Feb 02 2017 - 19:49
Brexit White Paper says Irish citizens will retain special statusUK government reaffirms commitment to ‘frictionless’ Border as it publishes plansThu Feb 02 2017 - 19:30
Wicklow TD Stephen Donnelly to join Fianna Fáil, party saysIndependent Deputy to be given responsibility for Brexit on party’s front benchThu Feb 02 2017 - 13:32
Shane Ross shucks off old role of rabble-rousing journalistAnalysis: The Minister steadfastly refuses to wade into ‘nitty gritty’ of Bus Éireann conflictWed Feb 01 2017 - 20:04
Trumpian physics: For every action, a reactionInside Politics: This year’s St Patrick’s Day visit by Enda Kenny is shaping up to be a céilí in a minefieldWed Feb 01 2017 - 09:12
Government keen to maintain US immigration preclearance facilities at Irish airports‘Complete review’ of the Dublin and Shannon facilities will continue, officials sayWed Feb 01 2017 - 01:00
State admits lack of control over US preclearance at airportsCabinet told it has no legal power over US immigration decisions despite promised reviewWed Feb 01 2017 - 00:01
Theresa May visit reveals positives on Common Travel AreaKenny and May more realistic than optimistic in tone about difficulties over ‘seamless’ BorderMon Jan 30 2017 - 21:39
No return to hard Border post-Brexit, says Theresa MayTaoiseach: ‘Any manifestation of hard border would have very negative consequences’Mon Jan 30 2017 - 21:07
‘Complete review’ of US pre-clearance at Dublin, ShannonOne person refused clearance at Dublin Airport in wake of Trump travel banMon Jan 30 2017 - 20:07
Theresa May to meet Taoiseach amid growing Brexit fearsBritish leader is visiting Dublin as concerns increase over UK’s plan for leaving the EUMon Jan 30 2017 - 12:42
Ireland ramps up campaign to secure a special Brexit dealAnalysis: Officials are attempting to convince the EU of the State’s ‘unique circumstances’Mon Jan 30 2017 - 10:51
Trump is pro-nationalism but ‘not against Europe’, claims aideJan Halper-Hayes says US president learnt from Nigel Farage in mounting ‘hostile takeover’Mon Jan 30 2017 - 10:47
Sinn Féin and Fine Gael coalition question gets Kenny in a needless tangleBut Mary Lou McDonald had already deliberately made the first moveSat Jan 28 2017 - 03:00
Fine Gael TDs opposed to any future coalition deal with Sinn FéinComments from Kenny and Varadkar and Adams and McDonald suggest parties could link upFri Jan 27 2017 - 16:35
Interview: Gerry Adams casts doubt on future of NI executiveSinn Féin leader suggests ‘cash for ash’ row must be settled before powersharing resumesFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach not ruling out coalition with Sinn FéinGerry Adams says SF position on coalition could easily be overturned at an ardfheisFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
