A year of living dangerously as Dáil breaks with pastNews Review of 2016: International turmoil was the last thing ‘new politics’ neededWed Dec 28 2016 - 09:42
Pat Leahy: Brexit is looking worse and worse for IrelandThe prospect of a hard Brexit is the biggest of all the threats facing IrelandSat Dec 24 2016 - 03:00
Minister criticises British government over Brexit strategyFlanagan wants Downing Street to clarify its intentions as frustration grows in DublinSat Dec 24 2016 - 01:00
Gender quota plan for sports bodies not in department’s strategyShane Ross is not in favour of ‘punitive measures’ to promote women’s participationFri Dec 23 2016 - 17:40
Doherty to back campaign against electricity interconnectorChief Whip will ‘fully support’ farmers and landowners in ‘civil disobedience’ actionThu Dec 22 2016 - 13:47
Charlie Flanagan plays down threat to status of Irish in BritainMinister says British have indicated ‘every effort’ would be made to keep common travel areaWed Dec 21 2016 - 17:16
Unions to resist greater contribution by public staff to pensionsUnion sources concede once pensions are included it will be hard to argue public sector pay has fallen behind private sectorMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
Department of Finance to review help-to-buy schemeConcerns raised over abuses such as initiative being used to buy properties abroadSun Dec 18 2016 - 19:31
How Fine Gael lost the 2016 general electionEnda Kenny ends the year in government, despite his party’s election strategySat Dec 17 2016 - 04:00
Pat Leahy: Government faces major challenge in the new yearPublic sector is preparing to march if it does not get a sign that more cash is on its waySat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Court sided against the people in ruling against her, says CollinsDublin TD loses bid to have Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes deemed unconstitutionalFri Dec 16 2016 - 20:14
Apollo House occupation ‘not the solution’ to homelessness crisisFr Peter McVerry applauds demonstrators but says he will not aid takeover of empty blockFri Dec 16 2016 - 19:52
Citizens’ Assembly deluged with abortion submissionsAnother 3,200 online submissions on Eighth Amendment received in final 24 hoursFri Dec 16 2016 - 19:16
Rent rise cap of 4% on the way as FF drops objectionsSimon Coveney’s plan to cap rent hikes at 4% to go ahead as inter-party tensions heightenFri Dec 16 2016 - 07:12
Over 4,500 submissions on abortion made to Citizens’ AssemblyBoth sides of the debate on Eighth Amendment are representedFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Success of rent cap policy is what matters, not political winSimon Coveney has scored Dáil victory but will be judged by success of his strategyFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Homeless families to get 25 hours of free childcare each weekScheme announced by Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to begin next monthThu Dec 15 2016 - 19:48
Cost of Garda deal to be split between savings and €25m allocationRise in public spending in revised estimates to total €40m, says Paschal DonohoeTue Dec 13 2016 - 20:34
Garda pay report undermines case for public sector wage increasesPension benefits for public servants are unavailable and largely unfundable in private sectorMon Dec 12 2016 - 14:03
72 per cent support repayment for those who paid water chargesRepayment option backed by all sections of communitySat Dec 10 2016 - 13:19
Gerry Adams: Past role and present ambitions clashPolitics demands standards of its leaders, but the Sinn Féin figurehead cannot meet themSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: 81% back legalising medicinal cannabisMassive majority in favour of move as Government set to consider issue in springSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Fianna Fáil’s popularityThe party that was gutted in the 2011 election could well lead Ireland’s next governmentSat Dec 10 2016 - 00:00
‘Irish Times’ poll suggests shift to left in public opinionVoters prefer capital spending on infrastructure over tax cuts and public sector pay risesFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Garda strike threat considered ‘acceptable’ by majoritySurvey shows public does not share political anger at proposed industrial actionFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Little support for public sector pay risesVoters favour more public servants, capital spending over tax cuts, welfare increasesFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Some end of year solace for centrist partiesSupport for big two remains solid amid little evidence of growth in anti-establishment forcesThu Dec 08 2016 - 05:00
Scale of challenges facing Coalition becomes clearerInside Politics: Government is struggling with the realities of governing a country hit by years of austerityWed Dec 07 2016 - 12:48
Analysis: Garda compromise may end up pleasing nobodyDealing with one political problem spawns yet another issue for Paschal DonohoeTue Dec 06 2016 - 21:00
Ireland does not engage in “harmful tax competition” says European CommissionOfficials face tough questioning on corporation tax plan at Oireachtas inquiryTue Dec 06 2016 - 20:24
Cabinet expected to pass judicial appointments Bill summaryHeads of Bill will stipulate a new mechanism for appointing judges is to be establishedTue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
Government reacts to Italy vote: ‘This is not Brexit’Charlie Flanagan says European Union will not suffer immediate consequencesMon Dec 05 2016 - 19:02
Fine Gael breached ‘confidence and supply’ deal, says FFTensions over blocking of Jim O’Callaghan Bill on judges as FF warns of ‘consequences’Sat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
Fatal foetal abnormality: More State payouts likelyUN human rights committee member says Amanda Mellet ruling applies to other casesSat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
Some Ministers wary of any move making cannabis more availableGovernment agrees not to oppose private member’s Bill on medicinal use of cannabisThu Dec 01 2016 - 21:35
Ibrahim Halawa: TDs will travel to Egypt and lobby for releaseGroup will visit Irishman held in prison without trial since arrest in August 2013Thu Dec 01 2016 - 16:09
Government will not give UN commitment to change abortion lawsAmanda Mellet offered €30,000 over finding she was subjected to inhuman treatmentWed Nov 30 2016 - 21:11
Government blocks Fianna Fáil Bill on judicial appointmentsAngry exchanges at justice committeeWed Nov 30 2016 - 20:51
Fianna Fáil bill on judges blocked by Government ‘stroke’Judicial appointments Bill shelved as Government prepares its own legislationWed Nov 30 2016 - 13:25
Gerry Adams insists information on murder suspects came from officer’s sonKenny seeks details on information given to Garda over 1983 murder of Brian StackWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Kenny travels to US to meet business leadersTaoiseach has “no plans” to meet president-elect Trump in New YorkWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Ross backs down on judge veto in return for faster reformsAgreement will facilitate four appointments to District Court and three to Circuit CourtTue Nov 29 2016 - 20:28
Ross in FG deal to fill judge posts in return for fast-track systemMinister backs down on threat to veto appointment of judges until legislation passedTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:31
Kenny calls on Gerry Adams to clarify confusion over Stack suspectsAustin Stack denies he gave names of those connected to father’s murder to Sinn Fein leaderTue Nov 29 2016 - 15:08
President Higgins has no plans to attend Castro’s funeralMichael D Higgins faced criticism for his tribute to the Cuban leader over the weekendMon Nov 28 2016 - 19:15
Public servants could see €1,000 payment brought forwardAcceleration of incremental pay restoration among options being discussed with unionsMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon visits DublinLeader of SNP to visit Áras an Uachtaráin, Trinity College and address SeanadMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Obama urged not to send representative to Castro funeralTed Cruz among Republican critics, referring to Cuban leader as ‘murderous tyrant’Sun Nov 27 2016 - 23:08
President Higgins rejects criticism of Fidel Castro tributeClaims that he neglected human rights concerns ‘unsustainable and unwarranted’, says spokesmanSun Nov 27 2016 - 17:39
Kenny plans to stay as Taoiseach until 2018, sources indicateFG leader understood to believe instability post-resignation would damage countrySat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
