Garda chief faces renewed pressure over whistleblower rowFitzgerald faces calls to dismiss O’Sullivan after revelations from O’Higgins hearingsWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
Nóirín O’Sullivan likely to face grilling on Garda reportMinisters try to end O’Higgins commission controversy but matter to re-ignite next weekTue May 17 2016 - 20:24
Dáil business: ‘Normality’ resumes - of a very different huePower shift: Sinn Féin set to claim that Fianna Fáil is not really in opposition at allTue May 17 2016 - 08:48
Labour leadership hopefuls set to clarify intentionsAlmost 4,000 party members eligible to vote if it is decided that a contest should be heldMon May 16 2016 - 17:32
Mixed response over plan to cut inheritance tax billsRichard Boyd Barrett said the move would give many ordinary people a breakSat May 14 2016 - 10:07
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Joan Burton’s resignationAlan Kelly would like to replace her at the head of the Labour Party. His opponents would rather Brendan Howlin got the jobSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Analysis: Independents playing both sides of political fenceIndependents have one eye on the national issues – and another on their constituencySat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Plan to cut or scrap inheritance tax for thousandsChildren inheriting family home would be exempt on first €500,000 of estate valueFri May 13 2016 - 01:00
Penrose calls on Labour to avoid leadership electionBrendan Howlin is seen as the TD most likely to emerge as a consensus candidateThu May 12 2016 - 22:02
Labour should avoid leadership election, says PenroseParty chairman favours selecting ‘consensus candidate’ to replace Joan BurtonThu May 12 2016 - 13:37
Brexit: Ireland unsure of Plan B in the event of departureIrish civil servants and politicians planning for complex issues that will arise if UK exitsWed May 11 2016 - 01:00
Kenny vows to work with partners for better IrelandElection of Taoiseach goes down to wire as Michael Fitzmaurice abstains on crucial voteSat May 07 2016 - 09:17
Spotlight on Martin as he leads Fianna Fáil on to tightropeAnalysis: Fianna Fáil will seek early defeats of Government to emphasise its identitySat May 07 2016 - 01:00
A damn close run thing: How Enda Kenny fell over the finish lineHad the Taoiseach not gone to the Áras for a seal of office, he would have been seeking a dissolutionFri May 06 2016 - 20:15
Joan Burton likely to quit shortly as Labour leaderParty members expect announcement from Dublin West TD after government is formedThu May 05 2016 - 01:00
Coalition talks tackle mortgage arrears and banking reformKenny and Martin to outline parameters of pact for TDs in pursuit of approvalTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Momentum gathers towards a new governmentTalks will continue with Independents todayTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Irish Water will rely on exchequer credit lineCompany will remain as commercial semi-State rather than a State agencyTue May 03 2016 - 01:00
Government talks between FG and Independents show ‘good progress’Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil plan meetings on Tuesday to discuss last week’s agreementMon May 02 2016 - 20:59
Latest Gerry Adams Twitter gaffe harder to shrug offAnalysis: SF to grin and bear controversy with usual mixture of ruefulness and defianceMon May 02 2016 - 15:24
Independents say local issues will not derail government dealTDs outline position after John Halligan’s ultimatum to Fine Gael on cardiac careMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
Independents warn not to take support for grantedFine Gael optimistic on deal with Independents and Enda Kenny’s return as TaoiseachMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
Independents last piece of jigsaw in forming governmentTalks with Independent TDs restart at Government Buildings on Monday morningMon May 02 2016 - 01:00
Coveney: ‘I hope we will have a government on Thursday’Minister says process in ‘end game’ as FG meets Independent Alliance on MondaySun May 01 2016 - 15:03
Prospect of bigger budget giveaway seals FF-FG pactScope for tax cuts and spending increases set to be well above €1bn, say sourcesSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Analysis: Leo Varadkar’s remarks rarely careless outburstsFine Gael heavyweight’s rare political skill – inside, yet slightly outside political fermentSat Apr 30 2016 - 01:00
Forming a government: Anatomy of a dealAnalysis: Kenny spent 60 days stuck between an election and giving in on Irish WaterThu Apr 28 2016 - 01:00
Decisive point finally reached in government formation talksInside Politics: Negotiation difficulties show ‘grand coalition’ would not have workedWed Apr 27 2016 - 08:08
Water deal to pave way for Fine Gael minority governmentEnda Kenny tells Ministers they have held their final Cabinet meetingTue Apr 26 2016 - 23:26
Government talks deadlocked over water chargesFine Gael and Fianna Fáil at odds over length of any water charge suspension periodTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Time for FG and FF to decide on government has arrivedAnalysis: Long dance of government formation is unlikely to run into next weekMon Apr 25 2016 - 13:37
Kenny and Martin hold further talks amid Irish Water impasseFine Gael and Fianna Fáil struggling to reach agreement on key issuesSat Apr 23 2016 - 13:56
Kenny and Martin aim to break Irish Water impasseWater charges issue is said to be preventing deal on Fine Gael minority governmentSat Apr 23 2016 - 06:53
Election 2016: Easing of spending rules likely for next governmentHealth service overspending and public pay pressure may prompt easing of guidelinesFri Apr 22 2016 - 09:22
Analysis: Bending rules on spending likely for public serviceSupplementary estimates strategy will require flexibility from BrusselsFri Apr 22 2016 - 01:00
Fudge replaces Irish Water as FF and FG finally start to take each other seriouslyAnalysis: a compromise has been reached but minority government will not be easyThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
State to take over Irish Water in Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil dealPact on water utility should allow minority government to be put in place next weekThu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00
Irish Water deal can be done if parties compromise - McGrathIssues down to ‘five or six net points’ says Michael Noonan as negotiations resumeWed Apr 20 2016 - 17:00
Joan Burton tells Labour to prepare for second electionFine Gael-Fianna Fáil government talks remain deadlocked over future of Irish WaterWed Apr 20 2016 - 09:51
Labour members set to reject Fine Gael allianceBurton and Howlin sceptical on prospect of coalition, with grassroots ‘very, very, cool’Tue Apr 19 2016 - 11:36
Labour pains: Coming weeks may decide if party has a futureAnalysis: Coalition question has always been an excruciating one for the partyMon Apr 18 2016 - 23:31
Labour entering government with FG would be nightmare, says SFSenior party figures to seek members’ consensus to realign with Fine Gael and GreensSun Apr 17 2016 - 10:25
Beleaguered Labour Party’s options are limited and riskyParty has bounced back from near-wipeout before, but challenges today are formidableSun Apr 17 2016 - 10:22
Labour Party open to new coalition with Fine GaelSenior party figures to seek members’ consensus to realign with Fine Gael and GreensSat Apr 16 2016 - 13:08
Enda and Micheál: the best of enemiesWeekend Read: The slow bicycle race of government formationSat Apr 16 2016 - 05:45
Fine Gael staff told of redundancies as State funding to be cutLabour Party has let staff on temporary contracts go and is in talks with othersSat Apr 16 2016 - 01:00
Parties face paradigm shift as minority government demands changeMinority administration can work, but demands subtle skills, says a British reportFri Apr 15 2016 - 01:26
Latest taoiseach vote is endgame of the endgameInside politics: Many Independents are likely to sit on their hands again when vote is calledThu Apr 14 2016 - 10:21
Brendan Howlin pressed to say he will stand for Labour leaderJoan Burton wishes to remain as Alan Kelly also thought certain to seek to standWed Apr 13 2016 - 01:00
