Positive Irish response for Cameron’s EU reform demandsSeeking to restrict EU migrants’ rights to work-linked benefits seen as problematicWed Nov 11 2015 - 09:17
Stephen Collins: Phoney war at Leinster House in advance of electionGearing up to repeat the mistakes of the pastSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:08
Longford County Council chief disputes Sipo findingsTim Caffrey broke ethics rules when he failed to disclose interest in property, Commission findsTue Nov 03 2015 - 16:42
Colm Keaveney fears emails may have been hackedOireachtas issues statement detailing IT security systems used to protect materialMon Nov 02 2015 - 19:22
Crackdown on cross-Border crime crucial to new NI agreementMinister for Foreign Affairs says tackling cross-Border crime in any new pact is vitalMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: The next election will be all about transfersThere is a long tradition going back almost half a century of transfers between Fine Gael and Labour.Sat Oct 31 2015 - 02:19
Charles Haughey shown in all guises at Farrell exhibitionLong-time press photographer captured some of most revealing images of politicianFri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Major row at Fianna Fáil convention in LongfordDelegates unhappy after woman selected to run in election at request of party chiefsThu Oct 29 2015 - 22:39
Seven judges to be appointed to a new Special Criminal CourtFrances Fitzgerald concerned at backlog of terrorist cases, with delay of nearly two yearsThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil want to increase rent supplement if electedParty proposes additional spending as part of reform plan for social welfare systemWed Oct 28 2015 - 16:15
New tendering competition for State legal services announcedSimon Harris wants to make it easier for smaller law firms to apply for public workTue Oct 27 2015 - 20:10
Analysis: Proposed transfer pact makes sense for SFLeft-leaning arrangement could translate into extra seats for party via transfersTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Central Bank contributes to Dublin housing crisis, group saysConstruction federation backs Alan Kelly and criticises bank’s deposit regulationsMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
New criminal court will tackle terrorism and crime gangsFrances Fitzgerald to establish second Special Criminal Court due to case delaysMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: IRA report is huge blow for Sinn Féin’s political ambitionsMicheál Martin’s response has put paid once and for all to talk of coalitionSat Oct 24 2015 - 13:39
Irish Water insists 55% of customers paid billsPaul Murphy says figures released represented ‘a masterclass in spin and misdirection’Thu Oct 22 2015 - 22:08
Compliance with water charges improving, figures showSome 55 per cent of households have now paid, up from 44 per cent in JulyThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
Kenny and Cameron discuss confirmation of IRA existenceCharlie Flanagan says any paramilitary structure linked with IRA must be ‘severed’Wed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
Kenny’s standing has suffered after election climbdownWith the prospect of an open breach with Labour threatening the Coalition’s key message of stability, Kenny backed downSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach and US envoy Gary Hart discuss paramilitary activity in North‘We agreed that the current talks are the best way to resolve the differences,’ says KennyThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:01
Fine Gael and Labour differ on future USC cutsEnda Kenny wants to abolish charge while Burton wants cuts for low-income earnersThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Noonan had no choice but to deliver an election budgetCoalition promises further tax cuts if returned to officeWed Oct 14 2015 - 03:49
Budget 2016: Families the focus as Coalition unveils election platformMain focus of package on USC cuts and increases to pensions, Christmas bonus and child benefitTue Oct 13 2015 - 23:00
Stephen Collins: Fianna Fáil must keep its distance from Sinn Féin in coming campaignPoll shows there is very little backing among party supporters for coalition with Sinn FéinSat Oct 10 2015 - 04:11
Fine Gael insists timing of election is Kenny’s callFrances Fitzgerald says date is Taoiseach’s prerogative as Coalition tensions go publicFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach declines to rule out November electionKenny and Burton discuss election timing, Tánaiste insistent it be held in SpringThu Oct 08 2015 - 14:04
November election looms as Kenny to reveal key pledgeRadical welfare changes on payments to benefit working families, says TaoiseachThu Oct 08 2015 - 06:13
No change to limits on candidate spending for next electionExpenses which may be reimbursed to Dáil candidate to remain at maximum of €8,700Tue Oct 06 2015 - 20:21
‘Tide of affairs’ will decide when Kenny calls electionThe key question is why delay until February or March when things are unlikely to be any better but could be far worse.Sat Oct 03 2015 - 02:51
Analysis: Coalition hopes for bounce from capital planSeductive Government mood music delivers multibillion euro soundtrack for electionWed Sept 30 2015 - 09:35
Kenny rejects electioneering claims over €27bn capital planCombative Taoiseach rejects allegation and vows ‘I am not placing Ireland back in hock’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 07:09
Kenny tries to defuse November election speculationNumber of senior Fine Gael figures favour opting for November general election dateWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Nearly 80% to pay contentious water charges, poll showsFine Gael supporters the most compliant in water charge levy, with 70% of voters payingMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Nationwide ban on sale of smoky coal to be announced todayMinister to announce move today at conference on clean airMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Anti-Austerity Alliance seeks left-wing unity ahead of electionIn wake of conference, Labour TD says group ‘obsessed with misery’ not recoveryMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin support decreases after McGuigan murder‘Irish Times’ poll shows one-third of voters are less likely to vote for party in electionSat Sept 26 2015 - 03:00
Budget 2016: Health spending is priority for voters‘Irish Times’ poll reveals public wants extra funding for services more than tax cutsFri Sept 25 2015 - 12:33
Migrant crisis: Solid backing for Coalition offerIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll indicates minority believe number of 4,000 is too highFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:16
Level of support for Coalition election win still out of reachPoll offers Taoiseach mixed messages on whether to call vote in November or springThu Sept 24 2015 - 09:28
Coalition lacks enough support to retain powerThe prospect of a November election recedes, latest opinion poll results indicateWed Sept 23 2015 - 23:46
Kenny to defend role in Callinan exit controversyHeated Dáil exchanges likely over confidence motions as House resumes following recessTue Sept 22 2015 - 07:40
Long line of senior gardaí who have clashed with governmentBackground: Callinan not the first commissioner to leave office amid controversyTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Enda Kenny faces dilemma over election date‘The most successful political leader in independent Ireland, Éamon de Valera, specialised in snap elections, designed to catch his opponents off guard, and it generally worked’Sat Sept 19 2015 - 04:12
Legal threat to Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael selection processSupporters of John Perry excluded from vote after not registering with party for two yearsFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Great-grandson of RIC man asks that all 1916 dead be rememberedRelative of constable killed during Thomas Kent’s arrest says policmen ‘were Irish too’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Kenny’s graveside oration to set tone for 1916 commemorationsTaoiseach’s speech at Thomas Kent’s funeral shows desire to control anniversary eventsThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: McGuigan killing raises questions about Rising commemorations‘Both governments have been treading softly on issues such as this for fear of upsetting the delicate balance that has kept the power-sharing administration in the North in place’Sat Aug 22 2015 - 04:40
Charlie Flanagan says coverage of Shatter’s €12 claim ‘unfair’Irish Daily Star issues statement defending decision to print article on expensesWed Aug 19 2015 - 21:49
Shatter: Media reports on expenses claim are ‘misleading’TD says media has created ‘untruthful impression’ of spending on photographsWed Aug 19 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Why Fianna Fáil should consider coalition with Fine Gael‘While Fianna Fáil may win more seats than Sinn Féin it is highly unlikely to get more than Fine Gael’Sat Aug 15 2015 - 03:00
