Over 1,200 cases of fuel laundering, dumping in five yearsSenator Paul Coghlan seeks cross-border task force to combat environmental issueSun Jun 14 2015 - 18:18
Stephen Collins: Watch out for the new parties and alliances as election looms‘In the past few days a rival group of Independents TDs and senators have engaged in talks aimed at forming a more ideologically coherent left-wing alliance’Sat Jun 13 2015 - 02:00
Taoiseach assessing Fennelly report on Callinan resignationParties have 21 days to object to inquiry’s findings on resignation of Garda chiefFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
O’Brien-IBRC: Inquiry can cover all dealings, says GovernmentDáil backs inquiry terms of reference after row over whether they could cover latest claimsThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Murphy did not abuse Dáil privilege with O’Brien commentsDenis O’Brien letters to Ceann Comhairle urged action over Murphy Dáil claimsWed Jun 10 2015 - 21:14
Pearse Doherty’s claims on Denis O’Brien loan disputedSinn Féin TD says businessman agreed extension after IBRC liquidationWed Jun 10 2015 - 08:28
Stephen Collins: Labour faces huge challenge as election looms‘Given that it is six years since pay cuts for public servants were introduced something had to give’Sat Jun 06 2015 - 03:00
Oireachtas says TDs must not abuse right to Dáil privilegeArticle 15 of Constitution confers freedom of speech on TDs, SenatorsThu Jun 04 2015 - 16:14
IBRC inquiry an effort to take issue out of political arenaChances of commission of inquiry reporting by Christmas are remoteThu Jun 04 2015 - 12:10
IBRC inquiry to examine rates for big borrowersCoalition denies Opposition claims of u-turn after upgrading investigationThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
O’Brien row: Review to see if IBRC rates ‘reasonable’Scrutiny of IBRC transactions entitled to examine rates charged to large borrowersWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Averil Power’s defection has strengthened Micheál Martin’s handChallenge facing Fianna Fáil is to replicate byelection performanceSat May 30 2015 - 05:00
Analysis: Inability to report Dáil comments ‘unprecedented’Nobody in Leinster House can recall a court order prohibiting publication of privileged remarksFri May 29 2015 - 23:06
McNamara loses whip but still wants to run for LabourClare deputy was only Coalition member to vote against Aer Lingus stake sale to IAGFri May 29 2015 - 01:00
TD’s secretary gets €50,000 compensation for fallJoan Blackbyrne’s claim among a number of actions against OireachtasThu May 28 2015 - 20:41
John Curran selected as FF candidate for Dublin Mid-WestFormer chief whip holds off Trevor Gilligan and Catriona McClean for nominationWed May 27 2015 - 21:32
Charlie Flanagan warns on implications of Northern deadlockMinister briefs Cabinet colleagues on implications of impasse over welfare reform and budgetary mattersWed May 27 2015 - 01:02
Sanctions being finalised to crack down on disruptive TDsDáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges to make decision on standing ordersWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
DUP presses ahead with welfare reform billMinister says debate must proceed despite Stormont deadlock over welfare reformTue May 26 2015 - 13:55
Same-sex marriage may be legal by SeptemberTánaiste says legislation could be passed before summerMon May 25 2015 - 15:32
Stephen Collins: Big parties vie for credit for Yes voteFormer tánaiste Eamon Gilmore first to put issue on agendaMon May 25 2015 - 09:44
Political parties will look to claim credit for Yes voteLabour will feel it deserves greatest return for pushing referendum onto political agendaSun May 24 2015 - 14:23
Stephen Collins: Hard politics a bigger challenge than handshake with prince‘It is 20 years since Prince Charles attended a State banquet in Dublin Castle hosted by the then taoiseach John Bruton but it has taken this long for him to be able to visit the scene of Lord Mountbatten’s murder’Sat May 23 2015 - 04:00
Urban voter turnout at more than 40% in many areasMost people with jobs set to vote in same-sex marriage and presidential referendums between 7pm and 10pmFri May 22 2015 - 19:58
Polling stations open for landmark referendum voteOver 3.2 million people entitled to vote in referendums on same-sex marriage and reducing the age of presidential candidatesFri May 22 2015 - 07:01
Carlow-Kilkenny byelection: Outcome pivotal for all partiesWin for Fianna Fáil candidate would help silence Micheál Martin’s internal party criticsThu May 21 2015 - 08:07
Yes vote will ‘obliterate prejudice’, says Enda KennyMargin now closing between sides in final stages of campaign, according to MinistersThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Goldman Sachs chairman Peter Sutherland retiresFormer EU commissioner is leaving GSI to devote more time to migration issuesWed May 20 2015 - 21:57
Poll: Local reasons to fore for supporting IndependentsTop of wish list is that local candidate works in area and concentrates on regional issuesWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Poll: Majority against taking in fleeing migrantsTotal of 52% did not support taking migrants but views varied across class and geographyTue May 19 2015 - 01:00
Poll results are positive for Kenny in the runup to general electionIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll shows FG strong in key demographic groupsMon May 18 2015 - 09:48
Poll bounce for Fine Gael as support continues to riseFianna Fáil popularity up but Labour static and support for SF and Independents fallsMon May 18 2015 - 02:00
Sinn Féin leaders to meet Prince Charles on Ireland visitThe decision was made at meeting of party’s ard comhairle in Kilkenny on SaturdayMon May 18 2015 - 00:13
FF protests at exclusion from RTÉ referendum debatesDirector general Noel Curran told perspectives offered to public being limitedSun May 17 2015 - 17:20
Stephen Collins: Does the fate of the Lib Dems await Labour in Ireland?‘A crucial tactical decision made by Labour was to claim credit for the totality of the Coalition’s record’Sun May 17 2015 - 12:51
Seismic shift needed for No side to carry referendumYes retains commanding lead with under one week to go before people cast voteSat May 16 2015 - 02:00
Oireachtas backs PAC appeal over Angela Kerins filesFormer Rehab chief is suing PAC for alleged distress and injuryFri May 15 2015 - 10:46
New group of teachers calls for No in marriage referendumOrganisation claims educators would be obliged to teach new model of matrimonyThu May 14 2015 - 20:06
Enda Kenny ‘cautious’ about changes to EU treatiesFine Gael MEP outlines challenges posed by Cameron negotiating with EU statesWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Conservative Party’s victory – what it means for IrelandStephen Collins: ‘The lesson for Enda Kenny and Joan Burton is that poor poll results may mean nothing when people are faced with choosing a government’Sat May 09 2015 - 11:16
Scale of victory can help Tories secure deal to keep UK in EUMany Irish politcians wanted Labour win but Cameron’s majority may have a silver-liningFri May 08 2015 - 15:00
Gerry Adams claims attacks on Sinn Féin being ignoredSaid that in the past week there have been seven death threats against representativesWed May 06 2015 - 20:11
Stephen Collins: Spring statement set out FG and Labour election stalls‘Persuading the electorate that its true interests are better served by Labour’s way rather than the Sinn Féin/Syriza way is the task facing Labour in the months ahead’Sat May 02 2015 - 03:00
Noonan and presenter Seán O’Rourke clash on RTÉ radio showMinister for Finance in angry exchanges with radio presenter over reports on RTÉThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Coalition uses spring statment to set the agendaStatement a tactic designed to frame the debate on the economyWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Government unveils five-year tax reduction planUp to €1.5bn set to be available for tax cuts and tangible improvement in public servicesWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
FF ardfheis told Coalition making recovery as unfair as possibleMicheál Martin’s keynote speech proposes cut in USC and attacks SF’s take on 1916Sun Apr 26 2015 - 10:10
Stephen Collins: Two main parties battle over Siteserv and banking inquiryFor Micheál Martin the Siteserv controversy comes at a good time, as he heads into Fianna Fáil ard fheisSat Apr 25 2015 - 11:27
Siteserv: No ‘evidence of wrongdoing’ behind inquiryNoonan review to examine all IBRC deals which lost State €10 millionFri Apr 24 2015 - 10:13
Government to investigate sale of Anglo assetsMove comes after controversy over sale of Siteserv to company owned by Denis O’BrienThu Apr 23 2015 - 22:32
