Adams accused of ‘despicable behaviour’ over abuse claimsMaíria Cahill says apology is owed over how Sinn Féin and IRA handled abuse allegationsThu Oct 16 2014 - 18:54
EU states must tackle fears over inequality and unemployment, says PresidentHiggins warns of technocracy’s ‘encroachment’ on democratic debateThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Budget designed to restore Coalition's fortunesConcessions in tax and welfare should benefit almost every family in the countryWed Oct 15 2014 - 15:42
Budget 2015: Noonan sets stage for more tax cutsCoalition emphasis on ‘the squeezed middle’, says Minister for FinanceWed Oct 15 2014 - 11:11
Budget 2015: Budget to draw battle lines for next general electionCut of 1% to top income tax rate as sources say aim of budget is making work payTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Sinn Féin the real loser on water chargesParty is now on the defensive over water chargesMon Oct 13 2014 - 22:05
Majority of voters want abortion law liberalised68% in favour of referendum in cases of rape or where the foetus will not be born aliveMon Oct 13 2014 - 17:34
67% support the introduction of same-sex marriage in IrelandIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll suggests one-fifth of people would vote against measureSun Oct 12 2014 - 18:38
Half of Irish electorate supports abolition of blasphemyGovernment to hold referendum to delete offence from Constitution in 2015Sun Oct 12 2014 - 18:23
Majority are in favour of direct provision, poll findsPoll shows wide variations across age groups and class on issueSat Oct 11 2014 - 09:10
Minister for Finance tops popularity chartsMichael Noonan tops Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll with 45% satisfied, followed by Joan Burton and Leo VaradkarSat Oct 11 2014 - 09:02
Fianna Fáil leader faces tough challenges ahead, Irish Times poll indicatesOpinion: Translating strong poll results into votes poses a real difficulty for Sinn FéinSat Oct 11 2014 - 00:01
Irish Times poll: Voters want tax cuts in budget rather than improved public servicesStrong support in Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll for a reduction in water chargesFri Oct 10 2014 - 10:12
Government supporters back income rises in next week’s budgetFianna Fáil voters most supportive of spending on improved servicesFri Oct 10 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin level with Fine Gael, opinion poll shows‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll shows FG support holding steady despite McNulty rowThu Oct 09 2014 - 10:55
Joan Burton’s appointment as Labour leader gets mixed poll responseWomen more likely than men to say they would now vote LabourThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Significant number less likely to vote Fine Gael after McNulty controversyParty supporters unmoved by controversyThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin performance not guaranteed to translate into votes at electionFianna Fáil unable to move off 12% in Dublin, which must change if party is to return to powerThu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
US ambassador to present credentialsO’Malley to meet President Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin todayWed Oct 08 2014 - 01:00
Ground hurler Phil Hogan emulates Kilkenny with All-Ireland winning performance in EuropeOpinion: Former Fine Gael minister wiped floor with critics at European Parliament hearingSat Oct 04 2014 - 00:01
Military Service Pensions Collection: The tragedies behind the pension claimsThe documented claims made by the families of Army casualties record harrowing experiences that touched on all levels of Irish societyFri Oct 03 2014 - 13:45
One of Michael Collins’s most trusted aides, Seán Hyde, was a determined gunmanSuccessful plot to kill the Royal Irish Constabulary commissioner outlined by HydeFri Oct 03 2014 - 08:36
Execution of elderly Protestant woman a basis for pension claimIRA’s Frank Busteed involved in killing of Mary Lindsay in Cork during War of IndependenceFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:46
Gunman believed to have killed Michael Collins was granted military pensionDenis ‘Sonny’ O’Neill: RIC man, spy, IRA volunteer and, almost certainly, the Big Fellow’s assassinFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:35
Michael Collins and anti-Treaty side did deal to encourage trouble in NorthLeaders agreed on plan in attempt to avert Civil WarFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:23
Appalling political judgment does serious damage to GovernmentEnda Kenny has a lot of work to do to recover his authority over Fine Gael partyWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
IMF demanded hike in 12.5% tax in bailout talksBrian Lenihan resisted pressure to raise Irish corporation tax rate in return for dealMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach to face fresh pressure from MartinDebacle set to dominate proceedings in the Dáil despite Kenny’s pledgeMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Kenny faces crucial test of his authorityOctober Seanad byelection will be watched more closely than usualMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Hogan defends handling of Irish Water costs after new memoFormer environment minister says he signed off on overall startup costs for Irish WaterSun Sept 28 2014 - 23:17
Time for Enda Kenny to pause for breath and take a long hard look at where he is goingOpinion: Colleagues fear mistakes over the past year may be due to the Taoiseach’s punishing schedule catching up with himSat Sept 27 2014 - 06:39
Managing recovery as difficult as recessionContinued improvement in economy will give Coalition more leeway next yearSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:11
Government satisfied with take-no-sides stance on referendumNeutral during the campaign, Kenny says he respects the democratic decisionFri Sept 19 2014 - 17:57
Scotland shows 1916 Rising a mistake, says John BrutonIreland could have taken same ‘peaceful path’ to independence with Home RuleThu Sept 18 2014 - 09:03
Commission apologises to Emer Costello over spending claimSIPO inaccurately suggested Labour candidate was highest Euro election spender in DublinWed Sept 17 2014 - 17:05
Reform Alliance TDs to join technical groupAddition of five former Fine Gael TDs to push up technical group membership to 21Wed Sept 17 2014 - 01:05
Political leaders like Albert Reynolds have to be judged by what they do, not simply what they sayOpinion: Apparently at EU summits he used to stroll in and greet German Chancellor Helmut Kohl with “Howya Helmet”Sun Aug 24 2014 - 12:01
Statesmen pay tribute to risk-taker and peacemakerPoliticians unite in recognising central role of Albert Reynolds in peace processFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Albert Reynolds’s towering achievement was the peace processOpinion: The qualities of stubborn single-mindedness that brought about the IRA ceasefire also led to both his Coalition governments crashing downFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:01
New legislation to create three extra terrorist offencesJail terms of up to 10 years for encouraging, recruiting or training others to engage in terrorismTue Aug 19 2014 - 15:15
Trust in politicians in Britain unchanged over past 30 years says Ipsos/Mori CEO“The idea that there was a golden age when people trusted politicians is a myth,” says Ben Page, an opinion-poll expert in the UKMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
EU backs military support for KurdsIndividual states get go-ahead to send arms as Flanagan insists Ireland’s neutral stance be respectedSat Aug 16 2014 - 07:42
John Bruton’s argument about Home Rule and 1916 deserves serious considerationOpinion: His government ran a prudent economic policy that provided the basis for sustainable prosperitySat Aug 16 2014 - 00:01
Flanagan backs EU meeting on crisis in IraqEmergency talks on humanitarian aid welcomed by Minister for Foreign AffairsFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
Withdraw John Redmond war stamp, says Labour TDEamonn Moloney says An Post wrong to commemorate Irish leaderThu Aug 14 2014 - 16:18
Minister welcomes US deportation of Lebanese man suspected of killing Irish soldiersCoveney says decision is an important step in the process of bringing to justice the alleged perpetrator of what was an atrocious crimeWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Minister says patriotism can offer certainty in modern worldPaschal Donohoe tells Parnell Summer School patriotism should be two-sidedTue Aug 12 2014 - 02:09
First World War violence ‘breached norms’Parnell Summer School told some of the battlefield violence on the western front regarded as breach of the norms of warTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Sacrifice of Irishmen who died in first World War marked by PresidentOpinion: ‘A republic includes all of the experiences and all of the vulnerabilities of all of its citizens’ – Michael D HigginsSun Aug 10 2014 - 12:01
