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 9 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach declines to rule out November electionKenny and Burton discuss election timing, Tánaiste insistent it be held in SpringThu Oct 8 2015 - 14:04
November election looms as Kenny to reveal key pledgeRadical welfare changes on payments to benefit working families, says TaoiseachThu Oct 8 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 6 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 3 2015 - 02:51
Analysis: Coalition hopes for bounce from capital planSeductive Government mood music delivers multibillion euro soundtrack for electionWed Sep 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 Sep 30 2015 - 07:09
Kenny tries to defuse November election speculationNumber of senior Fine Gael figures favour opting for November general election dateWed Sep 30 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 Sep 28 2015 - 01:00
Nationwide ban on sale of smoky coal to be announced todayMinister to announce move today at conference on clean airMon Sep 28 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 24 2015 - 09:28
Coalition lacks enough support to retain powerThe prospect of a November election recedes, latest opinion poll results indicateWed Sep 23 2015 - 23:46
Kenny to defend role in Callinan exit controversyHeated Dáil exchanges likely over confidence motions as House resumes following recessTue Sep 22 2015 - 07:40
Long line of senior gardaí who have clashed with governmentBackground: Callinan not the first commissioner to leave office amid controversyTue Sep 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 Sep 19 2015 - 04:12
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 Sep 18 2015 - 01:00
Legal threat to Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael selection processSupporters of John Perry excluded from vote after not registering with party for two yearsFri Sep 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 Sep 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
Mother of Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald diesFuneral due at 3pm on Monday and afterwards to St Conleth’s Cemetery, NewbridgeFri Aug 14 2015 - 17:56
Historians warned to be careful about anniversariesParnell Summer School told history should be ‘a source of wisdom for dealing with the present and planning for the future’Thu Aug 13 2015 - 21:43
Higgins meets departing Israel envoy after ‘snub’ confusionPresident had not known ambassador asked for farewell meeting before leaving IrelandWed Aug 12 2015 - 15:18
The men behind Home Rule to hang in Leinster HousePortraits of Isaac Butt, John Redmond and John Dillon will commemorate movementTue Aug 11 2015 - 07:50
Alex White criticises Denis O’Brien’s plan to sueBusinessman defends decision to sue CPPMon Aug 10 2015 - 09:21
Kenny to step down during next term if Fine Gael wins electionTaoiseach says chief whip used ‘poetic licence’ when discussing his future last weekMon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny to step down during next term if he wins electionTaoiseach clarifies position in wake of recent comments by chief whip Paul KehoeSun Aug 9 2015 - 14:59
Stephen Collins: What date will Enda Kenny pick for the general election?Government chief whip Paul Kehoe jangled a few nerves when he said there was a 30 per cent chance the election would take place in NovemberSat Aug 8 2015 - 01:00
Migrant crisis: Navy may extend stay in Med hints MinisterMinister for Defence Simon Coveney says LÉ Niamh may stay due to scale of refugee crisisFri Aug 7 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: ‘Endless Enda’ claim greeted with scepticismClaim that Fine Gael leader would serve full second term as taoiseach seen as far-fetchedThu Aug 6 2015 - 10:40
Sinn Féin accused of degrading 1916 commemmorationsRenua deputy leader Billy Timmins queries RTÉ coverageThu Aug 6 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin Minister alleges M15 link with dissident republicansJohn O’Dowd accuses paramilitaries of being ‘conflict junkies’ following bomb incidentWed Aug 5 2015 - 01:00
Russborough will close unless action is taken, expert saysEx-National Gallery board member says sale of Beit Collection is better than alternativeWed Aug 5 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: A spectre is haunting Europe . . .Tactical alliance between far right and far left a precursor to Europe’s darkest momentsSat Aug 1 2015 - 04:40
Seanad recall move on Irish Water rejectedCathaoirleach says attempt to have Eurostat decision debated not warrantedFri Jul 31 2015 - 01:00
Opposition parties back Seanad recall over Irish WaterIndependent senator Gerard Craughwell called for recall to debate water controversyThu Jul 30 2015 - 14:52