No need for ‘elitist’ Seanad, says TaoiseachThe Dáil has the exclusive right to hold Government to account, says KennyWed Sept 11 2013 - 01:01
Writer says journalism underpins democracySupport for journalism a ’civic act’Wed Sept 11 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach willing to meet Priory Hall residentsGovernment under pressure to help mortgage holders forced to leave apartment complexTue Sept 10 2013 - 16:45
Taoiseach says ‘powerless, elitist’ Seanad unnecessaryConstitution gives Dáil exclusive power to hold Government to account - KennyTue Sept 10 2013 - 14:16
TDs may work longer hours in reform planCabinet to discuss longer sitting time for Dáil and reduced use of ‘guillotine’Thu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore signals backing for PerryFianna Fáil has called on him to come forward with more detailWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:15
Parties back three Dublin seats in EuropeFine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin favour retention of three-seat Dublin constituencyWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:10
LRC chief defends move to chair an anti-Seanad groupKieran Mulvey says his involvement will not compromise his professional dutiesTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:11
Kenny backs Perry as Minister makes deal with banksDanske’s spokesman declined to comment on the arrangementTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Group launches campaign in favour of Seanad abolitionOne House chaired by chief executive of the Labour Relations CommissionMon Sept 02 2013 - 11:08
Adams ‘would not call on’ IRA to help solve Stack caseAsked if he would assist investigation, Sinn Féin president said he would be happy to meet GardaSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:01
Son of murdered prison officer feels measure of closure after IRA admits killingStack has meeting with senior IRA leader and AdamsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Department of Finance rejects request from PAC for data on banking crisisDepartment chief reluctant to accede to request due to looming inquirySat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Stack family calls on Garda for explanationSon says family achieved a ‘huge amount of closure’ after IRA statementSat Aug 10 2013 - 00:01
Family of prison officer killed by IRA question Garda inquiryTwo of Brian Stack’s sons were driven to a bungalow at an undisclosed location in a blacked out van where they were handed IRA statement accepting responsibility for his killingFri Aug 09 2013 - 15:00
Ministers divided over how to run banking inquiryGovernment believes parliamentary investigation can be carried out for €5 million, significantly less than any recent tribunalFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Cathaoirleach may recall Seanad over organ donation lawFF Senator may trigger process for recallThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Bruton says Fianna Fáil’s support for Seanad lacks credibilityFine Gael will not sanction TDs who vote against abolitionWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
S&P says deviation from €3.1bn target could damage fiscal deficitRatings agency believes fiscal discipline is vital to Ireland’s credibility in the marketsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Save Seanad campaign group raises €35,000Democracy Matters group hopes to raise twice that figure for its campaign in the October referendumSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland working on plan to avoid paying State €455m feeFee payable next spring unless bank raises €1.8bn to pay back State preference sharesSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland to take on 20 new staffPersonnel to be based overseas as State targets exports to high-growth marketsFri Aug 02 2013 - 02:00
Labour backbench TDs criticise ‘austerity junkies’Letter to ‘The Irish Times’ shows growing gap between Coalition parties on budgetFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Labour hardens stance on troika €3.1bn cuts planBackbench Fine Gael group want calls for softer budget rejectedWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:13
Perry insists his filings to ethics watchdog are fully up to dateMinister declines to say how he reconciles debt judgment with office-holders’ obligationsTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
No new comment from Taoiseach on Perry financesMinister for Transport says there is no threat to Perry’s positionFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Perry’s grip on ministry becoming more tenuousUnexpected news of his tax difficulties while in office has only amplified questions over his futureFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Political pressure intensifies on Minister John PerryCourt exhibits include minutes in which Minister said bank agreed loan for €100,000 tax arrearsThu Jul 25 2013 - 08:45
Government rules out Bethany Home redressSurvivors group says offer to open records and create memorial ‘an insult’Tue Jul 23 2013 - 20:31
Cabinet to discuss ESB telecoms servicePlan is one of a large number of items for discussion before Ministers break up for the summer holidayTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
More troika praise – and some concernAnalysis: the return of recession remains a concern of the international inspectorsFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
IMF urges Government to adhere to €3.1bn adjustmentNoonan indicates the Government would not be easing up on austerityFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien invited to Global Irish Economic ForumTelecoms billionaire one of 440 invitees to diaspora forumFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Dáil adjourns today for nine weeksHouse not due to sit again until September 18thThu Jul 18 2013 - 10:36
Government to hire senior Civil ServantsFirst recruitment drive since moratorium put in place in March 2009Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:01
First-time TDs report feeling overwhelmed and frustratedResearch paper calls for a more sophisticated induction processWed Jul 17 2013 - 21:44
Seanad savings claim of €20m ‘not exaggerated’Government defends figure supplied by Bruton indicating savings from abolitionWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:10
Government defends data protection regime after criticismDepartment of Justice said Ireland fully implements existing EU lawTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Varadkar set to privatise bus servicesMinister’s plans to overhaul bus routes could cause problems with CIÉ unionsTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Government and troika clash over cuts in 2014 budgetECB insists this week Coalition must hold to €3.1 billion cut target in October budgetSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Kenny faces further defections in Seanad over abortion BillTaoiseach must now confront objections to legislation of up to seven SenatorsSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Government preparing to sack Creighton over opposition to BillQuick appointment of successor expectedThu Jul 11 2013 - 01:00
Government under Troika pressure on financial safety netMichael Noonan seeks to ‘engage seriously’ with EU-IMF over post-bailout situationWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:03
Government inquiry into banking crisis planned for autumnMinisters reserve the option of new referendum to toughen the powers of the inquiryMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach will move swiftly to appoint successor to CreightonCreighton tweet accuses Minister for Health of misleading votersMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Cabinet set to discuss draft laws aimed at reducing legal costsThe reforms planned are viewed with apprehension by many in the legal worldMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Crunch time for Lucinda CreightonThe young Fine Gael politician has had a meteoric rise, but her views on abortion have left her standing on a precipice. How she votes could change her careerSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
FG seeks abortion Bill change to win over rebel TDsBill to include explicit duty to preserve unborn human life as far as practicableFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael expels four TDs for voting against abortion BillMathews, Timmins, Walsh and Flanagan told to vacate offices in party’s section of Leinster HouseWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
