Micheál Martin and Pat Rabbitte to appear at Charleton TribunalTribunal investigating allegations of a Garda whispering campaign against Sgt McCabeSun Apr 15 2018 - 20:38
Donohoe indicates minimal change to property taxAny increases will be ‘moderate and affordable’ despite rise in property valuesSun Apr 15 2018 - 20:33
Electric vehicle sales to get push from new information hubSales of electric vehicles still only 0.47% of the Irish car marketSun Apr 15 2018 - 20:21
Matt Carthy confirms he will run as a candidate for SF in next electionThe MEP (41) says he believes there will be an election before the end of the yearWed Apr 11 2018 - 06:47
Taoiseach says latest rise in homeless numbers ‘extremely disturbing’Varadkar says he has no difficulty describing situation as an emergency and crisisThu Mar 29 2018 - 21:07
Strategic Communications review notes adverse effect on Brexit workControversy took up staff resources which damaged the ability to focus on prioritiesThu Mar 29 2018 - 01:00
Opposition criticises failure of department to locate emails for tribunalAlan Kelly: No meaningful explanation for failure to search emails of Policing DivisionWed Mar 28 2018 - 21:26
Expulsion of diplomat ‘totally unwarranted’, Russian ambassador saysAmbassador denounces ‘political theatre’ and ‘cover-up’ over UK chemical attackWed Mar 28 2018 - 06:00
Russia is expected to expel Irish diplomatGovernment anticipates retaliation from Moscow following expulsion of Russian officialWed Mar 28 2018 - 01:39
Strategic Communications Unit was ‘damaging’, review findsNew report also exonerates the controversial unit from claims of politicisationWed Mar 28 2018 - 01:22
Irish expulsion logic differs from that of many European statesDecision not just support for UK but based on doubts about Russian activity on Irish soilWed Mar 28 2018 - 01:00
Russia says Ireland’s decision to expel diplomat is ‘unwarranted’Russian ambassador was told of the Government decision on TuesdayTue Mar 27 2018 - 18:02
Strategic Communications Unit to be closed down by JulyStaff in controversial ‘spin unit’ to be redeployed to other areas of the public serviceTue Mar 27 2018 - 16:32
Ireland comes late to Russian expulsionsInside Politics: 11 other EU states expel diplomats in response to attack on double agent and his daughterTue Mar 27 2018 - 09:28
Ireland not among 14 EU States expelling Russian diplomatsGovernment is expected to announce expulsions of at least one official tomorrowTue Mar 27 2018 - 07:12
Strategic Communications Unit to be downsizedReview of role of 'Fine Gael spin unit’ sparks plan to downsize €5m operationTue Mar 27 2018 - 07:06
‘Dog’s dinner’ remark raised hackles but it has the ring of truthShane Ross wants Judicial Appointments Bill enacted by summer - that now seems fancifulTue Mar 27 2018 - 01:30
Judicial Bill will become law by summer, insists GovernmentMinister for Justice Charlie Flanagan moves to quell controversy despite admitting legislation was in ‘difficult place’Tue Mar 27 2018 - 01:28
Re-energised Greens aim to attract more support without compromising core principlesEuropean candidate Ciarán Cuffe has a chance of winning a seat for the small partySat Mar 24 2018 - 22:19
Green Party attacks Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on climate changeNational convention hears sustained criticism of Government on so-called ‘green’ agendaSat Mar 24 2018 - 19:27
Greens step up criticism of Government’s climate change credentialsParty’s Dublin candidate in next year’s European elections will be former minister Ciarán CuffeSat Mar 24 2018 - 17:35
Row over Project Ireland 2040 vote question continuesInterpretations differ over legal advice on status of 20-year planning frameworkThu Mar 22 2018 - 19:36
Ó Muircheartaigh dóchasach faoi thodhchaí na GaeilgeTugann an craoltóir iomráiteach aitheasc do Sheanad Éireann mar chuid de Bhliain na GaeilgeWed Mar 21 2018 - 17:38
Brexit win follows rugby successInside Politics: Theresa May concedes the ‘backstop’ would be included in the text of the draft withdrawal agreement.Tue Mar 20 2018 - 09:00
Sinn Féin criticised as Senator suspended over 'disgusting' tweetMáire Devine retweeted anonymous post describing murdered prison officer a ‘sadist’Tue Mar 20 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin members’ use of Twitter under the microscopeThree-month suspensions for Máire Devine and Barry McElduff criticised as too lenientTue Mar 20 2018 - 01:00
Call for alternative transport to Luas during rush hourWithdrawal of longer trams has added to difficulties for commuters on Green LineTue Mar 20 2018 - 00:07
Review of SCU unlikely to uphold claim it politicised Project 2040 publicityGovernment review by top civil servant expected to be concluded at end of this weekTue Mar 20 2018 - 00:00
DUP unconcerned at renewed UK pledge to ‘backstop’Fianna Fáil spokesman on Brexit says new deal ‘a fudge’ to enable talks to move to tradeMon Mar 19 2018 - 21:09
Sinn Féin to hold ardfheis in June to debate its abortion policyMotion on unrestricted access to abortion in first trimester will be discussed after referendumMon Mar 19 2018 - 19:06
Abortion referendum: Many minds not made up as ‘12 weeks issue’ is keyMost young, urban dwellers favour repeal, but in rural areas the ‘12 weeks issue’ is keySat Mar 17 2018 - 05:50
Dublin on a knife-edge when it comes to water supplyCapital is vulnerable to unexpected weather events such as a freeze or a droughtSat Mar 10 2018 - 01:20
Proposed new insurance levy will take 10 years to cover lossesBalance of deficit from collapse of Quinn and Setanta now stood at €872 millionThu Mar 08 2018 - 20:47
A century on, women TDs make it to Dáil’s wallsPortrait of all 53 women in Oireachtas to be unveiled for International Women’s DayThu Mar 08 2018 - 10:00
Water supply restrictions could continue for weeksMore than a million people in the greater Dublin area with reduced supply overnightWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Water as a political issue still very much in playWater restrictions have affected 120,000 people in Dublin, and look set to continue for daysWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Thaw brings threat of water crisisInside Politics: Dublin is facing weeks of restrictions as capital strains at near capacityTue Mar 06 2018 - 09:30
Minister for Housing happy with response to Storm EmmaGovernment defends its reaction and sets out challenges still to comeMon Mar 05 2018 - 20:30
Spinning out of control? John Concannon and the PR flopThe Government’s marketing whizz faced a snowstorm and a ‘sh**storm’ this weekSat Mar 03 2018 - 06:00
Closure of Government communications unit demanded by OppositionControversy over newspaper ‘advertorials’ continues despite Taoiseach ordering review of strategyFri Mar 02 2018 - 15:27
Taoiseach orders review of communications strategyLeo Varadkar says any State-sponsored feature articles should be clearly identifiableThu Mar 01 2018 - 20:59
Regional newspapers reject claims about Government ‘advertorials’Project Ireland 2040 coverage paid for by Government clearly flagged, editors sayTue Feb 27 2018 - 22:11
When does Government promotion become PR?Inside Politics: Opposition targets Strategic Communications Unit over Project 2040 advertisingTue Feb 27 2018 - 09:07
Phil Hogan to address Seanad on Brexit’s agricultural impactIrish EU Commissioner expected to take questions from members of 60-strong chamberTue Feb 27 2018 - 01:00
Coveney and Barnier to discuss Brexit hard borderBrussels meeting, the first one-on-one talks between the two since December, will focus on final textMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
President Higgins set to face at least two challengers in second-term runSenator Pádraig Ó Céidigh likely to join Craughwell in seeking nominationSun Feb 25 2018 - 21:08
Government not to oppose Fianna Fáil’s Bill to regulate vulture fundsBill before Dáil next week will provide that all home loans are fully regulatedFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00
Up to 40% of River Liffey water being extracted to supply DublinIrish Water wants to reduce water staff by 1,000 and says it can save €70 millionThu Feb 22 2018 - 13:30
International vulture funds have received a bad pressRate of family home repossessions in Ireland is low compared to EU counterpartsThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:01
Rural crime is rising but many incidents go unreported, say TDsStation closures and reduced garda numbers leave criminals free to target country areasWed Feb 21 2018 - 01:00
