Opposition to be briefed on new guardianship and parenting law todayBill represents a substantial reform of how family is definedWed Feb 11 2015 - 01:00
Lucinda Creighton's party takes a Hobbsian turnAs Lucinda Creighton prepares to launch party, Hobbs will be crucial to kickstarting campaignTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:00
Gaeltacht department sought relegation of Irish in 1916 eventGovernment documents show preparations were under considerable time pressureMon Feb 09 2015 - 12:03
Labour TDs may defy whip over fatal foetal abnormality lawWicklow TD Ann Ferris and Clare representative Michael McNamara may oppose whipMon Feb 09 2015 - 11:14
Royals unlikely to attend 1916 Rising ceremoniesPresence could be distraction and security concern at 100th anniversary milestoneMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Bertie Ahern visits Iran to encourage more co-operation with EuropeFormer taoiseach was invited by Iranian labour minister Ali RabieiWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:01
Jury out on success of Irish Water strategy as deadline passesNumber of households which have registered is an improvement - but not a breakthroughMon Feb 02 2015 - 19:26
Labour TD Ferris will not lose whip for abstaining on voteWicklow deputy had flagged her issues with new Mother and Baby Homes commissionWed Jan 28 2015 - 21:06
EU warns Government over mortgage insurance schemeEuropean Commission says Central Bank controls could be undermined by plansWed Jan 28 2015 - 19:56
Rock-climbing scales new heights in popularityDavid Flanagan’s book on rock-climbing will become a classic, with its high-quality photographs and accurate route descriptionsWed Jan 28 2015 - 12:00
Electoral commission to be established by GovernmentMinister says it will not be ready in time for 2016 general electionWed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00
President Higgins called ‘midget parasite’ by protestersAnti-water charge group gathered outside school President was visiting in FinglasTue Jan 27 2015 - 19:41
Central Bank to issue rules for homebuyers this weekFinal decision on controversial issue of 20 per cent deposit on houses to be addressedTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
Michael Lowry denies note to Enda Kenny was sexistTD described former PR adviser as ‘bright, intelligent and not bad looking’Mon Jan 26 2015 - 17:39
Principle of free calls and confidentiality for TDs must be retainedAnalysis: Valid reasons why Oireachtas members shouldn’t have call records monitoredMon Jan 26 2015 - 14:59
Central Bank secrecy law will limit public disclosure of key documentsBanking inquiry Bill will allow only very limited scope in using informationMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:05
Only two proposals for Constitution referendumPeople to vote on same-sex marriage and age of eligibility for presidential candidatesMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Generation next: Ireland’s future political leadersWho of today’s strong performers could become tomorrow’s political figureheads?Sat Jan 24 2015 - 06:00
Mick Wallace asserts little has changed in Garda SíochánaGarda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe submits new dossier on penalty pointsSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Government and Irish Water express confidence in it passing ‘market test’Leaked EU Commission report expressed concerns over independence of the bodySat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Commission concerned about water charge reductionsReport expresses fears that cuts create ‘uncertainty’ over Irish Water’s financesFri Jan 23 2015 - 10:17
Same-sex marriage debate will struggle not to be divisiveAnalysis: Vote will be a defining moment in the history of the State, writes Harry McGeeThu Jan 22 2015 - 14:30
Same-sex marriage referendum wording publishedGovernment prepares Implementation Bill to address legislative changes as campaigns beginThu Jan 22 2015 - 10:51
Same-sex marriage referendum wording agreed by Cabinet‘Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex’Wed Jan 21 2015 - 14:41
Coveney ‘should have known better’ over FF coalition remarksMinister of State Kathleen Lynch criticises disloyalty to GovernmentWed Jan 21 2015 - 11:56
Fine Gael TDs respond negatively to Simon Coveney’s suggestion of coalition with Fianna FáilCork South Central TD Jerry Buttimer says Fianna Fáil did ‘untold damage’ to StateWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Joan Burton ‘full of admiration’ for Leo VaradkarTánaiste praises Minister for Health’s ‘courage’ in disclosing his sexuality following radio interviewMon Jan 19 2015 - 20:23
Former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan may contest next general electionSaid local Fianna Fáil members are encouraging her but she has yet to decideMon Jan 19 2015 - 20:01
Long-delayed climate change Bill published to mixed reactionPromises a low carbon economy by 2050 without binding targets for emissionsMon Jan 19 2015 - 18:41
Gerry Adams stresses Sinn Féin’s durability2015 will see party getting ‘match-fit’ for election, leader saysMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Harry McGee: Why stable government needs the party whip‘The natural instinct for a politician is to find the path of least resistance for every decision that is made. Anyone looking at the series on Charlie Haughey on RTÉ will see that phenomenon in action’Tue Jan 13 2015 - 11:14
Charlie Haughey: Who’s who in RTÉ dramaFinal episode of RTÉ1 series Charlie on late former taoiseach screens on Sunday nightSat Jan 10 2015 - 12:00
Expert group will draw up universal pension scheme for all private sector workersMove designed to deal with situation where half of private sector workers are not in pension schemeFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Islamic scholar has ‘no place’ in party, says Lucinda CreightonDr Ali Selim said he was interested in talking to Creighton about new partyThu Jan 08 2015 - 23:05
Leo Varadkar admits A&E crisis likely to ‘get really bad’ next weekMinister for Health ‘sick to death’ of overcrowding in emergency departmentsWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:10
Government does not intend to complete Western Rail CorridorLimerick-Galway route will be maintained but not extendedWed Jan 07 2015 - 10:47
A&E overcrowding may get worse, HSE admitsConsultants warn patients will die without steps to relieve crowded hospital unitsWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Train of thought: what next for the western rail corridor?Harry McGee takes the 13.45 to Ennis on the ‘Hogwart’s Express’ of the westTue Jan 06 2015 - 17:00
Labour will help those still in grip of recession, says BurtonTánaiste condemns ‘economic kamikaze’ of SF and right wing’s ‘undue austerity’Mon Jan 05 2015 - 14:15
Four new political groupings likely to be formed ahead of next general electionRichard Boyd Barrett says informal discussions going on between left-wing partiesMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
Irish Water rejects claim of secret deal to fill vacanciesIrish Water and Department of the Environment say staff numbers at utility have fallen from 4,300 to 3,900Mon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar sees splintering of supportFour separate political groupings may have a similar number of seats after the next electionSat Jan 03 2015 - 06:12
Fianna Fáil could become ‘largest party’, says Micheál MartinParty leader also said he could yet be taoiseach, going against general view held in 2011Fri Jan 02 2015 - 08:09
‘We will not promise the sun, moon and stars,’ says Micheál MartinFianna Fáil going to play to ‘historic strengths’, insists leaderFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Lucinda Creighton expected to launch party in FebruaryFormer Fine Gael and now Independent TD set to make low-key announcementFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Charlie Flanagan ‘regrets’ c-word tweet to Sinn Féin deputyMinister told Pádraig MacLochlainn he left out ‘n’ in ‘cult politics’ 2015 messageThu Jan 01 2015 - 20:30
Sinn Féin leaders will commend deal to party membersStormont House Agreement widely welcomed by all sidesWed Dec 24 2014 - 08:35
Government facing anxious wait in advance of posting out first water billsCoalition hopes number registered will be well over million by February deadlineWed Dec 24 2014 - 01:04
Agreement reached in Northern Ireland talksParties conclude Stormont House Agreement after 26 hours of continuous talksTue Dec 23 2014 - 20:49
Stormont agreement took 12 weeks and 14 pagesBiggest compromises were UK on £2bn fund, nationalists on welfare and unionists on paradesTue Dec 23 2014 - 20:28
