What made Reynolds as a politician also undid himLate former taoiseach may have lacked the personal touch but his influence was profoundFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Peace process was Reynolds’ greatest achievementAnalysis: He was not slow to venture opinions and could not be persuaded to withdrawThu Aug 21 2014 - 10:42
Opinion: Ambrose McLoughlin’s move evidence of Varadkar’s new broom in healthFormer top civil servant to retain €176,000 salary in new postWed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
HSE asks for report into facts surrounding latest caseWoman was refused an abortion and subsequently had her child delivered by Caesarean sectionTue Aug 19 2014 - 06:54
Woman sought abortion at eight weeksAs pregnancy continued she became increasingly distressedMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
Levy aimed at tax exiles paid mostly by Irish residentsAverage of nine non-residents a year pay €200,000 levy introduced in 2010Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:05
Call for amnesty for asylum seekers in direct provisionIntervention by FF foreign affairs spokesman Seán Ó Fearghaíl will place more pressure on Government to review accommodation policyFri Aug 15 2014 - 08:57
Plan to shift commuter from the car ‘unsuccessful’Policy on switching to public transport, cycling and walking highlightedFri Aug 15 2014 - 08:57
Dublin rail projects to rely on private fundingDecisions to be made on Dart Underground and Metro NorthWed Aug 13 2014 - 01:00
Irish Water denies that its running costs will be ‘outlandish’New utility says it cannot be compared to companies in existence for 25 yearsMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:03
Sinn Féin employs far more officials and staffSmallest Oireachtas party has 25 more employeesMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Coalition pay reversal is vote-buying, says FG TDGovernment should continue reform of public sector, say two PAC membersMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Parties remain well funded and staffed even within stricter fundraising limitsThe top four collect smaller amounts of money from larger circles of supportersMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Third of promised legislation yet to materialiseAnalysis: The Coalition has improved its record of enacting Bills but it could be betterWed Aug 06 2014 - 01:00
Coalition TDs criticise Government abstention on UN Gaza resolution voteAbstention ‘most disappointing’, says Joe CostelloSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
Lawyers for Angela Kerins serve papers on PAC membersFormer Rehab chief claims she suffered ill health after seven-hour interrogationFri Jul 25 2014 - 20:28
Government denies facilitating tax avoidance practicesBruton says it is up to US government to resolve tax obligation anomaliesFri Jul 25 2014 - 13:55
Up to 65,000 jobs created under Action Plan, Government claimsTake-up for finance initiatives for small businesses lower than expected, Bruton saysThu Jul 24 2014 - 18:29
Action Plan for Jobs takes Troika memo templateAnalysis: Hundreds of worthy and trivial targets are set out, but plan may achieve ultimate aimThu Jul 24 2014 - 18:27
Kenny denies there is a property bubble in DublinTaoiseach says figures showing 24% rise in prices in the capital is a market correctionThu Jul 24 2014 - 18:25
Nine judges appointed, promoted in shake-up of courtsSix experiences High Court judges named as members of new Court of AppealThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Kelly rules out rent controls and says new homes are answerMinister for Environment wants to double number of local authority and social homesWed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00
McHugh’s rusty Irish not the biggest challenge facing himAnalysis: Minister’s struggle may not be with language but an uninterested GovernmentTue Jul 22 2014 - 15:54
McGuinness says nothing unusual about Kerins meetingChairman says Public Accounts Committee will robustly defend action taken by ex- Rehab chiefTue Jul 22 2014 - 10:01
Five-day slog for talks but no major stumbling blocks between Kenny and BurtonTax reform and jobs portfolio main areas of debate between Taoiseach and TánaisteSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:01
Which Government party won the reshuffle?Retention of jobs portfolio may benefit FG but Labour’s tax reform proposals strongFri Jul 11 2014 - 18:27
Waiting for Godot not nearly as long as waiting for Enda and JoanSupposed ‘short sharp’ process of Cabinet reshuffle has taken a weekFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Which Ministers can make it over Becher’s Brook?Harry McGee throws caution to the wind and predicts a fantasy cabinetTue Jul 08 2014 - 14:43
Kenny and Burton Cabinet negotiations ongoingSources suggest a new Department of Defence and Public Works may be establishedTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:01
Noonan expects ‘significant’ reshuffle by WednesdayFirst talks between Kenny and Burton come to an end without any major outcome being reachedMon Jul 07 2014 - 21:21
Burton and Kenny hold first meeting about new Cabinet and Government policyAlan Kelly likely to get the jobs portfolio if Labour succeeds in securing itMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet reshuffle and policy talks in next 48 hours crucial to Coalition’s survivalBurton and her Labour colleagues know divorce from Fine Gael is not an option anytime between now and early 2016 and the marriage – loveless or not – must stay the courseMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Kenny, Cameron discuss escalating tensions over paradesDecision by unionist parties to veto talks days before height of the parades season discussedSun Jul 06 2014 - 13:06
Joan Burton has big reform plans; now she needs a team to help push them throughNew Tánaiste must hit the ground runningSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Joan Burton elected as 11th leader of Labour PartyFirst female leader praises contribution of outgoing Tánaiste Eamon GilmoreFri Jul 04 2014 - 18:47
Burton’s election never really in doubtAnalysis: New Labour leader will be seen as an agent for changeFri Jul 04 2014 - 17:08
Labour leadership contenders sharpen their rhetoric with warnings to rivalsNo clear winner emerges from the debate between Joan Burton and Alex WhiteFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Labour backs Eamon Gilmore as next EU CommissionerFine Gael sources say the role has been earmarked for Phil Hogan for many monthsThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Could Gilmore become Ireland’s next EU Commissioner?Labour has begun a big push to make its departing leader the next commissionerThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
High-voltage grids appear medium-term project as decision is kicked down the lineAnalysis: hybrid system of underground and overground cables a likely outcomeTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
SF prepares for government where compromises awaitAnalysis: party will gain seats in next election, although perhaps fewer than polls suggestMon Jun 23 2014 - 15:53
Property tax removal a condition for coalition, says AdamsSinn Fein leader refuses to say if 48% tax on earnings over €100,000 would be requiredMon Jun 23 2014 - 10:46
Six senior Ministers may be changed in reshuffleBiggest question is whether James Reilly will be dropped or transferredMon Jun 23 2014 - 07:59
Clamour for Niall Collins’s political head has been disproportionateOpinion: Politicians shouldn’t rush to judgmentSat Jun 21 2014 - 15:28
Micheál Martin defends Niall Collins over letter rowJustice spokesman says he does not believe he should stand down over plea for leniencySat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Martin backs justice spokesman and seeks code of conductNiall Collins admits it was inappropriate to write letter seeking leniency in court caseFri Jun 20 2014 - 13:50
Alan Shatter makes scathing Dáil attack on Guerin reportFormer minister for justice says Guerin report was ‘fundamentally flawed’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 06:17
Niall Collins defends leniency letter on grounds of compassionFianna Fáil justice spokesman faces widespread criticism for letter to judgeFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Is it wrong for a politician to plead for leniency in all circumstances?Defendant in this case is sole carer of four childrenFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Dáil ethics committees not to take action against Clare Daly over envelopes useThu Jun 19 2014 - 09:27
