Court ruling a victory for Oireachtas, but not a resounding oneSupreme Court judges express strongly divergent views on two key issues decided in appeal over expenses claims of former senatorThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:00
‘Daily Mail’ column on Travellers criticised by Equality AuthorityColumn by journalist Brenda Power ‘designed to be demeaning, hurtful and risk incitement’Wed Apr 09 2014 - 10:56
Commission of investigation’s terms of reference leave no area of concern untouchedAnalysis: inclusion of du Plantier case surprising but logicalWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
State faces millions in losses if forced to sell bondsEuropean Central Bank cites “serious monetary financing concerns” over dealTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Rehab refuses to say if Kerins will get severance paymentPAC says she should still appear at a scheduled public hearing in Leinster HouseThu Apr 03 2014 - 06:45
Kerins’ retirement not expected but not a surpriseDecision comes before potentially confrontational showdown with Public Accounts CommitteeWed Apr 02 2014 - 13:13
Angela Kerins resigns as Rehab chief executiveDecision follows intense scrutiny of salaries among senior Rehab executives and comes ahead of scheduled appearance before PACWed Apr 02 2014 - 09:24
My straitjacket: a suit, a shirt and a tieOur man in the Dáil on the tyranny of the suit, inches of which have to be lopped off to fit him, has rubbish pockets and is useless for cycling inWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Dáil debates motion of no confidence in ShatterMinister for Justice told today that calls of 84 prisoners taped ‘inadvertently’Tue Apr 01 2014 - 21:22
Government’s hopes of putting end to recording controversy dashed by new revelationsNew information that conversations between 84 prisoners and lawyers ’inadvertently’ recorded increases pressure on Government and on Minister for Justice Alan ShatterTue Apr 01 2014 - 16:29
Competition Bill paves way for consumer watchdogPublic interest of media mergers to be judged by Minister for CommunicationsTue Apr 01 2014 - 00:49
Neutral response from Government to latest climate change reportOpposition politicians warn of dangers of impact on Ireland if urgent steps not takenMon Mar 31 2014 - 21:55
What implications will the revelations on phone recording have for criminal cases and tribunals?The Coalition has encountered its fair share of political storms but this is a category five hurricaneSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Kenny concerned at impact of recordings on tribunals and court casesRoss wants former Garda chiefs called before PAC to discuss purchase of equipmentThu Mar 27 2014 - 16:00
President and Taoiseach among mourners at McFadden funeralLongford-Westmeath TD died this week after battle with motor neurone diseaseThu Mar 27 2014 - 15:25
Many questions over Garda crisis still demand answersDespite resignation and apology, Government still caught in major political stormThu Mar 27 2014 - 12:30
Coalition faces further questions after Shatter apologises to whistleblowersOpposition leaders keep up call on Shatter to resign over handling of Garda mattersThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Attorney General did not brief Cabinet on taping as information was ‘tentative’Minister for Justice confirms Máire Whelan learned of practice last NovemberThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Shatter should have known about taping allegations last summer, says FF leaderMicheál Martin questions the Government’s claim that it only became aware of a serious issue with recordings over the weekendWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:03
Shatter says Garda letter only received yesterdayTaoiseach says he learned of taping from Attorney GeneralWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:01
Bord Gáis Energy to be sold to consortium for €1.1 billionAll staff will transfer to the new consortium with their existing working terms and conditions.Tue Mar 25 2014 - 07:39
McGuinness byelection favourite, but will face big challenge from CoppingerSecond byelection in Dublin West since 2011, in the one Dáil termMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:02
‘Recovery for All’ translates into realpolitik English as ‘Recovery for Fianna Fáil’Delegates quietly confident of election bounce-back in May, but scope is limitedMon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Dublin West faces by-election after Nulty resigns over messagesTD apologises after sending ‘inappropriate messages via Facebook’ while under influence of alcoholSun Mar 23 2014 - 14:26
Different rules apply to by-electionsResult of second by-election in evenly-split constituency likely to be tightSun Mar 23 2014 - 14:23
Martin criticises two-tiered society created by CoalitionFianna Fáil leader says ‘economy must serve society - not the other way around’Sat Mar 22 2014 - 21:10
Nulty resigns over ‘inappropriate’ Facebook messagesDublin West TD admits sending social media messages to a 17-year-old girl while under the influence of alcoholSat Mar 22 2014 - 20:28
Fianna Fáil has recovered confidence but is careful not to show too much of old swaggerDublin will be the major focus of party’s efforts in the local and European electionsSat Mar 22 2014 - 17:49
Election boundaries changed ‘to save coalition seats’ - FFMicheál Martin accuses Phil Hogan of gerrymandering in opening ardfheis addressSat Mar 22 2014 - 08:43
Political analysis: The salvation of Micheál Martin’s careerIt took political courage for the man who is now leader of Fianna Fail to see through the 14 months from the first announcement to the banSat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil Ardfheis in Killarney to attract 3,000 delegatesParty strategists say primary focus will be on regaining support in Dublin in local and European elections in MayFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Merrill Lynch got bank bailout figures ‘so wrong’, says DohertyFirm advised State in 2008 move would cost €16.4bn, way less than taxpayer’s €64bnFri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Government has yet to publish any of the 42 Bills it has promised for first half of the yearTwo months after list was announced, no Bill has yet been publishedThu Mar 20 2014 - 01:00
FF ‘disappointed’ with number of women it is running in local electionsAhead of Ardfheis, party says it will concentrate on Dublin electoral recoveryWed Mar 19 2014 - 20:24
Fianna Fáil ‘disappointed’ as it fails on female candidate targetsLess than 20% of party’s nominees for local and European elections are womenWed Mar 19 2014 - 12:39
Varadkar says society should embrace women, gay peopleMinister tells all-male Hibernian Society event his Government must remain consistent in pursuit of equality in societyTue Mar 18 2014 - 10:00
Rabbitte says concentration of media ownership not desirableMedia mergers legislation will present ‘very difficult questions’Tue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
Third-level fees are cut for children of Irish emigrantsMeasure will benefit both Irish families living outside EU and returning emigrantsTue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
Byrne urges Shatter and Callinan to apologiseBroadcaster and Road Safety Authority chairman also calls on two Garda whistleblowers to be reinstated and promotedMon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Committee writes to Shatter berating his ‘disappointing’ response to providing details of GSOC security reportMinister for Justice Alan Shatter had committed to supply a summary of differences between two reports on potential breach of security at Garda Ombudsman’s officeMon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Is the Garda Inspectorate report into penalty points the last word on the matter?This week’s report has shifted responsibilty back to the Garda leadershipSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Labour expected to back moves for new Garda authorityLetter by Labour Party TDs and Senators calling for new oversight arrangements for Garda is understood to have backing of party leadershipSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Kenny expresses confidence in Commissioner after reportParties renew criticism of Garda Commissioner and Minister for JusticeFri Mar 14 2014 - 06:34
Ministers say they were unaware of Flannery linksMinisters for Finance and Local Government did not know lobbyist was paid €60,000 by charity to seek tax changesThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
Reasons Flannery moved so quickly becoming clearWas there a conflict of interest between role as chair of Forum on Philanthropy and role as a lobbyist?Wed Mar 12 2014 - 16:03
Cluichí agus claontaTá an deighilt idir lucht rugbaí agus na gcluichí Gaelacha ag éirí níos lúWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:20
27,000 teachers protest over reformTUI members have ‘no confidence’ in plan for new secondary school junior cycleWed Mar 12 2014 - 01:00
St Patrick’s Day break unlikely to take heat out of Flannery controversySenior Fine Gael Minister surprised advisor fell on his sword so quicklyTue Mar 11 2014 - 12:58
Clare to get almost half of €20m approved for flood repairsHayes says payment is first in a series to deal with damage caused by extreme stormsTue Mar 11 2014 - 12:43
Ryan accuses Government of fostering culture of cronyismGreen Party leader tells party conference he will serve full five-year term in Brussels if electedSat Mar 08 2014 - 19:32
