Labour vows to slash the cost of childcare by up to two thirdsProposed service to include early drop-off and late collection timesFri Jan 24 2020 - 12:56
Election 2020: Strap yourselves in - it's Manifesto FridayInside Politics: Both parties are unveiling manifestos amid criticism over ‘insane’ election promisesFri Jan 24 2020 - 09:26
Fresh delays and millions in extra costs for children’s hospital revealedDocuments reveal hospital board will need €15m to defend against 'exceptional' claims by contractorsFri Jan 24 2020 - 02:56
Election 2020: Micheál Martin rules out Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael ‘grand coalition’Leo Varadkar reiterates that parties working together would be ‘responsible thing to do’Thu Jan 23 2020 - 13:33
Election 2020: Amicable splits and potential bedfellows in first leaders’ debateProlonged delay on illegal drugs answer bring most awkward moment of the nightWed Jan 22 2020 - 23:14
Election 2020: Politicians playing catch-up with social media‘Small things can get you noticed, and that can translate into wider media coverage’Wed Jan 22 2020 - 17:09
Labour ‘certain’ extending temporary rent freeze not unconstitutionalParty proposed three year freeze along with rent caps as part of policy to help rentersWed Jan 22 2020 - 14:59
Election 2020: FF decides against rent freeze on ‘legal advice’Party to review pressure zones and publish advice that proposal would be unconstitutionalTue Jan 21 2020 - 15:02
Election 2020: Tipperary constituency profileLowry and McGrath almost guaranteed to take seats as FG attempts to gain oneTue Jan 21 2020 - 12:59
Election 2020: Laois-Offaly constituency profileThere is likely to be at least one high-profile casualty in this constituencyTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:29
Sinn Féin pledges to give Central Bank power to cap mortgage ratesEoin Ó Broin says party committed to delivering 100,000 public homes on public landMon Jan 20 2020 - 14:29
Election 2020: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil set to reveal spending plans worth billionsNext government will have €11bn of extra spending allowed under EU and national rulesMon Jan 20 2020 - 09:37
Election 2020: Expect to see multi-billion euro pledges this weekInside Politics: Pension issue comes to fore as parties prepare to publish manifestosMon Jan 20 2020 - 07:45
Varadkar promises ‘early retirement pension’ amid backlash over gapMicheál Martin said he would look to outlaw contracts that force people to retire at 65Sun Jan 19 2020 - 15:28
Election 2020: Cavan-Monaghan constituency profileSinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy expected to take a seat hereSun Jan 19 2020 - 06:56
Election 2020: Dublin North-West constituency profileRedrawing of constituency could result in Fine Gael losing seatSun Jan 19 2020 - 04:54
Election 2020: Dublin South-West constituency profileThere is a sense there could be a seat here for the Green Party’s Francis Noel DuffySun Jan 19 2020 - 03:54
Election 2020: Wexford constituency profileVerona Murphy, the controversial ex-Fine Gael byelection candidate, could cause upsetSat Jan 18 2020 - 16:48
Most secondary schools to close for day in pre-election strikeTUI stoppage on February 4th aimed at making two-tier pay rates an election issueSat Jan 18 2020 - 01:56
Varadkar offers Drogheda gardaí additional resourcesTaoiseach, Minister for Justice meet gardaí after murder of Keane Mulready-WoodsFri Jan 17 2020 - 17:48
Election 2020: FG and FF promise tax cuts and increases in public spendingSinn Féin comes under pressure over comments by councillor about TaoiseachFri Jan 17 2020 - 06:19
Election candidates who use anti-immigrant rhetoric should be disciplined, council saysDáil hopefuls urged to ‘think carefully’ about remarks on immigration when campaigningFri Jan 17 2020 - 01:00
Varadkar accepts apology from Sinn Féin councillor over ‘family man’ and ‘India’ commentsEx-MMA fighter Paddy Holohan represents Sinn Féin on South Dublin County CouncilThu Jan 16 2020 - 17:58
Homelessness becomes key issue of first full day of campaigningInside Politics: Varadkar accused of playing political game on homeless man incidentThu Jan 16 2020 - 09:06
Hard Irish border will ‘never, ever’ come back, von der Leyen saysEuropean Commission chief says Ireland’s sovereignty magnified by EU in Brexit debateWed Jan 15 2020 - 22:14
Ireland needs to change ‘entire transport, energy, waste and food systems’Green Party says it will take at least a decade to turn Ireland from a laggard into a leader in terms of responding to climate changeWed Jan 15 2020 - 18:52
Halligan criticises Independent Alliance colleagues as he bows out of politicsOutgoing Minister brands Moran and McGrath ‘disloyal’Wed Jan 15 2020 - 14:01
Election 2020: Fine Gael comes under fire over health, housingOpposition leaders focus on FG’s record on health and housing as vote is calledWed Jan 15 2020 - 00:08
For the first time, a woman is running in every constituency – NWCIFG, FF and Labour nominate just enough female election candidates for State fundingTue Jan 14 2020 - 21:47
Election 2020: Thousands must check if they are eligible to voteDate of the general election creates uncertainty for recently registered votersTue Jan 14 2020 - 21:39
Sinn Féin not ‘underestimating’ challenge of election, says McDonaldParty leader says general election campaign will be ‘very different’ to local electionTue Jan 14 2020 - 18:03
Fianna Fáil: A ‘shiver’ will go around country at FG election sloganMartin attacks Fine Gael campaign mantra ‘a future to look forward to’Tue Jan 14 2020 - 14:50
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran refuses to rule out rejoining Independent AllianceJunior minister has said he will run as an Independent in the next general electionTue Jan 14 2020 - 02:19
The Independent Alliance as we know it appears to have come to an endRole of Independent candidates likely to be an interesting feature of the general electionMon Jan 13 2020 - 20:03
‘How did I do?’ Relaxed Taoiseach gives little away, except a broad smileLeo Varadkar’s RTÉ interview keeps everybody on tenterhooksSun Jan 12 2020 - 16:35
Varadkar indicates it is still his preference to hold summer electionTwo potential election dates on either February 7th or February 14th have been mooted in recent daysSat Jan 11 2020 - 01:06
Northern parties to return to Stormont on SaturdayDUP and Sinn Féin have given their backing to the British and Irish governments’ dealFri Jan 10 2020 - 22:11
Varadkar suggests February election would be ‘Valentine’s Day Massacre’ for opponentsTaoiseach says Dáil will reconvene next weekFri Jan 10 2020 - 15:04
Politics in suspense but Ministers believe snap election still a strong possibilityLeaders to meet again next week amid speculation country could go to polls in FebruaryFri Jan 10 2020 - 07:19
State spends €1.5bn on temporary agency staffOPW, HSE and departments reveal spending on agency workersFri Jan 10 2020 - 02:54
Rural Independent TDs agree to put down no-confidence motion in Harris on February 5thDenis Naughten wants to see wording of motion making decision on supportThu Jan 09 2020 - 18:15
Trump pulls back from military response to Iranian attackUS president announces new sanctions as rockets fall in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green ZoneThu Jan 09 2020 - 06:47
RIC controversy: Minister for Justice defers commemoration eventCharlie Flanagan said move follows ‘disappointing response of some’Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:56
RIC controversy: Fine Gael councillors hit out at decision to hold commemorationMessages to private party Whatsapp group say the Government performed ‘own goal’Tue Jan 07 2020 - 17:31
Departments failing to hit climate targets face funding cutsBill will force sectors to radically reduce carbon emissions over the coming decadeMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:38
State spent €30m on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in 2019Department of Justice has initiated two processes to source extra accommodationMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:28
Calls to boycott ‘sham’ commemoration of Royal Irish ConstabularyMayor of Clare among those opposed to event as ‘revisionism gone way too far’Sun Jan 05 2020 - 19:57
Varadkar seeks to secure broad FF support for rest of Dáil termFF abstaining on key votes ‘no longer sufficient’ and party must vote with GovernmentSun Jan 05 2020 - 18:17
Less than 15% of GPs sign up to provide abortion servicesDoctors providing new service have overwhemingly positive viewTue Dec 31 2019 - 01:15
Varadkar pledges tax cuts, pensions hike and public sector pay risesTaoiseach forecasts pay rising ‘faster than the cost of living’ under next public sector pay dealSun Dec 29 2019 - 15:24
