Labour ‘dead right’ to use ‘Fianna Fáil policies’, says Ó CuívAgriculture spokesman claims Labour ‘ditched their own policy’ for rural areasMon Feb 01 2016 - 14:39
Inside Politics: Shortening telescopes. . . election ahoyRenua bites back after Labour tells canvassers party is ‘right of Donald Trump’Mon Feb 01 2016 - 09:52
Mary Minihan: Past glories a memory as Labour puts on brave faceDespite their optimism, TDs and Ministers are struggling to take credit off Fine GaelMon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
Noonan’s ‘rainy day fund’ plan makes sense - Jan O’SullivanLabour predicts economy will settle into a ‘more realistic’ rate of growth in the futureSun Jan 31 2016 - 13:03
Alan Kelly accuses Opposition of ‘populist rhetoric’‘If you believe in everything you believe in nothing,’ Minister tells Labour delegatesSun Jan 31 2016 - 12:56
Some Labour policy caused trade union ‘angst’, King saysIctu general secretary is guest speaker at party’s national conferenceSun Jan 31 2016 - 12:40
Labour document claims Renua is ‘to the right of Trump’Guide for canvassers also outlines ‘five reasons to fear Sinn Féin in government’Sat Jan 30 2016 - 22:03
Labour conference: Ferris could ‘wallpaper room’ with abortion hatemailWomen experiencing crisis pregnancies are ‘trapped in this country’ ,TD saysSat Jan 30 2016 - 13:43
Burton: SF cares more about republican friends than RepublicLabour conference told party had ‘a fight on hands’ over next few weeksSat Jan 30 2016 - 12:06
Varadkar backs abortion when woman’s health is at riskMinister for Health says ‘life experience and growing up a bit’ led him to change his viewsFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar rules out role for Renua in new GovernmentMinister for Health says Alan Shatter had never approached him with criticismsThu Jan 28 2016 - 22:12
Stephen Donnelly to be Social Democrats ‘leader’ for debateSocial Democrats, AAA-PBP must select single representative for pre-election TV debateWed Jan 27 2016 - 12:22
Ministers rule out support for a majority from Michael LowryAlan Kelly says he doesn’t ‘pay much attention’ to Tipperary constituency rivalWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Coalition keen not to talk up IndependentsMinister for Health Leo Varadkar in full ‘taking nothing for granted’ modeWed Jan 27 2016 - 01:00
Varadkar rules out coalition with TDs ‘who have issues with law’Minister for Health weighs into debate over Michael Lowry’s supportTue Jan 26 2016 - 12:45
Mood of the delegates at the Fine Gael ard fheis in Citywest, DublinMembers give views on coalition prospects and assess government’s performanceMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:00
Sinn Féin TD used Oireachtas printing service for 1916 leafletsAengus Ó Snodaigh, once dubbed the “Wolfe Toner”, had 20,000 newsletters printedSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Post offices could offer no-frills bank accounts this yearLittle prospect of rural branches surviving unless linked to other services, report findsWed Jan 20 2016 - 22:08
Rural post offices essential for ‘somebody to talk to’Postmaster and IPU chief Paddy McCann says network a lifeline for older customersWed Jan 20 2016 - 18:28
Phone records: Privacy ‘very precious’ and laws need review - WhiteChallenge is to strike balance between privacy and administration of justice - MinisterWed Jan 20 2016 - 16:41
Cabinet to repeal about 300 ‘out-of-date or irrelevant’ lawsLegislation to be scrapped by new Statute Law Revision Bill dates from 1922-1950Wed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
John Delaney was acting for FAI with voters, says MinisterLabour’s Alan Kelly says nothing wrong with football association chief supporting his bid to be re-electedWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
An Post should offer banking, says reportProposal that post offices should be able to sell insurance, process motor tax renewals and handle credit union servicesWed Jan 20 2016 - 01:00
FAI’s Delaney lobbying for Kelly ‘totally inappropriate’ - O’Dea‘Is it any wonder that there’s such cynicism about politics out there?’ says Fianna Fáil TDTue Jan 19 2016 - 18:29
Retired chief justice appointed to examine phone records lawMr Justice John Murray to review international practice to assess if Irish legislation out of syncTue Jan 19 2016 - 17:02
Government accused of ‘farewell appointments’ to State boardsTánaiste faces a motion of no confidence over decision to bypass competitive processTue Jan 19 2016 - 13:37
Introduction of gender quotas correct, says Coveney‘We need to practise what we preach . . politics is male-dominated, which is not good'Tue Jan 19 2016 - 12:36
Homelessness conditions not acceptable, says HowlinSimon Coveney says homelessness will be a big challenge for next GovernmentTue Jan 19 2016 - 10:53
Taoiseach says law on GSOC powers may be changedGarda ombudsman under fire after accessing journalists’ telephone recordsTue Jan 19 2016 - 07:20
Fianna Fáil to propose restrictions on GSOC’s powersMinister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald asked to explain the extent of media surveillanceTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Kenny says Fine Gael election manifesto will be independently costedComments follow FF challenge to have all manifesto commitments assessed by auditorMon Jan 18 2016 - 20:45
Kenny open to reform law giving GSOC access to phone recordsFitzgerald to present report on journalists’ phone records to Cabinet on TuesdayMon Jan 18 2016 - 17:42
PJ Mara, Fianna Fáil’s supreme strategist, dies at 73Key Haughey adviser was also director of elections for Ahern’s three victoriesSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
PJ Mara: Tributes paid to ‘extraordinarily intelligent’ man‘He was a multi-layered, multi-faceted man. The notion he was Haughey’s gopher is not real.’Fri Jan 15 2016 - 11:07
PPS numbers could be used for voter registration, committee saysCommittee stresses such a move must be in compliance with data protectionFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Paddy Harte jnr set to be announced as FG Donegal candidateSource close to Harte says he has agreed to put his name forwardFri Jan 15 2016 - 01:00
Put gender ahead of party loyalty, FG councillor tells votersFine Gael candidate says women should back female candidates in other parties where FG fields a male-only ticketThu Jan 14 2016 - 16:30
Journalist Manchán Magan to contest election for GreensTelevision presenter says Longford-Westmeath could become ‘Eden’Wed Jan 13 2016 - 18:10
Dáil a ‘puny parliament’, say four prominent political scientistsAcademics’ campaign seeks to identify where political reform can be implemented quicklyWed Jan 13 2016 - 15:33
Rabbitte believes election may be held on February 26th‘I’d say it’s about the best stab you can make’ on date of election, says former MinisterWed Jan 13 2016 - 11:48
Green Party objects to ‘exclusion’ from RTÉ debatesGroup sends legal letter to broadcaster about representation in pre-election leaders’ debatesWed Jan 13 2016 - 01:00
Sinn Féin would need ‘Pauline conversion’ to gain backing - RossParty must boost democratic credentials to gain Independent Alliance support, says TDTue Jan 12 2016 - 20:27
Independent Alliance candidate predicts Tánaiste may lose seatJoan Burton responds she is very confident of her re-election prospects in Dublin WestTue Jan 12 2016 - 17:12
State Papers: Children’s teeth compared poorly with other countriesSurvey found five-year-olds in 1985 had average of two untreated decayed teethFri Jan 01 2016 - 09:25
State Papers: Fennell complained about lack of women’s progressMinister had dossier of ‘capable, skilled and experienced’ women in virtually every fieldFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Ruairí Quinn’s study of pay and gender equalityReferences to initiative within Department of Labour removed from letter to chief whipFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Hussey complained of conflict and lack of directionMinister for education detailed where Fine Gael/Labour coalition was going wrongFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Garda killer’s 1985 death sentence commutedCabinet thinking on Michael McHugh revealed in Michael Noonan’s memoFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
State papers 1985: GAA lottery plan causes consternationCentral Remedial Clinic proposes to run National Lottery on behalf of GovernmentFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
Dick Spring said he would not accept not done enough on securityComments followed call by Northern secretary Tom King for better co-operation on security between the two jurisdictionsThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:01
