Grand FG-FF alliance is coming - but it has to be done slowlyThe Fianna Fáil grassroots will never support a minority Fine Gael governmentWed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00
Resistance in FF to backing minority FG government, say sources‘What would Micheál Martin do at opposition leaders’ questions?’Thu Mar 03 2016 - 08:03
Rotating-taoiseach plan key to any FF-FG alliance - party sourcesSome FF TDs rule out FG alliance but others concede possibility if alternative is another electionMon Feb 29 2016 - 20:07
FG-FF talks unlikely until Dáil resumesBoth parties say some form of alliance seems certain if another election is to be avoidedMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
What now for the party leaders?Focus now on position of Enda Kenny, Joan Burton and Gerry AdamsMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: The relentless rise of the IndependentsInformal alliance may be on the cards, though formation of cohesive group unlikelySun Feb 28 2016 - 16:04
Michael O’Regan’s crystal ball: What happens after the count?Imagining how moves to form a government could unfold over the next few weeksSat Feb 27 2016 - 15:53
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil sources conceding coalition likelyRotating taoiseach arrangement not being ruled out by FF sources if coalition agreedSat Feb 27 2016 - 14:33
Michael O’Regan’s armchair guide to the Election 2016 countsWhat to watch out for in all 40 constituencies as the counts get under waySat Feb 27 2016 - 08:00
Healy-Raes: Family work ethic yielded remarkable election scenarioIf brothers win it may be down to the kind of doggedness their father showedSat Feb 20 2016 - 09:13
Social Democrats introduce possibility of rainbow governmentRóisín Shortall: ‘Anything possible’ after vote as many parties could form administrationWed Feb 17 2016 - 16:28
Creighton says people ‘hugely disengaged’ from election campaignRenua leader predicts voters will have made up their minds by TuesdayWed Feb 17 2016 - 01:02
Sinn Féin to be no ‘mudguard’ for FF or FG, says McDonaldDeputy leader rules out propping up ‘conservative parties’ in coalition arrangementTue Feb 16 2016 - 17:15
Unborn killed in crash should be seen as individual - FF SenatorFamily very anxious unborn baby would be recognised as an individual, says Jim WalshWed Feb 03 2016 - 18:40
Former journalist John V ‘Danno’ Halloran dies aged 85Halloran was a news and duty editor at RTÉ and a founding editor of Oireachtas TVWed Feb 03 2016 - 18:37
Independents could hold the balance of power after electionParty profile: Independent Alliance likely to demand ministerial roleWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:50
Clare Daly claims foster father lobbied Michael NoonanMicheál Martin says abuse case is harrowing as a child was left vulnerable for so longWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
Varadkar accepts need to improve ambulance response timesMinister under pressure on ambulance service in final health question timeWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00
Kenny confirms commission will investigate abuse caseTaoiseach tells Dáil case of person known as Grace is a ‘serious legacy issue’Tue Feb 02 2016 - 19:09
Kenny coy about timing of general election announcementTaoiseach intends to visit President on Wednesday to seek dissolution of current DáilTue Feb 02 2016 - 18:26
Labour conference delegates differ on whether to stick with FGView from the floor: Some say party should stay only if strong enough to influence policyMon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00
Labour conference: Alan Kelly favours Friday election‘I am sure as a Government we are going to agree on a date.’ says MinisterSat Jan 30 2016 - 12:26
Labour conference: Government will have ‘€12bn fiscal space’Brendan Howlin denies Coalition making excessive election promisesSat Jan 30 2016 - 12:00
Noonan denies ECB threat, but says Lenihan may have been warnedMinister reacts to Social Democrats charge of misleading Dáil on Trichet bondholder stanceFri Jan 29 2016 - 17:29
Dáil Sketch: Party political broadcasts mark Dáil’s dying daysLong weekend for TDs as they await Enda Kenny’s visit to the ParkFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Government denies Noonan misled Dail on burning bondholdersSocial Democrats deputy Stephen Donnelly calls for Minister for Finance’s resignationThu Jan 28 2016 - 22:15
Stress of crisis may have been factor in Lenihan’s death, TD says‘It would not surprise’ Micheal McGrath if pressure contributed to minister’s illnessThu Jan 28 2016 - 15:55
Department of Defence may seek AG’s advice on Army promotionSenator Gerard Craughwell says officer had been forced to retire two years earlyWed Jan 27 2016 - 22:15
Stigma of mental illness remains, says Fine Gael TDDan Neville suggests national forum of groups working in suicide preventionWed Jan 27 2016 - 21:47
FG Senator calls for ‘no fry zone’ near schools to combat obesityCatherine Noone says one-in-four children are either overweight or obeseTue Jan 26 2016 - 21:35
Health reform needed before any further funding, says TaoiseachFF leader says Government approved plan which has left acute hospitals short by €100mTue Jan 26 2016 - 19:34
Reform essential to further health funding, insists KennyGovernment has approved plan which left acute hospitals short by €100m, says MartinTue Jan 26 2016 - 16:34
Michael Lowry’s campaign gets off to celebratory startLocal consensus is that Independent TD will again top poll in Tipperary heartlandTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
Bruton criticises Army’s 1916 centenary school visitsFormer taoiseach says politicians, not soldiers, should lecture on the ProclamationSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Not Army’s role to explain 1916 in schools, says John BrutonEx-taoiseach says non-political force ‘should be kept separate’ from any political advocacyFri Jan 22 2016 - 18:31
Eoin Mac Neill was open to armed struggle, 1916 gathering toldNationalist leader was ‘quite prepared’ to use violence, says grandson Michael McDowellFri Jan 22 2016 - 15:21
Tourism worth €5bn annually to economy, Michael Ring tells DáilMinister of State says growth of industry has also created jobsThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:43
Seanad row as FF Senators claim Government abandoned rural IrelandFG Senator Eamonn Coghlan defends Coalition recordThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:32
Joan Burton accuses Mary McDonald of ’tsunami of hate and invective’SF deputy leader says 250 children with scoliosis awaiting treatmentThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:25
‘Do you want to rant a bit more?’ Burton challenges McDonaldTánaiste accuses Mary Lou McDonald of engaging in a ‘tsunami of hate and invective’Thu Jan 21 2016 - 14:48
Dáil told Shane Ross tried to have ‘crony’ appointed to boardArthur Spring makes claim as Burton criticised during confidence motion debateWed Jan 20 2016 - 22:01
Micheál Martin has ‘zero, zilch’ credibility, says Enda KennyGovernment does not know what it is like for homeless people to have to live in hotels - FF chiefWed Jan 20 2016 - 19:00
Kenny supports Joan Burton in no confidence motionTánaiste under fire following appointment of David Begg as chair of Pensions AuthorityTue Jan 19 2016 - 21:32
