Rape trial reform: Separate representation for complainants ‘difficult’Minister for Justice says proposal complicated by nature of Ireland’s trial processMon Jun 04 2018 - 19:40
Analysis: Consultants’ case comes as health budgets feel the pressureHSE overspending understood to have reached €100m for first quarter of year aloneMon Jun 04 2018 - 04:16
Government opposes disability amendments in abortion Bill‘Disability is not a ground for abortion under the draft law and will not become one’Sun Jun 03 2018 - 19:23
Pat Leahy: Abortion vote will not upend Irish politicsThe referendum has not changed the world, but it has created opportunities for womenSat Jun 02 2018 - 05:00
Politicians and medics criticise delays in health reform planSláintecare report was published one year ago but has still not been implementedWed May 30 2018 - 19:43
Referendum aftershocks rumble onInside Politics: Taoiseach says it will be January at the earliest before abortion service is in placeWed May 30 2018 - 09:29
Abortion will not be legal until January 2019 at the earliest, Varadkar saysGovernment lays out timetable for implementation of referendum resultWed May 30 2018 - 05:11
Incorrect registration of births ‘another failure by the State’Those affected, between 1946 and 1969, had adoptive parents wrongly registered as birth parentsTue May 29 2018 - 17:40
Many anti-repeal TDs now set to back abortion legislationGeneral reason given for post-result support is they accept democratic will of the peopleMon May 28 2018 - 01:00
Harris pledges swift action on abortion legislationLegislation unlikely to come before Oireachtas until the autumnSun May 27 2018 - 23:10
Yes campaign’s outreach to middle ground delivered the landslideUndecideds swung in huge numbers to Yes, as politicians struggled to keep up with pace of changeSun May 27 2018 - 16:21
A landslide victory for Yes, far beyond any expectationInside Politics: The margin of the result will mean few TDs will oppose the legislationSat May 26 2018 - 11:41
Pat Leahy: Post-referendum politics faces into a full plateBrexit, budget, confidence-and-supply deal and health all need serious attentionSat May 26 2018 - 05:00
Irish Times exit poll projects Ireland has voted by landslide to repeal EighthExit poll result suggests huge majority of younger people voted YesFri May 25 2018 - 23:27
Irish Times exit poll to give projected abortion referendum result tonightVoters interviewed throughout day for ‘Irish Times’ exit pollFri May 25 2018 - 17:07
Abortion Referendum TrackerPat Leahy’s comprehensive analysis of the referendum voteFri May 25 2018 - 13:27
Polls open in referendum on Eighth AmendmentBoth sides issue final appeals to 3.2m voters after long, divisive campaignFri May 25 2018 - 07:29
History of referendums shows turnout will be crucialYounger people tend to be poorer at turning out on election day, as does rural IrelandFri May 25 2018 - 01:57
Harris aims for Bill on abortion to pass before end of yearHarris confident Oireachtas will support the law because ‘nobody has any alternative’Thu May 24 2018 - 01:00
TV3 abortion debate hears familiar clashes between Yes and No campsAcrimony and personal antipathy that has bubbled under the surface emerged in flashesWed May 23 2018 - 23:38
Varadkar rejects ‘hard cases’ suggestions from No campaignSome FF TDs say different amendment could allow for abortion in more limited circumstancesWed May 23 2018 - 00:07
RTÉ ‘Prime Time’ debate has no clear winnerBroadcast followed row between RTÉ and the No side over who should represent it in debateTue May 22 2018 - 23:13
Minister warns ‘substantial terrorist threat’ remainsFlanagan seeks Cabinet approval for renewal of Act to grant special powers to GardaTue May 22 2018 - 21:06
Two sides prepare for frantic final days of a long campaignTurnout crucial to outcome of the referendum on the Eighth AmendmentMon May 21 2018 - 05:00
Varadkar: no referendum rerun for ‘once in generation’ verdictNo campaign targets politicians and tells voters ‘send them back for something better’Mon May 21 2018 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: One way or the other, the referendum will change Irish politicsA Yes vote will alter the political landscape; a No vote could upend itSat May 19 2018 - 05:00
Majority supports second term for President HigginsPresident has not yet formally indicated if he intends to seek second termSat May 19 2018 - 03:01
Poll: Government ratings slump in wake of cancer scandalNew legal actions heap pressure on response to CervicalCheck controversyFri May 18 2018 - 06:46
Irish Times poll: Public divided on approach to BrexitBetter-off voters more likely to approve of Government performance on issue,Fri May 18 2018 - 05:00
Collapse of approval among women will worry GovernmentBlame for the cervical cancer screening scandal is seeping towards politiciansFri May 18 2018 - 05:00
History offers hope to No side, but advantage still with repealersCampaigners will take heart from late swings of recent referendumsThu May 17 2018 - 13:18
Abortion vote: The result of referendum is no foregone conclusionInside Politics: The last week of campaigning will be intense and decisiveThu May 17 2018 - 08:26
‘Irish Times’ poll: Yes side must work hard to retain leadAnalysis: Margin in Irish referendums always contracts as campaign proceedsThu May 17 2018 - 06:44
‘Irish Times’ poll: Repeal has large but reduced leadAnti-abortion campaigners need acceleration of change to secure majority on May 25thThu May 17 2018 - 05:00
No campaign defends booklet resembling official publicationBooklet warns unborn babies will have no rights, ‘and you will never have a say on this again’Tue May 15 2018 - 19:27
TV debate on abortion gives No side a much-needed fillipBig viewer numbers for RTÉ referendum debate make it a good night for anti-RepealersTue May 15 2018 - 14:54
The No side needs to make headway now but it’s not happeningAnalysis: Tonight’s RTÉ debate a chance for anti-abortion groups to influence swing votersMon May 14 2018 - 21:00
Brexit: May expected to push for a ‘customs partnership’Ireland is likely to support UK proposal at EU summitSat May 12 2018 - 14:52
Cervical cancer scandal convulses GovernmentRolling controversy poses obvious personal danger to former minister for health: Taoiseach Leo VaradkarSat May 12 2018 - 05:00
Cancer scandal: After Vicky Phelan’s anger came Emma Mhic Mathúna's raw realityEven Taoiseach’s friends wouldn’t say he suffers from excess of empathyFri May 11 2018 - 01:00
Facebook will not extend ban to all ads relating to referendumSocial media giant will not follow Google’s lead with wider ban; Twitter says it has not seen any attempts to manipulate platform for purposes of referendumThu May 10 2018 - 21:17
Google ad ban delivers major blow to No campaignSurprise move deprives anti-abortion campaigners of key strategic elementThu May 10 2018 - 01:00
Google abortion-vote ad ban unprecedented, so why did they do it?Social media companies have declined to explain decisions behind moveThu May 10 2018 - 01:00
Cervical smear controversy rumbles onInside Politics: Government’s handling of political explosion has been steady and purposefulWed May 09 2018 - 08:36
Facebook’s ban on ads reflects nerves of repeal supportersPolls on abortion broadly unchanged but No side is running effective online campaignWed May 09 2018 - 01:00
Seán Canney steps down as Assistant Government WhipGalway East TD, who left Independent Alliance last week, said role had become a distractionTue May 08 2018 - 14:39
Rees-Mogg: UK retreat from Brexit customs union stance would be ‘bizarre’Increasing pessimism in Dublin over prospects for Brexit talksSat May 05 2018 - 16:21
Judging Bertie Ahern: ‘We all partied, but he served the drinks’The former taoiseach resigned 10 years ago this weekend. We assess his legacySat May 05 2018 - 06:00
Less shouting and more legislating by TDs would have served Vicky Phelan betterDáil has failed to bring in mandatory reporting in the face of health professional oppositionSat May 05 2018 - 05:00
