Lynch: ‘Serious consideration’ must be given to inquiry into HSE caseCircumstance involves woman allegedly abused in southeast care homeSat Jan 30 2016 - 08:43
Stephen Collins: Labour needs 15 seats in order to surviveSince the foundation of the state Labour has averaged around 10 per cent of the vote in elections and about the same percentage of Dail seats.Sat Jan 30 2016 - 07:59
What Irish voters really thinkWeekend Read: With the general election looming, ‘The Irish Times’ assembled a focus group. The findings make grim reading for politicians, especially those in oppositionSat Jan 30 2016 - 05:00
Artists group calls for balance in Dublin building planAosdána says planning and architectural quality should be the heart of €7.5bn Dublin development planSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:02
Gleeson says AIB not told of blanket guaranteeFormer chairman of bank thought it would be confined to pillar banksFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Irish voters could influence Brexit referendumUp to 330,000 residents are entitled to vote on whether the UK should leave the EUThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Nothing inevitable in politics, including Coalition’s returnFG never better placed going into an election – but events can derail the best-laid plansSat Jan 23 2016 - 11:31
PJ Mara obituary: flamboyant character who was central to FF for three decades‘PJ Mara doesn’t so much do a job as weave a spell. His social skills are described in terms approaching awe’Fri Jan 15 2016 - 21:44
President’s holiday sparks further speculation on vote dateHiggins given leave to travel to Lanzarote in Canaries between February 14th and 24thThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:03
Dáil to discuss proposals for wide changes to constitutionConstitutional Convention wants economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights enshrinedThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
Peter Finnegan appointed clerk of Dáil ÉireannLong serving Oireachtas official has been filling role on temporary basis for over a yearWed Jan 13 2016 - 19:31
Three-month extension for alleged Garda corruption inquiryCabinet agrees to extension to April 29th after commission was due to report next monthWed Jan 13 2016 - 16:20
Enda Kenny knows election date, but is not sharingDevelopers’ potential legal action over banking inquiry could affect timing of pollTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: A wet and cynical start to the political yearPoliticians do themselves no favours by pandering to notion that their appearance at flood scenes does any goodSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:23
Ex-attorney general in Gubu case diesPatrick Connolly resigned over Macarthur controversy in 1982Fri Jan 08 2016 - 01:01
Decision to elect next ceann comhairle by secret ballot criticisedOpposition says Government political reform measures not going far enoughThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Cabinet agrees political reforms to come into effect for next Dail‘Steps a significant shift in power from the Government to the Oireachtas,’ Kenny saysTue Jan 05 2016 - 20:56
Ceann Comhairle to be elected by secret ballotMove proposed by Constitutional Convention marks fundamental change in Dáil practiceMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Supreme Court judge threatened to sue State over RTÉ interviewState Papers: Hardiman said action was based on accusations of him acting ‘maliciously’Fri 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
Ministers struggled to frame response to Dunnes Stores strikeDetermined efforts by employers’ body and ICTU failed to achieve resolutionThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: ‘What would you do if Dundalk were bombed?’State Papers 1985: Taoiseach’s view sought just weeks after Anglo-Irish AgreementWed Dec 30 2015 - 11:24
It’s thirsty work for Ted Nealon’s guests, and someone has to payState Papers 1985: Accounts dilemma as guests exceed wine quota at arts receptionWed Dec 30 2015 - 05:35
SDLP impressed by party’s inclusion in government’s ‘most secret negotiations’State Papers 1985: Reports noted tensions between Seamus Mallon and John HumeWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
Lord Gowrie told Irish diplomats about British spyingState Papers 1985: Member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet warned of eavesdroppingWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage victory the political highlight2015 News Review: Economy trumps all others as issue that will have bearing on electionMon Dec 28 2015 - 12:47
Analysis: Political endurance test for Frank Feighan since Dáil voteFine Gael TD warned not to attend neighbour’s funeral as he would not be welcomeWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Murphy defence exposes Sinn Féin contradictionsSinn Féin chief Gerry Adams opens party to criticism after ‘good republican’ statementTue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: TDs are focused on re-election not legislationSome signs that panic is beginning to take hold in the Labour ranks as TDs head for their constituenciesSun Dec 20 2015 - 09:11
Judges should not paralyse inquiries, High Court president saysMr Justice Nicholas Kearns issues warning to courts on final day on the benchSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
Cabinet aims to get hurling on Unesco listSport to be put forward for list of world’s intangible cultural heritageWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:23
Government approves pilot scheme for drug injection facility in DublinMedically supervised facility was proposed by Minister Aodhán Ó RíordáinTue Dec 15 2015 - 21:15
Underage marriages to be banned under new legislationGovernment agrees to abolish marriage exemption for those under the age of 18Tue Dec 15 2015 - 17:45
Stephen Collins: Corruption likely to be an election issueArray of forces have vested interested in undermining public confidence in established political partiesSat Dec 12 2015 - 04:00
Howlin forecasts ‘spectacular’ growth of 7% for 2015Debt as a proportion of GDP on track to fall to about 1.7%, below original target of 2.7%Thu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Claims highlight slow pace of ethics reformKey element of the promised Bill to be the establishment of a standards commissionerWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach to address Fine Gael general election candidatesSpeculation mounts that MEP Brian Hayes will be named as party’s director of electionsMon Dec 07 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry hobbled from start by legal restrictionsDespite shortcomings, inability to ‘name and shame’ does not invalidate findingsSun Dec 06 2015 - 22:33
Stephen Collins: Labour can defy the prophets of doomNine per cent of the vote will see it in government for a second termSat Dec 05 2015 - 09:37
Ireland’s self-awareness hits high note in global surveySolid knowledge of fundamental facts revealed as Ireland trails only South KoreaWed Dec 02 2015 - 07:19
Majority back French request for security aidSeventy per cent of Labour voters support security action to assist FranceMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Broad support for 1916 Rising events plan, poll showsSinn Féin supporters the only group saying not enough is being done to mark the eventMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny promises to review abortion banTaoiseach pledges constitutional review of Eighth Amendment if he is re-electedSat Nov 28 2015 - 07:03
Stephen Collins: Enda Kenny’s ruthless pragmatism explains abortion moveOne way or another Kenny has defused a potentially divisive and damaging internal issue for Fine Gael.Sat Nov 28 2015 - 07:01
Irish Times poll: Most Irish voters want UK to stay in EUSupport for Cameron’s reform plans including opposition to free movement of labourFri Nov 27 2015 - 06:00
Irish voters back David Cameron’s EU reforms and BrexitMajority back Ireland staying in EU even if UK exits, says Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI pollFri Nov 27 2015 - 06:00
Labour in doldrums as Fine Gael set for strong electionFianna Fáil’s lack of Dublin support means it will struggle to take seats in the capitalThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Fine Gael on course to be biggest partyLabour decline means Coalition faces uphill battle to secure second termThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
Planning to vote in the next election? What you need to knowDeadline for getting on amended version of draft register of electors is WednesdayWed Nov 25 2015 - 10:56
Cabinet agrees range of pre-election sweetenersLures include property tax frozen until 2019 regardless of sector price changesWed Nov 25 2015 - 07:41