Budget 2015: Top income tax rate cut, USC rates changed€ 5 per child increase in child benefit confirmed along with 40c rise for 20 cigarettesTue Oct 14 2014 - 17:09
Cautious tinge of ambition emerges among lobby groupsInterest groups moving from a ‘just leave us alone and we’ll be happy’ stanceMon Oct 13 2014 - 12:06
Independent candidates record byelection surprisesAnti-Austerity Alliance tops SF in Dublin SW; Independent beats FF in Roscommon-South LeitrimSat Oct 11 2014 - 22:00
Government ‘should cut VAT rather than income tax’Tasc says budget move would boost spending and benefit all rather than some householdsWed Oct 08 2014 - 15:23
More head injuries in A&E as concussion awareness growsCommittee told items such as scrum caps lead to ‘risk compensation’ among playersThu Oct 02 2014 - 15:16
John McNulty withdraws from Seanad byelection race as Taoiseach says he let standards slipTaoiseach says he let standards slip and it’s not worth winning a seat in such circumstancesTue Sept 30 2014 - 21:42
Shop that sold winning €87m EuroMillions ticket revealedSyndicate of winners say they ‘are on top of the world’Mon Sept 29 2014 - 14:44
Byelection ordered to replace Deirdre Clune in SeanadOnly TDs and senators entitled to vote which means the Government can chose winnerFri Sept 05 2014 - 16:12
Garda inquiry into death of woman to be reviewedDepartment of Justice refers complaint about investigation to new independent bodySat Aug 30 2014 - 00:38
Maureen O’Hara to receive lifetime achievement OscarDublin-born actor (94) appeared in films such as The Quiet Man and The Parent TrapFri Aug 29 2014 - 13:03
Former Concern chief to lead UN initiative to combat malnutritionTom Arnold to take up role with Geneva based ‘Sun Movement’ on interim basisThu Aug 28 2014 - 18:38
Google manager appointed director of rights commissionSinéad Gibney, head of online firm’s social action division, to work with Emily LoganThu Aug 28 2014 - 18:26
Siptu to attend LRC to discuss Greyhound disputeCompany says it is willing to engage with workers but warns cost savings neededWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Penn State fans ready to hit Croke Park with ‘force’Up to 20,000 people expected to travel from US to Dublin for college football clashWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
State funeral of Albert Reynolds to be held on MondayTributes paid to former taoiseach and ‘dealmaker’ on his death aged 81Thu Aug 21 2014 - 20:10
Will a shower cost €2.50 under new water charges regime?You might need a cold shower after you read thisSat Aug 16 2014 - 08:26
White told promotion of oil and gas exploration ‘a priority’Rise in number of authorised explorations to lead to increased drilling levels over next two to five yearsSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Hidden cameras to clamp down on graffiti in Dún LaoghaireMore than 600 complaints received in last 12 monthsThu Aug 14 2014 - 10:09
Two in five families use loans, credit cards to pay for collegeIrish League of Credit Unions survey finds average monthly cost of third level is €428Wed Aug 13 2014 - 13:33
Body found at recycling plant ‘dismembered’Gardaí say tests show man had screws in his skull arising from earlier neurosurgeryTue Aug 12 2014 - 16:47
Coalition pay reversal is vote-buying, says FG TDGovernment should continue reform of public sector, say two PAC membersMon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Impact welcomes mooted ‘pay recovery’ for public servantsBrendan Howlin says he plans to speak to unions next year about FEMPI wind-downSat Aug 09 2014 - 15:00
Kenny draws listeners to Newstalk but RTÉ still dominatesToday FM picks up listeners in morning and evening as market share rises to 9.2 per centThu Jul 31 2014 - 20:52
Flanagan wants NI talks on flags, parading to resume in SeptemberVilliers says drowning of Oswald Bradley as he attempted to remove flags ‘deeply tragic’Wed Jul 30 2014 - 15:58
Flanagan condemns attack on UN-run schoolMinister for Foreign Affairs calls for an immediate ceasefire in GazaWed Jul 30 2014 - 15:11
Flannery seeks ‘genuine’ apology from PACFormer Rehab chief and FG strategist says it would be a ‘positive development’Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:01
PAC approach to Rehab was ‘lawmakers acting as lawbreakers’Frank Flannery says role in Fine Gael was ‘not unrelated’ to pursuit by committeeFri Jul 18 2014 - 12:56
Ten-year ‘nightmare’ over after two men jailed for murder of Roy CollinsSteve Collins says he would advise others to stand up to criminals despite own experienceTue Jul 15 2014 - 15:04
October budget may be too early to lower tax, warn economistsCoalition ‘statement of priorities’ includes commitment to publish tax reform planTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
New Cabinet holds first meeting at Áras an UachtaráinFive new appointees to senior ministerial team, with Hogan sent to EU CommissionFri Jul 11 2014 - 08:45
Pope appoints Irish priest to Vatican media reform teamMsgr Paul Tighe to be secretary on group likley to focus spreading pontiff’s message digitallyWed Jul 09 2014 - 14:41
79% of babies who died in Tuam home didn't reach first birthdayGeneral Register Office records show 796 children died at an average age of 7.7 monthsWed Jun 18 2014 - 12:26
Where are all the medical card holders?Donegal has 55 per cent of population with full medical cards; Laois/Offaly has highest proportion of discretionary cardsTue Jun 17 2014 - 15:18
FF plays down significance of no Coalition whip in banking inquiryFG TD says measure should eradicate any fears over politicisation of investigationTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists banking inquiry will be independentNoonan says Government reversing Fianna Fáil’s ‘stroke’ on make-up of committeeMon Jun 16 2014 - 08:59
Census comparison shows differences between Republic and NISignificant gaps in terms of average age, population density and household sizeThu Jun 12 2014 - 16:35
People in Republic more positive about health than Northern neighboursCensus comparison shows parity in terms of numbers with third level degreesThu Jun 12 2014 - 16:04
Man tells Oireachtas committee he was paid ‘55 cent an hour’Undocumented chef did not receive €92,000 Labour Court award after employer appealTue Jun 10 2014 - 19:33
Flanagan to tell Cabinet full inquiry on homes now likelyPreliminary briefing on high mortality rates, burial practices, forced adoptionsTue Jun 10 2014 - 08:07
Work under way to restore damaged Trinity College gateOak structure dating from 1879 taken down after being repeatedly rammed by motoristTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:01
Some reporting on Tuam story 'mistaken'Minister for Education supports calls for mother and baby homes inquiryMon Jun 09 2014 - 15:55
Savings from review of medical cards not ‘realistic’Minister says Government must take responsibility for not reacting quickly enough to impact on peopleFri May 30 2014 - 16:44
Alex White confirms he will contest Labour leadershipMinister of State issues statement in Dublin city centre this morningFri May 30 2014 - 15:03
Nama wants to offer staff ‘retention’ bonus for staying onChairman tells PAC payent needed to halt exodus to private sectorFri May 30 2014 - 01:10
Nama tells PAC why it did not set rate of returnComptroller says Nama cash-management targets are “not an adequate measure”Fri May 30 2014 - 01:00
Brian Purcell accused of ‘farcical’ performance at committeeDepartment of Justice secretary general repeatedly refused to answer questionsWed May 28 2014 - 20:45
Garda oversight body ‘defining moment for force’ - O’SullivanCommissioner tells Oireachtas the independent authority brings chance to rebuild trustWed May 28 2014 - 16:05
Sinn Féin worked hard on the ground to become the State’s third largest partyIts opposition to water charges and medical-card losses seemed to resonateMon May 26 2014 - 07:57
Dún Laoghaire count adjourned indefinitelyLong serving Labour councillor Jane Dillon Byrne narrowly missed out on final seatSun May 25 2014 - 22:12