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
Both Hanafin and Feeney elected for FF in BlackrockFianna Fáil had asked Hanafin to withdraw from raceSun May 25 2014 - 11:42
Mary Hanafin says she has faith in Micheal MartinFormer minister defied party headquarters and ran after being instructed not to competeSat May 24 2014 - 19:03
Joan Burton says Labour has taken ‘a shellacking’Rabbitte: even John The Baptist couldn’t have saved LabourSat May 24 2014 - 15:47
10 things you need to know about the electionsMore than 2,000 candidates are competing for 949 local council seats across the StateSat May 24 2014 - 08:14
Strategic Banking Corporation: latest part of a suite to help credit hungry firms€1.6bn pledged to four schemes but data only shows €15.7m paid outFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Carlow profile: Water charges and pylons among issues facing candidatesRevised boundaries and fewer seats mean council hopefuls taking nothing for grantedFri May 16 2014 - 10:00
Shatter accepted Garda Commissioner’s reponse to allegations ‘without question’Guerin questions adequacy of response of former minister for justice and his officialsSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Repeat of Bailieboro cases across State would ‘challenge’ confidence in GardaGuerin report highlights ‘significant’ weaknesses in how assault and public order cases were handledSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Justice reform pledged following Guerin reportInvestigation into whistleblower claims finds Shatter and gardaí failed to adequately investigate allegationsFri May 09 2014 - 22:16
McCabe offered ‘200%’ commitment to his roleGarda colleagues and barrister Guerin commend whistleblowerFri May 09 2014 - 17:49
Commission of inquiry ‘desirable’ to ensure confidenceGuerin says 14 issues should be comprehensively examined in the public interestFri May 09 2014 - 16:27
Kilkenny profile: Boundary changes put candidates in unfamiliar territoryFine Gael and Fianna Fáil likely to remain dominant forces in county’s politicsFri May 09 2014 - 07:06
Aftermath of boundary panel findings keenly felt across StateNine Dublin City Council districts to be contested by more than 150 candidatesFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin candidates say Adams arrest not affecting campaignParty president says no guarantee any European contenders will be electedThu May 08 2014 - 15:38
Gerry Adams complains to PSNI over his arrestSinn Féin leader says his rights were ‘contravened on at least two occasions’Thu May 08 2014 - 15:09
Frances Fitzgerald will bring ‘reforming zeal’ to roleNomination of new Minister for Justice welcomed by civil society groupsThu May 08 2014 - 12:52
Cheesemonger and lollipopman among election hopefulsFarmers, the self-employed and unemployed contest local electionsThu May 08 2014 - 07:38
Wexford profile: Water charges and property tax dominate council canvassConcern in New Ross and Enniscorthy about pylons and GridLinkSat May 03 2014 - 07:24
Kenny under pressure on water charges as he hits the campaign trailGilmore says Coalition looking for ways to reduce charge for householdsSat May 03 2014 - 01:01
Water charges could apply for decades, says GilmoreTánaiste anxious to reach agreement which Taoiseach hopes will come before electionsFri May 02 2014 - 14:13
Different policing rules should not apply to politicians, says GilmoreTánaiste calls Adams arrest ‘significant’ but says outcome should not be prejudgedFri May 02 2014 - 12:16
Decision on water charges unlikely next week, says LabourGilmore plays down suggestions Labour willing to pull out of Government over waterSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Martin says FF leadership does not hinge on resultsLeader says Fianna Fáil rot in Dublin area started before he assumed roleSat Apr 26 2014 - 00:33
David Hall confirms candidacy for Dublin West byelectionEnvironmental campaigner Duncan Stewart says he won’t be running for EuropeFri Apr 25 2014 - 18:20
Election poster campaign scales new heightsPosters have been spotted on Carrauntoohil in the McGillycuddy’s Reeks in Co KerryFri Apr 25 2014 - 01:00
Disposable incomes in Dublin 11.9% above State averageCSO study shows huge disparity in spending power, with Border and Midland regions lowestWed Apr 23 2014 - 12:37
‘Process issues’ responsible for dismissal of speeding casesAssistant Garda Commissioner responds to criticism of GoSafe work by District Court WorkThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
Celebration shows how islands have ‘enriched each other’A stellar line-up testifies to the deep cultural interplay of Ireland and BritainFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:08
All the world’s a stage for Sabina HigginsPresident’s wife enjoys visit to Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtsThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Castle tour starts with a bangStirring 21-gun salute signals start of President’s state visitWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Countries should live together as friends, says queen ElizabethPresident Higgins thanks monarch for her kind, generous welcome and warm hospitality on first day of State visitWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Higgins says Ireland and the UK have ‘gained strength’ from one anotherPresident Higgins and Queen Elizabeth address State Banquet at Windsor CastleTue Apr 08 2014 - 21:27
President says pain of past must be dealt withHiggins and wife fly into Heathrow where they are greeted by Irish AmbassadorTue Apr 08 2014 - 09:33
