Gardaí use pepper spray as protesters disrupt central DublinO’Connell Bridge blockaded during rush hour demonstrationThu Sept 19 2013 - 09:47
Kenny poised to reshuffle Cabinet next yearTaoiseach’s comments seen as warning to Ministers and TDs to stay on their toes through difficult Budget talksWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:11
HSE under pressure to abide by Haddington Road agreementHSE to confirm it overran budget by €63 million in first six months of yearWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:01
Burton says job creation must be budget priorityGilmore again insists budget adjustment of €3.1 billion is not necessaryWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore beats ‘we’re doing a good job’ drumThe Labour think-in cast a wary eyein the direction of the budgetWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore expects reshuffle, but not immediately‘It is something that will be addressed at some point in the life of the Government’Tue Sept 17 2013 - 13:47
Michael Noonan makes case for budget surplus in 2014Statement highlights Coalition tensions over extent of budget adjustmentTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:57
Howlin warns over too harsh budget cutsMinister says major adjustments would dampen economic recoveryTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:37
Tánaiste denies his leadership is under threatGilmore says he has excellent rapport with BurtonMon Sept 16 2013 - 20:31
Government still undecided on budget target - GilmoreLabour leader feels State can meet its obligations without adjustment of €3.1 billionMon Sept 16 2013 - 15:53
Goods exports down 5.8% in first seven months of yearCSO figures show State had trade surplus of €3.7 billion in JulyFri Sept 13 2013 - 12:02
Warning of dire effect of austerity on those with disabilitiesPeriod after State emerges from bailout could be a time of even ‘greater hopelessness’, committee hearsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Tobacco tax ‘forcing low-income people to go without food’Oireachtas Finance Committee hears pre-Budget submissions on taxationThu Sept 12 2013 - 15:10
Higgins calls for new way to measure society‘We live in times where economic worth is primarily seen as matter of productive capacity’ - PresidentThu Sept 12 2013 - 08:44
Kildare-based Labour councillor defects to Sinn FéinThomas Redmond says he went through a period of ‘serious disillusionment’ with partyWed Sept 11 2013 - 15:12
Shatter concerned at RTÉ coverage of court of appeal referendumMinister says broadcaster misunderstood Supreme Court’s 50/50 rulingWed Sept 11 2013 - 01:08
Seanad abolition would ‘cement ministerial control’ - FFMicheál Martin says Government claims reform has been delivered are ‘ridiculous’Tue Sept 10 2013 - 14:13
Seanad aboliton would be ‘triumph’ for parish pump politicsGreen Party says No vote would force Government to bring real political reformThu Sept 05 2013 - 14:12
Debt forgiveness ‘not a policy’, Bank of Ireland chief saysRichie Boucher says bank had to be profitable as it had responsibilities to stakeholdersThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Ulster Bank concerned at ‘over-prescriptive’ targetsChief executive Jim Brown says criteria must be realistic and wide enough to take into account individual circumstancesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
35% in arrears not engaging - UlsterJim Brown says people deliberately deciding not to pay their mortgages was ‘not fair’Wed Sept 04 2013 - 15:23
BoI chief says debt forgiveness ‘not bank policy’Committee hears 11,774 mortgages in default, and 3,103 are in legal or resolution processWed Sept 04 2013 - 10:06
Sinn Féin says Seanad is an ‘affront to democracy’Party unveils campaign ahead of October 4th referendumTue Sept 03 2013 - 13:33
INM cost-cutting helps to offset revenue declineMedia group reports operating profit of €15.2 million for H1 as digital earnings riseSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
H1 revenues at travel software firm Datalex up by 13%Company sees further expansion in the pipeline as new clients to come on streamFri Aug 30 2013 - 09:52
Safety of Irish troops has been a key issue, says GilmoreSome 115 personnel to be sent to Golan Heights area next monthFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Coalition policies not ‘producing right result’Pre-budget submission from congress of trade unions urges less draconian actionFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
50,000 missing children reports investigated in past decadeAverage of 18 reports on missing children filed in the State each day last yearThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:05
Fine Gael chairman backs plan for ‘Constitution day’ featuring series of referendumsCharlie Flanagan says recommendations of Constitutional Convention should be voted on in a single dayWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Oireachtas Service seeking parties who would be interested in transcribing proceedings of banking inquiryService has placed notice of interest on eTenders websiteWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:00
Figures show failed Dáil hopefuls recycled by parties for SeanadHouse features 24 Senators defeated in the 2011 electionTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:01
Rearguard action from Seanad advocates fails to refute notion of Dáil ‘waiting room’Composition of the Upper House is the cause of a serious problem: perceptionTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Labour TD concerned at advisory council's role ahead of budgetKevin Humphreys claims giving sensitive forecasts to unelected council undermines OireachtasThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
1913 Lockout ‘deliberately conceived’ by business leader, Minister claimsDescendants of William Martin Murphy defend his record at west Cork gatheringWed Aug 21 2013 - 19:58
Howlin planning ‘socially progressive’ budget measuresLabour figures to argue savings package of €3.1 billion is unnecessary as it would beat troika’s targetsWed Aug 21 2013 - 15:54
Haughey sought ‘preferential treatment’ for Ireland from US on taxAppeals from then taoiseach made secretary of state James Baker feel ‘guilty’ for supporting Tax Reform ActSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Pat Kenny leaves RTÉ to join NewstalkState broadcaster could not match offer from private sector, director general Curran saysWed Jul 31 2013 - 14:00
Government hopes public view that ‘fewer politicians is good’ will swing Seanad Yes voteCivil society groups appear to favour keeping a reformed Upper HouseThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Two politicians resign from Labour PartyMEP Nessa Childers and councillor Jenny McHugh critical of role in GovernmentWed Jul 24 2013 - 13:09
Government rules out Bethany Home redressSurvivors group says offer to open records and create memorial ‘an insult’Tue Jul 23 2013 - 20:31
Spike in consumer sentiment comes with weather warningEconomist says lift in public mood linked to period of exceptionally good weatherThu Jul 11 2013 - 12:00
Rising transport and rent costs drive inflation upwardsCSO index shows prices increased by 0.7 per cent in year to JuneThu Jul 11 2013 - 11:39
Profits at housebuilder Abbey down 10%Company says UK market encouraging but trading in Irish and Czech markets remains difficultThu Jul 11 2013 - 09:05
Samsung devices ‘most widely used’ for mobile web accessGoogle Chrome increases share of browser market by 10% in a yearWed Jul 10 2013 - 13:24
Poor weather and exchange rates weigh on Grafton GroupIrish merchanting business grew for first time since early 2007Wed Jul 10 2013 - 07:57
Cairn’s farm-in deal for Spanish Point site wins approvalOperations on offshore site expected to begin in second quarter of 2014Tue Jul 09 2013 - 09:10
SME confidence grows despite tough business environmentIsme survey shows positive signs in exports, employment and sales areasMon Jul 08 2013 - 12:51
Accountants ‘earned average salary of €58,794’ in 201262 per cent of those working in field expect their pay to rise this yearMon Jul 08 2013 - 10:37
Majority of new businesses have ‘no aspiration for growth’Report finds number of Irish people aspiring to be entrepreneurs is well below EU averageSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Number of new cars taxed down 40% in JuneDiesel cars accounted for almost three quarters of those licenced for first timeFri Jul 05 2013 - 11:48