FG strategists insist party will take four Euro seatsAnalysis: party insists grand plan intact, despite flat poll results and voter disaffectionTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Coalition parties work on water dealLabour negotiators broadly supportive of new compromise proposal from HoganTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore shrugs off Labour MEP’s call to quit as party leaderPhil Prendergast says Joan Burton should be next Labour chiefMon Apr 28 2014 - 09:12
Kenny calls for greater cohesion in CoalitionTaoiseach convenes special meeting of Fine Gael Ministers for ‘pep talk’Fri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Work under way on banking inquiryFormal request by Government to Oireachtas for inquiry mandate expected after EasterFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Infighting and turbulence in Government ahead of electionsLabour is very vulnerable in the local elections, writes Arthur Beesley, Political News EditorThu Apr 17 2014 - 12:45
Scottish referendum could lead to ‘instability’ in the North, says reportGovernment’s risk assessment also warns a British exit from the EU could impact relations between Ireland and BritainThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:38
Gilmore says issues still to be addressed on water chargesCabinet fails to agree on deal as householders to face annual bill of €240Wed Apr 16 2014 - 09:11
Government still wants €2bn in budget cuts and taxesTax rises and cuts on department’s agenda despite ERSI’s positive forecastTue Apr 15 2014 - 10:02
Get smart! When a suit works, there’s nothing quite like itIf you don’t have to go broke to go bespoke, it’s also true that you don’t have to go bespoke to go smartFri Apr 11 2014 - 18:00
Legal moves put paid to any discussion of pay or pensionsThe Rehab chairman insisted the board was not oblivious to the controversyFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Flannery may be compelled by Dáil to appear for questioningCommittee hears former director of Rehab was paid fees of more than €409,000 from 2007 to 2013Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
Rehab board dealing with internal complaint against KerinsChairman says he is unable to discuss nature of complaint or anything related to itThu Apr 10 2014 - 22:31
PAC rejects challenge to Rehab inquiriesEmergency meeting of Dáil committee follows correspondence by solicitorsThu Apr 10 2014 - 08:41
PAC insists on Rehab pensions and pay disclosureCommittee describes reason for non-attendance as ‘nothing short of contemptible’Thu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Questions on Rehab still need to be answeredBrian Kerr left to pick up pieces after refusal of former bosses to yield to PAC damages RehabThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Flannery, Kerins will not attend PAC tomorrowFormer Rehab chief executives issue separate statements outlining their reasons for not appearingWed Apr 09 2014 - 18:00
Rehab’s promises of candour to face early test at PAC encounterAnalysis: questions surround Kerins remuneration and Flannery pensionWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Rehab admits to serious failings in stewardshipBoard engages management consultant to fundamentally review operationsWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Rehab board acknowledges serious failings in stewardshipChairman says response to demands for information has been ‘inadequate’Tue Apr 08 2014 - 11:38
Labour wants Garda authority to appoint CommissionerCabinet expected to settle on mandate for powerful new subcommittee on justiceMon Apr 07 2014 - 11:23
Commission to examine lead-up to Callinan resignationInquiry expected to examine who in Government knew about Garda recordingsMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
President hopes visits between countries will become regularTaoiseach raises prospect of royal visit to Ireland for Easter Rising centenaryMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
TDs and Senators return unspent allowances worth €217,230Taoiseach one of 63 who made repayments under new fully-vouched expenses systemMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
Public Accounts Committee seeking answers on Rehab’s affairsFlannery and Kerins yet to indicate appearance before committeeSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
US business lobbies urge Kenny to rethink tobacco packagingGovernment insists its policy on the matter is settledSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
PAC divided on phone taping investigationRoss wants committee to initiate inquiry but Deasy is wary of straying into political areaThu Apr 03 2014 - 15:22
Rehab under pressure to confirm Kerins attendance at PACCharity faces cross-party demands over committee hearing next weekThu Apr 03 2014 - 12:11
Rehab refuses to say if Kerins will get severance paymentPAC says she should still appear at a scheduled public hearing in Leinster HouseThu Apr 03 2014 - 06:45
Senior official in Department of Taoiseach to leave positionGeraldine Byrne Nason returning to Department of Foreign AffairsThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Angela Kerins’ departure does not herald the end of the affairRehab seems reluctant to acknowledge a transparency deficitThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
New questions emerge about events leading to Government action on Garda tapesCommissioner’s letter of March 10th did not reach Taoiseach until after Mr Callinan resignedTue Apr 01 2014 - 22:28
Coalition committed to strict fiscal oversight, says DayGovernment fully behind European Semester, says EU’s top civil servantSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Catherine Day says conditions do not favour bailout concessionsEurope’s top civil servant says attitudes of wealthy countries have hardened, but sees no reason to give up on easing the cost of the bailoutSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Moves to limit legal fallout over Garda recordingsEnda Kenny says Garda taping revelations may affect tribunals as well as court casesFri Mar 28 2014 - 13:16
Questions remain on who knew what of Garda buggingChain of events surrounding this week’s revelations still unclearThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Coalition faces further questions after Shatter apologises to whistleblowersOpposition leaders keep up call on Shatter to resign over handling of Garda mattersThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Shatter says Garda letter only received yesterdayTaoiseach says he learned of taping from Attorney GeneralWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:01
Fears within FG that Shatter cannot untangle himself from controversyMinister will have to set out precisely what he knew of the taping and whenWed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00
Shatter spurns call to retract whistleblower remarkMinister ‘not minded’ to withdraw McCabe claim despite Gilmore’s suggestionTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Tánaiste calls on Shatter to withdraw whistleblower claimGilmore denies Cabinet is in disarray but says Minister for Justice should retract remarks about John McCabeTue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Whisleblower controversy amplifies differences between Coalition partiesToday’s Cabinet meeting will test the Taoiseach’s skill in diplomacyMon Mar 24 2014 - 22:13
Tánaiste calls on Shatter to withdraw commentsGilmore denies Cabinet in disarray over penalty points controversyMon Mar 24 2014 - 16:12
Kenny downplays senior officials’ New York rowSecretary general to the Government and Ambassador to the US ‘exchanged words’Wed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach says ‘pent-up demand’ causing sharp property price rises‘If you had 30,000 detached houses in Dublin you’d sell them all in a week,’ says KennyWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
Kenny tries to keep in step despite New York parade rowTaoiseach finds himself in middle of big local argument over gay exclusionTue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
Kenny declines to comment on whilstleblower apology remarkTaoiseach has said he hopes the Garda Síochána itself accepts the need for accountability and effectivenessMon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach urges action on US immigration reformObama expresses disappointment at deadlock in Northern Ireland peace talksSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Beaming Taoiseach fed and feted as he delivers ‘big message’ to Capitol Hill eliteEnda Kenny used occasion to have a right old go on the stalled immigration issueSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach's tribute to ‘stoicism’ of Irish in dealing with crisisEnda Kenny tells US business leaders Ireland faces ‘further economic challenges’Fri Mar 14 2014 - 07:18
