Coalition parties divided over key budget decisionsDivisions emerge as Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil hold think-ins ahead of new Dáil termMon Sept 16 2013 - 08:24
Fianna Fáil may complain to ethics watchdog over John Perry’s deal with bankDara Calleary has tabled parliamentary questions on Minister of State’s debt restructuring deal to Enda Kenny and Richard BrutonMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:05
Coalition told to act on jobs by economic watchdogOECD calls for ineffective job schemes to be scrapped in place of proven strategiesThu Sept 12 2013 - 07:55
Quinn says new parent charters will deal with expensive uniformsMinister does not favour national regulationsThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
As the world’s financial system swooned, the Irish taoiseach croonedAs panic rippled across the Atlantic in September 2008, Irish politicians and officials scrambled to contain the domestic crisisThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
Would Ireland still have failed if Lehman had not collapsed?A US rescue might have delayed disaster, but Irish banks were already in deep troubleThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
Seanad abolition is no power grab, says GilmoreTánaiste signals party dissidents will not face sanctionThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:00
Scrapping Seanad ‘not a power grab’, Gilmore saysLabour begins campaign ahead of October referendumWed Sept 11 2013 - 17:38
No need for ‘elitist’ Seanad, says TaoiseachThe Dáil has the exclusive right to hold Government to account, says KennyWed Sept 11 2013 - 01:01
Writer says journalism underpins democracySupport for journalism a ’civic act’Wed Sept 11 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach willing to meet Priory Hall residentsGovernment under pressure to help mortgage holders forced to leave apartment complexTue Sept 10 2013 - 16:45
Taoiseach says ‘powerless, elitist’ Seanad unnecessaryConstitution gives Dáil exclusive power to hold Government to account - KennyTue Sept 10 2013 - 14:16
TDs may work longer hours in reform planCabinet to discuss longer sitting time for Dáil and reduced use of ‘guillotine’Thu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore signals backing for PerryFianna Fáil has called on him to come forward with more detailWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:15
Parties back three Dublin seats in EuropeFine Gael, Labour and Sinn Féin favour retention of three-seat Dublin constituencyWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:10
LRC chief defends move to chair an anti-Seanad groupKieran Mulvey says his involvement will not compromise his professional dutiesTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:11
Kenny backs Perry as Minister makes deal with banksDanske’s spokesman declined to comment on the arrangementTue Sept 03 2013 - 01:00
Group launches campaign in favour of Seanad abolitionOne House chaired by chief executive of the Labour Relations CommissionMon Sept 02 2013 - 11:08
Adams ‘would not call on’ IRA to help solve Stack caseAsked if he would assist investigation, Sinn Féin president said he would be happy to meet GardaSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:01
Department of Finance rejects request from PAC for data on banking crisisDepartment chief reluctant to accede to request due to looming inquirySat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Son of murdered prison officer feels measure of closure after IRA admits killingStack has meeting with senior IRA leader and AdamsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Stack family calls on Garda for explanationSon says family achieved a ‘huge amount of closure’ after IRA statementSat Aug 10 2013 - 00:01
Family of prison officer killed by IRA question Garda inquiryTwo of Brian Stack’s sons were driven to a bungalow at an undisclosed location in a blacked out van where they were handed IRA statement accepting responsibility for his killingFri Aug 09 2013 - 15:00
Ministers divided over how to run banking inquiryGovernment believes parliamentary investigation can be carried out for €5 million, significantly less than any recent tribunalFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Cathaoirleach may recall Seanad over organ donation lawFF Senator may trigger process for recallThu Aug 08 2013 - 01:00
Bruton says Fianna Fáil’s support for Seanad lacks credibilityFine Gael will not sanction TDs who vote against abolitionWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
S&P says deviation from €3.1bn target could damage fiscal deficitRatings agency believes fiscal discipline is vital to Ireland’s credibility in the marketsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Save Seanad campaign group raises €35,000Democracy Matters group hopes to raise twice that figure for its campaign in the October referendumSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland working on plan to avoid paying State €455m feeFee payable next spring unless bank raises €1.8bn to pay back State preference sharesSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland to take on 20 new staffPersonnel to be based overseas as State targets exports to high-growth marketsFri Aug 02 2013 - 02:00
Labour backbench TDs criticise ‘austerity junkies’Letter to ‘The Irish Times’ shows growing gap between Coalition parties on budgetFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Labour hardens stance on troika €3.1bn cuts planBackbench Fine Gael group want calls for softer budget rejectedWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:13
Perry insists his filings to ethics watchdog are fully up to dateMinister declines to say how he reconciles debt judgment with office-holders’ obligationsTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
No new comment from Taoiseach on Perry financesMinister for Transport says there is no threat to Perry’s positionFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Perry’s grip on ministry becoming more tenuousUnexpected news of his tax difficulties while in office has only amplified questions over his futureFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Political pressure intensifies on Minister John PerryCourt exhibits include minutes in which Minister said bank agreed loan for €100,000 tax arrearsThu Jul 25 2013 - 08:45
Government rules out Bethany Home redressSurvivors group says offer to open records and create memorial ‘an insult’Tue Jul 23 2013 - 20:31
Cabinet to discuss ESB telecoms servicePlan is one of a large number of items for discussion before Ministers break up for the summer holidayTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
More troika praise – and some concernAnalysis: the return of recession remains a concern of the international inspectorsFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
IMF urges Government to adhere to €3.1bn adjustmentNoonan indicates the Government would not be easing up on austerityFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien invited to Global Irish Economic ForumTelecoms billionaire one of 440 invitees to diaspora forumFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Dáil adjourns today for nine weeksHouse not due to sit again until September 18thThu Jul 18 2013 - 10:36
Government to hire senior Civil ServantsFirst recruitment drive since moratorium put in place in March 2009Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:01
First-time TDs report feeling overwhelmed and frustratedResearch paper calls for a more sophisticated induction processWed Jul 17 2013 - 21:44
Seanad savings claim of €20m ‘not exaggerated’Government defends figure supplied by Bruton indicating savings from abolitionWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:10
Government defends data protection regime after criticismDepartment of Justice said Ireland fully implements existing EU lawTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Varadkar set to privatise bus servicesMinister’s plans to overhaul bus routes could cause problems with CIÉ unionsTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Government and troika clash over cuts in 2014 budgetECB insists this week Coalition must hold to €3.1 billion cut target in October budgetSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Kenny faces further defections in Seanad over abortion BillTaoiseach must now confront objections to legislation of up to seven SenatorsSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
