Peter Casey will set up ‘New Fianna Fáil’ if party objects to his membershipFianna Fáil accuses presidential candidate of engaging in lazy and dangerous politicsMon Oct 29 2018 - 12:38
Brave effort by Freeman hampered by lack of experienceTaoiseach’s nominee to Seanad says she will not run for political office againMon Oct 29 2018 - 03:44
Higgins begins preparations for second term after landslide victoryFianna Fáil rebuffs Casey plan to join and lead partyMon Oct 29 2018 - 01:00
Debrief on dismal election will not be pretty for Sinn FéinNí Riada’s poor performance impacts on perception of McDonald’s judgmentSun Oct 28 2018 - 19:33
Presidential Commission could have taken over duties during campaignBody fulfils functions and duties when the office is vacant or the president is abroadSun Oct 28 2018 - 19:16
Sinn Féin’s presidential campaign was a failureAnalysis: If aim was to broaden brand and spread United Ireland message it did not workSun Oct 28 2018 - 10:10
How the presidential campaign went wrong for four out of six candidatesLevel of antipathy borne out by shockingly low turnoutSat Oct 27 2018 - 20:00
Presidential campaign key points: Traveller comments, expenses and jetsPeter Casey introduced dogwhistle into the campaign during a podcast in mid OctoberSat Oct 27 2018 - 10:40
In profile: The six candidates running for the presidencyMichael D Higgins will be a hard act to follow, but the pretenders have impressive CVsThu Oct 25 2018 - 09:41
Seán Gallagher: ‘Is Michael D hiding something on expenses?’Presidential candidate remains bullish as he campaigns within his comfort zoneThu Oct 25 2018 - 00:12
Disputes among three Dragons’ Den candidates dominate final presidential debate‘We are splitting the vote and lowering the tone,’ says Gavin DuffyWed Oct 24 2018 - 22:56
Presidential debate: Higgins attacked for use of Government jetCasey accuses incumbent of telling ‘lies’ as candidates trade criticisms in heated discussionTue Oct 23 2018 - 23:35
Michael D Higgins and the Government jet: how the story took offThe explanation subtly shifted on Monday but Learjet issue is likely to be a dominant one in tonight’s PrimeTime debate on RTÉTue Oct 23 2018 - 14:12
Higgins stays above the fray as presidential non-contest limps onThe President is replaying the Mary McAleese playbook of 2004, from setting the agenda to laying down the rules of engagementSat Oct 20 2018 - 05:00
Peter Casey considers withdrawing from Áras race after Traveller commentsCasey says he doesn’t want to get elected ‘just based on one statement I made’Fri Oct 19 2018 - 13:45
Peter Casey accused of playing Trump card on Tipperary tripCandidate refuses to retract Traveller remarks on visit to controversial estateFri Oct 19 2018 - 01:00
Travellers protest over visit of Peter Casey to unoccupied homes in TipperaryPresidential candidate says there is ‘not a racist bone in my body’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 17:52
Pavee Point ‘let down’ Travelling community, says CaseyPresidential candidate claims group showed poor leadership over Thurles disputeWed Oct 17 2018 - 20:04
Liadh Ní Riada as close as you could get to the image SF wants to project right nowCandidate forced to spend a lot of time trying to justify past eventsWed Oct 17 2018 - 01:00
Appetite for dysfunction: Varadkar and Foster meet for dinnerBrexit: Taoiseach and DUP leader reiterate opposing views as EU-British talks stallTue Oct 16 2018 - 01:00
Theresa May says EU and UK ‘not far apart’ on backstopDonald Tusk urges EU leaders to be ‘hopeful and determined’ about dealTue Oct 16 2018 - 00:34
Varadkar and Martin agree to talks on confidence and supplyTeams of four senior TDs from either party are expected to participateMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:53
Brexit: Theresa May warns against ‘permanent limbo’ of border backstopBackstop promise ‘cannot be time-limited’, Minister for Foreign Affairs insistsMon Oct 15 2018 - 20:27
Arlene Foster hopes for a deal on what she described as a ‘sensible Brexit’DUP leader strongly reiterated view Northern Ireland leaves European Union on same terms as rest of UK during Dublin visitMon Oct 15 2018 - 19:24
FF and SF urged to correct Dáil record over Fitzgerald allegationsVaradkar calls on parties and others to withdraw claims in wake of Charleton reportMon Oct 15 2018 - 14:55
Seán Gallagher says voters will not engage until closer to polling dayBusinessman shrugs off poll findings: ‘I am living proof unprecedented things happen’Fri Oct 12 2018 - 12:15
Fitzgerald resignation has familiar pattern: Hue, cry, inquiry, exonerationAnalysis: Minister’s vindication shows that Dáil storms can be much ado about nothingFri Oct 12 2018 - 09:30
Frances Fitzgerald ‘very happy’ tribunal found she acted appropriatelyExtremely troubling Martin Callinan ‘engaged in a false and vicious attack’Thu Oct 11 2018 - 21:25
Disclosures Tribunal: the accounts of politiciansInterviews and evidence given by politicians about smear campaigns found to be trueThu Oct 11 2018 - 19:09
Frances Fitzgerald acted appropriately at all times – CharletonFormer minister for justice exonerated by tribunal reportThu Oct 11 2018 - 14:47
Gavin Duffy on presidential race: ‘I am mellowing as a capitalist’‘I fear we are taking the presidency back to . . . a retirement home for very great politicians’Wed Oct 10 2018 - 00:16
Budget 2019 analysis: Donohoe on tightrope between tax and spendTourism sector hit with VAT hike while housing and health still likely to struggleTue Oct 09 2018 - 16:11
Budget Day 2019: VAT for hospitality and cuts for USCInside Politics: Paschal Donohoe will deliver his second Budget as Minister for FinanceTue Oct 09 2018 - 07:47
Michael D Higgins interview: The favourite but campaign won’t be easyPresident finds himself in the crosshairs just as much as other candidatesTue Oct 09 2018 - 06:20
Presidential candidate Gavin Duffy says AIB should be retained in State ownershipPeople do not want an establishment person as president, says Sinn Féin candidate Liadh Ní RiadaMon Oct 08 2018 - 20:55
TD questions FF claim of €100m allocation for affordable housingEoin Ó Broin says €75m already available, so real figure for scheme is €25m a yearMon Oct 08 2018 - 01:00
Rainy day fund exclusively for bank bailout, claims Sinn FéinDepartment of Finance papers reveal reserve key to liquidity in event of national traumaMon Oct 08 2018 - 01:00
Budget 2019: Independent TDs concede hospitality VAT hike to avoid diesel riseRestaurant sector critical of VAT rise: ‘It’s a knee-jerk reaction and not Brexit-proofed’Mon Oct 08 2018 - 00:44
Budget 2019: Leo Varadkar confirms cuts in USC and income taxTaoiseach insists an 'election budget' is not in the offingSat Oct 06 2018 - 21:06
Casey bares his teeth as he targets Captain WonderfulCandidate says Higgins fails to inspire and should ‘take the pensions and have a nice seven years’Fri Oct 05 2018 - 20:45
Michael D Higgins has ‘stopped being wonderful’, Peter Casey saysCandidate says media and other contenders been far too deferential to the incumbentFri Oct 05 2018 - 13:16
Peter Casey interview: ‘America is the key to Ireland’s success’Candidate has already given presidential race an injection of Trumpean confrontationFri Oct 05 2018 - 04:29
President to take part in three debates before polling dayHiggins describes media reports about his allowance as ‘outrageous’Tue Oct 02 2018 - 17:54
Gavin Duffy: 'It’s time for a different type of president'Launching presidential campaign, candidate says he’s best equipped for Brexit challengeTue Oct 02 2018 - 14:27
Joan Freeman interview: A long-ago love, a loan and the lack of a helicopterPresidential candidate promises to use symbolic powers to mobilise communitiesTue Oct 02 2018 - 00:15
Gallagher would have tested constitutionality of property BillPresidential candidate also defends comparing ‘Tweetgate’ to institutional abuseMon Oct 01 2018 - 21:08
Joan Freeman defends loan of €120,000 from Herbalife presidentPresidential candidate says she would exploit hidden powers and symbolism of the officeMon Oct 01 2018 - 13:27
Back from the political wilderness: the return of Seán Gallagher‘Dragons’ Den’ star kept low profile following bruising conclusion to 2011 campaignSat Sept 29 2018 - 00:04
South Dublin Labour councillor resigns from party‘Rising star’ Martina Genockey had sought debate on Brendan Howlin’s leadershipFri Sept 28 2018 - 19:48
Ireland ‘turning into Trump’s America’, says presidential candidate FreemanPieta House founder funding campaign with €140,000 in loans from US businesspeopleFri Sept 28 2018 - 03:00
