‘There is no question I will lead Labour into the next election’Brendan Howlin reveals his plans to rebuild his party into a force to shape Irish politicsThu Jan 04 2018 - 01:00
Vote often: You might spend a lot of time in polling stations in 2018There is at least one referendum, and possible presidential and general electionsSat Dec 30 2017 - 06:00
Katherine Zappone warns over DNA testing of Tuam remainsMinister for Children claims the sampling process might preclude a dignified reburialFri Dec 29 2017 - 05:00
Zappone to open specialist child support centresMinister wants to bring different agencies dealing with child abuse under one roofThu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Zappone confident Eighth Amendment referendum will be carriedMinister for Children hopeful for social change following ‘worst year of my life’Thu Dec 28 2017 - 01:00
Gallagher tweet was fake news before term was inventedOther factors led to candidate losing 2011 presidential race, but tweet delivered final blowWed Dec 20 2017 - 01:00
Two Dublin city councils miss deadline for plan on vacant housesDelays justifiable as plans need to accurately reflect situation on ground, says departmentMon Dec 18 2017 - 20:47
Ministers will be free to ‘dissent’ on abortion, Leo Varadkar saysTaoiseach has personal view on issue but this will not determine Government stanceMon Dec 18 2017 - 20:17
Border still major impediment to final deal on Brexit, Vince Cable saysLib Dems leader says Sinn Féin’s absence from Westminster has eased Brexit passageThu Dec 14 2017 - 16:14
Dave MacLeod: from city kid to mountain goat‘I hated sport. When I started climbing I was physically not a confident climber’Thu Dec 14 2017 - 09:38
History beckons with abortion voteInside Politics: Government to come under pressure after committee votes to give access to termination up to 12 weeks without any restrictionsThu Dec 14 2017 - 08:44
Committee seeks to reduce local property tax hikes in 2019Under updated house valuations, owners in Dublin face liability for 100%-plus increasesTue Dec 12 2017 - 01:00
Government cuts budget for national road maintenanceDepartment of Transport announces reduction of 15% amid first big snowfallsMon Dec 11 2017 - 00:00
Dublin and Cork to have directly elected mayorsMayors will serve five-year term and have responsibility for wider metropolitan areaSat Dec 09 2017 - 01:00
‘High-stakes stuff’ on Border caused tensions between Ireland and BritainDiplomatic offensive by Coveney and Varadkar seems to have achieved its goalFri Dec 08 2017 - 20:32
Governments are ‘DUP-ed’ in Brexit talksInside Politics: Arlene Foster insists her party ‘will not accept any form of regulatory divergence’Tue Dec 05 2017 - 08:26
Key to UK’s future lies in Dublin, says TuskEuropean Council head throws weight behind Varadkar in Brexit negotiationsSat Dec 02 2017 - 01:00
Tusk’s backing for Ireland on Border could not have been strongerEuropean Council president says if UK offer is unacceptable to Ireland, it will be unacceptable to EUFri Dec 01 2017 - 21:19
Donald Tusk firmly supports Ireland in Brexit negotiationsIf UK’s offer on the Border ‘is unacceptable to Ireland it will be unacceptable to the EU’Fri Dec 01 2017 - 18:27
Brexit: All you need to know about the UK’s EU departureQ&A: From a hard Border to the Republic exercising a veto as we near the end gameFri Dec 01 2017 - 18:23
Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh resigns from Sinn FéinGalway West representative cites inaction on his complaints about disciplinary mattersThu Nov 30 2017 - 18:46
Varadkar breaks ‘rule’ by appointing first-term TD to CabinetNewcomer Josepha Madigan seen as being a classic pro-business Fine Gael TDThu Nov 30 2017 - 18:37
Flanagan appears to be safe despite ongoing heavy criticismOpposition questions continue but Fianna Fáil has no appetite to pursue matter furtherThu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
Electoral gains lead to big rise in Solidarity-PBP’s State fundingSolidarity-PBP had a surplus of €205,000 for the yearWed Nov 29 2017 - 20:03
Charlie Flanagan under pressure over McCabe emailsLabour and Sinn Féin question Minister for Justice’s suitability for officeTue Nov 28 2017 - 21:32
The McCabe affair and the Tánaiste: How did we reach this point?Timeline: Story of Garda whistleblower led from complaint made in early 2006Tue Nov 28 2017 - 21:12
Martin snatches late victory but why was Fitzgerald left on the pitch?It looked like the Taoiseach had the upper hand but then came Monday’s game-changerTue Nov 28 2017 - 20:59
Taoiseach says neither FF or FG want election but Fitzgerald is stayingVaradkar and Martin to resume talks tonight in a bid to avert general electionMon Nov 27 2017 - 18:07
Charleton tribunal may be asked to examine Fitzgerald’s roleElection looms as late-night meeting between Varadkar and Martin fails to end crisisMon Nov 27 2017 - 01:00
Intense, slow moving tic tacking between Varadkar and MartinElection decision set to go to the wire as secret Dublin talks fail to calm political crisisMon Nov 27 2017 - 01:00
Notable political heads that rolled due to political crisesEvents have always conspired to derail the best laid plans of ministers and governmentsMon Nov 27 2017 - 01:00
O’Sullivan contacted Department of Justice over McCabe strategyVaradkar and Martin will meet Sunday night as talks to avoid election enter ‘sensitive phase’Sun Nov 26 2017 - 20:34
Sinn Féin faces profound change as party goes SouthParty’s first southern leader since 1983 will confirm a gradual shift in decision making from NorthSat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
Ireland’s political crisis: So what happens now?If Varadkar and Martin fail to reach agreement there are three likely scenariosSat Nov 25 2017 - 01:00
Government in crisis: So what happens now?Harry McGee outlines three scenarios that may unfold in coming daysFri Nov 24 2017 - 15:31
Varadkar calls bluff in high-stakes poker gameInside Politics: Taoiseach backs Frances Fitzgerald amid Fianna Fáil motion of no confidenceFri Nov 24 2017 - 09:04
How much trouble is Fitzgerald in?Inside Politics: Tánaiste’s account relating to Maurice McCabe’s treatment at O’Higgins commission contains gapsWed Nov 22 2017 - 09:12
More questions than answers in Dáil over Frances Fitzgerald controversyBackground: Another embarrassing disclosure for GovernmentTue Nov 21 2017 - 18:24
Barry Walsh resigns from Fine Gael executive councilParty member ‘deeply regrets tone and language’ in some Tweets and apologisesFri Nov 17 2017 - 16:18
Varadkar says tweets by Barry Walsh are ‘unacceptable’Member of FG National Executive used term ‘bitch’ to describe women on social mediaFri Nov 17 2017 - 07:39
Fine Gael tweeter Barry Walsh should have heeded his own wordsSurprising that FG executive council member not pulled up on posts before this weekThu Nov 16 2017 - 20:42
Sinn Féin to agree to enter a future coalition as junior partnerParty to vote on motion calling for repeal of 8th Amendment at Ard FheisTue Nov 14 2017 - 16:48
Housing report raises fears over price forecastInside Politics: ESRI predicts prices will increase 20 per cent over the next three yearsTue Nov 14 2017 - 09:38
Government to support directly elected Dublin mayorReport favours single mayor elected every five years, with strong executive powersTue Nov 14 2017 - 01:00
PSNI officer appointed as Garda SuperintendentPolicing Authority makes its first senior appointment from ranks of North’s police serviceMon Nov 13 2017 - 20:36
Ireland has big problem with alcohol, Varadkar tells FG summitIndisputable that other states spend less and have better health services, says TaoiseachSat Nov 11 2017 - 20:29
Varadkar criticised for saying Irish homelessness rate not highTaoiseach backs claim that housing strategy works in comparison to other countriesSat Nov 11 2017 - 17:53
What can we expect from Leo Varadkar’s keynote speech?Taoiseach will talk about Republic of Opportunity, but won’t mention rival partiesFri Nov 10 2017 - 06:00
Séamus Morris is latest councillor to resign from Sinn FéinMore than 10 councillors have resigned or been expelled from party in past yearThu Nov 09 2017 - 14:00
Banks to pay millions to Revenue in wake of tracker scandalLiability caused by application of mortgage interest relief after wrongful switchingThu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
