Which Ministers can make it over Becher’s Brook?Harry McGee throws caution to the wind and predicts a fantasy cabinetTue Jul 08 2014 - 14:43
Kenny and Burton Cabinet negotiations ongoingSources suggest a new Department of Defence and Public Works may be establishedTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:01
Noonan expects ‘significant’ reshuffle by WednesdayFirst talks between Kenny and Burton come to an end without any major outcome being reachedMon Jul 07 2014 - 21:21
Cabinet reshuffle and policy talks in next 48 hours crucial to Coalition’s survivalBurton and her Labour colleagues know divorce from Fine Gael is not an option anytime between now and early 2016 and the marriage – loveless or not – must stay the courseMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Burton and Kenny hold first meeting about new Cabinet and Government policyAlan Kelly likely to get the jobs portfolio if Labour succeeds in securing itMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:00
Kenny, Cameron discuss escalating tensions over paradesDecision by unionist parties to veto talks days before height of the parades season discussedSun Jul 06 2014 - 13:06
Joan Burton has big reform plans; now she needs a team to help push them throughNew Tánaiste must hit the ground runningSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Joan Burton elected as 11th leader of Labour PartyFirst female leader praises contribution of outgoing Tánaiste Eamon GilmoreFri Jul 04 2014 - 18:47
Burton’s election never really in doubtAnalysis: New Labour leader will be seen as an agent for changeFri Jul 04 2014 - 17:08
Labour leadership contenders sharpen their rhetoric with warnings to rivalsNo clear winner emerges from the debate between Joan Burton and Alex WhiteFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Labour backs Eamon Gilmore as next EU CommissionerFine Gael sources say the role has been earmarked for Phil Hogan for many monthsThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Could Gilmore become Ireland’s next EU Commissioner?Labour has begun a big push to make its departing leader the next commissionerThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
High-voltage grids appear medium-term project as decision is kicked down the lineAnalysis: hybrid system of underground and overground cables a likely outcomeTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
SF prepares for government where compromises awaitAnalysis: party will gain seats in next election, although perhaps fewer than polls suggestMon Jun 23 2014 - 15:53
Property tax removal a condition for coalition, says AdamsSinn Fein leader refuses to say if 48% tax on earnings over €100,000 would be requiredMon Jun 23 2014 - 10:46
Six senior Ministers may be changed in reshuffleBiggest question is whether James Reilly will be dropped or transferredMon Jun 23 2014 - 07:59
Clamour for Niall Collins’s political head has been disproportionateOpinion: Politicians shouldn’t rush to judgmentSat Jun 21 2014 - 15:28
Micheál Martin defends Niall Collins over letter rowJustice spokesman says he does not believe he should stand down over plea for leniencySat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Martin backs justice spokesman and seeks code of conductNiall Collins admits it was inappropriate to write letter seeking leniency in court caseFri Jun 20 2014 - 13:50
Alan Shatter makes scathing Dáil attack on Guerin reportFormer minister for justice says Guerin report was ‘fundamentally flawed’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 06:17
Is it wrong for a politician to plead for leniency in all circumstances?Defendant in this case is sole carer of four childrenFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Niall Collins defends leniency letter on grounds of compassionFianna Fáil justice spokesman faces widespread criticism for letter to judgeFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Dáil ethics committees not to take action against Clare Daly over envelopes useThu Jun 19 2014 - 09:27
Banking inquiry may not have powers to investigate Cabinet meeting on night of bank guaranteeAct precludes Oireachtas committee from compelling evidence or asking questions about Cabinet discussionsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:02
Bill to enable transgender people to secure legal recognitionDraft legislation allows for lowering of age of recognition to 16 yearsTue Jun 17 2014 - 22:11
Labour leadership contenders defy gloom with lively eventHow to deal with Sinn Féin among tricky questions at Galway hustingsTue Jun 17 2014 - 08:48
Coalition not to apply the whip to banking inquiryTaoiseach and Tánaiste hold talks to discuss Stephen Donnelly’s resignationMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:01
Lobbying Bill to focus on nature of contactLegislation to propose register of lobbying, accessible onlineMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Mixed reaction for resignation from banking inquiry of a different type of politicianUnknown before his election, Stephen Donnelly has built up a strong national profileMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Ireland: an economic snapshotIt’s six months this weekend since we exited the bailout and said goodbye to the troika – until their next visit, anyway. ‘Irish Times’ journalists assess how we’re doing, with a graphical guide by Pamela DuncanSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Government adds two members to banking inquiry committeeAlex White says move is kind of behaviour that ‘gives politics a bad name’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 13:17
Mother-and-baby survivors want inquiry by international figureWide coalition of groups came together yesterday to highlight the injustices affecting them that needed to be addressed as a priorityThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
High mortality rates in homes to be investigatedStatutory inquiry to scrutinise secret and illegal adoptions as well as burial practicesWed Jun 11 2014 - 08:37
Three decades on, Irish exam felt far more user-friendlyHow would the teenage Harry McGee have fared with this year’s Irish?Wed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry into mother and baby homes to be set upTerms of reference likely to include mortality rates, burial practices, adoption and clinical trialsTue Jun 10 2014 - 17:07
Flanagan to tell Cabinet full inquiry on homes now likelyPreliminary briefing on high mortality rates, burial practices, forced adoptionsTue Jun 10 2014 - 08:07
Lobbying Bill will come before Cabinet for Government approval todayBill will make professional lobbyists subject to a register and regulation for the first timeTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Cooke report into GSOC bugging may be published this weekFormer judge looked at three alleged security breaches during investigationTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Coalition willing to widen Tuam inquiry to other institutionsInter-departmental review group to report on circumstances behind high death rateFri Jun 06 2014 - 07:13
Pressure builds for Tuam babies inquiryArchbishop of Tuam says archdiocese would co-operate with any inquiryThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:09
Church has no records of burials at Tuam home, says archbishopNeary welcomes examination into the burial arrangementsThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Burton pulls ahead with support of 17 TDs and SenatorsOnly five have endorsed sole rival Alex White in Labour Party leadership contestWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Labour’s hopefuls: candidates for leadership and deputy leadershipProfiles of Joan Burton, Alex White, Alan Kelly, Seán Sherlock, Michael McCarthy and Ciara ConwayWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Noonan says treatment for cancer on arm ‘went very well’Minister for Finance reveals details of illness ‘to ensure accuracy and clarity’Wed Jun 04 2014 - 00:16
Parties eye up partners for next general electionOpinion: A Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coalition or a Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin one would provide stable government, but would have downsidesMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Eamon Gilmore: ‘What Labour needed was a fresh voice’Outgoing leader says close friends advised him to stay on after poor election resultsSat May 31 2014 - 07:03
Eamon Gilmore: ‘I never worked as hard as I did in the past three years’Labour leader is proud of what went right and reflective about what went wrongSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Guerin criticisms of department ‘not well founded’Brian Purcell insists there was not a failure to deal with McCabe dossierThu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Recheck in Midlands-North West as Harkin leads by 275 votesIndependent has narrow lead over Pat The Cope with recheck on Wednesday morningWed May 28 2014 - 10:32
