Local Government Bill to halve number of councillorsLegislation will lead to scrapping of 80 town councils which have been in existence for 115 yearsThu Oct 17 2013 - 13:54
Rabbitte criticises Burton decision to cut fee to RTÉSome 410,000 pensioners receive free licence as part of households benefits packageThu Oct 17 2013 - 12:38
Bill to slash town councils and halve number of councillorsLegislation proposes biggest change in organisation of local, city and county politics since 1898Thu Oct 17 2013 - 07:47
Overseas development aid to be cut by €14.1 millionIrish aid to fall slightly to 0.43 per cent of gross national productTue Oct 15 2013 - 20:11
Clear that Labour is comparative winner in budgetAnalysis: Party put ‘political facts on the ground’ and more or less made good on its promisesTue Oct 15 2013 - 18:35
Pro-business policies to cost €500mAnalysis: Noonan retains 9 per cent VAT rate for hospitality industry for another yearTue Oct 15 2013 - 17:45
Analysis: Despite Howlin’s good news austerity is still watchwordAnalysis: Lottery funding the gift that keeps on giving to fund €200m capital programmeTue Oct 15 2013 - 17:40
Noonan to announce range of harsh cuts in budgetPensioners to lose phone allowance and prescription charges to see big increaseTue Oct 15 2013 - 09:56
Minister to rely on bank levy and higher Dirt tax on savings to raise revenueDepartment of Social Protection’s target for cuts cut by more than €200 millionTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Morecambe and Wise of Irish politics are powerful figures in GovernmentNoonan and Howlin make good double actTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Presentation is low-key but mood at Fine Gael conference is buoyantStage-managed ardfheis allowed Taoiseach shimmy from Seanad defeatMon Oct 14 2013 - 10:00
Noonan’s lower budget target still leaves Ministers trying to square the circleThe task of finding extra savings is a difficult one for some MinistersFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Opinion poll translated to seats presents stark scenarioNo seats for Labour if poll results appliedThu Oct 10 2013 - 17:18
Cabinet to hold special budget meeting on SundayDepartment of Health has still not produced figureThu Oct 10 2013 - 06:59
Kenny embroiled in tense spat over referendum at FG meetingTaoiseach berated over campaign by TD John Deasy at tense meetingWed Oct 09 2013 - 21:23
Department of Finance revises down GDP growth forecastOfficials brief all-party Oireachtas committeeWed Oct 09 2013 - 01:00
Real reform of Seanad will require Constitutional changeKenny’s refusal to compromise during the referendum campaign will change to realpolitikTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:03
Unknown overrun by HSE delays agreement on budgetExact figure will affect negotiations on cuts to health, social protection and education spendingTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach accepts reform needed to create more 'effective' SeanadKenny insists there would be no rerun of the referendumTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Sinn Féin denies internal rift over its decision to back Yes voteSpokesman says report of a rift between members were 'greatly exaggerated'Mon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Kenny factor not the only reason Seanad referendum was lostVery effective No campaigners had a big influence on voters’ decisionsMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Ten reasons voters rejected the abolition of the SeanadFrom fears of a power grab to a lack of debate: why the electorate said noSun Oct 06 2013 - 15:42
Campaign highlighted political contradictionsResult confounded all predictions, including a series of opinion pollsSun Oct 06 2013 - 09:26
Seanad to be retained after Government loses referendumOf the 1.23 million valid votes cast, the No side wins with 51.7% of vote to 48.3% for Yes sideSat Oct 05 2013 - 19:12
Unmistakable pattern emerging in early talliesA very tight outcome looks likely, with massive upset a possibilitySat Oct 05 2013 - 10:56
Polls close in Seanad and Court of Appeal referendumsTurnout struggles to exceed low levels of last year’s referendum on Children’s rightsSat Oct 05 2013 - 08:08
Dublin proves to be a fickle place for politicians and political partiesProjected Labour losses show how volatile the capital is with unclear resultsSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
Politicians publicly dismiss polling but are in fact in thrall to itOpinion: As for Groucho, principles can be changed if they don’t meet with approvalSat Oct 05 2013 - 00:01
An Post and Camelot to run lottery after €405m bidJoint bid ahead of €300m industry estimates for new licence but short of €500m touted in political circlesFri Oct 04 2013 - 07:55
Seanad incapable of reform, says Enda KennyTaoiseach describes Upper House as ineffective, powerless and undemocraticThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore says he will complete term as Labour leaderBurton denies assertion she has not been fully supportive of party chiefWed Oct 02 2013 - 16:08
Not possible to reform Seanad, Taoiseach saysSimple choice of retention or abolition for voters, Kenny saysWed Oct 02 2013 - 14:40
No argument for parliament with two chambers, says GilmoreLabour holds final press conference ahead of Friday voteWed Oct 02 2013 - 13:12
Historically low poll result increases pressure on Labour ahead of BudgetEamon Gilmore maintains there is ‘no pressure’ on his position as party leaderWed Oct 02 2013 - 06:17
No knee-jerk reaction among the faithful but time will tellGrim poll findings often trigger heaves but Labour is not likely to be convulsed quite yetWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:01
Cabinet ‘telephone’ meeting cancelled at last minuteLabour objects to local government legislation and says it is not of an emergency natureWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Politicians to face Hacks in Aviva challengeNo shifting of goalposts as politicians and footballers gear up for showdown in Aviva StadiumTue Oct 01 2013 - 22:29
Howlin: Labour will struggle until economy recoversMinister responds to latest Irish Times poll showing dramatic slump in support for partyTue Oct 01 2013 - 11:15
Fall in Labour support will raise uncomfortable questions about leadership and directionLast time a low of 6 % was recorded was in 1987Tue Oct 01 2013 - 03:00
Seanad referendum canvassers paddling across an ocean of public indifferenceCampaigns bring out big hitters but they struggle to engage shoppersMon Sept 30 2013 - 01:00
Dáil reforms to cost €1m a year, committee toldReforms will have staff deployment implications, committee toldSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Ex-taoisigh received almost €100,000 in 2012 pensionsThree former leaders, two of whom received €99,907, received highest ministerial pensions among 120 TDs on list. The total bill for pensions for former office holders was €15m last year, of which almost €5m was paid to politicians.Fri Sept 27 2013 - 22:10
Ethics watchdog drops investigation into Lowry over claims he underdeclared value of lands in BritainTD told by commission it is discontinuing investigationFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:02
Fine Gael preaching to the mostly convertedA call for Enda Kenny to lead from the front draws applause at FG meeting, writes Harry McGeeFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Troika imposes new conditions to fast-track property repossessionsGovernment to consider new conditions to speed up proceedings against distressed buy-to-letsThu Sept 26 2013 - 20:39
A spinner who has mastered the conjurer’s art of misdirectionNoonan reputation belies a patchy recordSat Sept 21 2013 - 14:57
Low level of engagement in Seanad referendum is becoming an issueAnalysis: Campaign on vote to abolish Upper House has failed to catch fire with publicFri Sept 20 2013 - 13:26
Bruton says stable opinion polls point to Yes vote holding upPolls have not shown slippage from Yes vote as we have seen in past, says MinisterFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:35
Labour Senator says Gilmore must go before local elections‘Younger members should be allowed to take over the party’Fri Sept 20 2013 - 01:05
