Aer Lingus sale will be good for job creation, Dáil hearsSinn Féin claims deal is wrong for Ireland and Labour knows itWed May 27 2015 - 10:34
‘Anomalies’ must be removed when marriage law drawn up, says NorrisSchools with different ethos entitled to transmit values dear to them, says Rónán MullenWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
Minister pledges women and infant health programmeLeo Varadkar says national programme will improve all maternity servicesWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
State is selling Aer Lingus for ‘paltry sum’, Sean Barrett tells SeanadTransport economist says BA has no flights from Scotland or any regional airport to USWed May 27 2015 - 01:00
Same-sex marriage may be legal by SeptemberTánaiste says legislation could be passed before summerMon May 25 2015 - 15:32
Marriage vote turnout in top five of all referendumsDivorce, abortion, joining the EU, changing the electoral system had more votersMon May 25 2015 - 09:04
Dublin: Large Yes vote recorded in the capital‘Something very, very big happened ...There was a big mobilisation of the electorate’Sat May 23 2015 - 19:29
Leo Varadkar: ‘I wanted to be an equal citizen . . . and today I am’‘I’ve no plans to get married or anything like that at the moment’Sat May 23 2015 - 15:18
Urban voter turnout at more than 40% in many areasMost people with jobs set to vote in same-sex marriage and presidential referendums between 7pm and 10pmFri May 22 2015 - 19:58
Voter turnout higher so far than in last referendumUrban localities showing turnout of up to 20 per cent but lower in rural areasFri May 22 2015 - 13:17
AIB encourages staff to vote as part of ‘diversity agenda’Bank asks managers to be flexible to enable staff to cast their referendum ballotsThu May 21 2015 - 21:28
Banking inquiry: EBS didn’t consult auditors on lending moveErnst & Young auditor gives evidence on institution’s commercial property loansWed May 20 2015 - 21:51
The ‘special voters’ who have already cast their ballotNursing home residents began last week, while 2,542 islanders can also vote earlyWed May 20 2015 - 07:07
Ó Snodaigh says council giving homeless sleeping bags instead of accommodationMinister ‘determined to see a very significant increase’ in social housingTue May 19 2015 - 21:53
Flanagan says he can’t detail approach to UK’s EU voteMinister claims main issues in debate are immigration, labour and ‘over-regulation’Tue May 19 2015 - 19:27
Ireland among least family-friendly for migrants, survey showsState performs well in political participation for migrants but poor in work and educationMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Deer potentially causing TB in cattle, says CoveneyMinister for Agriculture responding to concerns over ‘unnecessary’ culling of badgersMon May 18 2015 - 01:00
Tánaiste warns banks they must cut variable ratesFF says banks doing nothing because Government approach is ‘cotton wool exercise’Fri May 15 2015 - 11:16
Human rights key to peace and stability in North, says FlanaganSerious concern about Conservative pledge to scrap UK’s Human Rights ActFri May 15 2015 - 10:39
Government had ‘no part’ in Accord funding cut, Reilly saysMinister for Children defends Tusla over reduction in money for Catholic agencyThu May 14 2015 - 20:52
Taoiseach accused of making ‘disrespectful comments’ to Socialist TDsDáil suspended twice as Kenny tells Murphy to ‘toddle along’ in row over water billsThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Accord funding cut for lack of money, says Pat RabbitteFormer minister appeals for funds to prevent vital Tallaght women’s refuge closingWed May 13 2015 - 22:52
Dáil suspended as Kenny tells Paul Murphy to ‘toddle along’Taoiseach accuses TD of thinking he’s Caesar, tells Ruth Coppinger ‘where to go’Wed May 13 2015 - 13:21
Mary Lou McDonald asked in Dáil to remove Yes vote badgeRules forbid party political emblems - but all parties back Yes to same-sex marriageTue May 12 2015 - 21:12
Bill on minimum pricing of alcohol due before Dáil recessVaradkar reiterates Government stance on eliminating very cheap alcohol from storesTue May 12 2015 - 20:27
Ireland must prepare contingency plan if UK opts out of EU, Dáil debate hearsTDs concerned about Conservative election pledge to have EU referendum by end of 2017Fri May 08 2015 - 01:01
Joan and Mary Lou trade vitriol as Billy opts for literary insultsMcDonald says Tánaiste never answered repeated questions about which necessity families should give up to pay water chargesFri May 08 2015 - 01:01
Michael Noonan rounds on Fianna Fail in Siteserv debateGovernment rejects the party’s motion calling for an independent investigationThu May 07 2015 - 11:58
Taoiseach condemns North attacks on Sinn Féin politiciansGerry Adams claims silence from Government on attacks in recent weeks ’deafening’Thu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Seanad reform authors expect seriousness ‘to be matched’Proposals to allow all Irish passport holders to vote will increase electorate by 650,000Tue May 05 2015 - 20:18
Commissioner reminds gardaí to be ‘apolitical’ after photo controversyNóirín O’Sullivan responds to garda posing with same-sex marriage campaignersTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
Litter more important than crime, road safety and drug abuse for 12 per centAnti-litter business group launches campaign with surveyTue May 05 2015 - 01:00
One month extension granted for report on soldiers’ deathsInquiry reviewing killings of Ptes Hugh Doherty and Kevin Joyce now due end MayMon May 04 2015 - 14:16
Alternative planned to State’s commemoration of 1916 Rising99th anniversary of execution of Pearse, Clarke, MacDonagh marked at Arbour HillMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Bull Island's hare population all but extinct due to dogsDepartmental estimates put number of hares on island in Clontarf between six and 15Fri May 01 2015 - 20:05
Second Canadian province to accept Irish driving licencesRoad Safety Authority reaches agreement with Manitoba on exchange of permitsFri May 01 2015 - 18:19
Minister says review of Siteserv sale will be independentSinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín claims ‘cover-up’ and that Dáil misled over controversial dealFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Reviews of X-rays and scans to take place at other hospitals where locums workedErrors found in about 100 cases after thousands of X-rays reviewed, says Leo VaradkarFri May 01 2015 - 01:00
Dáil suspended in row over standard variable rate chargesGovernment accused of cover-up and misleading Dáil in Siteserv controversyThu Apr 30 2015 - 14:40
Labour’s McNamara defies Government on Garda voteLabour TD votes for his own bill which would allow gardaí to strike and join unionsThu Apr 30 2015 - 14:13
Writ moved for Carlow-Kilkenny byelection to be held on referendum day, May 22ndElection follows former minister Phil Hogan’s appointment to EU CommissionThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Government approach to pay talks repeat Celtic Tiger errors, Creighton claimsSimon Coveney insists mistakes of past will not be repeatedThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Kenny pledges USC cut saying many not feeling recoveryTaoiseach tells Dáil too many families still struggling to make ends meetWed Apr 29 2015 - 13:46
David Norris calls for change to pension legislation1980s anomaly prevents gay public servants leaving pension entitlements to partnersWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Spring statement an exercise in self-congratulation, says Michael McGrathSpeeches more about ‘raw politics than economic management’, FF spokesman claimsWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Michael Noonan confident State will recoup €29.5bn spent on bailout of banksBiggest risk to economy is ‘If I have it I’ll spend it’ approach, says MinisterWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Government rejects Bill allowing gardaí to go on strikeMinister says move would raise most serious issues about maintaining law and orderFri Apr 24 2015 - 14:35
Tánaiste supports inquiry by ‘competent authority’ into SiteservC&AG or Commission of Inquiry possible but no decision yet by Government – BurtonThu Apr 23 2015 - 14:29
C&AG to examine Siteserv sale to Denis O’Brien’s MillingtonControversial €45m sale raised for second day as Opposition calls for an inquiryWed Apr 22 2015 - 21:45
Court orders may be changed to stop midnight repossessionsNo code of conduct to stop receivers or security firms acting like thugs, says McGrathWed Apr 22 2015 - 19:53
