Government to reinstate 15,000 medical cardsDepartment of Health says eligibility review had produced ‘unintended consequences’Tue Jun 17 2014 - 08:14
Dáil technical group to discuss appointment to banking inquirySocialist TD Joe Higgins likely replacement for Stephen Donnelly if group decides to send a memberMon Jun 16 2014 - 19:01
Analysis: Gilmore’s parting shot at old enemyOutgoing Labour leader says Fianna Fáil don’t want a banking inquiry at allMon Jun 16 2014 - 13:06
Gilmore expresses concern about ‘political drift’ in NorthInternational investors and tourists ‘do not see border’, Tánaiste tells UCD conferenceMon Jun 16 2014 - 12:49
Taoiseach insists banking inquiry will be independentNoonan says Government reversing Fianna Fáil’s ‘stroke’ on make-up of committeeMon Jun 16 2014 - 08:59
Donnelly hints at joining political party before next electionWicklow TD says capacity to implement change limited as IndependentMon Jun 16 2014 - 08:20
Spoiled votes prompt calls for plain language on ballot papersWording of referendum on Seanad abolition caused ‘widespread confusion’, TD claimsThu Jun 12 2014 - 16:48
Government accused of ‘skulduggery’ over banking committeeLabour whip forced to withdraw claim that selection committee was ‘ambushed’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 13:53
Skulduggery most unpleasant in banking inquiry fiascoAnalysis: Government believes public is too disinterested to care about committee majoritiesThu Jun 12 2014 - 13:47
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
New opinion poll sees Labour support slump to just 4%Fine Gael and Sinn Féin at 22 % eachThu Jun 12 2014 - 12:09
Judge ‘should be asked’ if Purcell information could damage inquiryGovernment TD seeks clarity on ‘privileged’ correspondence between AG and JusticeWed Jun 11 2014 - 10:20
Chelsea Clinton tells UCD gender quotas yet to pay off‘If it’s something that you think would be the right answer for Ireland, it’s something that I then urge you to try’Wed Jun 11 2014 - 09:51
Do taxi drivers need passenger partitions for safety?Alan Kelly to consult drivers on their views following spate of carjackingsWed Jun 11 2014 - 08:37
Chelsea Clinton shares mother’s advice on handling criticismHillary taught me 'by word and even more by action' how to handle criticismWed Jun 11 2014 - 07:13
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
FF’s McGrath says Coalition trying to control banking inquiryNine members of committee nominatedTue Jun 10 2014 - 12:51
A politicised banking inquiry will struggle for public supportAnalysis: certainty that committee would reflect Coalition majority starting to evaporateTue Jun 10 2014 - 12:46
Flanagan to tell Cabinet full inquiry on homes now likelyPreliminary briefing on high mortality rates, burial practices, forced adoptionsTue Jun 10 2014 - 08:07
Clamping fee could be higher than €100 at schools, hospitalsVaradkar says new regulations will protect motorists from ‘rogue’ operatorsMon Jun 09 2014 - 20:50
Labour Court intervenes in Aer Lingus disputeManagement at airline and the trade union Impact invited to a hearing on WednesdayMon Jun 09 2014 - 20:19
Row could damage banking inquiry, chairman warnsHead of selection committee calls for speedy resolution to Seanad disagreementMon Jun 09 2014 - 19:36
Varadkar ‘very worried’ about carjackingsMinister for Transport to discuss spate of incidents with gardaíMon Jun 09 2014 - 14:31
Ring rounds on ‘privileged’ young Fine Gael TDs who seek changes at CabinetMinister of State says ‘five-a-side gang’ want ‘more cuts and more hardship’Sat Jun 07 2014 - 01:05
Kenny facing renewed Callinan queries after White statementFF leader says Taoiseach must provide detailsSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Room for women in politics means ‘unseating men’Former minister Liz O’Donnell says quota law will be ‘game-changer’Fri Jun 06 2014 - 14:20
Trade unions to host Labour leadership hustingsGroup secretary says unions will not endorse candidate in race as it would be ‘inappropriate’Fri Jun 06 2014 - 10:13
Fianna Fáil drops disciplinary threat against Mary HanafinNo action will be taken over former minister’s defiance of party leaderFri Jun 06 2014 - 09:56
Alex White ‘very confident’ on winning Labour leadership‘If support I’m being offered and assured of is anything to go by... I think I’ll do extremely well’Thu Jun 05 2014 - 16:26
Criminal action could follow Tuam babies case, says WhiteMother and baby home case was in another time ‘but that doesn’t make it any less shocking’Thu Jun 05 2014 - 16:15
Joan Burton says James Reilly must take responsibility on medical cardsLabour leadership contender disagrees with health Minister’s claim that Cabinet lacked political willThu Jun 05 2014 - 11:18
Taoiseach backs Reilly over medical card controversyKenny acknowledges awarding and centralising of discretionary medical cards ‘very uneven’Thu Jun 05 2014 - 09:38
Michael Noonan reveals he discovered lump while showeringUpbeat Minister says one in three Irish people get cancer: “It’s another thing that happens”Thu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Dick Spring ‘extremely concerned’ about Labour difficultiesEmmet Stagg latest to declare for Burton in leadership contestThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Boost for exchequer as tax revenue exceeds targetLatest figures come as Noonan suggests planned €2 billion adjustment may not be necessaryWed Jun 04 2014 - 17:01
€2bn adjustment for Troika deficit target ‘may not be needed’Michael Noonan says ‘relevant figure is to get the deficit below three per cent of GDP’Wed Jun 04 2014 - 16:29
Health officials told to plan for return of medical cardsVaradkar says many holders of discretionary cards upset and frightenedWed Jun 04 2014 - 16:27
Ireland not ready for Adams as tánaiste, says Labour MinisterSinn Féin leader says junior coalition partner ‘in crisis’ in response to Alan Kelly commentsWed Jun 04 2014 - 15:14
Rabbitte not saying who he wants as Labour leaderCandidate for deputy role Alan Kelly says former leaders shouldn’t back candidatesWed Jun 04 2014 - 14:35
Noonan says cancer ‘another thing that happens’Upbeat Minister for Finance says he noticed lump on his shoulder while showering in FebruaryWed Jun 04 2014 - 12:41
Denis Naughten rules out joining new partyFormer FG TD to contest next election as Independent despite reports of new partyWed Jun 04 2014 - 09:59
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
Is Labour playing safe in the generation game?Party may be anxious to avoid ‘the Miliband effect’ of British Labour PartyTue Jun 03 2014 - 14:22
Labour leadership down to Burton and WhiteCampaign begins with each candidate getting list of the 5,000 party membersTue Jun 03 2014 - 12:17
Arthur Spring backs Joan Burton for Labour leadershipKerry TD decides not to enter contest just hours before noon deadline for nominationsTue Jun 03 2014 - 09:17
Our quirky voting system of PR cannot be rushedWhy does it take so long to count the votes after elections in Ireland?Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Alex White confirms he will contest Labour leadershipMinister of State issues statement in Dublin city centre this morningFri May 30 2014 - 15:03
Three Labour candidates for deputy leadershipSherlock and McCarthy join Kelly in bid for second-in-command positionThu May 29 2014 - 20:29
Could Burton/Kelly ticket prove unstoppable?Analysis: Alex White will have to choose his potential deputy carefully if he is to competeThu May 29 2014 - 16:04
IVF should be publicly funded - Fine Gael TDCatherine Byrne says couples spending thousands on fertility treatment need State supportThu May 29 2014 - 13:24
