Budget 2024: McGrath and Donohoe set to resist demands for increased spending Senior departmental sources play down media reports that budget package would be as large as last year’sSun Sept 10 2023 - 19:55
Next-gen politicians should study how Richard Bruton worked the levers of powerEvery politician who warbles about change needs to understand how difficult it is to achieveSun Sept 10 2023 - 07:00
Richard Bruton: ‘Politics is much more about emotion than about evaluating evidence’After more than 40 years in the Dáil, the Fine Gael TD reflects on his political career following his announcement earlier this week to retireFri Sept 08 2023 - 15:30
Cabinet returns to discuss RTÉ funding crisis as licence fee income continues to fallAutumn shortfalls at RTÉ expected to grow but Ministers wary of ‘blank cheque’ approach to problemWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:00
Richard Bruton: four decades in politics but few enemies, despite heave against Enda Kenny’s leadershipRichard Bruton's decision to retire at the next general election will deprive Fine Gael of a sharp intellect and rarely-matched wealth of political experienceTue Sept 05 2023 - 17:49
Pat Leahy: What is this Government actually for, beyond not being Sinn Féin?Far from looking determined, the Coalition seems cowed by the challenge from Sinn FéinSat Sept 02 2023 - 06:45
Martin McGuinness wanted Gerry Adams to step aside as Sinn Féin leader after brother’s abuse caseAdams party leader for 35 years until 2018 when handing over control uncontested to Mary Lou McDonaldSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
Smaller parties to be squeezed by constituency changes as Dáil grows by 14 TDs Electoral Commission: Bigger parties, especially Sinn Féin, are likely to be happier with plans publishedThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
Additional seats in constituency review mollify larger parties over boundary changes It’s a lot more difficult for smaller parties to win in three-seat constituenciesThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
Electoral boundaries review: How did your constituency fare?New constituency boundaries sees Dublin gain five extra seats, with one new constituency in Fingal, while new three-seat Wicklow-Wexford constituency also announcedWed Aug 30 2023 - 19:44
Inside Politics: ‘Constituency redraws can be career-making or career-breaking’A big day for politicians as they await recommendations from the Electoral Commission for changes to the make-up of constituenciesWed Aug 30 2023 - 07:09
Doubts grow over ‘women in the home’ referendumConcern in Government that campaign could lead to divisive debatesMon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Five things that will shape Irish politics this autumn and winter Here are the factors likely to shape Irish politics between now and the next electionSat Aug 26 2023 - 06:30
Extra Dáil seats expected for Dublin city and suburbs – but where?At a stroke of a pen, the transfer of electoral divisions could rob sitting TDs of crucial votesSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
McGrath pressures banks to raise interest rates for savers Minister for Finance set to approve hike for State-backed savings schemes which could bring progress on bank ratesTue Aug 22 2023 - 05:00
Local elections will test whether Irish voters’ rejection of far-right candidates enduresWith his far-fetched pretensions, blood and soil rhetoric and stash of gold, Barrett is more than a little ridiculousSun Jul 30 2023 - 05:00
McEntee under spotlight as street crime becomes the issueStakes for Minister for Justice and for Fine Gael are high amid criticism of response to crime and antisocial activity in DublinFri Jul 28 2023 - 05:00
Personal tax and energy supports will be among areas of focus in budget giveaway, Varadkar saysFine Gael leader puts strong emphasis on providing supports for businessesWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
All-island rail plan ‘makes the case’ for more road projects, Taoiseach saysMinister for Transport Eamon Ryan defends ‘new age of rail’ plan, saying transport emissions need to dropWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach urges ‘hand in hand’ approach with British government to NorthLeo Varadkar says Northern Ireland works best when there is a ‘common strategy’ between both jurisdictionsWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Two firefighters killed battling blaze on Greek island as wildfires continue across MediterraneanVaradkar says travel operators should ‘err on the side of fairness’ when compensating affected customersTue Jul 25 2023 - 21:07
Taoiseach pledges energy support for families and businesses in budgetLeo Varadkar says reducing cost of childcare and alleviating child poverty would be ‘a very strong theme in the budget’Tue Jul 25 2023 - 19:59
Politicians know it’s getting hotter, wetter and wilder. Why aren’t they preparing?It’s not that the Government must do better so much as they need to get off their backsidesSun Jul 23 2023 - 06:45
Inside Sinn Féin: Who really makes the big decisions in Ireland’s most popular party?Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn FéinSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Reforms at RTÉ to be sought by Government before agreeing financial supportsAmount needed by broadcaster likely to increase from €16m uplift planned by Catherine MartinSat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Land Development Agency to begin buying private sites for quick delivery of public housingState body to expand activity so public, social and affordable housing projects can move quickly to constructionFri Jul 21 2023 - 02:00
Pat Leahy: A new united Ireland will have to be a bit more British than the current Republic The North is learning to manage its sectarian demons. But getting Stormont back will be more difficultSat Jul 15 2023 - 06:30
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan TubridyRTÉ, led by new director general Kevin Bakhurst, and its top star saw battle lines drawn this week as their differences over Ryan Tubridy's hidden payments were exposed in three more stormy Oireachtas committee hearingsFri Jul 14 2023 - 16:08
RTÉ bosses to challenge Tubridy and Kelly’s account of payments at PAC hearingNew director general Bakhurst and chair Ní Raghallaigh to push back against presenter’s evidence, claiming ‘pressing need’ to correct recordWed Jul 12 2023 - 21:50
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly seek to put spotlight back on RTÉ, but questions remainPresenter admits he could be ‘out of a job by Friday’ as broadcaster’s executives prepare to return to committeeWed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
Tubridy and Kelly to come out fighting at Oireachtas meeting as reconciliation looks a long way offBattle lines between RTÉ, Tubridy and Kelly are now stark as statements and documents releasedTue Jul 11 2023 - 09:56
RTÉ crisis: Ryan Tubridy’s future on the line as Oireachtas hearings resumeDirector general Kevin Bakhurst says he hopes to see ‘maximum transparency and honesty’ from the presenterTue Jul 11 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Another quiet victory for the Government’s axis of prudenceBudget negotiations will be fairly brutal. There will be one-off sweeteners, but no big increases in spendingSat Jul 08 2023 - 06:45
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to face in-depth questions from PAC on RTÉ payments and contract detailsCommittee members told by Oireachtas legal advisers the two witnesses are under no obligation to appearFri Jul 07 2023 - 20:15
Incoming RTÉ DG to ‘rearrange front bench’ in station’s executive management‘The new sheriff is in town’ said a person briefed on Kevin Bakhurst’s plan for ‘substantial change’ at the top of the broadcasterFri Jul 07 2023 - 05:00
Electricity prices for households to start coming down in the next few months, says Eamon RyanTaoiseach says development of offshore wind energy would be Ireland’s ‘moon shot for the 21st century’Thu Jul 06 2023 - 19:04
Budgetary strategy undermines Government’s credibility, Ifac claimsTaoiseach Leo Varadkar said that he would ‘respectfully disagree’ with the views of the Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilThu Jul 06 2023 - 12:00
RTÉ board seeks ‘swift action’ as chair warns of more revelationsMore than €1.5m spent through barter account on gigs, restaurants, flights and flip flopsThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Flip-flops are the least of RTÉ’s problemsStation will face financial crisis that will force it to changeThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ plunged into deeper crisis as two more barter accounts foundBroadcaster says three additional accounts exist, the same type used to make secret payments to TubridyTue Jul 04 2023 - 22:04
Surging revenues to fund giveaway budget with public spending boost and modest tax cuts, Government says The two ministers declined to say if this year’s ‘one-off’ measures – which do not entail permanent increases in public spending budgets – would match or exceed last year’s level of €4 billionTue Jul 04 2023 - 20:23
Fine Gael hopes of middle Ireland tax cuts beginning to look a tad threadbare Analysis: In a budget that boosts spending by €6.4bn, a tax package of just over a €1bn does not scream huge priorityTue Jul 04 2023 - 19:00
Repeat of one-off measures to help ease cost-of-living pressures likely in budgetThe leaders of the Government parties and the two budget ministers were locked in talks late last night ahead of the publication of the Summer Economic StatementTue Jul 04 2023 - 08:10
Entire culture of stars at RTÉ has done desperate damage to the broadcasterPat Leahy: There is a world of serious events happening every day. We may have lost perspective on crisis rocking State broadcasterSun Jul 02 2023 - 07:00
RTÉ pay crisis: Donnelly raises prospect of Garda involvement as fresh hearings set for next weekCenter Parcs announces it will not continue €295,000 sponsorship deal for The Ryan Tubridy Show in another blow for RTÉFri Jun 30 2023 - 18:22
Migration row clouds EU summit in BrusselsPoland and Hungary block agreement on one of the Union’s most sensitive political issuesFri Jun 30 2023 - 12:58
RTÉ pay crisis deepens over use of €275,000 from ‘slush fund’ for sports junketsBroadcaster’s chairwoman brands €275,000 in spending on corporate hospitality as ‘outrageous’ as Oireachtas scrutinises use of Tubridy hidden payments account to entertain advertisersFri Jun 30 2023 - 05:00
Tax cuts in budget need not contribute to inflation, Donohoe saysReducing amount of tax people had to play important in helping them meet cost of living increases, says TaoiseachThu Jun 29 2023 - 18:33
RTÉ fails to quell political disquiet over Tubridy payPoliticians react negatively to statement as it faces Oireachtas committee in absence of Dee ForbesWed Jun 28 2023 - 06:00
Responsibility for Ryan Tubridy extra payments lay with Dee Forbes, RTÉ says in statementNo other board member had ‘all necessary information’ to understand incorrect published pay figures, deputy DG says with release of Grant Thornton reportTue Jun 27 2023 - 19:25
