Ross says Independent Alliance has ended cronyism and brought stabilityAlliance wants to see tax on gambling raised from 1% to 2% in the budgetThu Sept 13 2018 - 20:19
Health spending rise may limit budget tax cutsOverspend on health this year estimated at €600m, Paschal Donohoe tells CabinetThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
Irish judge takes up key role in European Court of JusticeMr Justice Gerard Hogan ratified as advocate general whose advice assists judges’ deliberationsWed Sept 12 2018 - 21:32
Pat Leahy: Scally report pulses with anger of mistreated womenSome descriptions of how women were informed of audit results beggar beliefWed Sept 12 2018 - 21:31
Simon Harris says screening programme audit ‘utterly botched’Scally report ‘finds huge failings’ in CervicalCheck programmeWed Sept 12 2018 - 14:37
CervicalCheck report set to be sharply critical of screening failuresScally report to recommend overhaul, and automatic informing of errors to womenWed Sept 12 2018 - 03:00
Donald Trump visit to Ireland will not go ahead in NovemberIrish government said visit ‘postponed’ for ‘scheduling reasons’ while White House said no final decision madeTue Sept 11 2018 - 21:15
Housing crisis: Dublin councils to reject Minister’s 'stunt' criticismIf key targets not met, Murphy threatens to transfer responsibility for emergency shelterMon Sept 10 2018 - 06:55
Report warns of explosion in public debt caused by ageing populationDemographic profile may lead to longer working lives and require reforms to boost productivitySun Sept 09 2018 - 20:28
Why Varadkar and Martin remain the best of frenemiesPat Leahy: The two parties fight, but the reality is they are still the best of frenemiesSat Sept 08 2018 - 11:02
Supreme Court clears way for abortion lawGovernment ‘on track’ to have legislation through in the next parliamentary sessionFri Sept 07 2018 - 20:31
Common Travel Area between Republic and UK will remainNo-deal Brexit will not affect open borders between the two countries, says TaoiseachFri Sept 07 2018 - 16:46
Housing crisis: Varadkar denies Government is trying to pass blameMurphy warns local authorities set up more family hubs or lose some of their powersFri Sept 07 2018 - 12:41
Pressure on Murphy as housing dominates first day of Fine Gael think-inParty is aware that time is needed to fix housing crisis as election drums beat in the backgroundThu Sept 06 2018 - 20:49
Harris to seek extra powers to allow patient safety inquiriesMinister says he remains concerned about circumstances of death of Malak ThawleyThu Sept 06 2018 - 20:16
Murphy warns councils he will strip powers unless action taken on housingFine Gael Minister says he will use emergency powers on accommodation crisisThu Sept 06 2018 - 17:53
Budget will not just be about housing, says VaradkarTaoiseach: If there was a housing quick fix, others would already have suggested itThu Sept 06 2018 - 13:59
High-flying Leo Varadkar has won nothing yetInterview: Taoiseach will not call election but reiterates desire for stability around Brexit talksThu Sept 06 2018 - 03:00
Leo Varadkar rules out autumn general electionFF rejects Taoiseach’s request for early negotiations on extension of agreementThu Sept 06 2018 - 02:00
Independents will not seek to block Trump visit, Cabinet toldAlliance members say they will protest against US president during his Ireland tripWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
Leo Varadkar is ‘considering the future of the Government’Micheál Martin rejects confidence-and-supply offer ahead of start of budget talksWed Sept 05 2018 - 00:55
Micheál Martin criticises Varadkar's strategy on confidence-and-supply‘Not an appropriate way to conduct serious negotiations,’ Fianna Fáil leader saysWed Sept 05 2018 - 00:35
Where does Varadkar and Martin’s row leave us?Pat Leahy: It seems Taoiseach wants the idea of an election to stay bubbling, but why?Wed Sept 05 2018 - 00:02
Over 100 additional Irish soldiers to join Unifil in LebanonThe additional personnel will be deployed within two current Defence Force companiesTue Sept 04 2018 - 21:56
Martin rebuffs Varadkar’s call for talks on extending dealTaoiseach sought Fianna Fáil backing to extend minority government for two yearsTue Sept 04 2018 - 13:46
Pat Leahy: A month is a long time to be away from politicsInside politics: Two issues will overshadow the opening weeks of the political term: Brexit and the future of the GovernmentSat Sept 01 2018 - 04:00
EU and UK remain deadlocked on Irish Border plansRabb and Barnier meet in Brussels but no agreement how Border might workSat Sept 01 2018 - 01:00
Higgins has all the advantages – but is he unbeatable?As the hopefuls pile in, Seán Gallagher’s entry to the race is the most intriguingSat Sept 01 2018 - 00:36
Fianna Fáil signals opposition to post office closuresOpposition wants ‘public service obligation’ placed on An Post to preserve the serviceFri Aug 31 2018 - 04:37
Commission to reject nurses’ claim for pay increaseNursing unions threaten industrial action unless Government comes up with pay planFri Aug 31 2018 - 04:00
Number seeking to contest presidential election swells furtherBusinessman Peter Casey joins fellow TV ‘dragons’ in race to secure nominationFri Aug 31 2018 - 01:35
Murphy’s ‘posh boy’ image hurting FG amid worsening homeless crisisMinister must bear some degree of responsibility for the slow rate of house-buildingThu Aug 30 2018 - 00:00
How Seán Gallagher nearly became president of Ireland in 2011Frontrunner was on the brink of highest office until his campaign imploded in the final daysWed Aug 29 2018 - 17:43
Seán Gallagher says he will seek nomination for presidential electionBusinessman contested 2011 election and was a front-runner in several opinion polls before the voteWed Aug 29 2018 - 10:15
Presidential race set to heat up with opening of nominationsSean Gallagher expected to seek and secure nomination in biggest shake-up to race so farWed Aug 29 2018 - 06:00
Abortion legislation could be delayed by further appealJoanna Jordan’s ‘reckless’ challenge to vote result dismissed by appeal courtWed Aug 29 2018 - 00:44
Pope in Ireland: Most think he did not go far enough on abuse issueOpinion poll shows just one in three think pope’s comments sufficientTue Aug 28 2018 - 05:00
Opinion poll shows Irish favour a more liberal, less dogmatic, Catholic ChurchLarge majorities want end to rigid teaching on celibacy, women priests, contraception, same-sex marriageTue Aug 28 2018 - 05:00
Brexit: Progress on future relationship key to backstop, says CoveneyTánaiste says backstop deal will be easier if relationship between EU and UK is clarifiedTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:01
Varadkar has shown he can do the job but he has not transformed the GovernmentMary Lou McDonald and Micheál Martin have squandered some hard-won political capitalSat Aug 04 2018 - 04:00
EU to explore Brexit deal on single market for agricultureBarnier signals willingness to ‘improve the text’ of backstop agreementFri Aug 03 2018 - 01:12
Solicitor’s claim of negligence around CervicalCheck rejectedDepartment of Health says ‘determination of negligence’ can only be made by courtFri Aug 03 2018 - 01:00
Cervical screening scandal a political tightrope for GovernmentAnalysis: Growing feeling that measures package must protect screening programmeFri Aug 03 2018 - 01:00
Sinn Féin’s political opponents seize on Border poll U-turnMicheál Martin says change in position ‘raises serious questions about who’s in charge’Thu Aug 02 2018 - 01:00
Judge asked to consider redress plan for cervical cancer casesGovernment looking at compensation options that will avoid a court processThu Aug 02 2018 - 01:00
No evidence of a land bubble in Ireland, says VaradkarTaoiseach admits land is not being made available for development quickly enoughThu Aug 02 2018 - 01:00
High Court judge to examine cervical cancer redress schemeJudge to study options for compensating for women affected by controversyWed Aug 01 2018 - 19:38
Redress scheme likely in cervical cancer controversyVaradkar confirms all 221 women will qualify for compensationWed Aug 01 2018 - 00:43
McDonald ‘reverses’ position on Border poll in case of Brexit crash-outSinn Féin leader does apparent U-turn after previously saying it was not the right climateWed Aug 01 2018 - 00:20
Fianna Fáil frontbenchers do not back Ó Cuív presidential bidTimmy Dooley says he is following party policy and supporting Michael D HigginsTue Jul 31 2018 - 21:38
