Government issues warning to North’s parties after electionSinn Féin and the DUP told the onus is on them to resurrect Stormont’s institutionsMon Mar 06 2017 - 09:58
‘Irish Times’ poll: Majority want Nóirín O’Sullivan to step downNew survey also shows how McCabe row has damaged confidence in An Garda SíochánaMon Mar 06 2017 - 09:00
Former leaders urge ‘bold actions’ for future of EUGroup including John Bruton and Jacques Delors calls for ‘fully developed’ unionMon Mar 06 2017 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: New politics working for Fine Gael and Fianna FáilThe ‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll shows the two main parties still dominateSat Mar 04 2017 - 05:00
Campaigners in abortion debate reject idea of replacing Eighth AmendmentPoll showed 38% support for constitutional change allowing greater access to abortionFri Mar 03 2017 - 20:41
Poll shows public support for abortion is cautious and conditionalMore voters support reform than repeal of Eighth Amendment, survey findsFri Mar 03 2017 - 09:02
Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll: Replace constitutional control on abortionReplacing Eighth Amendment with more liberal provision favoured by 38% of votersFri Mar 03 2017 - 06:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil almost levelSinn Féin support up four points since December to 21%, with Labour down two to 4%Thu Mar 02 2017 - 06:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Fianna Fáil fails to pull away from Fine GaelAnalysis: No incentive for Martin to push for election as relative strengths largely unchangedThu Mar 02 2017 - 06:00
No Irish laws broken by Trump’s Muslim travel banUS pre-clearance facilities in Dublin and Shannon airports to remain unchangedWed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
Shane Ross to insist he will not intervene in crisis at Bus ÉireannStrike scheduled to go ahead from next Monday in protest at management’s survival planTue Feb 28 2017 - 21:04
Peter Mathews, former FG and Independent TD, dies aged 65Tribute paid to ‘true gentleman’ diagnosed with oesophageal cancer after routine check-upTue Feb 28 2017 - 13:53
Michael Noonan attacks EU body over corporate tax plansMinister accuses EU Commission of reneging on previous deals in proposed reformsTue Feb 28 2017 - 04:37
The ‘new politics’ one year on: Different? Yes. Better? NoIt was the election that nobody won, producing a Government that struggles to govern. A new series assesses minority Government and Ireland’s changing political landscapeSat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Government needs a reboot – whoever leads itFine Gael must restore faith in its competency if it is to maintain a hold on powerSat Feb 25 2017 - 03:00
Fine Gael leadership succession race under wayKenny pledge to ‘conclusively’ deal with issue on return from US a signal to contendersWed Feb 22 2017 - 21:43
Being underestimated has been Kenny’s political strengthTaoiseach has a reasonable claim to being Fine Gael’s most successful leaderWed Feb 22 2017 - 20:07
Government business stalls amid Fine Gael leadership questionsInside Politics: Dominance of issue is likely to hasten Enda Kenny’s departure on return from WashingtonWed Feb 22 2017 - 08:13
Government bogged down by fight to lead Fine GaelRecent controversy and party contest means little real work being done in Leinster HouseWed Feb 22 2017 - 01:00
Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day visits revealedEnda Kenny is to travel to Washington, DC, to meet US president Donald TrumpTue Feb 21 2017 - 20:41
FG Ministers expecting Kenny to name date for resignation‘He just has to say something – this is not going to go away,’ says one supporterSat Feb 18 2017 - 07:59
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael leadership change may save GovernmentThe McCabe crisis has exposed the lack of trust in ‘dysfunctional’ CabinetSat Feb 18 2017 - 03:00
Maurice McCabe: How a controversy became a story about politicsThe series of events that turned another Garda scandal into a full-blown political crisisSat Feb 18 2017 - 01:00
Enda Kenny faces leadership challenge unless he names date of departureMinisters and backbenchers call for change over handling of Garda whistleblower affairWed Feb 15 2017 - 23:10
Independent Alliance almost left Government over whistleblower rowEnda Kenny agrees to external audit of An Garda Síochána by policing expertWed Feb 15 2017 - 20:43
Taoiseach to seek EU aid for Irish firms hit by BrexitEnda Kenny outlines the Government’s policy for the UK’s departure from the EUWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:30
Explainer: what is the McCabe controversy about?So who exactly knew what, and when? And what has it got to do with the Government?Wed Feb 15 2017 - 14:32
James Brokenshire: ‘North will not have a special Brexit status’Interview: The Northern Ireland Secretary discusses the UK’s plan for leaving the EUWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Fallout from McCabe scandal could be ruinous for TaoiseachAnalysis: Kenny’s handling of affair has undermined his authority in Fine Gael – perhaps fatallyTue Feb 14 2017 - 20:57
Tribunal of inquiry into McCabe smear allegations likelyKenny and Martin meet to forge deal on controversy that threatens GovernmentTue Feb 14 2017 - 07:40
Political cluelessness will fail to prompt any rolling of headsNóirín O’Sullivan, Katherine Zappone and Enda Kenny face down whistleblower falloutTue Feb 14 2017 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil: ‘If we don’t get this sorted out, the Government will collapse’Zappone asks Hiqa to investigate Tusla amid controversy over treatment of Maurice McCabeMon Feb 13 2017 - 17:55
McCabe controversy places future of Government in balanceAnalysis: Decision by Nóirín O’Sullivan not to step aside means crisis is far from defusedMon Feb 13 2017 - 13:12
Pat Leahy: Garda controversy threatens the State’s securityMaurice McCabe revelations have broken the trust between the Government and the forceSat Feb 11 2017 - 03:00
Cabinet divided over Minister’s statements on Garda controversyZappone contradicts herself over false claims against whistleblower Maurice McCabeSat Feb 11 2017 - 01:01
Kenny and Fitzgerald ‘not told’ of false Tusla file on McCabeTaoiseach and Tánaiste told Zappone met whistleblower but say they did not hear detailsFri Feb 10 2017 - 20:39
Maurice McCabe to sue Tusla over sex abuse fileWhistleblower to take action after agency sent papers containing false claims to GardaFri Feb 10 2017 - 06:52
Garda whistleblower inquiry to include senior politiciansGovernment agrees to broaden terms of reference regarding Maurice McCabe caseFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Scope of Garda whistleblower inquiry may be widenedTaoiseach: ‘You cannot have a country if everyone against whom allegations are made has to step aside’Thu Feb 09 2017 - 13:08
Health and Garda issues loom large for GovernmentInside Politics: Nurses’ union INMO announces industrial action to start on March 7thThu Feb 09 2017 - 08:22
Nóirín O’Sullivan rejects claims she smeared Maurice McCabeGarda Commissioner’s phone records to be examined during unprecedented inquiryWed Feb 08 2017 - 21:52
Inquiry shows Government’s mistrust of Garda managementFrances Fitzgerald says she has faith in Nóirín O’Sullivan, but she’ll keep her distanceWed Feb 08 2017 - 20:51
Health crisis unlikely to put an end to Harris’s political ambitionAnalysis: Public currently giving Health Minister chance to prove himself but it won’t last foreverWed Feb 08 2017 - 07:53
Ministers at odds over inviting Donald Trump to IrelandLeo Varadkar voices opposition to US presidential visit but Mary Mitchell O’Connor supports itMon Feb 06 2017 - 13:14
Can a weak Government withstand the pressure to spend?Faced with huge demands from all sides, the Government needs the political will to say noMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Brendan Howlin is desperately seeking a visionLabour faces a real battle to win back voters, but no one seems to be fighting itSat Feb 04 2017 - 03:00
Pat Leahy: Bad week for Ireland on the Brexit frontIt is becoming clear there will be some sort of obvious Border in Ireland in the futureSat Feb 04 2017 - 01:00
Stephen Donnelly no longer the accidental politicianMove suggests Wicklow TD believes Fianna Fáil will be in power after next electionThu Feb 02 2017 - 19:49
Brexit White Paper says Irish citizens will retain special statusUK government reaffirms commitment to ‘frictionless’ Border as it publishes plansThu Feb 02 2017 - 19:30
Wicklow TD Stephen Donnelly to join Fianna Fáil, party saysIndependent Deputy to be given responsibility for Brexit on party’s front benchThu Feb 02 2017 - 13:32
