Michelle O’Neill expected to be named SF leader for North electionsChoice marks move to new generation which has grown up since ceasefires of the 1990sFri Jan 20 2017 - 18:54
EU deal must not leave Britain with advantage, says FlanaganMinister says ‘if I chose to resign from my golf club I could not expect to turn up the next day and play for free’Fri Jan 20 2017 - 16:58
‘Enormous contribution’: Tributes paid to Martin McGuinnessMinister for Foreign Affairs says SF leader ‘unstinting in efforts to secure powersharing’Fri Jan 20 2017 - 12:36
Department of Finance warns of impact of hard BrexitPredictions include reduction in national wealth and 40,000 fewer in workThu Jan 19 2017 - 20:01
Austerity is not responsible for the recovery, experts claimNew book also argues that the troika was not behind State’s post-crash economic policyThu Jan 19 2017 - 01:00
Government welcomes May’s speech on BrexitSome Ministers say the promised hard Brexit will lead to significant difficulties for IrelandWed Jan 18 2017 - 01:01
Donohoe asked how he will pay for public service top-upMinister says money will be found through ‘savings and efficiencies’ identified throughout the yearTue Jan 17 2017 - 20:29
Ireland still has questions after Theresa May’s Brexit speechAnalysis: EU stance in relation to maintaining Common Travel Area is keyTue Jan 17 2017 - 14:40
Bus Éireann issue ‘being played out in media’ instead of with staff – NBRUDermot O’Leary says it has yet to receive any communication from company on issueMon Jan 16 2017 - 09:22
May’s speech likely to suggest Brexit is getting harderImpact on North seems to be minor factor in Britain’s approach to leaving the EUMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Bus Éireann staff to be shown cost-saving proposalsTransport authority and Minister Shane Ross under fire as troubled firm aims to save €8mMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Border tariff fears loom as UK edges towards hard BrexitTheresa May expected to say Britain prepared to exit single market and customs unionMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Eoghan Murphy: Hard Brexit is now inevitableUK exit from customs union would have implications for the BorderSun Jan 15 2017 - 15:40
The Government would not survive a Trump-Brexit recessionIrish economy will be hit by Theresa May’s article 50 speech and the new US presidentSat Jan 14 2017 - 03:00
Sinn Féin believes Assembly election will suit party’s interestsArlene Foster will put pressure on voters to keep First Minister’s office in DUP handsFri Jan 13 2017 - 01:01
Governments not hopeful of avoiding Assembly electionsMartin McGuinness is understood to have been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorderThu Jan 12 2017 - 02:00
North no longer the priority it once was for governmentsIt may feel like old times around Stormont but the focus has changed over last decadeThu Jan 12 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach urges Northern parties to use ‘limited window’ for talksNorthern secretary says elections are highly likely after contacts with Sinn FéinWed Jan 11 2017 - 19:24
McGuinness resignation comes at pivotal moment for Sinn FéinThe question of who will succeed McGuinness and Adams is now firmly in the spotlightWed Jan 11 2017 - 01:00
Mary Lou McDonald launches scathing attack on DUPTD indicates Sinn Féin may not form a new power-sharing administration in the NorthTue Jan 10 2017 - 18:41
State losing more than €1bn a year to vulture funds, says DonnellyGovernment insists it has closed most tax loopholes which were exploited by investorsTue Jan 10 2017 - 01:01
Flanagan says North’s parties should ‘act responsibly’Government concerned but not surprised at collapse of Northern ExecutiveTue Jan 10 2017 - 01:00
Chancellor denies Brexit preparations ‘badly handled’UK government yet to decide on single market and customs union, says Philip HammondMon Jan 09 2017 - 19:38
Hammond meets Noonan on post-Brexit relationshipIrish visit marks start of diplomatic push by British chancellor before departure from EUMon Jan 09 2017 - 17:48
Delegation of TDs to travel to Cairo to meet Ibrahim HalawaIrish politicians to discuss imprisonment of Irish citizen with Egyptian officialsMon Jan 09 2017 - 12:14
Pat Leahy: Predictable response to a predictable hospital crisisCompeting interests and focus on immediacy makes long-term strategy difficultSat Jan 07 2017 - 03:00
Citizens’ Assembly to meet at weekend to discuss abortion lawDelegates will hear from experts on medical, legal and ethical issues in MalahideFri Jan 06 2017 - 13:08
Ballaghaderreen to house 80 mostly Syrian refugeesRoscommon Co Council to meet as some disquiet expressed locally at lack of consultationFri Jan 06 2017 - 10:47
Apple chief Tim Cook declines invite to Oireachtas committeePearse Doherty says decision not to discuss EU tax ruling ‘disrespectful’Thu Jan 05 2017 - 17:52
Government spending on consultancy services to riseCivil Service running cost to rise 5 per cent to €2.2 billion in 2017, revised figures showThu Jan 05 2017 - 01:00
Number of patients on trolleys to stay near record levelSimon Harris responds to crisis as John Halligan calls for the HSE to be disbandedWed Jan 04 2017 - 19:57
‘Chaotic’ HSE should be disbanded, Minister saysJohn Halligan says independent international experts should be brought in to adviseWed Jan 04 2017 - 13:55
Irish officials make case to Brussels to secure common travelIrish fear of hard Brexit grows as top British diplomat Ivan Rogers resignsWed Jan 04 2017 - 01:00
Resignation raises chance of hard Brexit, say officialsEU envoy Ivan Rogers quit months before formal triggering of British exit mechanismTue Jan 03 2017 - 17:29
Fine Gael leadership talk is ‘disruptive’, Minister saysCharlie Flanagan says the speculation is undermining Brexit preparationsTue Jan 03 2017 - 01:00
Denis Naughten spends night in ‘full capacity’ emergency departmentMinister for Communications taken to Portiuncula Hospital after being hit by a carTue Jan 03 2017 - 01:00
Denis Naughten hospitalised after being struck by carMinister for Communications was cycling near his home in Co Roscommon when the incident happenedMon Jan 02 2017 - 15:30
The hot political issues of 2017From Brexit and Trump to public-sector pay and the homeless crisis, the Government is facing some major challengesSat Dec 31 2016 - 06:00
Pat Leahy: Irish populists are right about one thingThere is a very large cohort of people who have lost faith in conventional politicsSat Dec 31 2016 - 01:00
A year of living dangerously as Dáil breaks with pastNews Review of 2016: International turmoil was the last thing ‘new politics’ neededWed Dec 28 2016 - 09:42
Pat Leahy: Brexit is looking worse and worse for IrelandThe prospect of a hard Brexit is the biggest of all the threats facing IrelandSat Dec 24 2016 - 03:00
Minister criticises British government over Brexit strategyFlanagan wants Downing Street to clarify its intentions as frustration grows in DublinSat Dec 24 2016 - 01:00
Gender quota plan for sports bodies not in department’s strategyShane Ross is not in favour of ‘punitive measures’ to promote women’s participationFri Dec 23 2016 - 17:40
Doherty to back campaign against electricity interconnectorChief Whip will ‘fully support’ farmers and landowners in ‘civil disobedience’ actionThu Dec 22 2016 - 13:47
Charlie Flanagan plays down threat to status of Irish in BritainMinister says British have indicated ‘every effort’ would be made to keep common travel areaWed Dec 21 2016 - 17:16
Unions to resist greater contribution by public staff to pensionsUnion sources concede once pensions are included it will be hard to argue public sector pay has fallen behind private sectorMon Dec 19 2016 - 01:00
Department of Finance to review help-to-buy schemeConcerns raised over abuses such as initiative being used to buy properties abroadSun Dec 18 2016 - 19:31
How Fine Gael lost the 2016 general electionEnda Kenny ends the year in government, despite his party’s election strategySat Dec 17 2016 - 04:00
Pat Leahy: Government faces major challenge in the new yearPublic sector is preparing to march if it does not get a sign that more cash is on its waySat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Court sided against the people in ruling against her, says CollinsDublin TD loses bid to have Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes deemed unconstitutionalFri Dec 16 2016 - 20:14
