Cost of Garda deal to be split between savings and €25m allocationRise in public spending in revised estimates to total €40m, says Paschal DonohoeTue Dec 13 2016 - 20:34
Garda pay report undermines case for public sector wage increasesPension benefits for public servants are unavailable and largely unfundable in private sectorMon Dec 12 2016 - 14:03
72 per cent support repayment for those who paid water chargesRepayment option backed by all sections of communitySat Dec 10 2016 - 13:19
Gerry Adams: Past role and present ambitions clashPolitics demands standards of its leaders, but the Sinn Féin figurehead cannot meet themSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: 81% back legalising medicinal cannabisMassive majority in favour of move as Government set to consider issue in springSat Dec 10 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Fianna Fáil’s popularityThe party that was gutted in the 2011 election could well lead Ireland’s next governmentSat Dec 10 2016 - 00:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Little support for public sector pay risesVoters favour more public servants, capital spending over tax cuts, welfare increasesFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Garda strike threat considered ‘acceptable’ by majoritySurvey shows public does not share political anger at proposed industrial actionFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll suggests shift to left in public opinionVoters prefer capital spending on infrastructure over tax cuts and public sector pay risesFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:00
‘Irish Times’ poll: Some end of year solace for centrist partiesSupport for big two remains solid amid little evidence of growth in anti-establishment forcesThu Dec 08 2016 - 05:00
Scale of challenges facing Coalition becomes clearerInside Politics: Government is struggling with the realities of governing a country hit by years of austerityWed Dec 07 2016 - 12:48
Analysis: Garda compromise may end up pleasing nobodyDealing with one political problem spawns yet another issue for Paschal DonohoeTue Dec 06 2016 - 21:00
Ireland does not engage in “harmful tax competition” says European CommissionOfficials face tough questioning on corporation tax plan at Oireachtas inquiryTue Dec 06 2016 - 20:24
Cabinet expected to pass judicial appointments Bill summaryHeads of Bill will stipulate a new mechanism for appointing judges is to be establishedTue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
Government reacts to Italy vote: ‘This is not Brexit’Charlie Flanagan says European Union will not suffer immediate consequencesMon Dec 05 2016 - 19:02
Fatal foetal abnormality: More State payouts likelyUN human rights committee member says Amanda Mellet ruling applies to other casesSat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael breached ‘confidence and supply’ deal, says FFTensions over blocking of Jim O’Callaghan Bill on judges as FF warns of ‘consequences’Sat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
Some Ministers wary of any move making cannabis more availableGovernment agrees not to oppose private member’s Bill on medicinal use of cannabisThu Dec 01 2016 - 21:35
Ibrahim Halawa: TDs will travel to Egypt and lobby for releaseGroup will visit Irishman held in prison without trial since arrest in August 2013Thu Dec 01 2016 - 16:09
Government will not give UN commitment to change abortion lawsAmanda Mellet offered €30,000 over finding she was subjected to inhuman treatmentWed Nov 30 2016 - 21:11
Government blocks Fianna Fáil Bill on judicial appointmentsAngry exchanges at justice committeeWed Nov 30 2016 - 20:51
Fianna Fáil bill on judges blocked by Government ‘stroke’Judicial appointments Bill shelved as Government prepares its own legislationWed Nov 30 2016 - 13:25
Gerry Adams insists information on murder suspects came from officer’s sonKenny seeks details on information given to Garda over 1983 murder of Brian StackWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Kenny travels to US to meet business leadersTaoiseach has “no plans” to meet president-elect Trump in New YorkWed Nov 30 2016 - 01:00
Ross backs down on judge veto in return for faster reformsAgreement will facilitate four appointments to District Court and three to Circuit CourtTue Nov 29 2016 - 20:28
Ross in FG deal to fill judge posts in return for fast-track systemMinister backs down on threat to veto appointment of judges until legislation passedTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:31
Kenny calls on Gerry Adams to clarify confusion over Stack suspectsAustin Stack denies he gave names of those connected to father’s murder to Sinn Fein leaderTue Nov 29 2016 - 15:08
President Higgins has no plans to attend Castro’s funeralMichael D Higgins faced criticism for his tribute to the Cuban leader over the weekendMon Nov 28 2016 - 19:15
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon visits DublinLeader of SNP to visit Áras an Uachtaráin, Trinity College and address SeanadMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Public servants could see €1,000 payment brought forwardAcceleration of incremental pay restoration among options being discussed with unionsMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Obama urged not to send representative to Castro funeralTed Cruz among Republican critics, referring to Cuban leader as ‘murderous tyrant’Sun Nov 27 2016 - 23:08
President Higgins rejects criticism of Fidel Castro tributeClaims that he neglected human rights concerns ‘unsustainable and unwarranted’, says spokesmanSun Nov 27 2016 - 17:39
Kenny plans to stay as Taoiseach until 2018, sources indicateFG leader understood to believe instability post-resignation would damage countrySat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
Government Buildings, where careers are made and unmadeWalk along the corridor and names on the doors are a roll call of our top civil servantsSat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
‘How can I do the work the Government expects . . . when they won’t give me the judges?’Circuit Court president says he cannot implement law unless more judges appointedFri Nov 25 2016 - 01:00
Micheál Martin: ‘British government lacks Brexit strategy’Fianna Fáil leader says its approach ‘would be funny were it not so serious’Fri Nov 25 2016 - 01:00
Poland recognises ‘unique position of Ireland’ on BrexitForeign minister accepts Irish situation regarding North but says other countries also have special casesThu Nov 24 2016 - 19:00
Pavee Point welcomes recognition of Traveller ethnicityEnda Kenny has resolved to support the recognition of Traveller ethnicityThu Nov 24 2016 - 12:19
Shatter asks Taoiseach to withdraw Guerin reportReport on whistleblower row is withdrawn from Department of the Taoiseach’s websiteWed Nov 23 2016 - 21:55
Traveller ethnicity recognition to be backed by TaoiseachEuropean and Irish bodies have long sought ethnic minority status for TravellersWed Nov 23 2016 - 21:37
Ross and Taoiseach discuss process for appointing judgesMinister’s critical comments on judiciary are backdrop to meeting with Enda KennyWed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Row between Ross and judges shows no signs of abatingJudges angered by Minister’s presence at meeting with Frances Fitzgerald last weekTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Nóirín O’Sullivan broke rules with Gmail use on Garda businessRestrictions on Garda email system meant Commissioner ‘occasionally’ used GmailMon Nov 21 2016 - 22:28
Garda chief confirms use of Gmail address for official businessForce satisfied Nóirín O’Sullivan’s ‘systems secure and no evidence of compromise’Mon Nov 21 2016 - 18:16
The gathering storm: protests, strikes, talks and choicesPublic servants feel entitled to pay restoration but Ministers have other spending needsSat Nov 19 2016 - 06:00
Social Democrats meet in Dublin for first national conferenceRóisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy to deliver joint leaders’ speech to 500 delegatesSat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
Public sector pay body to meet Minister as work beginsCommission is examining public service pay and how pay cuts might be reversedSat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
National Party leader espouses creation of ‘Catholic republic’Former Youth Defence member Justin Barrett hit zenith of influence during Nice Treaty campaignThu Nov 17 2016 - 01:00
Government plays down Brussels call for spending riseCommission bid to ease austerity likely to put more pressure on Ministers over public payWed Nov 16 2016 - 21:41
Martin McGuinness says he was ‘in the dark’ over Project EagleSinn Féin Minister to tell PAC that the Nama sale raises ‘serious’ questionsWed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
