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
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
Fine Gael leadership talk is ‘disruptive’, Minister saysCharlie Flanagan says the speculation is undermining Brexit preparationsTue 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
Apollo House occupation ‘not the solution’ to homelessness crisisFr Peter McVerry applauds demonstrators but says he will not aid takeover of empty blockFri Dec 16 2016 - 19:52
Citizens’ Assembly deluged with abortion submissionsAnother 3,200 online submissions on Eighth Amendment received in final 24 hoursFri Dec 16 2016 - 19:16
Rent rise cap of 4% on the way as FF drops objectionsSimon Coveney’s plan to cap rent hikes at 4% to go ahead as inter-party tensions heightenFri Dec 16 2016 - 07:12
Over 4,500 submissions on abortion made to Citizens’ AssemblyBoth sides of the debate on Eighth Amendment are representedFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Success of rent cap policy is what matters, not political winSimon Coveney has scored Dáil victory but will be judged by success of his strategyFri Dec 16 2016 - 01:00
Homeless families to get 25 hours of free childcare each weekScheme announced by Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to begin next monthThu Dec 15 2016 - 19:48
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 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: 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: 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: 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
