Opposition wants Nama inquiry to be expandedGovernment likely to resist move to extend inquiry beyond Project Eagle deal in NorthFri Sept 16 2016 - 01:00
Party leaders agree to set up statutory inquiry on Project EagleTaoiseach moves after C&AG report found the Nama deal cost the State €220mThu Sept 15 2016 - 19:44
Two inquiries into Nama’s Project Eagle deal to be set upComptroller and Auditor General finds shortcomings in Northern loan book saleThu Sept 15 2016 - 07:34
Pat Leahy: Report raises unsettling issues about Project EagleKenny and Ministers caught in dispute between two of State’s most important agenciesThu Sept 15 2016 - 01:00
Nama lost €220m on Project Eagle deal, C&AG findsEnda Kenny agrees to inquiry into sale of North loans as watchdog publishes reportWed Sept 14 2016 - 22:01
Project Eagle: Nama can no longer count on political coverThe Government realises an inquiry is not necessarily desirable but it is politically inevitableWed Sept 14 2016 - 16:01
Budget watchdog warns Government ‘at limit of prudent policies’Fiscal Advisory Council chief cautions against any new ‘backdoor’ spending increasesTue Sept 13 2016 - 19:27
Inquiry into Nama’s Project Eagle must be focused, Kenny saysCabinet to discuss report into NI sale in which hundreds of millions may have been lostTue Sept 13 2016 - 13:29
Project Eagle: Kenny seeks approval for Nama inquirySenior legal figure to head investigation into €1.6bn sale of 800 loans linked to NI propertiesTue Sept 13 2016 - 01:00
Enda Kenny’s buoyancy cannot disguise jitters of his partyAnalysis: ‘Mojo’ is not exactly the term you would associate with Fine Gael at the momentTue Sept 13 2016 - 01:00
Budget 2017 will not be a giveaway, Michael Noonan warnsMinister plays down expectations of tax cuts ahead of next month’s announcementMon Sept 12 2016 - 19:20
Analysis: What’s on the Fine Gael think-in agenda?Halligan row and general election performance expected to dominate debateMon Sept 12 2016 - 11:20
‘Hundreds of millions lost by Nama’ in sale of Northern properties, report findsComptroller and Auditor General finds ‘shortcomings’ and ‘irregularities’ in sale processSat Sept 10 2016 - 08:26
Pat Leahy: Halligan’s moves threaten Independents’ agendaMuch-heralded new politics looks just like old politics without a Dáil majoritySat Sept 10 2016 - 01:01
Cerberus, Frank Cushnahan and Tughans: a rough guide to Project EagleQ&A: Nama and the sale of its Northern Ireland property loans portfolioSat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Halligan’s future in Government still hanging in the balanceHis departure over hospital issue would leave Enda Kenny with a majority of just one voteFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
How the Dáil numbers stack up for Enda KennyIf Halligan resigns, then Taoiseach will be left with 58 votes, the barest of Dáil majoritiesFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
Flanagan urges Brexit minister to focus on BorderDavid Davis briefs Irish Ministers on progress of UK preparations for leaving EUFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
Halligan accuses Noonan of reneging on Waterford hospital promisesIndependent Alliance member says he was told extra cardiac services would be providedThu Sept 08 2016 - 15:20
Enda Kenny says Budget must be ‘Brexit-proofed’Government expected to approve establishment of cabinet sub-committee on BrexitThu Sept 08 2016 - 12:35
Two world views were evident in the Dáil debate on AppleTalk may be of Apple, but political divisions have become sharperThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Donald Tusk: Europe must show it is not detached from realityTaoiseach discusses contentious Apple judgment with European Council presidentWed Sept 07 2016 - 17:15
University rankings: Bruton insists funding hinges on reformColleges pitch for resources as standings tumble, but Minister notes need for visionWed Sept 07 2016 - 01:00
Bruton says universities must reform in return for more moneyEducation minister responds to colleges’ demands after fall in rankingsTue Sept 06 2016 - 19:08
Poisoned Apple: Bitter battle lines drawn in wake of tax billBrussels goes to war with Ireland, and the Government goes to war with itselfSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: Government limps a little closer to the inevitableIt’s not that trust has broken down. It never really existed in the first placeSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Split over Apple tax ruling sign of Coalition going awryIndependents will have to learn to endure being unpopular if Government is to surviveThu Sept 01 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael tells Independents Apple tax appeal must go aheadSplit over tax decision threatens future of the Government, say MinistersThu Sept 01 2016 - 01:00
Independent Ministers demand early recall of Dáil to debate Apple appealShane Ross and Finian McGrath seek ‘strong motion on tax’ in return for supporting appealWed Aug 31 2016 - 12:40
European Commission says Ireland not obligated to use Apple tax cash for national debtCommission to strongly recommend that money be used to ‘accelerate debt reduction’Wed Aug 31 2016 - 12:06
Government faces threat of split after EU’s Apple rulingIndependents undecided over whether to support Noonan’s plan to appeal tax rulingWed Aug 31 2016 - 09:45
Convincing voters to forgo Apple’s €13bn will not be easyThe Government will fall if the Independent Alliance cannot agree to appeal the decisionTue Aug 30 2016 - 20:35
Sheer size of Apple tax bill complicates things for GovernmentThe €13bn figure means the political noise will be turned up to the highest levelTue Aug 30 2016 - 14:14
EU to rule Apple owes State billions in back taxAmount of tax owed due to be much larger than anticipated by GovernmentTue Aug 30 2016 - 11:14
Michael Lowry and Mattie McGrath clash on Clonmel ‘patient hotel’Tipperary Independents in angry exchanges on plans to deal with hospital overcrowdingTue Aug 30 2016 - 01:00
Budget to dominate autumn as Dáil recess nears endGovernment faces challenges in Brexit, abortion and maintaining united frontTue Aug 30 2016 - 01:00
Apple could face major Irish tax bill after EU rulingTech giant may have to pay millions to State if EU decides its tax arrangements were illegalMon Aug 29 2016 - 17:19
Fine Gael leadership set to loom large in next Dáil termTwo questions dominate conversation: When will Enda go? And will it be Simon or Leo?Sat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Peter Barry: the man who helped cajole the Iron Lady into Anglo-Irish AgreementBusiness success of the Barry’s Tea owner was secondary to his political impactSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Politicians pay tribute to achievements of proud Cork man Peter BarryFormidable Fine Gael TD and minister was ‘immensely popular’, says President HigginsSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Eamon Gilmore says EU will support Colombian peace accordEU’s special envoy praises agreement between government and Farc rebel groupFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
Citizens’ assembly to convene and debate issues in OctoberPossible abortion referendum on Eighth Amendment to be deliberated upon firstWed Aug 24 2016 - 01:00
Independent Coalition TDs expect free vote on abortionFinian McGrath says ‘we are not looking for a row’ over motion to hold referendumTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00
Minority report: Government’s first 100 days in officeCabinet split, external shocks, and leadership question have shown administration’s fragilitySat Aug 06 2016 - 05:45
State scrutinising Matheson’s use of tax loopholesCharities Regulator is examining whether ‘certain entities’ qualify as charitiesThu Jul 28 2016 - 01:00
Albert Reynolds’s daughter nominated as High Court judgeGovernment makes several judicial recommendations and appoints new HEA chairWed Jul 27 2016 - 21:18
Taoiseach becomes first foreign leader to visit Theresa MayBritish and Irish leaders to defend Common Travel Area in negotiations about BrexitTue Jul 26 2016 - 01:00
Theresa May does not represent North, says AdamsSinn Féin leader misstates part of Belfast Agreement as he repeats call for Border pollTue Jul 26 2016 - 01:00
Michael Healy-Rae says 115 Dáil questions not a waste of money‘As long as there’s air in my lungs, I’ll continue to fight for people who come to me’Mon Jul 25 2016 - 13:34
Michael Healy-Rae asks 115 Dáil questions in single dayCap that: ‘Absolutely inundated’ Kerry TD raises queries about hospital appointmentsMon Jul 25 2016 - 13:34
