Analysis: Claims highlight slow pace of ethics reformKey element of the promised Bill to be the establishment of a standards commissionerWed Dec 09 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach to address Fine Gael general election candidatesSpeculation mounts that MEP Brian Hayes will be named as party’s director of electionsMon Dec 07 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry hobbled from start by legal restrictionsDespite shortcomings, inability to ‘name and shame’ does not invalidate findingsSun Dec 06 2015 - 22:33
Stephen Collins: Labour can defy the prophets of doomNine per cent of the vote will see it in government for a second termSat Dec 05 2015 - 09:37
Ireland’s self-awareness hits high note in global surveySolid knowledge of fundamental facts revealed as Ireland trails only South KoreaWed Dec 02 2015 - 07:19
Majority back French request for security aidSeventy per cent of Labour voters support security action to assist FranceMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Broad support for 1916 Rising events plan, poll showsSinn Féin supporters the only group saying not enough is being done to mark the eventMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny promises to review abortion banTaoiseach pledges constitutional review of Eighth Amendment if he is re-electedSat Nov 28 2015 - 07:03
Stephen Collins: Enda Kenny’s ruthless pragmatism explains abortion moveOne way or another Kenny has defused a potentially divisive and damaging internal issue for Fine Gael.Sat Nov 28 2015 - 07:01
Irish Times poll: Most Irish voters want UK to stay in EUSupport for Cameron’s reform plans including opposition to free movement of labourFri Nov 27 2015 - 06:00
Irish voters back David Cameron’s EU reforms and BrexitMajority back Ireland staying in EU even if UK exits, says Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI pollFri Nov 27 2015 - 06:00
Labour in doldrums as Fine Gael set for strong electionFianna Fáil’s lack of Dublin support means it will struggle to take seats in the capitalThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
Irish Times poll: Fine Gael on course to be biggest partyLabour decline means Coalition faces uphill battle to secure second termThu Nov 26 2015 - 06:00
Planning to vote in the next election? What you need to knowDeadline for getting on amended version of draft register of electors is WednesdayWed Nov 25 2015 - 10:56
Cabinet agrees range of pre-election sweetenersLures include property tax frozen until 2019 regardless of sector price changesWed Nov 25 2015 - 07:41
Stephen Collins: Kelleher puts cat amongst post election pigeonsIf the Coalition fails to hit the 70-seat mark the situation could get very messySat Nov 21 2015 - 03:38
Migrant numbers coming into Europe set to increase, says expertCo-ordinated European action now imperative to deal with the issue, advises envoyFri Nov 20 2015 - 01:00
Setting up of cross-Border crime task force welcomedStormont’s A Fresh Start agreement must not be another false start, says Fianna FáilWed Nov 18 2015 - 20:18
James Reilly universal health insurance plan ‘not’ affordableLeo Varadkar tells Cabinet scheme would increase health costs by €650m a yearWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:00
‘Once the locked door was opened everything became possible’FitzGerald’s drive and relationshsip with Thatcher key to success, recalls Peter BarrySat Nov 14 2015 - 06:33
The real deal that changed the gameThirty years ago on Sunday November 15th, FitzGerald and Thatcher sealed deal at a press conference at which everything was sweetness and light . . .Sat Nov 14 2015 - 06:00
Stephen Collins: Treatment of Pat Carey by the media shamefulCarey’s reputation casually shredded without having been informed of complaintSat Nov 14 2015 - 04:09
IBRC inquiry: Judge asks for assistance on investigationMr Justice Brian Cregan says duration of inquiry up to eight years without appointmentThu Nov 12 2015 - 09:21
Positive Irish response for Cameron’s EU reform demandsSeeking to restrict EU migrants’ rights to work-linked benefits seen as problematicWed Nov 11 2015 - 09:17
Stephen Collins: Phoney war at Leinster House in advance of electionGearing up to repeat the mistakes of the pastSat Nov 07 2015 - 01:08
Longford County Council chief disputes Sipo findingsTim Caffrey broke ethics rules when he failed to disclose interest in property, Commission findsTue Nov 03 2015 - 16:42
Colm Keaveney fears emails may have been hackedOireachtas issues statement detailing IT security systems used to protect materialMon Nov 02 2015 - 19:22
Crackdown on cross-Border crime crucial to new NI agreementMinister for Foreign Affairs says tackling cross-Border crime in any new pact is vitalMon Nov 02 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: The next election will be all about transfersThere is a long tradition going back almost half a century of transfers between Fine Gael and Labour.Sat Oct 31 2015 - 02:19
Charles Haughey shown in all guises at Farrell exhibitionLong-time press photographer captured some of most revealing images of politicianFri Oct 30 2015 - 01:00
Major row at Fianna Fáil convention in LongfordDelegates unhappy after woman selected to run in election at request of party chiefsThu Oct 29 2015 - 22:39
Seven judges to be appointed to a new Special Criminal CourtFrances Fitzgerald concerned at backlog of terrorist cases, with delay of nearly two yearsThu Oct 29 2015 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil want to increase rent supplement if electedParty proposes additional spending as part of reform plan for social welfare systemWed Oct 28 2015 - 16:15
New tendering competition for State legal services announcedSimon Harris wants to make it easier for smaller law firms to apply for public workTue Oct 27 2015 - 20:10
Analysis: Proposed transfer pact makes sense for SFLeft-leaning arrangement could translate into extra seats for party via transfersTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
New criminal court will tackle terrorism and crime gangsFrances Fitzgerald to establish second Special Criminal Court due to case delaysMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Central Bank contributes to Dublin housing crisis, group saysConstruction federation backs Alan Kelly and criticises bank’s deposit regulationsMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: IRA report is huge blow for Sinn Féin’s political ambitionsMicheál Martin’s response has put paid once and for all to talk of coalitionSat Oct 24 2015 - 13:39
Irish Water insists 55% of customers paid billsPaul Murphy says figures released represented ‘a masterclass in spin and misdirection’Thu Oct 22 2015 - 22:08
Compliance with water charges improving, figures showSome 55 per cent of households have now paid, up from 44 per cent in JulyThu Oct 22 2015 - 01:00
Kenny and Cameron discuss confirmation of IRA existenceCharlie Flanagan says any paramilitary structure linked with IRA must be ‘severed’Wed Oct 21 2015 - 01:00
Kenny’s standing has suffered after election climbdownWith the prospect of an open breach with Labour threatening the Coalition’s key message of stability, Kenny backed downSat Oct 17 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach and US envoy Gary Hart discuss paramilitary activity in North‘We agreed that the current talks are the best way to resolve the differences,’ says KennyThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:01
Fine Gael and Labour differ on future USC cutsEnda Kenny wants to abolish charge while Burton wants cuts for low-income earnersThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Noonan had no choice but to deliver an election budgetCoalition promises further tax cuts if returned to officeWed Oct 14 2015 - 03:49
Budget 2016: Families the focus as Coalition unveils election platformMain focus of package on USC cuts and increases to pensions, Christmas bonus and child benefitTue Oct 13 2015 - 23:00
Stephen Collins: Fianna Fáil must keep its distance from Sinn Féin in coming campaignPoll shows there is very little backing among party supporters for coalition with Sinn FéinSat Oct 10 2015 - 04:11
Fine Gael insists timing of election is Kenny’s callFrances Fitzgerald says date is Taoiseach’s prerogative as Coalition tensions go publicFri Oct 09 2015 - 01:00
Taoiseach declines to rule out November electionKenny and Burton discuss election timing, Tánaiste insistent it be held in SpringThu Oct 08 2015 - 14:04
November election looms as Kenny to reveal key pledgeRadical welfare changes on payments to benefit working families, says TaoiseachThu Oct 08 2015 - 06:13
