Analysis: Coalition hopes for bounce from capital planSeductive Government mood music delivers multibillion euro soundtrack for electionWed Sept 30 2015 - 09:35
Kenny rejects electioneering claims over €27bn capital planCombative Taoiseach rejects allegation and vows ‘I am not placing Ireland back in hock’Wed Sept 30 2015 - 07:09
Kenny tries to defuse November election speculationNumber of senior Fine Gael figures favour opting for November general election dateWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Nearly 80% to pay contentious water charges, poll showsFine Gael supporters the most compliant in water charge levy, with 70% of voters payingMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Nationwide ban on sale of smoky coal to be announced todayMinister to announce move today at conference on clean airMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Anti-Austerity Alliance seeks left-wing unity ahead of electionIn wake of conference, Labour TD says group ‘obsessed with misery’ not recoveryMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin support decreases after McGuigan murder‘Irish Times’ poll shows one-third of voters are less likely to vote for party in electionSat Sept 26 2015 - 03:00
Budget 2016: Health spending is priority for voters‘Irish Times’ poll reveals public wants extra funding for services more than tax cutsFri Sept 25 2015 - 12:33
Migrant crisis: Solid backing for Coalition offerIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll indicates minority believe number of 4,000 is too highFri Sept 25 2015 - 08:16
Level of support for Coalition election win still out of reachPoll offers Taoiseach mixed messages on whether to call vote in November or springThu Sept 24 2015 - 09:28
Coalition lacks enough support to retain powerThe prospect of a November election recedes, latest opinion poll results indicateWed Sept 23 2015 - 23:46
Kenny to defend role in Callinan exit controversyHeated Dáil exchanges likely over confidence motions as House resumes following recessTue Sept 22 2015 - 07:40
Long line of senior gardaí who have clashed with governmentBackground: Callinan not the first commissioner to leave office amid controversyTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Enda Kenny faces dilemma over election date‘The most successful political leader in independent Ireland, Éamon de Valera, specialised in snap elections, designed to catch his opponents off guard, and it generally worked’Sat Sept 19 2015 - 04:12
Legal threat to Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael selection processSupporters of John Perry excluded from vote after not registering with party for two yearsFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Great-grandson of RIC man asks that all 1916 dead be rememberedRelative of constable killed during Thomas Kent’s arrest says policmen ‘were Irish too’Fri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Kenny’s graveside oration to set tone for 1916 commemorationsTaoiseach’s speech at Thomas Kent’s funeral shows desire to control anniversary eventsThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: McGuigan killing raises questions about Rising commemorations‘Both governments have been treading softly on issues such as this for fear of upsetting the delicate balance that has kept the power-sharing administration in the North in place’Sat Aug 22 2015 - 04:40
Charlie Flanagan says coverage of Shatter’s €12 claim ‘unfair’Irish Daily Star issues statement defending decision to print article on expensesWed Aug 19 2015 - 21:49
Shatter: Media reports on expenses claim are ‘misleading’TD says media has created ‘untruthful impression’ of spending on photographsWed Aug 19 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Why Fianna Fáil should consider coalition with Fine Gael‘While Fianna Fáil may win more seats than Sinn Féin it is highly unlikely to get more than Fine Gael’Sat Aug 15 2015 - 03:00
Mother of Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald diesFuneral due at 3pm on Monday and afterwards to St Conleth’s Cemetery, NewbridgeFri Aug 14 2015 - 17:56
Historians warned to be careful about anniversariesParnell Summer School told history should be ‘a source of wisdom for dealing with the present and planning for the future’Thu Aug 13 2015 - 21:43
Higgins meets departing Israel envoy after ‘snub’ confusionPresident had not known ambassador asked for farewell meeting before leaving IrelandWed Aug 12 2015 - 15:18
The men behind Home Rule to hang in Leinster HousePortraits of Isaac Butt, John Redmond and John Dillon will commemorate movementTue Aug 11 2015 - 07:50
Alex White criticises Denis O’Brien’s plan to sueBusinessman defends decision to sue CPPMon Aug 10 2015 - 09:21
Kenny to step down during next term if Fine Gael wins electionTaoiseach says chief whip used ‘poetic licence’ when discussing his future last weekMon Aug 10 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny to step down during next term if he wins electionTaoiseach clarifies position in wake of recent comments by chief whip Paul KehoeSun Aug 09 2015 - 14:59
Stephen Collins: What date will Enda Kenny pick for the general election?Government chief whip Paul Kehoe jangled a few nerves when he said there was a 30 per cent chance the election would take place in NovemberSat Aug 08 2015 - 01:00
Migrant crisis: Navy may extend stay in Med hints MinisterMinister for Defence Simon Coveney says LÉ Niamh may stay due to scale of refugee crisisFri Aug 07 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: ‘Endless Enda’ claim greeted with scepticismClaim that Fine Gael leader would serve full second term as taoiseach seen as far-fetchedThu Aug 06 2015 - 10:40
Sinn Féin accused of degrading 1916 commemmorationsRenua deputy leader Billy Timmins queries RTÉ coverageThu Aug 06 2015 - 01:00
Sinn Féin Minister alleges M15 link with dissident republicansJohn O’Dowd accuses paramilitaries of being ‘conflict junkies’ following bomb incidentWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
Russborough will close unless action is taken, expert saysEx-National Gallery board member says sale of Beit Collection is better than alternativeWed Aug 05 2015 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: A spectre is haunting Europe . . .Tactical alliance between far right and far left a precursor to Europe’s darkest momentsSat Aug 01 2015 - 04:40
Seanad recall move on Irish Water rejectedCathaoirleach says attempt to have Eurostat decision debated not warrantedFri Jul 31 2015 - 01:00
Opposition parties back Seanad recall over Irish WaterIndependent senator Gerard Craughwell called for recall to debate water controversyThu Jul 30 2015 - 14:52
Coalition accused of ‘misinformation’ on Irish Water rulingSF says Eurostat ‘drives horse and cart’ through claim the €100 grant is independentThu Jul 30 2015 - 13:59
Benefactor sought to buy paintings from Beit collectionHumphreys: State doesn't have funds of between €10m and €15m to acquire themThu Jul 30 2015 - 01:00
Opinion: Eurostat decision on Irish Water fuels political stormEurostat verdict means big hit for Coalition as election looms, writes Stephen CollinsWed Jul 29 2015 - 11:14
Minister to meet Beit trustees in bid to retain number of paintingsCrunch talks on artworks in wake of High Court finding on contentious export licencesWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
Banking inquiry to decide on Drumm tomorrowInquiry to consider legal advice in relation to ex-Anglo chief giving evidence by video linkMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Authorities fume: 25% of cigarettes smuggled into RepublicReport notes that black-market imports from Asia cost exchequer €250m each yearMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Organisational review of Bord Pleanála announcedReview to examine whether planning body is positioned to meet future challengesSun Jul 26 2015 - 16:50
Enda Kenny and Joan Burton missed an opportunity at Banking InquiryStephen Collins: Taoiseach and Tánaiste gave the most politically partisan accounts of any of the witnesses to date about the events that led the country to the brink of disasterSat Jul 25 2015 - 05:00
Taoiseach says crash was down to Fianna Fáil governanceEnda Kenny and Joan Burton criticise previous government at banking inquiryThu Jul 23 2015 - 21:27
Irish economic growth must create ‘fair, sustainable society’Eamon Ryan says country needs Green policies like public bankingThu Jul 23 2015 - 18:16
Catherine Murphy concerned at Government appointing judgesSystem where those in power choose candidates ‘undermines separation of powers’Thu Jul 23 2015 - 16:17
Ireland agrees to accept 600 refugees over the next two yearsMigrants, mainly from Syria and Eritrea, will arrive from Italian and Greek ‘hot spots’Mon Jul 20 2015 - 21:40
Stephen Collins: The sombre tone of the banking inquiry may foster realismPersonal jibes at Bertie Ahern distract from the key problem that public spending raced out of control during his time, encouraged by voters, his own TDs and the OppositionSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:06
