‘No one more sorry than I about what happened,’ says CowenFormer taoiseach insists that he had expressed regret on a number of occasionsFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:02
Department denies welfare system has work disincentivesSpokesman says three-quarters of those claiming jobseekers’ allowance receive a personal payment of just €188 a weekWed Aug 28 2013 - 01:01
Senators’ expenses report a distortion’‘What Senators are simply trying to do is have a properly vouched system’Mon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
RIC should be afforded an honourable place in this decade of remembranceOpinion: Huge level of public interest shows folly of decision to downgrade school historySat Aug 24 2013 - 00:01
Mount Argus event to mark 1916-1922 deaths of RIC and DMP membersOfficial representative of the Garda Commissioner to attend eventThu Aug 22 2013 - 01:00
Any foolish attempt to cut pensions will be attended by the shade of Ernest BlytheOpinion: Elderly are well organised and get a more sympathetic hearing than do some other groupsSat Aug 17 2013 - 00:01
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin press for Dáil recall to debate organ donationCeann Comhairle Seán Barrett has 10 days in which to decide on recallWed Aug 14 2013 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin urge Dáil recall on organs debateParties join forces to press for recall to debate donation issueTue Aug 13 2013 - 19:06
Fianna Fáil joins Labour in call for easier budgetSavings of €3.1 bn not needed says Michael McGrathTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:07
US dismissive about summit between Haughey and Gorbachev‘Soviets skilfully and subtly underlined the benefits to Ireland of neutrality’Mon Aug 12 2013 - 01:02
US urged Haughey to take tough line with Nicaraguan president OrtegaUS wanted Irish government to apply public pressure on Nicaraguan leader and to encourage other EU countries to do the sameMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Cables express surprise at excitement over first Irish-Soviet summitUS envoy said little was achieved but economic ties were given a boostMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Expelled FG TDs want Dáil speaking timeCreighton denies move to establish new partyMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Creighton denies rumours of move to found new political partyFormer Minister of State says FG members discussed how to work together but ‘nothing more’Sun Aug 11 2013 - 16:13
Informed debate, not wild charges, required for proper approach to political reformSense of national self-loathing that permeated some summer school speeches is a little worryingSun Aug 11 2013 - 00:05
Serious illness made Haughey look for place in ‘history’US ambassador’s secret assessmentSat Aug 10 2013 - 09:31
Cables provide a remarkable insight into a dramatic year in Irish politicsThe year 1989, as shown by cables sent to the US embassy in Dublin, was a dramatic period in Irish politics that illustrated how unpredictable events can change the course of history.Sat Aug 10 2013 - 06:22
Serious illness made Haughey look for place in ‘history’US ambassador’s secret assessment was made to secretary of state James Baker in 1989Sat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
Haughey seen by US as deftly negotiating PD coalition in 1989US ambassador’s cable said even Haughey’s opponents had begun to speak of him in newly admiring termsSat Aug 10 2013 - 01:00
O’Rourke proposes FF coalition with FGFormer deputy leader says parties should forgo past differences after next electionWed Aug 07 2013 - 10:00
Seanad likely to be recalled to discuss law on organ donationFianna Fáil senator Mark Daly secures signatures from one third of SenatorsTue Aug 06 2013 - 15:45
Romantic Ireland lives on in our fascination with the leaders who left us too youngHeroic figures who did not have to wield governmental power remain popularSun Aug 04 2013 - 01:00
‘We are now a country that is treated with respect’Gilmore insists Foreign Affairs brief compatible with role of TánaisteMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Tánaiste pleased at support for policiesGilmore describes Childers, O’Callaghan and McHugh as party ‘deserters’Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
State’s most bizarre body to advise on abortion BillMeetings of the council take place behind closed doors and no detailed record keptSun Jul 28 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore rules out €3.1 billion budget cutTánaiste at odds with ESM and Central BankSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Referendum date set for October 4thStill time to get on register for vote on abolition of Seanad and establishment of court of appealThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Coalition planning short, sharp campaign on SeanadOctober 4th poll timed to assist abolition vote by avoiding backlash from budgetWed Jul 24 2013 - 00:58
Government denies Kenny misled Dáil over Anglo contactsMartin calls on Taoiseach to clarify his relationship with with senior officials at Anglo Irish BankSun Jul 21 2013 - 12:45
Abortion Bill discipline casts Fine Gael as a potent political forceHaving cracked the whip successfully, danger is Enda Kenny could lose the run of himselfSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:30
With all due respect, deputy, you’re an awful ****erGurriers, thugs, rats and buffoons: think what you like of our TDs but don’t tell it to them in the chambers of the OireachtasSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore rules out any change to “triple lock”Move to pre empt debate on Defence Green PaperFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Kenny meets Dublin and Monaghan bombings familiesMeeting latest in a series Taoiseach holding with relatives of the Troubles’ victimsThu Jul 18 2013 - 20:08
President’s French lieutenant: Higgins has new speechwriter34-year-old did research at Cambridge into Irish sovereign debt crisisThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Martin wrote to Taoiseach about delay in filling top civil servant job in DáilFianna Fáil leader describes system of nominating clerk as ‘outmoded’Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Irish troops to be sent to Syria as part of UN forceAustria to withdraw force from Golan Heights base due to danger in areaWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Abortion debate points way to long overdue Dáil reformIt is time to allow a proper constructive role for backbench TDs and the oppositionSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Creighton ‘relieved’ after voting against provision in abortion legislationWill campaign for Fine Gael in local and European elections next yearFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Kenny swings wavering TDs behind abortion billCreighton only woman TD due to vote against legislation on anti-abortion groundsThu Jul 11 2013 - 00:56
Fine Gael TD O’Mahony to back abortion BillMayo TD had voiced serious concerns about the Government’s abortion legislationWed Jul 10 2013 - 16:52
Coalition to bring in tight regulations for location and operation of casinosIntroduction of casinos a fraught political issue for more than two decadesWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:08
FG leaders to work on wavering TDs ahead of final vote on abortion BillKenny and Reilly will be relieved if the number of rebel TDs remains at fiveTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Kenny says no unpicking of abortion BillTaoiseach sends signal to wavering TDs that he will not change suicide clauseTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael far from alone in facing a revolt against party disciplineFree vote in Fianna Fáil sees most Oireachtas members oppose views of Micheál MartinSat Jul 06 2013 - 13:00
Surprise at large majority of FF TDs opposing abortion BillO’Dea defends decision to vote noThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Number of dissenting Fine Gael TDs will inevitably increaseThe final tally of rebel TDs will not be fewer than five and could be as high as 10Wed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Key bank guarantee official worked with Coalition - MartinFF accuses Kenny of smearing opponents and being ‘most partisan’ TaoiseachWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach could suffer serious setback on voteThe emergence of a dissenting group in FG could change atmosphere in partyTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
President tells of nation’s shock at Anglo tapesHiggins says institutional greed revealed doesn’t reflect core values of Irish peopleMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:01
