Labour TDs need to take the fight to their criticsInside Politics: Fine Gael has made a much better job than Labour of convincing its supporters it is on the right track on economic reformSun May 12 2013 - 06:00
Jobs must be priority, troika tells CoalitionSheltered sectors, such as legal services, need to be opened up, bailout review findSFri May 10 2013 - 01:06
Government denies ‘secret plan’ in place to raise property taxLocal authorities will have power to increase charge by up to 15% from 2015Thu May 09 2013 - 20:29
Troika urges swift action to deal with unemploymentIMF, EU and ECB caution Budget must be strictly implementedThu May 09 2013 - 14:55
FG condemns party aide for removing papers from shops“Bizarre” attempt to get rid of bad newsThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
President’s comments show a novel interpretation of his constitutional roleInside Politics: Conflict between Áras and the Government likely at some stage if political interventions continueSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
September referendum on new court of appealShatter confirms referendum to abolish SeanadFri May 03 2013 - 06:00
Abortion Bill draft receives Fine Gael backingStrong support for Taoiseach Enda Kenny at parliamentary party meetingThu May 02 2013 - 06:00
Arguments for very restrictive regime prevail after Cabinet finally signs off on legislationAbortion remains a divisive issue in Irish politicsWed May 01 2013 - 06:00
Coalition to set firmer abortion provisionsStipulations of proposed legislation to be stricter for threatened suicideTue Apr 30 2013 - 22:09
Cabinet agrees abortion draft legislation after marathon meetingThree doctors will need to agree before termination granted on suicide grounds, with three further doctors involved on appealTue Apr 30 2013 - 09:45
Cabinet expected to agree on abortion Bill todayPanel of three doctors likely to be approved in legislationTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Taoiseach made representations to Revenue on behalf of 25 taxpayersMore than 80 politicians make representationsTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Kenny calls for calm as abortion debate becomes more fractiousCabinet to return to abortion legislation tomorrowMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Polish government honours Irish academicPolitical scientist Jacqueline Hayden’s contribution to transition to democracy recognisedMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Parties dismiss significance of recording involving Labour TDsMinister says disclosure of secretly-recorded tape an attempt “to sow division” between Coalition partiesSun Apr 28 2013 - 14:53
Posturing shows Coalition nerves are beginning to frayInside Politics: How Fine Gael and Labour handle jitters over abortion legislation and the economy will indicate a lot about the Government’s prospectsSun Apr 28 2013 - 10:00
Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion lawKenny rules out holding another referendum on abortionThu Apr 25 2013 - 08:55
Senior bankers should cut their own pay and pensions, says Enda KennyGovernment expects ‘substantial contribution’, Taoiseach tells DáilThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meetingTaoiseach and Minister for Health strongly criticised for lack of consultation at parliamentary party meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Rabbitte rules out compulsory redundancies in public sectorGovernment reiterates commitment to making savings of €300 million in pay billWed Apr 24 2013 - 09:23
Howlin stands firm on need to cut pay by €300mMinister reiterates commitment to public sector savingsWed Apr 24 2013 - 06:00
James Reilly move on draft abortion law divides CoalitionLabour unease over workability of Bill and lack of agreement prior to Cabinet talksTue Apr 23 2013 - 05:00
Coalition cannot afford to accept Croke Park II defeatThe nature of the Coalition’s response will reveal a lot about its ability to stay the courseSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Deadline looms large for decision on reductions to public service pay billGovernment to reflect on how €300m in payroll savings can be made, says KennyThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Thatcher did more for Ireland than other UK leadersWithout 1985 agreement solution would not have been possibleTue Apr 09 2013 - 11:00
Fianna Fáil questions specification for leading Department of Finance postAccountancy qualification not required for new position of chief finance officerSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Water charges still on track to be introduced next JanuaryMinister says scale of payments for water will be known in two to three monthsFri Apr 05 2013 - 06:00
Anti-deal unions to pressure Labour TDsTrade unions want Labour TDs to accept outcome of ballots on Croke Park II dealTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Gilmore signs maritime deal between Ireland and UKAgreement brings legal certainty to boundary issuesTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Labour group opposed to Government policy plan weekend meetingParty under scrutiny from within after poor result in Meath East byelectionMon Apr 01 2013 - 16:23
Taoiseach shrugs off Labour attack leafletLabour chairman Colm Keaveney says leaflet was ill judgedMon Apr 01 2013 - 06:27
Labour needs to take an honest look at misjudged byelection campaignKenny has reasons to be pleased FG triumphed in midst of austerity measuresSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Dispute between Minister and Garda unions escalatesGRA decides not to invite Shatter to its annual conference in Mayo next monthThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Shatter rejects claim he is attempting to gag whistleblowersMinister says Garda Pulse system `should in no circumstances be used as some sort of social network’Wed Mar 27 2013 - 21:40
Next budget to be revealed in OctoberNew EU rules prompt change in annual budget dateTue Mar 26 2013 - 21:13
Cypriot drama puts Ireland’s response to its banking crisis into new perspectivePopulist posturing by politicians no substitute for facing responsibilitiesSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Credit unions lose €15 million after liquidation of IBRCGovernment accused of behaving worse than the Cyprus authoritiesFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Property tax: is your house exempt?Big reduction in waivers compared to last year’s household chargeThu Mar 21 2013 - 08:14
Worrying signs that politicians learned nothing from collapse of the Celtic TigerTraditional politics caused the economic mess - they can also get us out of itSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan admits he had two sets of penalty points quashedTD stopped twice for using mobile phone while drivingTue Mar 12 2013 - 19:58
Byelection may reveal the shape of things to comeINSIDE POLITICS : In three weeks, the voters of Meath East will have made their decision on who should fill the Dáil vacancy…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
McEntee's daughter to contest byelection for FGFine Gael has selected 26-year-old Helen McEntee to contest the byelection in Meath East on March 27th to fill the Dáil vacancy…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Pair at the helm of good ship Ireland have seen good, bad and inept moments over last two yearsKenny and Gilmore have a good relationship and have worked hard to ensure the Coalition remains cohesiveFri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
