Is Gerry Adams an asset or a liability for Sinn Féin?His difficulties with ‘the sums’ began with two media interviews and spread to the TV debatesWed Feb 24 2016 - 19:50
Adams willing to lead government if Sinn Féin in positionLeader dismisses fluctuating poll performances and highlights Kenny ‘cronyism’Wed Feb 24 2016 - 15:39
#ge16: Which parties have best climate-change policies?UCD climate-change lecturer Cara Augustenborg analyses party manifestosWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
Five takeaways from the leaders’ debateEach of the four had something to win and something to lose, writes Harry McGeeWed Feb 24 2016 - 00:17
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin to be winners in Galway West – pollTG4 survey: FF TD Éamon Ó Cuív to be elected first despite support shy of calculationsTue Feb 23 2016 - 20:55
Fianna Fáil says it’s possible to overtake Fine Gael as largest party‘The public likes an underdog,’ a senior FF spokesman saysTue Feb 23 2016 - 14:35
‘Whinger’ label aimed at Fianna Fáil, claims Enda KennyTaoiseach says insulting locals in his hometown not intended as opponents leap on gaffeTue Feb 23 2016 - 09:05
USC winding down proposals ignite row over tax baseContentious levy generates €4bn in annual revenue for State, but parties split on futureTue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
Sinn Féin claim Fine Gael canvassers removed leafletsLongford-Westmeath TD James Bannon said it was just a misunderstandingMon Feb 22 2016 - 21:24
Election 2016: Sense of anticlimax surrounds dull campaignInside Politics: Is there still a chance of a late, late rush to a particular party or group?Mon Feb 22 2016 - 15:12
McDonald says a combination of FG and FF a ‘nightmare scenario’Sinn Féin deputy leader says she has endured Taoiseach’s ‘whinging’ for five yearsMon Feb 22 2016 - 13:51
When Harry met Joan: Burton tells voters Coalition or ‘chaos’A good one-on-one operator, the Labour leader keeps spirits up despite the pollsMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
RTÉ and Facebook live politics debate generates more light than heatClear differences emerge between parties on the issues of abortion and corporation taxMon Feb 22 2016 - 00:38
When Harry met Gerry: Adams not hanging up bootsSinn Féin’s chief struggles with detail but the veteran is in no mood to ‘hang up’ his bootsFri Feb 19 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael shows signs of urgency - or is it panic?Inside Politics: Michael Noonan accuses Fianna Fáil of a ‘massive deception’Thu Feb 18 2016 - 09:38
Kenny says 20% of public service panels will be for Irish speakersTaoiseach favours higher level of recruitment of Irish speakers to ensure people can conduct business in IrishThu Feb 18 2016 - 01:00
Kenny vows 20% of public panels to be filled by Irish speakersTaoiseach reveals intention for ramped up Gaeilge recruitment during TG4 interviewWed Feb 17 2016 - 21:00
Healy-Rae double act set to take Kerry seats, reveals TG4 pollBrothers in touching distance of regal success if vote management strategy employedTue Feb 16 2016 - 19:30
When Harry met Micheál: Mixing old school FF with ‘new wave’Party leader shows his years of election experience on a campaign visit to KerryTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Five things we learned from the leaders’ debateSeven leaders, a strong chair, small party leaders perfoming well and a Nicola SturgeonTue Feb 16 2016 - 00:39
Kenny seeks to quash Fine Gael Fianna Fáil coalition talk‘I’ve ruled them out on at least ten occasions in the last fortnight and I do so again now’Mon Feb 15 2016 - 16:00
TG4 debate in Irish cancelled over Joan Burton’s and Gerry Adams’ lack of fluencyPlan runs aground after Labour offers junior minister as ‘substitute’ for party leaderSun Feb 14 2016 - 20:48
When Harry met Enda: ‘Hungry Heart’ visible on campaign trailPowered by Bruce and a Troy McClure smile, Taoiseach seeks second termSun Feb 14 2016 - 19:00
Fine Gael manifesto leaves few hostages to fortuneCaution replaces expansive brave new world offering put forward by party five years agoSun Feb 14 2016 - 18:18
Greens warns on climate change slippage ahead of election 2016Launch of manifesto includes €30bn strategy for renewable energy and ‘citizen trust fund’Fri Feb 12 2016 - 19:58
Social Democrats unveil housing policy in response to crisisParty’s policy initiative advocates new department, minister with full cabinet statusFri Feb 12 2016 - 17:44
TV debate: Micheál Martin does best on night of no clear losersInside Politics: Enda Kenny tried to remain presidential but maybe disengaged too muchFri Feb 12 2016 - 08:44
Call for TDs to be paid national industrial wageBoyd Barrett says TDs should be on the same salaries as the people they representFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:01
Analysis: Debate more like McGregor fight than political exchangeFF leader scores in section discussing health service while Kenny emerges unscathedThu Feb 11 2016 - 23:39
Michael Healy Rae: Flat of cap, slight of figure, big of personality‘Two political hawks swoop in to pounce on unsuspecting prey of north Kerry’Thu Feb 11 2016 - 20:46
Healy Rae dynasty believes Danny might spring a surpriseThere is no doubt his brother, sitting TD Michael Healy Rae, will do very well in #ge16Thu Feb 11 2016 - 18:11
Fianna Fail poised to take second seat in Donegal - TG4 pollParty’s strong showing may mean Independent TD Thomas Pringle’s seat is vulnerableTue Feb 09 2016 - 20:00
Renua ups ante with attack ad on Fine Gael and Michael LowryTwo-minute video from Lucinda Creighton’s party to stir up negative-campaigning debateTue Feb 09 2016 - 14:33
Taoiseach and Adams clash over Dublin hotel attackMinister for Justice confirms second non-jury court to open on April 4thTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:02
Fine Gael promise of more public service jobs sounds familiarKenny’s recruitment plan for health, education and Garda may be over-reachingTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:00
Sinn Fein says abolition of USC would be ‘unfair and reckless’Doherty says party would remove 277,000 from the charge but leave it in place for other workersMon Feb 08 2016 - 15:28
Kenny calls on Adams to make statement on AK47sFrances Fitzgerald confirms second Special Criminal Court will open on April 4thMon Feb 08 2016 - 13:33
Election 2016: FF hoping to build on signs of forgivenessUnlike five years ago, Fianna Fáil canvassers getting polite reception in DublinMon Feb 08 2016 - 01:00
Labour says Sinn Fein would push tax rate above 62% for many‘It’s a new kind of F word, the Fiscal Space,’ Burton says as she vows not to use termFri Feb 05 2016 - 16:57
Compare your views with 500 candidatesWhichcandidate.ie intended to help voters make informed voting decisionFri Feb 05 2016 - 13:14
Election 2016: Irish Times poll shows people want change - but more of the sameInside Politics: There are mixed messages even among Government party supportersFri Feb 05 2016 - 09:33
Fine Gael promises 200,000 jobs in long-term economic planFianna Fail criticises coalition on health; Adams says people seeking change should vote Sinn FeinThu Feb 04 2016 - 16:46
Left wing AAA-PBP party seeks to end era of ‘tribal’ politicsExtent of public’s radicalisation has been underestimated, says TDThu Feb 04 2016 - 16:36
Green Party backs fiscal council’s lower spending limitsCouncil’s €3.2bn ‘fiscal space’ figure amounts to about quarter of that projected by Fine GaelThu Feb 04 2016 - 15:03
Political parties set out their stalls for election dayParty leaders, Ministers and TDs address media as election campaigns begin in earnestWed Feb 03 2016 - 22:00
Election 2016: Parties set out stalls as three week campaign beginsCoalition hopes to be returned as FF says it could be biggest party after February 26th pollWed Feb 03 2016 - 17:31
Fianna Fáil can win most seats in election, Martin saysParty leader says FF has ‘far stronger social conscience’ than any of its rivalsWed Feb 03 2016 - 14:04
After all the blows, Fine Gael is still standing tallParty profile: Fine Gael has overcome early setbacks to start the campaign in robust healthWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:52
Greens will hope to breach 2 per cent of national voteParty profile: Almost wiped out in 2011 securing State funding is a must for the party’s long-term recoveryWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:51
Government gives itself an A1, but not all would agreeThe Coalition did well on the economy, but was not so strong on health and housingWed Feb 03 2016 - 01:02
