Minister for the Gaeltacht still struggling with . . . GaeilgeJoe McHugh making strides but struggles with grammar and those tricky turns of phraseMon May 11 2015 - 07:08
Freedom of Information requests soar after fee fallsInterview: Howlin claims more reform set in place in past four years than in previous 40Mon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Five lessons for Ireland from the British general electionAnalysis: It is often forgotten how blunt an instrument opinion polls areSun May 10 2015 - 19:29
Carlow-Kilkenny byelection: Renua policies closest to FGOnly Renua and FG do not back rent control and oppose free healthcare paid via taxationFri May 08 2015 - 01:00
Strategic bank to stay on Government balance sheet, Eurostat saysEU agency’s decision may have implications for how Irish Water passes market testThu May 07 2015 - 21:04
Howlin offers interested groups chance to help shape next budgetTwo-day ‘social forum’ in July will take suggestions on how €1.5bn should be spentThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
New climate legislation has ‘critical weaknesses’Absence of 2050 target creates ‘critical uncertainty’ for investors, Client Earth report findsTue May 05 2015 - 11:25
Fine Gael adds Richard Bruton to Dublin Bay North ticketParty council takes decision after Minister’s failure to win nomination at conventionFri May 01 2015 - 14:32
Rejection for Bruton, even for altruistic reason, is still rejectionAnalysis: Fine Gael faces more local rebellions over strict gender quota rulesFri May 01 2015 - 13:46
Thousands of lobbyists will need to declare on online registerGroups required to register under Regulation of Lobbying Act from September 1stThu Apr 30 2015 - 12:55
European court upholds ban on gay blood donationsCourt of justice rules that ban may be justified in certain circumstancesThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:00
Spring statement: Ministerial double act fails to raise a smileAfter weeks of hype, Noonan and Howlin deliver a dismal anti-climaxWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Recovery not assured for floundering Fianna FáilNo guarantees in volatile political landscape that once powerful machine can reboundThu Apr 23 2015 - 10:48
Egypt being lobbied regularly on Ibrahim Halawa, says MinisterCharlie Flanagan in contact with Egyptian counterpart to argue case for Irish teenagerTue Apr 21 2015 - 21:53
Tánaiste favours role for local authorities as mortgage providersHowever, Joan Burton said there had been no discussion at Government level of €5,000 grants for first-time buyersMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Committee disagrees with law of tax appeals heard in publicLifting of the in-camera rule could have ‘a chilling effect’ on taxpayersMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
US arm was a relatively small part of Fianna Fáil fund-raising operationAmerican funding was small beer compared to activities in IrelandMon Apr 20 2015 - 01:00
Ireland’s other vote on May 22ndThe Carlow-Kilkenny byelection, which takes place on the same day as the same-sex marriage referendum, is shaping up as a traditional Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael fightSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Coveney says right to mother and father is not that simpleCorollary would be that children could be taken from single parents, says MinisterTue Apr 14 2015 - 21:17
Remembering 1916: Coalition signals seven projects to be ready‘Reminders’, costing €22m, include centre in GPO and Teach an Phiarsaigh in Ros MucTue Apr 07 2015 - 01:00
Enda Kenny: I bumped into a handy personal anecdoteTaoiseach has happy knack of meeting people who back up his argumentsFri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00
Precise truth on Fr Niall Molloy death cannot be ascertainedReport indicates ‘extremely unusual, if not unique, features’ about high-profile crimeWed Apr 01 2015 - 22:31
Water customers must also register with departmentGrants to be paid in September by Department of Social ProtectionWed Apr 01 2015 - 14:49
Cabinet approves plan to make schools publish admissions criteriaAim of Bill is to address ‘soft barriers’ which may sometimes be used to exclude children from particular backgroundsWed Apr 01 2015 - 11:00
Bill to ban requests for deposits securing school placesLegislation will require all schools to make public all criteria for admissions policiesTue Mar 31 2015 - 16:10
New legislation will force schools to publish admissions policyEducation Bill will also ban seeking of deposits or payments to secure placesTue Mar 31 2015 - 16:09
Analysis: Fianna Fáil still struggling to make itself heardFF still hasn’t got the public support it needs to convalesce completelyTue Mar 31 2015 - 11:20
FG ministers expected to oppose Six Nations free-to-air planAlex White to outline proposals to Cabinet on redesignating three sporting eventsMon Mar 30 2015 - 20:04
Laffoy comments may affect BOSI distressed mortgagesIssues may arise from BOSI still being registered owner of charges over propertiesSun Mar 29 2015 - 16:38
Green Party proposes creation of 10 new banksGreens’ plans for regional banks is being examined by Department of FinanceSun Mar 29 2015 - 10:19
Greens on a recovery trailEncouraged by local election campaign, party looks forward to general electionSat Mar 28 2015 - 20:34
Harry McGee: Has RTÉ skewed coverage of water charges towards smaller parties?Empirical analysis of programmes shows substance to the Labour Party’s argumentSat Mar 28 2015 - 15:22
When to call time on a political careerDavid Cameron says he won’t seek a third term as UK prime minister. But are political long goodbyes a good idea?Sat Mar 28 2015 - 01:00
Jim Walsh resigns from Fianna Fáil parliamentary partySenator understood to oppose 36 sections of Children and Family Relationships BillThu Mar 26 2015 - 16:42
Mary Lou McDonald criticises finding she abused Dáil privilegeDecision on abuse of process when linking ex-politicians to Ansbacher ‘flawed’Wed Mar 25 2015 - 21:32
Pat Rabbitte: RTÉ acting as recruiting sergeant for far leftFormer Labour minister criticises national broadcaster’s coverage of water chargesWed Mar 25 2015 - 21:06
Former politicians make complaint about Mary Lou McDonald’s Ansbacher allegationsFormer PD leader Des O’Malley calls accusation untrue and very damagingWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Coalition accused of trying to buy election in tax moveTaoiseach says current EU fiscal rules do not reflect strength of economySat Mar 21 2015 - 09:18
FF accuses Sinn Féin of exploiting 1916 Rising for political purposesMicheál Martin: Events of that Easter belonged to no party but to the Irish peopleFri Mar 20 2015 - 17:42
John Perry defends hiring wife as parliamentary assistantFormer FG minister says his wife will step down from role on his political staff next monthFri Mar 20 2015 - 15:20
Philip King: The power behind ‘Other Voices’Philip King’s raison d’etre after 13 years running his hit televised concert series is still the same: ‘We provide a safe house for rambling troubadours from around the world. They find it inspiring and uplifting here’Fri Mar 20 2015 - 00:00
John Perry one of many TDs who has hired family membersSligo-North Leitrim TD criticised for hiring wife as assistant on salary of up to €49,000Thu Mar 19 2015 - 18:35
One in five mortgages in arrears are subprime loansNearly 20,000 subprime mortgages were in arrears more than 90 days at end of last yearWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Charlie Flanagan returns from US early following death of motherMinister for Arts Heather Humphreys will deputise in formal eventsTue Mar 17 2015 - 13:21
Healy Eames accepts Mother’s Day not banned in any US stateGalway West Senator says she made error in tweet on same-sex marriage referendumMon Mar 16 2015 - 20:57
Kenny: SF still has questions to answer over kangaroo courtAdams criticises Taoiseach’s remarks over SF leader’s handling of abuse allegationsMon Mar 16 2015 - 07:51
Eddie Hobbs under no pressure to stand for Renua in electionLeader Lucinda Creighton says financial consultant doing ‘Trojan work’ to grow partyMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Burton lobbies for relaxation of EU rules on spendingTánaiste follows Minister for Finance with demands for greater flexibility on fiscal rulesMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Renua Ireland pledges to be most open party in history of StateLeader Lucinda Creighton wants minutes of all Cabinet meetings to be publishedSat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
Renua Ireland’s Terence Flanagan has ‘mental blank’ on radioDublin Bay North TD had ‘meltdown’ during excruciating interviewFri Mar 13 2015 - 23:57
