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
Renua Ireland will make impact, but how much and for how long?Ideologically, there’s little surprise it will be positioned on right of political spectrum, but not obdurately soFri Mar 13 2015 - 19:59
Four point recovery for Government parties in latest opinion pollIndependent candidates and smaller partiessee support fall, while Sinn Féin plateauesFri Mar 13 2015 - 16:26
Renua: the making of a political partyIn less than a year, more than 100 professionals have built a political organisationFri Mar 13 2015 - 15:00
Lucinda Creighton launches Renua Ireland partyOrganisation in ‘advanced discussions’ with 140 potential candidates for next general electionFri Mar 13 2015 - 11:19
SF stance on sex abuse scandal would have split any other partyViolent struggle from which party has emerged makes Sinn Féin a special caseThu Mar 12 2015 - 12:46
Adams under mounting pressure over McGahon rape claimsSF chief’s defence of his and party’s handling of case meets with chorus of political censureThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Ex-SF TD says McGahon told him of IRA inquiry on rape claimArthur Morgan met McGahon who said alleged rapist was back living in jurisdictionThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Coalition’s appraisal of its performance reads more like a fanzine than a critiqueSuccesses were trumpeted, failures airbrushed out and the back pattedWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Irish-language version of same-sex vote text changedConcern that marriage between heterosexual couple may have been found unconstitutionalTue Mar 10 2015 - 15:16
Has the Government thrived or survived in last four years?Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Fine Gael and Labour Party coalitionTue Mar 10 2015 - 10:03
Political funding rules seem strict but parties raise millions of euro ‘under the radar’Sinn Féin disclosed €21,000 in donations in 2013; Fianna Fail declared zeroFri Mar 06 2015 - 03:00
Government’s focus is to keep Britain in the EU as it is Ireland’s most important ally in UnionMurphy points to similar economic model of two states amid fears of ‘Brexit’Fri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00
Transparency over Friends of Sinn Féin ‘exceeds legal requirements’Jonathan O’Brien responds to ‘Irish Times’ report that SF raised $12m over 20 yearsThu Mar 05 2015 - 20:11
Government prepared for lawsuit as tobacco Bill passedJames Reilly says tobacco industry will file ‘more in the hope than certainty’Wed Mar 04 2015 - 00:30
Senator Mary White to run for Fianna Fáil in general electionWhite defeats Shay Brennan and Liam Dockery as candidate in Dublin RathdownTue Mar 03 2015 - 10:37
New Land League has been involved in protests at evictions and auctionsGroup sees itself as modern version of Michael Davitt’s Land LeagueTue Mar 03 2015 - 01:00
FF denies Burton’s claim on taxing those earning over €35,000Finance spokesman Michael McGrath says Tánaiste misrepresented his party’s positionTue Mar 03 2015 - 01:00
Water protests first to go viral on Irish social mediaAnalysis: YouTube and Facebook key tools for protesters throughout StateMon Mar 02 2015 - 08:08
Fianna Fáil proposes immigrant points scheme in new BillJustice spokesman Niall Collins says illegal immigrants can earn right to have status regularisedFri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00
Eight Labour TDs to submit motion on IAG’s Aer Lingus bidMotion comes amid a change of attitude within Government to the offer from IAGFri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00
National Pension Reserve Fund should now be revived, says Brian HayesDublin MEP has praised Charlie McCreevy for having the foresight to set up fundThu Feb 26 2015 - 21:45
Fianna Fáil selects Jack Chambers to run in Dublin WestRival David McGuinness alleges ‘class divide’ in party and says he may leave as a resultWed Feb 25 2015 - 22:20
New EU energy plan focuses on more connections between States, renewables and tougher negotiations with suppliersAspects of Jean-Claude Juncker’s plan criticised by Green Party and by GreenpeaceWed Feb 25 2015 - 21:38
Ireland’s Energy: What’s the right policy for a recovering economy?Carbon dioxide emissions fell in the recession but are now rising again. Without dramatic policy changes, Ireland won’t achieve its targetsTue Feb 24 2015 - 10:13
Greek debt cave-in a gift to Fine Gael conferenceEnda Kenny has eye on election, Michael Noonan has swipe at Yanis VaroufakisMon Feb 23 2015 - 08:51
Fianna Fáil row over delegates in Dublin West ahead of candidate selectionComplaint lodged to party headquarters ahead of close battle between councillors Jack Chambers and David McGuinnessMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Health services cuts over, Varadkar will tell ardfheisMinister for Health to say it will take us several years to rebuild health serviceSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:03
Experts say constitutional changes should look at subtlety of Irish translationCall for co-drafting of laws in English and Irish to avoid differences of interpretationSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:02
Ireland’s energy crisisEnergy is not one of Ireland’s strengths: we import almost 90 per cent of our power, we’ve made little progress in renewables, and we’re at the mercy of an unstable global market. Where will Ireland get its energy in years to come?Sat Feb 21 2015 - 00:01
Imprisonment will galvanise support in anti-water charge groupsCore supporters of the campaign will bristle with anger at jailing of protestersFri Feb 20 2015 - 08:30
Jailing of protesters political, claims anti-charges campaignFive found to have defied orders not to go within 20m of meter installationsFri Feb 20 2015 - 07:32
Enda Kenny rules out coalition with Fianna Fáil or Sinn FéinTaoiseach talks of Troika, same-sex marriage vote date and errors in ‘Prime Time’ interviewThu Feb 19 2015 - 23:39
Noonan not first TD to have a condition diagnosed on live TVConor Lenihan and Jim Daly also had medical issues picked up by doctors watching TVThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
A full-blown Greek tragedy: logjam over bailout talksAnalysis: Deal for Greece could be electoral setback for Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna FáilTue Feb 17 2015 - 09:10
Fianna Fáil to hold ‘bootcamps’ to encourage more female candidatesParty has no women TDs and only two of its 14 Senators are femaleSat Feb 14 2015 - 10:17
Labour of love for Robinson started on Valentine’s Day 25 years agoThe ‘Robinson era’ is recalled as being both profound and epoch-changingSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
Greek talks end in stalemate but add a bit of excitementFinance ministers leave in state of disarray while anti-austerity cohort watches closelyThu Feb 12 2015 - 10:01
Irish tax policies criticised over impact on poor countriesUN special rapporteur says loopholes and schemes damage Ireland’s reputationThu Feb 12 2015 - 08:13
UK government aware of Rising sensitivities, Theresa Villiers saysNI Secretary of State responds after Minister says royal family ‘unlikely’ to attend 1916 ceremonyWed Feb 11 2015 - 20:47
