Stormont agreement took 12 weeks and 14 pagesBiggest compromises were UK on £2bn fund, nationalists on welfare and unionists on paradesTue Dec 23 2014 - 20:28
Stormont deal can help make NI politics work for the people, Flanagan saysMinister for Foreign Affairs involved in about 100 hours of talks over 12 weeks ahead of dealTue Dec 23 2014 - 19:16
Senator Mark Daly expelled from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party for defying whip on water BillControversial Bill expected to complete its passage tomorrow paving the way for lower water chargesSun Dec 21 2014 - 21:47
Garda whistleblower Sgt McCabe made 10 allegationsSgt McCabe went to Micheál Martin with his dossier after rejection by complaints officeSat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Government ends the year treading water over chargesWater was the hot political issue of 2014, but though the law for the new charge is about to be passed, the Coalition are far from home and drySat Dec 20 2014 - 01:00
Investigation of alleged Garda malpractice in Cavan-MonaghanClaims of inefficiency and malpractice between 2007 and 2010 including murder caseFri Dec 19 2014 - 17:23
Government postpones long-awaited Climate Action Bill until the new yearCurrent Coalition initially promised it would publish Bill in 2012Fri Dec 19 2014 - 12:40
Government looks likely to win crucial Seanad vote on Water Services BillGovernment Senators are now in a minority in the 60-seat upper chamberThu Dec 18 2014 - 17:18
Flanagan hopeful deal in North can be salvaged before end of yearMinister says it is positive that talks continued after Kenny and Cameron exitSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Protest organisers to step up their campaign for water charges abolitionGarda put size of crowd at 30,000; organisers claim 100,000 attendedThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Water charge leaders say protests will force reversal of chargesFigures put crowd on Dublin streets at between 30,000 and 100,000 peopleWed Dec 10 2014 - 20:43
Crowds flock to ‘final rally’ of Jackie Healy-RaeConstituents and politicians pay their respects to the former deputyMon Dec 08 2014 - 21:51
Ó Lubhlaí abuse allegations may have been about in 2001Files to be reviewed in light of court papers relating to case brought against teacherSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Departments need more than €1.1bn in extra fundingHealth requires additional €680m to cover 2014 costsFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Four departments submit budget requests totalling €500mCalls for extra funding come in addition to €680m supplement required for HealthThu Dec 04 2014 - 21:08
Water protest march could be ‘sucker punch’ for GovernmentTens of thousands expected to march against charges, say Right2WaterThu Dec 04 2014 - 14:38
Children’s hospital board confident of planning permission by late 2015TDs and Senators visit proposed site in St James’s Hospital and were briefed on progressTue Dec 02 2014 - 23:09
Property taxes: formal changes not expected until next October’s budgetProposed amendment include two-year price freeze and decoupling from house pricesTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:01
Dómhnall Ó Lubhlaí concerns first raised in 2012, says departmentColáiste na bhFiann principal allegedly abused dozens of young boys over 30 yearsTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
Property tax may be set against Consumer Price IndexPlan to decouple tax from property prices prevent dramatic jump in 2016Mon Dec 01 2014 - 07:33
Fine Gael escalates criticism of Sinn Féin’s tax policiesMinister for Finance Michael Noonan attacks Sinn Féin as a ‘tax and spend party’Mon Dec 01 2014 - 01:01
New political party and alliance to emerge in new yearIndependent TDs Lucinda Creighton and Shane Ross behind separate groupsSun Nov 30 2014 - 20:07
Stick or twist: when will the Government call an election?Coalition parties want to set questions rather than scramble for answers after recent crisesThu Nov 27 2014 - 13:44
Sexual offences bill to combat child exploitationUpcoming legislation will also criminalise first-time purchase of prostitution servicesThu Nov 27 2014 - 09:53
Adams urges Taoiseach to act quickly on ‘Hooded Men’ caseCase relates to 14 men subjected to hooded and prolonged interrogation in 1971Thu Nov 27 2014 - 01:01
Social housing strategy to provide 35,000 homes by 2020Coalition will spend €3.8bn on ambitious plan, but Fianna Fáil calls it a ‘stunt’Thu Nov 27 2014 - 00:19
Analysis: Labour to rely on housing plan to drive political recoveryAmbitious strategy backed by substantial budget allocation of €3.8bn over five yearsWed Nov 26 2014 - 19:45
Plan to build or refurbish 35,000 social housing units by 2020Minister for the Environment says neglect of such programmes in recent years ‘deplorable’Wed Nov 26 2014 - 12:21
New rules aim for transparency in State board appointmentsDepartment of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines a response to McNulty controversyWed Nov 26 2014 - 07:55
Purchase of sex to be criminalised under new lawNew legislation will also strengthen laws on grooming, child pornography and harassmentWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin expect general election in late 2015Two largest Opposition parties are set to begin process of selecting candidatesTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:01
Social housing plan to provide 30,000 homes over next five yearsCabinet set to approve scheme for new and refurbished houses and flatsTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Maíria Cahill calls for investigation into extent of IRA abuseScale of problem should be discovered before all-island investigation beginsTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
A plebiscite cannot force a government to actOnly one national plebiscite has taken place since State’s foundationThu Nov 20 2014 - 10:38
Irish Water welcomes clarity of new packageErvia and Irish Water say new package does much to clarify and restore public trustThu Nov 20 2014 - 08:10
A leaky speech for a leaky water systemAnalysis: The Government will need a spectacular 2015 to put this debacle behind itWed Nov 19 2014 - 17:12
Ministers decry anti-water protest ‘thuggery’Cabinet members condemn Jobstown protest and say Socialist Party’s Paul Murphy has questions to answerTue Nov 18 2014 - 10:02
FG TD seeks laws for IRA abuse case whistleblowersFine Gael TD met gardaí detailing nine cases where suspects moved southMon Nov 17 2014 - 13:52
Water charges to be cut to under €200 per household as levy is streamlinedTwo rates being finalised with expected cost of €200 for multiple-person residencesSat Nov 15 2014 - 08:52
Mary Lou McDonald accused of damaging reputation of DáilAdams says Sinn Féin will consider motion of no confidence against Ceann ComhairleFri Nov 14 2014 - 07:35
Powerful words as Maíria Cahill case gets full airing in DáilAnalysis: Above all partisan taunts, questions over Sinn Féin’s abuse record are vitally importantWed Nov 12 2014 - 19:26
Belfast women say North legal system failed themWomen claim man who allegedly sexually abused Maíria Cahill also abused them as teenagersMon Nov 03 2014 - 10:31
Water revolution has started but Government too coy to actPeople have spoken but don’t expect any changes to happen yetMon Nov 03 2014 - 07:04
Senior Coalition figures seek rethink on Irish WaterReferendum urged to copperfasten future status as a public utilityMon Nov 03 2014 - 07:03
Kenny: reverse on water charges would need 4% tax increaseFianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin dismisses Taoiseach’s estimate as ‘utterly bogus’Sun Nov 02 2014 - 18:18
Cahill affair has dented image of party on an inevitable riseFor some advisers the party needs another election cycle before entering governmentSat Nov 01 2014 - 06:49
Paramilitaries shot and exiled many alleged sex abusersDistrust of RUC led to parallel ‘justice’ system by republicans which at times was brutalThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:00
Renowned lawyer to head Cahill inquiryKeir Starmer is former director of public prosecutions for England and WalesWed Oct 29 2014 - 08:29
John McNulty got Imma post within two days of requestDepartment of Arts officials were asked which State boards had vacanciesWed Oct 29 2014 - 06:23
Onus on Sinn Féin to set up meeting with KennySolicitor for four says he is advising his clients not to meet the Taoiseach ‘at this stage’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 07:57
