Kenny, Cameron discuss escalating tensions over paradesDecision by unionist parties to veto talks days before height of the parades season discussedSun Jul 06 2014 - 13:06
Joan Burton has big reform plans; now she needs a team to help push them throughNew Tánaiste must hit the ground runningSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Joan Burton elected as 11th leader of Labour PartyFirst female leader praises contribution of outgoing Tánaiste Eamon GilmoreFri Jul 04 2014 - 18:47
Burton’s election never really in doubtAnalysis: New Labour leader will be seen as an agent for changeFri Jul 04 2014 - 17:08
Labour leadership contenders sharpen their rhetoric with warnings to rivalsNo clear winner emerges from the debate between Joan Burton and Alex WhiteFri Jun 27 2014 - 01:00
Labour backs Eamon Gilmore as next EU CommissionerFine Gael sources say the role has been earmarked for Phil Hogan for many monthsThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Could Gilmore become Ireland’s next EU Commissioner?Labour has begun a big push to make its departing leader the next commissionerThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
High-voltage grids appear medium-term project as decision is kicked down the lineAnalysis: hybrid system of underground and overground cables a likely outcomeTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
SF prepares for government where compromises awaitAnalysis: party will gain seats in next election, although perhaps fewer than polls suggestMon Jun 23 2014 - 15:53
Property tax removal a condition for coalition, says AdamsSinn Fein leader refuses to say if 48% tax on earnings over €100,000 would be requiredMon Jun 23 2014 - 10:46
Six senior Ministers may be changed in reshuffleBiggest question is whether James Reilly will be dropped or transferredMon Jun 23 2014 - 07:59
Clamour for Niall Collins’s political head has been disproportionateOpinion: Politicians shouldn’t rush to judgmentSat Jun 21 2014 - 15:28
Micheál Martin defends Niall Collins over letter rowJustice spokesman says he does not believe he should stand down over plea for leniencySat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Martin backs justice spokesman and seeks code of conductNiall Collins admits it was inappropriate to write letter seeking leniency in court caseFri Jun 20 2014 - 13:50
Alan Shatter makes scathing Dáil attack on Guerin reportFormer minister for justice says Guerin report was ‘fundamentally flawed’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 06:17
Niall Collins defends leniency letter on grounds of compassionFianna Fáil justice spokesman faces widespread criticism for letter to judgeFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Is it wrong for a politician to plead for leniency in all circumstances?Defendant in this case is sole carer of four childrenFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Dáil ethics committees not to take action against Clare Daly over envelopes useThu Jun 19 2014 - 09:27
Banking inquiry may not have powers to investigate Cabinet meeting on night of bank guaranteeAct precludes Oireachtas committee from compelling evidence or asking questions about Cabinet discussionsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:02
Bill to enable transgender people to secure legal recognitionDraft legislation allows for lowering of age of recognition to 16 yearsTue Jun 17 2014 - 22:11
Labour leadership contenders defy gloom with lively eventHow to deal with Sinn Féin among tricky questions at Galway hustingsTue Jun 17 2014 - 08:48
Coalition not to apply the whip to banking inquiryTaoiseach and Tánaiste hold talks to discuss Stephen Donnelly’s resignationMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:01
Lobbying Bill to focus on nature of contactLegislation to propose register of lobbying, accessible onlineMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Mixed reaction for resignation from banking inquiry of a different type of politicianUnknown before his election, Stephen Donnelly has built up a strong national profileMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Ireland: an economic snapshotIt’s six months this weekend since we exited the bailout and said goodbye to the troika – until their next visit, anyway. ‘Irish Times’ journalists assess how we’re doing, with a graphical guide by Pamela DuncanSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Government adds two members to banking inquiry committeeAlex White says move is kind of behaviour that ‘gives politics a bad name’Thu Jun 12 2014 - 13:17
Mother-and-baby survivors want inquiry by international figureWide coalition of groups came together yesterday to highlight the injustices affecting them that needed to be addressed as a priorityThu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00
High mortality rates in homes to be investigatedStatutory inquiry to scrutinise secret and illegal adoptions as well as burial practicesWed Jun 11 2014 - 08:37
Three decades on, Irish exam felt far more user-friendlyHow would the teenage Harry McGee have fared with this year’s Irish?Wed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Inquiry into mother and baby homes to be set upTerms of reference likely to include mortality rates, burial practices, adoption and clinical trialsTue Jun 10 2014 - 17:07
Flanagan to tell Cabinet full inquiry on homes now likelyPreliminary briefing on high mortality rates, burial practices, forced adoptionsTue Jun 10 2014 - 08:07
Cooke report into GSOC bugging may be published this weekFormer judge looked at three alleged security breaches during investigationTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Lobbying Bill will come before Cabinet for Government approval todayBill will make professional lobbyists subject to a register and regulation for the first timeTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Coalition willing to widen Tuam inquiry to other institutionsInter-departmental review group to report on circumstances behind high death rateFri Jun 06 2014 - 07:13
Pressure builds for Tuam babies inquiryArchbishop of Tuam says archdiocese would co-operate with any inquiryThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:09
Church has no records of burials at Tuam home, says archbishopNeary welcomes examination into the burial arrangementsThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Labour’s hopefuls: candidates for leadership and deputy leadershipProfiles of Joan Burton, Alex White, Alan Kelly, Seán Sherlock, Michael McCarthy and Ciara ConwayWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Burton pulls ahead with support of 17 TDs and SenatorsOnly five have endorsed sole rival Alex White in Labour Party leadership contestWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Noonan says treatment for cancer on arm ‘went very well’Minister for Finance reveals details of illness ‘to ensure accuracy and clarity’Wed Jun 04 2014 - 00:16
Parties eye up partners for next general electionOpinion: A Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coalition or a Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin one would provide stable government, but would have downsidesMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Eamon Gilmore: ‘What Labour needed was a fresh voice’Outgoing leader says close friends advised him to stay on after poor election resultsSat May 31 2014 - 07:03
Eamon Gilmore: ‘I never worked as hard as I did in the past three years’Labour leader is proud of what went right and reflective about what went wrongSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Guerin criticisms of department ‘not well founded’Brian Purcell insists there was not a failure to deal with McCabe dossierThu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Recheck in Midlands-North West as Harkin leads by 275 votesIndependent has narrow lead over Pat The Cope with recheck on Wednesday morningWed May 28 2014 - 10:32
Midlands North-West: Carthy takes third seatLuke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and FG’s Mairead McGuinness already electedTue May 27 2014 - 21:58
Burton front-runner in Labour leadership contestSeven TDs reported to be considering entering the race to succeed GilmoreTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Sinn Féin policies to face scrutiny in push for powerIn its move towards the mainstream, Sinn Féin will find its fiscal strategies drawing deeper analysisTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Seven deputies who might run for leader of Labour PartyIt is the ordinary members of the 4,000-strong party and not parliamentarians who will choose new leaderTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Hayes and Childers elected in Dublin after recountGreen Party leader Eamon Ryan failed to win a seat while Sinn Féin’s Lynn Boylan topped pollMon May 26 2014 - 19:10
