Irish Water debacle far from unique in political contextControversy has all hallmarks of previous arrangements brokered FF governmentsWed Jan 15 2014 - 17:14
Public service reforms have been ‘remarkable’ claims HowlinEmployee numbers down to 290,000 and expenditure to €17.5bn a yearTue Jan 14 2014 - 23:00
Focus to turn to Phil Hogan’s knowledge of contractsIrish Water will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment this afternoonTue Jan 14 2014 - 09:17
Coalition feeling heat for political messes of its own makingAs third anniversary of Government approaches, blaming previous administration counterproductive, writes Harry McGeeMon Jan 13 2014 - 13:46
Democracy Matters criticises Government for slow Seanad reform‘We haven’t gone away you know’, says Noel WhelanMon Jan 13 2014 - 13:28
TDs insist on Irish Water disclosing consultant payState firm due to answer questions on €50m spend before Oireachtas hearingMon Jan 13 2014 - 09:36
Fianna Fail Bill proposes to give all voters a say in Seanad electionsParty says franchise can be extended without need to alter ConstitutionFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:01
Major firms among those paid €50m by Irish WaterCompany defends expenditure, which comprised half of its overall spend in 2013Fri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Irish Water executives were no longer working with major consultancy when recruited, says utility chiefJohn Tierney says employees came from private sector, Bord Gáis and local and central GovernmentFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Irish Water criticised for €50m spend on consultantsMost of consultancy spend relates to the establishment of company, admits chief executiveThu Jan 09 2014 - 20:20
Taoiseach defends changes to funding scheme for elderlyKenny says funding for grant system was being increasedThu Jan 09 2014 - 16:58
FF proposes fundamental changes to Seanad electionsBill would extend franchise to every voter for some panels and change compositionThu Jan 09 2014 - 12:45
Fáilte Ireland raises concerns over impact of pylons on tourismAgency says it is ‘vital that full consideration of potential visual impacts’ be consideredThu Jan 09 2014 - 07:47
Thousands of submissions received by Eirgrid on pylon plan€500m plan to create 750 high voltage pylon network between Leinster and Munster has run into oppositionWed Jan 08 2014 - 09:47
Controversy escalates over national energy upgradeFew disagree with the overall wind energy concept. It is the method that raises questionsWed Jan 08 2014 - 06:56
Taoiseach defends electricity pylons on eve of consultation deadline on network upgradePylons necessary to ‘ensure jobs and investment can be spread across Ireland’Mon Jan 06 2014 - 20:40
Official portrait of Brian Cowen yet to get go-aheadPaintings of 11 of 12 ex-taoisigh on display in Leinster HouseMon Jan 06 2014 - 07:42
Burton dismisses suggestions she is a maverick or not a ‘team player’Some Labour Party colleagues have privately criticised her for pursuing her own agendaTue Dec 31 2013 - 08:27
Fall in unemployment gives Burton some wriggle roomInterview: tackling the high proportion of households with no adult working a priority for MinisterTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
Decentralisation made €40m profit for StatePrime Dublin buildings sold at height of property boomTue Dec 31 2013 - 01:00
FG rebels register with commission as a ‘third party’Reform Alliance not registering as political party, says CreightonMon Dec 30 2013 - 12:18
Coveney claims ‘major breakthrough’ on EU agriculture emissions talksIreland advances case for treating agriculture as a ‘third pillar’ of economyMon Dec 30 2013 - 08:45
Coveney explains stance on agriculture emissionsMinister says Ireland produces milk, beef and pork from a low carbon footprint.Mon Dec 30 2013 - 08:44
Coalition 'would have fallen' without prom note dealEamon Gilmore says weeks around payment deadline were the lowest of the year for himTue Dec 24 2013 - 11:18
Bailout exit single biggest achievement in 2013, says GilmoreGovernment remains determined to complete the recovery agendaTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:00
End of austerity may be in sight, predicts ESRIThink tank delivers upbeat assessmentWed Dec 18 2013 - 08:24
Kenny aims to replace jobs lost in recession by 2020Taoiseach says borrowing can be eliminated, pledges major review of Government spendingTue Dec 17 2013 - 21:43
Strategy has lofty ambitions but is scant on detailAnalysis: First economic strategy since bailout exit is big on aspirationTue Dec 17 2013 - 19:58
Kenny’s RTÉ address will be sixth time a taoiseach has addressed nation outside election timeJack Lynch and Charles Haughey made the two most memorable addressesSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Burton clashed with troika on extent of cuts‘They had a one-line approach to social welfare - and that was the word ‘cut’ ’Fri Dec 13 2013 - 11:48
Public addresses by Taoiseach and Tánaiste to mark bailout exitEnda Kenny to make his second televised address to the nation on Sunday nightFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Bord Gáis Energy set to be sold for €1.12bnInternational consortium led by Centrica named as preferred bidder on energy companyFri Dec 13 2013 - 00:34
‘Middle-class snobbishness’ curtailing public transport use‘Class perceptions are holding back public transport’, says Minister of State Alan KellyThu Dec 12 2013 - 17:34
Welfare recipients not a burden, says BurtonSocial transfers in society promote ‘social solidarity’Thu Dec 12 2013 - 01:03
ESB unions confirm Christmas strike avertedBoth sides in pensions dispute interpret LRC agreement differentlyMon Dec 09 2013 - 09:45
ESB strike averted as sides reach agreement on pensionsOgle claims landmark victory for unions over ‘defined benefit’ arrangementMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Legislation on climate change will be published by EasterCoalition had promised Bill would be published by the end of 2012Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Keaveney would join Hizbollah for career advancement, Rabbitte claimsMinister for Communications denies any terrorism reference in his remarks on RTÉ’s ‘The Week in Politics’Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Troika-style targets set to go on after bailout exitEnda Kenny and Michael Noonan said to like format of quarterly reportsMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Keaveney move to FF ’desperate’, says Ruairí QuinnFormer Labour chairman divides opinion as Micheál Martin welcomes ‘serious politician’Wed Dec 04 2013 - 07:38
Defection buoys FF, while Labour cries ‘buyer beware’A Galway East Dáil seat is likely to be Colm Keaveney’s political targetTue Dec 03 2013 - 22:08
Video: Keaveney joins FF and will run in Galway EastMartin says former Labour chairman is ‘committed to policies and ideas’Tue Dec 03 2013 - 15:49
Keaveney crosses the political Rubicon for a second timeAnalysis: Keaveney is not a wall flower and it is certain Fianna Fáil consider him worth the risk, writes Harry McGeeTue Dec 03 2013 - 10:39
An envelope and the letter of the lawHarry McGee’s week: there seems to be a deeper well of sympathy for political scoundrels than for the sanctimoniousSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
Scaling the popularity stakesRock climbing has gone from being a tiny niche activity to being one of the country’s fastest-growing sports with thousands of participantsFri Nov 29 2013 - 13:00
Commission sets April deadline for break-up of Bord GáisRabbitte says bids for Bord Gáis Energy ‘were not at an acceptable value’Thu Nov 28 2013 - 08:05
Property tax deadline extended as helpline inundatedRevenue confirms thousands contacted helpline each day this week and those who left message will be deemed to have met deadlineWed Nov 27 2013 - 07:42
Former presidential adviser insists she left position on amicable termsMary van Lieshout ends speculation her resignation last month was as result of access being restrictedWed Nov 27 2013 - 01:01
Taoiseach says jobless rate will be below 10% by next electionKenny says 7,000 jobs were being lost every month when Govt took officeTue Nov 26 2013 - 17:30
Averill Power considering whether to enter Fianna Fáil race to become MEP candidateTiernan Brady will launch his campaign to become the party candidate tomorrow nightTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
