Government claims progress on abortion legislationDraft Bill expected to be agreed before next Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingFri Apr 26 2013 - 06:00
Watchdog refers parties to Garda for failing to disclose donationsPeople Before Profit Alliance, Socialist Workers Party and Workers Party referredFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Guns, Haughey and tribunals: 40 years of Fianna Fáil Ard FheiseannaFive key moments from party meetings over the past four decadesFri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion lawKenny rules out holding another referendum on abortionThu Apr 25 2013 - 08:55
Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meetingTaoiseach and Minister for Health strongly criticised for lack of consultation at parliamentary party meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Divisions may delay abortion draftSerious split emerges between Government parties on how to deal with suicide aspects of lawMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Next budget will ease austerity, says FG MinisterMajor concession to middle-income taxpayers in upcoming October budgetMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Environment ministers to thrash out deal on EU carbon targets for 2030Green Paper to argue new framework must improve on weak 2020 climate change planMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Government may have to delay publication of draft abortion legislationDivisions emerging between Coalition parties over suicide aspects of lawMon Apr 22 2013 - 05:00
Martin claims Sinn Féin has sullied republicanismFianna Fáil leader tells 1916 commemoration FF is only party with unbroken republican chainSun Apr 21 2013 - 16:41
Victims of a hero and paedophileTo many he was an admirable Irish-language pioneer. But Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí spent decades secretly abusing teenage boys. Why was he never brought to justice?Sat Apr 20 2013 - 07:00
Inquest finding will prove challenging for legislatorsThe finding of the Savita Halappanavar inquest will leave politicians with plenty to ponder ahead of legislationSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Rabbitte argues fracking has been a ‘game changer’ in USMinister says any decision on allowing hydraulic fracturing in Ireland will be based on sound scientific adviceThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Abortion law included in legislative programmeSeventeen of 27 Bills are three months overdueWed Apr 17 2013 - 01:05
Calls for review of Ó Lubhlaí allegationsComplaints made against Coláiste na bhFiann founder in the 1990sTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Abortion Bill to be published by summerInclusion of suicide threat likely to cause difficulties for some Fine Gael deputiesTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Banking inquiry unlikely until next year at earliestLegislative bottleneck has led to only nine of 30 promised Bills being published in spring sessionMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
After the armed struggle, Sinn Féin’s struggles‘Towards a New Republic’ is the theme of this weekend’s conference. More accurately, it is ‘Towards a new Sinn Féin’Fri Apr 12 2013 - 20:09
Burton expresses confidence in Gilmore’s leadership of Labour PartyMinister says Labour leader ’has support of parliamentary party’Fri Apr 12 2013 - 07:01
McDowell says abolition of Seanad is a cheap stuntFormer tánaiste and PD leader claims a single-chamber Oireachtas would concentrate power in hands of GovernmentThu Apr 11 2013 - 02:00
Every harsh Coalition decision seen as betrayal by LabourGovernment parties do not have luxury of dismissing troika out of hand without coming up with feasible alternativesSun Apr 07 2013 - 10:00
European funding for banks could be ‘invaluable’ to recovery, says IMFNinth review of Ireland’s bailout programme warns of significant obstacles aheadThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Irish mortgage arrears a source of concern for CommissionStaff paper suggests some homeowners paying credit card bills before servicing mortgage loansWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:57
Health sector has ’major structural problems’Harsh criticism of failures by Department of Health and HSE to implement cost-saving measures and to begin long-term reformsWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:34
Commission claims elements of Budget 2013 were ’regressive’Staff paper contends community employment schemes can be ’subsidised employment traps’Wed Apr 03 2013 - 11:12
EU concerned over self-assessment of property taxInternal staff report also says water charges by early 2014 and urges quicker reform of legal professionWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:04
Internal EU report shows concerns over health spending, mortgages and unemployedConfidential EU Commission report discloses monthly monitoring of health spending by troikaWed Apr 03 2013 - 07:00
Government has 'nothing to fear' over monthly troika reports on health spendingEU Commission internal report discloses concern over level of mortgage distress and high unemploymentWed Apr 03 2013 - 06:00
Economic recovery in medium term ‘highly uncertain’ - IMFNo guarantee of bailout exit even with rigorous adherence to reform programmeWed Apr 03 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore denies his leadership of Labour Party in questionParty suffered 16 percentage point drop in Meath East byelection, with candidate finishing in fifth placeFri Mar 29 2013 - 13:06
Byelection shows that FG and FF remain the dominant forces in Irish politicsLabour’s dismal performance has put party leadership into an awkward placeFri Mar 29 2013 - 06:00
Fine Gael’s McEntee wins Meath East byelectionLabour slumps to fifth place as voters stay with Fine Gael and return to Fianna FáilThu Mar 28 2013 - 17:00
Weather depresses Meath East byelection turnoutHelen McEntee of Fine Gael and Thomas Byrne of Fianna Fáil are joint favouritesThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Low turnout likely as wintry conditions keep polling stations almost emptyThe snow fell across Meath East yesterday and the voters stayed awayThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Sports bodies oppose alcohol sponsorship banGAA, IRFU and FAI say there’s no evidence sponsorship increases alcohol misuseWed Mar 27 2013 - 14:34
FF and FG vying for top spot in Meath East byelectionHelen McEntee and Thomas Byrne on equal odds ahead of polling todayWed Mar 27 2013 - 06:00
Video: Taoiseach confronted by off-duty garda on Meath East canvassFine Gael remains the slight favourite to win the byelectionTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:23
Only dogs remain hostile to Fianna Fáil in Meath EastThomas Byrne says he is confident of winning byelectionTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Smaller parties hope to make mark in Meath EastGreen Party among those hoping to consolidateTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
Energy crop faces uncertain future in price dispute‘Elephant grass’ was seen as small but key renewable source of energyMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:08
Coalition insists no parent in indebted households will be forced to give up workGovernment says personal insolvency arrangements will not include ‘horrendous’ measuresMon Mar 25 2013 - 06:00
Handling of property tax exemptions a ‘mess’Seán Sherlock says a more thorough examination of unfinished estates neededSun Mar 24 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael feels the chill factor in Meath EastHelen McEntee battles against the element and a little negativity on canvassSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Voter volatility the likely hallmark of Meath East byelectionCoalition parties face uphill struggle to retain share of vote achieved in general electionSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Labour’s Dr Feelgood cannot heal voter painTough engagement at doorsteps for Eoin Holmes in Meath EastFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
No bother for SF man as voters speak outCandidate Darren O’Rourke hopes to capitalise on anti-Coalition sentimentThu Mar 21 2013 - 06:00
FG’s Helen McEntee favourite to succeed her father in Meath East byelectionFianna Fáil’s fortunes looking up as candidates shiver on the doorstepsFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:00
Flanagan admits corruption on pointsRoscommon TD says his acts in cancelling penalty points were 'stupid'Wed Mar 13 2013 - 20:15
How Luke Ming Flanagan quashed his penalty pointsRoscommon independent TD has left more questions than answersWed Mar 13 2013 - 11:35
Yes, Minister . . . How the Cabinet performedFor some Ministers, it has been a busy time of steering controversial reforms in the face of public anger, but for others, the…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
