No more cuts but no room for profligacy, says HowlinMinister hopeful budget discussions will conclude as Cabinet meets todayFri Oct 10 2014 - 09:58
Brendan Howlin acknowledges people under financial strainResults of latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll ‘perfectly understandable’Fri Oct 10 2014 - 09:32
What does Micheál Martin have to do to catch a break?Fianna Fáil leader swaps Leinster House for Leitrim in bid to secure byelection victoryThu Oct 09 2014 - 16:38
Fianna Fáil Senator claims poll ‘damaging’ before byelectionsTerry Leyden has been campaigning for colleague in Roscommon-South LeitrimThu Oct 09 2014 - 13:50
Taoiseach rubbishes Sinn Féin’s ‘unachievable’ promisesIrish Times poll shows Fine Gael and Sinn Féin neck-and-neck on 24%Thu Oct 09 2014 - 09:52
Love/Hate actor wants Humphreys ‘relieved of duties’Controversy ‘depressing and enraging’, says Nidge nemesis actor Brían F O’ByrneThu Oct 09 2014 - 09:38
SF says it would abolish water charges and property taxSenior party figures confirm they will pay water chargesWed Oct 08 2014 - 17:43
Analysis: Is the Government preaching prudence while pursuing populism?Taoiseach has made it clear feel-good tax cuts will be the big focus of next Tuesday’s announcementWed Oct 08 2014 - 14:10
Giving child’s PPS to Irish Water not an issue, says MinisterMurphy admits utility should have done better in explaining how charges will workWed Oct 08 2014 - 09:49
Fourth senior Fine Gael Minister confirms ‘No’ vote on McNultyFlanagan is latest Cabinet member not backing Government Seanad candidateWed Oct 08 2014 - 08:39
Budget discussions ‘tense and demanding’, says FitzgeraldMinister for Justice favours tax measures that will help to create jobsTue Oct 07 2014 - 19:20
Analysis: Ministers distance themselves from Irish WaterThe spectacle of Cabinet Ministers suddenly distancing themselves from the unpopular utility has been strikingTue Oct 07 2014 - 17:11
Water a ‘precious’ resource that must be paid for - TaoiseachFergus O’Dowd critical of Irish Water approach to chargesTue Oct 07 2014 - 16:10
Action needed to ‘cut demand’ for prostitution - FitzgeraldMinister says gangs suspected of trafficking will be targeted with ‘follow the money’ approachTue Oct 07 2014 - 14:59
Howlin welcomes Central Bank move to restrict mortgagesPatrick Honohan praised for seeking to ensure mistakes of boom time not repeatedTue Oct 07 2014 - 14:21
Taoiseach has voted in Seanad byelection - but not for McNultyPaudie Coffey says he has already backed Fine Gael candidate from DonegalMon Oct 06 2014 - 18:17
Will John McNulty controversy even feature in Reeling in the Years 2014?Runaway train sees Taoiseach fielding questions after fortnight of negative headlinesMon Oct 06 2014 - 16:19
Budget set to incentivise building of new homesJunior Minister says supply issue has to be addressed and people should not ‘panic buy’Mon Oct 06 2014 - 12:30
Analysis: Fear and loathing in Fine Gael?Many party members embarrassed about promises of ‘a new way of doing politics’Mon Oct 06 2014 - 09:55
FG TD defends recommending party member for Imma boardSheila O’Regan appointed with John McNultyFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Humphreys: ‘I'm not at liberty to say’ who mentioned McNulty‘I’m not at liberty to say who mentioned his name to me and because that’s a Fine Gael matter’Thu Oct 02 2014 - 16:46
Noonan weighs in at Fine Gael meeting to defuse McNulty controversyKenny again accepts responsibility for appointment to Imma boardThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:01
Taoiseach says tax break for ‘squeezed middle’ Budget priority‘This is a budget to solidify and strengthen the progresswe have made’Wed Oct 01 2014 - 17:48
Kenny says he has ‘taken rap’ in Seanad controversyDáil told no instruction given to Minister for Arts to appoint McNulty to Imma boardWed Oct 01 2014 - 17:31
Questions left unanswered following McNulty withdrawalHere are a sample of questions that remain to be answered definitivelyWed Oct 01 2014 - 13:28
FG has ‘party management issue’ following McNulty, says Simon Harris‘What’s wrong is the way we go about allowing State board appointments to be made’Wed Oct 01 2014 - 10:37
Minister begins visit to Sierra LeoneFirst European Minister to visit region since outbreak will assess impact of €1m Irish fundingWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach facing questions in FG over McNulty issueKenny’s standing and judgment being discussed, say party TDs and SenatorsWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
John McNulty withdraws from Seanad byelection race as Taoiseach says he let standards slipTaoiseach says he let standards slip and it’s not worth winning a seat in such circumstancesTue Sept 30 2014 - 21:42
Howlin rejects commission call for €2bn in budget cutsImplementation of cuts would delay return to work of 10,000 people, says Ibec economistTue Sept 30 2014 - 14:01
Budget 2015 warnings keep coming but is anyone listening?Growning number of experts say Coalition should deliver harsh budgetTue Sept 30 2014 - 12:40
Howlin says Government’s €240 prediction on water charges was a close estimateMinister welcomes nine month cap at assessed rateTue Sept 30 2014 - 11:03
Government to make State appointments more transparentMinister says 200 posts filled through online public appointments service to dateTue Sept 30 2014 - 10:39
Burton holds ‘detailed’ talks with Kenny over McNulty controversyTánaiste re-iterates appointments to State boards should be done publiclyMon Sept 29 2014 - 17:32
Ballot paper lists McNulty as member of the Imma boardJan O’Sullivan will vote for McNulty, says he has necessary qualities to be a good SenatorMon Sept 29 2014 - 14:06
FG member resigns in protest at failure to nominate a womanWoman named by the party’s National Executive as a potential candidate wrote to party officials yesterdayFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Members disgusted at way FG is being runJohn McNulty resigns from board after less than two weeks in his directorshipThu Sept 25 2014 - 22:15
Overlooked FG Seanad candidate quits party over McNulty rowHeather Humphreys says Seanad candidate appointed to IMMA board due to credentialsThu Sept 25 2014 - 10:43
Fine Gael youth wing concern at Seanad controversyMcNulty’s nomination to Seanad not in keeping with Government’s reform agendaThu Sept 25 2014 - 10:13
Clare Daly claims some young FF TDs share her views on abortionIndependent TD says ‘they choose to plough the middle-ground’ and ‘pay lip service to both sides of the camp’Wed Sept 24 2014 - 15:44
Varadkar: McNulty appointment is not a strokeMinister says candidate was chosen to provide business experience and regional balanceWed Sept 24 2014 - 15:40
Howlin urges fellow Ministers to be ‘realistic’ about BudgetMinister says ‘rational decisions’ needed on how to deploy a small amount of moneyTue Sept 23 2014 - 15:29
‘Prudence’ the buzzword of the new political seasonAnalysis: Cabinet members temper budget expectations with sombre notes of cautionTue Sept 23 2014 - 13:20
Daly criticises Varadkar on abortion statementsIndependent TD claims every Irish family has experienced abortionMon Sept 22 2014 - 16:08
Whitaker did not make claim about Haughey, publisher saysPublisher Transworld Ireland issues statement of clarificationMon Sept 22 2014 - 14:28
Burton keen to avoid return to ‘bubble, boom, bust’ cyclesTánaiste notes ‘important’ report by Fiscal Advisory Council which calls for tough budgetMon Sept 22 2014 - 13:44
Family rejects claim Haughey ‘beaten with iron bar’Book on TK Whitaker claims riding incident injuries were due to severe beating in a pubMon Sept 22 2014 - 13:12
Irish society should draw up ‘new ethical principles’ - PresidentHiggins says signs in housing and credit markets that State returning to old waysMon Sept 22 2014 - 11:26
Turn TV programme locations into premium housing sites, says BurtonTánaiste reveals ‘Love/Hate’ relationship with housing issuesMon Sept 22 2014 - 08:14
Be open-minded on asylum seekers, urges Ó RíordáinMinister of State reiterates criticism of direct provision and says he wants to change systemSun Sept 21 2014 - 19:18
