Climate change commitments require nitty-gritty of policy actionOptimism is all very well but a green plan which penalises nobody will achieve nothingTue Jun 18 2019 - 00:30
Health service overruns follow familiar patternInside Politics: Latest revelations feed into erosion of Fine Gael claim to fiscal responsibilitySat Jun 15 2019 - 12:49
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar’s fate is at stake as he faces three great testsTaoiseach must regain initiative as he tackles Brexit, public pay, and end of GovernmentSat Jun 15 2019 - 05:30
Removing private care from hospitals likely to take considerably longer than expectedPublication of report on implementing the Sláintecare plan has been shelved until autumnSat Jun 15 2019 - 03:30
Byelections could be held before Christmas, says TaoiseachVoting to fill vacancies left by TDs elected to Europe may be moved forwardWed Jun 12 2019 - 08:21
No-deal Brexit would present huge difficulties to businesses in NorthExpert report expresses North’s concerns over impact of EU tariffs on food exports to RepublicWed Jun 12 2019 - 06:27
Donohoe torn between need for thrift and temptation to spendGovernment rattled by criticism of reckless spending, but shouldn’t shoot the messengerWed Jun 12 2019 - 02:16
Rockall Q&A: What is the dispute about and where is it going?UK has always claimed sovereignty over islet, but claim is disputed by IrelandTue Jun 11 2019 - 17:07
Fears mount that Defence Forces pay proposal not enoughProposed package arising from pay commission report to go to Cabinet in near futureMon Jun 10 2019 - 01:00
Rockall dispute: Government in contact with Scottish officialsScotland believes fishing by Irish boats within a 22km zone around Rockall illegalMon Jun 10 2019 - 01:00
Rockall: Scottish will board Irish boats if they refuse to leave - MinisterFergus Ewing says patrols will invite vessels to ‘cease and desist’ from ‘illegal’ fishingSun Jun 09 2019 - 14:04
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael must reassert its economic credentialsVoters do not believe Varadkar’s party is central to continued economic recoverySat Jun 08 2019 - 04:00
Scotland warns Ireland it will force fishing boats to leave Rockall watersScottish minister in letter to Government says that it will deploy vessels to protect rightsFri Jun 07 2019 - 22:03
Defeated SF MEP calls for left-wing parties to co-operate against FF and FGLynn Boylan urges party discussion on question of entering governmentThu Jun 06 2019 - 18:18
More than 750,000 troops use Irish airspace in five yearsRoss permitted more than 1,000 military overflights and landings in 2018Thu Jun 06 2019 - 03:46
Rising number of foreign troops passing through IrelandSome 25 flights carrying explosives from US to Afghanistan went through State since 2014Thu Jun 06 2019 - 03:00
Labour wants appointment of Central Bank governor stalledGabriel Makhlouf facing an inquiry during last weeks in New Zealand finance ministryWed Jun 05 2019 - 21:10
New Zealand to investigate incoming Irish Central Bank governorGabriel Makhlouf accused of misleading New Zealand authoritiesWed Jun 05 2019 - 03:00
Pat Leahy: Ten lessons from the local and European electionsA snap election is now unlikely, and other things we learnt from the votesSat Jun 01 2019 - 04:00
Labour’s Corbyn shielded from media as he visits Taoiseach and PresidentUK opposition leader earlier met President Michael D Higgins at Áras an UachtaráinThu May 30 2019 - 15:11
‘Cold storage’ MEPS have no status, salary, facilities or expenses, says European ParliamentIreland’s two extra MEPs will have to wait until Britain leaves EUThu May 30 2019 - 12:45
Rechecks and recounts in Ireland South as battle continues for final MEP seatInside Politics: Angela Kerins wins her case in the Supreme Court against the PACThu May 30 2019 - 07:56
New rules for Oireachtas committees to follow Kerins rulingWorking group to report in autumn in wake of Supreme Court rulingThu May 30 2019 - 03:04
Corbyn in Dublin says he could renegotiate Brexit as prime ministerLabour leader says change of commission could open up possibilities for new dealWed May 29 2019 - 20:05
Minister for Finance says broadband profit unlikelyPaschal Donohoe says any cheaper option would not bring plan to all rural householdsTue May 28 2019 - 20:29
Scramble begins for top EU jobs as leaders meet in Brussels‘The process is just beginning tonight. Nobody will get any job this evening’Tue May 28 2019 - 18:57
Pat Leahy: Changing political climate helps Green shoots to thriveThe Green Party can improve on European and local election resultsTue May 28 2019 - 07:00
Dublin likely to back Barnier as head of European CommissionEU leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss who should fill key EU rolesTue May 28 2019 - 03:45
Scottish results an ‘emphatic rejection’ of Brexit, says SturgeonSNP takes three of six EU seats, as leader says Brexit could hasten independenceTue May 28 2019 - 01:03
Elections 2019: What we know so farVaradkar refuses to rule out early general election while Green wave sweeps through localsMon May 27 2019 - 21:02
Pat Leahy: Nine out of 10 people didn’t vote for the GreensClimate change is of clear concern and Fianna Fáil should feel encouraged by resultsMon May 27 2019 - 08:30
Elections 2019: Greens the big winners while Sinn Féin slumpsFianna Fáil will strengthen its position as the largest party of local governmentSun May 26 2019 - 23:27
General election unlikely in next few weeks, says VaradkarGreen leader Eamon Ryan to work with all parties on climate-friendly goals and policiesSun May 26 2019 - 22:34
Green leader Eamon Ryan sees ‘rainbow coalition’ in local governmentTaoiseach says FG under-performed against expectations in local electionsSun May 26 2019 - 20:27
The Sinn Féin election post-mortem could be pretty brutalSome hard thinking and hard choices await Mary Lou McDonaldSun May 26 2019 - 18:51
Elections 2019: Green wave sees tide go out for Varadkar and Sinn FéinAnalysis: FG and FF have been spinning furiously but there’s no spinning out of thisSat May 25 2019 - 12:56
Vote 2019: What did we vote on and when will we get the results?Keep up to speed with our ultimate guide to the European, local and referendum votesSat May 25 2019 - 09:00
Local results will dictate timing of general electionPressure on Government to make unwise budgetary decisions will be unrelentingSat May 25 2019 - 04:00
Surge in support for Green Party, according to exit pollUnprecedented backing puts Greens in line to secure seats in all European constituenciesSat May 25 2019 - 00:05
Theresa May’s departure will not fix Brexit issues, Coveney saysOfficials believe a new PM determined to deliver no-deal exit would be difficult to stopFri May 24 2019 - 17:16
Vote 2019: Ireland heads to the polls for elections and referendumPolls opened at 7am for local and European elections and divorce referendumFri May 24 2019 - 07:01
Elections 2019: All parties report diminished public interestBig parties seeking to manage expectations of their results as turnout expected to be lowFri May 24 2019 - 00:01
Senior government figures fear UK is inching towards no-deal BrexitMood darkening in Dublin with Johnson considered likely to succeed MayThu May 23 2019 - 06:00
Taxpayer will fork out €700,000 over three years for broadband, says MinisterSinn Féin TD accuses Government of ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’Thu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Full broadband costs will be included on State balance sheetGovernment accused of ‘privatising profits and socialising costs’ of public infrastructureThu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Lawyers blamed for slow progress of ‘Grace’ inquiryInvestigation into foster care of intellectually disabled woman granted second extensionWed May 22 2019 - 03:20
NI constituency profile: Alliance and SDLP fight it out for third seatAs Brexit chaos continues North’s politicians pitch to be MEPs in unexpected contestTue May 21 2019 - 11:08
Carlow has highest divorce rate in Ireland, data showsDublin previously had highest rate of divorce applications in country from 2010 to 2014Tue May 21 2019 - 11:00
Elections: Expect all manner of outrageous wheezes over the coming 72 hoursInside Politics: Cabinet will discuss Brexit in Dublin today as Theresa May presents new plan in WestminsterTue May 21 2019 - 07:57
Carlow clocks up highest divorce rate in IrelandAnalysis for 2000-2017 reveals county comes out top from national total of almost 4,000Tue May 21 2019 - 05:00
