Pressure now on Fine Gael to deliver if it wants to retain powerPublic services may be the decisive battleground on which next election is foughtSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
Continuity, not change, order of the day for Varadkar’s first 100Early days see directness and caution, and no striking out in any bold new directionSat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
Nama set to develop affordable housingAgency would raise finance, take planning role and work with developersFri Sept 15 2017 - 06:29
Leo Varadkar fails to establish a ‘Republic of Opportunity’Taoiseach’s think-in speech tackled Nama and the budget but left his vision to one sideFri Sept 15 2017 - 01:00
EU tax plan ‘is a bigger threat to Ireland than Brexit’State could lose €4bn in taxes if corporate tax harmonisation is adopted, expert saysThu Sept 14 2017 - 07:16
Government concerned on proposed EU fiscal integrationState supportive of banking and capital markets unions but wary of losing authorityThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
The tricky politics of Ireland’s corporation taxThe changing mood towards the State’s tax regime presents opportunities and dangersThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
Builders ‘can’t make viable profit’ on €320,000 apartmentsGovernment report sought industry group input, who say housing estates only marginally viableWed Sept 13 2017 - 12:33
Donohoe tells HSE: manage your budget as there is no extra cashHSE faces a €300 million deficit but Minister says no extra funding will be made availableTue Sept 12 2017 - 16:41
Mortgage-to-rent scheme to keep people with arrears in homesLoans in arrears to be bought from banks by private investors under Government planMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
O’Sullivan’s sudden retirement takes Government by surpriseCommissioner’s decision to step down comes after three years dogged by controversiesMon Sept 11 2017 - 00:40
Analysis: Few are surprised by O’Sullivan’s resignationApparently damning report from Policing Authority awaiting publicationSun Sept 10 2017 - 20:32
Varadkar is no centrist, he’s a conservative right winger, says HowlinLabour leader challenges Taoiseach’s claims be part of a new European centrist politicsSun Sept 10 2017 - 16:31
Delay water charge refunds to pay health overspend, Howlin saysPlans for tax cuts should be abandoned for investment in services - Labour leader tells think-inSun Sept 10 2017 - 14:00
Parties move towards fresh talks at StormontClear divisions between British and Irish governments on direct ruleThu Sept 07 2017 - 03:00
EU to make UK responsible for avoiding a hard BorderEuropean Commission to publish its long-awaited Brexit paper on IrelandThu Sept 07 2017 - 02:00
EU must fill gap left by US isolationism, says peace broker AhtisaariFormer Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari delivers lecture in DublinWed Sept 06 2017 - 18:58
False breath tests by gardaí and water refunds on Cabinet agendaMinister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will brief colleagues on two inquiries into GardaWed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
Budget measures likely to include cash for public housingEoghan Murphy hopeful of “scaling up” plans for permanent accommodationTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
No sign of quick fixes in health and housingGovernment insiders speak of Brexit but it is not on the political agenda in same wayTue Sept 05 2017 - 01:00
Coveney says Foster has made ‘real effort’ to reconvene NI talksSinn Féin has dismissed a DUP proposal to restore a powersharing governmentSun Sept 03 2017 - 14:57
Is the spin-over-substance meme beginning to stick to the Taoiseach?Pat Leahy: If Leo Varadkar won’t define himself, his opponents will do it for himSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
Irish translation of European parliament documents costing €43 per pageHigh cost of Irish translation - almost twice average cost - has led to budget overrunsWed Aug 30 2017 - 19:01
Trump administration proposes the abolition of NI special envoyDemocrats say they will oppose the move, which would require congressional approvalWed Aug 30 2017 - 02:00
EU tells UK to get ‘serious’ as Brexit talks resumeThe ‘sooner we remove ambiguity’ the better, Michel Barnier tells David DavisMon Aug 28 2017 - 15:33
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil still rule the roostUnless left unites, FG and FF will dominate politics and government foreverSat Aug 26 2017 - 05:00
Crowley’s European absence a gift to Brexiteers, says substituteKieran Hartley appeals to Micheál Martin to intervene over Brian Crowley’s long absenceSat Aug 26 2017 - 01:30
British to appeal for EU flexibility as frosty Brexit talks restartLatest round of Brexit negotiations between UK and EU begins on MondaySat Aug 26 2017 - 01:00
Sinn Féin frontbencher favours coalition after next electionCullinane favours coalition even as the minority party: ‘We want to be in government’Thu Aug 24 2017 - 13:50
EU will not discuss Border proposals at Brexit talksBritish government’s customs plans ‘are not on the agenda’ for next week’s negotiationsThu Aug 24 2017 - 01:00
Government rejects British proposals on invisible borderProposed measures to deal with the customs issue were insufficient, says TaoiseachWed Aug 23 2017 - 01:00
NI parties need to engage to see power sharing re-establishedJames Brokenshire and Simon Coveney meet in Dublin ahead of talks with northern parties next weekTue Aug 22 2017 - 18:38
‘Team Ireland’ is a small club playing in the big leaguesTaoiseach’s plan to double Ireland’s ‘global footprint’ is an ambitious oneTue Aug 22 2017 - 01:00
Social Democrats reject merger overtures from LabourSocDem chairwoman says the Labour Party has ‘lost its moral compass’Mon Aug 21 2017 - 22:11
Varadkar’s comments on Brexit are a sharp message to LondonAnalysis: Taoiseach’s extraordinary outburst signifies a distinct change of moodSat Jul 29 2017 - 12:12
Frustrated Leo Varadkar attacks Brexiteers on border issue‘We’re not going to help design some sort of border we don’t believe should exist’Sat Jul 29 2017 - 11:59
Pat Leahy: Economic crash is neither forgiven nor forgottenThe recovery has not reversed the latent volatility in the Irish political landscapeSat Jul 29 2017 - 03:00
Steady as she goes: how Varadkar is building an election teamFocus on communication may carry message Taoiseach is set to step up action in autumnSat Jul 29 2017 - 01:00
Brian Cowen speaks of 'regret' over recession and accuses EU of failing StateFormer taoiseach expresses regret for loss of jobs by so many during recessionWed Jul 26 2017 - 20:11
Flattery, persuasion and arm twisting: Bill Clinton’s peace process phone callsTranscripts of the ex-US president’s calls to NI leaders reveal his huge influence on eventsMon Jul 24 2017 - 01:00
‘Wake me in middle of the night,’ Bill Clinton told David TrimbleTranscripts shows active role of former US president during early days of peace processMon Jul 24 2017 - 01:00
Health reforms dogged by political opposition, says HSE chiefTony O’Brien says hard decisions require political courage ‘that is not often apparent’Sun Jul 23 2017 - 20:04
Micheál Martin criticises Sinn Féin and rules out future coalitionFF leader also attacks Government’s ‘ideological’ hang-up on social housingSun Jul 23 2017 - 19:48
The political pulse: Brexit pessimism and post-austerity choicesMacGill Summer School had intense, informed debates on these two big themesSat Jul 22 2017 - 03:00
Overtime costs and lack of reform threaten Garda budgetsAgreed policy of civilianisation not acted on, leaving officers in ‘back-office duties’Sat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00
Government alarmed by rising cost of special needs educationNew study says a spike in the number of autism cases is a factor in increased spendingFri Jul 21 2017 - 01:41
Little room for extra spending in budget, says Paschal DonohoeDepartments urged to look to own finances amid demographic and fiscal rule pressuresThu Jul 20 2017 - 20:31
Honorary National University of Ireland doctorate for Brian CowenEx-taoiseach keeping low profile since exiting politics after collape of FF-Green coalitionThu Jul 20 2017 - 15:12
Water refunds to be paid out of unspent funds in several departments€170m will not come from ‘whip around’, Leo Varadkar saysTue Jul 18 2017 - 21:24
Location of homes a major challenge for governments - top civil servantRobert Watt: Many homes will be built in Dublin over next 20 years and should be within M50Tue Jul 18 2017 - 18:42
