Eighth Amendment referendum: Two sides marshal forcesScope of potential new legislation and campaign strategies now under considerationSat May 06 2017 - 01:00
Shortfall in tax revenue threatens spending increasesExchequer returns confirm downward trend as figures €344m below targetWed May 03 2017 - 21:15
Brexit Q&A: Will Britain have to pay €100bn to leave EU?The UK has accepted there may be a cost to exit the EU, but how much will the bill be?Wed May 03 2017 - 13:48
Ireland to increase focus on Brexit’s economic aspectsTheresa May warns Juncker she intends being ‘bloody difficult’ in negotiationsWed May 03 2017 - 11:29
Kenny’s feel-good factor fades as hard Brexit rears its ugly headLeaks show absence of understanding and spirit of compromise in EU-UK relationsWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Brexit summit Q&A: What was agreed and what happens next?Nobody wants to see British leave, even though they were EU’s awkward squad since foreverSun Apr 30 2017 - 09:25
Enda Kenny welcomes EU’s united Ireland agreementTaoiseach says the declaration on Northern Ireland’s status is ‘hugely important’Sat Apr 29 2017 - 18:53
Brexit summit: EU accepts united Ireland declarationWay clear for North to automatically become part of EU if its people vote for united IrelandSat Apr 29 2017 - 18:52
Kenny says he will speak to party about leadership 'soon'Taoiseach is in Canada next week and will not attend FG parliamentary party meetingSat Apr 29 2017 - 16:41
Enda Kenny’s long goodbye finally nears its endPat Leahy: Changes in personnel and policies will make politics more combustibleSat Apr 29 2017 - 03:00
Martin says North needs some sort of special status in EUFianna Fáil leader says Ireland may need to push for EU rule changes in Brexit talksFri Apr 28 2017 - 19:05
Q&A: Enda is going to Brussels to talk Brexit. What's it all about?The who, what and why explained . . .Fri Apr 28 2017 - 16:15
Government’s first year: So little done, so much to doEarnest effort in a few areas, but hardly a record of consistent, tangible achievementFri Apr 28 2017 - 15:36
EU leaders prepare declaration on potential Irish unityMember states may be asked to endorse idea of backing united Ireland after BrexitFri Apr 28 2017 - 13:57
Minister urges broad discussion on ownership in health serviceHarris rejects calls to compulsorily acquire site of new National Maternity HospitalThu Apr 27 2017 - 00:02
Maternity move back on track as hospital boards soften stanceSt Vincent’s drops threat to review project and issues pledge on independenceWed Apr 26 2017 - 08:36
Hospital deal collapse shows church-State context has changedAnalysis: Harris to brief Cabinet on need for change in new maternity hospital ownershipWed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00
Political parties believe abortion referendum inevitableMinister for Justice says legislation needed ahead of poll, which could take place in 2018Tue Apr 25 2017 - 01:00
Committee calls for separation of public and private healthcareDraft report recommends huge cash injection in health service over next 10 yearsMon Apr 24 2017 - 20:07
Who exactly are the citizens in the Citizens’ Assembly?The group aimed to be a representative sample compiled by polling company Red CMon Apr 24 2017 - 17:48
Abortion Q&A: What next after Citizens’ Assembly vote?To say most politicians are not relishing tackling abortion issue is an understatementMon Apr 24 2017 - 17:26
Howlin targets ‘right wing’ Fine Gael and ‘racist’ Trump in leader’s speechLabour leader addresses party conference in his home town of WexfordSat Apr 22 2017 - 20:52
Government fears St Vincent’s set to ditch maternity hospital moveSt Vincent’s angry at ‘being portrayed as some sort of Catholic ginger group’Sat Apr 22 2017 - 13:16
The State needs to protect its assets as well as religious orders doWhat’s needed is the sort of thing Irish politics is hopeless at: a long-term planSat Apr 22 2017 - 03:00
Planned move of National Maternity Hospital in jeopardyBoard of St Vincent’s to review move to religious-owned site in wake of controversyFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:26
Northern Ireland Assembly negotiations to be extended until end of JuneNew deadline will be in midst of the often contentious marching seasonThu Apr 20 2017 - 17:47
Citizens’ Assembly to vote on abortion laws recommendationBody will meet for final time to consider future of Eighth Amendment this weekendThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Kenny to become FG’s longest serving taoiseach on ThursdayEnda Kenny has reached his 2,233th day in office – just five days before his 66th birthdayWed Apr 19 2017 - 15:23
Irish house prices up nearly 11% in year to FebruaryLatest figures cast further doubt on Government figures for supply of new homesWed Apr 19 2017 - 11:26
Irish officials see possible upside in snap UK electionBigger majority for Theresa May ‘could bring advantages’ in Brexit talksTue Apr 18 2017 - 21:06
Kenny and May speak by phone after call for snap election on June 8thOfficials say British prime minister reiterated there would be no hard border with RepublicTue Apr 18 2017 - 19:41
Pat Leahy: Election is in the air as trust breaks downFine Gael-Fianna Fáil rows are aggravated by both parties’ destabilising internal dynamicsSat Apr 08 2017 - 03:00
Fennelly analysis: Report notes ignorance of recording systemIn wake of findings pressure for extensive overhaul of Garda is now overwhelmingFri Apr 07 2017 - 01:00
Q&A: What has the Fennelly Commission been investigating?Supreme Court judge asked to investigate Garda taping of phone callsThu Apr 06 2017 - 11:38
Shortfall in tax take ‘puzzling’, Department of Finance saysConcern expressed that 37 per cent of corporation tax receipts comes from 10 firmsWed Apr 05 2017 - 20:28
European Parliament concerned at Brexit impact on NIMEPs adopt resolution setting out parliament’s position on UK’s departure from EUWed Apr 05 2017 - 12:35
The compromises of the water charges committee unravel spectacularlyInside Politics: Reporters were left by turns bemused and amused as four separate press conferences took place on the plinth at Leinster HouseWed Apr 05 2017 - 08:54
Broadband deal not quite the showpiece Naughten hoped forAnalysis: Eir plans may lead to legal challenge – and cause conflict between MinistersWed Apr 05 2017 - 01:00
Gibraltar is not Ireland, says Kenny in defence of Brexit stanceTaoiseach insists British and EU assurances on Border and peace process are not ‘soft’Tue Apr 04 2017 - 21:15
Oireachtas committee to ponder changes to abortion banThe committee will spend months examining Citizens’ Assembly recommendationsMon Apr 03 2017 - 17:02
Referendum to allow for quicker divorces to be proposedCouples must be apart for four years under existing rulesMon Apr 03 2017 - 16:08
Former ambassador condemns Ireland’s Brexit policyReverence shown to EU is like that once shown to the Catholic Church, says Ray BassettMon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
Decisions on commission to audit Garda unlikely this weekHowlin says Garda should proceed with recommendations of Garda inspectorateMon Apr 03 2017 - 01:00
EU draft proposals point to Ireland as priority in Brexit talksDraft negotiating guidelines on UK exit from EU fulfil key aims of GovernmentSat Apr 01 2017 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Change of Garda culture more important than leadershipAlarming that political leaders no longer trust what they are told by law enforcementSat Apr 01 2017 - 03:00
Charlie Flanagan welcomes Brexit guidelines on IrelandDonald Tusk says European council will seek solutions aimed at avoiding hard BorderFri Mar 31 2017 - 20:23
Brexit: EU document suggests Common Travel Area to remainAnalysis: Measure would preserve rights of Irish people to freely travel, live and work in UKFri Mar 31 2017 - 14:57
Fianna Fáil to seek more power for Policing AuthorityParty aims to avoid supporting Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in Nóirín O’SullivanFri Mar 31 2017 - 08:41
Brexit: Ireland’s ability to influence EU deal highly limitedBest hope for Ireland is that UK avoids free trade deal ‘train crash Brexit’Wed Mar 29 2017 - 20:27
Government to outline Irish priorities before EU position agreedIreland to stress individual concerns in talksWed Mar 29 2017 - 20:02
