Coalition cannot afford to accept Croke Park II defeatThe nature of the Coalition’s response will reveal a lot about its ability to stay the courseSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Deadline looms large for decision on reductions to public service pay billGovernment to reflect on how €300m in payroll savings can be made, says KennyThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Thatcher did more for Ireland than other UK leadersWithout 1985 agreement solution would not have been possibleTue Apr 09 2013 - 11:00
Fianna Fáil questions specification for leading Department of Finance postAccountancy qualification not required for new position of chief finance officerSat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
Water charges still on track to be introduced next JanuaryMinister says scale of payments for water will be known in two to three monthsFri Apr 05 2013 - 06:00
Anti-deal unions to pressure Labour TDsTrade unions want Labour TDs to accept outcome of ballots on Croke Park II dealTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Gilmore signs maritime deal between Ireland and UKAgreement brings legal certainty to boundary issuesTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Labour group opposed to Government policy plan weekend meetingParty under scrutiny from within after poor result in Meath East byelectionMon Apr 01 2013 - 16:23
Taoiseach shrugs off Labour attack leafletLabour chairman Colm Keaveney says leaflet was ill judgedMon Apr 01 2013 - 06:27
Labour needs to take an honest look at misjudged byelection campaignKenny has reasons to be pleased FG triumphed in midst of austerity measuresSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Dispute between Minister and Garda unions escalatesGRA decides not to invite Shatter to its annual conference in Mayo next monthThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00
Shatter rejects claim he is attempting to gag whistleblowersMinister says Garda Pulse system `should in no circumstances be used as some sort of social network’Wed Mar 27 2013 - 21:40
Next budget to be revealed in OctoberNew EU rules prompt change in annual budget dateTue Mar 26 2013 - 21:13
Cypriot drama puts Ireland’s response to its banking crisis into new perspectivePopulist posturing by politicians no substitute for facing responsibilitiesSat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00
Credit unions lose €15 million after liquidation of IBRCGovernment accused of behaving worse than the Cyprus authoritiesFri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00
Property tax: is your house exempt?Big reduction in waivers compared to last year’s household chargeThu Mar 21 2013 - 08:14
Worrying signs that politicians learned nothing from collapse of the Celtic TigerTraditional politics caused the economic mess - they can also get us out of itSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan admits he had two sets of penalty points quashedTD stopped twice for using mobile phone while drivingTue Mar 12 2013 - 19:58
Byelection may reveal the shape of things to comeINSIDE POLITICS : In three weeks, the voters of Meath East will have made their decision on who should fill the Dáil vacancy…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
McEntee's daughter to contest byelection for FGFine Gael has selected 26-year-old Helen McEntee to contest the byelection in Meath East on March 27th to fill the Dáil vacancy…Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Pair at the helm of good ship Ireland have seen good, bad and inept moments over last two yearsKenny and Gilmore have a good relationship and have worked hard to ensure the Coalition remains cohesiveFri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore meets Kerry at ShannonTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has held wide ranging discussions with the US secretary of state John Kerry at Shannon Airport.Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Estimates for property tax to be issued from next weekHouseholders will begin to receive property tax assessments next week and those who don’t respond by the end of June will face…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Three issues for autumn referendumsThe Government has decided to hold three more referendums on the same day in early autumn.Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Taoiseach to prioritise job creation strategies in coming yearTaoiseach Enda Kenny has pledged that the Government will do more in the year ahead to get people back to work and will introduce…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
TD calls for broad application of Georgian schemeA scheme to promote investment in the Georgian areas of Waterford and Limerick could boost business in both cities as long as…Mon Mar 04 2013 - 00:00
Political skill at play in face of unpopular reformsINSIDE POLITICS: Governing in a time of austerity is an enormous challenge for politicians in a democracySat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Government rejects FF call to reinstate ambassador to VaticanThe Government has rejected a call by Fianna Fáil to reinstate a full-time Irish ambassador to the Vatican to coincide with the…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
FF hypocritical on grants, says KennyThe Government has accused Fianna Fáil of “outrageous hypocrisy” for its criticism of the decision to replace the mobility allowance…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Climate change Bill moves to next stageOutline legislation on climate change has been described as “critically important” for the long-term future of the country by…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Labour will have to prove it left country a better placeInside Politics: The tensions generated by the current talks on extending the Croke Park agreement have reinforced the cliche…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Coalition anger at tactics used by Garda associationThere is deep anger in Government at the militant tactics adopted by the Garda Representative Association (GRA) in an effort …Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Kenny and Gilmore reject Bruton view on planned abortion lawTaoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have rejected the view of former taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton that…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
FF cynical shift to aggression could trip up party progressINSIDE POLITICS: The scale of the Government’s achievement in replacing the onerous promissory notes with long-term bonds should…Sat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
John Bruton says Government abortion legislation contrary to ConstitutionFormer taoiseach and Fine Gael leader John Bruton has created a political headache for his successor, Enda Kenny, by declaring…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
Irish and British join forces in Mali missionIn a hugely symbolic development, Irish and British troops will form a joint contingent in an EU training mission in war-torn…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
More Garda station closures unlikely, says ShatterThere are unlikely to be any more Garda station closures in the coming years, according to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Citizens far from inspired by handling of economic crisisANALYSIS: A decisive majority of voters support the Government’s plans to abolish the Seanad, according to the latest Irish …Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Big rise in support for legislation on abortionFifteen years on and this survey shows radical changes in opinion on the most divisive of issuesMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Over 70% support X-case legislation on abortionThere is strong public support for the Government’s plan to legislate on abortion, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos …Mon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
FF enjoys remarkable turnaround in fortunesANALYSIS : The rise in support for FF has coincided with a marginally bigger drop for FGSat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil just ahead in latest pollFianna Fáil has recovered ground to become the best supported party in the State for the first time since the economic crisis…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Noonan kept his head when things looked their worstThe scale of the Government’s achievement in winning a meaningful deal on the promissory notes should steady nerves in the Coalition…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Government rating at lowest since 2011Satisfaction with the Government and the Coalition leaders has dropped to its lowest level since they took office in March 2011…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Coalition held its nerve when others despairedANALYSIS: The deal on the promissory notes announced by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to a packed Dáil chamber yesterday afternoon represents…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil most popular party, new poll showsFianna Fáil has recovered ground to become the biggest party in the State, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Bank debt deal to cut borrowing by €20bn and ease next budgetA bank debt deal that will reduce the country’s borrowing needs by €20 billion in the coming decade and ease budget pressures…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
