Patrick Honohan tells inquiry that regulator and Central Bank should have been ‘less deferential’ to banking industryGovernor says government should have considered liquidation of Anglo instead of bank guaranteeFri Jan 16 2015 - 07:52
Anglo Irish Bank should have been allowed to fail, says governor of Central BankBrian Lenihan wanted to nationalise Anglo and INBS on night of bank guarantee in 2008Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Anglo Irish Bank should have been allowed to fail - HonohanCost of bank guarantee and rescue likely to be €40bn, Central Bank governor saysThu Jan 15 2015 - 14:20
Seán Doherty’s daughter criticises ‘salacious’ Charlie seriesRachel Doherty says programme is unfair to Charles Haughey’s minister for justiceMon Jan 12 2015 - 18:13
Maeve Hillery, wife of late president Patrick, diesUCD medical graduate passed away peacefully at the weekend aged 90Mon Jan 12 2015 - 13:49
Nurses in Galway Universal Hospital vote for industrial actionINMO says decision taken as conditions for staff and patients at a ‘ grossly unsafe’ levelMon Jan 12 2015 - 09:12
Brendan Howlin rules out extra funds to ease A&EReilly said he can’t say why promise about trolleys broken as he’s no longer health ministerThu Jan 08 2015 - 17:41
Paris attack reminder of ‘violent fundamentalism’ in EuropeWe must defend freedom of the press, says Minister for Defence Simon CoveneyThu Jan 08 2015 - 15:39
James Reilly would welcome Frank Flannery back to Fine GaelFormer strategist, who left party amid controversy over Rehab Group, met Taoiseach recentlyThu Jan 08 2015 - 14:01
Joan Burton expresses solidarity with France and calls attacks abhorrentTanaiste says freedom of the press ‘cornerstone’ of Irish democracyThu Jan 08 2015 - 12:21
INMO to ballot nurses on industrial action as number on trolleys tops 600Nurses at Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital vote to begin work-to-rule on January 27thWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Money alone will not fix hospital overcrowding - BrutonFianna Fáil says patients being left ‘without privacy or dignity’ as staff struggle to copeTue Jan 06 2015 - 18:17
Number of patients on hospital trolleys at record high of 601INMO says overcrowding creating risks for patients and placing huge workload on staffTue Jan 06 2015 - 14:27
Galway community may face two years on boil water noticeAbout 1,000 residents in Williamstown affected by contaminated water supplyMon Jan 05 2015 - 15:46
Irish beef granted access to US market after 15-year ban liftedIreland first EU state to export beef into US since EU imports banned after BSE crisisMon Jan 05 2015 - 12:32
Lump sums of over €100,000 paid to 263 Civil Service retireesDepartment of Public Expenditure figures show 1,338 to have retired by end of this yearWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Hiqa chief says Áras Attracta documentary depicts ‘evil acts’Minister of State Kathleen Lynch ‘shocked and distressed’ by poor standards of careWed Dec 10 2014 - 12:54
All routes lead to Leinster House for water protestersAnti-water charge organisers promise a ‘family friendly’ day with music, comedyWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Coalition insists registrations real test of water chargesAcknowledgement across Leinster House that protest will be largeWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Protests will show Government ‘trickery’ on water charges failedSocialist TDs expect peaceful and disciplined demonstration to reflect public angerTue Dec 09 2014 - 20:18
Coal ‘stockpiling’ leads to increase in fuel importsSustainable Energy Authority report suggests rush to buy fuel ahead of carbon taxTue Dec 09 2014 - 17:53
Penalty points system could be affected by technical issueMinister for Transport seeks advice from Attorney General on problem with legislationTue Dec 09 2014 - 09:59
Preparations under way for Wednesday’s water protestsExtent of road closures depends on number of people taking part in the protestsTue Dec 09 2014 - 09:40
Kenny pledge to lower income taxes if Fine Gael and Labour remain in government after electionTaoiseach and Joan Burton deny rift in Coalition over taxTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Russell Brand urges Irish people to take day off for water protestsRight2Water marches may cause traffic disruptions, gardaí sayMon Dec 08 2014 - 19:45
Anglo junior bondholders will not be repaid in ‘any circumstances’, says KennyPublic to be repaid before junior bondholders who are back of the queue, says BurtonMon Dec 08 2014 - 16:37
Burton says ‘strong’ debate on tax but denies Coalition rowTánaiste says ‘real case’ for tax reform arises in relation to low and middle income earnersMon Dec 08 2014 - 11:51
EirGrid to improve ‘community relations’ after pylon debaclePlanning permission for GridWest and GridLink projects to be sought by mid-2016Fri Dec 05 2014 - 17:10
Water charges poll findings ‘disastrous’ for GovernmentKelly says registrations up since regime revised but poll shows only 48% intend to payFri Dec 05 2014 - 16:59
Other papers have already forecast a white Christmas...... but we wouldn’t be so irresponsibleFri Dec 05 2014 - 11:19
New mortgage rules ‘a blunt instrument’, says HayesFine Gael MEP says task of saving a deposit of €70,000 ‘impossible’ for manyThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Timeline: Tax evasion dossierHarney and Rabbitte clashed in Dáil in 2005 over inquiry being brought to an endWed Dec 03 2014 - 16:49
Five former politicians deny offshore claimsNames of former politicians investigated for alleged tax evasion read into Dáil recordWed Dec 03 2014 - 14:18
‘Fear factor’ in Dublin due to aggressive beggingBegging having knock-on effect on commerce says Licensed Vintners AssociationWed Dec 03 2014 - 13:33
Ireland urged to set date for reaching overseas aid targetOECD says Irish programme ‘punches above its weight’ but timeline for hitting UN target neededTue Dec 02 2014 - 19:17
Campaigners warn of ‘grave risk’ as homeless man dies near DáilMore than 160 people now sleeping rough in capital as winter weather sets inTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:01
Homeless man found dead near Dáil ÉireannSome 168 people were found sleeping on the city’s streets during official count last monthMon Dec 01 2014 - 18:31
John Delaney ‘sorry’ if republican song caused offenceFAI chief says singing recorded ‘in sly way’ and he does not ‘believe every lyric’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 11:00
Gerry Adams criticised for calling unionists ‘bastards’UUP says comment from Sinn Féin president in Enniskillen shows ‘true, bigoted colours’Tue Nov 25 2014 - 08:06
Let’s hear it for the humble U-turnThis is the year of U-turns, both in Government and Opposition, but is doing a U-ey always a bad thing?Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:03
State faces ‘potential Isis situation’ over water protestsNoel Coonan TD receives death threat over Islamic State/water protests comparisonThu Nov 20 2014 - 19:27
Complaint over radio host backing same-sex marriage upheld in partListener said conduct heard on Newstalk programme could make referendum ‘a farce’Thu Nov 20 2014 - 18:56
Fiona Mitchell appointed RTÉ London correspondentDeputy foreign editor to take on role two years after broadcaster closed bureau in cityThu Nov 20 2014 - 15:13
A brief history of water charges in IrelandA chronological drip-feed from the abolition to the reintroduction of water chargesWed Nov 19 2014 - 19:00
New water charges plan: maximum cost will be €3 per weekDail suspended following a row between the Government and Opposition over new planWed Nov 19 2014 - 16:42
Higgins claims water charge concessions not enoughSocialist Party TD says public opposed to charges as a whole, not individual costsWed Nov 19 2014 - 14:04
Noonan hopes Irish Water follows through on bonus moveSiptu to meet management at utility company over decision to cancel 2014 paymentsWed Nov 19 2014 - 09:51
Victims of crime need more information, says rights groupPeople often finding out in the media about accused parties being convictedFri Nov 14 2014 - 17:31
Selection of Policing Authority chair not ‘opaque’Minister for Justice insists Government appointment process transparentFri Nov 14 2014 - 14:37
Farmers frustrated by beef prices despite talks progressFarmers have been attempting to secure an increase in prices, which they say have been as much as €350 less per head than in the UK.Fri Nov 14 2014 - 01:15
