Miriam Lord: Broadband is all Labour’s idea, Varadkar tells a stunned Howlin

Taoiseach reckons if you can’t get Opposition to support the plan, then make them own it

Two big questions in Midlands North West – can FF take seat and what of Casey?

The poll figures suggest a ferocious dogfight for the last two seats in the Dublin constituency

Irish Times view on the latest Ipsos MRBI opinion poll: fair wind for Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil

New European Parliament will have a critical role in charting the future of the European project

Fine Gael top poll on starting line but all to play for

Positive signs for Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin as main Opposition party to build on 2014 result

Broadband timeline: how did we get here?

Seven years in the making, Government’s flagship communications policy

Daly, Wallace will still attend Oireachtas committees if elected to EU

The deputies will aim to bring “Europe home in a timely way” to Irish voters

Euro election will be ‘climate change’ election, says Green candidate

Cllr Ciarán Cuffe says he is confident of getting one of the three seats in Dublin

European elections loom in much-changed landscape

Europe Letter: Fianna Fáil likely to be big winners in European poll in May

Labour Party unveils agenda to mark Dáil centenary

Children’s welfare will be a ‘non-negotiable’ issue, claims Party leader Brendan Howlin

Broadband timeline: August 2012 to October 2018

The National Broadband Plan was originally welcomed as ‘the rural electrification of the 21st century’

Council rejects attempt to keep south Dublin site for Travellers

Mount Anville site had been earmarked for Traveller accommodation

Ireland may see a political overhaul in European elections

State is set to gain two MEP seats from Brexit, while boundary changes will also take a toll

Labour councillors express support for leader Brendan Howlin

Sixteen councillors say now is not the time to change the party leadership

Fintan O’Toole: The big hold up for rural broadband is ideology

Using the 1950s State electricity model would be a sin against the new orthodoxy

What are the Government’s public media funding options?

Eight choices for reforming support for Irish broadcasting in a global media business

UL Bohs the cream of the crop again

Old Belvedere beaten in AIL final for the second year running

‘It beggars belief that Revenue are still unable to recognise us as married’

Three years after Irish recognised same-sex marriage, tax agency’s computers do not

What went wrong with the rural broadband scheme?

Why ‘rural electrification for the 21st century’ is taking so long

Alex White seeks nomination to run for European Parliament

Former minister will not stand in next general election for Labour Party

Reasons for gas fault in Galway and Mayo ‘should be made public’

Gas Networks Ireland says safe gas restored to all consumers in West

Corrib gas timeline: 20 years of protests and controversy

Shell sells stake marking milestone in project beset by problems and court cases

Little surprise in north Mayo over Shell sale of Corrib share

Rossport Five member Willie Corduff says it is ‘16 years too late’

Government backed off TV licence plan over fears of water charges-style protests, claims TD

Minister has dropped proposals to expand €160 fee to devices over 12 inches

Miriam Lord’s week: “I remember a time when ministers were fired for the smallest leak”

Senator David Norris declares himself “bored senseless” by Budget 2017 until talk turns to pay

Subscriptions loom as Six Nations is not added to free-to-air list

It had been suggested that the competition would be added and remain free after 2021

Locals disappointed at sanction on Shell for gas flaring

Shell to Sea says €1,000 fine equivalent to ‘65 seconds... of current Corrib sales revenue’

Sinn Féin accused of having ‘little impact’ on Rising centenary

Alex White says the public was not interested in the republican party’s take on 1916

EPA is prosecuting Shell over Corrib gas flaring incident

Energy giant is accused of breaching its emissions license at refinery in north Mayo

Howlin denies pact with FF to defeat Government motions

Fine Gael concerned FF and Labour had done deal to co-operate on important motions

Analysis: Broadcasting charge finally shelved after five years

Broadcasters seek urgent improvements to ‘inefficient’ television licence fee system

RTÉ calls for licence fee reform as broadcast charge scrapped

Independent broadcasters say ‘efficient and cost effective’ method of collection needed

Plans for new broadcasting charge switched off

Levy was to replace €160 TV licence and apply to all homes, even those without a TV

Denis Naughten says wind energy part of climate-change solution

Minister clarifies position after Saturday’s comments in favour of local consultation

Fine Gael set to shake up departments, Dáil and ministries

Government will have a very different configuration than anything before, writes Harry McGee

Four more executed Rising leaders remembered at Kilmainham

Plunkett, Daly, O’Hanrahan and Willie Pearse all commemorated

Uproar and disapproval at delay in broadband roll-out

Department of Communications forced to announce that the project would be delayed

State-owned Eirgrid posts pretax profits of €40.7m

The energy provider had group revenue of €706.2m, up by 5.7 per cent on 2014

Labour entering government with FG would be nightmare, says SF

Senior party figures to seek members’ consensus to realign with Fine Gael and Greens

Labour figures want to exit Government

Role in government ‘just keeps everything in suspension’

1916 centenary: Remembering the ‘short lives and big dreams’

Former presidents and taoisigh join Kenny, Higgins and host of dignitaries for ceremony

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