Garda Ombudsman to investigate penalty pointsMinister wants to change the law to empower the Commission to investigate complaints made by individual gardaíMon Jan 27 2014 - 19:52
Legal questions cause anxiety for Public Accounts CommitteePAC members fear it would not withstand a court challenge from Garda commissioner, writes Arthur BeesleyMon Jan 27 2014 - 15:03
McGuinness dismisses concerns over PAC’s workChairman insists committee has never strayed beyond its remitMon Jan 27 2014 - 12:58
Rehab board to meet over Kerins salaryRehab chief gives blessing to meeting which will not convene until next monthFri Jan 24 2014 - 06:22
Director used own dissolved company to bill RehabShatter rejects demands to withdraw his concerns about low lottery profit marginsThu Jan 23 2014 - 09:46
Clear sense now in political circles that Rehab is in line for a grillingTaoiseach to the fore among those expressing surprise at revelationsThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00
Rehab accuses Government of being ‘disingenuous’Charity group questions timing of Shatter’s intervention with High Court ruling pendingWed Jan 22 2014 - 18:32
Shatter criticises Rehab citing low profits from lotteryLottery sales of almost €7.2m yielded a net profit of €558,000 or 8 per centWed Jan 22 2014 - 06:15
Taoiseach and Noonan to meet key international figures at DavosSummit an opportunity ‘to drive investment to Ireland’, says MinisterWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Budget tensions between Rabbitte and HowlinDepartment of Communications said to be ‘dangerously’ under-resourcedTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Irish Government regains investment grade rating from Moody’sWay cleared for Far Eastern investors to buy Irish bondsSat Jan 18 2014 - 07:09
Ireland regains investment grade rating from Moody’sAgency upgrades rating by notch to Baa3 in a major post-bailout boost for the GovernmentFri Jan 17 2014 - 22:17
EU Parliament committee chair backs bailout compensation“All possibilities for relief should be explored” as economic recovery in Europe picks upFri Jan 17 2014 - 21:59
Failure to burn bondholders led to lower rates - ReglingChief of the ESM bailout fund says no unanimous support in euro zone for ESM assistanceFri Jan 17 2014 - 14:42
FG plan of campaign to benefit McGuinnessParty not to divide vast Midlands- North-West constituency between candidatesFri Jan 17 2014 - 07:47
Fine Gael TDs press Kenny on pylon plansTDs John Deasy, John Paul Phelan, Pat Deering, Michelle Mulherin and Bernard Durkan express concernsThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Government likely to be left with entire €65m storm damage billRepair bill must exceed €800m for Ireland to qualify for aid from EU Solidarity FundThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Coalition approval for Defence Forces role in EU securityTwo contingents to participate in battlegroupsTue Jan 14 2014 - 23:09
Top Independents spurn invite to first Reform Alliance conference‘I would have expected the same open-minded approach would apply to others. Maybe it doesn’t’Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Bruton says pylons crucial to regional job creationMinister says areas linked to a modern power network will attract investmentMon Jan 06 2014 - 06:34
Varadkar believes new air, sea services boost visitor numbersMinister has set a target for 4 per cent growth in the number of visitors to IrelandMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
Reform Alliance moves to widen base and test its appeal with first conferenceMeeting seen as platform to boost credentialsMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
Powerful play by drinks sector to block ban on sponsorship of major sporting eventsFoI documents show lobbying campaign went to top level of GovernmentMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
State to pursue higher ranking in World Bank business ratings, says BrutonConstruction, electricity, contracts and property are key areas for improvement, says Minister for EnterpriseSun Jan 05 2014 - 22:25
Mary Fitzpatrick to seek FF nomination to run for EuropeParty activists see councillor as most likely to win selection conventionSat Jan 04 2014 - 11:44
Haass hopes public will persuade Northern parties to back planIrish, British and US governments to maintain pressure on partiesThu Jan 02 2014 - 09:02
Howlin backs penalties for civil servants who underperform‘Sanctions’ for poor performance should come in tandem with rewards, says MinisterThu Jan 02 2014 - 06:08
Mary Fitzpatrick likely to seek FF nomination for European electionsParty figures believe councillor would be favourite to win nomination for DublinThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:00
'Irish people are fair and they’re not stupid. They won’t reward opportunists or destroyers'Brendan Howlin optimistic about Labour’s electoral prospectsThu Jan 02 2014 - 01:00
A year in politics: the Enda the bailoutMay elections in 2014 will present a particular challenge for the Coalition, which will also face the ultimate test of its decision to forgo an emergency credit line post-bailoutSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
Brussels unhappy at portrayal of its role in bailoutSenior officials believe Government failed to give Europe credit for exit successSat Dec 21 2013 - 12:50
Carefully managed Irish bailout exit loses its sheen amid political disquiet in BrusselsAnalysis: there is concern that gratitude has not been to the fore of the Irish narrativeSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach and British prime minister pay respects to war dead in FlandersFirst joint visit by two leaders to honour those killed in first World WarFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach to look at Ukraine bond planPlans to issue Eurobonds on the Irish exchange as part of bailout transactionFri Dec 20 2013 - 00:58
Kenny and Cameron to visit war graves and memorialsLeaders to pay respects to fallen on Flanders visitThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
Jobs central to recovery, says GilmoreObjective of full employment attainable ‘over a number of years’Sat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Noonan signals possible income tax cut in BudgetMinister criticises unnamed troika 'technocrats' as Ireland leaves bailoutFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:19
Dealings of with troika developed a give-and-take qualityThree-month reviews of Ireland’s progress gave the troika mission immense powerFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Nights of drama in Brussels as Sarkozy confronted IrishThis newspaper’s then European correspondent recalls the drama in Brussels as Ireland teetered on the brink of an abyssFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Government may seek to sell bonds with maturity of 20 yearsNoonan says pension funds and insurance companies in London had expressed interestFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
‘Most of the people who were involved in the background of the troika were very smart . . . but they weren’t very good at politics’Interview: Minister for Finance Michael Noonan is eager to maintain support for the recovery driveFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
IMF to continue with office in Dublin after bailout‘They’re staying on for about a year. This is standard practice,’ says department spokesmanThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:00
US politician seeks cigarette packet changeGovernor of Virginia urges Taoiseach to reject plans to bring in plain packagingFri Dec 06 2013 - 00:59
Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan rejects criticism of Garda cultureSmithwick Tribunal report claimed force continues to prize loyalty over honestyThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:48
Varadkar calls for light in dark areasMinister was struck by the tribunal’s criticism of gardaí for putting reputation over honestyThu Dec 05 2013 - 01:00
Coalition apologises to men’s familiesTánaiste indicates findings on 1989 killings matter of grave public concernWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Government to seek deadline extension for Central Bank authorisation of VHIExtension from the European Commission would allow the VHI achieve required level of solvency without injection of exchequer fundsWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Garda collusion found in IRA murders of RUC officersGovernment apologises to families of late officersWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Reilly denies any deal done on CRC salary top-upsHSE never sanctioned use of charity money for staff payments, says MinisterTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Charities regulator will be set up in shadow format in first half of next yearAs many as 8,000 charities are concernedTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00