No need for further cuts in welfare, says Joan BurtonMinister insists focus should be on health reformMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Higher water fees as €50 charge ditchedNew ‘hardship measures’ agreed for some welfare claimants and pensionersSat May 03 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore insists leadership not on line at election rallyTánaiste insists Coalition will run full term and he will continue as Labour leaderFri May 02 2014 - 06:45
Adams not murder suspect, says McDonaldKenny says SF leader should answer PSNI’s questionsFri May 02 2014 - 01:01
Will the banking inquiry get to the bottom of the €64bn mess?Analysis: There is an air of unfinished business around the banking debacleThu May 01 2014 - 01:02
Bank crash inquiry to call Brian Cowen and Pat NearyOireachtas hearings are unlikely to happen before early next yearThu May 01 2014 - 01:01
FF concentrates on securing Dublin seatParty’s hopes centre on Dublin city councillor Mary FitzpatrickWed Apr 30 2014 - 17:35
Fianna Fáil claims voters are swinging away from GovernmentMartin says ‘significant anti-Government opinion’ has taken hold in recent weeksWed Apr 30 2014 - 17:05
Troika returns to Dublin for post-bailout scrutinyInspectors likely to focus on health overruns and budget retrenchmentWed Apr 30 2014 - 10:26
Gilmore must plough on and minimise damage on May 23rdA call for Joan Burton to replace Gilmore resonated strongly with internal critics, writes Arthur Beesley, Political News EditorTue Apr 29 2014 - 11:30
European elections ‘most important in 40 years’Taoiseach says European Parliament has unprecedented powers since Lisbon TreatyTue Apr 29 2014 - 10:08
Tensions rise in Labour after latest criticism of GilmoreMinister says party deputy leader Joan Burton should voice her full support for TánaisteTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
FG strategists insist party will take four Euro seatsAnalysis: party insists grand plan intact, despite flat poll results and voter disaffectionTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Coalition parties work on water dealLabour negotiators broadly supportive of new compromise proposal from HoganTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore plays down challenge to leadershipTánaiste insists he will lead party into the next general electionTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore shrugs off Labour MEP’s call to quit as party leaderPhil Prendergast says Joan Burton should be next Labour chiefMon Apr 28 2014 - 09:12
Kenny calls for greater cohesion in CoalitionTaoiseach convenes special meeting of Fine Gael Ministers for ‘pep talk’Fri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Work under way on banking inquiryFormal request by Government to Oireachtas for inquiry mandate expected after EasterFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
Infighting and turbulence in Government ahead of electionsLabour is very vulnerable in the local elections, writes Arthur Beesley, Political News EditorThu Apr 17 2014 - 12:45
Scottish referendum could lead to ‘instability’ in the North, says reportGovernment’s risk assessment also warns a British exit from the EU could impact relations between Ireland and BritainThu Apr 17 2014 - 01:38
Gilmore says issues still to be addressed on water chargesCabinet fails to agree on deal as householders to face annual bill of €240Wed Apr 16 2014 - 09:11
Government still wants €2bn in budget cuts and taxesTax rises and cuts on department’s agenda despite ERSI’s positive forecastTue Apr 15 2014 - 10:02
Get smart! When a suit works, there’s nothing quite like itIf you don’t have to go broke to go bespoke, it’s also true that you don’t have to go bespoke to go smartFri Apr 11 2014 - 18:00
Legal moves put paid to any discussion of pay or pensionsThe Rehab chairman insisted the board was not oblivious to the controversyFri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Flannery may be compelled by Dáil to appear for questioningCommittee hears former director of Rehab was paid fees of more than €409,000 from 2007 to 2013Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:00
Rehab board dealing with internal complaint against KerinsChairman says he is unable to discuss nature of complaint or anything related to itThu Apr 10 2014 - 22:31
PAC rejects challenge to Rehab inquiriesEmergency meeting of Dáil committee follows correspondence by solicitorsThu Apr 10 2014 - 08:41
PAC insists on Rehab pensions and pay disclosureCommittee describes reason for non-attendance as ‘nothing short of contemptible’Thu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Questions on Rehab still need to be answeredBrian Kerr left to pick up pieces after refusal of former bosses to yield to PAC damages RehabThu Apr 10 2014 - 01:01
Flannery, Kerins will not attend PAC tomorrowFormer Rehab chief executives issue separate statements outlining their reasons for not appearingWed Apr 09 2014 - 18:00
Rehab’s promises of candour to face early test at PAC encounterAnalysis: questions surround Kerins remuneration and Flannery pensionWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Rehab admits to serious failings in stewardshipBoard engages management consultant to fundamentally review operationsWed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Rehab board acknowledges serious failings in stewardshipChairman says response to demands for information has been ‘inadequate’Tue Apr 08 2014 - 11:38
Labour wants Garda authority to appoint CommissionerCabinet expected to settle on mandate for powerful new subcommittee on justiceMon Apr 07 2014 - 11:23
TDs and Senators return unspent allowances worth €217,230Taoiseach one of 63 who made repayments under new fully-vouched expenses systemMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
Commission to examine lead-up to Callinan resignationInquiry expected to examine who in Government knew about Garda recordingsMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
President hopes visits between countries will become regularTaoiseach raises prospect of royal visit to Ireland for Easter Rising centenaryMon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00
Public Accounts Committee seeking answers on Rehab’s affairsFlannery and Kerins yet to indicate appearance before committeeSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
US business lobbies urge Kenny to rethink tobacco packagingGovernment insists its policy on the matter is settledSat Apr 05 2014 - 01:01
PAC divided on phone taping investigationRoss wants committee to initiate inquiry but Deasy is wary of straying into political areaThu Apr 03 2014 - 15:22
Rehab under pressure to confirm Kerins attendance at PACCharity faces cross-party demands over committee hearing next weekThu Apr 03 2014 - 12:11
Rehab refuses to say if Kerins will get severance paymentPAC says she should still appear at a scheduled public hearing in Leinster HouseThu Apr 03 2014 - 06:45
Analysis: Angela Kerins’ departure does not herald the end of the affairRehab seems reluctant to acknowledge a transparency deficitThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
Senior official in Department of Taoiseach to leave positionGeraldine Byrne Nason returning to Department of Foreign AffairsThu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
New questions emerge about events leading to Government action on Garda tapesCommissioner’s letter of March 10th did not reach Taoiseach until after Mr Callinan resignedTue Apr 01 2014 - 22:28
Catherine Day says conditions do not favour bailout concessionsEurope’s top civil servant says attitudes of wealthy countries have hardened, but sees no reason to give up on easing the cost of the bailoutSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Coalition committed to strict fiscal oversight, says DayGovernment fully behind European Semester, says EU’s top civil servantSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Moves to limit legal fallout over Garda recordingsEnda Kenny says Garda taping revelations may affect tribunals as well as court casesFri Mar 28 2014 - 13:16
Questions remain on who knew what of Garda buggingChain of events surrounding this week’s revelations still unclearThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
Coalition faces further questions after Shatter apologises to whistleblowersOpposition leaders keep up call on Shatter to resign over handling of Garda mattersThu Mar 27 2014 - 01:00
