Ireland somewhat deficient in tradition of searching parliamentary inquiriesSurprise defeat of referendum reform proposal means second Bill is weakerWed Jun 26 2013 - 00:00
Abortion debate mainly a ‘clean fight’ but not without some vindictive targetingAs the Dáil vote nears, the heat on politicians is bound to increaseTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:01
Divisive campaign in 1983 on abortion massive and intenseKenny’s experience of free vote ensured a resolve that it would not happen againTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Private sector to become involved in finding jobs for unemployedGovernment outsourcing of contracts to help find work for long-term unemployed a long-standing demand of troikaTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Government clawback from sell-off of Coillte harvesting rights too low to justify dealGovernment’s focus for future of State forestry company turns to feasibility of merger with Bord na MónaFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Motion to allow a free vote in Fine Gael on abortion fails to get over first hurdleDublin South TD Peter Mathews unable to get a seconder for proposal to allow conscientious objectionThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Peter Mathews says Fine Gael gave committment to allow conscientious objectionFine Gael TD said party signed up to international agreement last October as moral and ethics experts address TDs and Senators on conscientious objection to proposed abortion lawsWed Jun 19 2013 - 23:22
Mitchell voices concern over abolishing SeanadDublin South FG TD says she disagrees with plan advanced by Taoiseach to abolish Upper HouseWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Departments query alcohol sports banDraft memorandum proposes phasing out of drink firm sponsorship of sportsTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Seanad abolition Bill ‘likely to be guillotined’Murphy says schedule for legislation to abolish upper house has ‘very tight turnaround’Fri Jun 14 2013 - 14:24
Dáil to debate plan to give walkers guaranteed access to landNew Bill aims to make more privately-owned land accessible to the publicFri Jun 14 2013 - 10:36
Sinn Féin TD faces party discipline if he votes against abortion BillTóibín accepts he may lose party whip but says he cannot support legislation that permits abortionFri Jun 14 2013 - 08:20
McGuinness handles grilling by his own watchdog over spendingPublic Accounts Committee chair not left completely unscathed after hearingFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Rethink needed on ways to tackle white-collar crime, says ElderfieldSystem for dealing with individual accountability not as effective as it could be, says financial regulatorThu Jun 13 2013 - 22:37
McGuinness ‘damn sure’ department officials leaked informationChairman of committee says there are ‘powerful forces that would not like to see a banking inquiry conducted’Thu Jun 13 2013 - 10:00
New referendum commission will have long lead-in time for poll on SeanadHigh Court judge Elizabeth Dunne appointed chair of body which will prepare information campaign for autumn pollThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
McGuinness revelations do not warrant resignationPublic Accounts Committee chairman has been damaged but his position is not untenableWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
FG group on Public Accounts Committee will not seek McGuinness removalMajority of FG TDs on accounts committee argue chairman’s comments not a resigning issueWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
John McGuinness to make statement over controversial stance on State spendingFianna Fáil TD expected to defend his judgement and say his views are not incompatible with his chairing of Public Accounts CommitteeWed Jun 12 2013 - 00:00
Martin claims PAC chairman being ‘targeted’ by political opponentsFianna Fáil leader says no one can question John McGuinness’s performance as committee chairTue Jun 11 2013 - 14:27
Note from department on elections sharply criticised by Flanagan as disdainful to ConventionFine Gael chairman says he will bring up quality of note with TaoiseachMon Jun 10 2013 - 08:43
Citizens not afraid to row against ConventionConstitutional Convention has shown itself to be sophisticated in its recommendationsMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Constitutional Convention strongly endorses principles of current electoral systemConvention rejects national party lists but backs requirement for TDs to resign Dáil seats when appointed to CabinetMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Chief Whip admits Government performance on Dáil reforms deplorableMinisters failing to appear to respond to questions by backbenchersMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Revenue warns property tax will be deducted from earnings if not paidLetters will tell property owners they have seven-day grace period to complete returnsThu Jun 06 2013 - 20:44
Government announces ‘modest’ €150m stimulus progammeFunds raised from sale of State assets will be directed at roads, schools and home insulation, says Brendan HowlinThu Jun 06 2013 - 07:58
Tom Hayes a surprise appointment as new Minister of StateTipperary South TD will fill the vacancy in Department of Agriculture left by the late Shane McEnteeThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Government announces €150m infrastructure stimulus planFunding will be invested in school projects, road maintenance and energy efficiencyWed Jun 05 2013 - 15:31
Tom Hayes appointed Minister of State at Department of AgricultureFine Gael TD will fill the position left vacant by the late Shane McEnteeWed Jun 05 2013 - 12:05
Shatter to face breath test incident questionsMinister for Justice confirms he failed to complete Garda breathalyser testFri May 24 2013 - 02:00
Disclosure of minor traffic occurrence involving Wallace highly improper, says leading academic‘It is playing politics with policing and the enforcement of the law,’ says Prof Dermot Walsh of University of LimerickFri May 24 2013 - 01:04
Shatter’s disclosure about Wallace rebounds on Minister with a vengeanceAnalysis: The political repercussions are not position-threatening but will be a severe embarrassment to ShatterFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Opposition says questions remain about information on Wallace ‘ticking-off’Academic says sharing of such information ‘not within spirit of the law’Thu May 23 2013 - 02:00
Questions remain over how minor traffic incident formed part of briefing to ShatterNo details of how unrecorded ‘ticking-off’ of Wallace percolated to the top levels of GardaWed May 22 2013 - 22:26
Apology in a thicket of conditionality gets Shatter off the hookAnalysis: Minister for Justice’s case helped by lack of Government sympathy for Mick WallaceWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
CIE deficit would be €45m without assets sale and State helpCoras Iompar Éireann would have incurred a deficit of €45 million last year if it had not received emergency assistance from Government and sold assets, its annual report for 2012 has disclosed.Wed May 22 2013 - 01:00
Shatter’s qualified apology seen as acceptance he might have overstepped markNo pressure on Minister from Labour Coalition partners to resign over remarks about WallaceWed May 22 2013 - 01:00
The questions surrounding Shatter’s use of confidential Garda informationShatter faces more criticism over using information given in Garda briefing but he doesn’t do apologies or climb-downsTue May 21 2013 - 14:02
Shatter’s robust defence of Wallace revelation causes unease in LabourMinister of State Seán Sherlock calls for clarity as senior party figures are reluctant to get involvedTue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Coalition’s credibility at stake in new pay dealAnalysis: Brendan Howlin must show a clear pathway as to how savings will be achieved over the next two yearsTue May 21 2013 - 02:00
Cabinet to approve welfare scheme to allow lone parents re-enter workforceMinister for Social Protection Joan Burton has argued that putting lone parents directly on jobseekers’ allowance would be too onerousTue May 21 2013 - 01:08
Josef Pavelka ‘remembered with love’, says Ennis priestFuneral mass of Polish man who died in laneway to take place todayTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
Shatter stands over decision to reveal incidentMinister for Justice rejects allegations he improperly used confidential Garda informationMon May 20 2013 - 14:41
Shatter told about Wallace incident during garda briefingWexford TD plans to report Minister to Sipo over disclosure of informationMon May 20 2013 - 11:45
Wallace to lodge complaint as Shatter controversy escalatesMinister may face Dáil motion of no confidence and ethics probe over remarks that Wexford TD escaped getting penalty pointsMon May 20 2013 - 02:00
Alternative voting systems favour largest partiesThink tank looks at how three systems would apply in Irish contextMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Will Shatter pay the penalty for hypocrisy?Analysis: Minister for Justice Alan Shatter indulged in Grade-A political hypocrisy in the course of a debate with Independent TD Mick Wallace on penalty pointsMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Penalty points inquiry was no whitewash, says ShatterMinister for Justice says allegations of criminality had been ‘comprehensively investigated’Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Fine Gael TDs targeted in divisive campaign: ‘I was told I had blood of children on my hands’Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
