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
Government’s €1 million information campaign during Children’s Referendum criticised by CommissionReferendum Commission report says two State-funded campaigns led to confusion and costs were hard to justifyThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Committee hearings into abortion legislation begin tomorrowThree days of hearings involving over 50 medical and legal expertsThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Flanagan ‘did not engage’ with penalty points inquiryMinister for Justice says Roscommon TD requested investigation but did not co-operate with itThu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Cá bhfuil ár bhFionn féin?Tá splanc ar leith le bheith sa pholaiteoir a shantaíonn ceannasaíocht a bhaint amachWed May 15 2013 - 09:40
Penalty points report finds procedures were not followedReport finds two gardaí cleared over 600 driving offences in three and a half yearsWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Coalition to accept Bill on Seanad reform amid fears of internal revoltFear of revolt by Government senators prompts decision not to oppose reform BillWed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Green light today for six hospital groupsHospital plan involves creation of tiered structure with four ‘super-hospitals’ at topTue May 14 2013 - 01:00
C of I archbishop warns about history being exploited at Rising commemorationArchbishop Michael Jackson says that legacy of 1916 is bedrock of contemporary IrelandThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Bill triggering Seanad abolition poll expected within weeksFianna Fáil the only major party supporting retention of 60-member upper houseTue May 07 2013 - 20:23
Fine Gael TDs voice strong support for KennyParliamentary backs Taoiseach’s assurances on Bill’s safeguardsThu May 02 2013 - 10:37
Wide welcome for draft legislation within Labour PartyPraise for role of two Labour Ministers in drafting the Heads of BillThu May 02 2013 - 06:00
FF hints at support for draft abortion legislationThere are 30, and possibly more, Fine Gael parliamentarians who are uneasy about the suicide clauseWed May 01 2013 - 16:11
Cabinet agrees abortion draft legislation after marathon meetingThree doctors will need to agree before termination granted on suicide grounds, with three further doctors involved on appealTue Apr 30 2013 - 09:45
Walsh says other FG TDs agree over stance on abortionFine Gael TDs indicate suicide clause in draft abortion legislation a major difficultyTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:13
Cabinet expected to agree on abortion Bill todayPanel of three doctors likely to be approved in legislationTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Soldiers of destiny return from political wildernessFianna Fáil is biding its time, preparing for what the party faithful believe will be its inevitable return to powerMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil distances itself from austerityParty leader Micheál Martin says promissory note deal a game-changerMon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Martin signals shift in Fianna Fáil position on austerityParty leader says Fianna Fáil will no longer support the type of measures that have marked budgetary policy over the past five yearsSat Apr 27 2013 - 21:32
Second day of Fianna Fáil ardfheis underwayAbortion issue to be debated at the conference attended by some 4000 delegatesSat Apr 27 2013 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil to oppose Seanad abolition, Martin tells ardfheisParty leader claims Minister for Health James Reilly has failed in his reform of the health servicesFri Apr 26 2013 - 22:21
Government claims progress on abortion legislationDraft Bill expected to be agreed before next Tuesday’s Cabinet meetingFri Apr 26 2013 - 06:00
Watchdog refers parties to Garda for failing to disclose donationsPeople Before Profit Alliance, Socialist Workers Party and Workers Party referredFri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Guns, Haughey and tribunals: 40 years of Fianna Fáil Ard FheiseannaFive key moments from party meetings over the past four decadesFri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion lawKenny rules out holding another referendum on abortionThu Apr 25 2013 - 08:55
Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meetingTaoiseach and Minister for Health strongly criticised for lack of consultation at parliamentary party meetingThu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Divisions may delay abortion draftSerious split emerges between Government parties on how to deal with suicide aspects of lawMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Next budget will ease austerity, says FG MinisterMajor concession to middle-income taxpayers in upcoming October budgetMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Environment ministers to thrash out deal on EU carbon targets for 2030Green Paper to argue new framework must improve on weak 2020 climate change planMon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Government may have to delay publication of draft abortion legislationDivisions emerging between Coalition parties over suicide aspects of lawMon Apr 22 2013 - 05:00
Martin claims Sinn Féin has sullied republicanismFianna Fáil leader tells 1916 commemoration FF is only party with unbroken republican chainSun Apr 21 2013 - 16:41
Victims of a hero and paedophileTo many he was an admirable Irish-language pioneer. But Domhnall Ó Lubhlaí spent decades secretly abusing teenage boys. Why was he never brought to justice?Sat Apr 20 2013 - 07:00
Inquest finding will prove challenging for legislatorsThe finding of the Savita Halappanavar inquest will leave politicians with plenty to ponder ahead of legislationSat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Rabbitte argues fracking has been a ‘game changer’ in USMinister says any decision on allowing hydraulic fracturing in Ireland will be based on sound scientific adviceThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Abortion law included in legislative programmeSeventeen of 27 Bills are three months overdueWed Apr 17 2013 - 01:05
Calls for review of Ó Lubhlaí allegationsComplaints made against Coláiste na bhFiann founder in the 1990sTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Abortion Bill to be published by summerInclusion of suicide threat likely to cause difficulties for some Fine Gael deputiesTue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Banking inquiry unlikely until next year at earliestLegislative bottleneck has led to only nine of 30 promised Bills being published in spring sessionMon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
After the armed struggle, Sinn Féin’s struggles‘Towards a New Republic’ is the theme of this weekend’s conference. More accurately, it is ‘Towards a new Sinn Féin’Fri Apr 12 2013 - 20:09
Burton expresses confidence in Gilmore’s leadership of Labour PartyMinister says Labour leader ’has support of parliamentary party’Fri Apr 12 2013 - 07:01
McDowell says abolition of Seanad is a cheap stuntFormer tánaiste and PD leader claims a single-chamber Oireachtas would concentrate power in hands of GovernmentThu Apr 11 2013 - 02:00
Every harsh Coalition decision seen as betrayal by LabourGovernment parties do not have luxury of dismissing troika out of hand without coming up with feasible alternativesSun Apr 07 2013 - 10:00
European funding for banks could be ‘invaluable’ to recovery, says IMFNinth review of Ireland’s bailout programme warns of significant obstacles aheadThu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Irish mortgage arrears a source of concern for CommissionStaff paper suggests some homeowners paying credit card bills before servicing mortgage loansWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:57
Health sector has ’major structural problems’Harsh criticism of failures by Department of Health and HSE to implement cost-saving measures and to begin long-term reformsWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:34
Commission claims elements of Budget 2013 were ’regressive’Staff paper contends community employment schemes can be ’subsidised employment traps’Wed Apr 03 2013 - 11:12
EU concerned over self-assessment of property taxInternal staff report also says water charges by early 2014 and urges quicker reform of legal professionWed Apr 03 2013 - 11:04
