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Government’s €1 million information campaign during Children’s Referendum  criticised by Commission

Government’s €1 million information campaign during Children’s Referendum criticised by Commission

Referendum Commission report says two State-funded campaigns led to confusion and costs were hard to justify

Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Committee hearings into abortion legislation begin tomorrow

Committee hearings into abortion legislation begin tomorrow

Three days of hearings involving over 50 medical and legal experts

Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Flanagan ‘did not engage’  with penalty points inquiry

Flanagan ‘did not engage’ with penalty points inquiry

Minister for Justice says Roscommon TD requested investigation but did not co-operate with it

Thu May 16 2013 - 01:00
Cá bhfuil ár bhFionn féin?

Cá bhfuil ár bhFionn féin?

Tá splanc ar leith le bheith sa pholaiteoir a shantaíonn ceannasaíocht a bhaint amach

Wed May 15 2013 - 09:40
Penalty points report finds procedures were not followed

Penalty points report finds procedures were not followed

Report finds two gardaí cleared over 600 driving offences in three and a half years

Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Report on garda penalty points cancellations to be published today

Report on garda penalty points cancellations to be published today

Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Coalition to accept Bill on Seanad reform amid fears of internal revolt

Coalition to accept Bill on Seanad reform amid fears of internal revolt

Fear of revolt by Government senators prompts decision not to oppose reform Bill

Wed May 15 2013 - 01:00
Green light today for six hospital groups

Green light today for six hospital groups

Hospital plan involves creation of tiered structure with four ‘super-hospitals’ at top

Tue May 14 2013 - 01:00
C of I archbishop warns about history being exploited at   Rising commemoration

C of I archbishop warns about history being exploited at Rising commemoration

Archbishop Michael Jackson says that legacy of 1916 is bedrock of contemporary Ireland

Thu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Bill triggering Seanad abolition poll expected within weeks

Bill triggering Seanad abolition poll expected within weeks

Fianna Fáil the only major party supporting retention of 60-member upper house

Tue May 07 2013 - 20:23
Fine Gael TDs voice strong support for Kenny

Fine Gael TDs voice strong support for Kenny

Parliamentary backs Taoiseach’s assurances on Bill’s safeguards

Thu May 02 2013 - 10:37
Wide welcome for draft legislation within Labour Party

Wide welcome for draft legislation within Labour Party

Praise for role of two Labour Ministers in drafting the Heads of Bill

Thu May 02 2013 - 06:00
FF hints at support for draft abortion legislation

FF hints at support for draft abortion legislation

There are 30, and possibly more, Fine Gael parliamentarians who are uneasy about the suicide clause

Wed May 01 2013 - 16:11
Cabinet agrees abortion draft legislation after marathon meeting

Cabinet agrees abortion draft legislation after marathon meeting

Three doctors will need to agree before termination granted on suicide grounds, with three further doctors involved on appeal

Tue Apr 30 2013 - 09:45
Walsh says other FG TDs agree over stance on abortion

Walsh says other FG TDs agree over stance on abortion

Fine Gael TDs indicate suicide clause in draft abortion legislation a major difficulty

Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:13
Cabinet expected to agree on abortion Bill today

Cabinet expected to agree on abortion Bill today

Panel of three doctors likely to be approved in legislation

Tue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Soldiers of destiny return from political wilderness

Soldiers of destiny return from political wilderness

Fianna Fáil is biding its time, preparing for what the party faithful believe will be its inevitable return to power

Mon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil distances itself from austerity

Fianna Fáil distances itself from austerity

Party leader Micheál Martin says promissory note deal a game-changer

Mon Apr 29 2013 - 06:00
Martin signals shift in Fianna Fáil position on austerity

Martin signals shift in Fianna Fáil position on austerity

Party leader says Fianna Fáil will no longer support the type of measures that have marked budgetary policy over the past five years

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 21:32
Second day of Fianna Fáil ardfheis underway

Second day of Fianna Fáil ardfheis underway

Abortion issue to be debated at the conference attended by some 4000 delegates

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 11:30
Fianna Fáil to oppose Seanad abolition, Martin tells ardfheis

Fianna Fáil to oppose Seanad abolition, Martin tells ardfheis

Party leader claims Minister for Health James Reilly has failed in his reform of the health services

Fri Apr 26 2013 - 22:21
Government claims progress on abortion legislation

Government claims progress on abortion legislation

Draft Bill expected to be agreed before next Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting

Fri Apr 26 2013 - 06:00
Watchdog refers  parties to Garda for failing to disclose donations

Watchdog refers parties to Garda for failing to disclose donations

People Before Profit Alliance, Socialist Workers Party and Workers Party referred

Fri Apr 26 2013 - 05:00
Guns, Haughey and tribunals: 40 years of Fianna Fáil Ard Fheiseanna

Guns, Haughey and tribunals: 40 years of Fianna Fáil Ard Fheiseanna

Five key moments from party meetings over the past four decades

Fri Apr 26 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion law

Taoiseach says 'no new rights' will be contained in abortion law

Kenny rules out holding another referendum on abortion

Thu Apr 25 2013 - 08:55
Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meeting

Tensions on abortion law escalate at Fine Gael meeting

Taoiseach and Minister for Health strongly criticised for lack of consultation at parliamentary party meeting

Thu Apr 25 2013 - 06:00
Divisions may delay abortion draft

Divisions may delay abortion draft

Serious split emerges between Government parties on how to deal with suicide aspects of law

Mon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Next budget will ease austerity, says FG Minister

Next budget will ease austerity, says FG Minister

Major concession to middle-income taxpayers in upcoming October budget

Mon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00
Environment ministers to thrash out deal on EU carbon targets for 2030

Environment ministers to thrash out deal on EU carbon targets for 2030

Green Paper to argue new framework must improve on weak 2020 climate change plan

Mon Apr 22 2013 - 06:00

Government may have to delay publication of draft abortion legislation

Divisions emerging between Coalition parties over suicide aspects of law

Mon Apr 22 2013 - 05:00
Martin claims Sinn Féin has sullied republicanism

Martin claims Sinn Féin has sullied republicanism

Fianna Fáil leader tells 1916 commemoration FF is only party with unbroken republican chain

Sun Apr 21 2013 - 16:41
Victims of a hero and paedophile

Victims of a hero and paedophile

To 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 legislators

Inquest finding will prove challenging for legislators

The finding of the Savita Halappanavar inquest will leave politicians with plenty to ponder ahead of legislation

Sat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Rabbitte argues fracking has been a ‘game changer’ in US

Rabbitte argues fracking has been a ‘game changer’ in US

Minister says any decision on allowing hydraulic fracturing in Ireland will be based on sound scientific advice

Thu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Abortion law included in legislative programme

Abortion law included in legislative programme

Seventeen of 27 Bills are three months overdue

Wed Apr 17 2013 - 01:05
Calls for review of Ó Lubhlaí allegations

Calls for review of Ó Lubhlaí allegations

Complaints made against Coláiste na bhFiann founder in the 1990s

Tue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Abortion Bill to be published by summer

Abortion Bill to be published by summer

Inclusion of suicide threat likely to cause difficulties for some Fine Gael deputies

Tue Apr 16 2013 - 07:00
Banking inquiry unlikely until next year at earliest

Banking inquiry unlikely until next year at earliest

Legislative bottleneck has led to only nine of 30 promised Bills being published in spring session

Mon Apr 15 2013 - 07:00
After the armed struggle, Sinn Féin’s struggles

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 Party

Burton expresses confidence in Gilmore’s leadership of Labour Party

Minister says Labour leader ’has support of parliamentary party’

Fri Apr 12 2013 - 07:01
McDowell says abolition of Seanad is a cheap stunt

McDowell says abolition of Seanad is a cheap stunt

Former tánaiste and PD leader claims a single-chamber Oireachtas would concentrate power in hands of Government

Thu Apr 11 2013 - 02:00
Every harsh Coalition decision seen as betrayal by Labour

Every harsh Coalition decision seen as betrayal by Labour

Government parties do not have luxury of dismissing troika out of hand without coming up with feasible alternatives

Sun Apr 07 2013 - 10:00
European funding for banks could be ‘invaluable’ to recovery, says IMF

European funding for banks could be ‘invaluable’ to recovery, says IMF

Ninth review of Ireland’s bailout programme warns of significant obstacles ahead

Thu Apr 04 2013 - 07:00
Irish mortgage arrears a source of concern for Commission

Irish mortgage arrears a source of concern for Commission

Staff paper suggests some homeowners paying credit card bills before servicing mortgage loans

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 11:57
Health sector has ’major structural problems’

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 reforms

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 11:34
Commission claims elements of Budget 2013 were ’regressive’

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 tax

EU concerned over self-assessment of property tax

Internal staff report also says water charges by early 2014 and urges quicker reform of legal profession

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 11:04
Internal EU report shows concerns over health spending, mortgages and unemployed

Internal EU report shows concerns over health spending, mortgages and unemployed

Confidential EU Commission report discloses monthly monitoring of health spending by troika

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 07:00
Government has 'nothing to fear' over monthly troika reports on health spending

Government has 'nothing to fear' over monthly troika reports on health spending

EU Commission internal report discloses concern over level of mortgage distress and high unemployment

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 06:00
Economic recovery in medium term ‘highly uncertain’ - IMF

Economic recovery in medium term ‘highly uncertain’ - IMF

No guarantee of bailout exit even with rigorous adherence to reform programme

Wed Apr 03 2013 - 01:00
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