Greens will ‘walk away’ from talks unless climate is priorityFine Gael’s plans to reduce emissions by 2 per cent a year are ‘not enough’, says RyanSat Feb 01 2020 - 15:23
Taoiseach tells farmers and fishermen not to take risks with Brexit talksFG tried and trusted on Brexit, says VaradkarFri Jan 31 2020 - 19:36
Howlin says Ireland now ‘vulnerable to the capricious politics of Boris Johnson’Brexit Day: Politicians warn about potential vulnerability of Ireland in future trade dealsFri Jan 31 2020 - 18:18
Election 2020: Fine Gael turns to Brexit managementInside Politics: Party issues trade-deal warnings ahead of UK departure from EU tomorrowThu Jan 30 2020 - 07:58
Government does not know full cost of M20 road from Cork to LimerickBriefing notes reveal ‘no cost estimate’ despite €35m being spent on project to dateThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
Election 2020: People Before Profit attempt to catch green wave with manifestoFree public transport, pollution tax, afforestation and rewilding promisedWed Jan 29 2020 - 13:43
Labour manifesto opts for funding public services over tax cutsLabour wants Constitutional reform and is seeking an omnibus referendum on changesTue Jan 28 2020 - 15:43
‘There’s so much change that people want and that they didn’t get’ – ZapponeOn the canvass: One issue dominates in Dublin South-West: housing, housing, housingMon Jan 27 2020 - 23:45
Fianna Fáil promises to clamp down on false insurance claimsFF calls for insurance ‘crisis summit’ while Sinn Féin says it will end the insurance rip-offMon Jan 27 2020 - 13:00
Labour plans €5 rise in social welfare costing €350m a yearParty plans to double bank levy and seeks to reduce unemployment to 4 per cent or lessSat Jan 25 2020 - 17:17
Fianna Fáil manifesto pledges not costed, claims Fine GaelDonohoe says Opposition has made no provision for public pay over next five yearsSat Jan 25 2020 - 14:59
Shane Ross breaks fingers in fall at Marlay ParkMinister for Transport was volunteering as a marshal at a 5km park run when he fellSat Jan 25 2020 - 14:52
Housing crisis: How each of the political parties say they’re going to fix itWondering how to vote? Here’s what the parties will do for tenants, first-time buyers and the homelessSat Jan 25 2020 - 06:45
Government must ‘come clean’ on children’s hospital delays and costsMartin says project ‘dogged in secrecy’ as €15m needed to defend contractors’ claimsSat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Labour vows to slash the cost of childcare by up to two thirdsProposed service to include early drop-off and late collection timesFri Jan 24 2020 - 12:56
Election 2020: Strap yourselves in - it's Manifesto FridayInside Politics: Both parties are unveiling manifestos amid criticism over ‘insane’ election promisesFri Jan 24 2020 - 09:26
Fresh delays and millions in extra costs for children’s hospital revealedDocuments reveal hospital board will need €15m to defend against 'exceptional' claims by contractorsFri Jan 24 2020 - 02:56
Election 2020: Micheál Martin rules out Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael ‘grand coalition’Leo Varadkar reiterates that parties working together would be ‘responsible thing to do’Thu Jan 23 2020 - 13:33
Election 2020: Amicable splits and potential bedfellows in first leaders’ debateProlonged delay on illegal drugs answer bring most awkward moment of the nightWed Jan 22 2020 - 23:14
Election 2020: Politicians playing catch-up with social media‘Small things can get you noticed, and that can translate into wider media coverage’Wed Jan 22 2020 - 17:09
Labour ‘certain’ extending temporary rent freeze not unconstitutionalParty proposed three year freeze along with rent caps as part of policy to help rentersWed Jan 22 2020 - 14:59
Election 2020: FF decides against rent freeze on ‘legal advice’Party to review pressure zones and publish advice that proposal would be unconstitutionalTue Jan 21 2020 - 15:02
Election 2020: Tipperary constituency profileLowry and McGrath almost guaranteed to take seats as FG attempts to gain oneTue Jan 21 2020 - 12:59
Election 2020: Laois-Offaly constituency profileThere is likely to be at least one high-profile casualty in this constituencyTue Jan 21 2020 - 11:29
Sinn Féin pledges to give Central Bank power to cap mortgage ratesEoin Ó Broin says party committed to delivering 100,000 public homes on public landMon Jan 20 2020 - 14:29
Election 2020: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil set to reveal spending plans worth billionsNext government will have €11bn of extra spending allowed under EU and national rulesMon Jan 20 2020 - 09:37
Election 2020: Expect to see multi-billion euro pledges this weekInside Politics: Pension issue comes to fore as parties prepare to publish manifestosMon Jan 20 2020 - 07:45
Varadkar promises ‘early retirement pension’ amid backlash over gapMicheál Martin said he would look to outlaw contracts that force people to retire at 65Sun Jan 19 2020 - 15:28
Election 2020: Cavan-Monaghan constituency profileSinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy expected to take a seat hereSun Jan 19 2020 - 06:56
Election 2020: Dublin North-West constituency profileRedrawing of constituency could result in Fine Gael losing seatSun Jan 19 2020 - 04:54
Election 2020: Dublin South-West constituency profileThere is a sense there could be a seat here for the Green Party’s Francis Noel DuffySun Jan 19 2020 - 03:54
Election 2020: Wexford constituency profileVerona Murphy, the controversial ex-Fine Gael byelection candidate, could cause upsetSat Jan 18 2020 - 16:48
Most secondary schools to close for day in pre-election strikeTUI stoppage on February 4th aimed at making two-tier pay rates an election issueSat Jan 18 2020 - 01:56
Varadkar offers Drogheda gardaí additional resourcesTaoiseach, Minister for Justice meet gardaí after murder of Keane Mulready-WoodsFri Jan 17 2020 - 17:48
Election 2020: FG and FF promise tax cuts and increases in public spendingSinn Féin comes under pressure over comments by councillor about TaoiseachFri Jan 17 2020 - 06:19
Election candidates who use anti-immigrant rhetoric should be disciplined, council saysDáil hopefuls urged to ‘think carefully’ about remarks on immigration when campaigningFri Jan 17 2020 - 01:00
Varadkar accepts apology from Sinn Féin councillor over ‘family man’ and ‘India’ commentsEx-MMA fighter Paddy Holohan represents Sinn Féin on South Dublin County CouncilThu Jan 16 2020 - 17:58
Homelessness becomes key issue of first full day of campaigningInside Politics: Varadkar accused of playing political game on homeless man incidentThu Jan 16 2020 - 09:06
Hard Irish border will ‘never, ever’ come back, von der Leyen saysEuropean Commission chief says Ireland’s sovereignty magnified by EU in Brexit debateWed Jan 15 2020 - 22:14
Ireland needs to change ‘entire transport, energy, waste and food systems’Green Party says it will take at least a decade to turn Ireland from a laggard into a leader in terms of responding to climate changeWed Jan 15 2020 - 18:52
Halligan criticises Independent Alliance colleagues as he bows out of politicsOutgoing Minister brands Moran and McGrath ‘disloyal’Wed Jan 15 2020 - 14:01
Election 2020: Fine Gael comes under fire over health, housingOpposition leaders focus on FG’s record on health and housing as vote is calledWed Jan 15 2020 - 00:08
For the first time, a woman is running in every constituency – NWCIFG, FF and Labour nominate just enough female election candidates for State fundingTue Jan 14 2020 - 21:47
Election 2020: Thousands must check if they are eligible to voteDate of the general election creates uncertainty for recently registered votersTue Jan 14 2020 - 21:39
Sinn Féin not ‘underestimating’ challenge of election, says McDonaldParty leader says general election campaign will be ‘very different’ to local electionTue Jan 14 2020 - 18:03
Fianna Fáil: A ‘shiver’ will go around country at FG election sloganMartin attacks Fine Gael campaign mantra ‘a future to look forward to’Tue Jan 14 2020 - 14:50
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran refuses to rule out rejoining Independent AllianceJunior minister has said he will run as an Independent in the next general electionTue Jan 14 2020 - 02:19
The Independent Alliance as we know it appears to have come to an endRole of Independent candidates likely to be an interesting feature of the general electionMon Jan 13 2020 - 20:03
‘How did I do?’ Relaxed Taoiseach gives little away, except a broad smileLeo Varadkar’s RTÉ interview keeps everybody on tenterhooksSun Jan 12 2020 - 16:35
Varadkar indicates it is still his preference to hold summer electionTwo potential election dates on either February 7th or February 14th have been mooted in recent daysSat Jan 11 2020 - 01:06
