Kenny admits he didn’t raise ‘women’s rights’ on Saudi visitContradiction emerged between his statement in Canada Thursday and the Dáil in 2014Fri May 05 2017 - 15:58
Enda Kenny tortures pretenders to throne with long goodbyeInside Politics: Fine Gael leader tweets from Toronto about ‘first visit to Canada as Taoiseach’Thu May 04 2017 - 08:22
Members of Oireachtas committee on abortion reveal positionsOf the members who answered, seven said they were pro-choice, two anti-abortionThu May 04 2017 - 01:00
Woman campaigning for medical cannabis to camp outside DáilVera Twomey from Cork wants to be allowed use drug to treat her daughter’s epilepsyWed May 03 2017 - 21:10
Labour’s Alex White hoping to resurrect political careerFormer minister will seek to fill vacancy on Dún-Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilWed May 03 2017 - 17:03
Fine Gael yet to finalise TDs for Eighth Amendment committeeKate O’Connell TD and Senator Catherine Noone only ‘confirmed’ names so farWed May 03 2017 - 01:00
Abortion vote before anniversary of Savita death a ‘fitting tribute’Pro-choice coalition’s Ruth Coppinger urges referendum on divisive issue in the autumnTue May 02 2017 - 17:33
Public servants already pay enough for pensions - union bossPensions set to dominate upcoming public service pay talksTue May 02 2017 - 14:36
Dáil considers reducing required number of TDs to 10Second vote on rules to allow for 30 seconds of ‘silent reflection’Tue May 02 2017 - 13:16
Was Citizens’ Assembly best way to deal with abortion question?Oireachtas group row looms after shockwaves over liberal abortion law suggestionsSat Apr 29 2017 - 08:01
Sinn Féin to call for National Maternity Hospital’s independenceParty publishes motion to guarantee hospital’s freedom from non-medical influenceFri Apr 28 2017 - 18:11
Maternity hospital move to be ‘legally waterproof’, Taoiseach saysOne month to be granted to Simon Harris to confirm ownership structure of facilityThu Apr 27 2017 - 17:26
Kenny signals no change in corporation tax following Trump moveTaoiseach welcomes fact that US has not put tariffs on imports into AmericaThu Apr 27 2017 - 16:38
Enda Kenny delays leadership announcement to meet Justin TrudeauTaoiseach’s trip to Canada means he is not expected to attend Fine Gael weekly meetingWed Apr 26 2017 - 15:49
Rhona Mahony: New hospital will revolutionise healthcare for women and children‘New hospital will continue to offer contraception and termination when mother’s life is in danger’Wed Apr 26 2017 - 12:26
Protesters urge Kenny to demand special NI Brexit dealBorder group claims Dublin should have veto on any agreement British makes with EUTue Apr 25 2017 - 15:11
At 50, the Paisley twins reflect on growing up, Brexit and their fatherIan jnr followed his father into politics, Kyle followed him into the churchSun Apr 23 2017 - 14:01
Kenny to discuss leadership once ‘Brexit ground rules’ in placeTaoiseach defends centre politics and claims people increasingly gripped by ‘trivia and trash’Fri Apr 21 2017 - 18:13
EU should prioritise concerns of small countries, says KennyTaoiseach discusses Brexit with leaders of Denmark and the Netherlands in the HagueFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:30
Maternity hospital will ‘respect rights of the mother’, nun saysSimon Harris claims Sisters of Charity will not profit from its ownership of new facilityThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:46
Religious role in National Maternity Hospital criticisedPeople Before Profit’s Bríd Smith ‘disgusted’ Sisters of Charity to be hospital’s sole ownerThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:46
Nuns have ‘moral duty’ to pay redress money, says committee chairMinister under fire over Sisters of Charity ownership of new €300m hospitalThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Childcare subsidies for 9,000 families delayed over IT issuesIncrease in support will not be delivered in September but is expected in new yearThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Water charges: FF and FG pull together as report passes voteSinn Féin accuses Fianna Fáil of U-turn and shifting back to Fine Gael position on issueThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Bus strike: Unions accuse Government of privatisation agendaLabour Court asked to consider why offer of €18m in savings has not ended €9m disputeTue Apr 11 2017 - 12:58
Parties propose housing solutions as talks on government continueFianna Fáil wants to reduce development levies as FG suggests reduction in VATFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
President pulls out of Belfast 1916 event over political divisionsMichael D Higgins did not ‘want to become embroiled in matters of political controversy’Thu Mar 31 2016 - 15:35
Outgoing Sinn Féin Senator Kathryn Reilly feels ‘cast aside’Crestfallen politician hoped to secure second Dáil seat for party in Cavan-MonaghanFri Mar 25 2016 - 04:00
Micheál Martin makes contact with Joan Burton as talks continueLabour leader to meet defeated candidates after ruling-out involvement in new governmentWed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
Micheál Martin meets Joan Burton amid government talksGroup of five Independents willing to intensify discussions with Fine GaelTue Mar 22 2016 - 19:58
Kenny’s position as FG leader secure for ‘foreseeable future’Strong criticism of the FG leadership’s performance voiced at post-election meetingMon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil accused of acting irresponsiblyEffective leader of the rural Independents issues call for ‘coalition of constructive TDs’Mon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael intensifies efforts to build rainbow coalitionParty source says talks with possible partners constructive after being ‘rebuffed’ by FFFri Mar 18 2016 - 21:40
Ó Ríordáin and Humphreys selected by Labour for Seanad electionsTwo ministers of state had lost their Dáil seats in the general electionFri Mar 18 2016 - 20:03
Profile of new Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó FearghaílÓ Fearghaíl respected and liked across political divide for sincerity and even-handednessFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Enda Kenny outlines key priorities faced by StateLooming Government tasks include preparation of spring statement and October budgetFri Mar 11 2016 - 01:00
Phil Hogan: it will take a couple of weeks to form governmentSimon Coveney opposed to rotating taoiseach as part of a Fine Gael - Fianna Fáil coalition’Wed Mar 09 2016 - 13:49
Shane Ross: Micheál Martin showed ‘more energy’ in meetingIndependent Alliance member defends description of Enda Kenny as possible ‘political corpse’Mon Mar 07 2016 - 16:08
Alex White says talk of power being a ‘drug’ is ‘hackneyed old nonsense’Outgoing Minister hopes Brendan Howlin will be next Labour leaderFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:01
First election under gender quotas yields 35 women TDsMore than 22% of TDs will be female, compared with 15% per cent in 2011Thu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00
Where have all the liberal TDs gone? Turned out of officePoliticians behind popular agendas rewarded with electoral pain . . . rather than gainTue Mar 01 2016 - 21:55
Former TD Lucinda Creighton says finding a new job the priority‘In politics you take a risk and have to deal with the consequences,’ Renua leader saysMon Feb 29 2016 - 20:30
Social Democrats blossom as Renua withersAs the Social Democrats ate into older parties’ vote, Renua’s candidates fell at the first electoral hurdleMon Feb 29 2016 - 15:48
Record number of women TDs not just down to quotasMany of the women elected to the 32nd Dáil have a strong political track recordMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Record number of women TDs not just down to quotasMany of the women elected to the 32nd Dáil have a strong political track recordMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Opportunity missed despite success for Sinn FéinA sense remains the party did not perform as well as it could have, despite its seat gainsSun Feb 28 2016 - 21:49
The tiptoe back to Fianna Fáil that became a stampedeWhite hot anger directed against the party in 2011 appears to have evaporatedSun Feb 28 2016 - 03:27
