Dún Laoghaire: FG’s Mitchell O’Connor and Bailey take seatsRichard Boyd-Barrett will be returning to the Dáil after securing 15,718 votes on sixth countSat Feb 27 2016 - 21:09
Profile: Richard Boyd-Barrett (AAA-PBP)Dún Laoghaire: First TD elected of three*Sat Feb 27 2016 - 19:46
Election 2016: Only one thing left to do . .Inside Politics: Anyone claiming to understand proportional representation by single transferable vote is telling porkiesFri Feb 26 2016 - 11:01
Election 2016: Enda Kenny says Friday’s poll will be his last as TaoiseachLast-minute attempts by parties to persuade undecided votersWed Feb 24 2016 - 20:37
Anti-austerity group predicts ‘demise’ of Labour PartyAnti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit sets target of seven seats in general electionWed Feb 24 2016 - 18:25
Labour leader Joan Burton brands Micheál Martin ‘smug’Every Labour TD ‘fighting for their political lives’, says Brendan HowlinWed Feb 24 2016 - 17:40
#FactCheckIT: Claims made during the RTÉ leaders debateWe test credibility of some of the major claims made by politicians in heat of debateWed Feb 24 2016 - 13:05
Retaining USC ‘right thing to do’ says Sinn FéinPearse Doherty says party will remove people earning under €19,572 from the USC netTue Feb 23 2016 - 13:47
‘Whinger’ label aimed at Fianna Fáil, claims Enda KennyTaoiseach says insulting locals in his hometown not intended as opponents leap on gaffeTue Feb 23 2016 - 09:05
Joan Burton warns against ‘right of centre’ FG-FF coalitionTánaiste disagrees with Taoiseach on ‘whingers’ as she sets out education policyMon Feb 22 2016 - 14:23
Election 2016: Kenny says ‘whingers’ remark directed at political opponentsTaoiseach claims he was referencing ‘politicians who constantly talk down their own town’Mon Feb 22 2016 - 10:32
Analysis: Tánaiste comes out swinging after polls setbackJoan Burton criticises opponents, puts space between Labour and Fine Gael on economyMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Labour and FG tax offerings ‘very different’, says BurtonTánaiste claims she persuaded Fine Gael to ‘switch policies’ on lowering top rate of taxSun Feb 21 2016 - 17:16
Battle-hardened Mary Fitzpatrick gets doorstep boostSeats are hard won and memories go back long way in Dublin Central constituencySat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Joan Burton says Adams does not ‘get’ economicsLabour also announces plan to pardon those convicted of homosexual offences pre-1993Fri Feb 19 2016 - 18:09
Free GP promise ‘politicisation’ of health service – RenuaParty will not ‘dangle any so-called freebies’ to electorate ahead of general electionThu Feb 18 2016 - 11:59
Election 2016: On the canvass with Catherine MurphySocial Democrats founder has clear support as she seeks re-election in Kildare NorthThu Feb 18 2016 - 01:00
Murphy says momentum building behind Social DemocratsUCD politics professor David Farrell praises party’s reform proposalsTue Feb 16 2016 - 15:05
#FactCheckIT: We put leaders’ debate claims to the testSeries of claims made during second general election debate, but do they hold water?Tue Feb 16 2016 - 12:27
Fianna Fáil will get ‘many’ women TDs elected, McGrath claimsMary O’Rourke criticism of ‘territorial’ treatment of female candidates disputedMon Feb 15 2016 - 17:35
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are not compatible, says CowenFinance spokesman Michael McGrath says mortgages should be central to election campaignMon Feb 15 2016 - 13:19
Labour Party in a bind as it launches election manifestoInside Politics: Coalition options prove politics is maths with a little razzmatazz thrown inMon Feb 15 2016 - 12:04
No woolly promises as Timmins canvasses Wicklow sheep farmersRenua deputy leader performs soft sell on constituents loyal to former partyFri Feb 12 2016 - 16:31
Fine Gael can ‘prop up’ FF-led coalition, says Niall Collins‘Under no circumstances are we going in as one leg on three-legged stool for FG or anyone else’Wed Feb 10 2016 - 16:43
Fianna Fáil proposes new gangland crime unitNiall Collins says party would set up second non-jury courtWed Feb 10 2016 - 14:18
Fianna Fáil to announce plans to tackle gangland crimeInside Politics: Crime becomes unexpected lead issue in election campaignWed Feb 10 2016 - 12:05
Labour pledges to increase minimum wage from €9.15 to €11.30Student contribution fee will be reduced by €500 under party planTue Feb 09 2016 - 16:51
Labour calls for archbishop to mediate between ‘mafia-type gangsters’Diarmuid Martin rules out intervention in ‘turf wars’ between criminal groupsTue Feb 09 2016 - 12:57
Taoiseach and Adams clash over Dublin hotel attackMinister for Justice confirms second non-jury court to open on April 4thTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:02
Kenny calls on Adams to make statement on AK47sFrances Fitzgerald confirms second Special Criminal Court will open on April 4thMon Feb 08 2016 - 13:33
Kenny gives breakdown of frontline staff recruitment numbersVaradkar confirms he has spoken to HSE director about recruitment restrictionsMon Feb 08 2016 - 13:24
Opposition attack Minister for reported stance on hospitalsVaradkar quoted as saying more beds and resources could lead to less productivityMon Feb 08 2016 - 09:56
Adams claims Special Criminal Court ‘doesn’t work’Sinn Féin manifesto will pledge to abolish non-jury courtSun Feb 07 2016 - 20:01
Noonan: FG to abolish USC because ‘emergency is over’‘Prove it. Prove it’. Minister challenges media to prove his ‘fiscal space’ figures are wrongSun Feb 07 2016 - 18:30
Treat opinion polls with caution, Micheál Martin advisesSpeculation distracting from policy discussions, says Fianna Fáil leader in WaterfordFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Adams detects hunger for change in rapid canvassSinn Féin leader wraps up two Dublin constituencies in quick successionFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Election 2016: Impact of gender quotas may be fairly limitedAnalysis: Parties have done just about enough not to have their State funding cutThu Feb 04 2016 - 01:00
Political parties set out their stalls for election dayParty leaders, Ministers and TDs address media as election campaigns begin in earnestWed Feb 03 2016 - 22:00
Election 2016: Parties set out stalls as three week campaign beginsCoalition hopes to be returned as FF says it could be biggest party after February 26th pollWed Feb 03 2016 - 17:31
Former ministers among 19 TDs retiring from DáilMore than €14 million set aside to cover TDs’ and Senators’ pensions and associated costsWed Feb 03 2016 - 17:03
Creighton: Money ‘pumped’ into constituency to stop re-electionRenua leader says party a ‘force to be reckoned with’ and is targeting 10 seatsWed Feb 03 2016 - 16:00
Election 2016: President Higgins dissolves 31st DáilOrder for polling day on Friday, February 26th is signed by Alan KellyWed Feb 03 2016 - 14:22
Adams hoping ‘Slab’ Murphy won’t be election issue for SFSinn Féin leader says decison to call election is best one taken by Enda Kenny as TaoiseachWed Feb 03 2016 - 13:54
Renua will hope to return its ‘big beasts’ to the DáilParty profile: The priority for the party is to get existing TDs re-electedWed Feb 03 2016 - 11:47
Sinn Féin officials insist polls suggest it could bag 30 seatsParty profile: Sinn Féin’s progress has been steady in recent yearsWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:51
Social Democrats offer a 'relatively mainstream alternative'Party profile: Three sitting deputies likely to be returned but securing more seats remains a challengeWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:51
Taoiseach to seek to dissolve Dáil tomorrowEnda Kenny says he will travel to Áras an Uachtaráin and announce polling dateTue Feb 02 2016 - 16:09
I’m the boss: Joan Burton responds to Alan Kelly’s commentsLabour Party leader says deputy has ‘great way with words’Mon Feb 01 2016 - 18:19
Government to consider inquiry into southeast abuse claimsTánaiste says a full judicial inquiry is required into allegations about foster homeMon Feb 01 2016 - 17:43
Burton ‘not at liberty’ to reveal key detail of election dateTánaiste indicates preference is for Friday, February 26th, but no date signed off on yetMon Feb 01 2016 - 16:29
