More than 750,000 troops use Irish airspace in five yearsRoss permitted more than 1,000 military overflights and landings in 2018Thu Jun 06 2019 - 03:46
Rising number of foreign troops passing through IrelandSome 25 flights carrying explosives from US to Afghanistan went through State since 2014Thu Jun 06 2019 - 03:00
Labour wants appointment of Central Bank governor stalledGabriel Makhlouf facing an inquiry during last weeks in New Zealand finance ministryWed Jun 05 2019 - 21:10
New Zealand to investigate incoming Irish Central Bank governorGabriel Makhlouf accused of misleading New Zealand authoritiesWed Jun 05 2019 - 03:00
Pat Leahy: Ten lessons from the local and European electionsA snap election is now unlikely, and other things we learnt from the votesSat Jun 01 2019 - 04:00
Labour’s Corbyn shielded from media as he visits Taoiseach and PresidentUK opposition leader earlier met President Michael D Higgins at Áras an UachtaráinThu May 30 2019 - 15:11
‘Cold storage’ MEPS have no status, salary, facilities or expenses, says European ParliamentIreland’s two extra MEPs will have to wait until Britain leaves EUThu May 30 2019 - 12:45
Rechecks and recounts in Ireland South as battle continues for final MEP seatInside Politics: Angela Kerins wins her case in the Supreme Court against the PACThu May 30 2019 - 07:56
New rules for Oireachtas committees to follow Kerins rulingWorking group to report in autumn in wake of Supreme Court rulingThu May 30 2019 - 03:04
Corbyn in Dublin says he could renegotiate Brexit as prime ministerLabour leader says change of commission could open up possibilities for new dealWed May 29 2019 - 20:05
Minister for Finance says broadband profit unlikelyPaschal Donohoe says any cheaper option would not bring plan to all rural householdsTue May 28 2019 - 20:29
Scramble begins for top EU jobs as leaders meet in Brussels‘The process is just beginning tonight. Nobody will get any job this evening’Tue May 28 2019 - 18:57
Pat Leahy: Changing political climate helps Green shoots to thriveThe Green Party can improve on European and local election resultsTue May 28 2019 - 07:00
Dublin likely to back Barnier as head of European CommissionEU leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss who should fill key EU rolesTue May 28 2019 - 03:45
Scottish results an ‘emphatic rejection’ of Brexit, says SturgeonSNP takes three of six EU seats, as leader says Brexit could hasten independenceTue May 28 2019 - 01:03
Elections 2019: What we know so farVaradkar refuses to rule out early general election while Green wave sweeps through localsMon May 27 2019 - 21:02
Pat Leahy: Nine out of 10 people didn’t vote for the GreensClimate change is of clear concern and Fianna Fáil should feel encouraged by resultsMon May 27 2019 - 08:30
Elections 2019: Greens the big winners while Sinn Féin slumpsFianna Fáil will strengthen its position as the largest party of local governmentSun May 26 2019 - 23:27
General election unlikely in next few weeks, says VaradkarGreen leader Eamon Ryan to work with all parties on climate-friendly goals and policiesSun May 26 2019 - 22:34
Green leader Eamon Ryan sees ‘rainbow coalition’ in local governmentTaoiseach says FG under-performed against expectations in local electionsSun May 26 2019 - 20:27
The Sinn Féin election post-mortem could be pretty brutalSome hard thinking and hard choices await Mary Lou McDonaldSun May 26 2019 - 18:51
Elections 2019: Green wave sees tide go out for Varadkar and Sinn FéinAnalysis: FG and FF have been spinning furiously but there’s no spinning out of thisSat May 25 2019 - 12:56
Vote 2019: What did we vote on and when will we get the results?Keep up to speed with our ultimate guide to the European, local and referendum votesSat May 25 2019 - 09:00
Local results will dictate timing of general electionPressure on Government to make unwise budgetary decisions will be unrelentingSat May 25 2019 - 04:00
Surge in support for Green Party, according to exit pollUnprecedented backing puts Greens in line to secure seats in all European constituenciesSat May 25 2019 - 00:05
Theresa May’s departure will not fix Brexit issues, Coveney saysOfficials believe a new PM determined to deliver no-deal exit would be difficult to stopFri May 24 2019 - 17:16
Vote 2019: Ireland heads to the polls for elections and referendumPolls opened at 7am for local and European elections and divorce referendumFri May 24 2019 - 07:01
Elections 2019: All parties report diminished public interestBig parties seeking to manage expectations of their results as turnout expected to be lowFri May 24 2019 - 00:01
Senior government figures fear UK is inching towards no-deal BrexitMood darkening in Dublin with Johnson considered likely to succeed MayThu May 23 2019 - 06:00
Full broadband costs will be included on State balance sheetGovernment accused of ‘privatising profits and socialising costs’ of public infrastructureThu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Taxpayer will fork out €700,000 over three years for broadband, says MinisterSinn Féin TD accuses Government of ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’Thu May 23 2019 - 01:00
Lawyers blamed for slow progress of ‘Grace’ inquiryInvestigation into foster care of intellectually disabled woman granted second extensionWed May 22 2019 - 03:20
NI constituency profile: Alliance and SDLP fight it out for third seatAs Brexit chaos continues North’s politicians pitch to be MEPs in unexpected contestTue May 21 2019 - 11:08
Carlow has highest divorce rate in Ireland, data showsDublin previously had highest rate of divorce applications in country from 2010 to 2014Tue May 21 2019 - 11:00
Elections: Expect all manner of outrageous wheezes over the coming 72 hoursInside Politics: Cabinet will discuss Brexit in Dublin today as Theresa May presents new plan in WestminsterTue May 21 2019 - 07:57
Carlow clocks up highest divorce rate in IrelandAnalysis for 2000-2017 reveals county comes out top from national total of almost 4,000Tue May 21 2019 - 05:00
Flanagan to brief Cabinet on dissident and gang threatsMinister for Justice to seek extension of Special Powers Acts at today’s meetingTue May 21 2019 - 01:00
Coveney to brief Cabinet on measures for no-deal BrexitPessimism rises Euro elections may topple May and lead to hardline Brexiteer as PMTue May 21 2019 - 01:00
Voter disinterest? But final days before 2019 polls will be crucialAs Friday looms, party gears shift to extreme pragmatism. And low turnout is inevitableTue May 21 2019 - 01:00
Pat Leahy: election results could make or break Varadkar and MartinThere are precedents of results in local and European elections signalling a transformation in Irish politicsSat May 18 2019 - 04:00
Seamus Mallon warns against premature Border pollVote could deliver ‘unworkable majority for unity’, says former NI deputy first ministerFri May 17 2019 - 05:02
FG reaches for beef and broadband as rural support slidesAnalysis: Party aims to reverse dip in polls by showing concern for rural communitiesFri May 17 2019 - 00:16
Taoiseach promises European aid will ‘flow to farmers’ shortlyPackage worth €100m agreed for Irish beef farmers ‘hammered’ by Brexit uncertaintyThu May 16 2019 - 20:30
Aontú making a place for itself in Irish politics, says TóibínEx-SF TD criticises former party for asking London to legislate on abortionThu May 16 2019 - 17:49
Protests during Trump visit ‘allowed and welcome’, says TaoiseachUS president set to use Doonbeg as base during European tripThu May 16 2019 - 13:32
Varadkar upbeat as rural canvassers report support for broadband planWith two weeks to elections timing of major spend in rural Ireland good for Fine GaelThu May 16 2019 - 00:21
Varadkar and world leaders to sign online anti-terror pledgeGathering in Paris for declaration to act against terrorist and violent extremist contentWed May 15 2019 - 14:57
Government ‘riding shotgun’ to ensure broadband plan costs controlledBruton insists final €3bn State investment as cheap as could be given project’s scaleTue May 14 2019 - 19:20
FF wants committee to investigate broadband contractGranahan McCourt consortium says it will invest initial €220m in rural projectTue May 14 2019 - 14:59
Commission to recommend pay rise for Defence Forces staffTop-ups to take-home income likely to be made in form of increased allowancesTue May 14 2019 - 03:00
