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
Government to come under Dáil pressure on broadband planFF to press Ministers on whether the decision on contract with private firm is reversibleTue May 14 2019 - 01:00
Greens and Labour may 'claw their way back' in upcoming local elections, poll data showsBreakdown of latest Irish Times poll numbers indicates growing support for both parties in DublinMon May 13 2019 - 11:40
Irish Times poll: Support for Varadkar and Government plummets againGap in backing for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil smallest in 2½ years while Sinn Féin also slipsSat May 11 2019 - 09:21
Varadkar’s slide in popularity shows no sign of stoppingOnly party for whom Irish Times poll news is universally bad is Sinn FéinSat May 11 2019 - 05:00
Voters set to overwhelmingly approve divorce law changesSeventy-seven per cent of poll respondents said they would vote Yes in referendumSat May 11 2019 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Fine Gael’s spendthrift role reversal with FFBroadband rollout is latest extravagant project unveiled ahead of next electionSat May 11 2019 - 04:00
Irish Times poll shows FG on track to top European constituenciesFianna Fáil to mount challenge to elect MEPs in Dublin, South and Midlands North WestFri May 10 2019 - 09:39
Two big questions in Midlands North West – can FF take seat and what of Casey?The poll figures suggest a ferocious dogfight for the last two seats in the Dublin constituencyFri May 10 2019 - 05:00
‘Unprecedented risk’ - What the Government was advised about its broadband planCabinet approved plan despite huge opposition from officialsThu May 09 2019 - 13:46
Broadband cost set to top €5bn including private investmentPrivate entity to own network at end of 25-year contract despite €3bn State investmentThu May 09 2019 - 11:03
Broadband plan set to be record-sized State agreementInside Politics: Government approves decision to award preferred bidder status to consortium led by US businessman David McCourtWed May 08 2019 - 08:19
Government pledges to deliver broadband within seven years‘We must pay the price of progress now or stay trapped in the past forever,’ says VaradkarWed May 08 2019 - 06:38
Consortium led by David McCourt given preferred bidder status for broadband planThe value of the contract has been capped at just under €3 billionTue May 07 2019 - 22:00
Question hangs over rural broadband: do many want it?Most inaccessible and most expensive to reach rural homes least likely to use serviceTue May 07 2019 - 20:31
What is the national broadband plan and what will it cost?Q&A: Value of initiative to bring coverage to 100% of homes has been hotly contestedTue May 07 2019 - 13:14
Talks to restore NI Assembly to begin with trust-building focusSources express hope rather than optimism about breakthrough in coming weeksTue May 07 2019 - 06:11
Broadband plan to be approved despite department’s objectionsGovernment bracing for criticism after estimated cost rose from €500m to €3bnTue May 07 2019 - 01:00
Minister for Justice warns against complacency in divorce referendum‘Any referendum can be a difficult endeavour’Mon May 06 2019 - 16:28
Public servants to seek shorter working week and reversal of extra hoursGovernment estimates measure would cost more than €600 millionMon May 06 2019 - 10:22
Ministers told €3bn broadband proposal not good valueDepartment of Public Expenditure unable to confirm if Paschal Donohoe backs its adviceMon May 06 2019 - 01:24
