Alleged INM data breach likely to be raised when Dáil resumesOpposition TDs expected to question Data Protection Commissioner on controversyWed Apr 11 2018 - 01:00
Blair and Ahern urge governments to end NI impasseBelfast Agreement 20 years on: Bill Clinton warns ‘paralysis’ cannot go on indefinitely without endangering agreementTue Apr 10 2018 - 01:01
Alarm at apparent lack of urgency in repeal campaignWell-organised anti-abortion campaign is weeks ahead in its postering and canvassingTue Apr 10 2018 - 00:27
Transparency group wants US senators to quiz Zuckerberg on abortion adsCampaigners seek clarity on anonymous ads targeting Irish voters on FacebookTue Apr 10 2018 - 00:00
Clinton urges compromise to rescue powersharing in North‘20 years ago, some brave people cleared a space for the miraculous’Mon Apr 09 2018 - 21:34
Micheál Martin: Government has made strategic error on BrexitWhat was said before Christmas contrasts sharply with what transpired, says FF leaderMon Apr 02 2018 - 01:30
Pat Leahy: Social media is the wild west of electioneeringThe day a big criminal trial is abandoned because of content on social media inevitably approachesSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Irish diplomat among 59 told to leave RussiaKremlin continues its retaliation to West’s expulsion of Russian envoys over SalisburySat Mar 31 2018 - 01:00
Renewed efforts likely for talks after Belfast Agreement celebrationsLondon and Dublin to try to use significance of anniversary to re-establish powersharingSat Mar 31 2018 - 00:01
Abortion referendum will see no policing of social mediaWatchdogs will not supervise social media campaigning despite concerns on both sidesFri Mar 30 2018 - 00:00
Irish-British relations a long way from 1998 heydayOfficials in both governments acknowledge lack of chemistry between Varadkar and MayFri Mar 30 2018 - 00:00
Micheál Martin’s reshuffle is all about next electionNew roles for Stephen Donnelly and Darragh O’Brien reveal focus on health and housingThu Mar 29 2018 - 19:09
Website promotes adoption as an option in crisis pregnanciesProf Patricia Casey hopes new website dispels some myths about adoption in IrelandWed Mar 28 2018 - 19:35
Coveney caught in abortion convolutionsInside Politics: Tánaiste’s proposal for two-thirds majority for future changes to law is swiftly shot downWed Mar 28 2018 - 08:30
Coveney’s very public agonising on abortion issue helps both sidesTánaiste’s vacillations reflect much middle-ground opinion on referendumWed Mar 28 2018 - 01:04
Russia says Ireland’s decision to expel diplomat is ‘unwarranted’Russian ambassador was told of the Government decision on TuesdayTue Mar 27 2018 - 18:02
Flanagan says he will not be bound by Ross timelines on judges’ BillRoss is believed to have raised doubts about his participation in Government if Bill is not passedMon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00
Politicians continuing to appoint ‘friends’ as judges – RossMinister responds after ‘dog’s dinner’ comments by Attorney General Séamus WoulfeSun Mar 25 2018 - 14:17
Pat Leahy: Quixotic Shane Ross semi-detached from rest of GovernmentIndependent Alliance has ceased to function as a groupSat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00
State to conduct assessment of staff at Russian embassyExpulsions among possible actions in wake of briefings from Garda and security servicesSat Mar 24 2018 - 01:00
Decision on possible Russian expulsions likely after security briefingsGovernment understood to have concerns over certain personnel in Russian embassySat Mar 24 2018 - 00:00
Expulsion of Russian diplomats from Ireland would be ‘unfriendly action’Russian ambassador responds after Varadkar says expulsions are being consideredFri Mar 23 2018 - 16:57
Repeal campaign seeks to follow marriage equality exampleTogether for Yes has set itself up to appeal to middle-ground votersFri Mar 23 2018 - 06:00
Referendum train gathers pace despite oppositionInside Politics: Almost half of Fianna Fáil TDs voted against holding the referendum at all in the first Dáil voteThu Mar 22 2018 - 08:32
Dáil abortion debates indicative of highly polarised campaignAlthough many TDs called for respect in Dáil debate, they still had a go at their opponentsThu Mar 22 2018 - 01:00
Explain Cambridge Analytica use of Facebook data, Zuckerberg urgedSocial media giant has lost over $60bn in market value over past two daysWed Mar 21 2018 - 08:38
Door wide open to Cambridge Analytica-style political messaging in IrelandAnalysis: Very little regulation against data-driven campaigning techniques hereWed Mar 21 2018 - 01:00
EU to insist Britain abandons hardline Border stanceSimon Coveney to meet Michel Barnier as Brussels seeks UK commitment on backstopMon Mar 19 2018 - 01:09
Pat Leahy: Leo Varadkar’s wind farm storm will blow overTaoiseach has lost any domestic benefit of US trip and revealed weakness yet againSat Mar 17 2018 - 05:00
Repeal campaigners will not accept a No vote, says MinisterRegina Doherty says her previous opposition to legalisation of abortion ‘born out of ignorance’Sat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Councillor in RTÉ undercover video named on tax defaulters’ listHugh McElvaney asked reporter for cash in exchange for help with planning applicationFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:03
Brexit: soft border with North is not possible, UK report findsHouse of Commons group says there is ‘no evidence’ an invisible border is possibleFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00
Donohoe challenges European Union digital tax planEuropean commissioner is keen to 'act fast' and impose tax on big internet firmsWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
Annual St Patrick’s Day exodus sees Ministers favouring USVaradkar heads to Washington and New York, Coveney goes to ChinaTue Mar 13 2018 - 15:17
Repeal campaign to launch umbrella group next weekTogether for Yes will be a ‘broad-based civil society campaign’Mon Mar 12 2018 - 19:52
Pat Leahy: Eighth retainers find unusual allies in Taoiseach and TánaisteComments undermine claim Government proposal represents middle groundSat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00
EU criticises judicial appointments Bill promoted by Shane RossCommission says legislation is not in line with European standardsThu Mar 08 2018 - 02:01
Cabinet to table legislation for holding of abortion referendumSupreme Court judgment paves way for vote to change ConstitutionThu Mar 08 2018 - 02:00
EU’s Brexit proposals show importance of border guarantees, says DublinGovernment will trigger ‘backstop’ in event of hardening of existing borderWed Mar 07 2018 - 20:34
Obstacle on path to abortion referendum clearedSpecial cabinet meeting likely to be held tomorrow to approve wording and Referendum BillWed Mar 07 2018 - 12:26
Government awaits ruling on rights of unbornInside Politics: Planned time frame for abortion referendum hinges on Supreme Court decisionWed Mar 07 2018 - 08:34
Taoiseach’s attacks mask humiliating retreat on communications unitLeo Varadkar was in combative form in the Dáil when tackled about the embattled unitWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar to come under further pressure over ‘propaganda unit’Sinn Féin to table Private Members’ motion calling for the unit to be disbandedTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:00
Taoiseach rules out three-way talks on post-Brexit BorderVaradkar says May speech put ‘more flesh on the bones’ of how customs might work in futureMon Mar 05 2018 - 13:46
Inside Politics: the Government is seeking to control the messageCommunications are key to politics, but they are not more important than policy choicesSat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00
Snowball effect: crisis management efforts roll inevitably into blameExtreme weather gives politicians a chance to show leadership. But meltdown may occurFri Mar 02 2018 - 01:15
Brexit: EU says UK ‘closing the doors’ on its negotiating optionsMichel Barnier happy to hear if Britain has ‘better ideas’ on how to avoid a hard BorderThu Mar 01 2018 - 16:33
Time for Brexit fudge coming to a closePat Leahy: Both British and Irish governments must decide on their endgamesThu Mar 01 2018 - 01:25
Supreme Court judgment on unborn case likely next weekThe Wording of the proposed amendment may be finalised next TuesdayThu Mar 01 2018 - 01:00
Tories and DUP reject EU draft Brexit treatyTheresa May says ‘no UK prime minister could agree’ to Brussels proposalsWed Feb 28 2018 - 22:20
