Time for political focus on abortion not procrastinationINSIDE POLITICS : Budget speculation has been swept aside for the past 10 days by the raging controversy over abortion which…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Coalition seeks €1bn savings in new public sector dealThe Government is seeking to save €1 billion over the next three years in a new deal on reform and productivity with the public…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Unions agree to enter new pay talksPublic service trade unions have agreed to meet the Government for initial talks on its proposals for a new deal on cost savings…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Government pay talks call to unions denouncedThe Government’s invitation to unions to talk about further savings in public service pay has been condemned by the Association…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
State officials greeted advent of IMF with deep suspicion, records showThe establishment of the International Monetary Fund in 1945 was greeted with suspicion by the Department of Finance, which thought…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Last thing Coalition wants is divisive debate on abortionThe tragic death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital Galway could be the catalyst for agreement between the Coalition…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Televising Dáil debates might have altered abortion poll text, says BarrettThe development of a dedicated parliamentary TV channel is a priority for the Oireachtas so that the Irish public can see how…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Bruton and Cable to meet on EU-US trade agreementA drive by the Government to move on a historic free trade agreement between Europe and the United States during the Irish EU…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Budget to bring no further austerity beyond €3.5bn already signalledThere will be no extra austerity beyond the €3Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
AG warned officials on referendum advocacyGovernment officials working on the children’s referendum were warned at the beginning of the campaign by the Attorney General…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Turnout third lowest on record at just over 33%LONG VIEW: The 33.49 per cent turnout in the children’s referendum was the third lowest on record since the enactment of the…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Amendment passes but vote ends up one of the lowest turnouts on recordThe children’s rights amendment to the Constitution has been passed with 57.4 per cent of people voting Yes and 42Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Size of No vote proves shock for CoalitionVoters have approved the children’s rights amendment to the Constitution but the scale of the No vote has come as a shock to …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Low turnout a lesson not to tinker with ConstitutionANALYSIS: The referendum reflects poorly on Irish politics and flags problems that loom for constitutional reformMon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Diverging views on EU pose serious threat to Irish-UK linkInside Politics: A century on from the tumultuous events that led to Irish independence, powerful forces are in motion that …Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Campaign controversy rumbles on as voters go to the pollsVoters go to the polls today in the children’s rights referendum with the Government under pressure to explain the blunder in…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Immediate challenge is to ensure the referendum is carriedANALYSIS: The Supreme Court ruling that the Government has breached the law in its information campaign for the children’s referendum…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Lowry includes land in England on Dáil registerIndependent TD Michael Lowry has amended his register of Dáil interests to include a parcel of land he part-owns at Wigan in …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Budget must go beyond paying lip service to fairnessINSIDE POLITICS : Talking the talk on sharing the pain will not suffice for a Coalition that continues to defend its indefensible…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Troika puzzled as public left footing speculators' billINSIDE POLITICS: Thousands of ordinary families in distress don’t have debts of €3 million, so why the high threshold?Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Poll shows vast majority back ObamaTHE VAST majority of Irish voters want Barack Obama to win the US presidential election in less than three weeks time, according…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Straying off course on finances main risk to CoalitionINSIDE POLITICS : The danger facing the Coalition is not a row over any policy but the prospect it might fail to sort out the…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Poll shows children's rights vote to be carriedANALYSIS: An overwhelming Yes is expected but a majority are sceptical on an EU deal to ease bank debtSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Reilly has lowest satisfaction rating in list of six MinistersMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly attracts the lowest satisfaction rating in a list of six high-profile Ministers that voters …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Poll reveals opposition to core parts of Coalition fiscal policyANALYSIS: VOTERS ARE strongly opposed to key elements of the Government’s budgetary policy, according to the latest Irish Times…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Voters back means testing child benefit but against new chargesTHERE IS overwhelming support among voters for means testing child benefit, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
FF is second-biggest party - pollFianna Fáil has bounced back to become the second-biggest party in the State for the first time in more than two years, according…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Indications FF may re-emerge as viable political forceANALYSIS: FF’s dire reputation may be wearing off, as its support in Dublin recovers to 15 per centThu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil bounces back as second-biggest party, poll findsFIANNA FÁIL has bounced back to become the second-biggest party in the State for the first time in more than two years, according…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Yes campaign in pole position to carry proposal but turnout concerns persistANALYSIS: THERE ARE now just over three weeks to go to the referendum and the campaign for a Yes vote is running smoothly with…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil bounces back to become second largest partyFianna Fáil is now the second biggest party in the state for the first time in over two years, according to the latest Irish …Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Troika is dissatisfied with scale of Croke Park savingsSERIOUS MISGIVINGS have emerged about the scale of savings being achieved under the Croke Park agreement in advance of the latest…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Reforms will stop councillors overturning planning decisionsTHE POWER of councillors to overturn the decisions of planning officials will be abolished in a massive overhaul of local government…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Pre-budget kite-flying is no rival for taking real actionINSIDE POLITICS: THE COALITION hasn’t made things easy for itself with the premature spate of leaks and media speculation about…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Official in contact with PAC clerk to clarify remitTHE GOVERNMENT has rejected claims of interference in the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) made by its chairman, Fianna…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Kenny convenes crucial public pay meetingTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will tomorrow preside over a crucial meeting aimed at securing further savings in the public sector pay …Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Primary care row obscures critical issue of budgetINSIDE POLITICS: Decisions that will affect the lives of every citizen for years to come are being taken behind closed doorsSat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Norris 'panicked' into releasing letter that sank presidency bidSENATOR DAVID Norris has described how he was panicked into divulging the letter that put paid to his chances of winning the …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Punishing the young for the sins of their eldersINSIDE POLITICS: Massive intergenerational inequity is bad for social cohesion and even democracy itselfSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
State did nothing to save Jews, says ShatterTHE GOVERNMENT in the 1940s did nothing to oppose the extermination of the Jews in Europe, Minister for Justice and Defence Alan…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Noonan rejects IMF's proposed property tax of 0.5% house valueTHE GOVERNMENT has been taken aback by proposals from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a range of tax increases…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Coalition strained over proposed severe health cutsTENSIONS BETWEEN the Coalition parties over proposed health cuts are expected to dominate the first Cabinet meeting after the…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Letters show extent of pressure put on Lenihan for bailoutTHE EXTENT of the pressure put on Ireland by the European Central Bank to apply for a bailout in November 2010 has been revealed…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Ministers must face up to some tough decisionsINSIDE POLITICS : There are worrying signs that some Ministers still don’t understand the scale of the problem facing the country…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
EU warns Government over need to reform welfare systemTHE Government has been warned about the need to reform the welfare system to eliminate poverty traps and broaden the tax base…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Rift is last thing the Coalition needs ahead of resumed Dáil sessionANALYSIS: SENIOR FIGURES in both Coalition parties are determined that a controversy about abortion should not be allowed to…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Property tax based on house value to be in force by mid-2013A PROPERTY tax based on house valuation is set to be in force by the middle of next year as part of the troika bailout programme…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Rolling, rainy pastures and butter: how Germans see Ireland Political EditorDominating views in an ‘Irish Times’ poll include images of cows, grass, and friendly peopleMon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Germans buttered up to view Ireland as rural idyll, poll findsGERMANS OVERWHELMINGLY think of Ireland in terms of green countryside even though only a small proportion of them have ever visited…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Germans still positive on Ireland despite euro zone crisisOPINION POLL: Most Irish people believe EU’s largest and most powerful state is doing what it can for euro zoneSat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
