Government to support fresh legal appeal for Ibrahim HalawaMove follows rejection of all-party Oireachtas motion calling for his immediate releaseWed Aug 10 2016 - 01:00
Forthcoming budget the acid test of Kenny-Martin pactFianna Fáil adopting politics of Opposition, while also exerting executive leverageTue Aug 9 2016 - 01:00
Polling firm to choose members of citizens’ assemblyGroup of 99 citizens will look at a number of issues, including the Eighth AmendmentTue Aug 9 2016 - 00:15
Stephen Collins: Ireland not immune to virus that spawned Donald Trump’s successIrish voters are also no longer won over by facts; instead emotion carries all before itSat Aug 6 2016 - 01:00
McAleese, Ahern and Cowen each paid €137,000 State pensionsFormer president receives biggest payment of any former office holder or politicianFri Aug 5 2016 - 01:00
Ireland wants EU drug agency to move to Dublin after BrexitLondon-based European Medicines Agency will be obliged to leave the UK as a result of Leave voteMon Aug 1 2016 - 01:01
Bill on medical use of cannabis examined by drugs Minister ByrneTD Gino Kenny says there is broad support for legislation allowing use for pain reliefMon Aug 1 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Ireland’s overriding interest lies in survival of EUThis will have to take priority over issues such as the common travel area in Brexit negotiationsSat Jul 30 2016 - 00:46
Argentina: The Irish priest, ex-minister and $9m in a conventFormer minister José López seen throwing sacks of cash . . . millions over convent wallMon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: It is far too early to judge the 32nd DáilCynics were quick to say that 'new politics’ had already proved to be a worthless experimentSun Jul 24 2016 - 11:32
Stamp price must rise to maintain services, An Post head saysOireachtas committee hears six rural post offices closed last yearWed Jul 20 2016 - 19:52
Commission to examine pay levels in public serviceMinisterial pay and pensions in addition to those of other office holders also on agendaWed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Minimum pay report calls for increase of 10 centLow Pay Commission’s recommendation ‘very disappointing’, says Labour PartyWed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Labour’s housing bill proposes compulsory acquisition of landDevelopment land should be bought at no more than 25% over existing value, bill saysMon Jul 18 2016 - 13:32
Stephen Collins: Kenny sees off the rebels with easeTaoiseach given the room to make his own decision about the best time to announce his departureFri Jul 15 2016 - 19:33
Census 2016 shows the number of TDs breaches ConstitutionSimon Coveney establishes new Constituency Commission in response to the figuresThu Jul 14 2016 - 18:11
Majority want President Higgins to seek second term - poll‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll shows significant minority of voters oppose his candidacyMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Pressure mounts for Enda Kenny to name departure dateThere is no appetite for a heave but there is a palpable desire for an orderly processSun Jul 10 2016 - 12:29
Majority backs FF decision to aid FG in forming governmentIn all, 35% of Fianna Fáil supporters favoured another election over engaging with Fine GaelSat Jul 9 2016 - 01:00
Leo Varadkar is voters’ choice to be next Fine Gael leader - poll‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll reveals frontrunners in race to succeed Enda KennyFri Jul 8 2016 - 11:23
Varadkar and Coveney favourites to be Fine Gael leaderThe main leadership rival of Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar is Simon CoveneyFri Jul 8 2016 - 05:00
Massive surge in support for Fianna Fáil, poll showsNew ‘Irish Times’/Ipsos MRBI poll reveals significant losses for the IndependentsThu Jul 7 2016 - 12:44
Independent Ministers warned free vote on Bill a once-offTaoiseach says Cabinet’s failure to take a position on Bill will not happen againWed Jul 6 2016 - 09:34
Garda to get power to intercept texts, emails and social mediaCabinet approves new legislation to tackle threat of organised crime and terrorismWed Jul 6 2016 - 01:00
Cabinet to consider plan to help those in mortgage distressFrances Fitzgerald seeks approval for measures including financial and legal advice bodyMon Jul 4 2016 - 12:49
Brexit: Osborne plans to cut UK corporation tax rateNo talks until UK triggers EU exit clause, says EU Commissioner Phil HoganMon Jul 4 2016 - 10:07
Kenny to insist Cabinet should vote together on abortionJohn Halligan and Shane Ross suggest they will support Bill brought by Mick WallaceSun Jul 3 2016 - 17:21
Stephen Collins: Cameron put party before countryEuropean response shows up British politics for the shallow game that it isSat Jul 2 2016 - 01:00
Kenny says common travel area important in Brexit negotiationsEU summit: Taoiseach points to importance of protecting the peace processWed Jun 29 2016 - 15:27
Cameron: UK wants single market, action on immigrationMerkel says no way to avoid Brexit after ‘deep and intensive’ talks in BrusselsWed Jun 29 2016 - 08:19
Kenny takes a softer line on Britain than others at EU summitTaoiseach says UK should be given time to elect new PM before triggering article 50Wed Jun 29 2016 - 07:27
UK should be ‘given time’, says Taoiseach as EU leaders meetFianna Fáil says Government needs to include Opposition in upcoming negotiationsTue Jun 28 2016 - 16:15
European Parliament calls on UK to withdraw from EU quicklyFine Gael MEPs abstain on vote as ‘not in the Irish national interest’Tue Jun 28 2016 - 13:16
Stephen Collins: UK vote poses enormous challenges for IrelandBrexit will test the viability of the fragile structure supporting Enda Kenny’s minority governmentSat Jun 25 2016 - 00:01
Ireland has to make UK divorce from EU as smooth as possibleAnalysis: Irish people face a variety of enormous challenges as result of Brexit voteFri Jun 24 2016 - 12:34
Stephen Collins: Respect for democracy needed now more than everHysterical nature of Brexit debate may well have been factor in death of Jo CoxSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Waste firms warned of fee caps if bin charges rise sharplyCoveney meets private waste operators as consumer body starts inquiry into refuse costsFri Jun 17 2016 - 20:28
David Cameron pulls out of anti-Brexit event with TaoiseachBritish prime minister told he is a liability ahead of the vote on UK’s EU membershipWed Jun 15 2016 - 08:50
Government to appeal Moore Street rulingHigh Court’s granting of national monument status has ‘wide implications’, Minister saysTue Jun 14 2016 - 16:51
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil resist calls for abortion referendumEnda Kenny and Micheál Martin committed to consultative process before any decisionSat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Jury out on the new politicsFor the time being Kenny is secure and the show goes on but it all depends on continued economic growthSat Jun 11 2016 - 00:25
Loughinisland report deeply disturbing, says FlanaganPolice Ombudsman’sfindings vindicates ‘concerns families raised over many years’Thu Jun 9 2016 - 18:37
Crime, water charges and bogs among priority bills for GovernmentLegislative programme represents new partnership approach, Doherty saysWed Jun 8 2016 - 16:46
Analysis: Deal over top Seanad post signals new politics at workFine Gael set to back Fianna Fáil candidate Denis O’Donovan for cathaoirleach positionWed Jun 8 2016 - 08:58
Stephen Collins: Are FF-Labour moves part of a long-term strategy?Enda Kenny needs to take a leaf out of ex-taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s political playbookSat Jun 4 2016 - 01:00
Donald Trump’s comments ‘racist and dangerous’ - KennyTaoiseach tells Dáil that Americans have alternative candidate to vote forTue May 31 2016 - 21:39
Garda task force set up to fight crime in wake of gang murdersFrances Fitzgerald: ‘We will face down the activities of these ruthless gangs’Tue May 31 2016 - 19:13
Border controls on Irish entering Britain ‘inevitable’ post-BrexitStrict regime for travel between islands seen as more likely than sealing Irish borderMon May 30 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Government should weather political storms of 32nd Dáil‘It is not just Independents who have done well in the Government jobs share-out’Sat May 28 2016 - 00:25
Cabinet signals green light for more powerful committeesBudgetary and health panels to have input into formulation of Governement policyWed May 25 2016 - 01:00