Brexit summit: EU accepts united Ireland declarationWay clear for North to automatically become part of EU if its people vote for united IrelandSat Apr 29 2017 - 18:52
Kenny says he will speak to party about leadership 'soon'Taoiseach is in Canada next week and will not attend FG parliamentary party meetingSat Apr 29 2017 - 16:41
Enda Kenny’s long goodbye finally nears its endPat Leahy: Changes in personnel and policies will make politics more combustibleSat Apr 29 2017 - 03:00
Martin says North needs some sort of special status in EUFianna Fáil leader says Ireland may need to push for EU rule changes in Brexit talksFri Apr 28 2017 - 19:05
Q&A: Enda is going to Brussels to talk Brexit. What's it all about?The who, what and why explained . . .Fri Apr 28 2017 - 16:15
Government’s first year: So little done, so much to doEarnest effort in a few areas, but hardly a record of consistent, tangible achievementFri Apr 28 2017 - 15:36
EU leaders prepare declaration on potential Irish unityMember states may be asked to endorse idea of backing united Ireland after BrexitFri Apr 28 2017 - 13:57
Minister urges broad discussion on ownership in health serviceHarris rejects calls to compulsorily acquire site of new National Maternity HospitalThu Apr 27 2017 - 00:02
Maternity move back on track as hospital boards soften stanceSt Vincent’s drops threat to review project and issues pledge on independenceWed Apr 26 2017 - 08:36
Hospital deal collapse shows church-State context has changedAnalysis: Harris to brief Cabinet on need for change in new maternity hospital ownershipWed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00
Political parties believe abortion referendum inevitableMinister for Justice says legislation needed ahead of poll, which could take place in 2018Tue Apr 25 2017 - 01:00
Committee calls for separation of public and private healthcareDraft report recommends huge cash injection in health service over next 10 yearsMon Apr 24 2017 - 20:07
Who exactly are the citizens in the Citizens’ Assembly?The group aimed to be a representative sample compiled by polling company Red CMon Apr 24 2017 - 17:48
Abortion Q&A: What next after Citizens’ Assembly vote?To say most politicians are not relishing tackling abortion issue is an understatementMon Apr 24 2017 - 17:26
Howlin targets ‘right wing’ Fine Gael and ‘racist’ Trump in leader’s speechLabour leader addresses party conference in his home town of WexfordSat Apr 22 2017 - 20:52
Government fears St Vincent’s set to ditch maternity hospital moveSt Vincent’s angry at ‘being portrayed as some sort of Catholic ginger group’Sat Apr 22 2017 - 13:16
The State needs to protect its assets as well as religious orders doWhat’s needed is the sort of thing Irish politics is hopeless at: a long-term planSat Apr 22 2017 - 03:00
Planned move of National Maternity Hospital in jeopardyBoard of St Vincent’s to review move to religious-owned site in wake of controversyFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:26
Northern Ireland Assembly negotiations to be extended until end of JuneNew deadline will be in midst of the often contentious marching seasonThu Apr 20 2017 - 17:47
Citizens’ Assembly to vote on abortion laws recommendationBody will meet for final time to consider future of Eighth Amendment this weekendThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Kenny to become FG’s longest serving taoiseach on ThursdayEnda Kenny has reached his 2,233th day in office – just five days before his 66th birthdayWed Apr 19 2017 - 15:23
Irish house prices up nearly 11% in year to FebruaryLatest figures cast further doubt on Government figures for supply of new homesWed Apr 19 2017 - 11:26
Irish officials see possible upside in snap UK electionBigger majority for Theresa May ‘could bring advantages’ in Brexit talksTue Apr 18 2017 - 21:06
Kenny and May speak by phone after call for snap election on June 8thOfficials say British prime minister reiterated there would be no hard border with RepublicTue Apr 18 2017 - 19:41
Pat Leahy: Election is in the air as trust breaks downFine Gael-Fianna Fáil rows are aggravated by both parties’ destabilising internal dynamicsSat Apr 8 2017 - 03:00
Fennelly analysis: Report notes ignorance of recording systemIn wake of findings pressure for extensive overhaul of Garda is now overwhelmingFri Apr 7 2017 - 01:00
Q&A: What has the Fennelly Commission been investigating?Supreme Court judge asked to investigate Garda taping of phone callsThu Apr 6 2017 - 11:38
Shortfall in tax take ‘puzzling’, Department of Finance saysConcern expressed that 37 per cent of corporation tax receipts comes from 10 firmsWed Apr 5 2017 - 20:28
European Parliament concerned at Brexit impact on NIMEPs adopt resolution setting out parliament’s position on UK’s departure from EUWed Apr 5 2017 - 12:35
The compromises of the water charges committee unravel spectacularlyInside Politics: Reporters were left by turns bemused and amused as four separate press conferences took place on the plinth at Leinster HouseWed Apr 5 2017 - 08:54
Broadband deal not quite the showpiece Naughten hoped forAnalysis: Eir plans may lead to legal challenge – and cause conflict between MinistersWed Apr 5 2017 - 01:00
Gibraltar is not Ireland, says Kenny in defence of Brexit stanceTaoiseach insists British and EU assurances on Border and peace process are not ‘soft’Tue Apr 4 2017 - 21:15
Oireachtas committee to ponder changes to abortion banThe committee will spend months examining Citizens’ Assembly recommendationsMon Apr 3 2017 - 17:02
Referendum to allow for quicker divorces to be proposedCouples must be apart for four years under existing rulesMon Apr 3 2017 - 16:08
Decisions on commission to audit Garda unlikely this weekHowlin says Garda should proceed with recommendations of Garda inspectorateMon Apr 3 2017 - 01:00
Former ambassador condemns Ireland’s Brexit policyReverence shown to EU is like that once shown to the Catholic Church, says Ray BassettMon Apr 3 2017 - 01:00
EU draft proposals point to Ireland as priority in Brexit talksDraft negotiating guidelines on UK exit from EU fulfil key aims of GovernmentSat Apr 1 2017 - 05:00
Pat Leahy: Change of Garda culture more important than leadershipAlarming that political leaders no longer trust what they are told by law enforcementSat Apr 1 2017 - 03:00
Charlie Flanagan welcomes Brexit guidelines on IrelandDonald Tusk says European council will seek solutions aimed at avoiding hard BorderFri Mar 31 2017 - 20:23
Brexit: EU document suggests Common Travel Area to remainAnalysis: Measure would preserve rights of Irish people to freely travel, live and work in UKFri Mar 31 2017 - 14:57
Fianna Fáil to seek more power for Policing AuthorityParty aims to avoid supporting Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in Nóirín O’SullivanFri Mar 31 2017 - 08:41
Brexit: Ireland’s ability to influence EU deal highly limitedBest hope for Ireland is that UK avoids free trade deal ‘train crash Brexit’Wed Mar 29 2017 - 20:27
Government to outline Irish priorities before EU position agreedIreland to stress individual concerns in talksWed Mar 29 2017 - 20:02
Ring offloads management of rural post offices to NaughtenMove comes after weeks of tension between pair over responsibility for 1,100 post officesWed Mar 29 2017 - 01:00
Irish situation to be explicitly recognised in Brexit moveTriggering article 50 comes amid positivity to idea of need for Common Travel AreaWed Mar 29 2017 - 01:00
Fact there’s so little trust in gardaí is not just sad, it’s dangerousGovernment accepts nature of cultural problems in force and the need to fix themTue Mar 28 2017 - 19:09
Nóirín O’Sullivan’s statement in part ‘quite literally, incredible’Brendan Howlin rejects Garda Commissioner account of exaggerated breath testsTue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00
Ireland cannot block final Brexit deal even if terms not favourableOnce Article 50 triggered on Wednesday a two-year countdown to UK departure beginsTue Mar 28 2017 - 01:00
Sinn Féin’s problem with history hasn’t gone awayAs the party’s leadership changes generation, the real question about Sinn Féin is not why has its support grown, but why hasn’t it grown more?Sat Mar 25 2017 - 03:00
Kenny farewell has Government in suspended animation‘Normally the Taoiseach’s Department would be banging heads together. That’s not happening’Sat Mar 25 2017 - 01:00