Leaders’ debate: Micheál Martin puts in forceful performanceTesty exchanges between Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach during TV3 debateThu Feb 11 2016 - 23:18
FG promises eight extra weeks of paid parental leaveParty pledges €2,000 annual childcare subsidy for young aged 9 months to 3 years if re-electedThu Feb 11 2016 - 17:30
Any FF coalition now needs special ardfheis approvalMuch for Fianna Fáil to consider before it might enter coalition as junior partnerThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:02
SF under pressure over call to abolish Special Criminal CourtSinn Féin leader Gerry Adams says everybody entitled to a jury of their peersThu Feb 11 2016 - 01:00
Burton claims Adams ‘out of touch’ with public on crimeSF leader says position on Special Criminal Court hyped out of proportionWed Feb 10 2016 - 15:20
Major childcare cost cuts if Labour returned to power - BurtonVital to provide low-cost quality childcare for all under-12s, says TánaisteWed Feb 10 2016 - 14:02
FG promises new payment for working parentsSimon Harris outlines plan to make work payWed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00
Seanad election will take place at end of AprilPolling to close for five vocational panels on April 25th and for two university panels on April 26thTue Feb 9 2016 - 01:00
Fine Gael election campaign off to a weak startMicheal Martin kicked off smartly for Fianna Fáil with a number of crisp media interviewsSun Feb 7 2016 - 15:40
Election 2016: Michael Noonan defends Fine Gael figuresMinister hits back at criticism that party’s economic plan is not responsibleSun Feb 7 2016 - 13:49
Fine Gael’s jobs growth target is ‘realistic’, says MinisterRichard Bruton stresses need to increase export trade to support new jobsFri Feb 5 2016 - 12:29
Government formation is not a priority for majority of votersAnalysis: Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll reveals electorate’s prerogativesFri Feb 5 2016 - 10:52
Election 2016: Majority want change of government, poll showsIrish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll reveals only 30% of voters want Coalition re-electedFri Feb 5 2016 - 10:00
Labour to raise minimum wage by €2 if returned to governmentJoan Burton expects voters to back her party in good numbers to keep recovery goingThu Feb 4 2016 - 17:04
New Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll brings bad news for CoalitionElection 2016: Poll shows Fine Gael is losing ground while Labour remains staticThu Feb 4 2016 - 11:04
Constituency map of Ireland sees big changes since last electionBoundary changes make 2016 election result even more difficult to call than usualThu Feb 4 2016 - 10:26
Stephen Collins: inconclusive result appears the most likely outcomeThe problem both Coalition parties face is that their core message is stability and continuity to keep the recovery going. Too much friction and that message could fray alarmingly.Thu Feb 4 2016 - 01:00
Hung Dáil looms as FG’s message fails to connectBehind the key numbers are splits in support across geographic areas and social classThu Feb 4 2016 - 01:00
Higgins questions emphasis on tax cuts in election campaignLaunch of ethics initiative at Áras a stark reminder of past failures in lead up to crashWed Feb 3 2016 - 08:26
Senior Fine Gael Ministers outline key election pledgesKenny to seek to have Dáil dissolved and set general election dateTue Feb 2 2016 - 23:21
Analysis of draft deal to keep UK in EU needed, says FlanaganIrish Government gives cautious welcome to proposal published by EC president TuskTue Feb 2 2016 - 19:27
Coalition pledges target first-time buyers and childcareLabour Party will provide State aid up to €6,000 for first-time house buyers – BurtonMon Feb 1 2016 - 09:04
New charges for green bins, but overall waste bills likely to fallLower bills will come to those who separate waste properly and increase recyclingMon Feb 1 2016 - 01:00
Cross-Border peace initiatives get €1.3mFunding has been allocated to range of community organisations in the Border region and North to promote peaceMon Feb 1 2016 - 01:00
Labour conference: Burton promises scheme for first-time buyersTánaiste unveils series of election pledges including USC reform if party is re-electedSat Jan 30 2016 - 21:00
Lynch: ‘Serious consideration’ must be given to inquiry into HSE caseCircumstance involves woman allegedly abused in southeast care homeSat Jan 30 2016 - 08:43
Stephen Collins: Labour needs 15 seats in order to surviveSince the foundation of the state Labour has averaged around 10 per cent of the vote in elections and about the same percentage of Dail seats.Sat Jan 30 2016 - 07:59
What Irish voters really thinkWeekend Read: With the general election looming, ‘The Irish Times’ assembled a focus group. The findings make grim reading for politicians, especially those in oppositionSat Jan 30 2016 - 05:00
Artists group calls for balance in Dublin building planAosdána says planning and architectural quality should be the heart of €7.5bn Dublin development planSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:02
Gleeson says AIB not told of blanket guaranteeFormer chairman of bank thought it would be confined to pillar banksFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Irish voters could influence Brexit referendumUp to 330,000 residents are entitled to vote on whether the UK should leave the EUThu Jan 28 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: Nothing inevitable in politics, including Coalition’s returnFG never better placed going into an election – but events can derail the best-laid plansSat Jan 23 2016 - 11:31
PJ Mara obituary: flamboyant character who was central to FF for three decades‘PJ Mara doesn’t so much do a job as weave a spell. His social skills are described in terms approaching awe’Fri Jan 15 2016 - 21:44
President’s holiday sparks further speculation on vote dateHiggins given leave to travel to Lanzarote in Canaries between February 14th and 24thThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:03
Dáil to discuss proposals for wide changes to constitutionConstitutional Convention wants economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights enshrinedThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
Peter Finnegan appointed clerk of Dáil ÉireannLong serving Oireachtas official has been filling role on temporary basis for over a yearWed Jan 13 2016 - 19:31
Three-month extension for alleged Garda corruption inquiryCabinet agrees to extension to April 29th after commission was due to report next monthWed Jan 13 2016 - 16:20
Enda Kenny knows election date, but is not sharingDevelopers’ potential legal action over banking inquiry could affect timing of pollTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Stephen Collins: A wet and cynical start to the political yearPoliticians do themselves no favours by pandering to notion that their appearance at flood scenes does any goodSat Jan 9 2016 - 01:23
Ex-attorney general in Gubu case diesPatrick Connolly resigned over Macarthur controversy in 1982Fri Jan 8 2016 - 01:01
Decision to elect next ceann comhairle by secret ballot criticisedOpposition says Government political reform measures not going far enoughThu Jan 7 2016 - 01:00
Cabinet agrees political reforms to come into effect for next Dail‘Steps a significant shift in power from the Government to the Oireachtas,’ Kenny saysTue Jan 5 2016 - 20:56
Ceann Comhairle to be elected by secret ballotMove proposed by Constitutional Convention marks fundamental change in Dáil practiceMon Jan 4 2016 - 01:00
Supreme Court judge threatened to sue State over RTÉ interviewState Papers: Hardiman said action was based on accusations of him acting ‘maliciously’Fri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
State Papers: Garda killer’s 1985 death sentence commutedCabinet thinking on Michael McHugh revealed in Michael Noonan’s memoFri Jan 1 2016 - 01:00
Ministers struggled to frame response to Dunnes Stores strikeDetermined efforts by employers’ body and ICTU failed to achieve resolutionThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
State Papers: ‘What would you do if Dundalk were bombed?’State Papers 1985: Taoiseach’s view sought just weeks after Anglo-Irish AgreementWed Dec 30 2015 - 11:24
It’s thirsty work for Ted Nealon’s guests, and someone has to payState Papers 1985: Accounts dilemma as guests exceed wine quota at arts receptionWed Dec 30 2015 - 05:35
Lord Gowrie told Irish diplomats about British spyingState Papers 1985: Member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet warned of eavesdroppingWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
SDLP impressed by party’s inclusion in government’s ‘most secret negotiations’State Papers 1985: Reports noted tensions between Seamus Mallon and John HumeWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00