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# Gay Rights

How Albert Reynolds made Ireland a fairer place for gay people

Reynolds’ government presided over the fist steps towards ending discrimination against the gay and lesbian community.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 7:15 AM

# No more to do

No one in this government wants to deal with the abortion issue again. Here's why...

Analysis: The government legislated for abortion last summer and is highly unlikely to touch the issue again in its current lifetime.

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Aug 19th 2014, 4:56 PM

# Uphill task

This man wants to stop the 'silly charade' and run for the Seanad

Gerard Craughwell believes the forthcoming Seanad by-election is “a sham”

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Aug 8th 2014, 12:53 PM

# Everyday I'm Shufflin

Here are 7 things you need to know about the junior minister reshuffle

Analysis: It’s no country for old men or young women but there’s a big promotion for one young man.

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Jul 15th 2014, 3:25 PM

# In no hurry

Why is it taking longer than expected to announce the Cabinet reshuffle?

Analysis: Sources on all sides of the talks between Enda Kenny and Joan Burton insist there is nothing untoward about the delay.

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Jul 9th 2014, 4:05 PM

# Coalition

Just the two of us: Enda Kenny and Joan Burton are back in talks tonight... alone

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste are holding further discussions ahead of the expected Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow.

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Jul 8th 2014, 5:37 PM

# Reshuffle

Howlin: 'I am going to work away until somebody tells me that I shouldn't'

The Public Spending Minister is in the dark about the looming Cabinet reshuffle.

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Jul 8th 2014, 9:01 AM

# disagreement

"We’ve looked at those higher earners and they’re not there." - FF rejects SF's wealth tax proposals

Fine Gael described the plans as a “fairytale”.

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Jun 8th 2014, 1:32 PM

# Coalition

Would Fianna Fáil go into coalition with Sinn Féin? It'll be up to the members, says Ó Cuív

The parties’ recent success at the local elections has created more talk of a possible future coalition in the Dáil.

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Jun 8th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Poll

Poll: When should the next general election be held?

Should the coalition go until 2016?

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Jun 7th 2014, 9:12 AM

# Labour Pains

Grassroots Labour group to call for renegotiation of the Programme for Government

Campaign for Labour Policies believe the Labour party should withdraw from coalition if Fine Gael doesn’t give them ‘everything they want’.

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Jun 7th 2014, 7:15 AM

# battle for labour

Burton: All the Ministers are still talking to me... and I intend to keep it that way

The Social Protection Minister’s dismissing any suggestion that her strident negotiating style could hasten the end of the coalition government.

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Jun 5th 2014, 11:28 AM

# Big Phil

"We have to be more sensitive, obviously" --- Phil Hogan's response to Election 2014

The Environment Minister acknowledged that “people are hurting” but said that after three years of tough decisions “you expect people not to be rewarding you for that”.

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May 26th 2014, 11:46 AM

# Much to discuss

The post-mortem: Kenny and Gilmore will discuss the fallout from Election 2014 today

With Labour’s “shellacking” at the polls this weekend a wider Cabinet reshuffle is now expected.

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May 26th 2014, 6:00 AM

# hungry eyes

Adams thinks Kenny should leave government, not be discussing future coalitions

As for Sinn Féin and Fine Gael sharing power? “It would be a most unlikely alliance.”

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May 25th 2014, 9:15 PM

# hedging his bets

Enda Kenny refuses to rule out coalition with Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil

The Taoiseach said Sinn Féin has emerged from the local and European elections as “a significant political entity”. He made the comments in Castlebar this afternoon, where he narrowly avoided a group of protestors.

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May 25th 2014, 3:30 PM

# not easy being green

Whatever about the candidates - can you trust the voters?... On the trail in Tipp

This butcher in Cashel’s promising his vote to the Greens. Other locals are also pledging their number ones to Grace O’Sullivan — but, it turns out, some are more genuine than others…

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May 13th 2014, 8:30 PM

# Labour Party

Labour to push for "renewal" of coalition purpose

Eamon Gilmore said that now was a time of renewal.

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May 11th 2014, 4:46 PM

# Everyday I'm Shufflin

Minister: There'll be a reshuffle in September but 'nobody knows' what's going to happen

Ruairí Quinn has also admitted that the coalition has to “work better together”.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 12:00 PM

# rift

Labour minister brands fixed water charges as "ridiculous"

Junior Minister Joe Costello said his party has a problem with Fine Gael’s water charges proposals.

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Apr 19th 2014, 7:54 PM

# Analysis

The one thing you need to remember about the water row? There's an election in 36 days

While most people only care about how much they’ll have to pay for water the politics of this points to Labour looking out for itself ahead of what is likely to be a tough election next month.

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Apr 17th 2014, 9:04 AM

# developer levies

Plan to target land-hoarders could create tens of thousands of jobs

A plan to impose a harsh levy on developers hanging on to prime land is being considered by Cabinet. It’s hoped the measure could help boost the supply of family homes, particularly in Dublin.

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Feb 24th 2014, 11:16 AM

# Consultancy

Here’s how the government spent more than €100m on banking sector advice

Arthur Cox alone has received €12.2 million of these fees since 2011.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 7:56 PM

# political strain

'Rock solid' - the relationship between Taoiseach and Tánaiste, says Ruairí Quinn

In a radio interview today, the minister addressed speculation the relationship was strained while also speaking about the controversy surround the Junior Certificate reform

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Jan 20th 2014, 11:14 AM

# Labour Pains

'It's not popular to be in Labour': Party not surprised by Dermot Looney's departure

That’s now 27 councillors who have left the party since it went into government with all of them citing coalition policies as one of their reasons for quitting.

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Jan 8th 2014, 10:38 AM

# Jobs Jobs Jobs

'Relentless push': Government plans special Cabinet meeting on jobs early next year

The coalition has been boosted this year by a continuing fall in the numbers of people who are unemployed with the jobless rate now at 12.8 per cent.

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Dec 22nd 2013, 7:30 AM

# Brace Yourself

Ministers have some good news, and they’ll be telling us about it all day

There’ll be a sustained eight-hour media assault by Cabinet members and State agency bosses today, as the Government marks the end of the bailout.

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Dec 13th 2013, 6:15 AM

# Germany

After two months, Merkel forms coalition government in Germany

Angela Merkel has made concessions on gender quotas, the minimum wage and a toll on the Autobahn for foreigners, but she has a government.

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Nov 27th 2013, 7:36 AM

# Labour Pains

Labour TD says party has 'ceded too much ground to the right-wing point of view'

Joanna Tuffy has said that the party has “ceded too much ground” in coalition with Fine Gael.

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Nov 21st 2013, 11:50 AM

# hyperbole

"This country's gone wild with exaggeration": Rabbitte says the FOI issue's been blown out of all proportion

The Government yesterday withdrew an amendment to the FOI Bill which would have seen some charges for requests soar.

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Nov 14th 2013, 9:28 AM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Govt won't admit it but we've been battered by new taxes

From the Universal Social Charge to the Local Property Tax, the Government has implemented a labyrinth of new taxes, both overt and covert.

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Nov 10th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Opinion

Why Keane and O’Neill's coalition is the Metal Machine Music of Irish football

The FAI’s ostensible final decision is strange, surprising and thrilling in equal measure, writes Paul Fennessy.

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Nov 3rd 2013, 8:00 AM

# Labour

Burton: I'm perfectly happy to support Eamon Gilmore

The Minister for Social Protection has said she is not planning a leadership challenge against the Labour party leader.

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Oct 23rd 2013, 10:40 AM

# Budget 2014

In numbers: Budget 2014

Taxes, cuts and savings – here’s a numerical round-up of the key figures from Budget 2014.

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Oct 15th 2013, 6:00 PM

# Budget 2014

Telephone allowance, maternity benefit and medical cards hit hard in Budget

Brendan Howlin’s announcement of a review of all medical cards was greeted with jeers from members of the opposition parties.

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Oct 15th 2013, 3:51 PM

# Budget 2014

Noonan cracks down on 'stateless' companies registered in Ireland for tax

The Minister also reaffirmed the Government’s long-held commitment to not change the corporation tax rate.

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Oct 15th 2013, 3:11 PM

# all kicking off

Michael Noonan's 13-second Instagram preview of the Budget

Watch him reading an autocue in EXTREME CLOSE-UP.

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Oct 15th 2013, 2:27 PM

# Rome

Italian crisis intensifies as rebels begin deserting Berlusconi

Members of his party are considering splitting from the former premier after he urged his ministers to pull out of the Government at the weekend.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 7:53 AM

# tea

Ireland's political 'think-ins', in pictures

We could probably ‘caption competition’ most of these.

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Sep 17th 2013, 11:24 PM

# Budget 2014

Burton: Welfare cap not being considered for Budget

The Minister for Social Protection said the measure had been on the table, but was no longer being looked at ahead of next month’s Budget.

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Sep 17th 2013, 7:52 PM