IRISH PM BACKTRACKS ON DONALD TRUMP 'RACIST AND DANGEROUS' REMARKS

Enda Kenny, in Washington to meet US president, says comments made last year 'not related to Trump's personality'... READ MORE›

REVENUE WON'T CHASE HOUSEHOLDS WHO DON'T PAY WATER CHARGES

But Mr Kelly today he does not believe asking the Revenue Commissioners to chase families represents the right avenue ... READ MORE›

IRISH 'PLEDGE A BED' FOR REFUGEES CAMPAIGN IS OVERWHELMED WITH OFFERS

Ireland isn't doing enough to help these people' The Uplift campaign follows similar schemes across Europe offering their support to refugees... READ MORE›

ENDA'S EUR50K HOMETOWN AIDE TO BOOST LOCAL PROFILE

O'Donnell's well qualified for sure, from the Young Fine Gael set and from Enda's home town, the source added... READ MORE›

IRISH WATER BOSS WILL GET EUR300K TAX-FREE PAY-OFF

Prior to joining Irish Water, Mr Tierney was Dublin City manager up to 2013 and worked for 36 years in local government... READ MORE›

The European Commission has published further revisions to the contributions, which meant that Ireland must pay another 7m... READ MORE›

WE WERE DAYS AWAY FROM DISPATCHING ARMY TO PREVENT BANK RUN

Fine Gael is a member of the EPP, which has the largest voting bloc in the European Parliament... READ MORE›

'KIERAN DESERVES JUSTICE' - FAMILY OF MAN STABBED TO DEATH AT VALENTINE'S PARTY START ONLINE PETITION

It has already been signed by nearly 500 people and the family say it will be delivered to the Director of public Prosecutions and Taoiseach Enda Kenny... READ MORE›

KENNY TO BE 'SIDELINED' IN ELECTION RACE

As they attended Fine Gael's think-in in Adare, Co Limerick, several backbench TDs privately admitted that they are worried about Mr Kenny's public persona... READ MORE›

THE 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

What is the deal that Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have reached on water charges?... READ MORE›

IBRAHIM HALAWA'S SISTER ON THE HOPE LEO VARADKAR PROVIDES AND HER FEARS THE TRIAL MAY DRAG ON

Ibrahim Halawa's sister has said that she hopes Taoiseach Leo Varadkar can help free him but she finds it hard to stay positive... READ MORE›

TENSE SCENES AS PROTESTERS AGAINST WATER CHARGES CONGREGATE OUTSIDE DUBLIN GARDA STATION

The protesters blocked Malahide Road outside Coolock garda station, and gardai were forced to divert traffic... READ MORE›

BOOM TO BUST TO BRUNCH... IS THIS THE RISE OF THE CELTIC PHOENIX?

But, sure, we're the best boys and girls in the austerity class! Lovin' Dublin's Coughlan, meanwhile, is more optimistic... READ MORE›

TRAVELLERS SAY KENNY'S COMMENTS AT FUNERAL 'DISGRACEFUL'

When Enda Kenny was at Garda Golden's funeral, he didn't talk about the bad eggs in the force... READ MORE›

PHIL HOGAN TELLS FINE GAEL ORGANISERS

Mr Kenny privately told party colleagues at the Fine Gael think-in earlier this month that he is unsure over what course of action to take... READ MORE›

AND ENDA KENNY HAS FINALLY SCRAPED IN AS TAOISEACH

Video enda kenny receives seal as taoiseach from michael d higgins... READ MORE›

FINE GAEL TREATS PRO-LIFE VOTERS WITH CONTEMPT

Acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny's party has told Fianna Fail that they cannot live with the idea of suspending charges... READ MORE›

KENNY TO SUSPEND WATER CHARGES IN DEAL TO BE RETURNED AS LEADER

Throughout yesterday, senior Fianna Fail figures warned Fine Gael that they will not alter their stance on charges... READ MORE›

'WE'LL DO DEAL ON USC IF FF WILL ROW BACK ON WATER'

Figures within Fine Gael say making major changes to the structure and operation of Irish Water is not an option... READ MORE›

'SOME OF THEM WOULDN'T KNOW SUNSHINE IF THEY SAW IT'

Mr Kenny made the remarks at a Fine Gael rally in Castlebar... READ MORE›

TAOISEACH STAYS SILENT AS FF DISMISS HIS MADRID REMARKS

The Fine Gael leader has been directly challenged over the claims which were made during an hour-long address to an audience in Madrid on Thursday... READ MORE›

'I JUST REMEMBER A FLASH COMING TOWARDS ME'

The homeless woman wakes up and acts quickly, knocking the fireball into the street where it continued to burn... READ MORE›

ENDA KENNY WANTS TO BE TAOISEACH AFTER 2021 GENERAL ELECTION

Enda Kenny hopes to lead the country as Taoiseach into the 2020s after winning the 2021 election a source close to him has revealed... READ MORE›

DOLE HIKES FOR UNDER-26S ON THE TABLE AS BUDGET TALKS UNDERWAY

As reported this week, a cohort of Fine Gael backbenchers is putting pressure on Finance Minister Michael Noonan to introduce tax incentives for market towns... READ MORE›

70 DAYS LATER - YOUR NEW GOVERNMENT MINISTERS REVEALED

In addition to their salary, ministers also receive a number of other entitlements, including a mobile phone allowance and the Parliamentary Standard Allowance PSA ... READ MORE›

'I'M TO BE SHOT AT DAWN'

Mr Gilmore also writes of Ms Burton's anger at being offered the Social Protection portfolio in his Cabinet as she wanted to be Foreign Affairs Minister... READ MORE›

MINISTER TAKES SWIPE AT TAOISEACH'S 'D4 INDIVIDUALS' WHO RAN ELECTION

And he said that Fine Gael's message of 'keeping the recovery going' was lost on the ground... READ MORE›

FINE GAEL AND FIANNA FAIL FINALLY REACH MINORITY GOVERNMENT DEAL

A deal has been agreed between Fine Gael and Fianna Fail on the formation of a minority government in the first initiative of its kind ... READ MORE›

CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY CHAIR URGES IRISH ABROAD AND YOUTH TO 'MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD'

The Citizens' Assembly's 99 members, drafted from the general public, convened in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, for its first full-day meeting this morning... READ MORE›

FIANNA FAIL UNDER PRESSURE AMID NEW LEGAL ADVICE THAT WATER CHARGES CANNOT BE SCRAPPED

Legal advisers have told Irish Water that the charges, once in place, are effectively irreversible... READ MORE›