Kenny calls on senior figures to give information on AngloSpeculation grows Kenny may secure EPP nomination to role of commission presidentSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Anglo tapes have damaged Ireland’s reputation - KennyGerman chancellor Angela Merkel says she regards information disclosed in tapes with contemptFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:25
EU leaders focus on entrenched economic problemsSummit attempts to take advantage of a lull in the debt crisisFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Europe expects Ireland to exit bailout without a deal for AIB and the Bank of IrelandConnection between Ireland’s sovereign and banking debts remains intactThu Jun 27 2013 - 22:17
Road to recovery remains fragile, Gilmore saysBut Tanaiste points to increasing employment in private sector as source of optimismThu Jun 27 2013 - 14:24
Taoiseach says political agreement reached on EU budgetSecuring deal on seven-year budget was one of the Government’s prime targets for presidencyThu Jun 27 2013 - 10:19
Referendum may be held to boost powers for bank inquiryDevelopment follows release of contents from Anglo Irish Bank tapesWed Jun 26 2013 - 00:30
Government parties likely to differ on defence reviewCoalition parties at odds on United Nations role in Irish military missions abroadSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Joan Burton under growing pressure to do more to cut welfare spendingMinister has been instructed to reduce her €20.3 billion budget by €440 million next year, a decrease of more than 2 per centFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
IMF warns against using promissory note deal proceeds to ease budgetLatest progress report says maintaining fiscal retrenchment performance essentialThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Kenny not concerned by G8 strategy on tax evasion by multinationalsTaoiseach says he can support inititative because it does not mean tax harmonisationWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach insists no country can act unilaterally on taxKenny reminds G8 leaders that Irish corporate tax rate is statute-basedWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Lough Erne G8 plan could spell trouble for Ireland’s corporate tax regimeAnalysis: shortage of specific action plan means issue could be long-fingeredWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Leaders set out plan to stamp out tax-evasionSyrian conflict condemned, but no joint demand for Assad to step downWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Russia torpedoes G8 efforts to oust AssadFinal communique does not even mention Assad’s nameTue Jun 18 2013 - 08:21
US and EU leaders approve wide-ranging trade talksDeal approved on sidelines of G8 summit in Fermanagh has potential to generate revenue in excess of €300 billion for global economyTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
G8 leaders call for flexibility in fiscal policy to help boost global economyLeaders confront concern that years-long austerity drive is fanning recessionTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Icy exchanges as taxing matters dominateTaoiseach insists Ireland has nothing to fearTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
G8 leaders call for fiscal flexibility in bid to boost global economyOpening of two-day summit marked by tensions over SyriaMon Jun 17 2013 - 14:08
Syria tops agenda as G8 opens in FermanaghDavid Cameron embarrassed by revelations that British secret service spied on delegations at G20 meetings in LondonMon Jun 17 2013 - 01:00
Bill provides for a termination on three groundsThree specialist doctors must certify risk to life in case of suicideFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:00
Abortion legislation contains number of significant changesMinister will have power to suspend the service if he believes an institution is failing to comply with the provisionsThu Jun 13 2013 - 06:52
Bill’s opponents make voices heard at FG meetingClears signs legislation will not appease some doubters in FGThu Jun 13 2013 - 06:20
Crashed deadlines and confusion as Cabinet signs off on BillThere was comfort for those in Fine Gael who fear law would open floodgatesThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
Abortion legislation meets resistance within Fine GaelCabinet signs off on Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill as publication awaitedWed Jun 12 2013 - 08:32
‘Outstanding issues’ remain on abortion draft legislationGovernment calls special cabinet meeting amid intensive efforts to agree text acceptable to Fine Gael and LabourWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Government to include review of abortion lawLegal basis for statutory review of law after enactment to be finalisedTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Kenny critical of John McGuinness on travel costsPAC chairman claimed case can be made for State to pay travel costs of Ministers’ spousesTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
40 articles of Constitution may have to be amendedRemoval of references to Seanad would be requiredFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:00
Sharp divisions between Coalition parties on dissent over axing of SeanadEnda Kenny insists party must back campaign but Labour adopts relaxed stanceFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:00
Expect noisy debate on bid to abolish SeanadScrapping the upper house will not be a walkover for the GovernmentThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Referendum campaign to scrap Seanad beginsTaoiseach insists that Ireland has too many politicians for its sizeThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Government to appoint Donlon to prestigious banking postNomination of former chief of the Department of Foreign Affairs to directorship of the London-based EBRD settled, say sourcesWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Contentious plan for powerful Dáil committee droppedCabinet meets today and is expected to sign off on legislation to conduct the Seanad referendum in early OctoberWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Troika unease at pace of health reformsEU-IMF is pressing behind the scenes for action to tackle rising health service costsTue Jun 04 2013 - 01:00
Warning for owners over household chargeCoalition cautions that 280,000 yet to pay could get increased fee of €200Tue Jun 04 2013 - 01:00
Coalition to block any delays to Seanad voteAnxiety in FG and Labour over possible attempts to delay date of referendum to scrap SeanadMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
Varadkar resists drink firm sports ban dateMinister is resisting moves to pinpoint proposed alcohol sponsorship banMon Jun 03 2013 - 01:00
Martin gives Fianna Fáil free vote on abortionOnly half of Fianna Fáil TDs are likely to vote with their leader in support of the Government’s legislationFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Commission warns of lax bank lendingIt also took issue with the “dysfunctional features of the institutional mortgage landscapeThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Property tax deadline extended until 8pm today due to late surge in registrationsGovernment expects tax to generate target revenue of €250m for this yearWed May 29 2013 - 01:13
Vote option for Seanad reform rejected by GovernmentVoters will be asked to either retain or abolish upper houseTue May 28 2013 - 20:47
Revenue extends property tax deadlineLate surge in applications sees deadline moved to 8pm tomorrow nightTue May 28 2013 - 09:56
€1bn fund to boost building sector being consideredCoalition looking at stimulus plan amid projections it may overshoot deficit targetTue May 28 2013 - 01:16
400,000 face mandatory deductions if they don’t pay property taxRevenue says 1.2m property owners filed returns by close of business yesterdayTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach heavily criticised for meeting tobacco lobbyMartin says talks show ‘lack of judgment’ from KennyFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
David Miliband warns that British weakness in Europe could hold back Ireland“On a whole range of issues where Britain and Ireland have common interests and common cause, we get left behind. This is the more serious danger”Thu May 23 2013 - 02:00
Taoiseach holds formal talks with tobacco industryIndustry figures call on Government to reject proposals to ban menthol and roll-your-own productsThu May 23 2013 - 02:00
Government still obliged to cut public pay bill by €300 million this year, says troikaEU commissioner Rehn says requirements on Government for savings absoluteThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Scrutiny of Ireland begins to bite in Apple tax inquiryAnalysis: The spotlight on Ireland and other low-tax jurisdictions might yet make it more difficult to attract big firms into the State with investment and jobsWed May 22 2013 - 02:00