Reinsurance investigation puts IFSC group in spotlightAn IFSC-based company is at the centre of a major international investigation over its involvement in transactions linked to …Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Regulator widens Cologne inquiryAustralian regulators are inquiring into the activities of up to three additional Dublin-based executives in the Cologne Reinsurance…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra endorses Cologne stance on executivesThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Ifsra) has said it is satisfied that the Cologne Reinsurance company has taken…Thu Mar 31 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra told of Australian ban on executivesAustralian financial regulators told the Irish authorities almost six months ago that they had barred two high-level Dublin-based…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
State given more scope to borrowReform of the Growth and Stability Pact will give the Government increased scope to borrow money for infrastructure and flexibility…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
ComReg confirms it will cut fees for use of local loopConsumers could benefit from significant price cuts for broadband services after telecoms regulator ComReg confirmed that it …Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
IN&M posts 55% rise in pretax profitsShares in Independent News & Media closed unchanged at €2Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
January sales deliver modest retail growthThe January sales period delivered only modest growth in retail sales despite retailers claims to have reduced their prices, …Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Roche to abandon plan to bring in chewing gum taxMinister for the Environment Dick Roche will confirm today that the Government has abandoned plans, opposed by the US ambassador…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Bupa faces €25m bill over risk equalisationHealth insurer Bupa is facing an annual bill of more than €25 million after the Health Insurance Authority decided in principle…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Repaying nursing charges 'a huge task' - CowenRepaying people illegally charged for long-term State nursing home care will be "a huge logistical task", Minister for Finance…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Treaty 'will not clear way for EU army'EU: EU Commission vice-president Margot Wallström has rejected claims that the EU constitutional treaty will clear the way for…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Thousands join call for no change in status of familyThousands of people have written to an Oireachtas committee to argue against changing the constitutional status of the family…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Kelly information inaccurate, says MinisterJoint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Minister for Health Mary Harney has said the outgoing secretary general in her department…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Outcome will be decided by transfers - KennyKildare byelection: The race for the Dáil is not for snoozersWed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Ahern calls for costs levy on owners of second housesMinister of State for Housing Noel Ahern has said the Government should levy infrastructure costs on the owners of second houses…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Nursing charges report due out todayMinister for Health Mary Harney will today publish a report into illegal charges levied on nursing home patients which is likely…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
O Snodaigh says car thief punched himGardaí in west Dublin are investigating a complaint by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, who claims he was punched in the face …Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Minister believes dip in house building likelyMinister of State for Housing Noel Ahern has suggested that housing output this year will fall back from the record output in…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
McDowell calls on IRA to end 'regime of fear'Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has urged the Provisional movement to indicate at the Sinn Féin ardfheis that it will bring…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Bill being finalised in US could assist illegal Irish workersNew laws to help "undocumented" Irish workers in the US regularise their situation could be processed this year, US ambassador…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
State reassessing its spending on flu drugThe Government will have to spend €6 million more than its original allocation to stockpile anti-flu drugs if it decides to match…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
SF denies crisis over controversiesSinn Féin has dismissed claims that the party is in the grip of a crisis over the murder of Robert McCartney, the Northern Bank…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Independents back Murphy campaignSeven of the 13 Independent TDs have backed the Kildare North byelection campaign of Leixlip-based Independent councillor Catherine…Wed Mar 02 2005 - 00:00
Adams rejects 'crime machine' descriptionAdams reaction: The Sinn Féin president, Mr Gerry Adams, has said that "serious reflection" would be required if evidence emerged…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Flynn's link to inquiry costs him key postsThe Garda investigation into alleged money-laundering by republicans claimed its first casualty last night when Mr Phil Flynn…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Resignations by Flynn follow CAB questioningResignation sequence: Mr Phil Flynn's resignation from three high-profile positions in the public and private sector came shortly…Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Party's credibility is 'in tatters', says RabbitteOpposition reaction: Sinn Féin's credibility is "in tatters", Labour leader Mr Pat Rabbitte has claimed.Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Flynn went to Bulgaria with businessmanPhil Flynn: The former head of the Government's decentralisation project and former chairman of Bank of Scotland (Ireland), …Sat Feb 19 2005 - 00:00
Kenny calls for SF to 'clarify' official positionReaction: Fine Gael last night said the questioning of a Sinn Féin member among the seven people arrested by gardaí in connection…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
FG, Labour plan by-election pactFine Gael campaign launch: The Fine Gael and Labour leaders will speak this weekend with a view to formalising a vote-transfer…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Martin drawn into nursing home crisisThe Opposition is seeking to draw the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr Martin, into the controversy surrounding…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Public 'in dark' over EU ConstitutionThe overwhelming majority of Irish people know little or nothing about the European Constitution agreed under Ireland's EU presidency…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Callely insists that he is 'at one' with Cullen despite public rebukeThe Minister of State for Transport, Mr Ivor Callely, has claimed he is "at one" with Mr Cullen in spite of a public rebuke from…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
FF, FG to battle for Bruton seatFianna Fáil and Fine Gael are likely to dominate the by-election for the seat held for 35 years by Mr John Bruton.Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Commuting, schools to top Kildare agendaCommuter issues will be to the fore in the by-election in Kildare North, the fast-growing constituency that epitomises the rapid…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Hotel planned for former Haughey estateThe new owners of Mr Charles Haughey's Abbeville estate in north Dublin are seeking planning permission for a hotel, golf and…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
FG claims Revenue owes taxpayers €1.5bnFine Gael has claimed that the Revenue owes workers at least €1Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Media must subscribe to code of conduct - McDowellSeanad debate on privacy and defamation: The Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has said media organisations will have to subscribe…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Calls to protect public from irresponsible journalismSenators have urged the Government to ensure that a new Press Council is strong enough to protect the public from irresponsible…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Minister rules out renewing PR contract with LeechThe Government last night confirmed that its working relationship with the public relations consultant Ms Monica Leech has ended…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Ethics commission seeks legal advice on Leech investigationThe fate of the Minister for Transport, Mr Cullen, hangs in the balance this weekend after the State's ethics watchdog put off…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Confidence in e-voting 'eroded' by controversyThe head of the Government Department responsible for electronic voting has conceded that public confidence in the initiative…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Expected savings from new set-up challengedThe Comptroller & Auditor General, Mr John Purcell, has questioned official projections for cost savings arising from the…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Strong security system advisedThe chairman of the Dáil Committee of Public Accounts has warned of the possibility of interference in the electronic voting …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Martin gets tax evasion progress reportThe authorised officer examining three companies linked to the Ansbacher affair has submitted a "progress report" to the Minister…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Tanaiste defends Ansbacher moveThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has said that she directed an authorised officer to finish his examination of some of the Ansbacher-…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Greens say museum chief was told not to discuss Tara routeThe Green Party has called on the Government to explain why the director of the National Museum, Dr Pat Wallace, was advised …Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
FG criticises cost of prison siteFine Gael has claimed the Government paid five times the going rate when it agreed to spend €30 million on the site at Thornton…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
'Fraction' of projects in WaterfordOffice of Public Works projects in Waterford represented only a fraction of its activities in 2001 and 2002, the period in which…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
