'Many socialists' will be happy with new package, says CowenPress conference The Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, has said "many socialists" will be happy with the Budget he introduced …Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Too little for disabled, pollution and healthOpposition Reaction The opposition parties picked fault with the Government's commitment to disability services, which was the…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Tax changes not enough - OppositionReaction The Opposition has criticised the tax changes in the Budget, pointing out that the Government has failed to compensate…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Anger over Ahern remarks on McCabe killers' releaseFine Gael and Garda sources have expressed anger at indications from the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, that the release of the killers…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Judge says he discharged his obligationsThe judge who chairs the Standards in Public Office Commission has said he was never asked to sit in the High Court after he …Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Government says Binead conviction matter for courtsThe Government has said the conviction of a Sinn Féin member for Provisional IRA membership is a matter for the courts and separate…Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Judge pressed to clarify why he retired earlyThe Labour Party has called on the High Court judge, Mr Justice Matthew PTue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Decentralisation scaled back as only 20 towns feature in the initial stagesThe Government has cut 29 regional towns from the first phase of the decentralisation programme in a major climb down from its…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Ministers Cullen and Coughlan missed out badlyWinners and losers: The big political losers in the Government climbdown on decentralisation are the Minister for Transport, …Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Group proposes radical changesFlynn reports: The Government has accepted proposals for a radical reduction in the immediate scope of the controversial decentralisation…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Government rowing back on decentralisationThe Government will brief senior trade union figures this morning on a timetable for the decentralisation initiative in which…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Fine Gael's 'rip-off' award ridicules MinisterFine Gael has ridiculed Government calls for an end to the "rip-off" Ireland mentality by naming an "award" for the most blatant…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Government set to sell off part of Aer LingusThe Government is on the point of making a decision in principle to privatise part of Aer Lingus, although there is still no …Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Coalition split on Aer Lingus's futureThe departure of the top management team from Aer Lingus has exposed potentially damaging divisions within the Government coalition…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Resignations at Aer Lingus to force decisionImplications: The departure of Mr Willie Walsh and his top management team from Aer Lingus creates a major headache for the …Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
Candidates spend big sums in EU campaignThe former Dublin Lord Mayor, Mr Royston Brady, spent almost €200,000 in his unsuccessful campaign for Fianna Fáil in the European…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Cowen urged to give tax breaks to Knock airportThe Council for the West has urged the Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, to designate Knock airport for tax breaks in the Budget…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Capital spend delay reduces Estimates' scopeThe Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, has decided to reduce the scope of the Budget Estimates next week because he is still finalising…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
FF promotion will rehabilitate EllisThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is on the point of promoting the Sligo TD, Mr John Ellis, to the chairmanship of the Joint Oireachtas…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
US airline may open Irish routesAmerican Airlines has sought licences from the US authorities to introduce two new routes into Ireland next year, it has emerged…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
DUP urged to back power-sharingConcessions on offer from the Provisional IRA raise the question of whether the DUP is "genuinely" prepared for partnership politics…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
IRA could disband if it chose to, says McDowellThe Minister for Justice has said it is "within the grasp" of the Republican leadership to disband the Provisional IRA if they…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
President appoints special adviser for second termThe President, Mrs McAleese, has reorganised her private office team after the retirement of her special adviser, Ms Eileen Gleeson…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry into Grangegorman murders ruled outThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has ruled out a public inquiry into the unsolved murders in 1997 of two women in Grangegorman…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Greens call for carbon levy to finance cuts in tax or PRSIThe Greens have called on the Government to rethink its decision not to impose a carbon tax on fuel and industry and said the…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Ahern stresses importance of EU-US tiesIreland The Government has said it looks forward to closer ties between the EU and the US after President Bush overcame the …Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Irish Red Cross authorised to administer flood relief fundThe Government has authorised the Irish Red Cross to administer a humanitarian relief fund for householders caught up in severe…Wed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
Group to challenge constituency revisionA Leitrim-based protest group is seeking to raise at least €100,000 to fund a court challenge against a constituency revision…Wed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
Households hit by floods may get €10,000 eachThe Minister of State for Finance, Mr Tom Parlon, has indicated that households hit by flooding last week in Leinster and Munster…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Labour seeks new tax rate to target non-payersLabour has urged the Government to introduce a minimum effect tax rate of at least 20 per cent after new figures revealed that…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
State denies 'cover-up' in Hunt museum investigationThe Government has denied that the investigation into claims some of the Hunt collection in Limerick may have been looted by …Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Minister blames red tape for delayed conference centre planThe Government will be unable to select a group to build the national conference centre until late next summer at the earliest…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
Labour unfazed by Howlin's opposition to pre-election pactThe Labour leadership has brushed aside internal reservations about its emerging alliance with Fine Gael after the senior TD, …Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
No Irish Army involvement until Iraq 'more stable'The Government will not consider participation by the Defence Forces in an EU mission to Iraq until the situation there has stabilised…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
IDA director spent €28,000 in local electionAn IDA Ireland board member spent more than €28,000 in an unsuccessful local election campaign for Fianna Fáil in north inner…Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Assessors say some flood claims untruthfulCommittee of Public Accounts: Assessors responsible for the dispersal of some €13Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Benefits of Nore flood relief scheme questionedThe Comptroller and Auditor General has questioned claims by the Office of Public Works that a flood relief scheme in Kilkenny…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Revenue estimates 'crude', says PACThe Public Accounts Committee has called on the Department of Finance to develop new systems to improve the "crude" estimates…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Makers may face chewing gum levyThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, has said he is open to the imposition of a compulsory charge on chewing gum makers…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Roche admits changes to e-voting are neededThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Roche, has conceded that the electronic voting system bought for €50 million might have …Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
IFA calls for tax relief on land saleFarmers should not have to pay capital gains tax when they sell farmland if they use the proceeds to buy more farmland, the Irish…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
AIB chairman says his remarks will be constrainedThe AIB chairman, Mr Dermot Gleeson SC, has indicated that he will be "constrained" in his remarks about the overcharging scandal…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Accounts detail allowances, pensionsThe President, Mrs McAleese, received a salary and allowances of €548,309 last year, according to new Government figuresWed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Drugs sold 'under' gardai nosesDrug dealers are selling drugs "under the noses" of gardaí throughout the State, Labour's justice spokesman, Mr Joe Costello, …Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Ahern to use committee positions to mollify TDsThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will use the allocation of Oireachtas committee chairmanships to mollify disappointed TDs who failed…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Greens join FG, Labour council allianceThe Greens have joined an alliance with Fine Gael and Labour on South Dublin County Council, despite the refusal of the Green…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Greens rule out early pre-election pactThe leader of the Green Party, Mr Trevor Sargent, has moved to rule out any early decision by the party to join a pre-election…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Claims over reshuffle dismissedThe Government last night dismissed claims by Labour that the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, misled the Dáil when announcing last week'…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach seeks end to reports of Brennan riftThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has stopped short of denying reports that the former minister for transport, Mr Brennan, threatened …Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
FAI has yet to fill posts set out in reform planThe Football Association of Ireland has encountered "significant challenges" in its attempts to fill four new senior positions…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
