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
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
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
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
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
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
Assessors say some flood claims untruthfulCommittee of Public Accounts: Assessors responsible for the dispersal of some €13Fri 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brennan denies threat to resign over demotionThe former minister for transport, Mr Brennan, has denied he threatened to resign his Dáil seat when it emerged in meetings with…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Smith upbeat about political career despite demotionThe casualties: The former minister for defence, Mr Michael Smith, last night held out the possibility that his political career…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Opposition stresses 'accountability issue'Political Reaction: The latest report of Mr John Purcell raised "serious accountability issues" for the Government, the chairman…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Election officers' late claims a concernElection Expenses: Expenses of three returning officers who worked on elections in 1997 had not been claimed against advances…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Analysis of e-voting plan not 'rigorous' enoughElectronic Voting: The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr John Purcell, has criticised the Government's stewardship of the …Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Dana urges TDs and senators to back her campaignMs Dana Rosemary Scallon has urged members of the Oireachtas to support her bid to contest a presidential election against Mrs…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Legislation to reform health service to be given priorityLegislation to begin the reform of the health service and to give effect to the changes embraced in the citizenship referendum…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Dana's nomination hopes recedeThe prospects of Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon receiving a nomination to contest a presidential election receded further last night…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
McDowell has no plans to investigate claim by DunlopThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has condemned one of his predecessors, Mr Seán Doherty, after it was claimed that he gave…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
More gardai for traffic duty to reduce road deathsHundreds of additional gardaí will be deployed on traffic duties as part of a renewed Government effort to reduce the rising …Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Thousands of decentralisation posts not filledThe number of civil and public servants who have expressed an interest in moving from Dublin in the decentralisation plan has…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Government steps back from relocation deadlineThe Government has begun to step back from its target to complete decentralisation by 2007 after the Minister of State for Finance…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Opposition parties rail against OECD reportPolitical reaction: The main opposition parties have rejected the call by OECD for the reintroduction of fees in third-level…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
PDs nominate Walsh to contest McCreevy seat in North KildareThe Progressive Democrats have entered the race to secure the seat of Mr Charlie McCreevy in North Kildare with the nomination…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Leader dismisses party split claimMr Pat Rabbitte last night dismissed claims that Labour is split over the presidential election after its national executive …Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Rabbitte hopes for unanimity on presidential raceLabour leader Mr Pat Rabbitte yesterday urged his party's national executive to endorse the decision of the Labour parliamentary…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Former Labour leader warns against sale of Aer LingusThe former Labour leader, Mr Ruairí Quinn, has warned against the privatisation of Aer Lingus, arguing that the airline could…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Labour may support Green candidateLabour is inching towards support for the Green TD, Mr Eamon Ryan, in his bid to contest a presidential election after Mr Pat…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Pact conditions set by RabbitteLabour will be demanding compromises on policy from Fine Gael and the Greens if the three parties are to form an alliance before…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Labour Oireachtas members split over support for RyanLabour's deputy leader, Ms Liz McManus, has said that the party would have to consider supporting the nomination of the Green…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Move a surprise for some GreensEamon Ryan profile: Eamon Ryan's move to challenge Mrs Mary McAleese for the Presidency surprised even some of his own Green…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Labour looks set not to contest electionLabour position: Labour TDs have said the party remains on course to decide against contesting a Presidential election despite…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
SF rules out changes to Belfast accordSinn Féin president Mr Gerry Adams has set the tone for negotiations at Leeds Castle this week by insisting that Sinn Féin will…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Ahern and Smith to meet in CabinetGovernment business resumes today amid increasing tension between the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and Mr Michael Smith over his efforts…Mon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Green Party calls for appointment of new EPA director to be terminatedThe Government has rejected calls from the Greens for a new director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be prevented…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
FF reforms target urban votersFianna Fáil has indicated that efforts to reform the party and refresh its "stale" image after the poor performance in the June…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Smith accused of 'putting it up' to Ahern on CabinetA Fianna Fail has backbencher has accused the Minister for Defence of "putting it up" to the Taoiseach through his efforts to…Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Bailey brothers still donating to FFThe controversial builders Michael Bailey and his brother Tom, who were the subject of damning criticism by the planning tribunal…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Smith says he will not stand downThe Minister for Defence, Mr Smith, has insisted he will not retire voluntarily from the Cabinet before next month's reshuffle…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Clinton 'hopeful' of progress in talks on NorthThe former US president, Mr Bill Clinton, has said he is "hopeful" that a new round of talks next month can break the political…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
