Cabinet fails to agree on refugees' work rightTHE Government has failed to agree proposals to allow work permits for asylum-seekers, despite discussing the issue for three…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
PDs' plan for transport includes taxi deregulationDeregulation of taxis and the introduction of competition for Dublin Bus are the main features of a transport plan for the capital…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Superquinn chief defends `strategy' to avoid OrderSuperquinn made a "careful legal analysis" of the 1987 Groceries Order before devising a strategy to circumvent its ban on support…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Doctored report claims `bizarre'Allegations that she had doctored a report on rail safety were "bizarre", "untenable" and "very, very strange," the Minister …Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Tributes to TD who was `tireless campaigner'The President, Mrs McAleese, led the political tributes to Dr Pat Upton yesterdayTue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Bruton rejects phasing out of mortgage tax reliefThe Fine Gael leader has criticised a reported proposal by the Economic and Social Research Institute that tax relief on mortgage…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Farmers warn of doomsday scenario for Irish economySmaller price reductions, higher compensation, and fairness in the distribution of milk quota increases will dominate Ireland…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
FG prepares for the floodFine Gael may be taking the Flood tribunal too literallyMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Bruton wants new patriotism and an end to `Haughey era'Ireland needs to redefine the concept of patriotism for the era following the Belfast Agreement and the establishment of the …Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Master of the FG hounds gets up on his high horseIt was a big Meath night out in Dublin 4Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Banks and farm-feed suppliers criticised by Dail committee membersDelegations from the banks and the animal feed industry faced accusations of extortionate interest rates and opportunistic price…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
Miscarriages of justice recalled as plight of the `Castlebar one' hits new heightsThe plight of Commissioner Padraig Flynn reached new dramatic heights last night, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs opened…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet to discuss Bill on Rights CommissionA Cabinet meeting today is expected to approve the heads of a Bill to establish a Human Rights Commission, as required by the…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Road checkpoints to tackle fraud `inroad into liberty'The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, along with Opposition groups, has criticised a part of the new Social Welfare Bill which…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Help for businesses urgedThe Labour Party has called for an overhaul of State support for new businesses to end a situation in which it is "virtually …Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
FG plans to extend security forces' activitiesA Fine Gael-led government will commit Ireland to joining the Partnership for Peace and will amend legislation to allow the Defence…Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Ahern intensifies move to break deadlockThe Taoiseach has said he will make intensive efforts over the next few weeks to bring about movement on decommissioning before…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet agrees new laws against abuse of ethicsThe Cabinet has agreed in principle to new anti-corruption legislation which will make TDs, senators, MEPs and councillors liable…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Ahern faces Dail queries as FG says he misled the HouseThe Taoiseach faces further questioning in the Dail this week over what Fine Gael claims was misleading information in his Dail…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Motion calls for lands sale reportThe Labour group on Dublin City Council has tabled an emergency motion for tonight's monthly council meeting, demanding a report…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Brennan angered by Rabbitte's spin on job offerThe chairman of the National Millennium Committee has said he was not acting on behalf of the Taoiseach when he offered a job…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
All aboard for a journey of twists and turns through the world of cheques and balancesOne of the first things Charles JFri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
PD watchdog fails to bark despite pressing invitationsIt wasn't the most exciting Dail debate in living memory, but you'd never have known it from Brian Cowen.Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Senior C of I clergy disown `Gazette' line on TaoiseachAt least one senior member of the Church of Ireland clergy has written to the Taoiseach dissociating himself from criticisms …Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Harney taxi comment criticisedThe Taoiseach's brother, Mr Noel Ahern, has severely criticised the Tanaiste for suggesting taxi licensing should be deregulated…Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Another record year sees car sales reach 145,000Car sales climbed to a record 145,000 in 1998, boosted by a slight pre-Christmas surge from customers intent on avoiding the …Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Pensioners given £1/2m in arrearsThe Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs has begun payment of arrears to an estimated 5,000 pensioners who lost…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
£8.5m loan for Tallaght HospitalTallaght Hospital is to take out a long-term bank loan to cover its projected £8Sat Dec 19 1998 - 00:00
Government digs in as Opposition attacks from high groundAs usual, it was Pat Rabbitte who caught the public mood. Reminding the Dail of the days when C.JFri Dec 18 1998 - 00:00
A bit of pantomime mixed with amateur dramaticsIt was the Dail production of A Christmas Carol, with the Taoiseach's brother-in-law cast as the ghost of Christmas Past, and…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
Pay overrun seen as critical in hospital budget crisisSalary costs are the "critical issue" in Tallaght Hospital's budget problem, with unapproved staff recruitment a central factor…Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
Socialist partners start learning to socialiseThe crunch moment for the Labour-DL merger came with the announcement, during Saturday night's party, that the entertainment …Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Fewer than 40% under 24 voted in NI pollFewer than 40 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 voted in the Amsterdam and Northern Ireland referendums, the Referendum Commission…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
Book rescues famine diaries from `fugitive newsprint'The British establishment made its "most fundamental miscalculation" in believing that the Great Famine would make Ireland "more…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Peace terms `advance human rights'The Belfast Agreement has advanced the cause of human rights in the 50th year of the UN's Universal Declaration, the Taoiseach…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Masts `not health hazard'There is no available evidence to suggest that microwave emissions from telephone masts are an unacceptable health hazard, according…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Mallon's leadership praisedThe Taoiseach has paid tribute to Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Mr Seamus Mallon, for his "unflinching" leadership…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
Warning on anonymous complaintsAnonymous complaints must be treated with caution but can be starting points for inquiries by the Public Offices Commission, …Thu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
Labour Party publishes rights BillThe Labour Party has published a Bill which would make the European Convention on Human Rights part of Irish law and oblige the…Tue Dec 01 1998 - 00:00
No duel carriageways or railing in the aislesAn item from the "In our pages 100 years ago" section of the International Herald Tribune caught my eye recently: "1898: Berlin…Sat Nov 28 1998 - 00:00
Ratifying UN treaties a priority AhernIreland will ratify the international conventions against torture and racial discrimination "in the near future," the Taoiseach…Sat Nov 28 1998 - 00:00
`Out, out, out' replaced by inclusion as historic day of reconciliation celebratedOf all the dignitaries gathered in Leinster House for the historic address by Tony Blair, the presence of Dr Garret FitzGerald…Fri Nov 27 1998 - 00:00
Labour and DL executives vote for mergerThe ruling bodies of Labour and Democratic Left have overwhelmingly endorsed proposals for a merger, clearing the way for a final…Fri Nov 27 1998 - 00:00
Cultures embrace as Aras hosts special partyA "shared repository of centuries of British and Irish history" it may be, as the President, Mrs McAleese, told her guests last…Thu Nov 26 1998 - 00:00
FG housing policy calls for three new citiesThree medium-sized towns should be developed into cities to help solve the housing crisis and ease pressure on the existing major…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
FF delegates worry that things can only get worseThe party was in Government. The Taoiseach was breaking popularity recordsMon Nov 23 1998 - 00:00
Agreement on `at least six' North-South bodies likelyThe government expects agreement within two weeks on "at least six" of the North-South implementation bodies, after a "very good…Sat Nov 21 1998 - 00:00
EC president says Ireland is victim of its own successIreland has been a model in making effective use of structural funds but is now "in some ways a victim of its own success," the…Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
