Burke spared tribunal scrutiny as firms come under spotlightThe Government has saved Mr Ray Burke from further scrutiny of the £30,000 donation he accepted from a builder during the 1989…Fri Sept 12 1997 - 01:00
Burke is likely to avoid tribunal inquiryMr Ray Burke seems set to escape the net of the new tribunal of inquiry following his defiant and emotional justification for…Thu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Minister responds to newspaper reportA spokesman for the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Burke, could neither confirm nor deny yesterday whether Mr Burke had attempted…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Hume likely to decide on run for Presidency todayMr John Hume is expected to declare today whether he is interested in becoming the next PresidentMon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Hume to spell out intentions on Presidency by MondayMr John Hume will announce by Monday, at the latest, whether he is interested in a cross-party nomination for the PresidencyFri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Burke account vital, Ahern toldThe Fine Gael and Labour leaders want extensive amendments to the Government's draft terms of reference for the new tribunal …Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Burke Dail statement demandedThe Taoiseach is coming under sustained pressure from Opposition leaders to compel the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Burke…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Cabinet wants financing of Haughey to be focus of tribunalThe Government is proposing that the financing of Mr Charles Haughey's lifestyle will be the central theme of a new tribunal …Wed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
FF sees difficulties with fresh inquiry on Haughey decisionsThe need for a second tribunal of inquiry into possible political impropriety will be considered by the Government on Thursday…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach sets October date for election of new PresidentThe Government has decided the presidential election will take place on Thursday, October 30thTue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
McCole family calls on Cowen not to publish report on mother's caseThe McCole family has made a dramatic eleventh-hour appeal to the Government not to publish the State's legal strategy in their…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
FG calls for fresh inquiry into contribution to BurkeFine Gael is calling on the Taoiseach to conduct furtherinquiries into the source of the payment of the £30,000election contribution…Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
Cowen to present Cabinet with report on McCole case legal strategyThe findings of the investigation into the State's legal strategy in the case of the late Mrs Brigid McCole will be presented…Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
Leaders reaffirm stance on peaceMr Bertie Ahern, Mr John Hume and Mr Gerry Adams have reiterated their total and absolute commitment to exclusively democratic…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach 'satisfied' about donation to BurkeThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, said he was satisfied with the circumstances surrounding the donation of £30,000 by a building firm …Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach in phone contact with BlairThe Taoiseach had "several" telephone conversations with the British Prime Minister during the weekend, both before and after…Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Ahern confirms that contacts were reopened with Sinn FeinThe Taoiseach believes that the IRA will announce a "meaningful and permanent" cessation of violence, possibly later todaySat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Ahern 'satisfied' leader's allowance was spent properlyThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has expressed himself "perfectly satisfied" that Mr Charles Haughey "never did anything wrong" with …Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
FF begins inquiry into funding and leader's allowanceFianna Fail has began an investigation into the disbursement of the leader's allowance by Mr Charles Haughey while he was Leader…Fri Jul 18 1997 - 01:00
Ahern accepts new tribunal on Haughey is necessaryThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has conceded the principle that a second tribunal will have to be established to further investigate…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Tribunal reluctant to widen terms of referenceTHE McCracken Tribunal will make a public statement possibly as early as today, explaining its reluctant attitude to Opposition…Thu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
Cabinet briefed over hep C papersTHE Minister for Health, Mr Cowen, gave a preliminary report to the Cabinet yesterday on the Government's commitment to release…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Opposition demands scope of tribunal be extendedTHE Government has been presented with an awkward political problem for its first Dail sittings next week, with Opposition demands…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Junior posting alters science, technology remitTHE Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, appears to have altered the remit of Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Martin, by designating…Wed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Bertie and Celia share power his'n her styleMARY O'Rourke lost the title of first women Tanaiste to Coalition colleague Mary Harney in last week's division of spoilsWed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Four Seanad seats for PDs agreedTHE Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, have done a deal on the Seanad elections which would give the Progressive…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Spring threatened to resign in 1994 over tax proposalTHE former Tanaiste, Mr Dick Spring, threatened to resign from the Fianna Fail/Labour government in early 1994 if amendments …Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach forced to scrap EU role for AndrewsTHE Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has been forced to remove the portfolio of European Affairs from the Minister for Defence, Mr Andrews…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Legality of Andrews's role assisting Burke challengedTHE NEW Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is being challenged on the legality of the responsibilities allocated to Mr David Andrews following…Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
Six new faces expected to appear in Ahern's first CabinetMR Bertie Ahern is expected to nominate at least six TDs without previous Government experience as members of the Cabinet after…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Fianna Fail on course to secure a Dail majorityFIANNA Fail has made considerable advances in its negotiations to secure majority Dail support for the installation of a minority…Wed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
Bruton urges Blair to `lay to rest' Bloody SundayTHE fate of the Bloody Sunday victims was compounded by a second injustice arising directly from the Widgery Report, the Taoiseach…Wed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
Ahern and Harney lay out plans for the new coalitionTHE British government, at all levels, has been in constant contact with Mr Bertie Ahern, the Fianna Fail leader, since the Monday…Sat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
Tax cuts pledge is centrepiece of programme for new governmentTHE incoming government aims to reduce the top rate of income tax by 6 percentage points, from 48 to 42 per cent, and the standard…Fri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
10 FF seats in Cabinet as good as decidedTEN Fianna Fail places are as good as filled in Mr Bertie Ahern's first Cabinet, according to the conventional wisdom in Leinster…Thu Jun 19 1997 - 01:00
Leaders to endorse new programmeTHE five-year programme for the new Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrats coalition is expected to be approved by Mr Bertie Ahern…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Independent put pressure on CoalitionTHE nature of the relationship between Tony O'Reilly's Independent Newspapers and the Rainbow Coalition has been brought into…Sat Jun 14 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach to nominate new senatorsTHE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, is expected to nominate five new senators tomorrow to fill the seats in the Upper House which were …Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Ahern's first task is to win over at least two other TDsTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, will attempt to secure a commitment of support for five years from Independent TDs in…Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Ahern to open talks on forming minority coalition governmentTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, will this week begin the process of forming a minority coalition government with the…Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Survey indicates Fianna Fail set to lead next governmentMR BERTIE AHERN is poised to become Taoiseach and to head a Fianna Fail-led government into the new Dail, according to an Irish…Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
FF/PDs make new offers on tax to woo votersA NUMBER of new promises are being made to voters by Fianna Fail and the Progressive Democrats on the eve of pollingThu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Ahern falters as Bruton puts in best performance of his political lifeMR JOHN Bruton put in the best performance of his political life in the grand debate of would be Taoisigh on RTE television last…Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Debate may not affect pollTHE great debate between the two Tanaistes, Dick and Mary, will probably have little effect on the level of undecided voters …Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
FF leader rules out deal with SF in event of hung DailTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, has ruled out any discussions with Sinn Fein on the formation of a new government on…Tue Jun 03 1997 - 01:00
FF and PDs close to gaining majority, new poll revealsFIANNA FAIL and the Progressive Democrats are close to securing a Dail majority, according to the latest Irish Times/MRBI opinion…Sat May 31 1997 - 01:00
Taoiseach says PDs being bullied by Ahern in coalition guidelinesMR Bertie Ahern's concept of coalition has been sharply criticised by the Taoiseach as nothing more than "Fianna Fail rules for…Fri May 30 1997 - 01:00
Ahern stresses collective responsibility in coalitionTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Bertie Ahern, has set out new guidelines for the operation of coalition government in which he rules…Wed May 28 1997 - 01:00
Coalition averts own goal as AG pulls out of launchTHE Government narrowly averted its first own goal of the election campaign when the Attorney General, Mr Dermot Gleeson, pulled…Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00
FF ministers would require tax certsDOCUMENTATION to show that a minister's tax affairs were in order would be required before appointment in a new government, the…Sat May 24 1997 - 01:00
