Private sector consultants to drive public service reformEXTERNAL CONSULTANTS from the private sector will be recruited to drive major reforms of the public service, Minister for Public…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness elected chairman of Public Accounts CommitteeFIANNA FÁIL TD John McGuinness has been elected as chairman of the influential Public Accounts Committee after Fine Gael and …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Cox clears hurdle in bid for presidency as FG accepts himPAT COX cleared the first hurdle in his bid to win the Fine Gael nomination for the presidential election later this year when…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness voted new PAC chairFianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has been elected the chairman of the influential Public Accounts Committee after Fine Gael and…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Cox application to join FG acceptedPat Cox cleared the first hurdle in his bid to win the Fine Gael nomination for the Presidential election later this year when…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Time running out for Norris to turn campaign aroundANALYSIS: David Norris says he believes he can pull his presidential campaign out of the fire. Others doubt itSat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Cohabiting couples to get equal tax treatmentTHE GOVERNMENT has published legislation that will allow cohabiting couples the same tax treatment as married couples.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
State has lowered ambitions on bailout rate, says KennyTHE GOVERNMENT has conceded it is seeking a smaller reduction in the interest rate of the EU-International Monetary Fund bailout…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Coalition to have 70% of seats on Dáil committeesFINE GAEL and Labour TDs and Senators will have 70 per cent of seats on the 16 Oireachtas committees, the highest ever proportion…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
FF struggle to chair influential committeeFIANNA FÁIL has been told it doesn’t have an automatic right to chair the powerful Public Accounts Committee, further highlighting…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
SF set up meeting with former paramilitariesTHE DECISION by former IRA members to meet the legal team of the Smithwick Tribunal marks the first time the organisation has…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Colleagues say Mitchell not an outsiderDUBLIN MEP Gay Mitchell will not necessarily be the outsider if he enters the contest to become Fine Gael’s candidate for the…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Smithwick tribunal to hear evidence from witnessesTHE SMITHWICK Tribunal investigating Garda or State collusion in the IRA ambush of two RUC officers will this week begin hearing…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Opposition against committee reformsTHE THREE Opposition whips have taken the unusual step of writing a joint letter to Government chief whip Paul Kehoe stating …Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal lawyers met IRA menLawyers investigating allegations of Garda collusion in the murders of two senior RUC officers met three former high-ranking …Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Healy-Rae accused Cowen of 'blatant lies'INDEPENDENT TD Jackie Healy-Rae accused Brian Cowen of being motivated by “self-preservation to the detriment of the Irish people…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Cox seeks to join FG and run as party presidential candidatePAT COX, the former president of the European Parliament, will this week apply to join Fine Gael in order to become its candidate…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Reports of tensions in Coalition dismissedSENIOR GOVERNMENT sources have dismissed as groundless suggestions of tensions between Fine Gael and Labour Ministers over sectoral…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Kenny has meeting with key regulators to boost efficiencyTHE TAOISEACH has held a meeting with regulators of key sectors to emphasise his views that the regulated sectors can increase…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Legislation on jobs and social welfare publishedLEGISLATION GIVING statutory backing to key provisions of last month’s jobs initiative has been published.Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Reopening of interview controversy a 'calculated smear', insists SenatorSENATOR DAVID Norris has said the re-emergence of a controversy surrounding a magazine interview almost a decade ago is a calculated…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Decision on Smithwick tribunal criticisedTHE GOVERNMENT’S decision to force the Smithwick tribunal to wind down by November has been attacked by Fianna Fáil as a snub…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Plan to cut Taoiseach's Questions to weekly sessionTHE GOVERNMENT has circulated a document on Dáil reform to party whips that proposes Taoiseach’s Questions be reduced from two…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Bruton on collision course with Labour backbenchers over payMINISTER FOR Enterprise Richard Bruton is on a collision course with backbench Labour TDs and with unions over his proposals …Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Icelandic minister says they handled crisis correctlyTHE FINANCE minister of Iceland says his government was correct in its approach on its bank crisis in resisting the privatisation…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Tribunal into RUC ambush not told of end-of-year deadlineTHE SMITHWICK tribunal has received no communication from the Government on its decision that the tribunal must conclude its …Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Minister denies Government is committed to flat-rate water chargesMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has dismissed claims by the Opposition that the Government has committed to introduce…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Kenny defends use of 'direct quote'PRESIDENT'S WORDS: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has defended using without attribution part of a speech by Barack Obama when he addressed…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Government planning to wind down €8m tribunalTHE GOVERNMENT will begin moves next week to wind down the Smithwick tribunal by the end of the year despite its first substantive…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Priest praises 'man who enriched Irish life'REMOVAL SERVICE: DR GARRET FitzGerald was an extraordinary Irishman who had enriched Irish life and the lives of countless people…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Attention moves south on final day of royal visitQUEEN ELIZABETH will conclude her four-day State visit to Ireland this evening after visits to the Rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
'He had the enthusiasm of an 11-year-old and the guile of a shrewd diplomat'DR GARRET FitzGerald’s family have paid personal tributes to their late father whom they described as warm, generous, enthusiastic…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Huge security operation necessary but unfortunateThe operation was unavoidable because of the potential threat posed by splinter and dissident republican groups, says minister…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Queen taken by history of Irish college with royal connectionPeople who met the Queen remarked upon how friendly, deeply engaged and good humoured she wasWed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Property and water taxes at flat rate next yearWATER CHARGES and a property tax are now almost certain to be introduced initially on a flat rate basis, a move Opposition parties…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
'Dragon' seeks FF support for Park bidENTREPRENEUR SEÁN Gallagher has approached Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members with a view to getting the party’s backing for his …Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Number of TDs could fall by 20, says HoganTHE NUMBER of TDs in the next Dáil could be 20 fewer than the current complement of 166, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Newstalk to pay Harney more than €400,000NEWSTALK, the radio station owned by the billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, has reached a settlement for more than €400,000…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Coalition parties reluctant to specify number of TDsANALYSIS: THE FIRST 100 days of a new government’s term is seen as criticalThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Tight schedule means Obama not likely to address Croke Park rallyTHE POSSIBILITY of US president Barack Obama addressing a mass rally at Croke Park in Dublin has receded slightly due to the …Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Financial information 'to be pooled'The Government has given a commitment in the revised rescue agreement with the EU and IMF to centralise financial information…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Information on borrowers to be part of revised bailout dealTHE GOVERNMENT has given a commitment in the revised rescue agreement with the EU and IMF to centralise financial information…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Government to cut number of TDsThe Dáil formed after the next general election will have as many as 20 fewer TDs than the current House, Minister for Environment…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
FF ahead of expectations as it looks to get 15 seatsFIANNA FÁIL has surpassed expectations in the Seanad election count although there have been mixed fortunes for the candidate…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Watt gets senior role in new departmentROBERT WATT, who has been promoted to secretary general of the newly-formed Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is the…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Norris 'hopeful' of support from TDs and SenatorsINDEPENDENT SENATOR David Norris is “hopeful” that he may secure the support of 20 Oireachtas members necessary to allow him …Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Burton seeks inquiry into banking crisisTHE ROLES played by former taoiseach Brian Cowen and his minister for finance, Brian Lenihan, in dealing with the banking crisis…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Minister warns of growing black economyTHERE IS strong anecdotal evidence Ireland’s black economy is growing and there is pressure in society to pay people “under the…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Seanad count to begin with votes of vocational panelsCOUNTING WILL begin this morning for the 43 seats for five vocational panels for the 24th Seanad, with counting for the six university…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Howlin says people will be shocked by high pay levelsHOWLIN PRESS CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT will launch an early review of pay levels in the semi-State sector, especially at the…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
