Fine Gael dismisses FitzGerald criticism of Nama stanceFINE GAEL has strongly defended its opposition to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) in the face of a warning from former…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue must clarify travel expenses or resign - FG SenatorA FINE Gael Senator yesterday called on Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue to stand down if he fails to make a statement on his …Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Contacts between FF and Greens on new programme for governmentTHERE HAVE been initial contacts between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party on a new programme for government with a view to having…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
FG backs criminal legal aid means testGOVERNMENT PLANS to introduce a means test for criminal legal aid yesterday won support from Fine Gael.Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Means test for legal aid is unfair, says rights groupTHE STATE should not repeat the unfairness and inflexibility of the means test in civil legal aid cases if it introduces a similar…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Nama not backed by public - GilmoreLabour Party leader Eamon Gilmore yesterday claimed that the Government does not enjoy popular public support for its controversial…Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
Nama plans are not backed by public, says GilmoreLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore yesterday claimed that the Government does not enjoy popular public support for its controversial…Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
Compulsory means test under consideration in legal aid BillTHE GOVERNMENT is considering the introduction of a compulsory means test for legal aid in criminal cases in order to deal with…Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan's briefing on taxation report imminentCHAIRMAN OF the Commission on Taxation Frank Daly will formally present its report, containing more than 250 recommendations, …Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
Summer in Ireland, 2009: more drizzling than sizzlingAS THESE WORDS are being written, the rain is pounding down outside with more ferocity than the drumming of fingers on the keyboard…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Top earners got almost €300m in tax breaksTHE GOVERNMENT gave a “pot of gold” of almost €300 million to over 400 of the highest earners in 2007 through tax shelters, according…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Minister challenges Higgins on treatyTHE CLAIM by Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins that the Lisbon Treaty will undermine workers rights and public services was challenged…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
O'Rourke defends O'Donoghue over expense claimsFORMER FIANNA Fáil minister Mary O’Rourke has defended Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue over his foreign travel and expenses bills…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Dáil committee wants to study banks' role in financial crisisTHE DÁIL’S influential Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said yesterday it wanted to initiate a “meaningful” parliamentary investigation…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Left-wing alliance to oppose Nama set-upLEFT-WING POLITICAL parties and other groupings are planning a series of public protests to coincide with the Dáil debate on …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Government has acted to tackle knife crime, says AhernTHE GOVERNMENT has taken strong, consistent and appropriate action in tackling knife crime in the past few months, Minister for…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Department gets final report on tax systemTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has confirmed that it has received the completed report of the Commission on Taxation’s comprehensive…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue bows out of Roses eventTHE OIREACHTAS yesterday sought to clarify confusion surrounding the cancellation of an event for Rose of Tralee finalists in…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
State aircraft used by Ministers for internal flightsGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have taken 144 internal flights within the State over the past 2½ years at a total cost of €350,000 to the…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Coalition majority wiped out by Sligo TDs' resignationsTHE COALITION Government’s majority has been technically wiped out after yesterday’s resignation of two Sligo TDs, Jimmy Devins…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue's silence on expenses criticisedTHE CEANN Comhairle John O’Donoghue was yesterday criticised by constituency rivals for his silence over the continuing controversy…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon guarantees represent 'new deal', says IbecGUARANTEES SECURED by the Government ahead of the second Lisbon referendum campaign will represent a “new deal” for Ireland, …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
FG urges reform of prostitution lawsFAILURE TO amend the prostitution laws could lead to Ireland becoming the new “red light district of Europe”, a Fine Gael TD …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Dispute 'puts patients at risk'THE DISPUTE between the HSE and pharmacists could be a direct risk to the health and lives of patients if it continues to escalate…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
1,000 study places for graduates who have lost their jobsTHE GOVERNMENT has announced details of over 1,000 places for unemployed workers on postgraduate courses starting this autumn…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Fire sale could halve property prices, says ParlonANY SUBSTANTIAL “fire sale” of residential or commercial property could result in prices falling by 50 per cent or more, the …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Six education building projects go to tenderProject: Limerick Institute of Technology library and information centre.Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
O'Donoghue's use of jet within official guidelinesTHE USE of the Government jet over six consecutive days by former minister for arts, sport and tourism John O’Donoghue was in…Mon Aug 03 2009 - 01:00
Gormley to draft climate change BillTHE GOVERNMENT has given its approval for the drafting of a climate change Bill in what is seen as a concession to the Green …Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage rate rises likelyThe Government expects the main Irish banks, each of them beneficiaries of the State guarantee scheme, to swiftly follow Permanent…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage rate rises likely as Lenihan refuses to actTHE GOVERNMENT expects the main Irish banks, each of them beneficiaries of the State guarantee scheme, to swiftly follow Permanent…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Cowen opens 20km of dual-carriagewayTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has contended that the Government’s large-scale motorway project now nearing completion will be a substantial…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
PDs to be wound up in SeptemberTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will be wound up in early September, its former leader Mary Harney said last night.Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Farmers voice anger over cutsHUNDREDS OF farmers disrupted the opening by Taoiseach Brian Cowen of a new section of motorway in Ballinasloe, Co Galway in …Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Wage issue for 'Labour Court'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled that the examination of the national minimum wage is a matter for the Labour Court, and not…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Cutting minimum wage won't create jobs - VaradkarFINE GAEL enterprise spokesman Leo Varadkar yesterday questioned the benefit of cutting the minimum wage from its current rate…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
HSE to publish audit of retained organs todayTHE FINDINGS of an independent audit of retained organs in all Irish hospitals will be published by the Health Service Executive…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
President to decide today on referring legislationPRESIDENT MARY McAleese will decide today whether to refer two Bills to the Supreme Court following her consultation with the…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Some orders yet to deliver audit of assetsThe three-person panel which will assess the assets of 18 religious orders which ran residential institutions for children is…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Exports will be vital part of economic recoveryA recent talk by the Government’s economic adviser Alan Ahearne gave an insight into his thinking – which is surprisingly optimistic…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Under 10,000 homes may be built next year - departmentNEW HOUSE completions in Ireland could fall to below 10,000 next year as the property slump reaches its lowest point, according…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
New tax will not affect granny flatsMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley said yesterday he would ensure the new €200 tax on second homes and holiday homes would…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
10 internal flights on State aircraft by Ministers this yearGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have used State-owned helicopters and aircraft for internal flights on 10 occasions this year, according…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
Gormley scraps plan for mobile home taxMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has reversed the decision to charge owners of mobile homes an annual tax of €200 as…Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
State's EU website will outlast treaty, says MartinA NEW Government-backed website providing information on the EU will be established on a permanent basis and not solely as a …Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
TCD professor admits being wrong about housing bubblePROMINENT TCD academic and financial commentator Brian Lucey has accepted he wrongly forecast three years ago the Irish housing…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Gormley dismisses Boston or Berlin argument as 'bogus'GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has described as “bogus” the argument over whether Ireland was more closely aligned to Boston…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Sun shines as Dáil plays open HouseMENTION POLITICAL tents being erected during the summer and the images that immediately spring to mind involve the Galway Races…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Necessity of Army escorts for President queriedTHE TRADITION where 170 Army personnel provide guards of honour and escorts to President Mary McAleese when she departs and returns…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
EU leaders' attitude to No vote realistic, says McCreevyIRELAND’S EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said that every political leader in Europe knew that a referendum on the Lisbon…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
