Defamation Bill to pass within weeksTHE BILL to reform Ireland’s libel laws is likely to be enacted within a fortnight, three years after it was publishedFri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Greens say Civil Partnership Bill does not go far enoughTHE CIVIL Partnership Bill, which will give people in long-term relationships many of the statutory rights of married couples…Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Fine Gael motion on Crumlin children's hospital defeatedTHE FINE Gael private members’ motion relating to care at Crumlin children’s hospital was last night defeated by five votes in…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
New €200 tax to be paid on over 200,000 second propertiesAS MANY as 200,000 second homes, holiday homes and rental properties will be subject to a new €200 tax once enabling legislation…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Climate change 'needs same impetus as peace process'CLIMATE CHANGE poses a challenge for Ireland comparable in scale to the Northern Ireland peace process or the economic crisis…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Dáil summer break cut by three weeksTHE DÁIL will this year cut at least three weeks off the summer recess because of the need to pass a raft of urgent legislation…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Libertas says it will play no role in Lisbon voteLIBERTAS HAS accepted that it will be “virtually impossible” for it to play any role in the second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Government to cut ministerial pensions by 25%THE GOVERNMENT has announced that ministerial pensions paid to serving TDs, senators and Irish MEPs will be cut by 25 per cent…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Greens to discuss election losses at special meetingsTHE GREEN Party will convene a full meeting of members next month to discuss the implications of its disastrous local and European…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Labour and Sinn Féin table joint Dáil motion on jobs crisisTHE LABOUR Party and Sinn Féin will join forces in the Dáil this week when both parties will put forward a motion calling on …Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Cabinet considers law to end pension for current TDsPROPOSED LEGISLATION to end the arrangement whereby sitting TDs and Senators who have been in government receive ministerial …Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Liz McManus to study proposals for climate change lawsTHE LABOUR spokeswoman on energy, Liz McManus, has been asked by the Oireachtas climate change committee to act as its rapporteur…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Coalition slumps in capital as Greens lose all nine seatsBALANCE OF POWER: DUBLIN THE DROP in support for Fianna Fáil in the local elections was greater in the four local authorities…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil left controlling just four of 34 councilsBALANCE OF POWER: REST OF THE COUNTRY FIANNA FÁIL remains the largest political party in only four of the 34 county and city…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Fifth place a dismal showing, FF admitsDUBLIN CENTRAL BYELECTION: FIANNA FÁIL in Dublin Central has accepted that finishing fifth in this weekend’s byelection represented…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Higgins set to take third Dublin seatThe Socialist Party candidate Joe Higgins looks like he may spring a major surprise by taking the third seat in the European …Sun Jun 07 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan takes Dublin seatIndependent candidate Maureen O’Sullivan has been declared the winner of the by election in Dublin Centre at the end of the 7th…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Turnout good as all eyes turn to countsTHE OVERALL turnout for the local and European elections could exceed the 59 per cent level of the 2004 elections, according …Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Religious orders to make 'substantial' contribution - CowenGOVERNMENT BUILDINGS MEETING: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night promised groups representing victims of child abuse in institutions…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
FG leader denies he had SF sounded outSARGENT CLAIMS: FINE GAEL and the Green Party clashed yesterday over a claim that Enda Kenny asked Trevor Sargent to sound out…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach meets abuse victimsGroups representing survivors who were abused as children in institutions run by religious orders said tonight they had made …Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Sargent stands over Kenny claimFormer Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has stood over his claim that Fine Gael Enda Kenny asked him to approach Sinn Féin to…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Endorsement of SF damaging to FG's campaign, says MEPFLANNERY COMMENTS: A FINE GAEL MEP has indicated that an apparent endorsement for Sinn Féin by the party’s director of elections…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Kenny insists FG will not 'do business' with Sinn FéinFINE GAEL yesterday distanced itself from comments made by its national director of elections that the party would work with …Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Kenny criticises move to invest €7.5bn in AngloFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has said the Government’s commitment to invest up to €7Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Climate Change Act to closely follow legislation in UK, says RyanENVIRONMENTAL LAWS: MINISTER FOR Energy Eamon Ryan has said he expects new climate change legislation later this year to closely…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Bill to protect homeowners from management firmsTHE GOVERNMENT has said its new property law will prevent homeowners from being ripped off by management companies.Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
PAC to ask Lenihan for Nama oversight rolePUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE DÁIL’S financial watchdog will ask Minster for Finance Brian Lenihan to give it the role of monitoring…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Bill aims to protect multi-unit ownersHome owners who live in apartment blocks or in small housing estates will gain substantial improvements in their legal protection…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
People 'fed up' with negativity of OppositionINVESTMENT PACKAGE: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has attacked the Opposition for being a perennial part of the “bad news brigade…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Government will respond if orders agree to reopen dealCOWEN ON COMPENSATION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen yesterday said the Government would respond if religious congregations were prepared…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Gormley criticises FG over 'rezoning frenzy'GREEN CAMPAIGN: THE GREEN Party yesterday accused the two main Opposition parties of being responsible for some of the worst…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Rabbitte says church-State deal was negligentCOMPENSATION DEAL: FORMER Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has described the government’s 2002 agreement with religious orders…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
'Rapid growth' as early as next yearCAMPAIGN SPEECH: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen last night predicted that Ireland’s economy could return to “rapid growth” as early as…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Real battle for third seat as Crowley and Kelly look set to winSOUTH CONSTITUENCY: THE THREE-SEAT South constituency, taking in five of the six counties of Munster, will be a cliffhanger …Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Martin welcomes poll support for Lisbon TreatyMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has welcomed the results of the latest Irish Times/ TNS mrbi poll which showed support…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon poll 'insignificant' - SFSinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has indicated that the Irish Times poll which shows that 52 per cent would vote Yes on the Lisbon…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Opposition parties buoyed by latest poll findingsTHE OPPOSITION has said that if the Government’s poor showing in the latest Irish Times opinion poll were to be repeated on June…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Libertas accused of being 'fascist' over migrant planIMMIGRATION ROW: LIBERTAS HAS been accused of being “fascist” and of playing the “immigration card” with its plans to impose…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
No time for talk of Lisbon when there's hurling to be discussedON THE CANVASS with SEÁN KELLY: IN 1982, Seán Kelly founded the St Patrick’s hurling club in east Kerry, and for good measure…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Law to transfer foreshore licensing duty approvedTHE GOVERNMENT has approved legislation that will transfer responsibility for granting foreshore licences from the Department…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Socialist Party says it will fight local elections on national issuesTHE SOCIALIST Party has said it will be fighting its local election campaign on how the Government’s economic policies impacted…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach dismisses threat to his positionLEADERSHIP: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has dismissed the suggestion his position as Taoiseach will be “on the line” if Fianna Fáil…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Cowen's walkabout a staged successHUSTINGS : TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen's first foray into the hustings for the June 5th elections resulted in no real hostility being…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Socialists to fight on 'big issues'The Socialist Party has said it will be fighting its local election campaign on the “big national issues” and the impact they…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
The limits of local governmentThe local elections are coming up on June 5th, but how much power does local government actually have?Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
State handling of crisis has been threat to freedom, says LeeRTÉ’S FORMER economics editor, George Lee, who was last night formally selected as Fine Gael’s candidate in the Dublin South …Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Croke Park stadium carbon-neutral plan achieved earlyTHE JOINT project between the GAA and the ESB to make Dublin’s Croke Park one of the first carbon-neutral stadiums in the world…Mon May 04 2009 - 01:00
Call to restrict access to poisonsA WILDLIFE expert has called for major changes in the laws governing access to poisons following the deaths of another two white…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Concern over damage to Ireland's highest mountainCONCERNED LOCALS have erected warning signs advising people not to use the Devil’s Ladder, the famous “tourist” approach to Carrauntoohil…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
