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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
