Greens play down senator's comments on Ahern departureTHE GREEN Party last night moved to play down comments made by party chairman Senator Dan Boyle that raised the issue of Bertie…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Dempsey says no congestion chargesMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has said that congestion charges will not be considered for Irish cities, especially Dublin…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Gormley stresses Burren's uniquenessTHE GOVERNMENT will actively pursue efforts to make the Burren Ireland's next Unesco world heritage site, Minister for the Environment…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Gilmore urges Ahern to resign after address to US CongressPolitical reaction: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's credibility suffered such a damaging blow yesterday that he should step down immediately…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Counsel calls the tribunal 'manifestly unfair'Correspondence: Lawyers for the Taoiseach claimed yesterday that the tribunal had failed to furnish it with its correspondence…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Ahern to address US Congress on April 30thTaoiseach Bertie Ahern will address the Joint Houses of Congress in Washington on April 30th, less than a year after addressing…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Local government legal loophole to be closedThe Government has approved legislation to remove constitutional doubt surrounding the legal standing of a number of bodies set…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Gormley stresses climate aspect of EU treatyGreen Party leader John Gormley said last night that climate change provided one of the compelling reasons to vote Yes in the…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
TD gets assurances about medical facilities for Irish troops in ChadThe Department of Defence and a senior spokesman for the EU peacekeeping mission to Chad last night gave strong reassurances …Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon Treaty Bill set to be approvedThe Government may approve the Bill that will give the go-ahead for the Lisbon Treaty referendum at its Cabinet meeting on Tuesday…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
TD clashes with Roche on ZimbabweZIMBABWE: A Fianna Fáil TD yesterday publicly clashed with a Junior Minister over what he said was the Government's failure…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Tenants liable to pay tax for non-resident landlordsTenants of non-resident landlords are obliged to pay the landlords' tax liabilities of 20 per cent of rental income or else face…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Salmond praises Ireland's 'global standard' social partnership modelScotland will borrow from the Irish model of social partnership in order to build a "Celtic Lion economy" that will match the…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
No challenge to release of paper on 1989 IRA ambushThe Government yesterday said it was not going to contest the High Court application by the Smithwick Tribunal for a 1989 document…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
EU elites 'trying to railroad treaty through'A newly-formed group campaigning for a No vote in the forthcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum has said that Irish people will in…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
FG claims social partners structure is failingFine Gael yesterday all but claimed that the social partnership model of the past two decades was now failing and needed to be…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Tribunal to seek 1989 cabinet document in High CourtA tribunal investigating alleged Garda collusion in the murder of two RUC officers in 1989 is to go to the High Court to seek…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
FG and SDLP call for dismantling of IRAFine Gael and the SDLP yesterday demanded that the IRA dismantle all its remaining structures in the aftermath of the murder …Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Dempsey derails ambitious CIÉ plan and opts for new Luas lineMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey last night informed CIÉ that it will have to drop ambitious plans for a heavy rail hub at…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
O'Keeffe wants to withdraw FF resignationNed O'Keeffe has written to Fianna Fáil applying for readmission to the parliamentary party a little over two months after resigning…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
SF begins intensive campaign on treatySinn Féin will mount a general election-style campaign against the Lisbon Treaty in all 43 constituencies but with party leader…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
FG to attack Harney on failure in health servicesFine Gael will tonight begin a second assertive Dáil attack in two months on Minister for Health Mary Harney with a private members…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Ó Cuív grants €250,000 to promote Orange OrderAnother symbolic milestone in the peace process will be reached tomorrow when the grandson of one of Ireland's most iconic republicans…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon Treaty vote likely to be held in MayThe referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is more likely to take place in late May than after the summer, according to reliable Government…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
State fights beef tribunal costs claimThe State is contesting a claim for legal costs arising from the beef tribunal that was first submitted 12 years after the inquiry…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Ahern and Brown to focus on devolving police powersThe potentially problematic issue of devolving police and justice powers to Northern Ireland will dominate a meeting between …Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Gormley defends Ahern's handling of tax affairsGreen Party leader John Gormley strongly defended the Taoiseach's handling of his tax affairs yesterday and said he believes …Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Finance Bill to include major energy efficiency measuresA major new energy efficiency scheme is to be included in the Finance Bill when it is published tomorrow, The Irish Times has…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Decision not to pay O'Rourke victims defendedThe Government would find itself facing significant legal difficulties if it agreed to a once-off payment to compensate victims…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
DPP says sentencing policy for drugs cases is flawedThe Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday described the minimum mandatory sentence for drugs offences as a rather crude instrument…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan praises DPP's initiative to explore changesThe initiative by the Director of Public Prosecutions to explore changes to the 35-year rule not to give reasons for decisions…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Dispute arises over McDowell link to anti-Lisbon groupA war of words has broken out over the extent of the involvement of former tánaiste Michael McDowell in Libertas, the group campaigning…Mon Jan 28 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach's vote-getting appeal on wane, says MinisterThe influence of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's personality in attracting votes to Fianna Fáil has diminished with every election, …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
PDs meet today to discuss futureThe majority of the State's 29 Progressive Democrats councillors will meet in Galway today for "frank discussion" on the future…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Government criticised over Shannon 'rendition' flightsThe Government last night faced fresh criticism from the Labour Party over its refusal to routinely inspect aircraft transiting…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Taxpayers to bear cost of emission targets, says LabourThe Labour Party said the Irish taxpayer would bear the brunt of 2020 greenhouse gas emission targets unless the Government acted…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Government seeks change to EU emissions targetsThe Government is expected to mount a strong lobbying campaign to try to reduce the 20 per cut in Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Fine Gael critical of Cowen's response to crisisTánaiste Brian Cowen has characterised as opportunistic a claim by Fine Gael that he has gone to ground following the collapse…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Ahern warns against overreactionTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has stressed the importance of not overreacting to the sharp crash in international stock markets.Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach says he will not go over lack of tax certificateThe Taoiseach dismissed yesterday any question of him resigning over his failure to produce a tax certificate.Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Power says he will not resign over shares omissionMinister of State Seán Power yesterday said he had not the slightest intention of resigning over his failure to declare mining…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
De Búrca says No voters would be reluctant to join SF campaignThe Green Party yesterday hit back at what it claimed was interference by other political parties in its internal debate on the…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Emergency handbook to be distributed to all householdsThe Government plans to distribute a new handbook on emergency planning to every household in the State by mid-March, Minister…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Many Green councillors to back leadership's Yes campaignA substantial number of Green Party councillors will support the call by the party leadership to back the Yes campaign at its…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Quinn murder 'test for peace deal'The murder of south Armagh man Paul Quinn (21) in a paramilitary-style attack last October was a worse outrage than the murder…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Huge rise in greenhouse gas from transportGreenhouse gas emissions from road transport have almost tripled since 1990, the latest figures released by the Environmental…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Ahern's reaction to questions on finances hysterical, says GilmoreLabour Party leader Eamon Gilmore yesterday claimed that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's reaction to questions about his financial affairs…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
President calls for climate change responsePresident Mary McAleese yesterday said climate change was a contemporary and frightening phenomenon that demanded responsibility…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Kenny and Gilmore demand resignation of AhernThe two main Opposition leaders have demanded the resignation of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in an extraordinary two-pronged attack…Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Integrated ticketing costs soar to €50mThe Department of Transport has defended the estimated €50 million cost and the timeframe of the delay-plagued integrated ticketing…Mon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
