McGrath resigns in protest at Wallace U-turnINDEPENDENT TD Finian McGrath has resigned as chairman of the Dáil technical group as a protest against Wexford Deputy Mick Wallace…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach says jobs plan 'working'The Government has announced that the €450 million credit guarantee scheme for small businesses will begin operating from next…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Howlin denies Croke Park deal savings overstatedMINISTER FOR Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has strongly rejected assertions that Government departments have overstated the…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Kenny critical of TDs hostile to Croke Park agreementTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday implicitly criticised eight Fine Gael TDs for publicly challenging the Government’s position on…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
TDs hostile to Croke Park criticisedA senior Labour Party minister has joined Taoiseach Enda Kenny in criticising eight Fine Gael TDs for publicly challenging the…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Only 17 out of 48 quangos to be abolished or merged this yearJUST OVER a third of the 48 State agencies earmarked for abolition or merger in 2012 will have completed the process by the end…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet looked at bringing budget forwardTHE CABINET held serious discussions about bringing the budget forward from its December 5th date to avoid a repeat of damaging…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Results of citizen assemblies rejected twice in CanadaTHE ONLY two jurisdictions where the results of citizens’ assemblies were put to referendum in recent years both resulted in …Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Senator says he lobbied GilmoreTHE TÁNAISTE is not in a position to confirm if he received or passed on any representation made on behalf of a proposed primary…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Coalition to reappraise IFSC lobby group tiesTHE GOVERNMENT is reviewing the nature of its involvement with the IFSC Clearing House Group, which oversees the development …Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
FF leader critical of Tánaiste in CoalitionFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has claimed that Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has been weak in Government and lacks political substance…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Fingers on toes make runners flyBAREFOOT RUNNING has become fashionable in recent years, especially since Christopher McDougall’s seminal Born to Run was published…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
IFSC lobby group powerful in shaping policyANALYSIS : A total of 21 changes to the Finance Act were made to accommodate the financial industryMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Irish bank debt solution unlikely by final months of year, says SchulzTHE PRESIDENT of the European Parliament has said he does not believe a solution to ease Ireland’s huge bank recapitalisation…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Young FG group defies Kenny order to disbandA GROUP of young Fine Gael TDs which was told by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to disband has resumed meetings in recent weeks out of “…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy report welcomedA REPORT by a Government research body on implementing climate policy over the next decade had brought a “clear focus” to the…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Labour not to pursue Reilly at Cabinet for centres clarificationLABOUR WILL make no request at Government level for Minister for Health James Reilly to further clarify the criteria he used …Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Kenny meets Quinn to discuss savingsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday met Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn as part of an ongoing effort to get all Government departments…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy should focus on energy efficiency, report saysMAKING HOMES and offices more energy efficient should be the central focus of Irish policy on climate change, according to an…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Teaching Council unable to hire staff out of its own resourcesA SELF-FUNDED Government education agency is unable to hire an extra 16 staff out of its own resources because it is subject …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Lofty eating in GalwayMcCambridge’s is a Galway institution that has been selling high-quality groceries, wines, cheeses, and gourmet food on Shop …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
In the foldIt doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Inis Mór artist Barbara Derrane’s chosen medium is mosaicSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Reilly gives different explanation for adding sites to listMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has offered a new explanation for his decision to add two locations in his Dublin North constituency…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste's backing for Reilly was 'last straw' for ShortallTHE FAILURE of senior Labour Ministers to back Róisín Shortall in her dispute with Minister for Health James Reilly was the deciding…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Major blow to Gilmore and Labour leadershipTHE DECISION by Róisín Shortall to resign as Minister for State for Health and from the Labour parliamentary party whip came …Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas cuts website costsThe Oireachtas has saved as much as €500,000 from changes on its website that forced the closure of a popular website dedicated…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Government denies savings initiative linked to allowance issueTHE GOVERNMENT has denied that its drive to accelerate savings under the Croke Park agreement was connected to its failed initiative…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Committee admits it cannot sanction TDsA LEADING member of an all-party committee that upholds standards and protocols in the Dáil has admitted it is powerless to sanction…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Allowance cuts backlash puts Howlin in a spotANALYSIS: WHEN IT was put to Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin that he had failed to meet his own target…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Spending watchdog brings forward allowance inquiryTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee has decided to bring forward its inquiry into 1,100 public sector allowances, worth an annual €…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
No divisions as this Rossie town firmly backing MayoSome may usually back Roscommon, others Mayo, but the people of Ballaghaderreen know where their allegiances lie for tomorrow…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
British prices would cut drugs bill by €50mCOST OF MEDICINES: THE HEALTH Service Executive’s bills for medicines would save the State at least €50 million this year if…Fri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach orders special meeting of Croke Park groupTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ordered a specially convened meeting of the Croke Park implementation group in the coming weeks to consider…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
System change shuts political websiteA website which gives easy access to Dail and Seanad debates has been closed abruptly after the Oireachtas changed its data systems…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
FG TDs criticise Howlin on failure to cut allowancesA NUMBER of Fine Gael TDs have strongly criticised the failed attempt by Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin to cut…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Technical group moves over WallaceThe technical group of Independent TDs in Leinster House has sought the Dáil’s standing orders to be changed to prevent deputies…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Risk that duties may depend on paymentsLOCAL AUTHORITIES: THE MOST common feature of the 12 allowances listed under the local government heading is the warning that…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Kenny to join European leaders to meet Pope Benedict in RomeTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will be among a group of European political leaders who will meet Pope Benedict in Rome on Saturday.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Targeting of pensioners causes latest Coalition riftANALYSIS: Policy differences between parties sharing power are to be expected. This latest is the eighth since JuneMon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Ministers clash over cutbacks for pensioners in budgetTENSIONS BETWEEN Fine Gael and Labour over the approach to December’s budget have flared after two prominent Ministers clashed…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore warns about speculatingTánaiste Eamon Gilmore today warned Ministers about needlessly worrying older people as the Government starts to consider its…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Views of fiscal body not binding, says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said the Government is not bound by the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Minor reshuffle of Sinn Féin spokesmenSinn Féin’s Gerry Adams has announced a minor reshuffle of the party’s Oireachtas spokespeople.Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Flanagan seeks FG views on 'think-in'THE PARLIAMENTARY chairman of Fine Gael has written to the party’s 99 TDs and Senators asking for their views on reforming its…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Advice to cut €1.9bn 'not binding'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated the Government may not follow the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet reshuffle ruled out as Kenny says economic challenge paramountFINE GAEL PARTY THINK-IN: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle over the next six months saying changing …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar to direct FG campaign on children's rights voteMINISTER FOR Transport and Tourism Leo Varadkar will be Fine Gael’s director of elections for the referendum on children’s rights…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
No disguising party's most difficult period lies aheadANALYSIS: ANNUAL PARLIAMENTARY party meetings – or think-ins, as they’re colloquially called – were conceived for public relations…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Fitzgerald firm on children's voteMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has stood over the holding of the referendum on children’s rights in the wake of a second…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Coalition faces into difficult periodBUDGETARY CYCLE: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has told his parliamentary party that the budgetary cycle over the next four months could…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
