Pharmacies to give flu jab if deal agreedTHE GOVERNMENT expects to save money on the winter flu vaccination programme by transferring the administration of the jab from…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
TDs and Senators take part in charity 15km hill walkEIGHT TDs and Senators were among a group of about 30 people including Oireachtas staff who braved the elements to hike the Comeragh…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Tánaiste expects rapid reply from RomeTHE VATICAN: TÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore does not expect the Vatican to take very long to reply to the Government’s demand for a …Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Smoking costing economy €365m a year, says MinisterSMOKING COSTS the Irish economy at least €l million a day in lost productivity, according to Minister of State for Health Róisín…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Retirees to give three months' noticePUBLIC SERVANTS who wish to retire to avail of pension entitlements before they are cut and taxed in February next year, will…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Redress board deadline on September 16thSEPTEMBER 16th is the last day on which applications can be made to the Residential Institutions Redress Board, which offers …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Concern over abuse victims' time limitVICTIMS OF abuse cannot be expected to fit “our neat box of recovery”, Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan said as she expressed…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Bill would impose jail for female genital mutilationLEGISLATION TO prevent female genital mutilation “is the first step to ensuring this practice does not take hold in Ireland”, …Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
State could breach law on special needs, says McGrathINDEPENDENT TD Finian McGrath has warned the Government it could face legal charges for breaches of legislation about the provision…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Independents criticise special needs provisionsA COUNTY Kildare school whose number of special needs assistants were cut, asked a parent not to send their child to school because…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
October date likely for presidential poll, delegates toldELECTION DAY: THE PRESIDENTIAL election is likely to take place on Friday, October 21st, Fine Gael director of elections and…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
MEP coasts to comfortable successGAY MITCHELL secured a comfortable victory in a run-off with Mairéad McGuinness in the vote to be Fine Gael’s presidential candidate…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Cox, McGuinness to support Mitchell campaignTHE DEBATE: DEFEATED FINE Gael presidential hopefuls Pat Cox and Mairéad McGuinness have pledged to support and help Gay Mitchell…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Unions say plan will not work if teachers cutREACTION: THE NATIONAL Literacy and Numeracy Strategy will cost €6 million next year, rising to €19 million by 2017 but funding…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Junior Cert cut to eight subjects to assist literacy and numeracyJUNIOR CERTIFICATE students will study eight rather than 10 subjects starting with next year’s first-year student intake as part…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Minister says schools can seek voluntary contributionsSCHOOLS CAN seek contributions from parents so long as it is made “absolutely clear” that the contributions are voluntary, Minister…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Zero tolerance on unqualified or retired teachers urgedINTO MEMBERS have a responsibility to ensure that only qualified teachers are employed at their schools, the Dáil has heard.Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
€500 rise in third-level 'fee' cannot be revoked, says QuinnMINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn cannot reverse the €500 increase in the student contribution fee at third level because Ireland…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Varadkar to delay end of air travel taxMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar will not sign an order to abolish the €3 air travel tax until airlines decide their winter…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Kenny to find out why Fás has again failed to produce accounts on timeTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny is to establish why State training agency Fás has failed to produce its annual accounts on time for the …Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Motion of censure against Shatter described as 'bogus'A FIANNA Fáil motion of censure against Minister for Justice Alan Shatter was described by the Taoiseach as “bogus”.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Noonan says 'excessive' profits on Irish bailout could be as high as €9bnPROFITS on the bailout loans to Ireland could be worth up to €9 billion over their lifetime, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
New Bill to reduce number of TDs in DáilMOVES TO reduce the number of TDs have begun with the introduction of the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011, which also makes it…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
No misleading on hospitals - KennyTaoiseach Enda Kenny has denied he misled people with pre-election promises on the retention of local hospital services.Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach urged to end culture of 'insider' rewardsTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has said “it is not good practice” for Dublin Airport Authority chief executive Declan Collier to also be…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Shatter says strong UN command is vitalMINISTER FOR Defence Alan Shatter said he would do what he could as Minister to ensure the difficulties Irish troops faced on…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Assembly of citizens backs major reformsVOTING IN elections and referendums should be mandatory, according to a majority of participants in a national citizens’ assembly…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Citizen assemblies: How other countries put them to useCITIZEN ASSEMBLIES have been effectively used on specific issues in a number of countries.Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
All but one of 14 Rostrevor staff got redundancy and pay owed, says unionTRADE UNION Siptu last night confirmed all but one of the 14 former employees of the Rostrevor nursing home in Rathgar, Dublin…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Physicians should be less intimidating, survey findsDOCTORS NEED to dress down rather than in fancy suits to avoid intimidating patients and to communicate properly with themSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Patients 'unaware' of complaints systemJust under 60 per cent of patients said hospital staff always washed their hands before treating them, a survey has found.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Rostrevor staff issue 'to be examined'Minister for Health James Reilly has said the HSE will examine how workers at the former Rostrevor nursing home in Dublin can…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Shatter considers timely question which is really issue of justiceDÁIL SKETCH: ONCE IT was Boston, then Berlin. But now it may well be that Britain’s hour has arrivedFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Magdalene inquiry appointment soonTHE CHAIRMAN of the independent interdepartmental committee to be established into the treatment of women and girls in Magdalene…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Riots demand 'serious attention from Government'THE RIOTING in east Belfast demands the Government’s serious attention, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said, as he told the Dáil that…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Kenny criticised for not meeting SarkozyTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has been criticised for failing to meet French president Nicolas Sarkozy about his opposition to a cut in…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Richest men challenging overtime pay, ULA claimsSOME OF Ireland’s richest men are challenging overtime payments and Sunday premiums, the United Left Alliance (ULA) has claimed…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Kenny says no threat to standards in hospitalsTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has insisted there will be "no compromise" on quality or safety in hospitals affected by the shortage in…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
ECB not forewarned of Noonan 'burning bondholders' remarksTHE European Central Bank had not been forewarned about comments by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan about “burning” bondholders…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
United Ireland 'front and centre' of SF agendaTHE OBJECTIVE of a united Ireland is front and centre in everything that Sinn Féin does, the party has insisted at its annual…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Shatter issues apology to RTÉ journalistMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter last night apologised to RTÉ crime correspondent Paul Reynolds for highly personalised and …Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Curtains controversy drawn to a close“2007 IS not 2011,” Minister of State for Public Sector Reform Brian Hayes said as he defended the €7,000 cost four years ago…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Labour challenged over proposed wage changesTHE DÁIL will next week debate proposed changes in wage agreements including the removal Sunday premium payments, which the United…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
State bodies warned to observe purchasing regulationsMINISTER OF State for Public Service Reform Brian Hayes will “name and shame” public bodies not using the State’s procurement…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Any plans for Bloomsday holiday may need backing of bailout troikaHOPES THAT Ireland might turn Bloomsday into an annual public holiday were dashed yesterday when it was revealed that the troika…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore backs Noonan over banksTHE BURDEN on Irish taxpayers for the losses incurred by banks “must be minimised”, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said as he backed…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Government challenged over promise to stop TDs collecting pension earlyAS THE Dáil passed legislation raising the State pension age to 68, the Government was challenged to implement its promise to…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Three referendums to take place on election dayREFERENDUMS on whistleblowers, the Abbeylara judgment and on judicial pay will take place in October on the same day as the presidential…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
'Heartless' pension age hike to 68 condemnedOPPOSITION TDs have warned the Government’s proposal to increase the pension age to 68 will “condemn swathes of older people …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Colleague recalls 'man who fought valiantly for Ireland'DUTY, HONOUR and country were the three qualities that defined former minister for finance Brian Lenihan, his friend and former…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
