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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
Mourners told of man with nobility and honesty running through veinsBRIAN LENIHAN was a man who had “nobility, honesty and loyalty running through every vein in his body”, mourners heard at the…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
FF says Coalition handling of crisis in nursing home scheme is 'ham-fisted'FIANNA FÁIL has described the Government’s handling of the crisis in the Fair Deal nursing home scheme as “ham-fisted…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Dizzying U-turn season rolls on with flip-flop on guillotinesSKETCH: AND THE U-turn of the day is... guillotines. There have been a few, U-turns that it.Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
EU must aid countries in crisis, says TaoiseachEUROPE MUST do more to help member states facing serious economic challenges, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has warned.Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Doherty calls for war mine apologyA CALL has been made for the State to apologise for failing to carry out its responsibilities in dealing with a war mine which…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Shatter to act soon on Magdalene reportMINISTER FOR JUSTICE Alan Shatter will bring recommendations to Government “inside a very short time” in response to the report…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Noonan will not risk tax rate in EU loan talksMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has warned that he “will not be waltzed around by any member state” of the EU to increase…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Irish motorcyclist dies after crash in Isle of Man TT racesAN IRISH motorcyclist has been killed in the Isle of Man TT races.Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Man injured in gas blast at apartmentA MAN was injured and a woman and child were treated for shock after a gas explosion at a Dublin city centre apartment.Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Death of Peter MurphyTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to quizmaster, radio and television presenter and founder member of the forerunner to the Irish Farmers…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Second economic forum for diaspora plannedTHE GOVERNMENT is to host a second global Irish economic forum at Dublin Castle in October, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said.Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Boyd Barrett calls for reduction in politicians' payPOLITICAL REFORM should include cutting politicians’ pay rather than cutting the number of TDs, the Dáil has heard.Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Pensions Board not contacted about levyMINISTER for Finance Michael Noonan had no contact with the Pensions Board before the decision to impose the pension levy, despite…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
