Move to exempt unlicensed architects from test criticisedA BILL to exempt unlicensed architects from compulsory assessment for registration has been criticised as unnecessary by the …Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Public service pension severance pay 'must end'SENIOR public servants are getting “lottery figures” in pension severance payments and this must end, a Fine Gael TD has claimed…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Review of decision on landfill soughtAN APPLICATION is to be made to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the decision to grant a licence to Fingal County …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Overall number having abortions fell last yearTHE NUMBER of girls under 16 and women over 35 travelling abroad for abortions increased last year compared to 2008, but the …Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Abortion travel numbers to UK fallThe numbers of women travelling to Britain each year for abortions has decreased from more than 6,500 in 2001 to just under 4…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Use of diary in murder trial was 'prejudicial'THE INTRODUCTION of a diary during the trial of Brian Kearney for the murder of his wife Siobhán was prejudicial and led the …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Politicians must disclose debts, says standards bodyTDs, SENATORS and public servants should be obliged to disclose their liabilities and debts as well as their assets in line with…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Home defence Bill allows for use of force against intrudersLEGISLATION ALLOWING “justifiable force” by a householder against an intruder has been published by Minister for Justice Dermot…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Call for TDs to disclose liabilitiesTDS, senators and public servants should be required to disclose their liabilities as well as their assets in line with officials…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Legislation not licence to kill, says MinisterLEGISLATION ALLOWING “justifiable force” by a homeowner against an intruder will be law by Christmas, Minister for Justice Dermot…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
The Big Feast: Communities get to know each other around the tableTABLE CLOTHS had just been laid on the trestle tables that ran half the length of the street when the rain lashed down.Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects Poolbeg claimsMinister for the Environment John Gormley has rejected as “scaremongering” and “absolute nonsense” claims that the State will…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects EU fines claim if Poolbeg incinerator shelvedMINISTER for the Environment John Gormley has rejected as “scaremongering” and “absolute nonsense” claims that the State will…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Bill seeks support for unlicensed architectsFORMER CEANN comhairle John O’Donoghue has written to the Government seeking support for legislation he has introduced to protect…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Taxi drivers failing to pay tax, says RevenueSOME 20 per cent of taxi drivers were not tax compliant according to the Revenue Commissioners.Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Authority rejects Poolbeg complaintsTHE COMPETITION Authority has rejected a number of complaints by the Irish Waste Management Authority (IWMA) about the planned…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Drumm warns of major changes for respite providersMAJOR CHANGES will have to take place in the running of respite services for those with intellectual disabilities, outgoing chief…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Public consultation on taxi fares to startPublic consultation on taxi fares will begin tomorrow when the Commission for Taxi Regulation begins a four-week review of the…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
TDs seek immediate reopening of Limerick respite centreAN appeal was made in the Dáil for the immediate reopening of the respite centre in Co Limerick which was closed three weeks …Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan soon to decide on publication of advice relating to bank guaranteeMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan will decide shortly whether to publish documents and advice given to him about the banking…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Government accused of 'running away' from responsibilityFIANNA FÁIL and the Green Party were accused of “running away” from responsibility and the electorate in voting for a 12-week…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Frontline services not at risk, says TaoiseachNO DECISIONS have been taken to cut disability services or respite care, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the Dáil during angry…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Carey defends legislation delaying Údarás na Gaeltachta electionsMINISTER FOR Gaeltacht Affairs Pat Carey has rejected Opposition claims the Government is anti-democratic in introducing legislation…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Government policies 'making things worse'GOVERNMENT POLICIES were “making the recession worse” and continue to “pander to the needs of failed banks and their investors…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Saville counsel 'paid half Moriarty total'LAWYERS FOR the 12-year Saville inquiry were paid just half what counsel for the Moriarty tribunal have received to date, Fine…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Inquest adjourned over cause of deathA PATHOLOGIST is to be called to give evidence at the inquest of a 34-year-old man because of a “difficulty with the cause of…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Woman critical after hammer attackA WOMAN is in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked in her home with a hammer.Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Royal visit will honour peace process success - MartinA STATE visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth will honour all that has been achieved by the two countries in the peace process, …Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Woman critical after hammer attackA woman remains in a critical condition in hospital today after being attacked in her home with a hammer.Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Gogarty urges Dáil sittings on FridaysA CALL has been made for the Dáil to sit every Friday for the remainder of the lifetime of the Government.Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Head shops Bill will restrict move to sell online, says MinisterROBUST, INNOVATIVE and urgent legislation to ban the sale of psychoactive substances will also restrict a move by head shops …Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Canine references dog GormleyDAIL SKETCH: FINE GAEL’S new finance spokesman was checking out the front bench.Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Anger at speedy passing of Central Bank BillRADICAL LEGISLATION to reform the regulation of banks has been passed in the Dáil amid Opposition anger at the guillotining of…Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Partnership Bill 'a most important piece of legislation'LEGISLATION to recognise the civil partnership of same-sex couples passed all stages in the Dáil last nightFri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Kenny says 'IRA and army council are no more'FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has said he accepts the “IRA and its army council are no more”.Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore claims 2,000 jobs lost every week under GovernmentSOME 300,000 more people are now on the Live Register than when the general election took place three years ago, Labour leader…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Law should force supermarkets to publish accounts - GilmoreLEGISLATION SHOULD be introduced to oblige British supermarket chains and Irish multiples to publish their accounts and establish…Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Martin defends church's right to speak out on civil partnershipARCHBISHOP of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has defended the Catholic Church’s right to speak out against the Civil Partnership Bill…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Magdalene women 'can't access records'WOMEN WHO worked in the Magdalene laundries cannot get access to their records from the religious orders who ran the institutions…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
House commits €7bn to euro zone safety netLEGISLATION THAT will oblige Ireland to provide guarantees of just over €7 billion as part of an EU bid to ensure the overall…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Date for resumption of Dáil undecidedTHE GOVERNMENT has not yet decided when the Dáil will resume after the summer recess due in two weeks.Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet dates lapse attackedTHE GOVERNMENT was compared unfavourably to a tiddlywinks club over its failure to be able to set dates for the return of the…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Health Bill will 'improve accountability of HSE to Minister'EMERGENCY LEGISLATION to ensure the HSE hands over case files of all children who died in care to an independent review group…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
No decision on property tax - CowenNO DECISIONS have been made about the possible introduction of a property tax, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the Dáil.Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Chief whip says Dáil too busy for byelectionIT IS inappropriate for the Dublin South byelection to go ahead now because the Dáil “is in the middle of an extremely busy legislative…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Almost 300 calls to HSE on miscarriage misdiagnosesALMOST 300 women called a HSE helpline after the misdiagnosis of a miscarriage in the northeast.Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Head shop products to require medicinal licence, says HarneyPSYCHOACTIVE PRODUCTS such as “whack” which are on sale in head shops require a licence from the Irish Medicines Board to be …Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Nama to be 'key player' in hotel sectorTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) will become a “key player” in the hotel sector in Ireland, according to Minister …Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
EU to decide on extending guarantee schemeTHE EUROPEAN Commission will decide before the end of this month whether to extend the bank guarantee scheme until December 31st…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
EU-Africa deals 'will help' developing world benefit from new trading regimesTHREE NEW EU agreements with Africa will help developing countries benefit from a changed international trading regime, Minister…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
