Pre-crisis jobs levels 'now impossible'IT IS not possible to get back to the very low unemployment levels in place before the financial crisis, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
One-parent family payment reforms 'discriminatory'GOVERNMENT PLANS to reform the one-parent family payment will face a legal challenge because the proposal discriminates against…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
FG delivered knockout blow to itself despite Coalition reeling on ropes, says SFTHE SPOTLIGHT should have been on an “appalling Fianna Fáil-led Government” but the pressure had been taken off one set of “incompetents…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan praises Cowen's 'judgment and courage'MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan robustly defended the Taoiseach and Government and rounded on the Opposition’s fiscal…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach in staunch defence of his recordTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen accused the Opposition of rewriting history and issuing “bare-faced denials” about their own record of …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
'Irish Times' a dangerous paper - ManserghMINISTER OF State Martin Mansergh has described The Irish Times as a “dangerous” newspaper.Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Call for inquiry into finance department's role in crisisFORMER National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) chief Michael Somers yesterday called for an inquiry into the role of the Department…Mon Jun 14 2010 - 01:00
Bill to regulate management firms for apartment blocksLONG AWAITED legislation to regulate management companies for apartment blocks was introduced in the Dáil yesterday.Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Debate on confidence in Cowen next weekTHE GOVERNMENT will bring a motion of “full confidence” in Taoiseach Brian Cowen in the Dáil next week, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan…Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Shatter calls for childcare to be taken from HSEA SPECIAL school for children with behavioural problems has resorted to phoning gardaí because the HSE’s response has been “so…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Andrews to present childcare report to Government before summer recessMINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews will present a report on childcare to Government and debate it in the Dáil before…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
TDs react angrily over changed Dáil agendaOPPOSITION TDS have reacted furiously to the Government’s proposals to change next week’s Dáil business when the House will have…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Coughlan rejects FG claim over jobs rowTÁNAISTE Mary Coughlan has rejected Fine Gael claims that the Department of Finance is “running rings” around her department …Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach calls for Israeli restraint over Irish aid vesselTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has called on the Israeli government to use “absolute restraint” in relation to the Irish aid ship MV Rachel…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Brady apology over cancer screeningMINISTER OF State for Health Áine Brady has apologised on behalf of the national cancer screening service for implying that Clare…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Consultants to advise Ryan whether rugby should be free to viewA DECISION about whether the Six Nations and Heineken Cup rugby matches should be available on free-to-view TV will be made by…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
New national library and archive plannedSATISFACTORY PROCEDURES are in place for the preservation and archiving of all records in the Taoiseach’s department whether …Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Call to withdraw OECD invitationDUBLIN PROTEST: SIPTU PRESIDENT Jack O’Connor has called on the Government to lead the way in reversing the decision to allow…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Very different winners hope to make differenceA FORMER child bride, a professional rugby player turned solicitor, an out of work marketing executive and a fashion show producer…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Amended immigration Bill expected before autumnIMMIGRATION reform legislation to replace the Bill withdrawn by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern, is expected to be introduced…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Callely's expenses set to be raised at Oireachtas groupEXPENSE CLAIMS by Fianna Fáil Senator Ivor Callely are likely to be raised at an Oireachtas committee after it emerged the former…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Turf-cutters vow to carry on as bogs hit by conservation orderBOG CONSERVATION measures have come into effect with the banning of turf-cutting in 32 raised bogs, mainly in the midlands region…Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
HSE to hand over details of children who died in care, says CoughlanTHE HSE is to hand over details today about the numbers of children who died in State care in the past decade, Tánaiste Mary …Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
List of unfinished unoccupied or estates ready by 'mid-year'A NATIONAL list of all unfinished or unoccupied housing estates will be completed “in the middle of the year”, according to Minister…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Mortgage protection group to report by end of JuneA GOVERNMENT working group looking at providing protection to people with mortgage difficulties will report by the end of June…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Turf cutting ban in 32 midlands bogsTurf cutting in 32 bogs in the midlands region has been banned and a similar ban on 24 other bogs will come into effect next …Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
No plans to cut livestock numbers to meet State's carbon emission targetTHE GOVERNMENT has ruled out cutting Irish livestock numbers to reduce carbon emissionsThu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Calls for stud board to resign rejectedBRENDAN SMITH has rejected calls for the board of the Irish National Stud to resign because of the “cloud hanging over” it in…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
HSE to provide data on child deathsFACTUAL INFORMATION will be provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to the independent review group on child deaths by…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Begging no longer to be an offenceBEGGING WILL no longer be an offence except if it involves harassment, intimidation or takes place at sensitive locations including…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Deals with Africa 'rammed through'THE GOVERNMENT was accused of contradicting its own foreign policy by “ramming through” EU trade agreements with Africa without…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
FG byelections Bill does not consider 'emergencies'FINE GAEL’S Bill to compel the holding of byelections within six months of a vacancy does not take account of unforeseen events…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
MBE for head of homeless charityTHE CHIEF executive of a cross-Border charity that deals with homelessness has been awarded an MBE for her service to social …Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
More passport offices needed - MartinTHE PROVISION of additional passport offices in the State has been suggested by Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin because…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Passport fraud report review under wayMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has received the report by the Irish passport service into the use of counterfeit…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Opposition work themselves into a rage in much ado about 'nothing'DÁIL SKETCH: THE DÁIL was asked to adopt a report that would change the rules of standing orders, or how the Dáil operates. …Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore accuses Cowen of 'stunning failures' in financeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen and Labour leader Eamon Gilmore clashed again in the Dáil over Mr Cowen’s record as minister for finance…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
FG 'opportunistic in not moving writ for Dublin South'FINE GAEL was accused of “political opportunism” in attempting to move the writ for the Waterford byelection but failing to do…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Hanafin kicks to touch in rugby rowMINISTER for Sport Mary Hanafin kicked to touch in the row between Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan and the IRFU about …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Tánaiste says job losses at Pfizer due to overcapacityJOB LOSSES at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer had nothing to do with the Irish economy but were a consequence of overcapacity following…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Loan to Greece will not put State at 'financial disadvantage'IRELAND WILL suffer no financial disadvantage through its €1Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
TDs will not benefit from gifting pensionsFORMER MINISTERS who have gifted their pensions to the State will receive no benefit for the “donation”, the Department of Finance…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Cowen does not rule out taxes on propertyTHE TAX system needs to be broadened with charges on capital rather than income, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said.Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Claims over sovereignty 'not correct'IRELAND’S SOVEREIGNTY is not an issue where European involvement in the State’s budgetary process is concerned, Tánaiste Mary…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Minister in bail row warned 'prison system crumbling around him'THE GOVERNMENT cannot go much further in restricting bail conditions or it would contravene personal freedom provisions of the…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Alcohol-focused Bill near completionA SINGLE BILL to replace more than 70 pieces of alcohol-related legislation enacted over two centuries is near completion, Minister…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Leaders pay tribute to Brown and wish his successor wellPARTY LEADERS paid tribute in the Dáil to former British prime minister Gordon Brown and extended their congratulations to his…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
FG sees budget plan as 'handing over sovereignty'EUROPEAN COMMISSION legislation requiring euro zone states to submit their budgets to Brussels for pre-approval would mean “handing…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Treacy to donate pension to charityFORMER FIANNA Fáil minister Noel Treacy says he will donate his pension to charity, as the Government narrowly defeated a Fine…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Kirk forced to use vote to avoid Dáil defeatCEANN COMHAIRLE Séamus Kirk was forced to exercise his casting vote to save the Government from an embarrassing defeat in a debate…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
