Department officials 'incompetent, lazy'DEBATE ON RYAN REPORT: SENIOR DEPARTMENT of Education officials are either obscurantist members of secret societies or else …Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Hand over primary school network to State, says GilmoreTHE PRIMARY school network should be handed over to State ownership, according to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore, who said there…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Taxpayers '€60bn exposure' if Anglo wound upALLOWING ANGLO-Irish Bank to be wound up could expose taxpayers to a €60 billion liability, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Policy 'failures' caused crisisCATASTROPHIC POLICY failures “have put us in the hole we are in” and the Government is unable to address its own policies because…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Coalition is doing good job, says GormleyGREEN PARTY: GREEN PARTY TDs will support the motion of confidence in the Government “because we believe the Government is doing…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach made 'wrong choices, not hard choices'LABOUR: THE ELECTORATE voted no confidence in the Government because it made “the wrong choices” and “provided bad leadership…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Cowen goes on attack over economyTAOISEACH'S SPEECH: THE GOVERNMENT has valid authority so long as there is a majority in the Dáil to support it, Taoiseach Brian…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Maureen O'Sullivan and George Lee welcomed into DáilNEW TDs: BYELECTION WINNERS Independent Dublin Central TD Maureen O’Sullivan and Fine Gael Dublin South TD George Lee were formally…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
O'Sullivan dedicates her victory to Tony Gregory's legacyTHE COUNT: ALMOST 10 hours after the tallies predicted her victory, Independent candidate Maureen O’Sullivan was finally declared…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Final appeals made to 62,000 Dublin Central votersBYELECTION: CANDIDATES HAVE made their final appeals to the 62,000 voters in the Dublin Central byelection.Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Main parties keep firm grip on seatsCOUNCIL PROFILE: WESTMEATH: ONE THING is certain about WestmeathThu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Colonel praised as a peacemaker of distinctionFORMER MILITARY and foreign affairs analyst Col Edward Daly (Ned) Doyle combined the virtues of “the strong and the gentle” and…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Opposition fears to believe in demise of Fianna FáilCOUNCIL PROFILE: MEATH: MAYBE IT’S the old mantra that the only poll that counts is the one on election dayTue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Harney criticised for not attending health debatesMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney came under fire for her failure to turn up in the Dáil this month for 15 adjournment debates …Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Martin opposed to ambassadors' planMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has expressed reluctance to consider looking outside the diplomatic corps for some…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
AG's advice to be sought on retaining abuse filesADVICE WILL be sought from the Attorney General about reports that the Ryan commission is “leaning towards” the destruction of…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Ahern asked to curtail use of mobile phones as sex industry infrastructureMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern will consider the possibility of removing certain mobile phone numbers from the State’s phone…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Public confidence vital over orders' paymentsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has stressed the importance of public confidence that contributions by religious congregations involved…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Northern cars used to avoid penaltiesAN INCREASING number of motorists from the Republic are driving Northern Ireland registered cars in an attempt to escape penalty…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Sombre mood in chamber as deputies debate tragic detailsDAIL SKETCH: THE MOOD was sombre, the subject tragicWed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Woods insists attorney general oversaw dealFORMER EDUCATION minister Dr Michael Woods described as “scurrilous” remarks by Labour leader Eamon Gilmore that he did not include…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Harney defends Crumlin cost cutsTHE MINISTER for Health, Mary Harney, has defended budget cuts at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin as Fine Gael questioned…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
HSE will lose money only if 'private beds unoccupied'THE ONLY way the HSE will lose €50 million with the new consultants’ contract is if private beds in public hospitals are unoccupied…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Fall in health insurance holders, says BradyTHERE IS “some evidence of a small decline” in the number of people with health insurance in the first quarter of 2009, according…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Ryan's eel fishing ban criticised by colleagueGREEN PARTY deputy leader Mary White has criticised as “fundamentally flawed” the decision of her party colleague Minister for…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Dáil to hold two-day debate over child abuse reportTHE DÁIL will hold a special two-day debate to discuss the implications of the “harrowing report” of the Commission to Inquire…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
'Unseemly glee' of judges in dismissing charges criticisedA GOVERNMENT Minister has sharply criticised judges who dismiss cases with “unseemly glee” because of technical faults and hugely…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Food retail sector like 'wild west'IRELAND’S FOOD retail sector has been compared to the “wild west”, where supermarket multiples are “slaughtering” the Republic…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Protection for debtors needed, says FlanaganIRELAND’S LACK of a vetting system for debt collectors is playing straight into the hands of east European mafiosi and criminals…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Tánaiste examines plan for retail code of conductPROPOSALS TO introduce a code of practice to regulate the relationship between suppliers and retailers is under consideration…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
US told of concern over State's 'low-tax' labelIRELAND’S AMBASSADOR in Washington has written to the US treasury department expressing concern about the State’s “unjustified…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Adams open to talks on possible alliance of leftSF CAMPAIGN: THE ELECTIONS on June 5th offer the possibility of a “defining moment” for creating an alliance of the left, Sinn…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Cowen will not resign even if FF suffers big lossesTAOISEACH'S INTERVIEW: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen will not consider resigning no matter how big the party’s losses in the forthcoming…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Coughlan attacked in furore over SR TechnicsTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has defended her role and the Government’s approach in dealing with aeromotive firm SR Technics against…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Fines Bill offers an alternative to prisonLEGISLATION TO allow for the payment of court fines on an instalment basis has been introduced in the DáilFri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Unemployed have to use moneylenders, Dáil toldPEOPLE WAITING up to 12 weeks for unemployment benefit to be processed are being “driven into the hands of moneylenders” because…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore claims 'cover-up of some kind' over reportTHE REPORT into the Dunne family tragedy in Monageer, Co Wexford, could be published in full through an Oireachtas committee, …Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Jobless rate of 15.5% by end of 2010 - LenihanSOME 250,000 more people are likely to lose their jobs by the end of next year, bringing unemployment rates to 15Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Even Cowen manages a smile as the House turns mellowDÁIL SKETCH: GIVEN THE number of times Fine Gael has presented their star candidate George Lee, you’d be forgiven for thinking…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Cowen rejects €70bn Nama exposure claimTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that the taxpayer could be exposed to an extra national debt of €70 billion…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Ryan insists 2012 digital deadlines will be metIRELAND WILL switch off its analogue television system by 2012 and move to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Minister for…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Marginal 50% tax rate for those earning €80,000A SINGLE individual earning about €80,000 will have a marginal tax rate of 50% for 2009, when the provisions of the supplementary…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Andrews defends HSE as Russia halts adoptionsDEPARTMENT OF Health officials met Russian embassy representatives yesterday in an effort to have the HSE removed from an adoption…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Bull loses rag at very idea he might be politicalDAIL SKETCH: CEANN COMHAIRLE John O’Donoghue has acquired the nickname the Bull O’DonoghueFri May 08 2009 - 01:00
O'Dea voices concern over Chad missionMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has expressed concern about the UN mission in Chad, which does not have sufficient air support…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Irish soldiers in Chad banned from soccer and volleyballIRISH SOLDIERS serving with the UN in Chad are banned from playing soccer and volleyball because of the danger of injuries, but…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Patient safety at risk due to cutbacks, IMO and nurses' organisation warnGROUPS REPRESENTING doctors and nurses have warned of the serious risks to patient safety because of cutbacks and the moratorium…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage relief change may take two monthsIT COULD take up to two months before the Revenue Commissioners finalise mortgage relief entitlements, according to Minister …Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
New legislative proposals target criminal gangsA NEW offence of directing or controlling a criminal gang is among a series of proposals under Government consideration to combat…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Curran says alcohol to be included in new drugs strategy from next yearALCOHOL will be included in a new drugs strategy next year, while the current strategy is expected to finally go to Cabinet by…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
