Bruton condemns '51% tax rate' for average earnersA SINGLE person on the average industrial wage in Ireland will pay tax at 51 per cent from tomorrow, says Fine Gael finance spokesman…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Garda 'railroaded' into accepting covert legislationTHE GARDA Síochána has been “railroaded” into accepting covert surveillance legislation because of “political imperatives in …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Cowen defends Tánaiste after Gilmore's attackTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has defended the performance of Mary Coughlan as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Byelections to be held on same day as Euro pollTHE DUBLIN South and Dublin Central byelections caused by the deaths of minister Séamus Brennan and Independent TD Tony Gregory…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Cullen questions value of sporting bodies' reportsMINISTER FOR Sport Martin Cullen has questioned the value of reports commissioned by the Irish Sports Council and the Olympic…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Bomb scare at Dolphin's Barn ends meetingA COMMUNITY meeting to respond to anti-social and criminal behaviour in Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin, was abandoned last night because…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
EU is Ireland's best friend, says student groupEUROPE IS “the best friend Ireland ever had”, according to a new pro-Lisbon campaign group launched in Dublin yesterday.Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Urgent talks to save Dublin aircraft jobsTALKS AIMED at resolving a dispute between unions and management at Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland are to begin today after…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Gen Yes launches Lisbon campaignIreland’s latest pro-Lisbon treaty campaign group was launched in Dublin today with the slogan ‘EU – a safe haven in the financial…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Government undecided on byelection writsNO DECISION has been made by the Government about when it will move the writ for the Dublin South byelection, according to Tánaiste…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Warning that Nama could become a 'disaster'THE PROPOSED National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to acquire banks’ bad debts and loans, could be as big a “bureaucratic disaster…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Minister defends Christmas bonus cancellationSIXTY PER cent of income coming into the exchequer is being spent on social welfare so savings had to come from that budget, …Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Cowen 'will get to bottom' of dealer's haulier licenceTHE GOVERNMENT wants to “get to the bottom of” the controversy surrounding the granting of a road haulage licence to a convicted…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Opposition congratulates new Ministers of StateOPPOSITION PARTIES congratulated new appointees as Ministers of State but said Taoiseach Brian Cowen should have done much more…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Efforts to resolve museum disputeEFFORTS TO resolve a row about rosters at the National Museum are expected to continue in a bid to ensure Collins Barracks and…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Easter options aplenty for those hatching weekend plansCOMMEMORATIONS, COMEDY and church services are among the many events taking place around the country over the Easter weekendSat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Property watchdog 'twiddling its thumbs'A REGULATORY authority that will cost €300,000 to run this year “is twiddling its thumbs” because it has no legal powers to act…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
€68m to go to horseracing, greyhound industriesGOVERNMENT AND Opposition TDs agreed to exchequer funding of €68Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Burton asks if Nama will save our baconDAIL SKETCH: IN THE boom years it was breakfast roll man. Now it’s a mere bacon rollFri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Boom was not wasted, says MartinMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has insisted that the boom was not wastedThu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Environmental NGOs 'to join social partnership'ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs will be part of social partnership from now on, Minister for the Environment John Gormley has announced.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Deasy in bribe claims against Fianna FáilFINE GAEL TD John Deasy has claimed he was once encouraged by Fianna Fáil councillors to take bribes.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Families facing "Budget from hell"LABOUR REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan’s financial statement was the “Budget from hell”, particularly for middle…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
SF criticises 'stinking' measuresSINN FÉIN REACTION: SINN FÉIN finance spokesman Arthur Morgan described the measures as a “stinking” BudgetWed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Harney challenged over 20% 'improvement' in waiting listsHOSPITAL ADMISSION waiting lists averaged 137 last month, according to Minister for Health Mary Harney but Fine Gael has disputed…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Screening programme for northwestSCREENING FOR people with diabetes who are at risk of blindness will begin in the northwest from late summer, at a cost of €750…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Ryan rejects appeals for joint broadcast and telecoms regulatorMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has rejected appeals not to establish a separate regulator for telecommunications, as …Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
'Agreement reached' over SRTTHE IDA and investors “have agreed terms” for the takeover of SR Technics, but the owners are refusing to pay staff for the next…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Government faces 'redesign' of tax system - TaoiseachTHE GOVERNMENT faces the challenge of “redesigning the tax system” so that it will be sustainable in coming years, according …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
No complacency on Lisbon vote, Taoiseach insistsTHE GOVERNMENT will not be “complacent” about the Lisbon Treaty referendum, despite recent opinion polls suggesting the public…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
We cannot make demands of US on immigration - CowenIRELAND CANNOT make demands for the “undocumented” Irish in the US, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the DáilThu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Burton astonished by rating agency's remarksLABOUR FINANCE spokeswoman Joan Burton has sharply criticised rating agency Standard Poor’s for commenting on the composition…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Private hospital role for fibrosis unitMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has signalled that a 120-bed unit for cystic fibrosis patients could go ahead if it was as “a…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Mobile phone scanners on way to prisonsIRISH PRISONS are to be equipped with new “chairs” that detect metal objects hidden in the bodySat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Minister hints cigarettes may escape budget tax increaseMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has hinted that a tax increase may not be applied to cigarettes in the forthcoming budget.Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Fine Gael questions timing of Nationwide's €1m bonus for FingletonFINE GAEL has questioned the timing of the controversial €1 million bonus payment to chief executive Michael Fingleton so early…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Kenny says State resources wasted in pursuit of Cowen portrait pranksterFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has claimed State resources were wasted in pursuing the painter of nude portraits of Taoiseach Brian…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan challenges Burton to repeat claimMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan claimed in the Dáil that Labour finance spokeswoman Joan Burton had accused him of corruption…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Government borrowing may rise, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled that there may be an increase in Government borrowing when he told the Dáil he would keep…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
FG and Labour critical of delay on Fingleton decisionDÁIL REPORT: OPPOSITION LEADERS have condemned as pushing into “Never-Never Land” and “hoping it will blow over” a Government…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Sargent challenges FG to forgo paymentsMINISTER OF State Trevor Sargent has suggested Dáil reform “may well mean fewer” junior Ministers, but he called on Fine Gael…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Sea of green flags as trophy is held aloftMANSION HOUSE: DUBLIN CITY centre was a sea of green yesterday as up to 20,000 supporters packed in and around Dawson Street…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Custom House ranks high in energy efficiency stakesAN ENERGY efficiency audit of a number of public buildings has shown that one of the oldest properties in the State has a better…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Donegal deputy calls for more gardaí on BorderA GOVERNMENT backbencher has called for more gardaí to be stationed along the Border because of a “very significant increase” …Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Exclusion of judges from pension levy questionedA CALL HAS been made for the Government to request the judiciary to “furnish details of cost-cutting measures in line with those…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Shatter suggests levy on judges may be constitutionalA FINE GAEL solicitor has suggested there is no obstacle to requiring judges to contribute to their public service pensions through…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Murders delaying demilitarisation - Ó CaoláinTHE MURDERS by dissident republicans of two British soldiers and a police officer “serve only to delay the ongoing process of…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Cabinet to decide emergency budget dateTHE CABINET will decide today the date of the emergency budget and arrangements for the debate, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Fund to be set up for salvage of 'Asgard'A SYSTEM will be established to allow for voluntary contributions to salvage the national sail-training vessel, Asgard II, the…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
HSE's €480m shortfall is a major challenge, says HarneyMORE WILL be spent on health this year than is forecast to be collected from VAT or income tax, Minister for Health Mary Harney…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
