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
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
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
€68m to go to horseracing, greyhound industriesGOVERNMENT AND Opposition TDs agreed to exchequer funding of €68Fri Apr 10 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
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
Boom was not wasted, says MartinMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has insisted that the boom was not wastedThu Apr 09 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gogarty may step down as spokesmanEDUCATION: THERE WAS growing speculation last night that Green Party education spokesman Paul Gogarty would resign his position…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Party will be urging 'super tax rate on incomes over €100,000'TRANSPORT: THE GREEN Party will be calling for a new super tax rate on incomes of more than €100,000 in Government negotiations…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
'Stabilising finances' key to economic recoveryFISCAL POLICY: STABILISING PUBLIC finances and the banking system and restoring Ireland’s international competitiveness are …Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Gogarty said to be close to resigning education postUncertainty continued tonight about the future of Dublin Mid-West TD Paul Gogarty, who is understood to be on the brink of resigning…Sun Mar 08 2009 - 00:00
Greens to seek rail investment, new tax rateThe Green party is “absolutely determined” that spending on transport “should go to rail projects including Metro North and the…Sun Mar 08 2009 - 00:00
Concerns raised for Irish troops in ChadCONCERN WAS raised in the Dáil about the impact on Defence Forces operations in Chad of the decision by neighbouring Sudan to…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Private sector pensions €30bn in deficit, says HanafinPRIVATE SECTOR defined-benefit pensions could have a shortfall as high as €30 billion, said Minister for Social and Family Affairs…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
FG asks if Opposition will be involved in budget discussionFINE GAEL has asked if the Opposition will be included in discussing options for next month’s budget or if the Government will…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Kenny seeks apology over job lossesTHE UNPRECEDENTED unemployment level of 354,000 was “truly shocking” according to Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, who called on …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Concerns over methadone useMINISTER OF State for Community Affairs John Curran has expressed “grave concern” that people addicted to drugs “seem to be on…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Backbencher calls for review of junior MinistersA GOVERNMENT backbencher has said the number of Ministers of State will have to be “looked at to make savings” in the light of…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Ireland cannot afford a velodrome, says CullenIRELAND CANNOT afford to build a velodrome as a practice cycling facility for the 2012 London Olympics, Minister for Sport Martin…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Measure to aid banks attackedLEGISLATION TO allow the Government take €4 billion from the National Pensions Reserve Fund to recapitalise AIB and Bank of Ireland…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
