Legislation required to remove entitlement of over-70sLEGISLATION WILL be required to remove the automatic entitlement to the medical card for over-70s, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Combative exchanges over medical card means testingTHE CONSTRUCTION Industry Federation (CIF) is the only group to support the Budget, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said as he challenged…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
State bodies urged to get behind 'renewable' electricity targetGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS and State agencies have been warned they must "row in" behind a new target that by 2020 some 40 per cent…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
SF challenged on alleged €250m in USMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has challenged Sinn Féin to give the Government "a bit of a hand" by repatriating some of the…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects FG 'wanton waste' claimsBENEFITS TO society over the past decade from Government policies were no "mirage", Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted as he …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Justice agencies to merge - AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has confirmed that there will be "amalgamations and mergers" of agencies within the remit of…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach says there is no budget quick fixTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said tough choices will have to be made in tomorrow's budget.Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Cowen praises his predecessor's legacy on Northern peace processTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has praised his predecessor Bertie Ahern for his role in the peace process and his achievements in government…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Higgins accuses Government of 'rolling over' on Indian nuclear dealMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has staunchly defended the Government's acceptance of a deal on nuclear power between…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Building of 57 swimming pools to be completed, says CullenMINISTER FOR Sport Martin Cullen has insisted that the programme to build 57 local authority swimming pools will be completed…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
HSE bonus defended by Cowen on contractual groundsCONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS cannot be interfered with "willynilly", Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted, as he was challenged not to allow…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
TDs say banning of ads for religious orders 'retrograde'RELIGIOUS ORDERS should be allowed to advertise for vocations and Christmas cribs on radio and television and end hypocrisy in…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Claim over HSE chief's earningsHEALTH SERVICE Executive (HSE) chief Prof Brendan Drumm will earn €1,700 every working day or €8,500 a week if he receives a …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Capital boost planned for construction - TaoiseachTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled a "very, very significant" capital investment programme in the forthcoming budget which would…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Ó Cuív defends Waterways Ireland over job proceduresMINISTER for Community Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív said that he was "absolutely happy" with procedures in the cross-Border body Waterways…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
All-party group to analyse Irish role in EuropeLISBON TREATY: AN ALL-PARTY sub-committee, which will report by the end of November, has been established to "chart a way forward…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Taxpayers not given appropriate protection, claims Labour's BurtonOVERNIGHT DEBATE: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan "failed the test" to provide "appropriate protection for the taxpayer", …Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
'Stealth' used to pass nuclear agreementNUCLEAR DEAL: THE GOVERNMENT was accused of abandoning "by stealth" its long-held policy of nuclear non-proliferation.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey defends M50 toll systemNEW BARRIER-free tolls on Dublin's M50 motorway are misreading 0Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Banking system on brink of 'collapse'IRELAND'S BANKING system would have "totally collapsed" if the Government had not introduced legislation to underwrite the banks…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Dublin Bus warned on private operatorsMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has warned Dublin Bus he will not allow the company to drive private operators off the road…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
'Fair deal' nursing home Bill due soonLEGISLATION FOR the "fair deal" scheme for State support of nursing home care will be published within the next two weeks and…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Curragh champagne dilutes recessionIS THIS the first real sign of a recession? There wasn’t a politician to be seen at the races.Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
'Opt out' system on organ removal soughtLEGISLATION TO allow for “presumed consent” in organ donation will be introduced this week in the Seanad by former supermarket…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Noonan 'forced' to reveal details of cancer case in DáilA LACK of information from the HSE and from Minister for Health Mary Harney has forced a former minister to reveal in the Dáil…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Tax breaks under review for budgetTAX BREAK schemes are under investigation as part of preparations for dealing with the crisis in the economy through the budget…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Fás inquiry to be agreed after committee meetsTERMS OF reference for an investigation by the Comptroller and Auditor General into the State training agency Fás will not be…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Fire guts historic Dublin church used for practice by Artane BandAN HISTORIC church attached to the former St David's industrial school and previously used by the Artane Band has been gutted…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Proposals made for regulation of sunbedsEIGHTEEN ORGANISATIONS and individuals have made submissions to the Department of Health about proposed new laws to restrict …Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Early recall of Dáil on Lisbon not ruled outCONFUSION EXISTS over whether the Dáil will now be recalled in early September from its summer recess to establish an all-party…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Harney says economy faces 'major challenges' in 2009Minister for Health Mary Harney has signaled the Government’s intention to keep public spending as low as possible next year …Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Work begins on centre at Glasnevin CemeteryPREPARATORY WORK for a new heritage centre at Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin began yesterday and for 18 months only official funeral…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into food poisoning casesEIGHT CASES of salmonella food poisoning are being investigated by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), following an …Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Eircom criticised for 'unjustified' 3.8% price riseEIRCOM PHONE charges will increase next month by an average of 3.8 per cent.Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Murdered garda's son among 286 graduatesIT WAS a poignant moment for the family of the late Det Garda Jerry McCabe, shot dead by the IRA in 1996, when his 27-year-old…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Dublin launches bid to become European City of Science in 2012NOBEL LAUREATE Séamus Heaney and former president Mary Robinson are among a high-powered committee of 18 patrons backing a bid…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Son of Det Garda McCabe among 300 graduatesAlmost 300 new Garda recruits graduated at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, today.Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Forum on Europe rejects scapegoating over Lisbon defeatCHAIRMAN OF the Forum on Europe Maurice Hayes has staunchly defended the body against attempts to "scapegoat" it in the wake …Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Call to drop marriage bar on adoptionMARRIED COUPLES facing crisis pregnancies should have the option to place their child for adoption, according to the Crisis Pregnancy…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Garda confirms massage parlours investigationGARDAÍ HAVE confirmed they are investigating reports of massage parlours selling sexual services in Dublin city centre and suburbs…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Members celebrate as a local hero swings and putts into Open historyIt has become a bit of a habit for Stackstown Golf Club. "We're getting used to it nowMon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
O'Donoghue named Failte Ireland chairREDMOND O'DONOGHUE, former chief executive of the Waterford Wedgwood Group, has been appointed chairman of Fáilte Ireland.Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
'High Society' author's complaint partly upheldTHE PRESS Ombudsman has partially upheld a complaint by author Justine Delaney-Wilson against the Irish Independent.Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Centre calls for national sexual health strategyA "CRADLE-TO-THE-GRAVE" national sexual health strategy should be a priority for the Government, according to the Dublin Well…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
South Dublin Council safely destroys cyanide cylindersCYLINDERS OF hydrogen cyanide stored for decades by pest control company Rentokil have been neutralised chemically in what is…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Commuters who pay for parking may get tax backCOMMUTERS WHO will have to pay up to €400 annually in new car-parking charges at train stations may be able to claim tax back…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
O'Leary dismisses future for regional airports and most European airlinesTHERE IS no future for Donegal, Sligo, Galway and Waterford airports, while Knock is "pretty flakey", according to Ryanair chief…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Immigrant body lodges Garda complaint over Myers articleA COMPLAINT has been lodged with the Garda to investigate whether an article by newspaper columnist Kevin Myers has breached …Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
'We revelled in it . . . and no one shouted stop'EVERYONE HAS to take responsibility for the economic crisis the State is now in, according to the Minister for Energy and Natural…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Dáil adjourns for 11 weeks as Opposition alleges 'run for cover'THE DÁIL went into recess yesterday for 11 weeks amid Opposition allegations that the Government had the worst legislative record…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
