'We must get more for less', says CowenThe Government's plan to spur life back into the Irish economy is headed by a €500 million 10-year investment fund in high-tech…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Deal with social partners key to plan, says CowenA New Year agreement with social partners will be the key to Ireland's recovery from the recession, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Cooney named as foreign affairs headTHE GOVERNMENT has appointed Irish Ambassador to Britain David Cooney to be the next secretary general of the Department of Foreign…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Politician will not quit council as sentence appeal plannedCLLR MICHAEL Fahy will not quit his seat on Galway County Council despite a judge's call that he should stand down.Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan rules out scrapping budget's VAT increaseTHE MINISTER for Finance has said that scrapping the increase in the standard rate of VAT announced in the budget would make …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Irish public spending to be cut for years, says McCreevyIRELAND'S DAY-TO-DAY spending will have to be cut back sharply for years, the country's European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
'Superior' Haughey's library donated to national museumFORMER TAOISEACH Charles J Haughey's 4,000-volume library, including signed biographies by Francois Mitterrand and Mikhail Gorbachev…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Cowen warns of need for additional spending cutsTHE GOVERNMENT will have to impose extra spending cuts on top of those announced in the Budget two months ago to cope with Ireland…Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Department told not to comment on tribunal draftTHE DEPARTMENT of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources is preparing a response to draft findings from the Moriarty tribunal…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Tax breaks for battery bicyclesTAX CONCESSIONS to encourage commuters to leave the car at home and use a bicycle to get to work are to be extended to include…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Investment kick-start for economy urgedBORROWING: IRELAND'S NATIONAL debt should be allowed to nearly double over the next four years in order to pay for spending …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Reform package will boost leader's powerPARTY REFORM: THE LABOUR Party must significantly reform its organisation and rules, including its ties to trades unions and…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Plan for party reform to be discussedA PLAN to reform the organisation and rules of the Labour Party, which would strengthen the leadership and weaken the role of…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Gilmore says Fás and Ministers are too cosyTHE FÁS expenses controversy has revealed the existence of "a cosy circle" between Cabinet Ministers and senior Fás executives…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Civil servants will not be paid more for reforms - TaoiseachWORKING CONDITIONS: THE GOVERNMENT will not pay extra to civil and public servants in order that they concede major changes …Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Seán Kelly to seek FG European nominationFORMER GAA president Seán Kelly yesterday announced that he will seek a European election nomination to run for Fine Gael in …Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Rushed second Lisbon campaign will fail, warns KennyTHE GOVERNMENT should not hold a referendum on European Union reforms until late next year, and only after the Oireachtas's power…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Kelly seeks FG nomination for European electionsFormer GAA president Sean Kelly is to seek a nomination to run for Fine Gael for the European Parliament in the Ireland South…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Public sector reform to pave way for large-scale job lossesMAJOR PUBLIC sector reforms, including significant redundancies and the abolition of decades-old restrictions, are to be announced…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Anti-Lisbon side warns of court action over new voteAN ATTEMPT to rerun the Lisbon Treaty referendum would be constitutionally improper and would almost certainly be challenged …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Cutbacks needed if €2bn tax take has no effectPRESS CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT will have to cut back on State spending if the €2 billion extra in taxation to be raised by…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan ensures Ministers not taxed on 10% cut in salaryREVENUE RULES: MINISTERS, TOP State officials and President Mary McAleese will not suffer a tax penalty because of their move…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Clampdown on tax exiles announced in Finance BillCurbs on dozens of Ireland's richest people living abroad, to stop them avoiding Irish tax, will be imposed next year, the Minister…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
McCain staffers lay the blame on 'hillbilly' PalinPOST MORTEM: DIVISIONS WITHIN the Republican Party have already begun to surface following Barack Obama's victory, and vice-…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Only question is will white voters really vote ObamaDESPITE ALL of the polls, and they number in their hundreds, the great unknown of the 2008 presidential race remains the issue…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Where Joe the Plumber is an inspirationAMERICA: IN THE late 1700s, George Washington, struggling to pay for the costs of the American Revolution, sought to impose …Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Obama dominates networks in TV battleDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama commanded unprecedented dominance of American television in a 30-minute multi-…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Black and first-time young voters hold the key in next week's electionPOLLWATCH: IN THE 1948 presidential election, Gallup stopped polling a week out from the election and completely missed the …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Two white skinheads charged with plotting to kill ObamaTWO WHITE skinheads have been charged in Tennessee with conspiring to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Presidential tracking poll gives Obama valuable leadPOLLWATCH: RESULTS IN individual opinion polls can often mean little, but trends are everythingThu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Democrats finding it hard to win Catholic voters' supportPOLLWATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S support from America's influential Catholic community, which has been one of the weaknesses of his…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
POLL WATCHDEMOCRAT BARACK Obama's lead over his Republican rival, John McCain, has dropped by one percentage point to three points, according…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Republicans hoping Mickey Mouse will not vote early and oftenThe group Acorn, which has been accused of voter registration fraud, has questions to answerSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Obama's lead over McCain shrinksPOLL WATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S lead over Republican John McCain has dropped by two percentage points to a lead of six since Thursday…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Joe the plumber's story springs a leakSAMUEL JOSEPH Wurzelbacher, an unknown Ohio plumber five days ago until he questioned Barack Obama's tax policies on camera, …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Other public body bosses expected to take salary cutSEMI-STATES: SEMI-STATE CHIEF executives and local authority managers are expected to follow the Cabinet's lead and accept a…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Budget to raise hospital charges and cut tax reliefHOSPITAL CHARGES are to rise sharply and tax reliefs on pensions and medical bills are to be cut today in the toughest budget…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey defends spend recordGOVERNMENT RECORD: THE GOVERNMENT'S spending record over the last five years was strongly defended yesterday by the Minister…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Unions oppose Labour reform plansTRADE UNIONS have opposed proposals backed by Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore to end the unions' funding of the party and their…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school bombed in PakistanFive local staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school in Pakistan bombed and local staff takenFIVE LOCAL staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Next 20 years will see rapid changes - SargentFORMER GREEN Party leader and Minister of State for Food Trevor Sargent has said people will face more change over the next two…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into defeat of Lisbon Treaty to report in two monthsAN OIREACHTAS inquiry into the challenges facing Ireland following the defeat of the Lisbon Treaty referendum is to report within…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Cowen tells Dáil bank guarantee details will be delayedThe Government's legislation to underwrite €400 billion worth of Irish banks' deposits and inter-bank loans has been significantly…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen berates FF duo who missed vital votesTHE CONDUCT of two Fianna Fáil TDs absent for crucial Dáil votes last week was sharply criticised last night by Taoiseach Brian…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
PD Oireachtas four to propose wind-upTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats' four Oireachtas members will formally propose that the party should wind up at next month's special…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen backs EU actions for stabilityIRISH MOVE DEFENDED: IRELAND WOULD back European Union moves to restore stability to the banking system, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Watching from the wingsPOWER POLITICS: The Minister for Finance and Taoiseach may be in the international financial spotlight, but behind the public…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Call to abolish Labour presidencyTHE ROLE of president of the Labour Party, currently filled by former minister Michael D Higgins, should be abolished, according…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Minister for Finance has no plans to cap salaries of banking executivesDEAL DETAIL: BANKERS WILL not be able to secure large pay deals to reward them for excessive risk-taking, but the Government…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
