McDowell reignites Garda numbers rowThe Minister for Justice Michael McDowell last night reignited the row over Garda numbers by issuing a letter to TDs in which…Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Green Party calls for eduction budget to be increased by €1bnThe education budget should be increased by €1 billion, while poorer children should be given an extra year's infant education…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Performance plan by FG-LabourMinisters in a Fine Gael-Labour-led government would be given a yearly target list under a performance plan proposed by Fine …Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
FG/Labour plan focuses on the 'wasted billions'Fine Gael and Labour ministers would be faced with stiff spending targets or else face sanctions, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Adams hopes lily will attract womenSinn Féin's Easter lily campaign, one of the party's traditional fundraisers, is to be used to attract more women into the party…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Parties reject anti-sectarian pledge proposalFine Gael and Labour have both reacted coolly to a proposal from Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern for all political …Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Ulster Unionists decline invite to 1916 eventTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's plans for Northern Ireland Assembly members to attend 1916 Easter Rising and Battle of the Somme commemorations…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
UUP may attend Somme ceremonyThe Ulster Unionist Party may opt to accept invitations to attend the Government's commemoration in July to mark the 90th anniversary…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
FF to review Ahern constituencyFianna Fáil may drop one of the three candidates chosen to run for the party in Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's Dublin Central constituency…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Use of Irish to present Bill is defendedEuropean Union states will be able to tap people's telephones and monitor their e-mails and texts without seeking the permission…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Publicans among occupations barred from Garda reserveBookmakers, taxi-drivers, dancehall owners, publicans, solicitors, auctioneers and active members of political parties are to…Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Local authorities need more money, report saysLocal authorities will need up to €1Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Dail committee criticises delivery of broadbandThe Government's delivery of high-speed broadband internet over the last two years has been criticised as a failure by an Oireachtas…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Salmon driftnet fishing set to be bannedThe National Salmon Commission (NSC), a Government-appointed body, has voted by the narrowest of margins to recommend the end…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Tyrellstown residents face court for not paying estate upkeep feesTwo residents of a privately owned west Dublin housing estate are due to be taken to court on Friday, following their refusal…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
A broken man at end of a political dynastyHis father served the State as taoiseach, his grandfather was one of those who helped to found it, having escaped a death sentence…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Monitoring staff denied access to fish plantsFish-processing factories are refusing to allow staff hired by the Department of the Marine to enter their premises to inspect…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
SF call to repeal anti-IRA Act is opposedSinn Fein's demand that the Offences against the State Act must be repealed before it will enter a coalition government has been…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Green councillor's home attackedExtra Garda patrols have been organised around the home of Green Party deputy leader Cllr Mary White following a number of attacks…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Policing policy to be decided at special conferencePolicing debate: Sinn Féin will not be "badgered into" supporting the Northern Ireland Policing Board or the Police Service …Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Delegates against service chargesBin charges: Sinn Féin delegates backed demands to force party councillors to vote against service charges in all cases, despite…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Incinerator firm seeks to expand capacity by 33%Indaver has lodged a planning application to increase the amount of rubbish it can burn at its Co Meath incinerator by a third…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
SF unlikely to alter policing stance during ardfheisSinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is expected to be barred by the Bush administration from fund-raising during next month's St Patrick…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
No compromise on Fisheries BillA system of administrative penalties against fishermen who are found guilty of breaching European Union fishery protection laws…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
FF TDs back fish Bill after meetingFianna Fáil TDs yesterday supported Minister for the Marine Noel Dempsey's refusal to introduce parking fine-like penalties for…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Ahern to reshuffle junior ministers todayTaoiseach Bertie Ahern will today announce a minor reshuffle of junior ministers, including the transfer of Minister of State…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
SDLP urges common corporate tax regimeMajor efforts to boost cross-Border co-operation, including the creation of common corporation taxes and combined infrastructural…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Labour criticises President's Jeddah speechPresident Mary McAleese should not have addressed a major Saudi Arabian conference on cultural diversity where women sat out …Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Taoiseach fears British will not back down on Finucane inquiryTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he fears the British government will not back down on its refusal to hold a full public inquiry…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Clothes restrictions on President's partyThe Irish Embassy in Saudi Arabia will supply traditional garb to women travelling with President Mary McAleese on her visit …Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
O Cuiv reprimanded by TaoiseachTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has sharply reprimanded Minister for the Gaeltacht Eamon Ó Cuív for orchestrating last month's revolt …Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Hain calls for cross-Border renewable energy suppliesCross-Border renewable energy supplies must be developed urgently to protect future electricity services, Northern Ireland Secretary…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Roaming fees on island may goRoaming charges faced by Republic and Northern Ireland mobile telephone users when they cross the Border could disappear shortly…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
NRA's M50 toll plan should be opposed - KittThe National Roads Authority's desire for multiple tolls on Dublin's M50 ring road should be strongly opposed, Government chief…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
EU plan for maintenance ordersIrish courts would be given significantly increased powers to issue maintenance orders covering the entire European Union under…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
Mansergh among three selected to contest poll for FFSenator Martin Mansergh was chosen last night as one of three candidates to run for Fianna Fáil in Tipperary South in the general…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
FF TDs reject criminal penalties for fishermenThe Government's claim that the Attorney General is blocking efforts to impose fines, rather than criminal penalties, on sea …Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
FF to select three to fight Tipperary SouthFianna Fáil is likely to select three candidates, including Senator Martin Mansergh, tonight to contest the Tipperary South constituency…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Council says Callely house is in breach of planning rulesFormer minister of state Ivor Callely's conversion of a 120 square metre (1,300 sq ft) garage into a house in west Cork breaches…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
We must keep focus, says AhernThe latest opinion poll showing a rise in the Government's support offers encouragement, the Taoiseach said.Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Bertie in the driving seat on tour of DelhiBertie Ahern, like most others, enjoyed playing with trains when he was a boy. Yesterday he got the chance to drive oneFri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Poll on gay marriage would fail - AhernA referendum to change the Constitution to allow for marriage or adoptions by gay couples would not be passed by voters, the …Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Capital connection 'uplifting'Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's engagement to formally inaugurate a road in New Delhi named after Eamon de Valera had to be dropped …Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Reform of UN security council overdue - AhernPermanent members on the UN Security Council must be increased to take account of the shifting power balance in the world, Taoiseach…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Indian trade ties vital, says TaoiseachIndia trade mission: Ireland's future prosperity depends on breaking into major markets such as India, which will be increasingly…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Consul predicts tenfold increase in Irish exportsIrish exports to India should be able to grow tenfold to $1 billion a year within five years and the Republic should become India…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
New body to be set up to attract foreign students to IrelandA new body to attract thousands of foreign students to Irish colleges and universities is to be set up before Easter, the Minister…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Department tried to assist incinerator companyThe Department of the Environment spent 18 months trying to find ways to accommodate incinerator company Indaver's objection …Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Corporation tax should rise to 17% - Sinn FeinCorporation taxes are not "punitive" and should rise to 17 per cent as part of a wider programme of tax reform, according to …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Ahern's 'replace' remarks anger aid staffThe Minister for Foreign Affairs has become embroiled in a bitter row with key development aid experts following his warning …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
