Long-term jobless total at record low of 1.2%The numbers of long-term unemployed - those out of work for more than a year - have fallen to historic lows, according to new…Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Quality unit will monitor Garda proceduresA new initiative to improve the quality of the Garda Síochána, particularly in relation to the preparation of prosecution files…Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Report for McDowell on privacy law to be delayedA report to Minister for Justice Michael McDowell on privacy has been delayed by several months.Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Indaver sought to alter waste boundaryIndaver Ireland strongly lobbied the Government in 2004 to change the planning laws to allow the company to burn waste at its…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
FG leader predicts 'chaos' after decentralisationThe Government's plans to move 10,000 civil and public servants to offices throughout the State cannot be stopped, Fine Gael …Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
€100m to be sought from banks for 'social' loan fundThe State's major banks are to face Government pressure early in the new year to put up €100 million worth of loans annually …Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Tax rate cut costs €400m annuallyThe Government's decision to cut corporation tax rates from 16 per cent to 12Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Sky likely to fight Government over Ryder Cup rightsThe Rupert Murdoch-controlled Sky Television is expected to object strongly to any move by the Government to order free-to-air…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
State cannot rely on US guarantees, according to UNThe UN has made clear that the State cannot rely on US guarantees that prisoners are not being flown through Shannon and tortured…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Government says US has given clear pledges on flight claimsThe United States has given "explicit, unambiguous and unqualified" guarantees that it is not shipping prisoners through Shannon…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Call for State to inspect US flights into ShannonThe State must inspect any US flights landing at Shannon suspected to be carrying prisoners in order to ensure these passengers…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
SF, IRA in witch-hunt, claims OrdeFormer Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson's unveiling as a British spy has led to "a huge witch-hunt" within Sinn Féin and the…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
McCreevy lauds fiscal record of ThatcherThe EU must learn lessons from former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's reforms of the UK economy during the 1970s and…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
McDowell says Connolly would have misused bodyThe Centre for Public Inquiry would have been used by its chief executive, Frank Connolly, to undermine the State, despite the…Wed Dec 14 2005 - 00:00
UCC debt doubles to €50m in last three yearsUniversity College Cork's deficit has more than doubled in the last three years to nearly €50 million, the Dáil's spending watchdog…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Fugitives pardons plan 'constitutional'The Government's plans to have President Mary McAleese pardon paramilitary on-the-runs is constitutional, former taoiseach Dr…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
On-the-runs pardons plan to go aheadThe Government is "satisfied" that its controversial plan to grant presidential pardons to paramilitary fugitives from justice…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
State cannot stop Cyprus move by Irish FerriesThe Government has conceded that it cannot stop Irish Ferries from removing its vessels from the Irish maritime register and …Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala gets more planning staffAn Bord Pleanála is to get 24 more planners and other staff to cope with rapidly increasing planning appeals, which are expected…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Attempt to clear Dail of press accepted as wrongCeann Comhairle of the Dáil Rory O'Hanlon has acknowledged that an attempt made to remove journalists from the Oireachtas press…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Ictu warns of electricity shortagesThe State is heading for electricity blackouts within a few years unless the ESB is allowed to build more power stations, the…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
English language influence grows in enlarged EUThe influence of the English language in the European Union continues to grow following the entry in 2004 of 10 countries from…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Ministers concerned Budget expectations are getting too highMinister for Finance Brian Cowen is to hold further one-to-one meetings with Cabinet colleagues as preparations continue for …Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Prudent handling of economy promisedThe launch: The Government's handling of the economy will remain "prudent" and designed to improve public services step-by-step…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
SF would raise taxes if necessary, says AdamsSinn Féin would raise taxes if extra revenue was needed to deliver fair social welfare and a better health service for all, the…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Finance spokesman says party sees no reason for increasing taxesTaxation: Fine Gael will not increase personal, corporation or capital taxes if it wins the next general election, the party…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
FG call for electronic tagging of criminalsCrime: Young criminals should be ordered by the State to stay at home after dark and be tagged electronically if necessary, …Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
FG plan for Irish as an option likely to be opposedFine Gael TDs are to come under pressure from Conradh na Gaeilge to oppose party leader Enda Kenny's proposal to end compulsory…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
De Valera's decision to stay on as Minister irritates colleaguesThe decision of Minister of State for Education Síle de Valera to stay on as a junior minister despite her declaration that she…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Boy killed in road accidentA 14-year-old boy died in Co Kerry while walking to school yesterday morning in an accident with an articulated lorry.Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Forcing Irish on students 'not working'FG conference: Students should have the choice to stop learning Irish after the Junior Cert as compulsory teaching is harming…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Sile de Valera not to run in next electionFianna Fáil Minister of State for Education Síle de Valera has announced that she will not run again for the Dáil, though she…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Empey rejects Dail rights for NI MPsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's plan to let Northern MPs speak in the Dáil would, if successful, mean the Republic still lays claim …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Six IRA fugitives set to receive pardonsPresident Mary McAleese will pardon a small number of IRA fugitives under proposals published by the Government to deal with …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Pardons for fugitives cannot be revokedThe Government will not be able to revoke the freedoms of paramilitary fugitives granted pardons under "on-the-run legislation…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
No EU vote before election - AhernThe European constitution, which has already been rejected by French and Dutch voters, will not be put to a referendum in the…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Inquiry timeframe too short, says Labour TDThe investigation commission into child sex abuse allegations in the Dublin archdiocese will not have enough time to complete…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Church handling of abuse cases to be examinedThe Government has established an 18-month investigation into the Dublin archdiocese's handling of child abuse allegations.Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Terms of ReferenceThe commission of investigation into allegations of child abuse in the Dublin Catholic archdiocese will not inquire into every…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Cabinet to give go ahead for sex abuse inquiryThe Cabinet will today clear the way for a State inquiry into child sex abuse allegations against priests in the Dublin Catholic…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Ludlow report criticises Garda investigationAn Oireachtas sub-committee will begin a public inquiry in January into the 1976 murder of Co Louth man Seamus Ludlow.Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Former Garda chief threatens actionFormer Garda commissioner Laurence Wren has threatened to "take corrective action to clear my name" in relation to one of the…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Former Garda chief criticised murder investigationFormer Garda commissioner Pat Byrne accepted just months before he retired that the murder of Seamus Ludlow had not been properly…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Garda stopped from quizzing suspectsGarda detectives were stopped from interrogating suspected loyalist killers of a Co Louth man murdered on the Border in 1976, …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Transport agency to have dominant roleThe new transport super-agency will draw executive powers away from local authorities, CIÉ and bodies such as the Railway Procurement…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Dail watchdog urges better budget review powersThe Oireachtas should have greater powers to inspect the Minister for Finance's budget preparations, the Dáil's Public Accounts…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Pre-1953 pension contributors cost €135m a yearPensions being received by people who paid social contributions before 1953 are now costing €135 million a year - although the…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Sinn Fein targets 14 seats for next electionSinn Féin is confident of winning 14 seats in the next general election and may want to take part in a coalition, the party's…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
FG warns of court challenge to Oireachtas printing reformsFine Gael is threatening to take the Leinster House authorities to court in an attempt to block a move to reform Oireachtas-provided…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
FG criticises Ahern 'deal' for MPsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's proposal to offer Northern MPs the right to speak in the Dáil twice yearly would dilute the rights of…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
