Effective, agile governmentThe Government and the public service has lost its former ability to respond "quickly and flexibly" to changing economic needs…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
Top public staff denied special pay increases until 2007Hundreds of senior civil servants, local authority managers, judges and other high-level officials will be denied special pay…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
US ambassador says Bush visit not about re-electionUS ambassador Mr James Kenny has rejected charges that President, George Bush's 24-hour visit to Ireland later this month is …Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Some FF TDs believe Ahern will move for EU postThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will let his name go forward for the post of European Commission president, despite his repeated attempts…Thu Jun 17 2004 - 01:00
Ministers reject FF deputies' demands for changeThe Government has rejected demands by Fianna Fáil backbenchers to soften reform proposals, including the break-up of Aer Rianta…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Divisions emerging between FF and PDs on election defeatsSharp divisions have opened up between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, following Fianna Fáil's major defeat in the…Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
EU chiefs tell Ahern of doubts over top postBelgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt will not be acceptable as the next European Commission president, several European Union…Mon Jun 14 2004 - 01:00
Royston waxed overconfident and fell like IcarusRoyston Brady's rise and fall: For years, Dublin's Lord Mayor Royston Brady imagined he could be a younger Bertie AhernMon Jun 14 2004 - 01:00
Anti-war adverts taken off airRadio advertisements urging people to attend a Dublin concert later this month condemning the Iraqi war have been taken off the…Sat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
Senior officers concerned over review proposalsProposals to reform the Garda Síochána, which will include greater centralisation and shorter station opening hours, have caused…Fri Jun 11 2004 - 01:00
FG in call for release of Garda reform planThe Government must immediately publish a major reform plan for the Garda Síochána, which has recommended greater centralisation…Fri Jun 11 2004 - 01:00
Party leaders pay tribute to a 'respected and admired woman'The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has led the tributes to Mrs Máirín Lynch, the widow of the late taoiseach Mr Jack Lynch, who died in…Thu Jun 10 2004 - 01:00
Party leaders make their final appeals to electorate for supportCampaign closing statements All the main political parties made final appeals to the electorate yesterday ahead of tomorrow'…Thu Jun 10 2004 - 01:00
Curtin expected to try to block inquiryJudge Brian Curtin is expected to begin a legal battle to halt the Oireachtas inquiry into his conduct if he fails to stop evidence…Fri Jun 04 2004 - 01:00
Adams wants an EU devoted to 'peaceful resolution of conflicts'SINN FEIN'S MANIFESTO LAUNCH: The European Parliament elections in June will determine the future of the European Union for "…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
Gregory leads Independents' joint appeal for supportTHE INDEPENDENTS: Voters should back independent candidates with long records of service in community organisations, Independent…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
McDonald's 'job description' acceptedSF ballot paper clash Sinn Féin Dublin European Parliament candidate Ms Mary Lou McDonald's decision to describe herself as …Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Technology park opens in Ferbane with funding from ESB following plant closureA midlands business and technology park, partly funded by the ESB following the closure of the Ferbane peat-fired station in …Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Ahern offers plan to free men held in ColombiaThe Government has put forward a plan to the Colombian authorities that could lead to the Colombia Three being released quickly…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Greens demand better rights and services for womenGreen Party: women candidates Rapists receive "derisory" sentences from the courts, the Green Party claimed yesterday when launching…Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Latest scandal most serious, says HarneyReaction: The latest AIB controversy is more serious than all previous scandals, including the 1980s bogus non-resident accounts…Sat May 29 2004 - 01:00
Opposition TDs fume at latest AIB scandal revelationReaction: The Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority must immediately investigate AIB's operations following the disclosure…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Curtin inquiry will see evidenceEvidence gathered from Judge Brian Curtin's home will be shown to the Oireachtas inquiry set up to investigate his conduct, the…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Emergency law to prevent copyright threat to Joyce showThe Government is bringing emergency legislation before the Seanad today to ensure that a major exhibition of James Joyce's work…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Ryan accuses Sinnott of having right-wing viewsEuropean campaign: Independent European Parliament candidate Ms Kathy Sinnott has been challenged to declare her attitudes towards…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Government rules out hearing on decentralisationThe Government yesterday rejected Opposition attempts to hold an Oireachtas hearing into the plans to transfer 10,000 civil servants…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Legislation for judge to attend hearing alteredThe Government's proposed legislation to force Circuit Court judge Mr Brian Curtin to appear before an Oireachtas inquiry had…Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Court will grant work rights to illegals if law is not altered - PDsProgressive Democrats campaign launch: The European Court of Justice will give rights to illegal immigrants to work to support…Wed May 26 2004 - 01:00
Adams says citizenship poll 'is about the rights of children'Campaign launch The citizenship referendum "is about the rights of children", the Sinn Féin leader, Mr Gerry Adams, said yesterday…Tue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Greens predict significant gains in councilsGreen Party campaign launch: The Green Party will win a significant number of seats on local authorities in the June 11th elections…Mon May 24 2004 - 01:00
Greens finding issues-driven politics no ticket to parliamentThe European Parliament elections have usually brought happy tidings for the Green Party, often in the face of pessimistic predictions…Mon May 24 2004 - 01:00
Harney says Bush summit should go aheadThe EU summit meeting with Mr Bush in Clare at the end of June should go ahead despite fears that it could provoke major demonstrations…Mon May 24 2004 - 01:00
Locals oppose plan for 300 affordable houses on land from Clonakilty collegeThe Government's target to build 300 affordable houses on land relinquished by Clonakilty Agricultural College in west Cork will…Mon May 24 2004 - 01:00
Judge Curtin inquiry free to set rulesThe Oireachtas inquiry into the conduct of Circuit Court judge Mr Brian Curtin will be able to set down its rules and procedures…Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Change will not cure abuses, says MorrissonFormer US congressman Mr Bruce Morrison said the Government's citizenship referendum will "do nothing" to stop abuses of the …Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
McDowell motivated by ambition - AdamsThe renewed onslaught by the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, against Sinn Féin is motivated by "personal ambition and narrow…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
McDowell insists his action heads off 'threat'The European Court finding in favour of a Chinese woman and her Belfast-born daughter girl has vindicated the decision to hold…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
Labour predicts that FF and PDs will be punishedFianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats will be sharply penalised by the electorate in the coming local elections, the Labour…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
McCabe killers could go free, says AhernThe IRA killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe will have to be released as part of a final peace deal, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, made…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Party pledges to control profits of landowners and developersLandowners and developers should not enjoy all of the windfall profits from local authority rezonings, while local authorities…Mon May 10 2004 - 01:00
McCabe decision in context of end to IRAThe Government will release the IRA killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe if the terrorist organisation orders "a complete and total…Mon May 10 2004 - 01:00
Flynn calls for secret ballot on expulsionFianna Fáil's National Executive, which meets tonight to decide on Mayo TD Ms Beverley Flynn's expulsion from the party, should…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Church leader calls for tolerance of ethnic groupsIntolerance and discrimination against immigrants must be outlawed at every opportunity, said the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid…Thu May 06 2004 - 01:00
SDLP tells Ahern of Assembly revival planThe Government has been presented by the SDLP leader, Mr Mark Durkan, with a plan to revive the Northern Ireland Assembly.Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
Tallymen return as polling staff training is wastedJune elections: The Government's decision to abandon the use of electronic voting in June's elections has meant that thousands…Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
Parties join in demand for Cullen to resignOpposition reaction: Electronic voting will be "very difficult" to introduce in the future following the damage done to public…Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
EU must speak with one voice, forum toldIRELAND: The European Union should be "a world actor", former Italian prime minister Mr Guiliano Amato, one of the key figures…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Ahern to warn Ministers on office useFianna Fáil Ministers are to be warned by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern not to use their offices for party political work, following…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Plan envisages direct election for half SeanadThe biggest Seanad reform plan in 60 years, which includes a proposal that half of all senators should be directly elected, has…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Government considering impeaching Judge CurtinThe Government will not accept that Judge Brian Curtin should stay on as a Circuit Court judge even if he does not hear cases…Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
