Gormley to discuss lower voting ageMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is due to meet the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) next month to discuss its…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Gormley to discuss lower voting ageMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is due to meet the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) next month to discuss its…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach and British PM to meet in London tomorrowDOWNING STREET TALKS: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will meet British prime minister Gordon Brown in Downing Street tomorrow, Minister…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
FG to select runner for Donegal seatFine Gael has confirmed it will hold a convention on February 15th to select a candidate for Donegal South West, although a date…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach and British PM to meet in London tomorrowDOWNING STREET TALKS: TAOISEACH Brian Cowen will meet British prime minister Gordon Brown in Downing Street tomorrow, Minister…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
FG to select runner for Donegal seatFine Gael has confirmed it will hold a convention on February 15th to select a candidate for Donegal South West, although a date…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
FG warning of 'bloody year'FINE GAEL’S justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan has warned that 2010 will be a “bloody year” unless gangland crime is addressed…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Amended Act facilitated temporary breakBACKGROUND: PETER ROBINSON used a mechanism under the amended Northern Ireland Act 1998 to step aside temporarily from his position…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Governments meet over NI deadlockMinister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin, who met Northern Secretary Shaun Woodward in Dublin tonight, has said the devolution…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Amended Act facilitated temporary breakBACKGROUND: PETER ROBINSON used a mechanism under the amended Northern Ireland Act 1998 to step aside temporarily from his position…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
FG warning of 'bloody year'FINE GAEL’S justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan has warned that 2010 will be a “bloody year” unless gangland crime is addressed…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Gormley signals Cabinet support for bank inquiryFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has accused senior Fianna Fáil figures of being “afraid” to hold an inquiry into the banking crisis…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Dempsey defends absence during extended cold spellMINISTER'S REACTION: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has defended his absence from the country while on holiday during the…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Gormley signals Cabinet support for bank inquiryFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has accused senior Fianna Fáil figures of being “afraid” to hold an inquiry into the banking crisis…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Dempsey defends absence during extended cold spellMINISTER'S REACTION: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has defended his absence from the country while on holiday during the…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Ictu outlines programme of industrial actionTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has outlined a programme of industrial action as part of its campaign against reductions…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Opposition playing politics with freeze, says GormleyMINISTER'S RESPONSE: MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has accused Opposition parties of making “a political issue” …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Opposition playing politics with freeze, says GormleyMINISTER'S RESPONSE: MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has accused Opposition parties of making “a political issue” …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Absence of Ministers a disgrace - Fine GaelREACTION: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey and Minister for the Environment John Gormley are bearing the brunt of Opposition…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Ictu outlines programme of industrial actionTHE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has outlined a programme of industrial action as part of its campaign against reductions…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Absence of Ministers a disgrace - Fine GaelREACTION: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey and Minister for the Environment John Gormley are bearing the brunt of Opposition…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Ahern's inclusion in artists' tax-break scheme 'galling'THE GRANTING of tax-free status to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern for earnings from his autobiography under the artists’ exemption…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Ahern's inclusion in artists' tax-break scheme 'galling'THE GRANTING of tax-free status to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern for earnings from his autobiography under the artists’ exemption…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Minister defends move to reduce top-level cutsPUBLIC SECTOR PAY: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has defended the decision to reduce the basic pay of some senior civil…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Minister defends move to reduce top-level cutsPUBLIC SECTOR PAY: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has defended the decision to reduce the basic pay of some senior civil…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Bill allows vetting to identify those unsuitable to work with childrenA STATUTORY basis for vetting people to identify those unsuitable for working with children will be provided for in draft legislation…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Bill allows vetting to identify those unsuitable to work with childrenA STATUTORY basis for vetting people to identify those unsuitable for working with children will be provided for in draft legislation…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Tánaiste notes variations in meeting 15-day invoice pledgeTÁNAISTE AND Minister for Enterprise Mary Coughlan said the Government’s pledge to pay suppliers within 15 days of invoicing …Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Complaints to BAI over TV3 cancer disclosureTHE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland (BAI) has received 70 e-mails complaining about the TV3 news broadcast on St Stephen’s …Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Lone parents urge removal of barriers to workplaceTHE ORGANISATION representing 80 lone parents groups, Open, has called on the Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin…Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Place for O'Malley in FF, says ministerFIANNA FÁIL should be trying to welcome the former Progressive Democrats TD and now Independent Senator Fiona O’Malley into the…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Hanafin to develop policy that addresses mental illnessMINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has said she will develop policy to take account of increasing numbers of…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Lone-parent allowance may be cut, says HanafinMINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has signalled the possibility of an additional social welfare cut by saying…Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Lack of women on State boards a concern, says AhernMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has expressed concern that the number of women on State boards has not risen enough to reach…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
FG claims 12% rise in trolley patientsFINE GAEL’S health spokesman Dr James Reilly has claimed the average daily number of patients on trolleys in hospitals has increased…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Payment pledge not being metLESS THAN half of payments by the Departments of Justice and the Taoiseach to suppliers were made within 15 days of invoicing…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Lack of legislation puts judiciary in 'unenviable' position, says FGREACTION: FINE GAEL’S Alan Shatter accused the Government of leaving the judiciary in an “unenviable position” by not having…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Green Party's Ó Brolcháin wins Seanad byelectionTHE GREEN Party’s former mayor of Galway Niall Ó Brolcháin has won the Seanad byelection caused by the election of Labour’s Alan…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Public service tax credits dismissed by LenihanMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has dismissed an idea from Green Party chairman Senator Dan Boyle to offer tax credits to …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Ministers' 10% pay cut will be permanentMINISTERS OF State will take a permanent 10 per cent reduction in pay, the Department of Finance has confirmed.Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Dáil passes social welfare cuts after heated debate turns uglyTHE CONTROVERSIAL Social Welfare Bill, which legislates for cuts of €760 million next year, passed all stages in the Dáil last…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Mooney nominated for Seanad vacancyFORMER FIANNA Fáil senator Pascal Mooney and a son of former minister Michael Smith are among the candidates in the Seanad byelection…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Expletive a 'genuine emotive response' to questioning of sincerity, TD insistsGREEN PARTY TD Paul Gogarty has said his use of an expletive in the Dáil chamber yesterday was a “genuine emotive response” to…Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Bertie Christmas: prepaid greetingsPEOPLE LIVING in the Dublin Central constituency have complained about multiple cards in prepaid Oireachtas envelopes from former…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan defends Cowen during Budget radio addressPUBLIC REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan defended the Taoiseach robustly during a post-Budget broadcast on RTÉ Radio…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
De Burca denies offer of EU jobGREEN SENATOR Deirdre de Burca has said it would be “inappropriate” for her to comment on speculation she is being considered…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Doubts over fiscal policy addressed - LenihanPRESS CONFERENCE: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has said there could be “no international question marks” over Ireland’…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Tax on second homes raises €51m for local authoritiesTHE €200 tax on second homes introduced in the April budget has raised more than €51 million, according to figures seen by The…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Most Independent TDs expected to support budgetINDEPENDENT TD Maureen O’Sullivan has indicated she could be prepared to support theBudget.Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
TDs and Senators seek able fitness instructorA FITNESS instructor for the Oireachtas gym is being sought in a notice published on the Government’s public procurement website…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
