New text for child vote to be examinedTHE CABINET would very shortly consider a memorandum on the wording for a children’s referendum, Minister of State Barry Andrews…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Labour 'needs to face reality' on income tax, says LenihanMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan challenged Labour’s income tax policyThu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
People 'gloomy and down', says FG finance spokesmanPEOPLE WERE “gloomy and down”, Fine Gael finance spokesman Michael Noonan told the Dáil.Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Opposition will not be 'browbeaten' on cutsFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has warned the Government that it would not “browbeat” Opposition parties into accepting all the …Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael leader calls for realismFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny called for realism in approaching the State’s economic difficulties.Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
'No restrictions' in Defence ForcesWOMEN ACCOUNTED for 5.79 per cent of the Defence Forces, the Dáil was told.Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Call for electronic tagging of reoffending burglarsTHE ELECTRONIC tagging of reoffending burglars on bail was demanded by Fianna Fáil backbencher Frank FaheyFri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Elderly farmers who are living alone 'live in fear of their lives'MANY DECENT and law-abiding elderly people living alone faced the nightly terror of the fear of aggravated assault, Labour justice…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Noonan says Anglo inquiry too slowFINE GAEL finance spokesman Michael Noonan criticised the pace of the fraud investigation at Anglo Irish BankThu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach reveals he has six advisers, but cannot be drawn on overall costTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen revealed that he had six special advisers.Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects claim office of Mayor will cost €8mMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley rejected a claim that the office of the directly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin would…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Kenny calls for external verification of figuresFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has demanded independent verification of the Government’s figures on the economy.Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet and cupboard focus of Rabbitte's ireDÁIL SKETCH: THE MOOTED cross-party economic love-in formed the backdrop to yesterday’s Dáil proceedings.Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Rabbitte dismissive of all-party initiativeFORMER LABOUR leader Pat Rabbitte has appeared to rule out any prospect of his party supporting the Government’s four-year budgetary…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Sharp clashes over rebranding of ESBTHERE WERE sharp exchanges when Taoiseach Brian Cowen said the cost of rebranding the ESB and Bord Gáis was not a matter for …Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
O'Keeffe urged to use 'imagination' over graduate joblessAN ESTIMATED 100,000 graduates were unemployed in the Republic, Fine Gael’s Deirdre Clune told the Dáil.Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Child rights poll may not be heldTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has declined to say if the Government would hold the proposed referendum on children’s rights.Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
'No decision' on child referendumTaoiseach Brian Cowen today declined to say if the Government would hold the proposed referendum on children’s rights.Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
'New poor' suffering fuel povertyIRELAND’S “new poor” were suffering from fuel poverty, Labour energy spokeswoman Liz McManus told the Dáil.Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Labour plans block consensusTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen suggested that Labour Party policies could make it difficult to achieve an all-party consensus on the economy…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Kenny questions value of new Government websiteFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny queried the value of a new Government website.Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Safety forced cut in services at Cavan hospital, says HSECURTAILMENT OF services at Cavan General Hospital were necessary for safety reasons, the Health Service Executive (HSE) insisted…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Anglo inquiry a 'most complex' taskMORE THAN 100,000 documents were being analysed as part of the investigation into Anglo Irish Bank, Minister for Justice Dermot…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Coalition accepts support for targetTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan said the Government accepted that Fine Gael and Labour supported the Government’s financial deficit target…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
O'Rourke repeats her call for referendum on children's rightsFIANNA FÁIL backbencher Mary O’Rourke repeated her call for an early referendum on children’s rights.Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Legal provision for 'summary' deportations a myth - MinisterMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern said he wanted to dispel the myth that immigration legislation provided for the “summary deportation…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Medical card holders paying for e-voting plan - GilmoreTHE MONEY lost on the electronic voting project was the same amount as would be raised from the prescription charge over two …Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Tolls not causing many diversions, says MinisterTHE LEVEL of vehicle diversion from motorways resulting from tolls was low, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey told the Dáil…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Census posts will be open to all, says FFTHERE WOULD an “open and fair competition” for the enumerator posts for next year’s national census, Minister of State at the…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
No love lost as gloves come off and Gilmore takes Cowen to taskDAIL SKETCH: IT WAS a case of up close and personal in the Dáil yesterday when the Taoiseach was confronted by the man some …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Cowen refuses to be drawn on scale of budget cutsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen refused to be drawn on the scale of the cuts in December’s budget.Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Little appetite for move against KennyENDA KENNY'S leadership of Fine Gael is unlikely to be challenged in the short-term in the aftermath of poor opinion poll results…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Burton says Fianna Fáil will long be remembered for its 'Black Thursday'LABOUR’S JOAN Burton described yesterday as “Black Thursday” and said that Brian Lenihan and Fianna Fáil would be remembered …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Senior debt must be repaid, says LenihanSENIOR DEBT would have to be repaid, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan told the Dáil in the debate on the banking bailout.Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Kenny demands apology from Cowen to people over economyTHE FINE Gael leader demanded that the Taoiseach apologise to the Irish people for the state of the economy.Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Tánaiste begins trip with Chicago media meetingTHE TÁNAISTE’S US trip began yesterday when she met members of the Irish-American media in ChicagoWed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Harney urged to investigate issue of five out-of-date scanners in northeastOPPOSITION POLITICIANS have called on Minister for Health Mary Harney to investigate the use of out-of-date scanners at hospitals…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore pays tribute on death of staunch trade union activistROSS CONNOLLY gave “a lifetime of service to the labour and trade union movements”, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said yesterday…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
'Powerful forces' trying to stop Slane bypass - TDFIANNA FÁIL TD Thomas Byrne has claimed that “powerful forces” from outside Co Meath were attempting to stop the Slane bypass…Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Heart disease in women to be highlighted by range of eventsHEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Power defends Government's aid contributionMINISTER FOR Overseas Development Peter Power has warned against comparing aid given by the Government to Pakistan with the contribution…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Fitzgerald and Flaherty family topped poll for this FG coupleTHE NEWSMAKERS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ALEXIS FITZGERALD and Mary Flaherty were, for a time in the early 1980s, something of a …Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
The newsmakers: Where are they nowMOOSAJEE BHAMJEE: DOCTOR AND LABOUR TD DR MOOSAJEE Bhamjee ran for Labour in Clare in the 1992 general election to garner “…Mon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
AG leads funeral tributes to BradyFORMER ATTORNEY general Rory Brady had never sought the limelight despite his achievements, his successor in the office, Paul…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Funeral of Rory Brady takes placeTaoiseach Brian Cowen led the mourners today at the funeral in Dublin of former attorney general Rory Brady.Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Report calls for forest carbon offsetsA REPORT from two Oireachtas committees has called on the EU Commission to set out the conditions for a national programme for…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Call for greater emphasis on forestryThe EU has been urged by two Oireachtas committees to put a greater emphasis on forestry in dealing with climate change.Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Report urges greater EU scrutiny of budget deficitsAN OIREACHTAS committee has said that greater EU scrutiny of the Republic’s scale of borrowing and the size of its budget deficits…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
'Rich, long life' as campaigner and father recalled at Loftus funeralNOTHING SEÁN Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus did in his life was motivated by personal gain, his daughter, Muireann, said yesterday…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Seán Loftus described as man who touched the lives of manySEÁN LOFTUS had touched many lives in his local Clontarf community and in greater Dublin, Fr Cormac McIlraith said yesterday …Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
