Áras hopefuls cool on call for 'no poster' campaignPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES have given a mixed reaction to a call by retired sports commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh for a poster…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore stance on debt forgiveness gets backbench backingLABOUR BACKBENCHERS have backed their leader’s rejection of proposals for a blanket forgiveness of the mortgage debts of thousands…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Hanafin will not contest byelectionFORMER FIANNA Fáil deputy leader Mary Hanafin has ruled out standing for the party in the Dublin West byelection.Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Labour denies its Ministers at odds on forgiving debtLABOUR HAS denied its Ministers are at odds with each other over the Government’s approach to forgiving the mortgage debts of…Thu Aug 25 2011 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil pragmatism dashes Crowley's Áras ambitionsANALYSIS: THE WITHDRAWAL of the only person to have formally declared an interest in standing as a Fianna Fáil candidate for…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
FF leader under fresh pressure as Crowley gives up on Áras bidFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin is under renewed pressure following the announcement yesterday by MEP Brian Crowley that he…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Launch of O'Clery book on Soviet coupTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has called on Muammar Gadafy to recognise that “the game is up” and stop clinging to power in Libya until…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Funeral of journalist Ella ShanahanHUNDREDS OF friends and former colleagues attended the funeral yesterday of Ella Shanahan, former London editor of The Irish …Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Ballagh may join Áras race with SF supportARTIST ROBERT Ballagh is considering whether to throw his hat into the ring for the presidency with the support of Sinn Féin …Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
State will not 'wait forever' on Cloyne responseVATICAN: MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has said the Government wants the Vatican to respond to the report on clerical…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Reilly promises inquiry into alleged sexual assaults by former surgeonA PUBLIC inquiry will be held into any alleged sexual assault of patients by former Drogheda surgeon Michael Shine, Minister …Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Lack of ambassador should not hamper Vatican responseDIPLOMACY: THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs says the Government’s demand for a response from the Vatican to the Cloyne report…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Departing politicians being paid €11m - reportPAYOUTS TOTALLING about €11 million are being made to departing TDs, Senators and their staff following the general election …Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Archbishop warns over obstruction of inquiries into abuseARCHBISHOP OF Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has warned that further investigations of clerical child sex abuse in dioceses will not…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Junior doctor shortage worsensThe shortage of junior hospital doctors has worsened, according to new figures presented to the Joint Committee on Health by …Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Minister promises Shine inquiryA public inquiry will be held into the sexual assault of patients by former Drogheda surgeon Michael Shine, Minister for Health…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Relations between State and Vatican at historic lowRELATIONS BETWEEN Ireland and the Vatican have reached a historic low following the Taoiseach’s unprecedented attack on the Holy…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Ombudsman warns Government over applying whipOMBUDSMAN EMILY O’Reilly has warned the Government against applying the whip at a new Oireachtas committee set up to deal with…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Vatican relationship at new lowRelations between Ireland and the Vatican have reached a historic low following the Taoiseach’s unprecedented attack on the Holy…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
FF urges support for move to protect low-paid workersTHE GOVERNMENT has accepted the principle of a Fianna Fáil Bill to provide legal protection for low-paid workers but will not…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
FF seeks support on JLC payFianna Fáil has called on Labour backbenchers to support its efforts to introduce emergency legislation protecting the pay of…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore demands explanation for Vatican interventionTHE GOVERNMENT has demanded that the Vatican explain why it facilitated priests to disregard child protection rules, as revealed…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Aspirant priest said bishop hugged and kissed himBISHOP JOHN MAGEE: AN INCIDENT in which Bishop John Magee gave a 17-year-old aspirant priest a prolonged embrace is one of the…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
'I remember . . . the feeling of revulsion that swept over me'TESTIMONY OF VICTIMS: THE FAILURE of diocesan authorities to deal properly with complaints compounded the wrong perpetrated …Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Magee took 'little interest' in managing allegations of abuseSUMMARY: The Cloyne report is not convinced that State laws and guidelines on the protection of children are sufficiently strong…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
'Inadequate. Inappropriate. Ineffective. Entirely unhelpful.'THE CLOYNE REPORT ON THE BISHOP AND THE VATICAN: TOUGH NEW laws to force the disclosure of information on child sexual abuse…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Plan to make College Green one of world's great squaresTHE GOVERNMENT wants to redevelop Dublin’s College Green to put it on a par with the great squares of Venice, London and New …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
College Green to become 'great square'The Government wants to redevelop Dublin’s College Green to put it on a par with the great squares of Venice, London and New …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
AG seeks method to protect low-paidTEMPORARY MEASURES to protect vulnerable workers following the High Court’s judgment on wage-setting mechanisms are expected …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
A Dublin Smithsonian and our own St Mark's SquareState plans to put the flagship Bank of Ireland building to cultural use have been expanded and now include a pedestrianised …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Call for consultants to agree to seven-day working rosterHOSPITAL CONSULTANTS will have to agree to seven-day working under changes to be made as part of the Croke Park agreement, HSE…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Denis Naughten profile: Topped poll in February electionDENIS NAUGHTEN was just 24 when he was first elected to the Dáil in Longford-Roscommon in 1997Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
HSE says hospitals will cope despite doctor shortageTHE HSE has said it doesn’t anticipate any impact on services for patients attending hospitals from next week as a result of …Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Other protests likely as two more hospitals to close unitsCUTBACKS: THE GOVERNMENT is facing the threat of further hospital protests similar to those in Roscommon after it emerged that…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
HSE chief warns of doctor shortageHospitals across the State are facing staff shortages from next week because of a shortage of over 150 junior doctors available…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Majority stance for Mahon reportTHE PLANNING tribunal has indicated that key findings it will make in its forthcoming report could be based on a majority decision…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Mahon lawyers paid €4.5m since 2008LAWYERS AT the planning tribunal have been paid almost €4Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Government rejects judiciary's call for independent pay reviewTHE GOVERNMENT is to press ahead with plans for a referendum to cut judges’ pay to take place on the same day as the presidential…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Healy-Rae remains silent over his removal from boardINDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae has declined to comment on his removal from the board of the Citizens Information Board by Minister…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Judges' pay review call rejectedThe Government is to press ahead with plans for a referendum to cut judges’ pay to take place on the same day as the presidential…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
FG presidency race intensifies as Mitchell and Cox signed upTHE BATTLE within Fine Gael for the party’s presidential nomination has intensified, with Minister for Justice Alan Shatter declaring…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Ministers warn restaurants and hotels to pass tax cut on to consumersGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have warned restaurants and hotels to pass on the reduction in VAT that took effect yesterday to consumers…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
John Bruton backs Mitchell bidFormer taoiseach John Bruton has thrown his weight behind Gay Mitchell’s campaign for the Fine Gael nomination for the presidency…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Healy-Rae to pay for Oireachtas phone callsTHE 3,636 calls from Leinster House in support of Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae’s appearance on a reality television show …Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Two inquiries into Dáil phone bill for Healy-Rae celebrity TV contestSPENDING OF more than €2,600 on phone calls from Leinster House to help Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae win a celebrity television…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Publicans pull out of responsible drinking pactVintners’ groups say supermarkets, convenience stores and other off-licences are not held to the same high standardsTue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Code to stop big retailers bullying suppliersLEGALLY BINDING rules to prevent big retailers bullying their suppliers are to be introduced, Minister for Jobs and Enterprise…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Family of murdered republican calls for removal of Minister's assistantTHE FAMILY of a Cork republican murdered more than 35 years ago has called on the Taoiseach to seek the removal of a Minister…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Left TDs see 'autumn of discontent'UNITED LEFT Alliance TDs are predicting an “autumn of discontent”, with widespread protests against the Government’s austerity…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Dáil committee chairs electedFIVE GOVERNMENT backbenchers have been elected to chair Oireachtas committees, for which they are paid almost €10,000 on top …Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
