€5bn in spending cuts and tax increases could be on agendaOPPOSITION PARTIES have been told the crisis in the public finances is worse than feared and a package of spending cuts and tax…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Noonan predicts bigger adjustmentBUDGET BRIEFINGS: THE BUDGET adjustment over the next four years will have to be significantly higher than the previous projection…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
€5bn in cuts may be requiredOpposition parties have been told the crisis in the public finances is worse than feared and a package of spending cuts and tax…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Mayor role 'significant' for DublinTHE ELECTION of a Dublin mayor next year will be the most significant change in Irish local government since the 19th century…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore criticised over 'fantasy' budgetLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has come under sustained attack from Fianna Fáil for budget proposals described as “fantasy…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Cowen plays down Gormley planA Green Party initiative to try and get an all-party approach to the economy appeared to collapse yesterday when Taoiseach Brian…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Cowen plays down Green proposal for all-party budget dealA GREEN Party initiative to try and get an all-party approach to the economy appeared to collapse yesterday when Taoiseach Brian…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
MacSharry urges FF and FG to seek agreementPOLITICAL MOVES: FORMER MINISTER for finance and EU commissioner Ray MacSharry has suggested that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael …Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Gormley sets up committee on white-collar crimePUBLIC CONCERN at the failure to prosecute those responsible for the banking crisis has prompted the establishment of a Cabinet…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Opposition accepts offer of briefings on budget optionsTHE OPPOSITION parties have accepted a Government offer of briefings by a senior official on budget options but insisted they…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Majority favours change of Taoiseach before next electionA SUBSTANTIAL majority of voters would like to see Taoiseach Brian Cowen stepping down from his post before the next general …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Change of Taoiseach favouredA substantial majority of voters would like to see Taoiseach Brian Cowen stepping down from his post before the next general …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Callely not entitled to take seat, says ReganANY ATTEMPT by Ivor Callely to take his seat when the Seanad resumes today should not be tolerated, according to Fine Gael Senator…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael to move writs for three byelectionsFINE GAEL will test the Government’s voting strength when the Dáil resumes today after the summer recess by moving the writs …Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Labour consolidates position as largest party, poll showsThe Labour Party has consolidated its position as the largest party in the state, according to the latest Irish Times/ Ipsos …Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan highlights 'turnaround'Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has attempted to calm fears about the recent surge in the cost of Irish borrowing, saying …Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan highlights 'remarkable turnaround' in economyMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has attempted to calm fears about the recent surge in the cost of Irish borrowing, saying …Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Grealish's call for election adds to pressure on CoalitionGALWAY TD Noel Grealish has put the Government under renewed pressure by calling for an immediate general election.Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Threat to leader recedes with a little help from his friendsANALYSIS: Cowen’s show of unity with the man tipped as his most likely successor was designed to show he has his Ministers’ …Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
The more things change . . .HISTORY: News from a New Republic: Ireland in the 1950s By Tom Garvin Gill & Macmillan, 234pp. €24Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Cowen tells public he is sorry for his radio performanceTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has apologised for the radio performance that embarrassed his Government and generated negative international…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Budget could be more severe than expected, says LenihanA TOUGHER budget than expected in December has been signalled by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan in an effort to reassure …Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Cowen seeks to lure TDs who lost FF party whipTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has moved to shore up his Government’s position in the Dáil by holding out an olive branch to four Fianna…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Anglo recapitalisation cost will be finalised in month - CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Financial Regulator will have an important input into calculating the cost of recapitalising…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil TDs gather for annual party meetingJOBS WILL be the focus of the annual meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party beginning in Galway today, according to Government…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Kenny willing to debate with all leadersELECTION TALK: ENDA KENNY has offered to take part in a televised leaders’ debate involving all the party leaders during the…Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Somers questions Anglo wind-downTHE FORMER head of the National Treasury Management Agency Michael Somers has raised questions about the Government’s latest …Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet supports process of orderly wind-down for AngloAN ORDERLY wind-down of Anglo Irish Bank over a lengthy period has emerged as the favoured option of most Ministers.Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Panic on the benches as Coalition TDs set sights on preservationANALYSIS: Lenihan tries to keep calm but Anglo chaos is quickly spilling over into the political arenaWed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Green Party leader at odds with Mary Hanafin about Callely caseGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley and his Fianna Fáil Cabinet colleague Mary Hanafin have disagreed over the course of action that…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Callely resignation urged to avoid 'discredit' for SeanadTWO GOVERNMENT senators have called on Ivor Callely to resign from the Upper House because of the damage the continuing controversy…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Inquiry into €200,000 Gormley expenses refusedTHE HOUSES of the Oireachtas have declined a request by a member of the public to investigate more than €200,000 in tax-free …Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Minister defends expense claimsGreen Party leader John Gormley today defended Dáil expense claims he made in the years before becoming Minister for the Environment…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Haughey calls on Callely to resignMinister of State Seán Haughey today became the latest Fianna Fáil politician to call on Senator Ivor Callely should to consider…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Senators call for Callely resignationTwo Government senators have called on Ivor Callely to resign from the Upper House because of the damage the continuing controversy…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Ivor Callely resigns from Fianna FáilSENATOR IVOR Callely resigned from Fianna Fáil last night after a party disciplinary committee found him guilty of “conduct unbecoming…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Labour says more staff needed for welfare appealsADDITIONAL STAFF and resources are needed to clear the huge backlog of social welfare appeals, according to the Labour Party …Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Callely and other Senators respond to complaintsSENATOR IVOR Callely has sent a written response to the Seanad Committee on Members’ Interests about the complaint made against…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Labour and FG criticise ongoing bailoutTHE OPPOSITION parties have accused the Government of providing consistently inaccurate information about the full cost of the…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Call for Ministers to answer to Dáil on EU decisionsNEW RULES making the Government accountable to the Dáil for its handling of EU negotiations are expected to be recommended in…Mon Jul 12 2010 - 01:00
Veteran of Finland's financial crisis to lead banking inquiryFORMER FINNISH civil servant Peter Nyberg has been appointed by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan to lead the commission of …Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Government shelves property tax proposal for next budgetTHE GOVERNMENT has shelved consideration of a property tax and the issue is now off the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Coalition’s agenda…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Cowen says he won't back more curbs on rural sportsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has given an assurance as head of Government that he will not in any circumstances support further restrictions…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Property tax proposal is shelvedThe Government has shelved consideration of a property tax and the issue is now off the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Coalition’s agenda…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Bank inquiry to cover nationalisation of AngloTHE SCOPE of the banking commission has been widened to cover the events leading up to the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan revises economic forecastThe Department of Finance has revised its growth forecast for this year from minus 1Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Nama put banks on road to recovery, claims LenihanTHE MAIN Irish banks could not have been put on the road to recovery without the establishment of Nama, Minister for Finance …Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Government survives vote on hunt Bill but FF TD loses whipTHE GOVERNMENT survived a crucial Dáil vote to ban stag hunting last night but one Fianna Fáil TD defied the whip and was immediately…Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Questions for Gormley on Poolbeg conflict of interestINSIDE POLITICS: Hundreds of millions of euro of taxpayers’ money could be at stake over hold-ups in granting a licence for …Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
External review for Dept of FinanceA wide-ranging review of the Department of Finance and its management of the financial crisis will be carried out by independent…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
