Taoiseach tells Dáil of mortgage arrears codeA STATUTORY code to protect people who cannot meet their mortgage repayments will be part of the Government’s bank recapitalisation…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Everything to be gained by ratifying Lisbon earlyINSIDE POLITICS : The decision to vote No to Lisbon undermined the country’s credibility in the eyes of decision-makersSat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
June 5th date set for local and European electionsTHE EUROPEAN and local elections will be held on Friday June 5th, Minister for the Environment John Gormley announced yesterday…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Date for European, local elections confirmedThe European and local government elections are to be held on Friday, June 5th, it was confirmed today.Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Number out of work could hit 400,000 this year, says CowenUNEMPLOYMENT COULD rise to 400,000 by the end of the year according to Taoiseach Brian Cowen, who said cost-saving measures such…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Cowen takes first serious step in country's fight for survivalTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen came into the Dáil yesterday repeating the mantra of social partnership but nothing could disguise the …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach calls for 25% cut in bank director feesThe fees of bank directors should be cut by 25 per cent and upper limit placed on the pay of top bank executives following the…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Cowen proceeds with public sector pension levy despite talks failureTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has moved ahead with a plan to stabilise the economy and cut public spending following the refusal of the…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Decisive shift in favour of treaty - pollA DECISIVE shift in favour of the Lisbon Treaty has taken place in recent months as Ireland’s economic woes have mounted, according…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
Haughey papers to be handed over to DCUAN ACCOUNT of the origins of social partnership written by Charles J Haughey will be among the papers of the late taoiseach which…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Residential property levy mooted as part of wider tax reformTHE CENTRAL Bank has advised the Government to consider a tax on residential property.Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Cabinet to receive bill on property tax shortlyLEGISLATION TO introduce a new property tax on at least 260,000 dwellings throughout the country is at an advanced stage and …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Fixed constituency boundaries proposed in electoral reportA RADICAL reform of election arrangements, including the introduction of fixed boundary Dáil constituencies, is one of the options…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Newly unemployed wait 15 weeks for dole, says EnrightPEOPLE WHO lose their jobs are being forced to wait up to 15 weeks before they are paid social welfare entitlements, according…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
State broadcaster in legal limbo since lapse of RTÉ AuthorityRTÉ HAS been in a legal limbo since the beginning of the new year as the term of office of the RTÉ Authority has expired and …Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
New system of assessing TDs' expenses adoptedA NEW system of allowances and expenses for TDs and Senators was last night adopted by the body that runs Leinster House at the…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Cowen says solidarity key in time of turmoilPARTY LEADERS: ON THE 90th anniversary of the First Dáil, Taoiseach Brian Cowen appealed to everybody in the country to show…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Cabinet to decide on cut in €20bn public sector pay billTAOISEACH Brian Cowen faces a week of intensive activity on his return from Japan with a Dáil debate on the banking crisis and…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
Cowen says public purse will take up to five years to recoverIT WILL take up to five years to get the public finances back on track, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has saidSat Jan 03 2009 - 00:00
Top bankers will be replaced in new year, says MinisterCHANGES IN personnel at the top of the Irish banks and the regulatory system are on the way in the new year, Minister for Communications…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Retention of Commissioner 'hugely significant', says CowenPRESS CONFERENCE: Taoiseach Brian Cowen has announced his intention to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty by the …Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Kenny questions Ganley's courageFINE GAEL: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny threw down the gauntlet to the anti-Lisbon Treaty campaigner, Declan Ganley, by questioning…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon deal 'agreed in principle' despite objectionsBritish Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, raised an unexpected objection at the EU summit in Brussels today to the nature of the …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Kenny says he lacks confidence in Taoiseach's Lisbon policyON THE eve of the critical EU summit on the Lisbon Treaty tomorrow, the Taoiseach received a sharp rebuke from Fine Gael leader…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Cowen to voice Irish concerns on treaty at talksTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen pledged last night to work for a political agreement that takes the Irish concerns on the Lisbon Treaty…Tue Dec 09 2008 - 00:00
Political cowardice has left us conflicted on EUINSIDE POLITICS: It is a great paradox that Ireland wants to be at the heart of Europe yet we view it with suspicionSat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to brief EU leaders on Lisbon planTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen will this week visit the capitals of three key EU states, Germany, France and Britain, to brief his fellow…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Hanafin moves to calm fears over pension schemesMINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has moved to calm fears that a majority of Irish pension funds are on the…Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Cowen warns FF councillors about 'wave of attacks'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen warned Fianna Fáil councillors at the weekend to be prepared for "a relentless wave of attacks" in the …Mon Dec 01 2008 - 00:00
Gilmore says trade union officials have a case to answerLABOUR REACTION: LABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has called on the board of Fás to resign and said the trade union representatives…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Fás board's position untenable, says KennyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny maintained last night that the position of the Fás board had become untenable but the Taoiseach continued…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Talks today on racism in sportDUBLIN FIANNA Fáil MEP Eoin Ryan will travel to Scotland today for talks on combating racism in sportThu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Attitude during interview may have triggered eventsDISCLOSURES ABOUT the operations of Fás have been in the news for monthsThu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
State planned for British rescue mission in case of German invasionDETAILED PLANS for a British rescue mission to Ireland in the event of a German invasion in 1940 were agreed between the military…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Kenny calls for national pay deal to be suspendedFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has called for the suspension of the national pay agreement next year to protect jobs.Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan to consider further controls on public spendingFURTHER MEASURES to control public spending next year will be considered by the Government in the coming week, Minister for Finance…Mon Nov 24 2008 - 00:00
Middle East investors may take stakes in two major Irish banksAT LEAST two sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East may become investors in Bank of Ireland and possibly a merged group …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
State must not follow 'bad banks', says Kenny"BAD BANKS" and "delinquent developers" should not be allowed to guide the Government's bank recapitalisation plans, Fine Gael…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Kenny warns against defending 'bad banks and delinquent developers'Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has warned against the danger of bad banks and delinquent developers guiding the Government’s bank…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach to launch plan in attempt to kick-start economyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen is finalising an economic recovery plan which will be unveiled in the next few weeksFri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Insurance proposals get guarded responseTHE GOVERNMENT'S move to protect people over 50 from having to pay a steep increase in their health insurance bills received …Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Cowen says report found banks in excess of capital requirementsTAOISEACH Brian Cowen told the Dáil yesterday that the joint board of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Cabinet plan to limit health cover costs for elderlyTHE CABINET has agreed a plan designed to ensure older people are not forced to pay far more for health insurance in the future…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Finance Bill adjusting the Budget passed by CabinetTHE CABINET has approved the Finance Bill which contains a number of adjustments to the Budget, including a 3 per cent levy on…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Cuts needed but Budget too tough, say votersOPINION POLL: THE FINDINGS of the Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll on the attitude of voters to the financial crisis facing the State…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Majority of voters back pay cut for public servantsA MAJORITY of voters believe that public servants should be asked to take a pay cut in response to the crisis in the public finances…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Middle classes and farmers firmly in treaty Yes campOPINION POLL: THE SWING to the Yes side in the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll is mainly due to a hardening of support for …Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Voters may approve new Lisbon Treaty, poll revealsA SECOND referendum on the Lisbon Treaty has a chance of being carried, according to the Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll which shows…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Poll gives second Lisbon referendum chance of passingA second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty has a chance of being carried, according to a new Irish Times /TNS mrbi poll which shows…Sun Nov 16 2008 - 00:00
New poll questions Kenny's leadership potentialA MAJORITY of people believe that the deputy leader of Fine Gael, Richard Bruton, would make a better leader than Enda Kenny …Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
