War memoir of former senator launchedThe wartime memoir of former Labour Party senator Jack Harte, the only politician from the Republic decorated for service as …Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
FG criticises Ahern on ShannonTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's acceptance that it may not be possible to find an airline to reopen the Shannon to Heathrow route has…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Minister to appoint new directors to Aer Lingus boardMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey intends to appoint two new directors to the board of Aer Lingus to ensure that all future…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Communities urged to 'turn in' criminals who live in their midstFine Gael Dublin South East TD Brian Hayes - in whose constituency the double murder took place - urged communities to turn in…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Gormley hints he would like Greens to back treatyGreen Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley seemed to indicate at the weekend that he would like his party…Mon Oct 08 2007 - 01:00
Dempsey denies he knew Shannon decision before debateMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey is adamant that he only learned on Thursday that the airline BMI had decided not to provide…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Burton is new deputy leader of LabourDublin West TD Joan Burton is the new deputy leader of the Labour PartyFri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Cabinet talks on Garda prioritiesThe Cabinet is to have a detailed discussion on crime today in response to an aide memoir from the Minister for Justice, Brian…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Cowen rejects Kenny criticism of TaoiseachAs the controversy over the Taoiseach's personal finances continued yesterday, the Tánaiste, Brian Cowen, rejected claims by …Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
PD report suggests changes in leadership electionA report recommending that Senators and councillors, as well as TDs, should be allowed stand for the post of leader of the Progressive…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Gilmore condemns Greens for not keeping standardsThe Green Party has been accused by Labour leader Eamon Gilmore of responsibility for a significant shift in the political culture…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Officials say midwest's air links goodA group of top officials has told the Government that the midwest region continues to be well served by a range of reliable and…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Coalition within one vote of sensational Shannon defeatThe Government came within one vote of a sensational defeat in the Dáil on the Shannon issue yesterday only a day after it survived…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
List of new Bills includes law to combat briberyLegislation to strengthen the law in relation to the bribery of foreign public officials and to combat corruption in the private…Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
FG to table amendment to force vote on Heathrow slotsFine Gael has announced its intention of forcing a Dáil vote on Aer Lingus's Heathrow slots by tabling an amendment to a Government…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Ahern will be a hard act to follow for next FF leaderInside Politics: The 30th Dáil will meet on Wednesday for its first substantive session since the reordering of the political…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
FG and Labour criticise plans to increase M50 tollPlans to increase toll charges on the M50 motorway around Dublin were condemned yesterday by Fine Gael and Labour, who both blamed…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Government to hold Dáil debate on ShannonThe Government has decided to confront Opposition attacks on the decision by Aer Lingus to end its Shannon-Heathrow route by …Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
Kenny makes significant changes to FG front benchFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has made dramatic changes to his front bench, dropping half of the outgoing team and promoting eight…Thu Sept 20 2007 - 01:00
FG and Labour to name frontbench teams todaySweeping changes in the Fine Gael frontbench are expected to be announced by the party leader, Enda Kenny, today.Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Leading party figures assess their options before declaring intentionsSuccession battle: Leading figures in the Labour Party were taking soundings last night to assess their level of support before…Fri Aug 24 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ confirms Flynn paymentRTÉ confirmed yesterday that it has received a payment of €1Wed Aug 22 2007 - 01:00
Ahern asks officials to study Shannon optionsThe Taoiseach has intervened in the Shannon controversy by asking a group of senior Government officials to examine all the available…Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00
Government campaigns to retain our 13 seats in EuropeThe Government is mounting a campaign to retain the Republic's 13 seats in the European Parliament, even though the Constituency…Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00
Boyle to be Seanad deputy leaderGreen Party Senator Dan Boyle will be the deputy leader of the SeanadFri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Government will not intervene despite FF callsPolitical reaction: The Government has reiterated its determination not to intervene in the ongoing row over the termination…Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Flynn 'in process of paying' €1.225m libel sum - RTÉRTÉ has confirmed that Mayo TD Beverley Flynn is in the process of paying €1Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
MEP to observe Sierra Leone electionsDublin Fianna Fáil MEP Eoin Ryan has been appointed by the European Parliament as one of seven observers at the presidential …Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Call for radical changes to electoral divisionsThe Constituency Commission has been urged by the Labour Party to implement sweeping changes in the current boundaries and significantly…Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Greens propose significant boundary changesThe Green Party wants the Constituency Commission to make significant boundary changes across the State but it is proposing minimal…Tue Aug 07 2007 - 01:00
Make Dáil more accessible, says O'DonoghueThe Ceann Comhairle, John O'Donoghue, has pledged to make the work of the Dáil and the Seanad more accessible to the public.Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Government names full list of press officers and advisersThe Government has appointed its full complement of special advisers and press officers, with many of those who served with the…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Third-level fees not on the agenda, says HanafinThe reintroduction of third-level fees is not on the Government's agenda, Minister for Education Mary Hanafin reiterated yesterday…Mon Aug 06 2007 - 01:00
Call for all-Ireland road safety planSinn Féin has launched an all-Ireland road safety policy with the party's newly-elected Senator Pearse Doherty and MLA Cathal…Thu Aug 02 2007 - 01:00
Appointment of energy department head approvedThe Government has approved the appointment of Aidan Dunning as the new secretary general of the Department of Communications…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Manning to serve second term in human rights roleDr Maurice Manning has been appointed by the Government for a second five-year term as president of the Irish Human Rights Commission…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
€500m plan for cleaner coastal watersThe Government has decided to spend €500 million over the next 10 years to improve water quality in bays and inlets around the…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Government keeps Seanad controlThe Government will retain control of the Seanad despite the loss of two seats in the election which concluded yesterday, thanks…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
PDs and Greens consult over nominated Seanad seatsThe Progressive Democrats and the Greens have set up an internal consultative process to advise their respective party leaders…Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00
PDs suffer another blow as Dublin councillor resignsThe Progressive Democrats have suffered another blow with the decision of prominent Dublin city councillor Wendy Hederman to …Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Archbishop calls for action on crime as three dieOne of the country's leading churchmen has described the spate of violent crime as close to a national emergency and has called…Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Seanad candidates to meet minister over vote registersFour of the candidates standing for election to the Seanad in the two university constituencies will today meet Minister for …Mon Jul 16 2007 - 01:00
Gormley proposes powerful mayor to run DublinThe first step in the process of local government reform that will see a directly elected mayor in Dublin in four years' time…Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
PDs' future in question as Parlon leaves politicsThe decision by the president of the Progressive Democrats, Tom Parlon, to leave politics to become director general of the Construction…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Greens told to avoid media on SeanadThe Green Party has warned its councillors that comments by some of them to The Irish Times have jeopardised the prospect of …Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
McGrath's claim of Dublin Port deal not deniedGovernment sources have pointedly refused to deny reports that the Taoiseach has given a commitment to Independent TD Finian …Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Kitt in pledge to work for reform of DáilGovernment Chief Whip Tom Kitt has committed himself to working with the Opposition parties to reform the Dáil when business …Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Labour and SF discuss voting pact to elect senatorsSinn Féin and Labour are attempting to agree a voting pact in the Seanad elections that would give Sinn Féin its first ever seat…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Ahern pledges €25m fund to nurture peaceThe Government is to provide €25 million a year to fund a conflict resolution unit to help develop peaceful solutions in trouble…Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00
Criticism of injuries Billis rejectedThe Government has strongly rejected criticism by Opposition parties and the legal profession of amending legislation passed …Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
