Foreign dignitaries to attend Somme ceremonyThe ambassadors of the eight countries that took part in the Battle of the Somme will join the President, the Lord Mayor of Dublin…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Progressive Democrats reveal capacity to implodeInside Politics The timing of the leadership row in the PDs stunned the political world because it appeared to come out of a…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
PD trustees believed Harney was going to step downThe trustees of the Progressive Democrats believed that Mary Harney intended to step down as leader before the next election, …Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Anniversary of Somme commemoratedThe importance of remembering the history of all the people of this island, from all traditions, was emphasised yesterday by …Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Keane interview conducted three years agoThe latest interview with Terry Keane, which details her 27-year relationship with the late Charles Haughey, was conducted three…Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
Labour rejects naming of tunnel after Haughey as inappropriateCalls by Fianna Fáil councillors for the Dublin port tunnel to be named in honour of Charles Haughey have been rejected by the…Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
President leads mourners at Haughey removalPresident Mary McAleese led the mourners at the removal of Charles J Haughey to Our Lady of Consolation Church at Donnycarney…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Haughey would have been jailed for perjury, says QuinnReaction: If Charles Haughey had been treated like other citizens of this country he would have been jailed for perjury, the…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Haughey accolades mixed with annoyanceDáil Sketch: The national flag flew at half-mast over Leinster House yesterday as Charles Haughey was remembered in the Dáil…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Times of crisis can reveal the unseemly side of politicsInside Politics: The frenzy of outrage in the Dáil over the past two weeks at the Government's handling of the statutory rape…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Haughey PA says he did not know of tapsCharles Haughey's former personal assistant, Catherine Butler, has claimed he did not know his minister for justice Seán Doherty…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Crisis showed Government out of touch with peopleInside Politics: The past week was, by common consent, the worst experienced by the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrat coalition…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Age of consent Bill passed by DáilAmendments: The emergency law restoring the age of consent to 17 while making a sexual act with a child under 15 punishable …Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Bill's bias against boys worries FG and LabourOpposition reaction Fine Gael broadly welcomed the Government's Bill on statutory rape but the Labour Party has criticised it…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Barrett and Regan to run for Fine GaelFormer Fine Gael minister Seán Barrett made a return to national politics last night when he was selected as a candidate in the…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
More time for Dublin bombings inquiryThe Commission of Investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings will be given a further extension if it makes a request…Mon May 29 2006 - 01:00
From illogical to absurd: Coalition's public service recordInside Politics : If competence is one of the key issues in the next election campaign, the Government's record in dealing with…Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
EU plans to tackle human traffickingThe European Commission will bring forward proposals to deal with human trafficking as one of the ways of demonstrating that …Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Former Galway manager may run for FG in MayoA former minister making a comeback to politics, the expected candidature of an All-Ireland winning football manager and continuing…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
137 bodies brought within scope of FoI ActAnother 137 public bodies and groups were brought within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act last night under the terms…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Martin criticised in ruling over party briefingThe Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment behaved inappropriately by requesting a civil servant to brief a Fianna Fáil…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Ahern to be challenged over Walsh accusationOpposition leaders will challenge the Taoiseach in the Dáil tomorrow to make a public apology to former Aer Lingus chief executive…Mon May 22 2006 - 01:00
McDowell to act on tribunal's advice for GardaThe Morris tribunal has made a number of recommendations to the Government about the operation of the Garda in the light of its…Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Talks on Garda reserveThe row over the Garda reserve is expected to come to a head today when Minister for Justice Michael McDowell meets leaders of…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Minister evading queries, says RabbitteLabour leader Pat Rabbitte has accused the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, of showing total contempt for the Dáil and…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
New British ID cards will pose difficulties for Irish, says reportThe introduction of identity cards in the UK will have serious consequences for the operation of the common travel area that …Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Politicians pay tribute to life of O'LearyPoliticians of all parties paid tribute yesterday to former tánaiste and Labour Party leader Michael O'Leary who died in a swimming…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Politician of star quality who never fulfilled potentialAssessment: Michael O'Leary was a politician of star quality who achieved a great deal but, due to circumstances, never fulfilled…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
A vital victory for McDowell on Garda reserve issueInside Politics : In a quiet political week, at the end of the party conference season, Michael McDowell returned to the headlines…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
O'Dea anticipates Irish role in EU's Nordic battlegroupSweden is expected to respond soon to an approach to include the Irish Army in the Nordic battlegroup being established as part…Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil to mark 80th yearAfter the political success of the ceremonies to mark the 90th anniversary of 1916, Fianna Fáil will mark the 80th anniversary…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Kenny defends policy on tighter bailFine Gael leader Enda Kenny yesterday repeated his call for a tightening of the bail laws, but distanced himself from controversial…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
US police chief to lead Garda InspectorateBoston police commissioner Kathleen O'Toole has been selected as the chief of the Garda Inspectorate, the new independent body…Mon May 08 2006 - 01:00
FG accused of tying itself to backward energy policiesThe Government parties have accused Fine Gael of attaching itself to backward and damaging energy policiesFri May 05 2006 - 01:00
FG raises €2m for election war chestFine Gael has raised about €2 million for the next election campaign in a nationwide draw over the past two years, a party spokesman…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Faith 'sustained leaders of Rising'The leaders of the 1916 Rising were people of immense passion and selflessness who acted according to their conscience, the Catholic…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Hain will stop politicians' pay if no AssemblyNorthern politicians will have their salaries stopped and the Assembly will be put on hold, if agreement on the establishment…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
FG veteran calls time on long political careerThe decision of Galway West Fine Gael TD Pádraic McCormack not to contest the next general election brings to 18 the number of…Sat Apr 29 2006 - 01:00
€1m costs of Curtin hearing to be met by taxpayerThe Oireachtas committee investigating the suitability for office of Judge Brian Curtin last night agreed that costs incurred…Thu Apr 27 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte challenges McDowell over collapse of Laide caseThe Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, was accused by Labour leader Pat Rabbitte last night of being "at sixes and sevens…Thu Apr 27 2006 - 01:00
DUP says it will not be 'bullied' into settlementDUP deputy leader Peter Robinson said yesterday his party was willing to share power in the North but that it would not be bullied…Tue Apr 25 2006 - 01:00
Party plans to cut income tax rate to 40%Tax policy: A tax policy aimed directly at reducing the tax bill of middle- and lower-income workers during the lifetime of …Mon Apr 24 2006 - 01:00
DUP's decision on British-Irish body welcomedThe Taoiseach has welcomed the DUP decision to send a high- ranking team to a meeting of the British/Irish Inter-Parliamentary…Mon Apr 24 2006 - 01:00
Conference decision disappoints McDowellMinister for Justice Michael McDowell said last night that he was disappointed at the decision of the Garda Representative Body…Sat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
PDs to debate pre-election pact with FFThe Progressive Democrats will debate a motion calling on the party to enter a pre-election pact with Fianna Fáil, when they …Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
TD says N4/N6 road is poor value to taxpayerFigures released by the National Roads Authority (NRA) show the taxpayer is getting a bad deal from public investment in the …Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
'We remember with gratitude the great sacrifices they made for us'Kilmainham Gaol: The 1916 commemoration ceremonies yesterday were about discharging one generation's debt of honour to another…Mon Apr 17 2006 - 01:00
Senators, TDs differ on envelope traceabilityThe Dáil and the Seanad have taken diametrically opposing views on an issue of critical importance to the members of both houses…Mon Apr 10 2006 - 01:00
1916 leader's son (92) to return for ceremoniesFr Joseph Mallin (92), the last surviving offspring of one of the executed 1916 leaders, will travel back to Ireland from his…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
The steady, quiet progress of the man with no planInside Politics: Standing beside Tony Blair at Emhain Macha on Thursday, Bertie Ahern declared that he had given the best years…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
