No return to dark days of rezoning - GormleyIRELAND WOULD never go back to the “dark days” of rezoning of land, Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John …Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Property tax not a measure to be 'rushed into', says LenihanTHE ISSUE of introducing a residential property tax “would have to be thought out with great, great care” and was not going to…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon vote is your decision, Wallstrom tells Dublin meetingTHE LISBON Treaty would improve the EU’s capacity to deal with the financial crisis, globalisation, climate change and migration…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Adams speaks of outrage at bombCOMMENTING ON the discovery of a 600lb bomb at Forkhill, Co Armagh, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams told reporters at Leinster…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Unanimous FG vote to oppose NamaFINE GAEL TDs and Senators have voted unanimously to endorse party policy for a national recovery bank and to oppose the Government…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Kenny rejects criticism by Dukes of FG bank policyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has sharply rejected criticism of his party’s banking policy by former leader Alan Dukes, who said…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
FG backs party policy on NamaFine Gael TDs and senators have voted unanimously to endorse party policy for a national recovery bank and against the Government…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Kenny rejects call for dismissal of DukesFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has rejected a call from one of his own TDs for the dismissal of Mr Alan Dukes as party vice-president…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Kenny rejects criticism of FG bank policyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has sharply rejected criticism of his party’s banking policy by former leader Alan Dukes.Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Leadership of Greens wants party to delay Nama voteThe Green Party leadership has proposed to its members that no policy decision be taken on the National Asset Management Agency…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan and Cowen express caution over property taxWITH THE Commission on Taxation report due to be presented this week, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan and Taoiseach Brian …Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Leadership of Greens wants party to delay Nama voteTHE GREEN Party leadership has proposed to its members that no policy decision be taken on the National Asset Management Agency…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Nama 'difficult' for many GreensLegislation to establish the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) is "difficult" for many Green supporters and is "directly…Mon Aug 24 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach confident of carrying Nama voteTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen expressed confidence last night that the Government would get sufficient Dáil support to pass the proposed…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Lobby group says Yes vote would jeopardise farm succession rightsA YES vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum would jeopardise farm succession rights and would also lead to a massive influx of…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon 'threatens' succession rightsWarnings that a Yes vote in the Lisbon referendum would jeopardise farm succession rights and lead to a massive influx of Turkish…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Intel head urges Yes voteVoting Yes to Lisbon was “hugely important” for the future of foreign investment in this country, the head of a major multinational…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
FF seeks to cut Seanad university seats to twoTHE NUMBER of Seanad seats for Trinity College Dublin and the National University should be reduced from six to two, according…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Yes campaigners reject 'negative' criticism of treaty by Socialist MEPCRITICISM OF the Lisbon Treaty by Socialist MEP Joe Higgins have been sharply rejected by the Ireland for Europe and We Belong…Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Department defends expenses of over €100,000 by O'DonoghueTHE COSTS of flights and accommodation for Ministers travelling to high-profile events abroad “invariably involve a high premium…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan brings proposed Nama legislation to CabinetTHE CABINET met yesterday to discuss proposed legislation for the establishment of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
Minimum wage get-out clauseLegislation to allow employers in sectors such as catering and retail to plead “inability to pay” the legal minimum rate to workers…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Mansergh warns of focus on cuts, not solutionsTHERE WAS a danger that the focus would be exclusively on the necessary retrenchments rather than on creative solutions to solve…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Minimum wage get-out clause to protect jobs consideredLEGISLATION TO allow employers in sectors such as catering and retail to plead “inability to pay” the legal minimum rate to workers…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Electricity users overcharged by 10%, says FG's CoveneyELECTRICITY CONSUMERS are being overcharged by as much as 10 per cent in a “scandalous rip-off”, Fine Gael’s spokesman on energy…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Teacher contracts 'should include activities outside class'FUTURE CONTRACT arrangements for teachers should include a total statutory working time which would provide for activities outside…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Dail could be cut by 20 seats - KennyTHE MEMBERSHIP of the Dáil could be reduced by as many as 20 deputies, depending on the results of the next census in 2011, Fine…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
FG election aims may make sitting TDs 'uneasy'FINE GAEL’S ambitious aim to break the 70-seat barrier in the next election could make life difficult for its current representatives…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Old punt would have 'crashed' outside euro zoneIF THIS country had remained outside the euro zone, the Irish punt would have “crashed through the floor” creating a far worse…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon Treaty can help get us out of trouble, says MartinRATIFYING THE Lisbon Treaty would be an “important step” towards resolving Ireland’s current economic difficulties, Minister …Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Banks 'guilty of incompetence and illegality'BANKING CRISIS: IRISH BANKS were guilty of incompetence and illegality and there was a public hunger for prosecutions to be …Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
McCarthy report 'one of many aids'THE McCARTHY report should be assessed as “one among many aids” available to the Government in dealing with the financial crisis…Wed Jul 22 2009 - 01:00
Cuts of 10-15% in salaries required, says BaconWAGE AND salary cuts of 10-15 per cent in all sectors of the economy were required to restore Ireland’s competitiveness, economic…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Mistakes were made in Irish banking, says former AIB chairmanSERIOUS MISTAKES were made in Irish banking in the course of the current crisis, former AIB group chairman Dermot Gleeson SC …Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
We need 'An Bord Smart' for economy, school toldIN ADDITION to “An Bord Snip” we now needed “An Bord Smart” to promote the creation of the smart economy in Ireland, the MacGill…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Tánaiste tells professions Government wants more competitionTHE TÁNAISTE has warned a number of professions that the Government will not back down in its drive to increase competition and…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Archbishop warns against State control of educationTHE STATE would be on “dodgy ground” if it took over the entire health and education system from the church, the Catholic Archbishop…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Taoiseach warns no sector can be immune to cutbacksThe wider interests of the country should be the primary consideration and not sectional interests, Taoiseach Brian Cowen said…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Greens to hold convention in privateTHIS WEEKEND’S special convention of the Green Party to discuss the Lisbon Treaty referendum and the programme for government…Wed Jul 15 2009 - 01:00
Controversial gangland Bill to be sent to PresidentCONTROVERSIAL PROPOSED legislation on gangland crime is likely to be sent this evening or tomorrow to President Mary McAleese…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
TD in call to unveil 'Snip' report soonTHE REPORT of “An Bord Snip Nua”, as it is popularly known, ought to be published as soon as the Government has finished considering…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Career break plan 'an abject failure'THE GOVERNMENT’S career break scheme for public servants was “an abject failure”, Fine Gael frontbench spokesman Simon Coveney…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Government will not resign if Lisbon rejected - MartinTHE GOVERNMENT would not resign and call a general election in the event of another rejection of the Lisbon Treaty on October…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Lisbon information campaign launchedThe Department of Foreign Affairs is to distribute an initial 5,000 copies of a White Paper on the Lisbon Treaty to public representatives…Wed Jul 08 2009 - 01:00
Cowen to discuss climate with Ban Ki-moonTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen is to discuss issues of world hunger and climate change at a meeting with United Nations secretary general…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Ban praises Irish peacekeeping roleIreland’s participation in EU military and civilian missions was “fully compatible” with its role in United Nations peacekeeping…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Republic to spend €9m on NI roadsTHE GOVERNMENT is proceeding with plans to spend €9 million on road projects in Northern Ireland despite the financial difficulties…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Ministers discuss economic crisisMinisters from both sides of the Border today discussed the economic crisis and its implications at a plenary meeting of the …Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Obama 'definitely' plans to visit IrelandUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama wants to visit Ireland and at some future stage would “definitely” plan to come here, newly appointed…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Spied on by the Stasi and followed by the CrownTwenty years after chronicling the collapse of communism, Timothy Garton Ash still writes about the European project with invigorating…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
