Political standards commission debatedPublic confidence in politics is too low to tolerate self-regulation by the profession, but politicians should be represented…Thu Mar 25 1999 - 00:00
Shortlist goes on show as designers try to brand the new millenniumThe millennium bug problem may be occupying many of the country's best minds, but the problem of the millennium logo is not too…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
City protest to aid asylum-seekersAsylum-seekers and their supporters protested outside the Department of Justice in Dublin yesterday to mark the founding of a…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Old friends have a holiday as parade takes a new turnThis modernised St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin was all very well, but you couldn't help feeling a bit nostalgic for absent…Thu Mar 18 1999 - 00:00
Report on standards `had to be scrapped'A draft report on standards in public office legislation had to be scrapped after its authors saw similar proposals in action…Thu Mar 11 1999 - 00:00
Amendment to motion on Flynn could bring daughter back on boardMs Beverly Cooper-Flynn may vote with the Government tomorrow night when the Dail concludes debate on a Fine Gael motion concerning…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Labour's charter for womenThe reinstatement of the department of equality and law reform, payment for parental leave and separate legal representation …Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Solemnity and silver mark a formal occasion in the castleGifts of silver have become a bit of a tradition on major Anglo-Irish occasions, but the size of the present seems to be in inverse…Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Belfast accord treaties to be signed todayThe signing of four treaties this morning at Dublin Castle will be one of the last formal acts in implementing the terms of the…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Permanent corruption body opposedA Dail committee has recommended against the Taoiseach's proposal for a permanent commission to investigate complaints of corruption…Mon Mar 08 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet fails to agree on refugees' work rightTHE Government has failed to agree proposals to allow work permits for asylum-seekers, despite discussing the issue for three…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
PDs' plan for transport includes taxi deregulationDeregulation of taxis and the introduction of competition for Dublin Bus are the main features of a transport plan for the capital…Sat Feb 27 1999 - 00:00
Superquinn chief defends `strategy' to avoid OrderSuperquinn made a "careful legal analysis" of the 1987 Groceries Order before devising a strategy to circumvent its ban on support…Fri Feb 26 1999 - 00:00
Doctored report claims `bizarre'Allegations that she had doctored a report on rail safety were "bizarre", "untenable" and "very, very strange," the Minister …Thu Feb 25 1999 - 00:00
Tributes to TD who was `tireless campaigner'The President, Mrs McAleese, led the political tributes to Dr Pat Upton yesterdayTue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Bruton rejects phasing out of mortgage tax reliefThe Fine Gael leader has criticised a reported proposal by the Economic and Social Research Institute that tax relief on mortgage…Tue Feb 23 1999 - 00:00
Farmers warn of doomsday scenario for Irish economySmaller price reductions, higher compensation, and fairness in the distribution of milk quota increases will dominate Ireland…Thu Feb 18 1999 - 00:00
FG prepares for the floodFine Gael may be taking the Flood tribunal too literallyMon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Bruton wants new patriotism and an end to `Haughey era'Ireland needs to redefine the concept of patriotism for the era following the Belfast Agreement and the establishment of the …Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Master of the FG hounds gets up on his high horseIt was a big Meath night out in Dublin 4Sat Feb 13 1999 - 00:00
Banks and farm-feed suppliers criticised by Dail committee membersDelegations from the banks and the animal feed industry faced accusations of extortionate interest rates and opportunistic price…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
Miscarriages of justice recalled as plight of the `Castlebar one' hits new heightsThe plight of Commissioner Padraig Flynn reached new dramatic heights last night, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs opened…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet to discuss Bill on Rights CommissionA Cabinet meeting today is expected to approve the heads of a Bill to establish a Human Rights Commission, as required by the…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Road checkpoints to tackle fraud `inroad into liberty'The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, along with Opposition groups, has criticised a part of the new Social Welfare Bill which…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Help for businesses urgedThe Labour Party has called for an overhaul of State support for new businesses to end a situation in which it is "virtually …Sat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
FG plans to extend security forces' activitiesA Fine Gael-led government will commit Ireland to joining the Partnership for Peace and will amend legislation to allow the Defence…Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Ahern intensifies move to break deadlockThe Taoiseach has said he will make intensive efforts over the next few weeks to bring about movement on decommissioning before…Thu Feb 04 1999 - 00:00
Cabinet agrees new laws against abuse of ethicsThe Cabinet has agreed in principle to new anti-corruption legislation which will make TDs, senators, MEPs and councillors liable…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Ahern faces Dail queries as FG says he misled the HouseThe Taoiseach faces further questioning in the Dail this week over what Fine Gael claims was misleading information in his Dail…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Motion calls for lands sale reportThe Labour group on Dublin City Council has tabled an emergency motion for tonight's monthly council meeting, demanding a report…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
Brennan angered by Rabbitte's spin on job offerThe chairman of the National Millennium Committee has said he was not acting on behalf of the Taoiseach when he offered a job…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
All aboard for a journey of twists and turns through the world of cheques and balancesOne of the first things Charles JFri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
PD watchdog fails to bark despite pressing invitationsIt wasn't the most exciting Dail debate in living memory, but you'd never have known it from Brian Cowen.Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Harney taxi comment criticisedThe Taoiseach's brother, Mr Noel Ahern, has severely criticised the Tanaiste for suggesting taxi licensing should be deregulated…Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Senior C of I clergy disown `Gazette' line on TaoiseachAt least one senior member of the Church of Ireland clergy has written to the Taoiseach dissociating himself from criticisms …Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Another record year sees car sales reach 145,000Car sales climbed to a record 145,000 in 1998, boosted by a slight pre-Christmas surge from customers intent on avoiding the …Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Pensioners given £1/2m in arrearsThe Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs has begun payment of arrears to an estimated 5,000 pensioners who lost…Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
£8.5m loan for Tallaght HospitalTallaght Hospital is to take out a long-term bank loan to cover its projected £8Sat Dec 19 1998 - 00:00
Government digs in as Opposition attacks from high groundAs usual, it was Pat Rabbitte who caught the public mood. Reminding the Dail of the days when C.JFri Dec 18 1998 - 00:00
A bit of pantomime mixed with amateur dramaticsIt was the Dail production of A Christmas Carol, with the Taoiseach's brother-in-law cast as the ghost of Christmas Past, and…Thu Dec 17 1998 - 00:00
Pay overrun seen as critical in hospital budget crisisSalary costs are the "critical issue" in Tallaght Hospital's budget problem, with unapproved staff recruitment a central factor…Wed Dec 16 1998 - 00:00
Socialist partners start learning to socialiseThe crunch moment for the Labour-DL merger came with the announcement, during Saturday night's party, that the entertainment …Mon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Fewer than 40% under 24 voted in NI pollFewer than 40 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 voted in the Amsterdam and Northern Ireland referendums, the Referendum Commission…Fri Dec 11 1998 - 00:00
Peace terms `advance human rights'The Belfast Agreement has advanced the cause of human rights in the 50th year of the UN's Universal Declaration, the Taoiseach…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Book rescues famine diaries from `fugitive newsprint'The British establishment made its "most fundamental miscalculation" in believing that the Great Famine would make Ireland "more…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Masts `not health hazard'There is no available evidence to suggest that microwave emissions from telephone masts are an unacceptable health hazard, according…Thu Dec 10 1998 - 00:00
Mallon's leadership praisedThe Taoiseach has paid tribute to Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Mr Seamus Mallon, for his "unflinching" leadership…Fri Dec 04 1998 - 00:00
