PDs now third ranked partyTHE Progressive Democrats have made dramatic gains from the Dunnes Stores payments to politicians controversyFri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Bill on weapons disposal publishedTHE Decommissioning Bill, designed to give effect to the report of the International Body chaired by Senator George Mitchell, …Thu Dec 12 1996 - 00:00
Bruton and Major agree to disagreeJOHN Major and John Bruton were speaking without conviction in the cold outside 10 Downing Street yesterday evening, each playing…Tue Dec 10 1996 - 00:00
Ahern says HQ got no Dunnes cash in 10 yearsTHE Fianna Fail leader, Mr Ahern, has confirmed that the party, as recorded at its headquarters in Mount Street, received no …Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Politicians likely to be namedTHE names of politicians who received payments from Dunnes Stores should be known by the middle of next week.Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet faces new deadline on publishing Dunnes reportTHE Government was facing a new deadline to secure the publication of the controversial Price Waterhouse report last night as…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Coveney fails to win selection for his Cork seatIN A further shock to the Fine Gael party, the Minister for State for Finance, Mr Hugh Coveney, last night failed to win a nomination…Fri Dec 06 1996 - 00:00
Shatter says Lowry, Dunnes must respondTHE newly elected chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr Alan Shatter, has said that there is a heavy responsibility…Thu Dec 05 1996 - 00:00
Revenue seek report on Dunnes deals after Lowry's resignationTHE Revenue Commissioners want the Price Waterhouse report containing the six figure transaction with Dunnes Stores which forced…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Lowry's refusal to deny claims causes disquiet in coalitionMR Michael Lowry is fighting an uphill battle to retain his ministry as the Government is presented with the most potentially…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Major rebuffs Bruton on NorthTHE Government will engage in intensive Anglo Irish activity in the next few days to salvage the damaged prospect of a renewed…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Government is confident amendment will be carriedGOVERNMENT and Opposition, parties are expressing confidence that the bail referendum will be carried when the results are known…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Judiciary heard nothing of plans for courts boardsTHE judiciary was not informed of or consulted about the Government's decision to set up a non statutory courts service board…Mon Nov 25 1996 - 00:00
Anglo Irish differences over ceasefire remainDIFFERENCES are still to be bridged by the British and Irish governments despite a weekend of intensive communications to try…Mon Nov 25 1996 - 00:00
Government amends court planTHE Government has abandoned its plan to set up a courts service board immediately on a non-statutory basis, as promised by the…Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
McDowell wants inquiry into AG's role in Lynch affairMR Michael McDowell of the Progressive Democrats has repeated his demand for the Taoiseach to answer questions about the role…Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
Prison staff disciplined for abusing shift exchangeUP to five officers in Limerick prison are being disciplined for abuses in work practices, the Minister for Justice has said.Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
Owen says officials told to prepare for courtTHE political controversy surrounding the delay in delisting Judge Dominic Lynch from the Special Criminal Court will be rerun…Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
Officials face discipline over Judge Lynch affairDISCIPLINARY proceedings have been initiated against "certain officials" in the Department of Justice on foot of the failure …Thu Nov 21 1996 - 00:00
Cromien inquiry baulks at blaming civil servantsTHE inquiry in the Department of Justice has baulked at blaming individual civil servants for the "quite inexcusable" failure…Wed Nov 20 1996 - 00:00
Cromien report due next weekTHE Cabinet will decide on Tuesday how the report of the Cromien inquiry into the Judge Lynch affair is to be published and presented…Sat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Owen braced for fresh challengeTHE GOVERNMENT is heading into further controversy over the latest judicial debacle despite its comfortable victory by 79 votes…Thu Nov 14 1996 - 00:00
Minister tells Cabinet no one admits errorsNOBODY in the Department of Justice had yet accepted responsibility for the litany of administrative mistakes, the Minister for…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Owen given crucial declaration of support by SpringTHE administration of the courts and the prisons are being removed from the Department of Justice in the most fundamental reform…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Owen, Gleeson have some hard questions to answerTHE political climate is entirely different from this day two years ago, when the Labour Party absented itself from the Government…Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Democratic Left opens bail referendum campaignDEMOCRATIC Left was fully aware that reform of the bail laws alone would not magically wipe out crime, the Minister for Social…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet will table motion of confidenceTHE Government has been forced to fable a motion of confidence in all of its members next week in an escalation of political …Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Bruton says he would not accept Owen's resignationTHE Taoiseach has indicated that he would refuse to accept the Minister for Justice's resignation if it were offered to him.Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Bruton, Gleeson and Owen face damaging controversy over judgeTHE Taoiseach, the Attorneys General and the Minister for Justice are embroiled in potentially the most damaging controversy …Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
Finlay motivated by concern for truth, says TaylorTHE Minister for Equality and Law Reform has said he is "deeply offended and angry" about the impression that may have been given…Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
DCU president appointed to head statutory Food Safety BoardTHE president of Dublin City University, Dr Daniel O'Hare, has been appointed chairman of the new Food Safety Board which was…Thu Nov 07 1996 - 00:00
Taoiseach to meet Clinton in US next monthTHE TAOISEACH, Mr Bruton, will hold his first meeting with President Clinton, following his re election yesterday, in Washington…Thu Nov 07 1996 - 00:00
October poll date firms upTHE Fine Gael party has increased speculation that the three Coalition leaders are holding out for an October general election…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Retired judge defends stand on secrecyRETIRED High Court judge, Mr Justice Rory O'Hanlon, is strongly contesting Mr Harry Whelehan's interpretation of the Supreme …Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Move to join PFP would not need poll - SpringA DECISION by Ireland to join the NATO sponsored Partnership for Peace (PFP) would not require a referendum, the Tanaiste, Mr…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
FF claim of differences on NI policy rejected by TaoiseachTHE Taoiseach and the Tanaiste have stated that there is no conflict within the Government about the criteria to be applied to…Fri Nov 01 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet confidentiality hard to changeAS the man who secured the Supreme Court ruling placing an absolute obligation on ministers to maintain cabinet confidentiality…Thu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
Advisory council on sciene to be appointed within month - RabbitteA PERMANENT Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, representative of wide-ranging interests, will be appointed …Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
Coalition leaders want meeting on party fundingTHE three Coalition leaders want to meet the Minister for Finance, Mr Quinn, this week to discuss the Exchequer implications …Tue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
British to lay out tests to check SF's credibility after ceasefireTHE British government is considering making a statement in the near future setting out the test to be applied to measure Sinn…Mon Oct 28 1996 - 00:00
Yates has to eat humble (beef) pieFOR THE second time in a week, a Fine Gael Minister was obliged to apologise to the Dail yesterday.Fri Oct 25 1996 - 01:00
Coalition leaders favour holding general election next OctoberTHE three Coalition leaders have already discussed the prospect of holding the general election in October of next year.Thu Oct 24 1996 - 01:00
Taoiseach says it would not be proper to remove Russell from legal post in EuropeTHE Taoiseach has indicated that it would not be considered "appropriate or proper" for the Government to remove Mr Matt Russell…Wed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
Noonan got advice to apologiseTHE Minister for Health received advice from several quarters that he would have to make an "unreserved apology" to the family…Sat Oct 19 1996 - 01:00
No rift on SF entry to talks - BrutonTHERE is no conflict "within or between members of the Government" about the requirements to be fulfilled by Sinn Fein for entry…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
Mitchell not to stand in next electionMR Jim Mitchell, the Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central, who will be 50 tomorrow, has announced that he will be retiring from the…Fri Oct 18 1996 - 01:00
Taoiseach agrees to one day debate on Russian beef banTHE Dail is to hold a one day debate next week on the Russian decision to ban beef from counties Cork, Tipperary and Monaghan…Thu Oct 17 1996 - 01:00
Ceasefire may not be enough to get SF into talks, Bruton hintsA PERMANENT IRA ceasefire and adherence to the Mitchell principles may not be sufficient to guarantee Sinn Fein's entry into …Thu Oct 17 1996 - 01:00
Bruton defines issues impeding poll on Cabinet confidentialityTHE Taoiseach has signalled his reluctance to relax the rule on Cabinet confidentiality by saying that "any change considered…Wed Oct 16 1996 - 01:00
FF says pledge to replace house tax a mistakeA COMMITMENT to "replace, rather than "abolish", the controversial residential property tax has appeared in three scripts issued…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
