Extra PRSI charges for graduates proposedGRADUATES WOULD face extra PRSI charges, to pay partly for the cost of their third-level education, under Fine Gael proposals…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Ireland opposes EU efforts to combat VAT 'carousel' fraudEFFORTS BY the European Commission to combat a European Union-wide VAT fraud which has cost some member states, including the…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Cowen and Gormley to meet on European defence bodyTAOISEACH Brian Cowen and Green Party leader John Gormley are to meet in an effort to reach a compromise on the junior Coalition…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Major cuts in St Patrick's travel by MinistersMAJOR CUTS in the cost of Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day international visits are to be imposed, including a reduction in the numbers…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Government to raise taxes in emergency Budget moveExtra taxation is to be imposed in an emergency Budget from the Government by the end of March, following the publication of …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil in defensive mood shows its true tribal coloursANALYSIS : A fighting spirit was evident and doubts about the leadership were kept privateMon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Labour and FG indulging in 'cheap dramatics''WARM-UP' SPEECH: FINE GAEL and Labour have “danced around our wounded economy” and failed to deliver “principled opposition…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Accountants urge Government to draw up emergency budgetTHE GOVERNMENT should draw up an emergency budget to cope with the exchequer’s ever worsening revenue shortfall, the country’…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Tax increases part of economic solution - LenihanHigher taxes for everybody will be introduced in Ireland, the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan has declared, but he rejected…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Funding controls planned for Lisbon II referendumTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to curb Libertas’s ability to mount a multi-million campaign against the Lisbon Treaty in a second …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Cowen pledges new banking standards in party speechMajor changes to banking regulation, including the merger of the Central Bank and Financial Regulator, will be announced by the…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Cowen praises role of Independents, Greens and PDsTAOISEACH'S COMMENTS: IN HIS opening words to delegates at the Fianna Fáil Ardfheis, Taoiseach Brian Cowen paid a tribute to…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Commissioner warns Ireland on double standardsIRELAND CANNOT demand a European Union-led solution to the economic crisis yet not support efforts like the Lisbon Treaty that…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Labour to reprimand adviser for Bacik commentsLABOUR PARTY legal adviser Richard Humphreys is to be reprimanded by the party after he made a strong public attack on independent…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Lisbon is most important decision in decades - MartinVoters in Ireland will be faced with the most important decision they have faced for decades when the Lisbon Treaty referendum…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Change to airport departure taxPASSENGERS FLYING from the State’s smaller airports will not have to pay the airport departures tax, following Minister for Finance…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Soldiers to join Ictu protest over pension levy todaySOLDIERS WILL today join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ national protest against the Government’s plan to impose a pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Soldiers to join Ictu protest over pension levy todaySOLDIERS WILL today join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ national protest against the Government’s plan to impose a pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
MEP calls for sacking of top bank executivesTHE GOVERNMENT must appoint an independent inspector to discover the true scale of bad debts in Irish banks and jail bankers …Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Finance puts cap on spending in contractsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has issued an edict to all other departments barring them from signing any contracts for capital projects…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Finance puts cap on spending in contractsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has issued an edict to all other departments barring them from signing any contracts for capital projects…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
MEP calls for sacking of top bank executivesTHE GOVERNMENT must appoint an independent inspector to discover the true scale of bad debts in Irish banks and jail bankers …Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
SF ardfheis to hear call to increase State borrowing for infrastructureSTATE BORROWING should be increased in the Republic to fund major infrastructure projects, while VAT should be lowered to boost…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Oireachtas expenses to be cut by €4m in planTHE HOUSES of the Oireachtas Commission has offered to cut €4 million off TDs’ and Senators’ expenses bill in a bid to meet the…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Department wanted investors for Quinn stakeTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance urged the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank last March to ensure that other investors were found…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Public-private pension disparityFEWER THAN half of all private sector workers enjoy company pensions, while the average pension costs for State employees exceed…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Irish steadily more doubtful of EU in recent years - pollPUBLIC FAITH in the Irish economy has collapsed and Irish voters became steadily more doubtful about the European Union between…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Irish attitude to EU in decline since 2006, survey findsIrish attitudes were becoming slowly, but steadily more negative towards the European Union for nearly two years before last …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Lisbon rerun unlikely to be until after JuneTHE CABINET is expected to rule out holding the Lisbon Treaty referendum before, or alongside the European Parliament elections…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Quotation was used 'out of its context'SOME LISBON Treaty opponents had dishonestly misquoted former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing during last year’s referendum…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Giscard backs May date for Lisbon pollIRELAND SHOULD hold a second Lisbon Treaty referendum in late April, or early May – and not October, the former French president…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Department of Finance given draft of Anglo's annual reportA DRAFT copy of Anglo Irish Bank’s annual report, which is expected to contain further disclosures about practices in the bank…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
IL&P board meets as Gormley seeks 'resignations'The board of Irish Life and Permanent (IL&P) is holding an emergency meeting tonight over its decision to deposit €7 billion…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Recapitalisation will guarantee stability of banks, says LenihanPRESS CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT’S €7 billion recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland is enough to guarantee…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan announces €7bn recapitalisation planTop Irish bankers' pay will be cut by a third under the Government's €7 billion recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Ringsend site buyers stopped paying interest on €293m loanA CONSORTIUM involving the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) stopped paying interest on a near-€300 million property…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Strikes on levy may backfire, says GilmorePUBLIC SECTOR unions have been warned by Labour leader Eamon Gilmore that strikes against the Government’s decision to impose…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Call for tax on private house sales and increase on gambling taxTAXES SHOULD be imposed on house sales, property tax reliefs should be suspended, while gambling and inheritance taxes should…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
ESB wage rise must be linked to improved productivity, says RyanSALARY INCREASES: THE ESB and its trades unions should agree a new productivity deal to compensate for the 3Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Giscard to debate treaty in DublinFORMER FRENCH president Valéry Giscard D’Estaing, who played a key role during Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty referendum last year, …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Transcript of Cowen press conferenceEdited transcript of Taoiseach Brian Cowen's press conference in Government BuildingsTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Cowen acted in 'ham-fisted way' Gilmore claimsExisting Section 23-type property tax exemptions, which currently cost the Exchequer €500m a year, should be scrapped, Labour…Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Burke quits as Dublin Port head after pressure from MinisterFORMER DUBLIN PORT chairman Joe Burke, who quit yesterday, was told recently by the Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, that…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
New RTÉ Authority to be appointed within weeksTHE GOVERNMENT is set to appoint a new RTÉ Authority within weeks, following recommendations from Minister for Communications…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Emergency law on tenancies boardTHE OIREACHTAS last night rushed through legislation following the discovery that some Private Residential Tenancies Board dispute…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
A decision Lenihan had struggled to avoid proved inevitableANALYSIS: The level of knowledge shared by much of the Cabinet about Anglo Irish Bank’s fortunes is slender at bestSat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Assessor to decide Anglo's final value for shareholdersTHE FINAL value of Anglo Irish Bank will be decided by a State-appointed assessor, and not by yesterdays closing stock market…Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Fine Gael plan to cut incomes would save €500m this yearFINE GAEL’S plan to cut incomes for State employees earning over €100,000-a-year and a freeze on pay, bonuses and increments …Fri Jan 16 2009 - 00:00
Number of Ministers of State has continued to expand despite doubts and debatesThe debate about Ministers of State is a political perennial that blooms every Dáil termThu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00
Cabinet will not hear Green plan to reduce MinistersA GREEN Party proposal to reduce the number of Ministers of State will not be put before the Cabinet when it meets next week.Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
