Ministers concerned Budget expectations are getting too highMinister for Finance Brian Cowen is to hold further one-to-one meetings with Cabinet colleagues as preparations continue for …Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Prudent handling of economy promisedThe launch: The Government's handling of the economy will remain "prudent" and designed to improve public services step-by-step…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
SF would raise taxes if necessary, says AdamsSinn Féin would raise taxes if extra revenue was needed to deliver fair social welfare and a better health service for all, the…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Finance spokesman says party sees no reason for increasing taxesTaxation: Fine Gael will not increase personal, corporation or capital taxes if it wins the next general election, the party…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
FG call for electronic tagging of criminalsCrime: Young criminals should be ordered by the State to stay at home after dark and be tagged electronically if necessary, …Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
FG plan for Irish as an option likely to be opposedFine Gael TDs are to come under pressure from Conradh na Gaeilge to oppose party leader Enda Kenny's proposal to end compulsory…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
De Valera's decision to stay on as Minister irritates colleaguesThe decision of Minister of State for Education Síle de Valera to stay on as a junior minister despite her declaration that she…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Forcing Irish on students 'not working'FG conference: Students should have the choice to stop learning Irish after the Junior Cert as compulsory teaching is harming…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Boy killed in road accidentA 14-year-old boy died in Co Kerry while walking to school yesterday morning in an accident with an articulated lorry.Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Sile de Valera not to run in next electionFianna Fáil Minister of State for Education Síle de Valera has announced that she will not run again for the Dáil, though she…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Empey rejects Dail rights for NI MPsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's plan to let Northern MPs speak in the Dáil would, if successful, mean the Republic still lays claim …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Pardons for fugitives cannot be revokedThe Government will not be able to revoke the freedoms of paramilitary fugitives granted pardons under "on-the-run legislation…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
No EU vote before election - AhernThe European constitution, which has already been rejected by French and Dutch voters, will not be put to a referendum in the…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Six IRA fugitives set to receive pardonsPresident Mary McAleese will pardon a small number of IRA fugitives under proposals published by the Government to deal with …Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Inquiry timeframe too short, says Labour TDThe investigation commission into child sex abuse allegations in the Dublin archdiocese will not have enough time to complete…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Church handling of abuse cases to be examinedThe Government has established an 18-month investigation into the Dublin archdiocese's handling of child abuse allegations.Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Terms of ReferenceThe commission of investigation into allegations of child abuse in the Dublin Catholic archdiocese will not inquire into every…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Cabinet to give go ahead for sex abuse inquiryThe Cabinet will today clear the way for a State inquiry into child sex abuse allegations against priests in the Dublin Catholic…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Former Garda chief criticised murder investigationFormer Garda commissioner Pat Byrne accepted just months before he retired that the murder of Seamus Ludlow had not been properly…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Garda stopped from quizzing suspectsGarda detectives were stopped from interrogating suspected loyalist killers of a Co Louth man murdered on the Border in 1976, …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Ludlow report criticises Garda investigationAn Oireachtas sub-committee will begin a public inquiry in January into the 1976 murder of Co Louth man Seamus Ludlow.Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Former Garda chief threatens actionFormer Garda commissioner Laurence Wren has threatened to "take corrective action to clear my name" in relation to one of the…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Transport agency to have dominant roleThe new transport super-agency will draw executive powers away from local authorities, CIÉ and bodies such as the Railway Procurement…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Pre-1953 pension contributors cost €135m a yearPensions being received by people who paid social contributions before 1953 are now costing €135 million a year - although the…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Dail watchdog urges better budget review powersThe Oireachtas should have greater powers to inspect the Minister for Finance's budget preparations, the Dáil's Public Accounts…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Sinn Fein targets 14 seats for next electionSinn Féin is confident of winning 14 seats in the next general election and may want to take part in a coalition, the party's…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
FG criticises Ahern 'deal' for MPsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's proposal to offer Northern MPs the right to speak in the Dáil twice yearly would dilute the rights of…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
FG warns of court challenge to Oireachtas printing reformsFine Gael is threatening to take the Leinster House authorities to court in an attempt to block a move to reform Oireachtas-provided…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
SF review plans 50% tax rate for top earnersIncome tax should be increased for top earners and stamp duty revenue split between central and local government, according to…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
GPO to become 1916 monumentThe General Post Office on O'Connell Street in Dublin will cease to be used by An Post and will be converted into a national …Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Radical moves to encourage voting urged by commissionHalf of all candidates for election should be women to end "the overwhelmingly male" representation in the Oireachtas, the Democracy…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Concerns over paper ownershipImmediate action must be taken to end Independent News & Media's dominance of the Irish newspaper market, the Democracy Commission…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Government does not rule out future prosecution of bishopsReport launch: Catholic bishops could face criminal prosecution if they fail to deal with future cases of clerical child abuse…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
TDs unite in condemning long-term abusePolitical reaction: Tánaiste Mary Harney said last night the Ferns report made for "very sad, very disturbing, very depressing…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Minister warns An Post could be 'extinct' in 4 yearsAn Post will be "extinct" in little more than four years unless postal workers accept major work changes, the Government has …Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Irish delegation planned Iraq trip to stress nationalityIRELAND: Preparations for a visit by a Government-ordered delegation to Baghdad today to secure the release of kidnapped Irish…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Minister opposes new round of talks on EU treatyThe European constitution offers the best way forward for the EU and should be kept "intact", according to Minister for Foreign…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Firmer ruling on IRA action in JanuaryIMC press conference: A more definitive ruling on the ending of the IRA's campaign will not be taken by the Independent Monitoring…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Governments to organise 'stocktaking' talks with North partiesReaction: Irish and British officials are to organise "stocktaking" talks with Northern political parties in the run-up to Christmas…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Labour will not discipline Bree on halting site issueFormer Labour Sligo/Leitrim TD Declan Bree has been found to be in breach of party rules for criticising Sligo Borough Council…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Councillors face new rules on claiming expensesCouncillors have been banned from claiming expenses for attending conferences organised by political parties, under new rules…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Investors drawn to scheme as it was so easy to graspThe resorts scheme is unlikely to have been worth the money lost to the Exchequer in taxes, writes Mark Hennessy , Political …Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
€315m lost in taxes to holiday homes schemeTax breaks on seaside holiday homes which allow investors to write off the cost of the properties, have led to Exchequer tax …Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
DUP likely to be given more seats on policing board in NIThe British government has indicated that it is ready to concede Democratic Unionist Party demands for extra seats on the Northern…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Minister declares support for artists' tax breakThe tax exemption enjoyed by artists is expected to survive Budget Day restrictions, following the decision of the Minister for…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Loyalist attack victims ask TDs for helpLoyalist paramilitary attacks on nationalists in north Antrim, which have been ongoing since last April, are being co-ordinated…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Ahern says coalition deal with Sinn Fein impossibleMajor differences between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, particularly over the EU, would make a coalition deal between the two parties…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Dail motion of 'concern' at State spendingFine Gael and Labour are to combine this week in a Dáil bid to embarrass the Government over State spending problems revealed…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
SF accused of exploiting Mayo men's campaignSinn Féin has exploited the campaign in support of the five Rossport men to attack Fine Gael over its opposition to the release…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
DUP in 'frank' meeting with arms witnessesThe Democratic Unionist Party yesterday held two hours of "frank" talks in Stormont with the Catholic and Protestant clergymen…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
