Next leader of FF should be from my generation, says CallearyMINISTER OF State for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has joined other junior ministers in calling for the leadership of Fianna …Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
TDs and Senators face random audit of expensesTHE OIREACHTAS will hire a professional auditor to carry out a random annual audit of the expenses of TDs and Senators.Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Leinster House repairs scaled back over fundingCONSERVATION WORKS at Leinster House are being scaled back due to lack of funding.Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Call for 'new generation' FF leaderMinister of State for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has joined other junior ministers in calling for the leadership of Fianna …Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael has €2.25m election fundFine Gael is facing into the general election this year in a healthy financial state, with funds of €2Sat Jan 01 2011 - 00:00
Next leader from younger generation, says LenihanMINISTER OF State Conor Lenihan has said none of the senior Fianna Fáil figures frequently mentioned as future leaders of the…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Staff in banks got €44m bonus after guarantee schemeBONUSES WORTH €44.7 million were paid to staff at financial institutions in the years 2008-2010, with €20 million received by…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Council of State to examine legislation on bank sectorPRESIDENT MARY McAleese will convene the Council of State next Tuesday to consider the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet agreed gas emission targets, says GormleyTARGETS TO reduce greenhouse gas emissions, contained in the Climate Change Bill, were agreed by Cabinet this week, according…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Ex-Ahern adviser a nominee for TCD positionTÁNAISTE AND Minister for Education Mary Coughlan has nominated Jackie Gallagher, a public relations consultant and former special…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Politicians sell their art for charity's sakeFIANNA FÁIL TD Noel Treacy returned to his former career as an auctioneer when deputies and Senators raised more than €7,000 …Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Coalition agrees Climate Change BillThe main provisions of the Climate Change Bill, one of the Green Party’s key legislative aims, were agreed by Government yesterday…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Coalition to install 300 people on State boards before electionTHE GOVERNMENT is to make almost 300 appointments to State boards before it leaves office early next yearThu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Union leaders reject Lenihan’s criticism of social partnershipCRITICISM OF the social partnership process by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan was yesterday rejected by union leaders.Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
€378,000 in Údarás travel expenses to be reviewedTRAVEL EXPENSES of €378,000 incurred by Údarás na Gaeltachta personnel in the last five years will be reviewed following a direction…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Prison Service criticised for €97m contractsPUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: THE IRISH Prison Service has been criticised in a report from the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach agrees to put memo to Dáil voteTHE DÁIL will vote next Wednesday on the memo of understanding on the joint EU-IMF programme for Ireland, following Taoiseach…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
FF pressure on Greens to stay in power until late MarchCOALITION: GREEN MINISTERS have come under pressure from Fianna Fáil to remain in Government until at least late March if they…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Vulnerable to 'suffer more' - NoonanVulnerable people will suffer more than wealthy people as a result of the budget, Fine Gael spokesman on finance Michael Noonan…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet agrees new greyhound breeding BillCONTROVERSIAL GREYHOUND breeding legislation, which caused tensions between the Government parties in the summer, was agreed …Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
TDs to vote on cutting social welfare next weekTDS WILL vote on social welfare cuts next week in the days following Tuesday’s budget.Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Mansergh defends Greens against 'abuse'MINISTER OF State for Finance Martin Mansergh has claimed the Green Party has faced “racist” abuse and defended Fianna Fáil’s…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Election will not disrupt plan, says GovernmentLEGISLATION: THE GOVERNMENT has insisted it will introduce all legislative measures required to obtain the €85 billion EU-IMF…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
FF backs plan to cut semi-State salariesA MOTION proposing a budgetary cut in the “astronomical” salaries of high-earners at the top of semi-State companies received…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
O'Rourke to meet Curran over FF leaderGOVERNMENT CHIEF whip John Curran will meet former minister Mary O’Rourke in the coming days to discuss her proposal for a special…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Minister says he never wanted to lead Fianna FáilMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern says he does not think Fianna Fáil should change leader ahead of a general election, insisting…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Move to look at Údarás spend deniedTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has rejected a request from the Public Accounts Committee to investigate Údarás na Gaeltachta travel…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Gilmore says 'the politics of promises is over'LABOUR IN government would not be able to reverse the bank guarantee scheme, the terms of the National Asset Management Agency…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
FG TD Seymour Crawford to retire at next electionFINE GAEL TD for Cavan-Monaghan Seymour Crawford’s announcement that he will retire at the next general election brings to 12…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Higgins and Boyd Barrett to contest election under left-wing allianceSOCIALIST PARTY MEP Joe Higgins will contest the next general election under a new umbrella group, United Left Alliance, along…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Portugal expected to pass austerity budgetEURO ZONE: THE PORTUGUESE parliament is expected to pass an austerity budget todayFri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Independents will vote for budget, chief whip believesPOLITICAL PRESSURE: PRESSURE ON Government to get the budget through the Dáil eased last night when it emerged that Independent…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Incoming administration not bound by plan, says FG leaderREACTION: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny said he had received confirmation from the European Commission that any incoming government…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Left-wing parties unite to fight pollSocialist Party MEP Joe Higgins will attempt to reclaim his Dublin West seat in the next general election, he announced today…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Fine Gael to decide on budget strategy todayPARTY MEETING: THE FINE Gael parliamentary party will meet today to decide its strategy on the upcoming budget.Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Greens insist poll will not be delayed beyond FebruaryELECTION COUNTDOWN: THE GREEN Party is insisting a general election will not be delayed beyond February, having announced earlier…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Annual FF grassroots outing cancelled due to 'optics'FIANNA FÁIL’S annual Cáirde Fáil dinner scheduled for this Saturday night, traditionally one of the highlights of the social …Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Unrest over leadership grows in Fianna FáilBACKBENCH REACTION: UNREST WITHIN Fianna Fáil about Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s continued leadership of the party appeared to be…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Cowen wants budget passed before general electionTAOISEACH'S SPEECH: THE DÁIL will be dissolved and a general election called once the budgetary process is complete in the new…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Kenny calls Government policy a catastrophic failureOPPOSITION REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT’S banking policy was yesterday described as a “catastrophic failure” by Fine Gael leader…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Debate on all-party budget urged to defuse fiscal crisisFINE GAEL REACTION: AN IMMEDIATE all-party budget should be considered in an attempt to defuse the economic crisis facing Ireland…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Some backbenchers urge Cowen to consider EU aidFF PARTY MEETING: A NUMBER of Fianna Fáil backbenchers told Taoiseach Brian Cowen that Ireland should consider availing of financial…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Croke Park deal a must, says CallearyTHE MINISTER of State with responsibility for the Croke Park agreement Dara Calleary has told secretaries general and management…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Catholics make up third of North's police serviceCATHOLIC REPRESENTATION in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) now stands at almost 30 per cent, while 25 per cent …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
€60,000 to defend Callely actionTHE OIREACHTAS has allocated almost €60,000 towards legal services to defend the committee that investigated Senator Ivor Callely…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
No severe education cuts - RyanGREEN PARTY Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has said he is “confident” the budget will not contain severe education cuts…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Budget to pass 'with welfare cuts'GOVERNMENT CHIEF whip John Curran said the Department of Social Protection was not immune from cuts but he remained confident…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Sinn Féin TD Morgan will not contest next electionSINN FÉIN TD Arthur Morgan, who is his party’s spokesman on finance, will not contest the next general electionWed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
