Proposals to ban stag huntingTHE GOVERNMENT has published its proposed legislation to ban stag hunting, an activity that was described as unacceptable to …Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Gormley condemns Boucher pay-outBank of Ireland chief executive Richie Boucher's €1Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Durkan hoping to hold off any Sinn Féin surgeCONSTITUENCY PROFILE: FOYLE: Sinn Féin is targeting Mark Durkan, seeing his resignation as party leader as a weaknessMon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Financial aid to Greece: Irish contribution will be 'cost-neutral'IRELAND’S FINANCIAL aid to Greece will be “cost-neutral” to the State, a Government spokesman said last night.Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
TV3 chief says Dáil is irrelevantThe Dáil comes across as male-dominated and irrelevant, TV3 chief executive David McRedmond has told an Oireachtas committee…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Delay to regulator's action allows for talks, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen says the postponement of the Financial Regulator’s action to put Quinn Insurance into full administration…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Cowen says there is no alternative to Croke Park dealTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government has not contemplated any public sector pay arrangements other than the deal formulated…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Status of hunting group to be clarifiedTHE STANDARDS in Public Office Commission will today write to pro-hunting group Rural Ireland Says Enough (Rise!) to establish…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
President and Taoiseach extend condolencesIRISH REACTION: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese and Taoiseach Brian Cowen were among those who extended sympathies after the plane crash…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan briefed on Quinn-Anglo talksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan is being kept briefed on meetings which took place between Quinn and Anglo Irish Bank over…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Figures show problem with greyhound care - MinisterNEW FIGURES showing the number of greyhounds put down in areas including Clare and Kerry prove a “significant animal welfare …Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan being kept briefed on Quinn talksThe Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan is being kept briefed on the meetings which are taking place between Quinn and Anglo although…Sun Apr 11 2010 - 01:00
Border politicians meet Ministers in bid to save jobsA DELEGATION of Border-based politicians said they held “constructive” meetings about protecting Quinn Group jobs with Minister…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Bill to give gay couples same tax code as married couplesTHE CIVIL Partnership Bill is being examined by the Department of Finance to ensure homosexual couples who register their relationships…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Politicians insist they respect regulator's independenceBORDER-BASED politicians insisted they respected the independence of Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield after meeting him…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
HSE backs individual postcode for propertiesTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has backed a postcode system that would locate individual properties instead of the model …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Harney 'aware' FF figures want party to hold health portfolioMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney is aware some Fianna Fáil figures want her portfolio to go to a Fianna Fáil Cabinet member but…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Cohabitants to have legal rights after five yearsTHE CIVIL Partnership Bill is likely to be amended to extend the period of time a couple can cohabit before legal obligations…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Administrators urged to protect jobs as a priorityPOLITICAL REACTION: THE PROVISIONAL administrators appointed to Quinn Insurance must prioritise the protection of jobs following…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Gormley meets rural FF deputies on dog breeding BillGREEN LEADER John Gormley will consider the possibility of “varying some details” of the contentious dog breeding Bill following…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet approves contentious Bill to ban stag huntingTHE CABINET has approved the Bill to ban stag hunting, as some rural Fianna Fáil backbenchers claimed Green leader John Gormley…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
FF unrest with Cowen exaggerated, says GormleyGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has said the extent of internal Fianna Fáil discontent with Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s leadership…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Mood Of The Delegates Green View On GovernmentUPBEAT DELEGATES at the Green Party convention in Waterford were pragmatic about their “marriage of convenience” with Fianna …Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Labour backs State investment bankThe Labour Party has proposed the establishment of a State investment bank, with party leader Eamon Gilmore saying the economy…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Lowry referred to DPP over information on donationsINDEPENDENT TD Michael Lowry was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for failing to disclose documentation …Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Backbench FF TDs unhappy at reshuffleREACTION: THE CABINET reshuffle has prompted widespread discontent among Fianna Fáil TDs who complained it was a “missed opportunity…Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Labour proposes State investment bankThe Labour Party has proposed the establishment of a State investment bank.Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Lowry referred to DPP over recordsIndependent TD Michael Lowry has emerged as the deputy referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for failing to disclose…Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Mood Of The Delegates Green View On GovernmentUPBEAT DELEGATES at the Green Party convention in Waterford were pragmatic about their “marriage of convenience” with Fianna …Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Calleary gets new responsibilities in reshuffleJUNIOR MINISTERS: MINISTER OF State Dara Calleary was given new responsibilities in addition to his labour affairs role by Taoiseach…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Tony Killeen: appointment an 'enormous honour'NEWLY APPOINTED Minister for Defence Tony Killeen said people in his Clare constituency would now expect to have issues concerning…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
FF unrest with Cowen exaggerated, says GormleyGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has said the extent of internal Fianna Fáil discontent with Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s leadership…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Pat Carey: 'An overnight success after 25 years'THE NEW Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey, described himself as an “overnight success after 25…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Auction group eBay to create 150 jobsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has described the creation of 150 jobs at eBay’s facility in Blanchardstown, Dublin, as an “excellent marketing…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Profile of the new ministersA look at the new ministers in the Cabinet reshuffleTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
€17.6m to be spent on TDs' wages this year, says reportMORE THAN €17.6 million will be spent on TDs’ pay this year, with almost €10 million set aside for their expenses, according …Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Cowen denies pressure over reshuffleTaoiseach Brian Cowen has denied he is under pressure from Fianna Fáil TDs not to concede an extra junior minister to the Green…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
€17.6m to be spent on TDs' wages this year, says reportMORE THAN €17.6 million will be spent on TDs’ pay this year, with almost €10 million set aside for their expenses, according …Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Ireland set for zombie housing market - BrutonRESEARCH REVEALING the extent of vacant properties in the State suggests Ireland will have a “zombie” housing market for years…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Minister advocates 'slimmed down' DáilA “SLIMMED-DOWN” Dáil with 100 TDs, half of whom should continue to be elected by proportional representation with the single…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
State pension age to be set at 68 by 2028 in radical overhaul of qualification structureAN INCREASE in retirement age over the coming decades was confirmed yesterday at the launch of the National Pensions Framework…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
FF Senator submits forms on donationsA FIANNA FÁIL Senator referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for failing to disclose documentation on 2009 donations…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Oireachtas members referred to DPP over donation recordsTHREE OIREACHTAS members have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for failing to disclose documentation…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Expert group to advise on ways to help those in debtTHE MEMBERSHIP of an expert committee to give recommendations to the Government on ways to help people in debt or mortgage arrears…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Taoiseach's request for O'Dea finance roleEX-MINISTER'S CLAIMS: FORMER DEFENCE minister Willie O’Dea has indicated Taoiseach Brian Cowen had asked him to assist in the…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan points to legal system or gardaí as sourceLEAKED LETTERS: RESPONSIBILITY FOR the leak that led to Trevor Sargent’s resignation lies with “the courts system or the legal…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Dublin North TDs deny constituent contacted themMcGOWAN CLAIM: DUBLIN NORTH TDs have insisted that they were not contacted by Dominic McGowan, the constituent on whose behalf…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Party trusts Fianna Fáil was not behind document leak, says GormleyLEADER RESPONSE: GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has said the release of documents revealing Trevor Sargent’s contact with gardaí…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Kenny's 'Frontline' degrades politics, says HigginsCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION: TELEVISION PROGRAMMES such as RTÉ One’s The Frontline presented by Pat Kenny “degrade politics”, …Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
