Garda station leased to childcare groupSEVERAL CLOSED Garda stations may be handed back to local communities for their own use, it was confirmed yesterday.Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
FF's dark spell to be further clouded by mad elephants and revolting citizensDÁIL SKETCH: SOCIALIST PARTY TD Joe Higgins issued a stern warning in the Dáil yesterday.Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Talks on deferring €3.1bn IBRC payment ongoing, Noonan tells DáilNEGOTIATIONS WITH the EU authorities to avoid a €3Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Child rights referendum date still being consideredTHE PRECISE timing of the children’s rights referendum this year was the subject of further Government consideration, Minister…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Martin calls for deadline on levy to be extendedTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has said he acknowledges there have been “difficulties in relation to the communication of the household…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Noonan hails debt breakthroughA BREAKTHROUGH in the negotiations relating to the payment of a €3Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Calleary did not like 'secret deals'FIANNA FÁIL’S justice spokesman Dara Calleary said he did not like “secret deals” made between Independent TDs and his party …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Quinn says no cuts on horizon for elderlyCUTBACKS IN entitlements to the elderly were “not anywhere on the horizon, nor are they contemplated”, Minister for Education…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Church and medical support for delivery methods criticisedMEMBERS OF the Catholic Church and the medical profession who supported symphysiotomies were sharply criticised by Fianna Fáil…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Defence Forces to recruit up to 600UP TO 600 vacancies in the Defence Forces are to be filled this year, the Dáil has been told.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Proposed ban on cheese ads 'nanny state gone mad'A PROPOSED ban on the advertising of cheese on television and radio before 9pm was described as an example of “the nanny state…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Call for grant system 'equality'Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has said there has to be equality in the provision of third-level grants.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Mortgage debate row as Government goes missingOPPOSITION TDs sought an adjournment of the Dáil last night because no Government Minister or TD was present during a debate …Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Shatter warns of terrorist threatMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter ruled out repealing the Offences Against the State Act.Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Kenny urged to follow Spain's lead to get debt reliefTAOISEACH Enda Kenny dismissed suggestions he could follow the lead of the Spanish government in securing relief for Ireland’…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
No stars and plenty of gripes as Lark in the Park cancelledDÁIL SKETCH: FINE GAEL’S abortive Lark in the Merrion Square Park formed the backdrop to yesterday’s Dáil proceedings.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Tánaiste tight-lipped about forced redundanciesBANK JOBS: TÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore declined to speculate on whether there might be enforced redundancies at Allied Irish Banks…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Martin calls for restructuring of promissory notesFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has said there “should and will be’’ a significant move in the restructuring of the €31 billion…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach rules out early restructuring of Anglo paymentsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ruled out an early restructuring of the €31 billion owed in promissory notes for the former Anglo Irish…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Cost of culling mink 'prohibitive'THE COST of a national cull of feral mink would be prohibitive at this time, Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan told the Dáil…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Turf cutters to get improved compensationAN IMPROVED compensation package for displaced turf cutters using raised bogs has been announced by Minister for Heritage Jimmy…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Debate told of challenges facing women in politicsFEMALE PARTICIPATION: WOMEN FACED the same challenges as young people of both sexes in political parties, Senator Averil Power…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Party faithful behind Martin on Ó CuívDELEGATES: STRONG SUPPORT for Micheál Martin as leader and affection but no great support for former deputy leader Eamon Ó Cuív…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Buttimer says roles of teachers are more flexibleEDUCATION: TEACHERS HAD changed “the landscape of their tenure’’ under the Croke Park agreement, Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Martin comes on for Ó Cuív as SF ink-in continuesDÁIL SKETCH: RATHER THAN appoint a sub yesterday, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin led his team for Opposition Leaders’ Questions…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Distress over rent allowance highlightedHOUSING: INDEPENDENT KILDARE North TD Catherine Murphy said she had boxes of tissues on the counter of her constituency office…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Vatican embassy closure standsTHE DECISION to close the Irish embassy in the Vatican stands, the Department of Foreign Affairs has said.Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Vatican links 'will deepen' - MartinArchbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said he is confident the Irish embassy to the Vatican will reopen "in some other …Sun Feb 19 2012 - 00:00
State's relations with church now 'more real', says KennyTHE RELATIONSHIP between the Government and the Catholic Church was now “more real’’ than it had been for many years, Taoiseach…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
'Creative thinking' needed for Priory Hall issueTHE SITUATION relating to Priory Hall, the unsafe and abandoned apartment block in north Dublin, should not continue indefinitely…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Noonan introduces Finance Bill and says economic outlook is improvingTHE MINISTER for Finance has told the Dáil that the economic outlook is improvingWed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
End of a political era as de Valera's last surviving daughter laid to restAN ERA in Irish political history came to a close yesterday with the funeral in Dublin of Eamon de Valera’s last surviving daughter…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Burton defends remarks about economyREMARKS MADE by the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach on the economy were strongly defended by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Mental capacity Bill to be issued shortlyLEGISLATION UPDATING the law on mental capacity will be published shortly, Minister of State for Health Kathleen Lynch has said…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Warning of suicide increase over cutsCUTBACKS TO frontline services for the mentally ill could lead to an increased suicide rate, Sinn Féin spokesman on health Caoimhghín…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
FG chairman calls for Minister to investigate HSE's legal advice costsTHE FINE Gael parliamentary party chairman has called on the Minister for Health to investigate the Health Service Executive’…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Statutory payouts for Vita Cortex staffWORKERS OCCUPYING the Vita Cortex plant in Cork will receive their statutory redundancy next Monday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Septic tank registration costs less than a pint, says TaoiseachPEOPLE WOULD now be able to register their ownership of septic tanks for less than the price of a pint in some establishments…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Clarity on Civil Service transition promisedA REPORT on the work of departmental transition teams on the implications for services of the early retirement of public servants…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Mary Lou warns a holy show awaits usDÁIL SKETCH: TWO CONTRASTING pictures of modern Ireland on First Communion and Confirmation days were presented to the Dáil …Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Call for regulation of legal profession to be independentAN INDEPENDENT and modern model of regulation of the legal profession would serve the public interest, Mayo Fine Gael TD John…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Cut to religious event welfare payments debatedFIRST HOLY Communion and Confirmation social welfare payments are being reduced to curb excessive spending by some parents.Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
AG has no deadline for treaty work, says KennyTHE ATTORNEY General has no formal deadline to advise the Government if a referendum is required for Europe’s new fiscal treaty…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach denies officials instructed to minimise prospect of referendumTHERE WERE no instructions to Government officials to minimise the prospect of a referendum in the Republic when negotiating …Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Review of smaller schools due in monthsTHE VALUE-for-money review of small primary schools is expected to be published within the next two months, Minister for Education…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Kenny angered by claim he acted like 'eejit' with SarkozyTHE TAOISEACH reacted sharply to a claim by the Sinn Féin leader that he had been over-friendly with the French president at …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
TDs seek support across parties for coursing ban BillDÁIL TECHNICAL Group TDs Clare Daly and Maureen O’Sullivan have appealed for cross-party support for their Private Members’ Bill…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
More than 750 places available on graduate ICT coursesMORE THAN 750 places are available on 17 new graduate skills conversion programmes in a joint Government-ICT action plan launched…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
ICT skills programme unveiledA total of 750 places on 17 new graduate skills conversion programmes throughout the State were announced by the Government today…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
TDs plan hare-coursing ban BillA Private Member’s Bill is to be introduced in the Dáil to ban hare coursing.Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
