Irish Britvic sales down by 8.5%Revenue at Britvic Ireland declined by 8.5 per cent in the fourth quarter to £36Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Councillors to be cut by 40% as part of initiativeLOCAL GOVERNMENT CHANGES: THE NUMBER of elected councillors is to be reduced by more than 40 per cent and 80 town councils are…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Councils to set property tax rates in future, says MinisterLOCAL AUTHORITIES will in time be given powers to set their own property tax rates in order to generate funds to support provision…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Local authority plan 'to save €420m'Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has announced plans to reduce the number of city and county councils, change the role…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
State's drugs bill cut by €400mA deal to cut the State’s drugs bill by up to €400 million over the next three years has been reached, the Department of Health…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Sinn Féin publishes job creation planSinn Féin has outlined the details of an employment and enterprise plan which it said could create up to 156,000 long and short…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
TDs on Dáil technical group 'furious' at Independent's move to be readmittedIndependent TD Mick Wallace has sought to be readmitted to the Dáil’s technical group.Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Wallace hurt 'independent brand'THE CONDUCT of Wexford TD Mick Wallace has damaged the “independent brand”, a member of the Dáil technical group has said…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Paper favours Seanad reform: Extended voting rights proposedTHE SEANAD has become a discredited institution in the eyes of many because of the failure of Dáil members to adapt the politically…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
PAC 'should examine all allowances'Allowances paid to politicians should be examined by the Public Accounts Committee in the same manner those paid to public sector…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Staff silence on ex-WIT chief's spendingTHE FINANCIAL controller at Waterford Institute of Technology did not publicly raise concerns about excessive spending by the…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
I predict a riot . . . or maybe not: Irish youths steer clear of protestsACTIVISM: YOUNG PEOPLE in Ireland have every reason to be angryWed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Public may now petition Oireachtas directlyMEMBERS OF the public will now be able put their concerns about matters of public policy directly to an Oireachtas committee …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Public petitions system opensMembers of the public can now put their concerns about matters of public policy directly to an Oireachtas committee through a…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
IMF says transfer of banks to ESM could aid recoveryTHE TEMPORARY transfer of ownership of Ireland’s banks to the European Stability Mechanism could reduce funding costs, boost …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Schemes to help firms access loans due to startTWO LONG-awaited Government-backed loan schemes designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses gain access to credit are…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Banks will struggle to hit loan targetsBank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks will struggle to reach Government- set targets to lend €3Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Cuts being blamed on unpaid charge - TDTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of using non-payment of the household charge as an excuse for making cuts to local authority …Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
State pension form of wealth, says ICMSAA FARMING group has called on Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn to include public sector pensions among the forms of wealth…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
United Drug may end Dublin listingUnited Drug has said it is considering moving its stock market listing from Dublin to London on the back of significant growth…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax profits at CRH up 23%Building materials group CRH said growth in its US offset a slump in European demand as it reported pre-tax profits of €117 million…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Minister accused of 'appeasing' FG conservatives on abortionTHE MINISTER for Health has been accused of being more concerned with appeasing Fine Gael members than legislating on abortion…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Fresh apology over Polish remarksA District Court judge has offered a second and "unreserved apology" for last week saying social welfare was a Polish charity…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
An 'outstanding' writer with legacy of warmth and kindnessTHE LATE author and journalist Maeve Binchy has been remembered as a generous, courageous and self-deprecating character who …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
International tributes roll in for writer for whom 'life was all about laughter'INTERNATIONAL MEDIA outlets offered warm tributes to the late Maeve Binchy yesterday describing her as a publishing phenomenon…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Members attended in personal capacity, says GAACAVAN RALLY: THE GAA has said that well-known members of the association who attended a rally in support of businessman Seán…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Copyright committee gets 180 viewpointsCHANGES TO the Irish copyright regime could facilitate innovation and still ensure rights holders are rewarded for their ideas…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to Maeve BinchyThe writer and journalist Maeve Binchy (72) died peacefully in a Dublin hospital last night after a short illnessTue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Coveney reports progress in talks on EU farm policyAN INCREASING degree of common ground is developing between European ministers in discussions on the future of EU farm policy…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
O'Reilly welcomes FoI proposalsWhile proposals to reform the Freedom of Information remit have been welcomed by Information Commissioner Emily O’Reilly, she…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says bond market return a sign of 'progress'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has described Ireland’s re-entry to the primary bond markets for the first time in two years ago as "a measure…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Over €80,000 spent on prison footballsTHE IRISH Prison Service spent more than €80,000 on footballs over the last two years, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has …Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Former Anglo chief FitzPatrick chargedTHE FORMER chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank has been charged with unlawfully providing financial assistance to…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
State asked to end VHI guaranteeThe European Commission has asked the State to end its unlimited guarantee to the VHI before the end of the next year.Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Ex-Anglo Irish Bank chief charged on loan offencesFORMER ANGLO Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick yesterday became the third person to be charged with financial irregularities…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Former Anglo Irish chief Seán FitzPatrick chargedFormer chairman and chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick has appeared in court today in connection with alleged…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Bosnian War was due to 'appeasement' of forceOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON EU AFFAIRS: THE BOSNIAN War was allowed to happen in the 1990s because of “appeasement of the best and…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Two prison escapees still on the runTwo inmates who escaped from Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon in the early hours of Monday morning remain at large.Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Shatter expected to confirm senior Garda promotionsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter is expected to confirm today the promotion of 26 senior Garda officers to complete a promotions…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Worker-directors 'should not be forgotten' during privatisationsA MOVE towards greater privatisation in semi-State companies should not be used as an excuse to remove worker-directors from …Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hunt for two missing Castlerea inmatesGARDAÍ were searching last night for two brothers who escaped from Castlerea Prison in the early hours of yesterday morning.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Stimulus plan 'spin-driven' - FFThe Government’s infrastructure and stimulus plan fails to make up for earlier capital expenditure cuts and is unlikely to create…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Plans to 'restrict influence' of corporate donationsSUB-COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT: PROPOSED CHANGES to limits on corporate donations should prevent…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Kenny gay marriage stance 'correct', says ButtimerTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was correct in refusing to succumb to pressure to say whether he was in favour of same-sex marriage, the…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil reshuffles frontbenchFianna Fáil has decided not to appoint a new deputy leader to replace former minister Éamon Ó Cuív who left the role after a …Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Committee does not have information to investigate WallaceA DÁIL committee has concluded it is powerless to proceed with an inquiry into the tax affairs of Independent TD Mick Wallace…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
President pays tribute to writerPresident Michael D Higgins last night paid tribute to the late Irish writer, publisher and activist John Boyle O’Reilly, describing…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Thalidomide group taking legal actionAN ALLIANCE of 25 thalidomide survivors is taking legal action against the State for failing to protect them as children by allowing…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00