Undecided voters key to treaty voteThe outcome of the European stability treaty referendum on May 31st is wide open, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Minister urged to review jailing in garlic-tax caseINDEPENDENT TD Finian McGrath has urged Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to review the case of a Dublin businessman who is in…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Referendum Commission report discussedA report by the Referendum Commission on last October’s referendums was discussed by Cabinet yesterday.Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Reform agenda for Dáil term approvedTHE GOVERNMENT will publish Bills from the Department of Finance focusing on fiscal responsibility, credit union regulation and…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas members to meet women critical of abortion rulesMEMBERS OF the Oireachtas will be invited to discuss issues related to abortion at an event organised by the National Women’s…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Time for referendums 'inadequate'The Referendum Commission set up to promote public awareness of the votes on judges’ pay and Oireachtas inquiries has complained…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
ECB debt decision an epic failure, says BeggUNION ADDRESS: THE ECB has been accused of a “reprehensible” position on Ireland’s debt burden by the general secretary of the…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Turbulent scenes outside conferenceTHERE WERE rowdy scenes outside the Labour Party conference at the weekend as protesters broke through a Garda barrier to register…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Commission says time given to referendums 'inadequate'THE REFERENDUM Commission set up to promote public awareness of the votes on judges’ pay and Oireachtas inquiries has complained…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Vigorous campaign for Yes vote promisedTÁNAISTE AND Labour leader Eamon Gilmore closed the party conference in Galway yesterday with a pledge to run “a very vigorous…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Coalition has 'road map for revival'The Government had a clear strategy and a road map for recovery and there was “no more muddling through or hoping that something…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Protestors disrupt Labour conferenceThere were rowdy scenes outside the Labour Party conference this afternoon as protesters broke through a Garda barrier to register…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Focus on who Ministers meet 'ridiculous'IRISH POLITICS was getting to the point where Ministers would have to “go around covered in a cloak” for fear of meeting someone…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Labour integrity untouched by tribunals, says GilmoreLABOUR COULD take pride in the fact that, after two decades of tribunals, there was no question about its integrity, party leader…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Scope of constitutional debate queriedTHE FORTHCOMING constitutional convention could be a wasted opportunity because its initial remit is too narrow, human rights…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Credit guarantee for small businesses 'overdue'LEGISLATION TO guarantee credit for businesses, published yesterday by Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton, has been welcomed…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Labour chair position to be filled at weekendALMOST 900 delegates to the Labour conference in Galway this weekend, which marks the centenary of its foundation, will decide…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
FF TD warns property tax 'political dynamite'THE INTRODUCTION of a property tax next year is going to be “political dynamite”, with many people facing tax bills of €500 and…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Lowry condemns media coverage of tribunalINDEPENDENT TD and former Fine Gael minister Michael Lowry has condemned recent media coverage and political comment on the findings…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
FF considering whether to lodge complaint over Flynn donationFIANNA FÁIL is to discuss whether or not to lodge a complaint with the Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau regarding…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Property tax 'is political dynamite'The introduction of a property tax next year is going to be "political dynamite", Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Minister for Justice defends delay in criminal prosecutions over tribunalsMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has moved to clarify the delay in taking prosecutions over the banking collapse and the findings…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach dismisses claims of Coalition disunityCLAIMS OF disunity in Government have been strongly rejected by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who has also expressed his full confidence…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Labour giving too much to FG, says ChildersTHE LABOUR Party is yielding too much ground to its Coalition partners, the party’s MEP for Ireland East Nessa Childers has said…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
SF calls on Gilmore to save human rights activistBahrain Sinn Féin has called on Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore to intervene in the case of human rights…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Cowen's overdue 'state of the nation' was worth waitINSIDE POLITICS: A RECURRING issue during Brian Cowen’s three years as taoiseach was whether or not he should give a “state …Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Front Line makes appeal for ex-employee on hunger strikeBahrain: The Dublin-based human rights organisation Front Line Defenders has appealed on behalf of its former employee Abdulhadi…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Ganley open to persuasion on treaty if conditions metLIBERTAS FOUNDER Declan Ganley has told an Oireachtas subcommittee that if certain conditions were fulfilled he could be persuaded…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Noonan sold German bonds in April 2011MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has sold the German government bonds which he held last year, according to the Register of…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says no schedule exists for a unified IrelandTHERE IS no timescale for the unification of Ireland, the Taoiseach told an audience of students and academics in Beijing yesterday…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Positive European agenda stressed at meetingTHE EUROPEAN agenda had taken a positive direction, the Taoiseach told Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing’s Great Hall of …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Agreement opens way for Chinese investmentTAOISEACH IN CHINA: THE PROSPECT of substantial Chinese investment in Ireland, possibly including the purchase of Irish State…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Irish economy growing after crisis, Kenny tells gatheringTRADE LINKS: THE TAOISEACH has given the most upbeat perspective in recent times on Ireland’s economic situation and its prospects…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Meeting was 'exceptionally friendly'TAOISEACH IN CHINA: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny had what he described as an “exceptionally friendly” meeting with vice-president Xi…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Referendum date likely to be made known tomorrowTHE TAOISEACH says he expects tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting to agree a date for the referendum on the fiscal stability treaty and…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
'Open for business' is Irish mantra in ChinaTHE CONTRAST between the Taoiseach’s visit to China and that made by his predecessor Brian Cowen, four years ago, could not be…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach set for China visitTaoiseach Enda Kenny arrives in Shanghai on Sunday at the start of a four-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
May date expected for EU treaty voteDRAFT LEGISLATION for the referendum on the European Stability Treaty is to go before Cabinet in two weeks’ time, on March 27th…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
'No sympathy for dissidents in US' - NealThere is no sympathy for dissident republican paramilitaries in the Irish-American community, a prominent member of the US Congress…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Referendum to abolish Seanad increasingly unlikely this yearThe Government’s proposed referendum on the abolition of Seanad Éireann now appears unlikely to be held this year because of …Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Kenny prefers date in late May for treaty referendumTHE REFERENDUM on the EU stability treaty is most likely to be held at the end of May, senior political sources told The Irish…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Watchdog says plans for constitutional convention contain 'manifest flaws'The Government’s plans for a constitutional convention have been criticised as containing “manifest flaws” by the Irish Council…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Manning to chair 1916 advisory groupCHANCELLOR OF the National University of Ireland Dr Maurice Manning is to chair a group of leading authors and academics set …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Backing fiscal treaty crucial for Ireland's place in EU, says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has fired the first shots in the Government’s referendum campaign, saying support for the fiscal treaty …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
EU condemns Syrian regime for atrocities against its civiliansSYRIAN CRISIS: EU LEADERS have called on the Syrian authorities to bring an immediate halt to “the massive violence and human…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Kenny avoids answering when asked about rerunREFERENDUM: THE TAOISEACH has declined two opportunities to affirm that there will be no repeat referendum on the European Stability…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Leaking of commission document 'overplayed'TAOISEACH'S COMMENTS: THE GOVERNMENT will consider the appropriate timing for the European Stability Treaty referendum next …Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Ibec urges early vote 'to get rid of uncertainty'THE REFERENDUM on the European Stability Treaty should be held at the earliest opportunity, the Irish Business and Employers …Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Minister says calls to boycott cultural visit are 'absurd'THERE HAD been a “slight improvement” in relations between Ireland and Israel in the past year, said Israel’s minister of public…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Constitutional proposals to be outlinedThe Taoiseach and the Tánaiste are to brief Opposition leaders Micheál Martin and Gerry Adams as well as the Dáil's Technical…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
