Rumblings in the background were quietly ignoredThere was some official concern over 100 per cent mortgages. Many did not want to knowSat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Warnings on property market were dismissedA NUMBER of officials in the Department of Finance consistently warned about an over-heating property market during 2005 but …Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Kenny upbeat on byelection and prospects for ÁrasTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said he is confident that Fine Gael can win the Dublin West byelection on October 27th.Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Minister's concern about danger of 100% mortgages was dismissedTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance and the Financial Regulator’s office dismissed concerns about the introduction of 100 per cent mortgages…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Debt settlement Bill to be debated in DáilFIANNA FÁIL has published legislative proposals to set up a debt-settlement system for distressed mortgages and other forms of…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Changes to deal to be sought in troika talksTHE GOVERNMENT will seek to change key aspects of the €67 billion rescue package with the European Union and International Monetary…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Wallace tells of ACC warnings over debtTHE INDEPENDENT Wexford TD and developer Mick Wallace has claimed that ACC bank threatened him with bankruptcy if he did not …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher considered contesting general election on Fianna Fáil ticketPARTY LINKS: THE INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Seán Gallagher gave serious consideration as late as last December to becoming…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Wallace's options once a bankruptcy is officially confirmed, the seat will be lostTHE COLOSSAL debts of Wexford Independent TD Mick Wallace will have serious implications not only for the construction business…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Smithwick Tribunal extension agreedMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has agreed to the request by the Smithwick Tribunal for a six-month extension to produce its…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Mitchell criticises champagne, celebrity candidatesVERBAL ATTACK: FINE GAEL presidential candidate Gay Mitchell has warned voters about electing a celebrity as president or someone…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Volatility curbs forecast on debt, says Lenihan ex-aideTHE FORMER special adviser to late former minister for finance Brian Lenihan says the economic environment is so volatile and…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Draft 'power of inquiry' Bill publishedTHE GOVERNMENT has published the draft legislation that will give Oireachtas committees increased powers to conduct inquiries…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Awards scheme to honour Irish diasporaTHE GOVERNMENT is to introduce a new awards scheme to recognise outstanding contributions made to Ireland and to Irish people…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
FG TDs criticise Quinn for VEC moveTHE TWO Fine Gael TDs in Waterford have harshly criticised the decision of Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn to locate the …Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Ex-Esat chief refuses to take part in forum with O'BrienFORMER CHIEF executive of Esat Barry Maloney has written to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying he is no longer willing to take…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness publishes his monthly bank statementsINCOME: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Martin McGuinness has published his monthly bank statements in a move to show that his only income…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Norris says Seanad plea was not for partnerSENATOR DAVID Norris has said he never made representations on behalf of his former partner, Tevfik Akin, in Seanad Éireann or…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Davis earned €60,000 in fees last yearREMUNERATION: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Mary Davis earned more than €60,000 in director fees last year in addition to her salary…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
'Should someone with an IRA past be entitled to run? It would not be a first . . .'Martin McGuinness sees himself as coming to this election with an IRA past but also as a peacemakerMon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Coalition in rush to comply with bailout deadlineTHE CABINET is expected to finalise legislation to reform the legal profession to comply with targets imposed by the International…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Norris insists people of Ireland have 'moved on'LETTERS CONTROVERSY: SENATOR DAVID Norris yesterday attempted to draw a line under the controversy caused by clemency letters…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Budgetary challenges: last quarter to prove toughest testTHE CHALLENGE facing the Government will be more onerous in the last quarter of the year because of the conditions of the memorandum…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Plan for semi-State sector to create up to 100,000 jobs, says O'DowdTHE GOVERNMENT plan to transform the semi-State sector can create up to 100,000 jobs, according to Minister of State Fergus O…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Council abolition 'strange and mistaken'THE DECISION by the Minister for the Environment to abolish Comhar, the Sustainable Development Council, has been portrayed by…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Higgins vows to remain neutral if electedPLEDGE: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Michael D Higgins has said he will be completely independent of the Fine Gael and Labour Coalition…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Plans for investment fund to be unveiledTHE GOVERNMENT will announce details today of a fund that will use resources from the National Pension Reserve Fund to finance…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Áras hopefuls McGuinness and Norris face difficult questionsAS THE presidential election campaign began with a series of intensive debates among the seven candidates, David Norris and Martin…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Investment fund to be unveiledThe Government will announce details of a new fund today that will use resources from the National Pension Reserve Fund to finance…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Howlin indicates AIB pay cap request unlikely to be grantedMINISTER FOR Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has said he does not believe AIB’s request to breach the €500,000 pay cap for …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Kenny refuses to criticise SF runnerCAMPAIGN: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has refused to be drawn into criticism expressed by senior Fine Gael colleagues on the suitability…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Kenny keeps counsel on McGuinnessTaoiseach Enda Kenny has refused to be drawn into criticism expressed by senior Fine Gael colleagues on the suitability of Sinn…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
'Exceptional case' needed to breach AIB capTHE GOVERNMENT could only consider breaking the salary cap of €500,000 for a new chief executive of AIB if an exceptional case…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore position on Palestinian state welcomedTHE GOVERNMENT’S decision to support the Palestinian application for membership of the United Nations has been broadly welcomed…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher hands in nomination papersIndependent Seán Gallagher has handed in his nomination papers for the presidential election, making him the third candidate …Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Bailout defies logic, says Greek economistAN INFLUENTIAL Greek economist who will be speaking in Dublin tonight has said the current response by EU leaders and institutions…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil refuses to believe the party's over as 15 years in wilderness loomsANALYSIS: FIANNA FÁIL has often been compared to the Social Democratic party in Sweden and the Institutional Revolutionary Party…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Martin queries Coalition response plan in the event of Greek defaultTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny should clarify whether or not the Government has a back-up plan in the event of a Greek default on sovereign…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Martin appointment Gillane named as chef de cabinetFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has appointed one of his former key advisers as the programme manager or chef de cabinet in…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
FF attacks Government's EU stanceFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin today accused the Government of adopting a “piecemeal approach” to the euro zone crisis…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Norris has not sought support - MartinFIANNA FAIL: FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has said neither Senator David Norris nor any other potential Independent candidate…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
My glorious, garish, gaudy SalthillSUNDAY AFTERNOON on Salthill promenade and it’s being buffeted by the remains of Hurricane Katia sweeping in from the Atlantic…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Party in favour of mortgage forgivenessFIANNA FÁIL has said it is in favour of mortgage debt forgiveness but only in individual cases and where a full evaluation has…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
'There are no magic knock-out blows ... This is going to be long haul'INTERVIEW: THE CONFERENCE room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin has a bizarre design theme…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Department removes intern offers from websiteTHE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection removed postings for interns on the website for JobBridge last week because they failed to…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Economy to be focus of Fine Gael meetingTHE ECONOMY and job creation will dominate the two-day Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting in Galway which begins this afternoon…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Growing backing in SF to run presidential candidateTHERE IS “growing backing” within Sinn Féin for a party candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, according to a senior…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
€713,000 retirement package for top civil servantTHE COUNTRY’S former top civil servant Dermot McCarthy received a combined retirement and pension package worth over €700,000…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil decides against fielding presidential candidateFIANNA FÁIL has decided not to run a candidate in the presidential election in October for the first time in its history.Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Closing date for Áras candidates announcedTHE CLOSING day for nominations for the presidential elections will be September 28th, the Government has announced.Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
