'Dragon' seeks FF support for Park bidENTREPRENEUR SEÁN Gallagher has approached Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members with a view to getting the party’s backing for his …Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Property and water taxes at flat rate next yearWATER CHARGES and a property tax are now almost certain to be introduced initially on a flat rate basis, a move Opposition parties…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Number of TDs could fall by 20, says HoganTHE NUMBER of TDs in the next Dáil could be 20 fewer than the current complement of 166, Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Newstalk to pay Harney more than €400,000NEWSTALK, the radio station owned by the billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, has reached a settlement for more than €400,000…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Coalition parties reluctant to specify number of TDsANALYSIS: THE FIRST 100 days of a new government’s term is seen as criticalThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Financial information 'to be pooled'The Government has given a commitment in the revised rescue agreement with the EU and IMF to centralise financial information…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Information on borrowers to be part of revised bailout dealTHE GOVERNMENT has given a commitment in the revised rescue agreement with the EU and IMF to centralise financial information…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Tight schedule means Obama not likely to address Croke Park rallyTHE POSSIBILITY of US president Barack Obama addressing a mass rally at Croke Park in Dublin has receded slightly due to the …Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Government to cut number of TDsThe Dáil formed after the next general election will have as many as 20 fewer TDs than the current House, Minister for Environment…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Watt gets senior role in new departmentROBERT WATT, who has been promoted to secretary general of the newly-formed Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is the…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
FF ahead of expectations as it looks to get 15 seatsFIANNA FÁIL has surpassed expectations in the Seanad election count although there have been mixed fortunes for the candidate…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Norris 'hopeful' of support from TDs and SenatorsINDEPENDENT SENATOR David Norris is “hopeful” that he may secure the support of 20 Oireachtas members necessary to allow him …Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Minister warns of growing black economyTHERE IS strong anecdotal evidence Ireland’s black economy is growing and there is pressure in society to pay people “under the…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Burton seeks inquiry into banking crisisTHE ROLES played by former taoiseach Brian Cowen and his minister for finance, Brian Lenihan, in dealing with the banking crisis…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Seanad count to begin with votes of vocational panelsCOUNTING WILL begin this morning for the 43 seats for five vocational panels for the 24th Seanad, with counting for the six university…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Howlin says people will be shocked by high pay levelsHOWLIN PRESS CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT will launch an early review of pay levels in the semi-State sector, especially at the…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Seanad ballot papers with Dubsky at No 1 will be invalidCANDIDATES FOR the three Trinity College Dublin seats in Seanad Éireann have been told that any ballot paper marked with a first…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
McCarthy report recommends no immediate sale of State assetsNO IMMEDIATE sell-off of State assets should take place, according to the report of the review group chaired by economist Colm…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Culpability for collapse extended to politicians, media and investorsPRESS CONFERENCE: THE FINNISH financial expert Peter Nyberg has said that the Irish banking crisis was systemic and that culpability…Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Public vote to decide on inquiry into banks crisisCRISIS REFERENDUM: MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has said the Government intends to hold a referendum later this year …Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss McCarthy finding on asset disposalTHE REPORT of the McCarthy review group on the disposal of State assets will be discussed by Cabinet for the first time today…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore defends internal appointments decisionTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has defended the decision not to open three of the most senior vacancies in the Civil Service to the general…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Banking report to blame 'herd mentality'THE NYBERG report has spared the former Fianna Fáil-led government from its most severe criticism of systemic failures of governance…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Kenny to discuss North and fiscal crisis with CameronTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will discuss Ireland’s economic situation as well as Northern Ireland during his first formal Downing Street…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore asks EU envoys for supportTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has asked diplomats from the 27 EU states to communicate to their governments the need to support Irish…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Martin promises to regenerate Fianna FáilFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has said the party must build itself up from “nothing”, as its founders did in 1926.Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
State passes first fiscal review but is warned of challengesTHE FIRST review of Ireland’s €85 billion international rescue plan has concluded that the Government has met its fiscal targets…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
McGuinness to seek FG nominationFINE GAEL MEP Maireád McGuinness has announced she will seek the party’s nomination for the presidency later this year.Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Sovereignty sought despite international solution to an Irish problemANALYSIS: Noonan and Howlin wanted to show the new Government has in some way succeeded in recapturing a degree of autonomySat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
State passes bailout reviewThe first review of Ireland’s €85 billion international rescue plan has concluded that the Government has met its fiscal targets…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Final draft of revised EU-IMF deal agreedTHE CABINET last night signed off on the draft of a revised memorandum of understanding with the EU and International Monetary…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Noonan reports 'significant progress'Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said there have been four significant revisions to the four-year rescue programme for…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Government 'compliant' with rescue package termsIreland is on track to meet its commitments under the terms of the €85 billion rescue package agreed with the EU and the International…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Coalition to target 'archaic' sectoral pay agreementsTHE GOVERNMENT is to seek reductions in the terms, conditions, and pay rates of a potential cohort of 240,000 workers protected…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Revised bailout package to be published on FridayTHE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has no reason to conclude that Ireland’s fiscal position has deteriorated relative to the…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Portugal applies to EU for bailoutPortugal's caretaker government last night asked the European authorities to initiate the euro zone’s third bailout as it bowed…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Mediation body to be formed over turf cuttingTHE GOVERNMENT is to announce a new mediation body and compensation scheme for turf-cutters within weeks in response to a EU …Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Portugal bows to pressure and asks for EU bailoutPORTUGAL’S CARETAKER government last night asked the European authorities to initiate the euro zone’s third bailout as it bowed…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Union money 'under donation ban'The ban on corporate donations is to include money given by the trade union movement to Labour, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Government to prioritise ban on corporate donationsTHE GOVERNMENT has prioritised some of its electoral reform policies including a ban on corporate donations as well as its “jobs…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Prominent TDs in Left Alliance deny split over motionLEADING MEMBERS of the United Left Alliance have dismissed as “without foundation” suggestions that the group has had its first…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Reforms prioritised in 2011 legislative programmeThe Government has prioritised a number of major electoral reforms in its first legislation programme published today.Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach says he will attend funeralREACTION: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has confirmed that he will attend the funeral of Constable Ronan Kerr, killed by a car bomb in…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Ministers reject talk of U-turn on election promisesPOLITICAL REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has rejected claims that the Government parties had reneged on promises…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Bondholders escape as €24bn put into banksTHE GOVERNMENT has agreed to a €24 billion recapitalisation of the main Irish banks without attempting to force senior bondholders…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
FF TD selected by Taoiseach to serve as Leas-Cheann ComhairleFIANNA FÁIL TD for Galway East Michael Kitt has been appointed Leas-Cheann Comhairle by Taoiseach Enda Kenny despite the main…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Noonan to propose 'radical' bank sector restructuringTHE MINISTER for Finance will propose a ground-breaking restructuring of the banks today as the results of Central Bank stress…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Kitt wants leas-cheann comhairle job despite FF nominating chairmanFIANNA FÁIL’S longest-serving Oireachtas member has said he wants to be the new leas-cheann comhairle of the Dáil, notwithstanding…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Ministers told to provide proposals based on tribunalTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has told Ministers to report back to him within four weeks with suggestions on how the key recommendations…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Lowry set for rigorous questioning over reportINDEPENDENT TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry is willing to subject himself to a tough interrogation from TDs during the Dáil…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
