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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kenny to use Dáil debate on Moriarty to outline reformsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will today define his attitude to standards in public life at the start of a two-day Dáil debate on the …Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Garda says no evidence found that Moriarty phone system was tappedTHE GARDA has confirmed it has found no evidence that the phone system at the Moriarty tribunal offices in Dublin Castle was …Tue Mar 29 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
Lowry appeals for more Dáil timeThe independent TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry has said he is willing to subject himself to rigorous and unlimited questions…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
And then there were none: can Greens rise from ashes?ANALYSIS: Party members meet this weekend to discuss its direction, but with no TDs will it remain a political force?Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Gormley says bailout obvious to him last summerGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has said it became obvious to him during the summer of 2010 that the IMF would be coming into…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Coalition tension over Labour call for Lowry to resignDIVISIONS HAVE emerged between the Coalition parties in their respective positions on the political future of the Independent…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Candidates critical of NUI electoral registerSEANAD ELECTION: CANDIDATES ON the National University of Ireland (NUI) panel for next month’s Seanad elections have said people…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Cabinet to discuss bailout ahead of EU summitTHE CABINET will meet today to discuss the strategy it will pursue going into this week’s EU summit to renegotiate the interest…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Ryan and Boyle play down leadership ambitions as Gormley to resignTHE GREEN Party’s former minister for energy Eamon Ryan and the party’s chairman Senator Dan Boyle are considered by colleagues…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Heaney no longer FG's presidential candidateFINE GAEL said yesterday that it was no longer pursuing the possibility of Nobel Laureate poet Seamus Heaney contesting this …Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Irish trip will tie in with State visit to BritainVISIT PROTOCOL: THE VISIT of US president Barack Obama is unlikely to last for more than a day and a half and will take place…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Coalition to consider Ireland First report but not as immediate priorityA REPORT drawn up by a group of 17 prominent business and public figures will be examined by the new Coalition but not in the…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Seanad recalled after successful motion by O'TooleTHE SEANAD is being recalled next week for a very rare sitting between the general election and before a new Seanad is elected…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Nine positions for Fine Gael approved with six for LabourTHE GOVERNMENT has announced the full list of Ministers of State following their names being approved by Cabinet yesterday morning…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Top Labour figures accept Burton is disappointedPORTFOLIOS: SENIOR FIGURES in the Labour Party have accepted the party’s deputy leader Joan Burton was disappointed at not having…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Number of junior posts likely to remain at existing levelMINISTERS OF STATE: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny said during the general election campaign that the number of ministers of State…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Party experts played central role in shaping programme for governmentBACKGROUND: Both Fine Gael and Labour relied on support groups to provide financial, legal and economic adviceTue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
'Disastrous mistakes' of 1980s won't be repeated, says KennyFINE GAEL MEETING: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny told his parliamentary party colleagues that in government it would not repeat…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
Opposition says deal a fudge and bad news for the low paidREACTION: FIANNA FÁIL described the programme for government agreed between Fine Gael and Labour as a fudge, saying it was hazy…Mon Mar 07 2011 - 00:00
New light shed on economic crisis, say FG and LabourFINE GAEL and Labour last night said briefings they received on the economic and banking situation facing the incoming government…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Martin says FF senators must look to Dáil seatsSEANAD: FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has told his party’s outgoing senators that future members of Seanad Éireann need …Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Parties aiming for deal by weekendNEGOTIATIONS: FINE GAEL and Labour have separately set provisional weekend deadlines for the completion of negotiations to form…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Greens determined to keep goingPARTY MEETING: EAMON RYAN has said there is a quiet and grim determination among Green Party members to try to get it back on…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael and Labour stress that coalition not only optionFINE GAEL and Labour have separately indicated that a successful outcome to government negotiations cannot be taken for granted…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Nothing will be agreed until everything is agreed, insists negotiator HowlinLABOUR: A MEMBER of the Labour negotiating team has said the party’s talks with Fine Gael on the formation of a coalition government…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Failure to get votes likely to result in party's office closingGREENS: THE GREEN Party will hold a number of crucial meetings with staff and with its membership over the next few day to discuss…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Senior TDs in FG and Labour experienced in negotiationsCOALITION TALKS: WHILE FINE Gael suggested over the weekend that it would talk to other TDs and groupings, the strong view of…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
