Cabinet meeting concludes after five hours of talksThe special Cabinet pre-Budget has ended after some five hours of discussions.Sun Mar 22 2009 - 00:00
Emergency budget will radically change healthcare and social welfare, says RyanMINISTER FOR Communications and Energy Eamon Ryan has said healthcare and social welfare will be fundamentally changed by dint…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Ireland could become Silicon Valley of Europe, says RyanIRELAND COULD become the Silicon Valley of Europe and be at the forefront of the “green technology” revolution, Minister for …Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Ireland closer to Kyoto emissions target due to economic slumpTHE FIRST official confirmation the economic downturn has led to a dramatic reduction in greenhouse emissions in Ireland will…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Seanad meeting in UL would mark need for reformSEANAD ÉIREANN should convene a once-off session at the University of Limerick (UL) later this year to highlight the fact that…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Group seeks €700,000 limit for top bankersA GOVERNMENT-appointed committee has recommended that the annual salary of senior bankers be capped at €700,000, according to…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Cowen says governments 'steadfast' after attacksTaoiseach Brian Cowen has again condemned 'in the strongest terms' the attack at a military base in Co Antrim that left two British…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Delegates reject national governmentFAILED MOTIONS: THE GREEN Party will not explore the merits of a national government after delegates at its annual convention…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Gormley pledges new rules on political donationsGreen Party leader John Gormley has said he will introdue legislation to prevent big corporations from making political donations…Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Green Party rejects motion on coalitionThe Green Party has rejected a motion calling for a debate on its future in Government at its national conference in Wexford …Sat Mar 07 2009 - 00:00
Greens need to pursue their own agendaANALYSIS: DURING ITS national conference in Dundalk last year, the Green Party ran a workshop that featured the benefits of …Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Greens will use conference to push technology agendaTHE GREEN Party intends to use its national conference this weekend to bolster its argument that embracing green technology presents…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Opposition told about effect of economic slumpDEPARTMENT OF Finance officials told the three Opposition parties yesterday of concerns about the impact of the rapidly deteriorating…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Labour wants more women in politicsANY POLITICAL party in which women make up less than 20 per cent of its candidates in future general elections should have its…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
'Guarded welcome' for budget planFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has given what he describes as a “guarded welcome” to yesterday’s announcement of an emergency budget…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Opposition welcomes energy price cutsOPPOSITION parties welcomed yesterday’s announcement of cuts in electricity prices, but claimed the sector remained over-regulated…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
'Legal corruption' high in absence of accountabilityIRELAND SUFFERS high levels of “legal corruption” because of the Government’s failure to make political parties, large corporations…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Electricity and gas prices to fall by up to 12 per centElectricity prices will fall by some 10 per cent and gas prices will be reduced by 12 per cent from the end of April, it was …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
New chair of Dublin DocklandsGERRY McCAUGHEY has been appointed as the new chairman of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Oireachtas committees cost €6mTWENTY OIREACHTAS committees cost over €6 million to run over a 14 month period between 2007 and 2008, newly-released information…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Cowen confirms rise in income tax on wayTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has confirmed for the first time that the Government will increase income taxes in its efforts to bridge…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Recession to bring Ireland close to its CO2 Kyoto targetIRELAND’S GREENHOUSE gas emissions may fall almost 5 per cent below projections completed only last November as a result of a…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Commission on Taxation may publish report earlyTHE FINAL report of the Commission on Taxation may be brought forward from September to late July or August to give the Government…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Green TD criticises Coalition and says party is 'screwed' by Fianna FáilGREEN PARTY TD Paul Gogarty has taken the metaphor of his party being cosy bedfellows with Fianna Fáil to new heights.Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
FG challenges Roche on naming of 10 Anglo investorsFINE GAEL has challenged the assertion of a Minister of State that the Government is legally precluded from naming the 10 investors…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Gormley open to idea of national governmentTHE GREEN Party is open to the concept of a national government, party leader John Gormley has said.Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Dempsey accuses wrongdoers at Anglo of economic treasonMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has sharply criticised those who were involved in wrongdoing in Anglo Irish Bank, accusing…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
'Golden Circle' cannot be named, claims RocheA Minister of State has today contended that the Government cannot identify the ten individuals involved in the €451 million …Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Report extracts contain as much as possible, says LenihanPOLITICAL REACTION: THE EXTRACTS from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report into Anglo Irish Bank contain as much information…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Report extracts contain as much as possible, says LenihanPOLITICAL REACTION: THE EXTRACTS from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report into Anglo Irish Bank contain as much information…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Start of insulation scheme brought forward to MarchTHE DEPARTMENT of Energy has said the new Home Energy Saving Scheme will begin at the end of March, earlier than anticipated.Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
PAC not seeking resignations at FasTHE DÁIL’S spending watchdog has stopped short of calling on board members of Fás to resign following the publication of its …Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
'Staying in power' motion for Green forumDELEGATES AT the Green Party national convention next month will call for a special convention to decide on the party’s continuation…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Bookies claim levy rise to cost 1,500 jobsAN ORGANISATION representing smaller bookmakers has claimed that up to 300 offices could close with the loss of 1,500 jobs if…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Fás procedures strongly criticised by Dáil committeeA report by the Dáil's public spending watchdog into expenditure at the State's training agency Fás stops short of calling for…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Tough decisions necessary - CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has told his parliamentary party that the public expects the Government to take tough measures to shore…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan confirms B of I chief to step down 'within weeks'The chief executive of the Bank of Ireland Brian Goggin is to step down within the next three weeks, the Minister for Finance…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Ganley challenged on pro-EU assertionsTHE MINISTER for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin yesterday claimed that assertions by Libertas founder Declan Ganley that he is…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
A ghostly reminder of dangers to cyclistsFirst seen in the US, ‘ghost bikes’ will mark the locations where cyclists were killedSat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
FG says poll reflects strong leadership as Gilmore says he can be taoiseachREACTION: THE CLEAR trend of recent Irish Times opinion polls is that Fine Gael has now established itself as the leading party…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Labour calls for reversal of pension levy moveTHE LABOUR Party has tabled a Dáil motion calling on the Government to reverse its decision to impose a pension levy on public…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Kenny says poll shows FG is the leading partyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said that the trends of recent Irish Times opinion polls suggest that it has established itself…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach dismisses calls for Lenihan's resignationTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has dismissed Opposition calls for the resignation of Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan, saying he enjoys…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Giscard proposes Irish dealFORMER FRENCH president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing has said that retaining all 27 European commissioners would not be in the best…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
'€7bn gamble on the wrong horse'POLITICAL REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT’s bank recapitalisation programme was last night described as “a €7 billion gamble on the…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Over 400 children in State care missingMORE THAN 400 children who arrived unaccompanied into the State over the past nine years remain unaccounted for, according to…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Gormley to cap local election spend at €15,000CANDIDATES IN next June’s local election will be subject to spending limits of €7,500 – €15,000, Minister for the Environment…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Labour outlines its stance on bank planTHE LABOUR Party has outlined eight key principles that it says must underline the recapitalisation programme including a two…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Spending limits announced for local electionsSpending limits of between €7,500 and €15,000 will apply to candidates in next June's local election, Minister for the Environment…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
€100m insulation scheme to benefit 50,000 homesA €100 MILLION national insulation programme will benefit 50,000 homes and employ 4,000 people during 2009, Minister for Energy…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
