McGrath breaks off deal with Fianna FáilIndependent TD Finian McGrath last night withdrew his support from the Government as a result of the proposal to remove automatic…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Pensioners and low-paid may escape income levyPOSSIBLE CONCESSIONS: THE UNIVERSAL 1 per cent income levy imposed as part of the Budget may be modified to exclude pensioners…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Drama on the cards in Cowen climbdownThe only commodity that has not diminished in value for Brian Cowen's Government is drama.Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
McGrath set to withdraw his support for GovernmentINDEPENDENTS: FINIAN McGRATH, one of three Independent TDs who support the Government, is set to withdraw his backing for the…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
McGrath withdraws his support from GovernmentDublin North Central Independent TD Finian McGrath has announced his intention to withdraw his support from the Government over…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach 'just doesn't get it', says FG leaderOPPOSITION: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has shown no understanding of the level of hurt and anxiety caused by the decision to withdraw…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Cowen buys time with FF rebels in medical card crisisTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen's appeal for "time and space" to find a solution to the medical card controversy has helped to quell a …Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan and Dodds to meet on joint approachMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan and his Northern Ireland counterpart Nigel Dodds are to meet to see if a joint approach between…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Party unrest on medical card decisionFF REACTION: OVER 30 Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators were critical of the controversial Budget decision to withdraw the universal…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan, Dodds to meet on economic issuesThe Finance Minister Brian Lenihan and his Northern Ireland counterpart Nigel Dodds are to meet to see if a joint approach between…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Slow fall in emissions disappoints MinisterMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has admitted that a 1 per cent reduction in carbon emissions last year masked "painstakingly…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Gormley unveils carbon budget in DáilEnvironment Minister John Gormley has said that the 1 per cent decrease in carbon emissions last year last year was welcome but…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Gormley hails 'substantial' measures to tackle greenhouse gas emissionsCLIMATE CHANGE: GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has insisted the Budget has a substantial climate change agenda amid claims …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Energy-efficient scheme for homes to get €20mENERGY SAVING SCHEME: THE GOVERNMENT is making additional funding available for a number of measures to improve energy efficiency…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Twenty locations to lose out if decentralisation is jettisonedRELOCATION SCHEME: THE TRANSFER of Government departments and agencies to more than 20 locations will be affected if Minister…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Call to introduce carbon taxCLIMATE CHANGE: FRIENDS OF the Earth has warned that the Government must address the climate crisis with the same urgency as…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Expect to see shades of budgets past like the famous MacSharry hairshirtANALYSIS: Ray MacSharry delivered the 1987 budget only three weeks after a minority Fianna Fáil government had been elected. …Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Gormley to lay down light bulb standardsTHE GOVERNMENT will today formally launch the process that will lead to the phasing out of traditional light bulbs from March…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Use pensions reserve to fund schools - SFSINN FÉIN will today call for a €5 billion withdrawal from the National Pensions Reserve Fund as a way to finance schools and…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Major challenges lie ahead for our environmentOVERVIEW: A new report on the state of the Irish environment identifies climate change and population growth as difficulties…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
EU's targets for 2015 will prove demanding due to pollutionWATER: IMPROVING THE status of all of Ireland's water bodies to good quality by 2015 will prove a demanding target because of…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Remediation of old sites importantCONTAMINATED LAND: REMEDIATION OF contaminated land has become an important environmental issue, according to the EPA's fourth…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Generation of waste at unsustainably high levelsWASTE INCREASE: WASTE GENERATION and resource use are at unsustainably high levels in Ireland, according to the EPA report.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
EU's targets for 2015 will prove demanding due to pollutionWATER: IMPROVING THE status of all of Ireland’s water bodies to good quality by 2015 will prove a demanding target because of…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Banks asked for meeting with Cowen and LenihanTHE BACKGROUND: IF THE Government had chosen the alternative option of nationalising a vulnerable bank earlier this week, it…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Two Fianna Fáil TDs absent for crucial Dáil votesTWO FIANNA Fáil TDs were unaccountably absent from the Dáil for crucial votes on the emergency Bill to give financial guarantees…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
'Substantial' fee for banks that avail of guarantee, says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen said banks would "pay a substantial fee" if they chose to avail of the Government's deposit guaranteeFri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Ulster Bank may secure guarantee exceptionUlster Bank may be the only non-Irish owned bank to benefit from the financial support scheme, it emerged last night, but the…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Concerns over Government's requests for agency inquiriesTHE DÁIL'S value-for-money watchdog will today take the unusual step of asking the Government to desist from requesting the Comptroller…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
McAleese signs bank guarantee legislationPresident Mary McAleese has signed legislation giving effect to the Government's €420 billion bank guarantee scheme.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Fundraiser for Obama to be held in DublinTHE FIRST fundraiser in Ireland for the US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will take place in Dublin during October…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan may include non-Irish banks in schemeMinister for Finance Brian Lenihan said tonight he will consider applications from non-Irish owned banks to be considered in …Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Carbon levy may not be in budgetMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has strongly indicated that the key Green Party policy of a carbon levy is more likely…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Revised biofuel target on transport welcomeTHE GOVERNMENT'S revised biofuels obligation of 3 per cent of all transport fuel by 2010 was yesterday welcomed by the Labour…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Equity support urged for first-time buyersTHE CONSTRUCTION Industry Federation wants the Government to commit itself in the budget to taking an equity share in houses …Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Cowen is confident economy can make strong recoveryTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen yesterday acknowledged publicly that Ireland was in recession but expressed confidence the economy could…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Payments to retiring ministers criticisedTHE LARGE severance payments paid to retiring ministers, including a €68,000 sum to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, does little…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Dáil may be set for extra sitting hoursTHE MOST substantial reform of the Dáil in a generation may become a reality in October if agreement is reached between party…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Cabinet discusses tax increases as part of budgetTHE GOVERNMENT is not ruling out tax increases in the budget on October 14th as part of its response to the dramatic downturn…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
State to reduce biofuel target by almost halfTHE GOVERNMENT will today announce a dramatic drop in its biofuels targets amid concerns about their environmental impact.Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Senior Ministers' attendance at business conference defendedTHE GOVERNMENT has defended the participation of Taoiseach Brian Cowen and three senior Government Ministers in a €2,000 a head…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Carbon tax linked to economic growthTHE INTRODUCTION of a carbon tax could lead to economic growth and increasing competitiveness, according to a leading think-thank…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Amend law restricting religious ads, say bishopsIRELAND'S CATHOLIC bishops have called for a relaxation of restrictions on religious advertising in new broadcasting legislation…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore offers a 'third way'ANALYSIS Labour will go into the new Dáil session determined to establish itself as a stand-alone party, writes Harry McGee…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Party targets 30 seats in next year's local electionsSTRATEGY: LABOUR HAS targeted 30 potential seats in next year's local elections as part of a strategy to build on strong gains…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Cowen 'a rabbit caught in headlights' of economic downturn, says GilmoreLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has strongly criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen's handling of the economic downturn saying he has "…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
ESRI expects jobless rate to hit 8%UNEMPLOYMENT WILL continue to drift upwards to over 8 per cent in 2009, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is …Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore sees another vote on EuropeLabour leader Eamon Gilmore appears to have softened his stance slightly in relation to a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Gormley backs development of green technologiesEnvironment Ireland Conference: IRELAND CAN become a world leader in a burgeoning "clean-tech" sector worth billions of euro…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore 'nervous' over Government's ability on economyLabour leader Eamon Gilmore has said he is “nervous” about the capacity of the Government to manage the current economic downturn…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
