FF warned ban vital if party to continue in GovernmentCORPORATE DONATIONS: GREEN PARTY delegates have warned that if Fianna Fáil does not accept legislation to ban corporate donations…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Departmental changes 'will not lead to recovery'SINN FÉIN Dáil leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has disputed Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny’s contention that Tánaiste Mary Coughlan …Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Varadkar says reshuffle worst since FitzGeraldFINE GAEL frontbencher Leo Varadkar has described Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s Cabinet reshuffle as the worst since that of former…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Kenny calls Cabinet changes a 'mishmash'FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has condemned the Cabinet reshuffle as a “mishmash” and said that while 430,000 people were unemployed…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Obligation to teach religion in class should go, say delegatesPRIMARY EDUCATION: PRIMARY SCHOOL teachers should not be obliged to teach religion in their classes, the Green Party convention…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Opposition criticises extra Dáil day offTHE GOVERNMENT was accused of “running away” from its problems and of taking an extra day off by adjourning the Dáil until Wednesday…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Surgeon censured for misconductA consultant surgeon has been censured by the Medical Council for professional misconduct because of his failure to produce a…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Thousands throng to Merrion Square for festivitiesBIG DAY OUT: THEY CALLED it the “Big Day Out” and, certainly for every child and many adults there, it couldn’t have been bigger…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Boyle backs O'Reilly's committee requestGREEN PARTY chairman Senator Dan Boyle has said Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly should be allowed to talk to any Oireachtas committee…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Over 4,000 to take part in annual Feis CeoilMORE THAN 4,000 singers and musicians will take part this year in the ESB Feis Ceoil which gets under way today with choir and…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Body in Italy is missing Irish womanITALIAN AUTHORITIES have confirmed through DNA tests, that a body found near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy last October, is…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Opposition demands Tallaght debateTHERE WAS UPROAR in the Dáil and the House was suspended for a time amid repeated Opposition demands for a debate about reports…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
New Zealand trip an 'abuse'MINISTER FOR HEALTH Mary Harney’s two-week trip to New Zealand has been described as an “abuse” of the system where Ministers…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Cowen rules out further action on 'Lost at Sea' reportTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has ruled out any further action on the Ombudsman’s report on the controversial “Lost at Sea” scheme and…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Cowen rejects cover-up claim in X-ray debateTHERE IS no question of a cover-up in dealing with the handling of the controversy about the 58,000 X-rays at Tallaght hospital…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Coughlan defends her performance as MinisterTÁNAISTE Mary Coughlan has defended her performance as Minister for Enterprise against claims that she was an “embarrassment”, …Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Ahern rejects 'repackaged' Labour Bill on rent reviewsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has rejected a Labour Party Bill containing emergency measures that would allow the Government…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Code for grocery sector on wayAN INDEPENDENT “eminent” person has been asked to finalise a voluntary code of practice for the grocery goods sector, according…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Bill marks 'step up' in use of DNA to fight crime - AhernLEGISLATION that marks a “major step up” in the use of DNA technology to fight crime, has been introduced in the Dáil.Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
No cover-up of deaths in care, says AndrewsMINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews has insisted in the Dáil that “there was no intention whatsoever” to cover up the…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Live Register figures spark exchangesLIVE REGISTER figures for February show the unemployment situation is “stabilising”, Taoiseach Brian Cowen insisted in the Dáil…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Fines Bill will allow court to 'name, shame' defaultersPEOPLE WHO fail to pay traffic fines imposed by the courts could have their cars taken from them instead, under radical provisions…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Lowry says AG witnesses recalled over legal threatFORMER MINISTER Michael Lowry has claimed that the Moriarty tribunal was forced to recall two witnesses from the Attorney General…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Claim over broadcasting levy rejectedMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan said he “flatly rejects” Labour Party claims that he is a “Pontius Pilate” and a “hypocrite…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Ryan's remarks about broadband 'maddening'COMMENTS BY Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan that he anticipates a demand for high-speed broadband were “really maddening…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Streep to play NI trade union activistACTOR MERYL Streep will take on the role of Northern Ireland trade unionist and human rights activist Inez McCormack in a performance…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Aer Arann launches new routes to BritainAER ARANN has announced the launch of three new routes to Britain and the relaunch of a fourth in an expansion of services from…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Pregnancy agencies 'with religious values' supportedPREGNANCY AGENCIES with particular religious views should not be obliged to make referrals to abortion clinics when there are…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Women cannot get abortion to save lives, says groupFAILURE TO legislate on the X-case means that a woman cannot access an abortion even when it is necessary to save her life, according…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan signs rules for TDs' and Senators' expenses systemMINISTER for Finance Brian Lenihan has signed the regulations for the new expense allowance regime for TDs and Senators, which…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Non-payment of Army officers' wages a 'purely administrative error'THE DEPARTMENT of Defence has said it “deeply regrets” an administrative error that led to the non-payment of wages for some …Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
President praises Islamic students' role in societyISLAMIC STUDENTS make a “very positive contribution” to Irish society and its economy, according to President McAleese.Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
FG asked to name those 'conflicted' on boardMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has challenged Fine Gael to name current members of the Dublin Docklands Development…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Lynch rails over failure to prosecute Michael NearyLABOUR TD Kathleen Lynch has demanded to know why former obstetrician Michael Neary had not been prosecuted for “destroying the…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Sexism charge by Tánaiste main spark in depleted chamberDÁIL SKETCH: SEXISM, REAL or perceived, Cabinet compositions and the election of a mayor for Dublin were the flavour of the …Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Passports issue to be pursued 'vigorously'TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has insisted the issue of false Irish passports being used in an alleged assassination of a senior Hamas…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Cowen was told de Búrca would not get postIRELAND’S COMMISSIONER Máire Geoghegan-Quinn told the Taoiseach she would not be employing then senator Déirdre de Búrca in her…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Hanafin reviews lone-parent paymentMINISTER FOR Family Affairs Mary Hanafin is considering the removal of the one-parent family allowance when a child reaches 13…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Silence greets statement by SargentGREEN PARTY TD Trevor Sargent has announced to the Dáil his resignation as minister of state for agriculture.Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus rejects FG TD's claim that DAA could make it vacate hangarAER LINGUS has rejected claims by Fine Gael Dublin North TD Dr James Reilly that, at a meeting with the company, the airline …Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Concern over ban on 'designer drugs'MINISTER OF State John Curran has expressed particular concern that the banning of certain drug substances previously sold in…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Ceann Comhairle had to use casting voteCEANN COMHAIRLE Seamus Kirk was forced to use his casting vote to save the Government from defeat in a tied 63:63 procedural …Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Talk of State bodies doing utmost to attract specialist industries 'baloney'CLAIMS THAT State agencies are making major efforts to attract niche industries to Ireland are “just a bunch of baloney”, the…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Opposition's intent was 'spurious', says CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has accused the Opposition of “trying to take the low road to high office” with its no-confidence motion…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Unlawful to move Aer Lingus from hangar - CowenTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has told the Dáil that the Government cannot “act unlawfully” by removing Aer Lingus from a hangar for …Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Martin assures Dáil of passports inquiryMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has assured the Dáil all issues will be investigated regarding reports that Irish…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Bill to restore parliamentary inquiries rejectedTHE GOVERNMENT has rejected a Labour Party Bill which seeks to restore inquiries by parliamentary committees.Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
O'Dea faces Dáil motion of no confidenceFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has notified the Dáil of his intention to introduce a motion of no confidence in Minister for Defence…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Text of child rights plebiscite agreedTHE PROPOSED wording for a referendum on children’s rights has been unanimously agreed by the all-party Committee on the Constitution…Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Public inquiry Bill to come before DáilA BILL designed to “put beyond doubt” the power of Dáil and Seanad committees to conduct public inquiries, will be introduced…Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
