Kenny says Government strategy 'does not exist'UNDER THE leadership of Taoiseach Brian Cowen “Ireland has been relegated from the premiership of world economies to the third…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach sees number of jobless rising by 100,000IRELAND IS being “battered by international storms the like of which this generation has never seen”, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Gilmore attacks 'back of an envelope' jobless cost figuresTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was accused in the Dáil of giving “back of an envelope” figures for the costs of rising unemployment…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Roscommon abuse case 'under review'MINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews has not ruled out further investigations into the Roscommon child abuse case if …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Rights group to consider MEP's concerns about 'Bodies' showTHE IRISH Human Rights Commission will consider “as a matter of urgency”, ethical concerns about the exhibition of preserved …Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Antrim brothers killed in Scottish avalanche salutedTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the two brothers from Northern Ireland who died with another man in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
FG accuses Government of making up banking strategy 'on the hoof'FINE GAEL has accused the Government of making up banking strategy “on the hoof” and has expressed concern that Fianna Fáil could…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Auditors criticised over scandals since Beef tribunalTHE ANGLO Irish Bank controversy is a successor to the Ansbacher controversy over offshore accounts, the Dáil heard.Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Irish cling to 'old money' as €372m still unaccounted forSEVEN YEARS after the introduction of euroFri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
28 people get Garda security costing €6m a yearGARDA PROTECTION for the President, Taoiseach, Cabinet members, former taoisigh and members of the judiciary costs an average…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Tallaght 'most improved town' in anti-litter leagueTALLAGHT IN west Dublin has received the award for being the “most improved town in Ireland” in the Irish Business Against Litter…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Rule will allow small claims to be pursued in other EU statesIRISH CONSUMERS will be able to pursue small claims against suppliers and service providers in other EU states under a new regulation…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Call to end diplomatic relations with IsraelDUBLIN PROTEST: THE RECENT upgrading by the EU of a trading agreement with the State of Israel has given its government “the…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
Leading prelates call for a more humble and contrite churchTWO SENIOR churchmen have spoken of the need for humility in the church as well as individuals, in their Christmas messagesSat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Cruise O'Brien said what 'needed to be said in season and out of season'CONOR CRUISE O'Brien was like one of the "Old Testament prophets, finding the courage to say things that he felt needed to be…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Burial to take place at Glasnevin CemeteryFUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: DR CONOR Cruise O’Brien will be buried in Glasnevin Cemetery following funeral Mass on Monday in Co Dublin…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Sharp words as Dáil adjourns for six weeksDÁIL ÉIREANN adjourned yesterday for almost six weeks amid disputes over the length of the recess and claims that the Government…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Nearly 37,000 bench warrants outstandingALMOST 37,000 bench warrants for the arrest of offenders have not been enforced, an increase of 4,000 in the past seven months…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Dispute prompts brief Dáil suspensionTHE DÁIL was briefly suspended yesterday amid bitter and personalised exchanges between Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern and…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Spent Convictions Bill broadly welcomedSEANAD: MINISTER OF State Barry Andrews yesterday introduced legislation - to rehabilitate criminals - which he had brought …Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon needed to keep our commissioner says CowenIreland and each EU member state will now only keep a commissioner "if Lisbon enters into force", Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Kenny attacks Government over 'obsolete' health cutsFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has claimed the Government is the "most incompetent" in the history of the State after a health service…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Harney defends controversial Ppars planTHE CONTROVERSIAL computerised pay system (Ppars) debacle should not deter the State from investing in computer technology within…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Motion criticises housing policyA JOINT Labour/Sinn Féin private members’ motion seeks “once and for all” to “banish the mindset that the primary purpose of …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Minister claims some A&Es have more staff than patientsA NUMBER of Dublin hospitals have more staff than patients in A&E departments, Minister for Health Mary Harney claimed as…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Ministers' offices are 'A&E ward' of StateMINISTERS' CONSTITUENCY offices are the "A&E" of Government departments, said Minister of State John McGuinness as it emerged…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
PDs damaged FF over medical cards, claims BehanTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will leave politics as they entered by damaging Fianna Fáil, according to Independent TD Joe Behan…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Labour says State 'sleepwalking' into economic crisisTHE STATE is "sleepwalking into a devastating economic depression", the Labour party has claimed.Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Guillotined Health Bill spills blood and guts in chamberDÁIL SKETCH: FOLLOWING THE "sausagegate" settlement, there was a virtual stampede in the Dáil canteen yesterday morning as everyone…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects FG claims that pork recall was a disasterTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that the recall of all pork products had been an "unmitigated disaster", …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Government wins medical card votesTHE CONTROVERSIAL legislation to remove universal entitlement to the medical card on reaching 70 years was introduced in the …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Minister denies Dutch told him about dioxinsDUTCH AUTHORITIES contacted the Department of Agriculture and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) only after the Government…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
EU will have to reassure public - CowenTHE EUROPEAN Council meeting this week “will be a real test” of the EU’s capacity to accommodate the needs of the Irish public…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Retailers confirm all Irish pigmeat off saleIBEC GROUP: ALL IRISH pork products produced from pigs slaughtered in the State have been withdrawn from shops and supermarkets…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Call for financial package to help processorsINDUSTRY REACTION: AN EMERGENCY financial package will be required from the Government to assist pig processors because the …Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Final bill of €365m for nursing home repayments schemeTHE HEALTH Service Executive expects the final offers in the nursing home repayments scheme to be issued before the end of the…Mon Dec 08 2008 - 00:00
Tánaiste says no legislation on Lisbon plannedNO LEGISLATION linked to the Lisbon Treaty is planned “at this moment in time”, according to Tánaiste Mary Coughlan.Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Ministerial jet travel cost almost €2.73m so far this yearMINISTERIAL TRAVEL on the Government’s three aircraft has cost almost €2.73 million up to the end of November this year.Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Kenny says Coughlan 'all over the place' on pay dealTHE TÁNAISTE has been accused in the Dáil of sending out “conflicting messages” and of being “ambiguous” about renegotiation …Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
FG presses for streamlined PR serviceAN "OMNIBUS" Government agency using in-house press advisers rather than contracted staff in each department might not provide…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Moriarty draft 'not seen or discussed', says TánaisteTHE GOVERNMENT has neither seen nor discussed a draft copy of the Moriarty report, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan has told the Dáil as…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Medical card changes to be enactedLEGISLATION to change the rules on medical cards for people over 70 years of age will be published this week and will be enacted…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Broadband system to take 22 more monthsCONTRACTS WILL be signed next week on the long-awaited national broadband scheme to provide service to outlying areas, but it…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Legislation to extend powers of investigatorLEGISLATION EXTENDING the powers of the Ombudsman to investigate organisations such as vocational education committees and higher…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Nursing home fund plan may leave elderly 'with nothing'PROPOSALS TO fund long-term nursing home care could leave older people "with nothing" because of the way charges will be levied…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
O'Donoghue brushes aside any discussion of hairdosDÁIL SKETCH: Lenihan has a good-hair day as he and the Ceann Comhairle rebuff attempts to raise the issues of Harney's wash …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Higgins wants 'ethical test' for investors in Irish banksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan is to remind financial institutions of their "social obligations" in the wake of calls for…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Entire board of Fás should quit, says FG leaderFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has called for the resignation of all board members of the State training agency Fás, in the wake…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
TD asked to leave Dáil after outburst over barracksTHERE WAS an angry outburst from a Donegal TD in a Dáil row about the closure of two Army barracks in the county.Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Faulty warning light forced State jet to divert to ShannonTHE GOVERNMENT jet was forced to divert from Cork to Shannon airport on its return from Georgia last week because of a technical…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
