Unemployed have to use moneylenders, Dáil toldPEOPLE WAITING up to 12 weeks for unemployment benefit to be processed are being “driven into the hands of moneylenders” because…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Even Cowen manages a smile as the House turns mellowDÁIL SKETCH: GIVEN THE number of times Fine Gael has presented their star candidate George Lee, you’d be forgiven for thinking…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore claims 'cover-up of some kind' over reportTHE REPORT into the Dunne family tragedy in Monageer, Co Wexford, could be published in full through an Oireachtas committee, …Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Jobless rate of 15.5% by end of 2010 - LenihanSOME 250,000 more people are likely to lose their jobs by the end of next year, bringing unemployment rates to 15Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Cowen rejects €70bn Nama exposure claimTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that the taxpayer could be exposed to an extra national debt of €70 billion…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Marginal 50% tax rate for those earning €80,000A SINGLE individual earning about €80,000 will have a marginal tax rate of 50% for 2009, when the provisions of the supplementary…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Ryan insists 2012 digital deadlines will be metIRELAND WILL switch off its analogue television system by 2012 and move to digital terrestrial television (DTT), Minister for…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Bull loses rag at very idea he might be politicalDAIL SKETCH: CEANN COMHAIRLE John O’Donoghue has acquired the nickname the Bull O’DonoghueFri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Andrews defends HSE as Russia halts adoptionsDEPARTMENT OF Health officials met Russian embassy representatives yesterday in an effort to have the HSE removed from an adoption…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish soldiers in Chad banned from soccer and volleyballIRISH SOLDIERS serving with the UN in Chad are banned from playing soccer and volleyball because of the danger of injuries, but…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
O'Dea voices concern over Chad missionMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea has expressed concern about the UN mission in Chad, which does not have sufficient air support…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Patient safety at risk due to cutbacks, IMO and nurses' organisation warnGROUPS REPRESENTING doctors and nurses have warned of the serious risks to patient safety because of cutbacks and the moratorium…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
New legislative proposals target criminal gangsA NEW offence of directing or controlling a criminal gang is among a series of proposals under Government consideration to combat…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage relief change may take two monthsIT COULD take up to two months before the Revenue Commissioners finalise mortgage relief entitlements, according to Minister …Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Garda 'railroaded' into accepting covert legislationTHE GARDA Síochána has been “railroaded” into accepting covert surveillance legislation because of “political imperatives in …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Curran says alcohol to be included in new drugs strategy from next yearALCOHOL will be included in a new drugs strategy next year, while the current strategy is expected to finally go to Cabinet by…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Bruton condemns '51% tax rate' for average earnersA SINGLE person on the average industrial wage in Ireland will pay tax at 51 per cent from tomorrow, says Fine Gael finance spokesman…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Cullen questions value of sporting bodies' reportsMINISTER FOR Sport Martin Cullen has questioned the value of reports commissioned by the Irish Sports Council and the Olympic…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Byelections to be held on same day as Euro pollTHE DUBLIN South and Dublin Central byelections caused by the deaths of minister Séamus Brennan and Independent TD Tony Gregory…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Cowen defends Tánaiste after Gilmore's attackTAOISEACH Brian Cowen has defended the performance of Mary Coughlan as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Bomb scare at Dolphin's Barn ends meetingA COMMUNITY meeting to respond to anti-social and criminal behaviour in Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin, was abandoned last night because…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Urgent talks to save Dublin aircraft jobsTALKS AIMED at resolving a dispute between unions and management at Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland are to begin today after…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
EU is Ireland's best friend, says student groupEUROPE IS “the best friend Ireland ever had”, according to a new pro-Lisbon campaign group launched in Dublin yesterday.Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Government undecided on byelection writsNO DECISION has been made by the Government about when it will move the writ for the Dublin South byelection, according to Tánaiste…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Warning that Nama could become a 'disaster'THE PROPOSED National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to acquire banks’ bad debts and loans, could be as big a “bureaucratic disaster…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Gen Yes launches Lisbon campaignIreland’s latest pro-Lisbon treaty campaign group was launched in Dublin today with the slogan ‘EU – a safe haven in the financial…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Opposition congratulates new Ministers of StateOPPOSITION PARTIES congratulated new appointees as Ministers of State but said Taoiseach Brian Cowen should have done much more…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Cowen 'will get to bottom' of dealer's haulier licenceTHE GOVERNMENT wants to “get to the bottom of” the controversy surrounding the granting of a road haulage licence to a convicted…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Minister defends Christmas bonus cancellationSIXTY PER cent of income coming into the exchequer is being spent on social welfare so savings had to come from that budget, …Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Easter options aplenty for those hatching weekend plansCOMMEMORATIONS, COMEDY and church services are among the many events taking place around the country over the Easter weekendSat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Efforts to resolve museum disputeEFFORTS TO resolve a row about rosters at the National Museum are expected to continue in a bid to ensure Collins Barracks and…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
€68m to go to horseracing, greyhound industriesGOVERNMENT AND Opposition TDs agreed to exchequer funding of €68Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Burton asks if Nama will save our baconDAIL SKETCH: IN THE boom years it was breakfast roll man. Now it’s a mere bacon rollFri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Property watchdog 'twiddling its thumbs'A REGULATORY authority that will cost €300,000 to run this year “is twiddling its thumbs” because it has no legal powers to act…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Environmental NGOs 'to join social partnership'ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs will be part of social partnership from now on, Minister for the Environment John Gormley has announced.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Deasy in bribe claims against Fianna FáilFINE GAEL TD John Deasy has claimed he was once encouraged by Fianna Fáil councillors to take bribes.Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Boom was not wasted, says MartinMINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin has insisted that the boom was not wastedThu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Families facing "Budget from hell"LABOUR REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan’s financial statement was the “Budget from hell”, particularly for middle…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
SF criticises 'stinking' measuresSINN FÉIN REACTION: SINN FÉIN finance spokesman Arthur Morgan described the measures as a “stinking” BudgetWed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Harney challenged over 20% 'improvement' in waiting listsHOSPITAL ADMISSION waiting lists averaged 137 last month, according to Minister for Health Mary Harney but Fine Gael has disputed…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Screening programme for northwestSCREENING FOR people with diabetes who are at risk of blindness will begin in the northwest from late summer, at a cost of €750…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Ryan rejects appeals for joint broadcast and telecoms regulatorMINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has rejected appeals not to establish a separate regulator for telecommunications, as …Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
'Agreement reached' over SRTTHE IDA and investors “have agreed terms” for the takeover of SR Technics, but the owners are refusing to pay staff for the next…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
No complacency on Lisbon vote, Taoiseach insistsTHE GOVERNMENT will not be “complacent” about the Lisbon Treaty referendum, despite recent opinion polls suggesting the public…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
We cannot make demands of US on immigration - CowenIRELAND CANNOT make demands for the “undocumented” Irish in the US, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the DáilThu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Government faces 'redesign' of tax system - TaoiseachTHE GOVERNMENT faces the challenge of “redesigning the tax system” so that it will be sustainable in coming years, according …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Private hospital role for fibrosis unitMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has signalled that a 120-bed unit for cystic fibrosis patients could go ahead if it was as “a…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Burton astonished by rating agency's remarksLABOUR FINANCE spokeswoman Joan Burton has sharply criticised rating agency Standard Poor’s for commenting on the composition…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Mobile phone scanners on way to prisonsIRISH PRISONS are to be equipped with new “chairs” that detect metal objects hidden in the bodySat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Minister hints cigarettes may escape budget tax increaseMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has hinted that a tax increase may not be applied to cigarettes in the forthcoming budget.Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
