Concerns raised for Irish troops in ChadCONCERN WAS raised in the Dáil about the impact on Defence Forces operations in Chad of the decision by neighbouring Sudan to…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Private sector pensions €30bn in deficit, says HanafinPRIVATE SECTOR defined-benefit pensions could have a shortfall as high as €30 billion, said Minister for Social and Family Affairs…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Backbencher calls for review of junior MinistersA GOVERNMENT backbencher has said the number of Ministers of State will have to be “looked at to make savings” in the light of…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Kenny seeks apology over job lossesTHE UNPRECEDENTED unemployment level of 354,000 was “truly shocking” according to Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny, who called on …Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Concerns over methadone useMINISTER OF State for Community Affairs John Curran has expressed “grave concern” that people addicted to drugs “seem to be on…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Measure to aid banks attackedLEGISLATION TO allow the Government take €4 billion from the National Pensions Reserve Fund to recapitalise AIB and Bank of Ireland…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Ireland cannot afford a velodrome, says CullenIRELAND CANNOT afford to build a velodrome as a practice cycling facility for the 2012 London Olympics, Minister for Sport Martin…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
National Aquatic Centre 'grossly underused'THE NATIONAL Aquatic Centre is “grossly underused” and may be “grossly mismanaged”, the Dáil has heard as the centre’s €1 million…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Harney supports a no-fault compensation schemeMINISTER FOR HEALTH Mary Harney would have “much sympathy” for a “no- fault” medical compensation scheme – so patients and their…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Procedures review to follow electionsCANDIDATE SELECTION: FIANNA FÁIL candidate selection procedures will be reviewed following the local elections after angry ardfheis…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Martin stresses cost of rejecting treatyLISBON TREATY: IF IRELAND rejects the Lisbon treaty in the next referendum, it would “cast a fundamental shadow of doubt over…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Delegates vote in favour of joining EU liberalsEU MOVE: FIANNA FÁIL delegates last night voted to accept a move to a more liberal political grouping within the European Parliament…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Tánaiste rules out all-party group on financial crisisTHE GOVERNMENT has rejected calls for the establishment of a cross-party group to set out a strategy for regulation and oversight…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
€750,000 provided to screen diabetics in westFUNDING TO screen patients for potential blindness because of diabetes will be provided this year for the west of Ireland, according…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
O'Keeffe defends special needs cutbacksMINISTER FOR Education Batt O’Keeffe has rejected Fine Gael claims that his decisions on special needs education were “terrorising…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Ahern rejects claim that Asbo system is a 'failure'JUST SIX anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) have been issued in the two years since the legislation was introduced, but Minister…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Cowen signals no reduction in MinistersTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has signalled that there will be no reduction in the number of Ministers of StateThu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Ahern considering privatisation of passport control at ports and airportsMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern is considering the privatisation of passport control at Irish airports and ports.Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland to give banks business expertise - CoughlanENTERPRISE IRELAND is to make business experts available to banks to provide “greater acumen and support business”, Tánaiste …Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Minister rejects claims over minumum wage reductionMINISTER OF State for Labour Affairs Billy Kelleher has rejected Opposition claims that he suggested the minimum wage might be…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan promises review of bank executive salariesSALARIES, BONUSES and incentivisation schemes for bank executives will be carefully reviewed to ensure that abuses in remuneration…Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Ferris criticises 'unfair quota system' for Irish fishermenFISHING INDUSTRY: IRELAND HAS given up far more in the value of fish than it has ever gained from the EU in direct payments, …Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
Lisbon will not solve economic problems, says McDonaldREFERENDUM: THE LISBON Treaty was not responsible for Ireland’s economic problems nor would it solve them, the Sinn Féin ardfheis…Mon Feb 23 2009 - 00:00
State inspections of hostels for migrant children yet to beginSTATE INSPECTIONS of hostels where unaccompanied migrant children are placed have yet to commence, even though legislation was…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan tells Dáil of fight for 'economic future' as he introduces pension levy BillTHE GOVERNMENT has to borrow €4,500 this year “for every man, woman and child in the State”, the Minister for Finance said as…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan hints at pension levy changesMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has indicated that he is prepared to consider changes in the pension levy, so long as the …Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Cowen rejects Anglo 'juvenile conspiracy'TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected as “a juvenile conspiracy theory” any suggestion that he was shielding anyone involved in …Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
FF, Labour clash in Dáil over pensions levyFianna Fáil and Labour have accused each other of driving a wedge between the public and private sectors in a row about the pension…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Cowen waits for White House invitationTHE TAOISEACH has still not received a formal invitation to the White House for St Patrick’s Day with just a month to go to the…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach declines to confirm date of Lisbon referendumTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has declined to confirm a date for the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Roche accuses bankers of 'complete lack of moral compass'MINISTER OF State for European Affairs Dick Roche has accused senior bank executives of arrogance in claiming their actions were…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Voting machine contracts 'to last 25 years'LOCAL AUTHORITIES have contracts of up to 25 years for the storage of e-voting machines and face costs of millions for this facility…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank report to be publishedA SECTION of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report dealing with Anglo Irish Bank will be made public, but Minister for Finance Brian…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Labour walkout in support of ShortallLABOUR PARTY TDs walked out of the Dáil yesterday in support of their colleague Róisín Shortall who was suspended in a row over…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach has not yet received White House invitationTHE TAOISEACH has not yet received a formal invitation to the White House to make the traditional shamrock presentation to President…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Call for cut in FOI fees rejectedMEMBERS OF the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee got more information about expenses in the State agency Fás through freedom…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach wants mortgage defaults handled humanelyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted that the Government is endeavouring to provide “confidence and reassurance” that homeowners…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
'Frustration' over pilot energy projectMORE THAN a year after a renewable energy pilot project was announced, just 1 per cent of the homes involved have been supplied…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Provision of €26m ocean energy budget criticisedMINISTER FOR Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan refused to be drawn on whether the full €26 million pledged…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
'Outrages' by new Blueshirt groupGARDA FILES: GARDA PAPERS from 1935 and 1936 reveal a catalogue of “outrages and offences” by members of the League of Youth…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Attack on FF man 'tipsey brawl'ARMED ASSAULT: AN ALLEGED armed attack on Fianna Fáil TD Dan Breen outside a Portlaoise hotel in 1933, was described as a “tipsey…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
British navy man shot for recruitingIRA MURDER: A RETIRED British navy vice-admiral was murdered by the IRA in west Cork in 1936 for recruiting 52 Irishmen, including…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Follower of O'Duffy robbed of his blue shirtBLUESHIRTS: A 25-YEAR-OLD follower of Gen Eoin O’Duffy in Co Cavan reported that the IRA robbed his blue shirt at gunpoint and…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Gormley pledges Bill on noise pollutionIRELAND NEEDS to get its act together to ensure people can “simply enjoy..Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Child abuse report delayed eight yearsMINISTER OF State for Health John Moloney has accepted it was “a nonsense” for the publication of a report into child abuse to…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Gormley to announce halving of poll-spend limit to €15,000MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is to make a “firm announcement” next week about election spending limits and indicated…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
O'Dea to decide on Asgard's salvage by end of the weekMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea will make a decision by the end of the week on whether the national sail training vessel Asgard…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach tells Dáil of 36,500 jobless riseTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen confirmed that unemployment surged by 36,500 last month.Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Gormley calls for 'significant' reform of payments for TDs and SenatorsPROPOSALS LAST month to reform the expenses of TDs and Senators merely “tinker at the edges of the significant spending reforms…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Kenny criticises '€2bn sticking plaster'OPPOSITION REACTION: THE CUTS announced by the Taoiseach in the Dáil are a "€2 billion sticking plaster designed to cover a …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
