President tells Twelfth guests 'we are all on a journey of recovery'Three hundred and fifty guests enjoyed band music, Irish and Ulster-Scots dancing, canapés and a respite from the rain for the…Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
OPW spent four times morelast year on sites and buildingsThe Office of Public Works (OPW) spent almost €125 million last year on sites and buildings, almost four times what it spent …Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
20,000 Seanad ballot papers not deliveredMore than 20,000 Seanad election voting papers for the Trinity College and NUI constituencies have been returned undelivered …Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
Dublin council to police waste exportsDublin City Council will have responsibility for the enforcement of new regulations to prevent the illegal shipment of waste …Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
€1.7m Travellers study launchedMinister for Health Mary Harney has launched a €1Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Ahern leads tributes to former tánaiste WilsonFormer tánaiste John Wilson, who has died aged 84, was a "loyal friend, a wise colleague and a man who used his abundant ability…Tue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Dublin warned over water proposalFormer minister Mary O'Rourke has warned Dublin City Council to take their "hands off our water" over a proposal to build a pipeline…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Museum remains closed as 11 hurt in stair collapseThe Natural History Museum will remain closed for the foreseeable future while an immediate "rigorous structural and safety audit…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Air passenger data deal to continueDáil Report: A transatlantic agreement to allow American authorities to continue to collect data on airline passengers travelling…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Cowen warns of economic pessimismTánaiste Brian Cowen warned against economic pessimism when he was questioned about an increased Exchequer deficit for the first…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
SF urged to accept rules on speakingThe Dáil has to proceed according to the rules based on the numerical strength of the parties in the House, and Sinn Féin will…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Smuggle attempt 'unlikely to be the first'A smuggling attempt off Cork which resulted in the recovery of at least €100 million of cocaine "is unlikely to have been the…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Referendum on EU treaty likely next summerThe referendum on the reformed EU treaty will most likely be held in the summer of next year, according to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Drive-by shooting at nightclubA hotel nightclub which was shot at in an apparent drive-by shooting at the weekend had been receiving threats.Mon Jul 02 2007 - 01:00
Mitchell says Dublin tunnel is 'huge white elephant'Dublin Port Tunnel is a "huge white elephant" because it is operating at only a fraction of its capacity and no buses are using…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
No date for joining Luas linesMinister for Transport Noel Dempsey has told the Dáil he does not know when the two Luas lines will be joined up but stressed…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Gormley pledges to release entire file on Lismullen siteMinister for the Environment John Gormley pledged to release to the media the entire file about the national monument found at…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Ahern rejects 'sinister' questions on RTÉ dealTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has rejected as "contemptuous" and "sinister" any implication that he was involved in the settlement between…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Ahern 'suspicious' of British protocolTaoiseach Bertie Ahern sought legal advice at the European Council meeting on Britain's protocol because he was "deeply suspicious…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Burton says Bill a threat to tribunalsLegislation to allow the Government to suspend or dissolve a tribunal of inquiry should not be restored to the Dáil's order paper…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
FG attacks 'cynical' Government policy on decentralisationFine Gael has accused the Government of "cynicism and dishonesty", and of trying to hide behind the decentralisation implementation…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
Labour and Fine Gael break ranksover Howlin nominationFine Gael and Labour had their first public disagreement since the "Mullingar Accord" over the election of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
O'Donoghue a surprise choice as chair of HouseElection of Ceann Comhairle: Outgoing minister for arts, sport and tourism John O'Donoghue was elected Ceann Comhairle of the…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Greens reject criticism and say if FG wanted power, it needed SFReaction: Outgoing Green Party leader Trevor Sargent told the Dáil he had spoken to the Taoiseach about his personal finances…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Bill on stamp duty reform due soonBusiness before summer recess: Stamp duty reform is the only major legislation expected to go through the Dáil and Seanad before…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Call for price index to exclude tobaccoCigarettes and other tobacco products should be removed from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) so that the Government could increase…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Dublin North EastTransfers from Sinn Féin helped secure the election of Fine Gael councillor Terence Flanagan ahead of outgoing Fianna Fáil TD…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Labour deputy tones down his criticism of pactDublin North East: Dublin North East Labour TD Tommy Broughan has drawn back from remarks he made criticising party leader Pat…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Dublin North CentralOutgoing TD Finian McGrath survived the swing away from Independents to be returned for Dublin North Central, ousting Fianna …Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Adams insists SF 'still relevant'Sinn Féin reaction: There will be no fundamental reassessment of Sinn Féin's position in the Republic because their message …Sat May 26 2007 - 01:00
Only thing certain is there will be one loserFour into three won't go and in Dublin North Central that means that at least one sitting TD will lose his seat as boundary changes…Sat May 19 2007 - 01:00
Labour pledge for disadvantagedLabour briefing: Five per cent of the National Development Plan budget will be ringfenced for early investment in disadvantaged…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
New FG team unlikely to make breakthrough in this battlegroundConstituency profile: Dublin North East: Dublin North East is a key constituency, an intense battleground in deciding whether…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
FG's high-risk strategy in LouthThe election in Louth, a key marginal constituency, is set to be a real cliffhanger that could surprise everyoneFri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Warning over M50 protestsRoad hauliers have been accused of using ordinary motorists as "collateral damage" because of a large-scale protest today on …Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Bertie's woes fail to tempt careful EndaFG leader canvass: Enda Kenny was assiduous in his determination not to get involved in the Taoiseach's payments controversy…Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
McDowell 'defeated' by colleaguesRabbitte reaction: Tánaiste Michael McDowell has effectively accused Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of being economical with the truth…Mon May 07 2007 - 01:00
Charity founder is made Senator by AhernSeanad elections: One-In-Four charity founder Colm O'Gorman has become a Senator after his nomination yesterday by the Taoiseach…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Call for regulators of markets to be held accountablePD briefing: Market regulators should not be allowed to operate in a vacuum and should be held "strategically accountable", …Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Extra seat for two Meath constituenciesMeath is a county for which "commuterism" has become a catchphraseWed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Call for two more public holidaysLabour has called for the introduction of two more public holidays over the next five years to bring Ireland into line with most…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
FG says no standards in place two years after Leas CrossNo definitive set of standards for nursing home inspections is yet in place, almost two years after the revelations of abuse …Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Drinking water standards very good, says TaoiseachIrish drinking water standards are very good, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has insistedThu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Garda and Army access to phone records queriedGardaí made 10,000 requests last year, an "extraordinary number", to access personal telephone records under criminal justice…Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Criminal Justice Bill passed in DáilThe Criminal Justice Bill was passed last night in the DáilWed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Ahern says co-located hospitals will go aheadTaoiseach Bertie Ahern insisted in the Dáil that a failure by the Minister for Health to formally notify the Houses of the Oireachtas…Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Claims of achievements of drugs strategy contestedA man addicted to heroin and in need of a high-dependency detox bed is down to six stone in weight and "lives on mashed Rice …Wed Apr 25 2007 - 01:00
Toxicologist warns of dangers of burning wasteIncineration is a "fail-dangerous system" rather than a "fail-safe mechanism", a medical toxicologist has claimed at an An Bord…Wed Apr 18 2007 - 01:00
New political party to advocate fathers' rightsA new political party has been established to advocate fathers' rights in Irish society.Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Plaque sought for women of 1916 RisingThe "forgotten women" of Irish history who participated in the 1916 Rising were remembered yesterday in a tribute outside Liberty…Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
