Bill to alter policing cost for big eventsPeople who run "for profit" events such as rock concerts, race meetings and sports fixtures will have to pay a "very considerable…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Minister promises defamation Bill for autumnThe main points of a defamation Bill will be ready by this autumn, according to Minister for Justice Michael McDowell, who also…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Cullen urges private operators to enter rail freight sectorMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has appealed for private sector operators interested in rail freight services to come forward…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
July deadline for parties responding to Leas Cross reportThose affected by a report linked to the controversial Leas Cross nursing home have until early next month to respond, Taoiseach…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Ahern turns down appeal for autistic boy fundsAn appeal was made in the Dáil for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to make funding available to send an autistic boy whose case was heard…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Harney pours scorn on hospital hygieneMinister for Health Mary Harney has visited meat factories where standards of hygiene were higher than they were in hospitals…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
McDowell waited 18 months for Carty reportMinister for Justice Michael McDowell only received the full contents of an internal report into Garda activities in Donegal …Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
O'Donoghue announces new site for AbbeyDail report: Minister for Arts John O'Donoghue is to seek formal Government approval for the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Opposition criticises format of Garda debateThe Government will today outline its full proposals for Garda reform in a special Dáil debate on the Morris tribunal.Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Kenny highlights road safetyThe Government had "fallen down completely" in dealing with the issue of road safety, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny claimed yesterday…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
TD accuses General Electric of 'legal swindle'Dail report: General Electric was yesterday named as the company which had engaged in a "legal swindle" to acquire IDA-owned…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
McDowell announces licensing legislationDail report: Minister for Justice Michael McDowell last night announced the repeal of some 600 licensing provisions in 100 laws…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
'Lack of urgency' on bus safety deniedIt may be possible to retrospectively fit seat-belts in some vehicles already in use in the school bus fleet, the Dáil was told…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
40,000 sporting women make city their ownThis year's Dublin Women's Mini-Marathon was the largest yet with 10 more competitors than last year to give a record total of…Tue Jun 07 2005 - 01:00
Palestine supporters protest at soccer internationalPalestinians were not trying to "exploit sport with politics" but to show their need for justice and the end to the Israeli occupation…Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Fianna Fail TD critical of 'daft' cafe barsA Government backbencher has described plans by Minister for Justice Michael McDowell to introduce cafe bars as a "daft notion…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Call for reform of Children's Court before AsbosThe Minister for Justice should ensure the Children's Court system is "radically improved" before he introduces anti-social behaviour…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Independent police commission urgedDemands were made in the Dáil for an independent police commission as Labour and the Green Party claimed the Garda Síochána Bill…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
Callely defends record on care of elderlyMinister of State Ivor Callely last night staunchly defended his former role as minister with responsibility for the elderly.Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Home carers to get €1,000 respite grantsGrants of €1,000 for some 33,000 carers came into effect yesterday, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern confirmed in the Dáil.Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach says HSE 'duped' by nursing homeHealth Service Executive officials believe they were "duped" by the Leas Cross nursing home about improving standards there, …Thu Jun 02 2005 - 01:00
Martin defends consultation on below-cost sellingMinister for Trade Micheál Martin defended his move to order a further consultation process on below-cost selling before deciding…Wed Jun 01 2005 - 01:00
Almost 40% of motorists admit to drink-drivingAlmost 40 per cent of motorists admit to drink-driving, according to a survey conducted for the National Safety CouncilTue May 31 2005 - 01:00
McDowell announces reform of tribunal legislationMinister for Justice Michael McDowell has announced a major reform of tribunal legislation.Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Warm, humid weather leads to first blight warning of the yearPotato blight outbreaks have been reported in Wexford, Waterford and Kerry as Met Éireann yesterday issued its first blight warning…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
€30m paid out in Defence Forces claimsMore than €30 million in compensation has been paid out by the State in the past five years to Defence Forces personnel for injury…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
10 soldiers tested positive for drugs since checks startedTen soldiers have tested positive for drugs since compulsory checks were introduced in the Defence Forces three years ago, the…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Irish Ferries shed jobs but use tax scheme, says RabbitteCompanies such as Irish Ferries should not be shedding Irish workers and deliberately recruiting non-nationals at "slave rates…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects FG claim of crime rate increasesFine Gael claims that serious assaults have almost trebled while detection rates have plummeted were described as a lie in the…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
Plan to end sharing of school bus seatsDáil Report: Bus Éireann is to phase out over the next two to three years the practice where three children share two seats …Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
'Significant people' avail of tax reliefIndividuals who avail of the non-residency tax incentives are "significant Irish people" who generate a good deal of wealth in…Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
Party leaders express their sympathies over bus crashParty leaders yesterday expressed their sympathy in the Dáil to the families and friends of the five teenage girls killed in …Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
'Hero to zero' soldier gets warm welcomeIt's not often that a British soldier is mobbed by well-wishers in Dublin.Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Legislation rushed through to close IDA property loopholeEmergency legislation was rushed through the Dáil and Seanad yesterday after it emerged that the State's ownership of 700 IDA…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Fallout over 'kebab' row and apology continuesMinister of State Conor Lenihan had issued an apology for his "kebab" remark and that had to be accepted, the Dáil was told as…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Deputies queue to carve up sorry LenihanDáil Sketch: The Government was expected to face a Dáil roasting in the ongoing aftermath of the aviation revolution announced…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Existing law covers latest aviation sector plansNo additional legislation is necessary for the establishment of a second terminal at Dublin airport or for the sale of a majority…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Airport Authority to control terminalTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has confirmed that he expects the second terminal at Dublin airport to be run by the Dublin Airport Authority…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Lenihan apologises for 'kebabs' commentMinister of State Conor Lenihan has apologised for a remark he made to Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins that he should "stick with…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Opposition takes to dishing it outDáil Sketch: The Dáil's dish of the day yesterday was obviousThu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Minister denies misuse of the State's financesMinister for Finance Brian Cowen has rejected Opposition claims that the Government had mismanaged public finances.Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
State fund benefited criminals - O'KeeffeCriminal and paramilitary figures were the ultimate beneficiaries of State funds intended to provide accommodation for asylum…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Ministerial intervention ruled out in INO disputeMinisterial intervention was not a solution to the problems between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Irish Nurses' …Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Doctors needed for mental health tribunalsA lack of co-operation by consultants has prevented the creation of tribunals for people who were involuntarily detained in psychiatric…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Roche warns on electoral changesMinister for the Environment Dick Roche has insisted that any change to the electoral commission's work would be a return to …Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Nursing home costs estimates differ by €550mEstimates by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive on the costs of the nursing home refunds differed by up…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Ahern denies nursing fees 'fraud' claimTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has dismissed suggestions that legal actions for "State fraud and cover-up" could be taken against the…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Sex education policy 'fumbling'The Government is "fumbling around" with its sex education policy and focusing on contraception rather than education, Fine Gael…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Majority of staff in A&E units have been abusedSome 80 per cent of staff in hospital Accident and Emergency departments have reported verbal abuse, 56 per cent said the verbal…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Sports campus plan to go before Cabinet shortly, says O'DonoghueA plan for the development of a sports campus at Abbotstown, which was due to be brought to Cabinet in March, will be brought…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
