Taxpayer was helped to open 166 accountsEfforts by a Revenue inspector to prosecute Bank of Ireland officials for helping a single taxpayer to open 166 bank accounts…Thu Sept 09 1999 - 01:00
Inquiry told of Revenue anger over '93 amnestyA senior tax official who recommended selective use of the Revenue Commissioners' powers on non-resident accounts in 1987 did…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Bankers who opened accounts may be calledThe Public Accounts Committee is considering calling as witnesses bank officials who dealt with individual depositors opening…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
£500,000 AIB bill not paid due to a `glitch'More than half a million pounds in DIRT-related tax was recovered by the Revenue Commissioners from AIB in Castlebar and its …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
`Plain people of Ireland salting away money' inspectorThe Revenue Commissioners are investigating DIRT-related irregularities in a number of banks on amounts varying from £30,000 …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Revenue `got help from politicians'Politicians sometimes gave information to the Revenue Commissioners which helped investigations, according to a senior tax official…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Livingstone tells of murder case arrestA retired tax official told the DIRT inquiry he was questioned about the murder of his wife in 1993.Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Bank federation's plea on inspections `refused'The Irish Bankers' Federation was unaware until last month that proposals it first made in the 1980s on non-resident accounts…Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Revenue in `no-win' situationThe Revenue Commissioners were caught in a "no-win" situation between the banks and the building societies over the DIRT tax, …Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Department given two weeks to examine filesThe chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has given the secretary general of the Department of Finance two weeks to check…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
Governor denies Central Bank was `soft' on retail banksIt was "preposterous" to suggest that the financial institutions were running the Central Bank, its governor, Mr Maurice O'Connell…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
Taxing interest difficult to police - SomersIf people are prepared to make false declarations it would be difficult to get full compliance in taxing interest, a former secretary…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Bank says clients' tax position is not knownNon-resident accounts are a taxation issue and do not come within the remit of the Central Bank, its governor, Mr Maurice O'Connell…Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
DIRT inquiry to hear testimony of over 100 witnesses during five weeksEstablish the facts, embarrass where necessary, draw conclusions and make recommendations: these are the main priorities of the…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Group welcomes planning Bill's housing provisionAn achievement of the 20 per social housing provision under the Planning and Development Bill would mean a huge reduction in …Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Central Bank ex-governor, Maurice Moynihan, diesTributes have been paid to "one of the greatest civil servants in the history of the State", who died on SaturdayMon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
Tourist dies in Shannon toll-bridge accidentA 40-year-old woman on a Shannon cruise has died, shortly after being pinned between a boat and bridge at Portumna, Co Galway…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Department rejects USI claim that charge is fee in disguiseThe Department of Education has rejected claims by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) that the annual capitation charge for…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Action by British lecturers affecting students in IrelandThousands of students in Ireland applying for college in Britain face a delay in finding out if they will get a third-level place…Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
French pledge no sewage is now mixed with animal feedFrench authorities have said they can guarantee that no sewage is now mixed with feed for poultry and pigs, following reports…Wed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Government accused of inaction on abortionThe Pro-Life Campaign and the Irish Family Planning Association have criticised the Government for its lack of action following…Wed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Dry rot condemns church to bulldozersThe demolition of the 19th-century Presbyterian church in Sandymount, Dublin, is to go ahead despite protests from local people…Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Asylum-seeker work permits cost employers £25 a monthEmployers offering jobs to asylum-seekers will have to pay £25 a month or £125 a year for work permits, following the Cabinet…Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Doctor says asthma sufferers are in need of better adviceAlmost 60 per cent of asthma sufferers cannot control their condition despite increasing amounts of money being directed at the…Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Estate agent prosecuted 106 times under Litter Pollution ActSherry Fitzgerald, the prominent estate agents, has been prosecuted 106 times since the introduction of the 1997 Litter Pollution…Mon Aug 09 1999 - 01:00
£50,000 for horse was paid from ex-minister's accountA £50,000 cheque for a horse apparently bought by a Saudi Arabian diplomat from Mr Charles Haughey was paid through a bank account…Fri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00
Anger in Tallaght over addict centreAngry residents in the Millbrook Lawns area of Tallaght, Co Dublin, confronted drug addicts going into a reopened methadone treatment…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Minister condemns EBS over handling of fostering caseThe Minister of State for Health has condemned the Eastern Health Board for its handling of a couple's application to foster …Wed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
Harney defends delays in inquiriesInvestigations by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment into six companies, are taking a long time because of the…Wed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Owen ends up a high-profile loser as other TDs find they have better luckFine Gael's deputy leader, Ms Nora Owen, was the most high-profile loser in the Fingal local authority areaMon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Councillor objects to Fianna Fail member escorting patients to voteAn independent Co Meath councillor made an official objection to the presence at a Trim polling station of a Fianna Fail cumann…Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Irish song and tele-vote both sink without traceTelecom Eireann is investigating a technical fault that led to the collapse of the electronic televoting system for the Eurovision…Mon May 31 1999 - 01:00
Pioneers celebrate centenary in high spiritsIn 46 years as a pioneer, Mary Lambert was tempted on just two occasions to drink alcoholMon May 31 1999 - 01:00
New ESB complaints arbitrator awards £18,492 in compensation to customersThe new independent ESB arbitration office received 221 complaints in its first nine months in office.Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Comiskey denies he took no action on complaints of abuseThe Bishop of Ferns, Dr Brendan Comiskey, has said it is untrue that he took no action about complaints of child sexual abuse…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
Gogarty says error on meeting correctedMr James Gogarty conceded he told a TD and a journalist a senior Murphy group executive was at the meeting at which £40,000 was…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal lawyer says Murphy counsel may be impugning itThere were sharp exchanges between counsel for the tribunal and for the Murphy group over the alleged "cherry-picking" of evidence…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Murphy `was not on assault charge'Mr Joseph Murphy jnr was never charged with or convicted of assault as alleged by Mr James Gogarty, the Flood tribunal has been…Tue Feb 09 1999 - 00:00
Murphy group sued for payment of expensesMr James Gogarty sued the Murphy group for the payment of out-of-pocket expenses, he told the tribunal.Tue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
Murphy threatened to `break every bone' in Gogarty's bodyThe Flood tribunal's chief witness told the inquiry about receiving threatening phone calls in the middle of the night from Mr…Tue Feb 02 1999 - 00:00
State solicitors defer strikeStrike action by state solicitors operating outside Dublin has been deferred for one week to allow for negotiations between the…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
SIPTU dispute action expected to affect industrial agencies from todaySIPTU workers are expected to start industrial action at 10 a.mMon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
State solicitors' strike could disrupt hundreds of court cases if not avertedHundreds of court cases, some involving serious crime, could be disrupted or dismissed if the threatened strike by State solicitors…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Ahern makes statement to Dail about his meetings with developerSaturday/SundaySat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Investigations continue into gangland-style killingA number of people have been interviewed but no arrests have so far been made in the continuing investigation into the murder…Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Road accidents claim lives of eight people during weekendEight people have died in road accidents since last Friday and one man was killed in an accident on a building siteMon Dec 21 1998 - 00:00
Two friends die, one in hospital after early morning fire destroys bungalow in ArtaneIt was a night of celebration that turned to tragedyMon Dec 21 1998 - 00:00
