Public sector reform to pave way for large-scale job lossesMAJOR PUBLIC sector reforms, including significant redundancies and the abolition of decades-old restrictions, are to be announced…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Anti-Lisbon side warns of court action over new voteAN ATTEMPT to rerun the Lisbon Treaty referendum would be constitutionally improper and would almost certainly be challenged …Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
Cutbacks needed if €2bn tax take has no effectPRESS CONFERENCE: THE GOVERNMENT will have to cut back on State spending if the €2 billion extra in taxation to be raised by…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Lenihan ensures Ministers not taxed on 10% cut in salaryREVENUE RULES: MINISTERS, TOP State officials and President Mary McAleese will not suffer a tax penalty because of their move…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Clampdown on tax exiles announced in Finance BillCurbs on dozens of Ireland's richest people living abroad, to stop them avoiding Irish tax, will be imposed next year, the Minister…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
McCain staffers lay the blame on 'hillbilly' PalinPOST MORTEM: DIVISIONS WITHIN the Republican Party have already begun to surface following Barack Obama's victory, and vice-…Fri Nov 07 2008 - 00:00
Only question is will white voters really vote ObamaDESPITE ALL of the polls, and they number in their hundreds, the great unknown of the 2008 presidential race remains the issue…Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Where Joe the Plumber is an inspirationAMERICA: IN THE late 1700s, George Washington, struggling to pay for the costs of the American Revolution, sought to impose …Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Black and first-time young voters hold the key in next week's electionPOLLWATCH: IN THE 1948 presidential election, Gallup stopped polling a week out from the election and completely missed the …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Obama dominates networks in TV battleDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama commanded unprecedented dominance of American television in a 30-minute multi-…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Two white skinheads charged with plotting to kill ObamaTWO WHITE skinheads have been charged in Tennessee with conspiring to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Presidential tracking poll gives Obama valuable leadPOLLWATCH: RESULTS IN individual opinion polls can often mean little, but trends are everythingThu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Democrats finding it hard to win Catholic voters' supportPOLLWATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S support from America's influential Catholic community, which has been one of the weaknesses of his…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
POLL WATCHDEMOCRAT BARACK Obama's lead over his Republican rival, John McCain, has dropped by one percentage point to three points, according…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Republicans hoping Mickey Mouse will not vote early and oftenThe group Acorn, which has been accused of voter registration fraud, has questions to answerSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Obama's lead over McCain shrinksPOLL WATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S lead over Republican John McCain has dropped by two percentage points to a lead of six since Thursday…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Joe the plumber's story springs a leakSAMUEL JOSEPH Wurzelbacher, an unknown Ohio plumber five days ago until he questioned Barack Obama's tax policies on camera, …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Other public body bosses expected to take salary cutSEMI-STATES: SEMI-STATE CHIEF executives and local authority managers are expected to follow the Cabinet's lead and accept a…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Budget to raise hospital charges and cut tax reliefHOSPITAL CHARGES are to rise sharply and tax reliefs on pensions and medical bills are to be cut today in the toughest budget…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey defends spend recordGOVERNMENT RECORD: THE GOVERNMENT'S spending record over the last five years was strongly defended yesterday by the Minister…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Unions oppose Labour reform plansTRADE UNIONS have opposed proposals backed by Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore to end the unions' funding of the party and their…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school in Pakistan bombed and local staff takenFIVE LOCAL staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Next 20 years will see rapid changes - SargentFORMER GREEN Party leader and Minister of State for Food Trevor Sargent has said people will face more change over the next two…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school bombed in PakistanFive local staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into defeat of Lisbon Treaty to report in two monthsAN OIREACHTAS inquiry into the challenges facing Ireland following the defeat of the Lisbon Treaty referendum is to report within…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Cowen berates FF duo who missed vital votesTHE CONDUCT of two Fianna Fáil TDs absent for crucial Dáil votes last week was sharply criticised last night by Taoiseach Brian…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen tells Dáil bank guarantee details will be delayedThe Government's legislation to underwrite €400 billion worth of Irish banks' deposits and inter-bank loans has been significantly…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
PD Oireachtas four to propose wind-upTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats' four Oireachtas members will formally propose that the party should wind up at next month's special…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen backs EU actions for stabilityIRISH MOVE DEFENDED: IRELAND WOULD back European Union moves to restore stability to the banking system, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Watching from the wingsPOWER POLITICS: The Minister for Finance and Taoiseach may be in the international financial spotlight, but behind the public…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Call to abolish Labour presidencyTHE ROLE of president of the Labour Party, currently filled by former minister Michael D Higgins, should be abolished, according…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Minister for Finance has no plans to cap salaries of banking executivesDEAL DETAIL: BANKERS WILL not be able to secure large pay deals to reward them for excessive risk-taking, but the Government…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Legislation allows taking of shares in crisis-hit institutionsGOVERNMENT GUARANTEE: THE GOVERNMENT'S emergency legislation to safeguard Irish banks includes powers to take shares in troubled…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Exchequer should fund project at Cork docks, says reportTHE EXCHEQUER should fund hundreds of millions of euro worth of infrastructure, including bridges and roads, to kickstart the…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Revenue deliberately delaying tax refunds, say accountantsSOME CHARTERED accountants have accused the Revenue Commissioner of deliberately delaying the repayment of tax refunds to companies…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Emergency legislation to be agreed in principleThe emergency passage of legislation to underwrite billions of borrowings and deposits by Irish banks will be agreed in principle…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Spend way out of crisis, urges LabourBUDGET CUTBACKS by the Government will not rescue the economy, the Labour Party has warned.Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore says Govt has no strategy to get out of recessionThe Government must stop believing that it can deal with the current economic crisis by just cutting State spending, the Labour…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Banker says efficiencies could save State €1bnTHE GOVERNMENT could save €1 billion a year in State spending by forcing State departments and agencies to be more efficient, …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Labour report urges more power for leaderEXTRA POWERS should be given to the Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore and taken away from the party's currently powerful National…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Meeting on future of PDs put off until NovemberThe Progressive Democrats' meeting to decide whether the party should live or die will not take place until November, following…Fri Sept 26 2008 - 01:00
PD leader says it is time for party to foldTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats would have to wind up sooner or later and it is better to do it now rather than wait for an undignified…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Trucks to be fitted with safety mirrorsHEAVY TRUCKS will have to be fitted with new safety mirrors from January 1st in a European Union-inspired move to cut deaths …Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan backs redundancy scheme for public servantsCIVIL AND public servants should be offered a redundancy package, the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, said last night.Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Coillte pays €3.7m for estate land to settle disputeCOILLTE HAS agreed a multi-million euro deal with Lord Waterford to end a long-running legal battle between them over the preservation…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Fás to face second official investigationTHE STATE’S training agency Fás is to face a second investigation following the decision of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Nationality of Libertas founder was listed as British in UK recordsLIBERTAS FOUNDER Declan Ganley was listed for nearly a decade as a British national in official UK company records, before changing…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
De Rossa will contest European electionLABOUR'S DUBLIN MEP Proinsias De Rossa is to contest next year's European Parliament elections ending speculation about his political…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Budget will attack the poor - GilmoreTHE GOVERNMENT'S plan to abolish the Combat Poverty Agency shows it is readying to attack the poor in next month's budget, Labour…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
US to issue 20,000 one-year work visasTWENTY THOUSAND one-year working visas to the United States are to be made available under a deal to be agreed in a final round…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
