Reckless spending led to cuts - BrutonThe budgets of the State's major hospitals would have to be cut next year to cope with the Minister for Finance's spending plans…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Cowen predicts EU Presidency changesThe Government's command of the European Union Presidency in early 2004 could mark the last time the Republic of Ireland will…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
FF, FG politicians quit Colombia delegationOnly three parliamentarians remain on a proposed all-party Oireachtas delegation to attend the opening days of the trial of three…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
McCreevy seeks better value for money in all areasThe Government will have to get better value for money across all areas of the public system, especially the Department of Health…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Warning of delays in spending capital fundsLittle more than half of the Government's capital budget was spent in the first nine months of the year and doubts now exist …Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Employers have a year to adapt workplaces for the disabledIrish employers are set to face higher bills to adapt working places for the disabled, following the Government's acceptance …Mon Nov 11 2002 - 00:00
Rabbitte announces new staff appointmentsThe leader of the Labour Party, Mr Pat Rabbitte has announced a number of staff appointments, including the return of former …Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Neglect of a Cork town is highlightedOne of Co Cork's main towns, Mitchelstown, has failed to make "any significant progress over the last 20 years" because of Cork…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Opposition calls for action from McCreevyThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, must ensure the Revenue Commissioners is forced to compensate people refused tax rebates…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Plans for North multi-party talksMulti-party talks in Northern Ireland will be scheduled before the end of the month in a bid to get the Assembly and Executive…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Exchequer figures put McCreevy under new pressureThe Government is now facing serious difficulties in framing the December Budget, following the publication of the latest Exchequer…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Finlay heads new team of advisersFormer Labour adviser Mr Fergus Finlay is to leave a leading Dublin public relations firm to head the team of advisers to the…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Ahern faces questions on 'Real IRA' contact claimThe Opposition will today challenge the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to deny in the Dáil that the Government did not have direct, or …Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
FG must abandon Bruton legacy, says TDFine Gael must abandon the Northern Ireland policy legacy left by former Taoiseach, Mr John Bruton, which has allowed Sinn Féin…Tue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Deasy condemns US 'hypocrisy' on SFThe Bush administration has been accused by Fine Gael of "hypocrisy" in its dealings with Sinn Féin at a time when the United…Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:00
State in bid to block Brussels from dictating tax policyEfforts to ensure that greater tax harmonisation forms a key part of the next EU treaty are being blocked by a coalition including…Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:00
Ahern confident about economy at FF meetingThe Irish economy will accelerate rapidly once the international climate improves, but only if Government spending is kept under…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Unsuccessful SF candidates received largest donationsThe Standards in Public Office Commission is expected to recommend changes in the electoral laws, following difficulties encountered…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Rabbitte elected leader by convincing marginMr Pat Rabbitte has been elected the new leader of the Labour Party by a convincing margin, following the counting yesterday …Sat Oct 26 2002 - 01:00
Labour leader and deputy to be chosen later todayThe new leader and deputy leader of the Labour Party will be chosen later today following the counting of votes cast by the rank…Fri Oct 25 2002 - 01:00
Tribunal lawyers get pay rises of up to €800 a dayThe Government has conceded pay rises worth up to €800 a day to Flood and Moriarty tribunal lawyers after colleagues working …Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Bruton and De Rossa starved of resources for EU convention workA bitter battle has been waged between two representatives to the Convention on the Forum on Europe and the Department of Finance…Tue Oct 22 2002 - 01:00
Dana warns of an EU constitution in the makingNegotiations to review the EU's internal workings will produce an EU constitution, the Connacht/Ulster MEP, Ms Dana Rosemary …Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Ahern wants to see progress on all of the issuesThe return of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive will require progress on policing and the removal of British army posts…Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Ahern puts the stress on maintaining neutralityTreaty of Nice Yes campaigners have as much commitment to protecting Ireland's traditional policy of neutrality as people on …Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Parties buy registers showing who votedPolitical parties, academics and others purchased over 100 marked copies of the electoral register - which reveals the names …Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Hume confident Nice Treaty will be endorsedThere is a strong and clear case for voting Yes on the Nice Treaty referendum, and none for voting against, the former SDLP Leader…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Government hopes wavering voters can be convinced about neutralityThe Government plans to emphasise protections it says are offered for Ireland's neutrality during the last week of campaigning…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Ahern opposed to any delay in NI Assembly pollThe Taoiseach has said he would oppose any attempt to delay the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, which are due to be held…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Sky told Minister it would pull out of dealSKY Television told the Government a month ago it was prepared to back away from its controversial deal to show the Republic'…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Adams critical of decision to re-run Nice referendumEfforts will be made in future years to prevent the Irish people from voting on major European Union treaties, the Sinn Féin …Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
Adams accuses senior PSNI officers for raidSenior Belfast-based PSNI officers are conducting a "politically motivated" campaign against Sinn Féin, the party's president…Wed Oct 09 2002 - 01:00
Hungarian 'deeply hurt' by Green Party stanceFor weeks the Green Party has argued that central and eastern European public opinion backed its call for a No vote in the Nice…Sat Oct 05 2002 - 01:00
Official suspended over call to radio showA member of the Government Information Service (GIS) has been suspended after he defended the reputation of the Taoiseach, Mr…Fri Oct 04 2002 - 01:00
No vote makes enlargement a 'political mess'A rejection of the Nice Treaty by Irish voters will throw the EU's enlargement effort into "a political mess", the highest-ranking…Wed Oct 02 2002 - 01:00
New anti-corruption agency may seek to freeze assets worth millionsMillions could be seized by a new State anti-corruption agency from people criticised by the Flood tribunal using High Court …Sat Sept 28 2002 - 01:00
Ahern says Flood found Mara 'totally innocent'Mr P.J. Mara, who quit as Fianna Fáil's director of elections for the Nice campaign yesterday, had been found "totally innocent…Sat Sept 28 2002 - 01:00
Burke corruption findings put pressure on TaoiseachThe Taoiseach was under intense political pressure last night after Mr Justice Feargus Flood found the man he appointed minister…Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Government did not seek to mislead about financesFianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats did not "seek to mislead" voters about the state of the State's finances during the…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Reid says 'no instant solution' to UUP threatThe Irish and British governments have "no instant solutions" to solve the crisis created by the Ulster Unionists' threat to …Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
McCreevy says next year will be more difficultThe Government's finances next year will be "even more difficult" than outlined in a Department of Finance memorandum in June…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Opposition continues to put pressure on MinisterThe Opposition last night rounded on the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, following his warning that the Exchequer finances…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
McCreevy comes under more pressureThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has come under renewed pressure after admitting the Government's finances have deteriorated…Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Harney gives McCreevy strong backingThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has strongly defended Mr Charlie McCreevy following the inadvertent release of two Department of Finance…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Foreign Affairs released secret memos in errorThe Freedom of Information Act has never produced such fruit as the Department of Finance's three-year overview of Ireland's …Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Quinn condemns 'massive con-job'The Department of Finance's three-year overview of Ireland's economic prospects would have been under preparation for a month…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Postpone lesson for Ahern - QuinnCampaigners against the Nice Treaty have been criticised by the leader of the Labour Party, Mr Ruairí Quinn, for urging voters…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
McCreevy urged to resign after secret memo publishedThe publication yesterday of a secret memo from the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, in which he warned Cabinet colleagues …Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Nice about EU growth, not issues at home - AhernVoters must base their decision about the Nice Treaty on the question of EU enlargement, and not on domestic economic issues, …Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Saturday poll to maximise youth vote - AhernThe Government's decision to hold the second Nice Treaty referendum on Saturday, October 19th, was designed to maximise the youth…Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
