Minister defends Aer Lingus motionA challenge to the legality of a Dáil motion on Aer Lingus share arrangements was rejected by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Cowen rejects calls to expand committeeDemands that the membership of the special Oireachtas committee on child protection be expanded were rejected by Minister for…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Hospital units will have to open longer - AhernTaoiseach Bertie Ahern repeated his view that hospital units will have to open for longer hours.Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Greens TD ridicules FG-Labour election motionGreen Party TD Paul Gogarty strongly criticised Labour and Fine Gael in the Dáil last nightThu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Minister will not be drawn on RTÉ payMinister for Communications Noel Dempsey refused to be drawn on salaries paid to RTÉ broadcasters.Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
FG warning on 'budget bribe' for electionTaoiseach Bertie Ahern praised the buoyancy of the economy as Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny warned against an election budget next…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Referendum on building land prices not ruled outTaoiseach Bertie Ahern said he would not rule out a constitutional referendum to control the price of building land.Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Statutory rape case report due this weekThe Government still hopes to publish this week the report by a senior civil servant into why the Attorney General was not informed…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Motion demands Ahern holds an early electionLabour and Fine Gael joined forces in a private members' motion in the Dáil last night to demand that the Taoiseach call a general…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Walsh resisting pressure to run in electionFormer minister for agriculture Joe Walsh is resisting pressure from Bertie Ahern and Fianna Fáil headquarters to run again in…Mon Jul 03 2006 - 01:00
Harney defends decision on hep C delegatesMinister for Health Mary Harney defended the Government's decision not to meet the representative groups of those contaminated…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
'Unlimited obligation' owed to blood victimsCompassion, kindness and generosity were not enough in dealing with the victims of blood products administered by the State, …Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Harney acknowledges hep C catastropheThe Government acknowledged in the strongest terms that the infection of people with contaminated blood products was catastrophic…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Report on Bord na gCon row for Cabinet next weekThe Dalton report on the Bord na gCon controversy is to come before the Cabinet next Tuesday, Tánaiste Mary Harney revealed.Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Harney regrets Walsh report leakMinister for Health Mary Harney said she had not yet seen the preliminary report of an independent inquiry into the death of …Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Row over hep C Bill expectedA bitter Dáil row is expected today when the Government introduces the Bill to compensate people with hepatitis C and HIV.Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Government votes down FG Bill on rights of crime victimsA Fine Gael Bill, which the party claimed restored the rights of victims over criminals, was voted down by the Government.Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Tax reductions to focus on lower-paid, says TaoiseachTax reductions from now on should focus on incomes at the lower end of the scale, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the House.Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Inaction on nursing homes criticisedOnly 49 public nursing-home beds have been provided in Galway in a decade, according to Michael D Higgins (Labour, Galway West…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Higgins told to 'go away' in heated debateTaoiseach Bertie Ahern described Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins as a "failed person" and told him to "go away" during heated …Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Ireland the 'dirty old man of Europe'Ireland has become the "dirty old man of Europe", Green Party leader Trevor Sargent said when urging the Government to tackle…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
TD critical of Byrne remarksGay Byrne should be told by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen to mind his own business, according to Paddy McHugh (Independent…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Ahern calls for full inquiry into murder of FinucaneThe Government is concerned about the British government's failure to have a full inquiry into the murder of Northern solicitor…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Battle on crime continues, says AhernSome criminals were prepared to kill to protect their position, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said in response to the latest killing…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
New mayor will pose challenge for Dáil seatA likely Independent candidate in Tipperary North at the next general election was elected mayor of Tipperary North County Council…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Mourners told criticism did not lead to bitternessFr Eoghan Haughey: Charles Haughey was not bitter about the criticism levelled at him, his brother, Father Eoghan Haughey, said…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Haughey 'truly a man of the people,' says sonSeán Haughey TD praised his father in an address to the congregation at the funeral Mass in Our Lady of Consolation Church at…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Removal: the attendancePresident Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Tánaiste Mary Harney were among the many politicians to attend the removal…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Partnership agreement to be debatedThe Government has agreed to an Opposition demand for a Dáil debate on the proposed new social partnership programme which is…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Memories of Haughey in the corridors of powerDáil Sketch: In political life, Charles Haughey frequently dominated the DáilThu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Taoiseach raises doubts over national day to mark the FamineTaoiseach Bertie Ahern expressed doubts about having a national day of commemoration to mark the Famine.Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Ahern concedes difficulties with management firmsThe Department of the Environment is still considering the costs imposed on householders by management company fees, Taoiseach…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Ahern denies rendition flights used ShannonTaoiseach Bertie Ahern rejected a claim that flights used for rendition purposes had passed through Shannon airport.Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Opposition leaders express their sympathiesCharles Haughey was described as "a dominant and outstanding figure" in Irish politics in terms of intellect and ambition by …Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
BMW region expenditure ahead of target - CowenExpenditure on the economic and social infrastructure in the Border Midland and Western (BMW) region was 13 per cent ahead of…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Debate on greyhound industry told of doping practicesCocaine and Viagra are among the drugs used to enhance the racing performance of greyhounds, the Dáil has been told.Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Gormley calls for action to tackle graffiti problemA co-ordinated strategy to deal with the problem of graffiti in Dublin was demanded by Green Party TD John Gormley.Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Test backlog will be zero - CullenMinister for Transport Martin Cullen repeated his intention to eliminate the backlog of driving tests by the middle of next year…Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Pledge on State's Aer Lingus shareThe Government is committed to retaining a minimum shareholding of 25Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Cullen denies collusion on renditionThe Council of Europe claim that Ireland colluded with the United States in the unlawful transfer of detainees was dismissed …Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Moderator asks politicians to serve 'greater good'Politicians in the North have been urged to restore a local administration by incoming Presbyterian Moderator Dr David Clarke…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Arts Council to raise concerns with RTE over programmingThe Arts Council is to raise RTÉ's arts programming with the national broadcaster.Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Taxi drivers in new warningFurther protests may be staged by taxi drivers in their campaign opposing changes to the industry.Mon Jun 05 2006 - 01:00
FF TD rebukes O'Donnell over Supreme Court remarksProgressive Democrat TD Liz O'Donnell was rebuked by Fianna Fáil TD Michael Mulcahy for remarks she made about the Supreme Court…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Adequate child safeguards in place-HarneyTánaiste Mary Harney insisted that adequate safeguards were in place to prevent people released under the Supreme Court statutory…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Department of Justice secretary general told of case - HarneyThe secretary general of the Department of Justice was informed by the office of the Chief State Solicitor about the court challenge…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Harney defends decentralisation planTánaiste Mary Harney defended the Government's decentralisation policy in face of strong criticism from Socialist Party TD Joe…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Minister unaware of move on rape law McDowell ought to have known, says RabbitteNeither the Minister for Justice nor the Attorney General was personally aware of the move to have the law on statutory rape …Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Taoiseach says if rape legislation is ready, Dáil will be recalledThe Dáil will be recalled from its recess next week if the legislation to deal with the fall-out from the court decisions on …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Politicians ignoring planning delays - FGSome sort of "closure" was needed in the planning process, Olivia Mitchell (FG, Dublin South) said.Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
