Nearly €2m spent on recruiting doctors in India and PakistanTHE HSE has spent almost €2 million recruiting junior doctors from India and Pakistan to plug gaps in the health service, Minister…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Attorney General's advice on fiscal treaty expected next weekTHE ATTORNEY General is expected to deliver her advice to the Government on the constitutionality of Europe’s new fiscal treaty…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
No law planned for same-sex adoptionTWO FINE Gael Ministers have said they have no plans for legislation to allow for the adoption of children by same-sex couples…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
The politics of minding the middleOF ALL groups, politicians are arguably most closely tuned in to the silent crises erupting across middle-income Ireland – the…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ admits election debate tweet bogusRTÉ HAS formally admitted it broadcast a bogus tweet concerning presidential candidate Seán Gallagher during the crucial final…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Coping skills learned from past recessionsCOMMENT: MIDDLE-CLASS morality, George Bernard Shaw wrote, consists in living “for others, not for myself”Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
VHI's acting chief to receive €50,000 more than new capTHE GOVERNMENT has approved a salary for the acting head of the VHI which is almost € 50,000 a year higher than the cap it set…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Drinks sector, TDs object to reportREPRESENTATIVES OF the drinks industry have dissociated themselves from the main report of a Government-appointed group on the…Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
TD apologises for vetting scheme on church 'deference'A LABOUR backbencher has apologised for his apparent support of a proposal that senior public servants be screened to ensure …Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Rise in cultural and heritage visitorsVISITORS FLOCKED to the State’s leading cultural institutions and heritage sites in record numbers last year, defying the recession…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
State rehires dozens of retired public servantsDOZENS OF retired public servants have been rehired by Government departments and State agencies despite leaving with substantial…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Appleby to keep salary of €150,000 during extended stayVACANCIES: DIRECTOR OF Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby is to retain his salary of over €150,000 per annum for the six months…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Museum boss felt 'ambushed' into taking retirementTHE DIRECTOR of the National Museum is taking early retirement this month after 24 years at the helm of the institution.Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Public sector early retirement scheme defendedTHE GOVERNMENT has defended the incentivised scheme for early retirement from the public sector as it emerged that almost 7,772…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Cut public sector pay not jobs, suggests Central Bank chiefCENTRAL BANK governor Prof Patrick Honohan has suggested the Government could achieve savings in public sector costs by “adjusting…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Attracting trade now focus for Haiti's presidentThe post-earthquake devastation remains but President Martelly says “things are moving”Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Nearly half of Irish millionaires pay under 30% taxIRELAND IS home to 620 millionaires but almost half of them pay less than 30 per cent income tax, according to new figures.Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Ministers back Kenny's 'people went mad borrowing' remarksGOVERNMENT MINISTERS have come out in support of Taoiseach Enda Kenny in the face of trenchant Opposition criticism over his …Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Varadkar condemns cynicism of mediaTHE IRISH media is cynically leading opposition to the Government while failing to scrutinise the claims of other groups, Minister…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Trust in government 'increases'Trust in government in Ireland is rising while in Europe it is in decline, according to an annual survey of trust in institutions…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Wallace faces sell-off after move by bankINDEPENDENT TD Mick Wallace is facing the sell-off of his property empire after ACC Bank obtained judgment mortgages on 23 of…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Lobbyists must register under BillLOBBYISTS WHO fail to register their activities could be fined €30,000 and jailed for two years under proposed legislation to…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Ex-minister Penrose resumes career as barristerFORMER MINISTER of State Willie Penrose has resumed his career as a barrister, two months after resigning his Cabinet post in…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Up to 1,600 teachers to retire before changes to pensionsTHE GOVERNMENT is likely to have to recruit hundreds of school teachers later this year to plug gaps left by a bigger-than-expected…Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Red Cross denies financial allegationsTHE IRISH Red Cross Society has rejected claims of financial irregularities and says it has made great strides to improve how…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Broadcast charge will not apply before 2014THE PROPOSED new household broadcasting charge will not be introduced until 2014 “at the earliest” because of the work required…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Broadcasting charge proposals - Q&AThis Government seems to be coming down with new chargesFri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Red Cross denies irregularitiesThe Irish Red Cross has said allegations of financial irregularities against the charity are “simply untrue and without foundation…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Lawyers lock horns again over former county managerANALYSIS: IT SEEMS a lifetime since George Redmond was in the public eye through his appearances at the planning tribunal and…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Independents defend 'leader's allowance'INDEPENDENTS IN Leinster House have defended their receipt of an untaxed “leader’s allowance” following calls by Fianna Fáil …Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Law lets householders use reasonable forceNEW LAWS which allow homeowners to use reasonable force to defend themselves against intruders have come into effect.Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Haitian president to visit Ireland for fundraising weekTHE FIRST visit to Ireland by a president of Haiti is set to be the highlight of a week of fundraising events for the Caribbean…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Director says ESRI economy warnings ignoredSUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS deliberately ignored warnings from the Economic and Social Research Institute about the dangers of an …Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Criticism by departing staff member places institute under intense scrutinyANALYSIS: The institute failed to predict the crash, but was it the result of kowtowing to government?Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Party must come out of the ghetto if it wants to replace Fianna Fáil as national political movementOPPOSITION IN FOCUS: SINN FÉIN: Sinn Féin has travelled a long way along the democratic pathTue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Seven are appointed to Council of StateA BRITISH Labour Party councillor has been chosen by President Michael D Higgins as one of his appointees to the Council of State…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
High-income pensioners likely to be pursued for tax arrearsRETIRED PEOPLE with large private pensions are likely to be pursued for arrears where it is found they underpaid tax due on their…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Q&AQ: I hear the Revenue Commissioners are issuing letters to thousands of pensionersSat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Watchdog says State bodies can share dataTHE DATA Protection Commissioner says he has no issue with the sharing of social welfare records between the Department of Social…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Public sector candidate expected to get Cardiff post in finance departmentTHE GOVERNMENT’S choice of a successor to Kevin Cardiff as secretary general of the Department of Finance is now expected to …Fri Jan 06 2012 - 00:00
Answering Dáil questions cost more than €9.3mGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS incurred estimated costs of more than €9Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Asylum request rejections 'too high'IRELAND’S LOW rate of acceptance of asylum applications largely explains the continuing drop in asylum seekers coming here in…Thu Jan 05 2012 - 00:00
Revenue has paid barristers €8.65m in six yearsTHE REVENUE Commissioners have spent more than €8Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Fall in asylum seekers linked to recession and tougher controlsIRELAND HAS lost its appeal as a haven for asylum seekers, with a fall of one-third in the numbers coming here to seek protection…Wed Jan 04 2012 - 00:00
Lawyers must pitch for State contractsLAWYERS WILL have to compete on price when working for public bodies under rules being introduced this month to cut the State…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Some politicians are wasters - SenatorA LABOUR Senator has criticised the Government’s treatment of Opposition Bills and called for the abolition of the whip system…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Government withdraws expenses for former taoisighTHE ENTITLEMENT of former taoisigh to a range of perks has ended, a move that will particularly hit Bertie Ahern, who has claimed…Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
Ban on stag hunting must be quashed, urges FG MinisterTHE CONTROVERSIAL ban on stag hunting “must be revisited” during the lifetime of the Government, according to a Fine Gael junior…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Ban on parents smacking children consideredAN OUTRIGHT ban on the smacking of children by their parents is under consideration by Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
