Almost 7,000 jailed over finesThe number of people being imprisoned for non-payment of fines has risen to record levels in spite of Government commitments …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 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
A quarter of Irish have experienced mental illnessALMOST ONE-QUARTER of Irish people have personal experience of mental illness or a suicide in their peer group, according to …Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Majority are healthy but critical of servicesIRISH PEOPLE see themselves as among the healthiest in the world despite the economic downturn, according to a major new international…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Fine may be taken from wagesPeople who fail to pay the new €100 household charge face having the fine (of up to €2,500) for non-payment deducted from wages…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Fifteen TDs say they will not pay household chargeTHE NUMBER of Opposition deputies who say they will not pay the new household charge grew to at least 15 yesterday as more Sinn…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
€100 home charge will be taken from wages if not paidPEOPLE WHO fail to pay the new €100 household charge face having the fine (of up to €2,500) for non-payment deducted from wages…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Europe facing '1930s rerun' if ECB fails to actEUROPE FACES a “rerun of the 1930s” if the European Central Bank fails to act in the current crisis, ESRI economist Joe Durkan…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
FG committee to decide on ScullyFine Gael’s internal disciplinary committee is to consider the case of former mayor of Naas Darren Scully at a meeting in the…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Mayo rides high as cycle lanes and sports projects net big slice of local fundingFROM CYCLE lanes in Belmullet to swimming pools in Westport and Ballina, Co Mayo has been enjoying the benefits of Government…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Howlin says Croke Park agreement must deliverTHE GOVERNMENT is going to stretch the Croke Park agreement “to the limit” to bring about change in the public sector, according…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Tribunal barrister takes on outside workTHE LAST remaining senior barrister at the planning tribunal earned more than €50,000 in outside State work in a year he was …Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Healy-Rae taken to hospital after Dáil voteINDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae was undergoing tests in a Dublin hospital last night after he was taken ill in the Dáil.Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Proposed cuts: measures would have saved €36mPROPOSED CUTS in disability allowance for young people would have saved the exchequer more than €36 million by 2014, according…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Budget 'will worsen' economic crisisThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has criticised the Budget for its failure to tackle unemployment and tax corporate profits…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Young people with disabilities to be 'further excluded from society'DISABILITY CUTS: BUDGET CUTS to supports for young people with disabilities have been heavily criticised by groups working in…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Reduction of fraud and error among planned cutsCOMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW: THE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection overpaid claimants by €81Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael yet to hold inquiry on tax defaultFINE GAEL has yet to hold a promised internal inquiry into the case of one of its county councillors who was declared a tax defaulter…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Public pensions to be cut again saving just €400,000THE GOVERNMENT’S decision to apply a second cut to public service pensions over €100,000 will save the exchequer just €400,000…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
13 former judges receive pensions of over €100,000THIRTEEN FORMER Supreme Court and High Court judges are in receipt of pensions worth more than €100,000 a year, according to …Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ open to legal action on fake campaign tweet, says GallagherRTÉ’s BROADCAST of false information concerning Seán Gallagher during the presidential campaign has left it open to a criminal…Mon Nov 28 2011 - 00:00
The price of RTÉ's catastrophic mistakeEVEN BY THE sorry standards of recent history, the past fortnight has marked another low for the mediaSat Nov 26 2011 - 00:00
Community centre granted full pub licenceIN WHAT was said to be the first time it has happened, a community centre has been granted a full pub licence following a decision…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Fresh threat of EU fines as activists urge protection of bogsTHE EUROPEAN Commission has renewed its threat to impose substantial fines on Ireland if turf-cutting takes place on protected…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
The wrong approach at the wrong timeANALYSIS: “PUBLISH AND be damned” runs one of the oldest sayings of journalismWed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Secretary general retires with package worth €634,087SECRETARY GENERAL of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Seán Gorman has retired at the age of 59 with a package…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Some years before Republic can join sovereign nations of the worldIRELAND'S BAILOUT ONE YEAR ON ANALYSIS : ON THE surface, you could be forgiven for thinking things were normal.Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Eight former AGs have pensions up to €67,000EIGHT FORMER attorneys general are in receipt of substantial public service pensions of up to €67,000 a year.Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Noonan promises VAT increase will be Coalition's lastMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has promised the higher rate of VAT will not be increased again “in the lifetime of this …Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Staff cuts of 23,500 planned over four yearsTHE CUTTING of 23,500 public sector jobs over four years, the cancellation of the decentralisation programme and the rationalisation…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Coalition ends public service move to regionsTHE CONTROVERSIAL decentralisation programme introduced by the Fianna Fáil-PD administration in 2003 has been cancelled as part…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
FG backbencher queries Ireland's need for euroLEAVING THE ZONE: A FINE Gael backbencher has questioned whether the euro is essential to the Irish economy or the future of…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
De Rossa told Childers she might have to leave LabourVETERAN LABOUR MEP Proinsias De Rossa warned his party colleague Nessa Childers she could face expulsion if she continued to …Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore supported Penrose on barracksLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore supported the retention of Columb Barracks in Mullingar before last February’s general election, …Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Penrose hailed as hero over resignationWILLIE PENROSE was being hailed a hero in Mullingar yesterday as news of his resignation over the impending closure of Columb…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Business groups highly critical of Burton's sick pay proposalBUSINESS GROUPS have heavily criticised plans by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to transfer the cost of the first…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore 'backed Penrose stance'Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore supported the retention of Columb barracks in Mullingar before last February’s general election…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Employers to pay for sick leave in Burton move to save €150mEMPLOYERS WILL have to pay the first four weeks of their staff’s sick pay under proposals drawn up by Minister for Social Protection…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Five out of six judges appointed have connections to Fine Gael or LabourJUDICIARY: THE GOVERNMENT has nominated six judges to date – and five have a personal, family or funding link to Fine Gael or…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Coalition puts party insiders on State boardsTHE FINE Gael-Labour Coalition has installed large numbers of people with party links to State boards since coming into office…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Pre-election pledges on ending political cronyism ring hollowANALYSIS : The Coalition has reneged on promises to end feather-bedding and patronageMon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Government picks backers for posts despite promiseTHE GOVERNMENT has been sharply criticised by Fianna Fáil for failing to deliver on pre-election promises by Fine Gael and Labour…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Queen, Barroso send goodwill messagesTRIBUTES: EUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso led the congratulations to the State’s ninth President, Michael …Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Opposition parties forecast loss of up to 9,000 jobsPOLITICAL REACTION: OPPOSITION PARTIES have strongly attacked the Government’s shelving of major infrastructural projects in…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
A thinker unafraid to speak his mindOf all the insults you could hurl in Irish public life, calling someone an intellectual was the most devastating, the writer …Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
See the lightREYKJAVIK: The good news for Irish visitors is that it no longer costs the earth to visit Iceland, writes PAUL CULLENSat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Four candidates will not have expenses reimbursedFUNDING: THE PRESIDENTIAL election has proved a disaster for Fine Gael, not only electorally but financially.Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Campaign questions 'crossed the line'A BATTERED and bruised Gay Mitchell was yesterday coming to terms with his disastrous performance in the presidential election…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
McAleese hails start of 'exciting' new chapterTRIBUTES: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny and defeated candidates all paid tribute to Michael D Higgins after…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
