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Party aims to boost representation in 2014 local elections

SINN FÉ IN: SINN FÉIN plans to build on its relative success in the presidential campaign by targeting a significant boost in…

Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00

A thinker unafraid to speak his mind

PROFILE: A champion of worthy causes from Iraq to El Salvador, Michael D Higgins has been an unashamed intellectual all his …

Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00

Voluntary pay cut to be asked of new president

SALARY: THE GOOD news for the next president is that he or she will earn the full amount of €325,507 currently attached to the…

Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00

Gallagher: The issues

Issues have been raised about aspects of Seán Gallagher’s business record, including: the loans he has taken out of his company…

Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00

Courts employ 75 tipstaffs but no post advertised publicly

THE COURTS Service employs 75 tipstaffs to work for judges, although none of the positions has ever been advertised publicly, …

Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00

Norris's views on sex between older and younger men broadcast on RTÉ

INTERVIEW TAPE: THE TAPE has emerged of a 2002 interview in which Independent Senator David Norris makes controversial remarks…

Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00

Lawyers urge No vote in referendums

GOVERNMENT PLANS to amend the Constitution to allow politicians carry out inquiries will trample on the rights of citizens by…

Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00

Independent TDs oppose referendum on inquiries

MOST OF the Dáil’s Independent TDs have come out in opposition to the Government’s proposal to amend the Constitution to allow…

Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00

Gardaí investigate tyre blowout on Dana's car

CAR INCIDENT: GARDAÍ SAY they are investigating an allegation of criminal damage to the campaign car of independent presidential…

Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00

Higgins willing to go one-to-one in debate with rival Gallagher

LABOUR PRESIDENTIAL candidate Michael D Higgins has said he is willing to consider a one-on-one debate with his Independent rival…

Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00

Ahern to attend Basque peace conference

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams are travelling to the Basque country today to take part in …

Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00

Gallagher distances himself from FF

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE Seán Gallagher has moved to distance himself from Fianna Fáil’s performance in government over the last…

Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00

RTÉ treatment of McGuinness generates over 100 complaints

RTÉ SAYS it has received more than 100 complaints about Wednesday’s Prime Time debate between the presidential candidates.

Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00

Complaints lodged over RTE debate

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland says it has received "less than a dozen" complaints about Wednesday's Prime Time debate…

Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00

'Vile' allegation about to surface - Dana

INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL candidate Dana Rosemary Scallon has criticised “vile and false” allegations she says are being made …

Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00

Wallace could face jail if convicted on pension charges

INDEPENDENT TD Mick Wallace could face up to a year in jail if convicted of criminal charges of failing to pay the pension contributions…

Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00

Clinton travelled to global forum on O'Brien's private jet

FORMER US president Bill Clinton travelled to the Republic for the Global Irish Economic Forum last weekend as a guest of Denis…

Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00

€50,000 written off after Dáil signature plaque melted down

PLANS TO record the signatures of all past and present Dáil members on a massive bronze plaque have been abandoned despite spending…

Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00

IMF sets up Irish office to oversee bailout

THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund has, for the first time,appointed a resident representative in Dublin to oversee its programme…

Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00

Socialists target Government's political agenda

THE GOVERNMENT has been accused of manipulating the political agenda to minimise economic bad news during the presidential and…

Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00

New card to cut welfare fraud

THE NEW public services card, designed to cut down on welfare fraud, is being distributed to social welfare recipients from this…

Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00

Finance official named for audit post

The Government has nominated the secretary general of the Department of Finance, Kevin Cardiff, as the new Irish member of the…

Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00

Raw milk ban due 'as soon as possible'

THE SALE of raw milk for human consumption is to be banned “as soon as possible”, according to Minister for Agriculture Simon…

Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00

New public services card unveiled

The new public services card is being distributed to social welfare recipients from this week.

Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00

Fishing for answers on Icelanders' opposition to joining the EU

ICELAND LETTER: TWO SMELLS mingle uncomfortably around the main harbour of the Westman Islands, off the south coast of Iceland…

Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00

Local issues dominate as Dublin West byelection campaign begins in earnest

THE DUBLIN West byelection campaign has begun in earnest after the writ to allow for the holding of the election was moved in…

Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00

Labour defends pension reforms

LABOUR MINISTERS have moved to defuse a potentially damaging confrontation with teacher unions over public pension reform.

Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00

Áras candidates dodge bullets

The first television debate of the presidential campaign has taken place with issues such as the presidential salary, campaign…

Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00

Presidential debate gives viewers few talking points

ANALYSIS: Election candidates tread carefully to avoid slipping on political banana skins

Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00

Presidential candidates dodge the bullets in first TV debate

THE FIRST television debate of the presidential campaign has taken place with issues such as the presidential salary, campaign…

Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00

Pension changes 'larcenous', say teacher unions

NEW PENSIONS legislation which aims to cut the cost of the public sector pension bill by 35 per cent has been described as “larcenous…

Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00

Q&A

Changes to public sector pensions

Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00

Norris's claim of in-camera restriction adds to mixed message over letters

ANALYSIS : The justification for withholding the David Norris clemency letters has shifted over the course of this week

Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00

New pensions for public sector

Significant changes in public sector pensions are contained in new legislation published today by Minister for Public Expenditure…

Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00

Corrib gas objectors denied entry to Oireachtas hearing

SECURITY STAFF at the Houses of the Oireachtas yesterday refused entry to a group of opponents of the Corrib gas terminal who…

Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00

Thirty solicitors struck off over last decade

THIRTY SOLICITORS have been struck off in the past decade, according to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.

Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00

Thirty solicitors struck off in 10 years

Thirty solicitors have seen struck off in the past decade, according to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.

Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00

Allied Logistics plans 175 job cuts

Siptu is seeking an urgent meeting to discuss alternatives to a proposed 175 redundancies at Allied Logistics.

Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00

No support in Fianna Fáil for Áras run from Norris

THERE IS no prospect of Fianna Fáil backing Senator David Norris for president or facilitating his return to the election campaign…

Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00

Plan to rush two Bills criticised by Opposition

THE GOVERNMENT is to publish legislation today on reversing the Abbeylara judgment and broadening the investigative powers of…

Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00

Independent hopefuls face uphill battle as FG holds firm on ban

WOULD-BE entrants to the presidential race are facing an uphill struggle after Fine Gael instructed its county councillors not…

Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00

TDs give up attempts to agree Áras contender

INDEPENDENT TDs have abandoned attempts to find an agreed candidate they could support in the presidential election.

Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00

FG ends ban on backing Independent presidential candidates

FINE GAEL has withdrawn an instruction to its county councillors to block Independent candidates for the presidency, a move that…

Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00

Special adviser on food quits after five months

A SPECIAL adviser appointed by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has left after just five months in the job.

Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00

Cowen 'sidelined' party for clique

FIANNA FÁIL’s John McGuinness, one of the party’s few TDs to retain his seat in the last election, was critical of an “insider…

Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00

Rapprochement with Vatican still possible

ANALYSIS: Enda Kenny will have to stand up his allegations about Vatican interference as the leader of a party with strong church…

Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00

HSE's legal head still a member of Law Library

THE BARRISTER appointed to head up legal services in the Health Service Executive (HSE) continues to be a member of the Law Library…

Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00

Testing times ahead as it gets harder to blame FF

ANALYSIS: The Government will have been in office six months

Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00

Communist Party material given to Dublin library

A TREASURE trove of historical materials collected by the Communist Party of Ireland over almost a century has just been made…

Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00

Ahern claims criticised

EXPENSES PAYABLE to former taoisigh should be drastically reduced and all payments should be fully vouched, according to a Government…

Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
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