Boost to economy as finances better than forecastThe State’s finances are in better shape than expected, with tax revenues higher and spending lower than forecast, according …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Soup kitchens planning to cater for at least 100 peopleSoup kitchens in the west and midlands will provide Christmas dinners to at least 100 people tomorrow.Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Kenny's optimism helps dispel the pall of gloomINSIDE POLITICS: Taoiseach Enda Kenny and his Ministers can relax over Christmas having got a second difficult budget through…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Companies Bill publishedThe Companies Bill 2012, the largest substantive Bill in the history of the State, has been published by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach stresses need for debt dealTaoiseach Enda Kenny has warned that Ireland will have difficulty returning to financial markets unless there is a deal on the…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Kenny rules out abortion on demandTaoiseach Enda Kenny has pledged that the legislation on abortion will not lead to the introduction of abortion on demand.Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Lowry in breach of ethics ActThe Dáil’s Committee on Members’ Interests has found that Independent TD Michael Lowry contravened the Ethics in Public Office…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Archbishops urge free vote on abortion as Kenny moves to reassure FG TDsThe four Catholic Archbishops last night called for TDs to be given a free vote on the Government’s proposed legislation on abortion…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Coalition set to survive Seanad vote on welfare reductionsThe Government is set to survive a crucial vote in the Seanad over welfare cuts as the threat of a Labour Party revolt recedes…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Gilmore says Labour will remain in GovernmentTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted the Labour Party will stay the course in Government and will not be deflected from taking…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Greece's problems put ours in the ha'penny placeINSIDE POLITICS: In the week in which another Labour TD left the fold over the budget, the big news on the European front was…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
'Labour will remain in Coalition'Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted the Labour Party will stay the course in Government and will not be deflected from taking…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Hamstrung Coalition needs to be more imaginativeINSIDE POLITICS: The Coalition’s strategy of tackling the gaping hole in the public finances through a myriad of small cuts …Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Broad swathe of taxes and cuts hits almost every adult in StateAlmost every adult in the State will be hit by a range of budget measures including a property tax, reduced child benefit, extended…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Labour helps bring in changes it warned againstANALYSIS: There were no cheers and no jeers in the Dáil chamber as Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin unveiled their tax and …Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Top pensioners face budget take of €500mPensioners with high incomes will be one of the primary targets of today’s budget with an estimated €500 million in new taxes…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Budget must show wealthy elite are not untouchableINSIDE POLITICS: The reaction to next Wednesday’s budget will inevitably be dominated by howls of outrage from those who feel…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Property tax deferral for low-paid mortgage holdersMortgage holders will be allowed to defer payment of the new property tax under a means test if their monthly loan repayments…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet to finalise budget measures tomorrowThe Cabinet will meet again tomorrow to finalise a budget package involving deep cuts in Health and Social Welfare and a substantial…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Standards body to examine ethics complaints against LowryComplaints about an alleged breach of ethics legislation by Independent Tipperary TD Michael Lowry have been referred to the …Thu Nov 29 2012 - 00:00
Republic takes more relaxed approach to dual identity across the BorderANALYSIS: Almost half the people in the Republic consider Northern Ireland to be Irish and British, according to the Ipsos MRBI…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Kenny acts to keep consensus on abortionANALYSIS: The commitment by Taoiseach Enda Kenny that Fine Gael will impose the whip to ensure the passage of legislation covering…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Vast majority happy that Ireland is in EUThe vast majority of Irish voters are happy that the country is part of the European Union, but there are divided views on how…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Majority backs same-sex union, poll indicatesThere is broad public support for same-sex marriage and for most of the other constitutional changes backed by the Government…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
Time for political focus on abortion not procrastinationINSIDE POLITICS : Budget speculation has been swept aside for the past 10 days by the raging controversy over abortion which…Sat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Coalition seeks €1bn savings in new public sector dealThe Government is seeking to save €1 billion over the next three years in a new deal on reform and productivity with the public…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Unions agree to enter new pay talksPublic service trade unions have agreed to meet the Government for initial talks on its proposals for a new deal on cost savings…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Government pay talks call to unions denouncedThe Government’s invitation to unions to talk about further savings in public service pay has been condemned by the Association…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
State officials greeted advent of IMF with deep suspicion, records showThe establishment of the International Monetary Fund in 1945 was greeted with suspicion by the Department of Finance, which thought…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Last thing Coalition wants is divisive debate on abortionThe tragic death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital Galway could be the catalyst for agreement between the Coalition…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Televising Dáil debates might have altered abortion poll text, says BarrettThe development of a dedicated parliamentary TV channel is a priority for the Oireachtas so that the Irish public can see how…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Bruton and Cable to meet on EU-US trade agreementA drive by the Government to move on a historic free trade agreement between Europe and the United States during the Irish EU…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Budget to bring no further austerity beyond €3.5bn already signalledThere will be no extra austerity beyond the €3Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
AG warned officials on referendum advocacyGovernment officials working on the children’s referendum were warned at the beginning of the campaign by the Attorney General…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Amendment passes but vote ends up one of the lowest turnouts on recordThe children’s rights amendment to the Constitution has been passed with 57.4 per cent of people voting Yes and 42Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Turnout third lowest on record at just over 33%LONG VIEW: The 33.49 per cent turnout in the children’s referendum was the third lowest on record since the enactment of the…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Size of No vote proves shock for CoalitionVoters have approved the children’s rights amendment to the Constitution but the scale of the No vote has come as a shock to …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Low turnout a lesson not to tinker with ConstitutionANALYSIS: The referendum reflects poorly on Irish politics and flags problems that loom for constitutional reformMon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Diverging views on EU pose serious threat to Irish-UK linkInside Politics: A century on from the tumultuous events that led to Irish independence, powerful forces are in motion that …Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Campaign controversy rumbles on as voters go to the pollsVoters go to the polls today in the children’s rights referendum with the Government under pressure to explain the blunder in…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Immediate challenge is to ensure the referendum is carriedANALYSIS: The Supreme Court ruling that the Government has breached the law in its information campaign for the children’s referendum…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Lowry includes land in England on Dáil registerIndependent TD Michael Lowry has amended his register of Dáil interests to include a parcel of land he part-owns at Wigan in …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Budget must go beyond paying lip service to fairnessINSIDE POLITICS : Talking the talk on sharing the pain will not suffice for a Coalition that continues to defend its indefensible…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Troika puzzled as public left footing speculators' billINSIDE POLITICS: Thousands of ordinary families in distress don’t have debts of €3 million, so why the high threshold?Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Poll shows vast majority back ObamaTHE VAST majority of Irish voters want Barack Obama to win the US presidential election in less than three weeks time, according…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Straying off course on finances main risk to CoalitionINSIDE POLITICS : The danger facing the Coalition is not a row over any policy but the prospect it might fail to sort out the…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Poll shows children's rights vote to be carriedANALYSIS: An overwhelming Yes is expected but a majority are sceptical on an EU deal to ease bank debtSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Reilly has lowest satisfaction rating in list of six MinistersMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly attracts the lowest satisfaction rating in a list of six high-profile Ministers that voters …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Poll reveals opposition to core parts of Coalition fiscal policyANALYSIS: VOTERS ARE strongly opposed to key elements of the Government’s budgetary policy, according to the latest Irish Times…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Voters back means testing child benefit but against new chargesTHERE IS overwhelming support among voters for means testing child benefit, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
