Cowen asks party chiefs to unite for Yes voteTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen will meet leaders of the main Opposition parties and the Greens tomorrow to discuss a co-ordinated campaign…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Latest opinion poll shows FF support at record low of 17%Support for Fianna Fáil has slipped to another record low, according to the latest Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll published tomorrow…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Labour calls for Government leadership on LisbonTHE LABOUR Party has called on the Government parties to show more leadership in the campaign for a Yes vote to the Lisbon Treaty…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Opposition parties keep up attacks on Nama BillTHE OPPOSITION parties have again attacked Nama legislation before Monday’s meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance at…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Public mood against Nama could threaten CoalitionANALYSIS : The attitude of Green Party members to Nama is now more hostileSat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Proposals on new taxes, water rates given to LenihanTHE COMMISSION on Taxation report which recommends the introduction of a property tax, a carbon tax and water charges was presented…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
IFA urges farmers to vote YesTHE IRISH Farmers’ Association (IFA) has urged farmers to vote Yes in the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty to protect their incomes…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Nama plan falling apart - LeeFINE GAEL has accused Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan of “hysterical attacks” on its deputy leader, Richard Bruton, to divert…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan claims FG bank policy would be catastrophicMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has accused Fine Gael of pursuing a policy on the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) …Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan claims FG bank policy would be catastropheMinister for Finance Brian Lenihan has accused Fine Gael of pursuing a policy on the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) …Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore calls for economists to be heeded on NamaLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has called on the Government to listen to the views of the 46 economists opposed to Nama, but…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
Economists warn against going ahead with Nama projectA GROUP of 46 economists has signed an article in today’s Irish Times calling on the Government to reconsider the National Asset…Wed Aug 26 2009 - 01:00
Property tax plan problematic, says BrutonFINE GAEL has expressed doubts about the proposed new property tax contained in the report of the Commission on Taxation which…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Nama Bill must be amended to reduce risk to taxpayer - BoyleTHE NAMA legislation will have to be amended to reduce the risk to the taxpayer, according to Green Party chairman Senator Dan…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
New cyber strategy planned for end of year, says MinisterA NEW cyber security strategy will be developed for Ireland by the end of this year, the Minister for Communication has announced…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Overhaul 'cash cow' refugee appeals system now, says FGTHE REFUGEE appeals system has become a “cash cow” for the legal profession and needs to be overhauled immediately, according…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
Business groups unite to back Lisbon Yes voteA NUMBER of Irish business groups have united in calling for a Yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum while Labour Youth also…Mon Aug 17 2009 - 01:00
New cyber strategy within monthsA new cyber security strategy will be developed for Ireland by the end of this year, the Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan…Sun Aug 16 2009 - 01:00
Boyle highlights Nama dangersThe Nama legislation will have to be amended to reduce the risk to the taxpayer, according to the Green Party chairman, Senator…Sun Aug 16 2009 - 01:00
Sinn Féin's view on Lisbon mean and opportunistic, claims CoxSINN FÉIN’S rejection of the legal guarantees given to Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty and its claim that the treaty was bad for…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Healy-Rae accused of 'bluster' over threatINDEPENDENT TD Jackie Healy-Rae has threatened to vote against the Government over cuts to the rural transport programme but …Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Guarantees on Lisbon dismissed by McDonaldSINN FÉIN vice-president Mary Lou McDonald has dismissed the legal guarantees on the Lisbon Treaty secured by the Irish Government…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Gormley believes Nama will go aheadGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has expressed confidence that the Nama legislation will not be blocked, even if a party convention…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Cox says McCreevy claim on Lisbon 'groundless'THE CLAIM by Ireland’s EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy that people in most EU countries would have voted No to the Lisbon Treaty…Fri Aug 14 2009 - 01:00
Fatal flaw in Nama plan exposed - BrutonPOLITICAL REACTION: THE SUPREME Court decision to refuse further protection to Zoe Developments has exposed a fatal flaw in …Thu Aug 13 2009 - 01:00
Child benefit system to be changed, confirms HanafinTHE SOCIAL welfare budget for next year will be cut and significant changes in the child benefit system will be part of the package…Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Former Fine Gael politician Nuala Fennell dies in Dublin aged 73THE DEATH has taken place of Nuala Fennell, a leading campaigner for women’s rights in the 1970s who became a prominent Fine …Wed Aug 12 2009 - 01:00
Former minister Nuala Fennell diesThe death has taken place of Nuala Fennell, a leading campaigner for women’s rights in the 1970s who became a prominent Fine …Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Jobs at risk over supermarket 'hello money' - FGTHE LARGE supermarket chains have been accused by Fine Gael of putting up to 100,000 Irish jobs at risk by forcing suppliers …Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Former colleagues attend removalTHE LORD Mayor of Dublin Emer Costello and former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave were among the mourners yesterday at the removal to…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Labour 'alarm' over €1bn cut in welfareTHE LABOUR Party has described as “alarming” indications that one-third of the €3 billion package of spending cuts planned by…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
Cuts of €1bn expected in spending on social welfareABOUT ONE-THIRD of a €3 billion package of cuts for next year being drawn up for a crucial Cabinet meeting next month are expected…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Call for docklands board to state Ringsend lossesTHE DUBLIN Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) should disclose just how much it has lost on its property investment at Ringsend…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Mater beds held by patients whose treatment was overA TOTAL of 63 patients whose hospital treatment was finished were occupying beds in the Mater hospital in Dublin for more than…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
FF deputy claims questions over FF leadershipBRIAN COWEN’S leadership will be in difficulty unless he displays more vigour and direction in the autumn, according to Fianna…Mon Aug 10 2009 - 01:00
Fine Gael warns of summer of discontent on jobs crisisFINE GAEL labour spokeswoman Deirdre Clune has warned of a summer of discontent as the number of people on the Live Register …Sat Aug 08 2009 - 01:00
Resignation of Sligo Two cuts odds of getting budget passedANALYSIS: Impact on Greens and Independents is potentially the most damaging outcome, writes STEPHEN COLLINS.Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Israeli embassy criticises TDs' report on Middle East visitTHE ISRAELI embassy in Ireland has accused an Oireachtas delegation which visited Israel and Palestine of failing to show a comprehensive…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan to get tax commission report this monthTHE REPORT of the Commission on Taxation is due to be handed over to Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan later this month.Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Leinster House goes green as car park is dug upWORK HAS begun on the restoration of Leinster Lawn after 10 years’ use as a Dáil car parkWed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Ahern signs up to be 'News of the World' sports columnistFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern is to become a sports columnist with the Irish edition of the British tabloid News of the World…Wed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Dramatic gesture on top public pay would be a startINSIDE POLITICS: The triple challenge of the banks, cuts and raising new revenue leaves the Government with an unenviable task…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Inaction would have brought greater risk than Nama - CowenTaoiseach Brian Cowen has defended the decision to establish the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), saying that doing nothing…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Nama not to pay 'bubble' prices, says Lenihan, as Bill publishedEXTENSIVE POWERS to acquire development loans from banks at a significant discount have been given to National Asset Management…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Cabinet signs off on draft legislation to establish NamaTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen reaffirmed the Government’s determination to do what is required in the interests of the country after …Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Vibrant narrative of the labour movement from an insider devoted to the causeBOOK OF THE DAY: No Workers’ Republic! Reflections on Labour and Ireland, 1913 – 1967 By Barry Desmond Watchword, 352pp, €20…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Gang crime law passes with huge majorityLEGISLATION EXPANDING the role of the Special Criminal Court to deal with gangland crime was passed by a substantial majority…Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Defamation Bill stumbles through Seanad after lost voteTHE GOVERNMENT lost a vote in the Seanad yesterday on the Defamation Bill but managed to salvage the legislation by calling for…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Defamation Bill stumbles in SeanadThe Government lost a vote in the Seanad yesterday on the Defamation Bill but managed to salvage the legislation by calling for…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
Publish An Bord Snip report, says O'RourkeFIANNA FÁIL TD and former minister Mary O’Rourke has called for the An Bord Snip Nua report to be published before the summer…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
