Income levy to affect every taxpayer in tough BudgetExtra €2bn in tax measures and spending cuts of €1bnWed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Top public servants share €3 million in bonus paymentsTHE STATE'S top public servants shared a €3 million performance bonus last year, with average payments coming to more than €14…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Government figures on bank assets outdated, says VaradkarTHE GOVERNMENT'S claim that the assets of Irish banks exceed their liabilities by €80 million is likely to be incorrect, as it…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Tax rises likely as Cowen warns he will not shirk tough decisionsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said the Government will not shirk tough and unpopular decisions in tomorrow's budget as speculation…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Ministers prepare for toughest budget in yearsTHE CABINET moved into the final phase of framing the budget yesterday at a meeting which lasted for more than four hoursThu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Kenny criticises Cowen over HSE contractFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen for his failure to take action in response to the disclosure…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Draft of Ireland's banking guarantee sent to EUBANK SCHEME: A DRAFT of the Government's bank guarantee scheme has been sent to the European Commission, the Central Bank and…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Guarantee details to be delayed until sanctioned by EUIRISH BANK DEAL: PUBLICATION OF the Government's bank guarantee scheme has been deferred until all the details have been sanctioned…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Britain to set out details of rescue package for banksTHE BRITISH government will reveal a rescue package for the UK banking system before markets open today in a move that could …Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Limits on candidate spending in place by June pollsSPENDING LIMITS will be imposed on candidates in next June's local elections, according to Minister for Environment and Local…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Childers set to seek Labour nominationNESSA CHILDERS, who had been a Green Party councillor until a few weeks ago, is to seek a nomination to contest the European …Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
More budget cuts sought as deficit hits €9.4 billionALL MINISTERS have been ordered to come up with additional cuts in departmental spending following the publication of official…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
State guarantee set to cover foreign-owned Irish banksMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan would give "careful and sympathetic" consideration to a request by Ulster Bank to be included…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Bill allows State to take stake in any financial institution given aidTHE GOVERNMENT'S emergency legislation to guarantee the Irish banking system will allow the State to take a stake in any financial…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Bill allows State to take stake in any financial institution given aidTHE GOVERNMENT'S emergency legislation to guarantee the Irish banking system will allow the State to take a stake in any financial…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
FG criticises Government over statutory rape ballotFINE GAEL will make a concerted attempt in the Dáil to force the Government to honour its commitment to hold a referendum on …Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
PDs facing 'huge issue' over survival, says HarneyMINISTER FOR Health and former leader of the Progressive Democrats Mary Harney has signalled that serious consideration is being…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Research on rejection of Lisbon Treaty publishedA NATIONAL consultation process on Ireland's future relationship with the European Union will begin today with the publication…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Lack of understanding main reason for Lisbon No voteThe main reason people voted No to the Lisbon Treaty was a lack of knowledge or understanding of what they were voting on, according…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Early budget to confront crisis in public financesTHE GOVERNMENT has brought forward the 2009 budget by almost two months in an effort to reassure the public that it intends to…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Most commuters not involved in communityMORE THAN half of those living in the commuter belt areas around Dublin have no involvement with their local community and have…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Pay increase to push TD salaries over €100,000TDs WILL receive a pay rise of some €2,500 a year today under the final phase of the current national pay agreementMon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
State firms told to hand over more profitsSTATE COMPANIES like the ESB and Bord Gáis will be asked to hand over a substantial slice of their profits to the Exchequer next…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
National pay talks moves continueA TEAM of employers' representatives met officials of the Taoiseach's Department yesterday to discuss the prospects for a resumption…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Irish officials meet Danes for advice on Lisbon opt-outsSENIOR IRISH officials met their Danish counterparts in Copenhagen earlier this month to get advice on how Ireland could opt …Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Childers latest Dublin councillor to resignNESSA CHILDERS of the Green Party has become the latest councillor to resign her seat because of the demands of work.Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Department officials meet unions on restarting pay talksTRADE UNION leaders met senior officials from the Department of the Taoiseach at Government Buildings yesterday to explore the…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Suggestion that Ahern was critical of Cowen is deniedA GOVERNMENT spokesman has rejected suggestions that former taoiseach Bertie Ahern criticised his successor, Brian Cowen, in …Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Bruton says exporters are undermined by failure to control costsIRISH EXPORTERS are being undermined by the Government's failure to control the rising cost of doing business here, according…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Government accused of paralysis as unemployment risesTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of paralysis in the face of the crisis in the economy, as the latest official figures from the…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Gormley criticised for blaming floods on climateMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has been criticised by the Opposition for blaming the latest floods on climate change…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Gormley pledges action on Killarney HouseA PLEDGE to take an initiative to end the State’s neglect of historic Killarney House has been made by Minister for the Environment…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
FG rejects all-party Lisbon vote commissionTHE GOVERNMENT'S plan to establish a parliamentary commission to examine the outcome of the Lisbon Treaty referendum has been…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Sarkozy peace initiative gets EU backingSTABILISING GEORGIA: EUROPEAN UNION foreign ministers have backed the ceasefire between Russia and Georgia brokered by French…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Ahern defends Cowen's record in officeBRIAN COWEN'S performance during his first 100 days in office as Taoiseach has been defended by Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Greens seek ideas on Lisbon dilemmaTHE GREEN Party has sent an e-mail to its 2,100 members seeking their views on how the Government should deal with the Lisbon…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Parties attack O'Keeffe's fees proposalFIANNA FÁIL's Coalition partners and the Opposition parties have all come out strongly against Minister for Education Batt O'…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Roche dismisses talk of EU sharing proposalNO PROPOSAL has been made that Ireland should share a place on the European Commission with Britain, Minister of State for European…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Foreign affairs legal adviser gets top UN jobTHE APPOINTMENT of Irish woman Patricia O'Brien as legal counsel of the United Nations and under secretary general for legal …Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Neighbours can apply for energy-saving grantsGOVERNMENT GRANTS of up to €2,000 per house for energy improvement measures are now available to householders who are prepared…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Real leadership from Cowen required to rescue pay talks, says FGREAL LEADERSHIP is now required from Taoiseach Brian Cowen in order to rescue the pay talks, according to Fine Gael spokesman…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore invited to attend International Leadership ForumLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has been invited to attend the International Leadership Forum which will take place in Denver…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Labour criticises Gormley's 'litany of failures' on housingJOHN GORMLEY'S approach to housing during his first year as Minister for the Environment has been characterised by a litany of…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Hospital bed record 'a sick joke'A CLAIM that only 10 extra beds have been provided in acute hospitals between 2005 and 2007 was made yesterday by the Fine Gael…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach hopes to revive national pay talksPOLITICAL RESPONSE: THE GOVERNMENT will conduct soundings with the social partners over the next few weeks to see if the national…Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
SF misled Irish people on Lisbon, says CannonSINN FÉIN has been accused by the leader of the Progressive Democrats, Senator Ciarán Cannon, of misleading the Irish people …Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
Social partnership pay talks drag on ahead of deadline todayTALKS BETWEEN the social partners on a new national pay deal dragged on last night with no indication of a possible agreement…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Trade talks failure is not 'a disaster', Tánaiste assertsTHE COLLAPSE of talks on a new world trade deal has been described as a "disappointment" by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise…Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Legislative route may be best way to get around LisbonINSIDE POLITICS: An attempt to ratify the treaty in the Oireachtas would provoke furious controversy, but it may be the best…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Haughey's book collection donated to Mayo museumTHE HAUGHEY family has donated the entire private book collection of the late former taoiseach to the National Museum of Country…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
