Seanad to be retained after Government loses referendumOf the 1.23 million valid votes cast, the No side wins with 51.7% of vote to 48.3% for Yes sideSat Oct 05 2013 - 19:12
Peter Mathews announces resignation from Fine GaelDublin South TD tenders resignation to Taoiseach Enda KennyFri Oct 04 2013 - 08:11
Both sides confident of win in Seanad referendumBruton and Martin make final pitches ahead of moratoriumThu Oct 03 2013 - 13:23
Government suffers defeat in Seanad voteFour Labour senators failed to show up for a voteThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore sets out his position as party leaderLittle dissent towards Tánaiste at Labour parliamentary party meetingThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Minister says European campaigns will be costlyMinister for the Environment Phil Hogan says candidates for next year’s European elections are likely to need a budget of €100,000 to run an effective campaignThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Seanad puts politicians first, Bruton tells debateMinister for Jobs says abolition would put focus on chamber elected by all votersWed Oct 02 2013 - 06:41
Film producer David Puttnam calls for Seanad to be retainedUpper House needs a clear outline of its responsibilities, says British peerWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Accusations of ‘lies’ as Bruton and Martin debate SeanadFG minister says Upper House ‘obsolete’ but FF leader says Government killing debateTue Oct 01 2013 - 23:10
Ex-FG member accuses party of spreading ‘false propaganda’ on SeanadFidelma Healy-Eames says claim abolition would save €20m ‘completely erroneous’Tue Oct 01 2013 - 18:47
Lucinda Creighton despairs at the desire for fewer politiciansTD accuses Yes campaign of using misleading and superficial claims to support Seanad abolitionTue Oct 01 2013 - 06:51
Taoiseach rules out TV debate on Seanad pollKenny claims Fianna Fail leader ‘looking for notice’ by demanding debateSat Sept 28 2013 - 19:18
Burton ‘confident’ core social welfare rates will be maintainedMinister says budget discussions are continuingSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:01
Coalition campaign on Seanad ‘a gimmick’FG says abolition of Seanad would bring State into line with similar countriesSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Noonan says no decision yet over VAT rate for hospitality sectorMinister notes ‘strong’ lobbying over retention of reduced rate of 9 per centFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:04
Noonan says financial sector should become less dependent on bank lendingMinister for Finance welcomes Dell announcement of new financial services businessFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Dell to create 200 jobs in Dublin as it opens finance unitNew jobs expected to rise to 300 as Dell Financial Services expandsThu Sept 26 2013 - 14:43
Banking inquiry could provide answers the public ‘need and deserve’ says Brendan HowlinLegislation paving way for hearings into financial collapse came into effect yesterdayThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
MEPs face uphill battle to retain seatsVast new constituencies will present a big challenge to lesser-known candidatesThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Changes to constituencies herald shake-up in European electionWould-be MEPs face having to campaign in up to 15 countiesThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Not reforming Seanad if No vote ‘political suicide’ - McDowellDemocracy Matters group says Taoiseach should debate referendum to lift ‘apathy’Wed Sept 25 2013 - 15:33
Hayes says European elections ‘a long way off’Minister of State linked with contesting Dublin constituency for Fine Gael next yearMon Sept 23 2013 - 19:52
Moody’s says outlook better for IrelandNTMA ‘disappointed’ agency did not see fit to upgrade Irish rating to investment gradeSat Sept 21 2013 - 12:52
Seanad abolition savings cannot be established, says commissionOireachtas Commission’s finance officer says it’s not possible to estimate savingsSat Sept 21 2013 - 00:45
Kenny unlikely to accept RTÉ invite for Seanad debateFianna Fáil leader hopes Kenny will realise ‘importance of a proper public discussion’Fri Sept 20 2013 - 16:17
IDA chief defends Ireland’s corporation tax regimeClaims of ‘sweetheart’ deal for Apple denied at Public Accounts CommitteeThu Sept 19 2013 - 13:23
Gardaí use pepper spray as protesters disrupt central DublinO’Connell Bridge blockaded during rush hour demonstrationThu Sept 19 2013 - 09:47
Kenny poised to reshuffle Cabinet next yearTaoiseach’s comments seen as warning to Ministers and TDs to stay on their toes through difficult Budget talksWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:11
HSE under pressure to abide by Haddington Road agreementHSE to confirm it overran budget by €63 million in first six months of yearWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:01
Burton says job creation must be budget priorityGilmore again insists budget adjustment of €3.1 billion is not necessaryWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore beats ‘we’re doing a good job’ drumThe Labour think-in cast a wary eyein the direction of the budgetWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore expects reshuffle, but not immediately‘It is something that will be addressed at some point in the life of the Government’Tue Sept 17 2013 - 13:47
Michael Noonan makes case for budget surplus in 2014Statement highlights Coalition tensions over extent of budget adjustmentTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:57
Howlin warns over too harsh budget cutsMinister says major adjustments would dampen economic recoveryTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:37
Tánaiste denies his leadership is under threatGilmore says he has excellent rapport with BurtonMon Sept 16 2013 - 20:31
Government still undecided on budget target - GilmoreLabour leader feels State can meet its obligations without adjustment of €3.1 billionMon Sept 16 2013 - 15:53
Goods exports down 5.8% in first seven months of yearCSO figures show State had trade surplus of €3.7 billion in JulyFri Sept 13 2013 - 12:02
Warning of dire effect of austerity on those with disabilitiesPeriod after State emerges from bailout could be a time of even ‘greater hopelessness’, committee hearsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Tobacco tax ‘forcing low-income people to go without food’Oireachtas Finance Committee hears pre-Budget submissions on taxationThu Sept 12 2013 - 15:10
Higgins calls for new way to measure society‘We live in times where economic worth is primarily seen as matter of productive capacity’ - PresidentThu Sept 12 2013 - 08:44
Kildare-based Labour councillor defects to Sinn FéinThomas Redmond says he went through a period of ‘serious disillusionment’ with partyWed Sept 11 2013 - 15:12
Shatter concerned at RTÉ coverage of court of appeal referendumMinister says broadcaster misunderstood Supreme Court’s 50/50 rulingWed Sept 11 2013 - 01:08
Seanad abolition would ‘cement ministerial control’ - FFMicheál Martin says Government claims reform has been delivered are ‘ridiculous’Tue Sept 10 2013 - 14:13
Seanad aboliton would be ‘triumph’ for parish pump politicsGreen Party says No vote would force Government to bring real political reformThu Sept 05 2013 - 14:12
Ulster Bank concerned at ‘over-prescriptive’ targetsChief executive Jim Brown says criteria must be realistic and wide enough to take into account individual circumstancesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Debt forgiveness ‘not a policy’, Bank of Ireland chief saysRichie Boucher says bank had to be profitable as it had responsibilities to stakeholdersThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
35% in arrears not engaging - UlsterJim Brown says people deliberately deciding not to pay their mortgages was ‘not fair’Wed Sept 04 2013 - 15:23
BoI chief says debt forgiveness ‘not bank policy’Committee hears 11,774 mortgages in default, and 3,103 are in legal or resolution processWed Sept 04 2013 - 10:06
Sinn Féin says Seanad is an ‘affront to democracy’Party unveils campaign ahead of October 4th referendumTue Sept 03 2013 - 13:33
INM cost-cutting helps to offset revenue declineMedia group reports operating profit of €15.2 million for H1 as digital earnings riseSat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
