FG to reform tax on purchase of first homeThe Fine Gael leader, Mr Enda Kenny, has pledged to abolish stamp duties for first-time home buyers and promised a special tax…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Opposition wants committee to examine referendum proposalThe Government is facing renewed pressure over the citizenship referendum after Fine Gael and Labour moved to seek special hearings…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Suffering of NI bomb victims highlightedThe former taoiseach, Mr John Bruton, has said that the suffering of those injured but not killed in bomb attacks should be acknowledged…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Delegates reject motionA motion urging the party to introduce a system of directly-elected mayors whenever it returns to government was rejected after…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach backs DempseyThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has attempted to defuse the controversy surrounding the production of Fianna Fáil election literature…Mon Apr 26 2004 - 01:00
Ahern to investigate Dempsey election documentThe Minister for Education appeared increasingly isolated last night after the Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil distanced themselves…Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Minister alters focus in debate on citizenshipThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has claimed that up to half all non-EU nationals who give birth in Ireland are motivated…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Bench warrant issued for MEP DoyleA judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Fine Gael MEP Ms Avril Doyle after she failed to appear in court to …Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Cigarette industry to challenge advertising banThe Government is facing a legal challenge from the cigarette industry over a new ban on the in-store advertising of tobacco.Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Cox to stand for EuropeThe president of the European Parliament, Mr Pat Cox, has confirmed that he will stand in the European election in June.Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Delegates urged to forsake bar for election lessonsLocal elections: Labour delegates were in campaign mode as they gathered for their national conference, less than eight weeks…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Gregory considers designating candidateThe Independent TD, Mr Tony Gregory, is considering whether to designate a candidate to stand in his place in the race for Dublin…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Energy body to move to Ahern's townThe Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr Dermot Ahern, has said that Sustainable Energy Ireland will…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Public voting for seats urged in Seanad reformsA committee on Seanad reform is set to tell the Government that the public should be given the right to vote in Seanad elections…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Ahern signals EU to prepare for dealThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has triggered the restart of negotiations on a European constitutional treaty by seeking "constructive…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
U-turn on Hanly plan discountedThe Minister for Health has denied that the decision to allocate additional staff to the accident and emergency unit at Ennis…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
O'Donnell thwarted previous attempt at pollFianna Fáil sought a referendum on citizenship three years ago but the proposal was shelved after the then PD junior minister…Sat Apr 10 2004 - 01:00
State urged to levy windfall gainsTaxation: The State should use taxation or development levies to claw back windfall gains made by developers if their property…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Land cost, planning codes will be probed - HanafinThe Government has signalled a tentative willingness to adopt a call by an Oireachtas committee for a cap on the price of development…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Report urges more council powersLocal authorities: Measures to cap the price of development land would be "almost certain" to pass a constitutional challenge…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Property groups oppose any cap on price of landCapping: Powerful property interests expressed strong opposition to any capping of the value of development land in submissions…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Proposal to limit role of councillors is droppedPlanning: The committee dropped proposals in drafts of its report which would have limited the role of councillors in planning…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Proposal to charge job-hunters is deniedThe Government has rejected claims by the Labour Party that it is preparing to charge an application fee for people seeking jobs…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Oireachtas body to urge cap on price of zoned landAn influential Oireachtas committee will urge the Government today to endorse a package of measures to fundamentally reform the…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Minister warns of tourists' concerns over pricesThe Minister for Tourism has said that while a record number of visitors are expected to take holidays in Ireland this year there…Mon Apr 05 2004 - 01:00
FF faces 'daunting' Euro electionThe Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has said Fianna Fáil faces major difficulties in its efforts to retain six seats in …Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Majority of submissions say e-voting system is flawedAn overwhelming majority of submissions to the Commission on Electronic Voting have said that the Government's €35 million voting…Sat Apr 03 2004 - 01:00
Consultants at Bord na gCon cannot contact witnessesConsultants investigating an irregularity at the greyhound board have been unable for up to three years to interview potential…Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Labour signals more co-operation between the Opposition partiesMr Pat Rabbitte has signalled moves to form a platform with the other Opposition parties by describing the June elections as …Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
'Exceptionally high' probability of collusionThe probability of British security force collusion with the UVF bombers who attacked Dublin and Monaghan in 1974 was "exceptionally…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Taoiseach for tribunal on MondayThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, and the former minister, Senator Mary O'Rourke, are among several leading Fianna Fáil figures scheduled…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Ahern opens lung unit at Mater HospitalThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has accused those who defy the smoking ban of "bravado" and of seeking publicity by trying to get their…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
State has spent €190m on tribunals since 1991The mounting cost of public tribunals is further revealed in confidential records held by a Dáil committee that show the State…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
FF TDs differ on legal status for gay couplesFianna Fáil TDs have expressed resistance to the concept of State recognition for gay couples but a number said they would support…Tue Mar 30 2004 - 01:00
Mitchell seeks EU poll nominationThe Fine Gael TD Mr Gay Mitchell, and the former TD Ms Frances Fitzgerald have declared their interest in running for the party…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Socialist leader pledges to fight privatisation of State's assetsSocialist Party conference: The Socialist Party has accused the Coalition of pursuing the most right-wing economic policy since…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Dublin candidate criticises FF lord mayor and calls for direct electionsMayoral elections: The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr Royston Brady, was a symbol of everything that was wrong with local government…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Most smokers in favour of ban, says TaoiseachPolitical fallout: The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has claimed that the overwhelming majority of smokers are in favour of the ban on…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Health boards told to sell land to pay for hospitalsHealth debate: The Government has asked health boards to carry out audits of all their property holdings so that unused land…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
€22.5m from yard sale to help fund decentralisationProperty sell-off: The Government realised €22Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Turkey asks Ahern to intervene on CyprusTURKEY: The Turkish government has asked the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to intervene in UN-sponsored talks to re-unite Cyprus before…Mon Mar 29 2004 - 01:00
Harney wants tax bands linked to inflationThe Tánaiste has pledged to increase tax bands in line with inflation and said workers on the average industrial wage will not…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
McDowell calls for prospective Euro candidates to contact partyPlans by the PDs to contest the European election in June are looking increasingly threadbare after the Minister for Justice, …Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Government defends electronic voting BillThe Government has defended the Bill to introduce State-wide electronic voting against claims by Labour that the legislation …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
FG to support Government on citizenship pollFine Gael is set to support the Government's controversial referendum on citizenship although the party will resist any plan …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
FG says tough consumer rights enforcer is neededFine Gael has called for the appointment of a "consumer rights enforcer" with powers equivalent to those of the ombudsman, Ms…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Signs of rethink on welfare cuts for widowsTDs in Fianna Fáil and the PDs have intensified pressure on the Government over a controversial cut in the welfare entitlements…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
PDs reassess European poll strategy for DublinThe PDs are reassessing their European election strategy in the absence of an obvious candidate to run in Dublin instead of Ms…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte stands over criticism of immigrant pollThe Labour Party leader last night stood over his claim that the Government was pursuing a citizenship referendum because Fianna…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
