Cowen denies 'totally unfounded' Noonan claimsCLAIMS BY Fine Gael’s Michael Noonan that there was “foot-dragging” by the Government on the question of pursuing investigations…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Accord on 'Maze' prison as centre for peaceAGREEMENT ON the development of the 360-acre site of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison as a peace-building and conflict resolution…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Údarás has key role in Gaeltacht, says committeeÚDARÁS NA Gaeltachta should retain the primary function of developing the economy and infrastructure of the Irish-speaking districts…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Delay in children's rights poll could erode all-party consensus - O'RourkeTHE ALL-PARTY consensus on the children’s rights referendum could be eroded if the poll is not held soon, Fianna Fáil TD Mary…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Fresh doubts over programme of decentralisationKEY ELEMENTS of the Government’s decentralisation programme have come to a halt and, with a review planned for next year, senior…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Noonan denies animosity after calling Ahern 'a nasty little man'FINE GAEL finance spokesman Michael Noonan has said his description of Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern as “a nasty little man…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Opposition denounces scaled-down plans for new prisonTHE SCALED-DOWN plan for a new prison, with an initial 400 cells, at the controversial Thornton Hall site announced yesterday…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Former NTMA chief admits he had 'gut feeling' about AngloTHE FORMER head of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has said he “would have been blown out of the water” had he…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Dev had a valid outlook,says LeeTHE SOCIAL perspective of Éamon de Valera was a subject of derision but he had a valid outlook on the relationship between different…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Politics the preserve of an elite class, says CareyTHERE WAS a “class ceiling” as distinct from a “glass ceiling” in Irish politics, which meant a “very significant” number of …Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Lower earners funding college educationTAX PAID by less well-off parents is subsidising university education for the better off, UCD president Hugh Brady has said.Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
McDowell calls for Twelfth to be all-island holidayIT IS time for the Republic to consider making the Twelfth of July commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne a public holiday, …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Children's rights vote a priority - O'RourkeTHE REFERENDUM on the constitutional rights of children should be held as a matter of priority and should not be associated with…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Nama's long-term value absurd, says VaradkarTHE CONCEPT of long-term economic value in the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) process was “ridiculous” and “absurd” …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Pay deal only part of public service reform - CallearyTHE CROKE Park pay deal was “only one piece of jigsaw” in the process of changing the way the State was administered, Minister…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Former AIB director admits regret over property boomFORMER AIB non-executive director Jim O’Leary has said it was a matter of “profound personal regret” that he did not speak out…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
O'Reilly criticised over 'fair deal' speechOMBUDSMAN EMILY O’Reilly has been rebuked by Minister for Health Mary Harney for comments at the MacGill Summer School on the…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Department denies call to sack economistTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has denied trying to have a senior economist sacked from his job in the commercial sector because he…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Alternative proposals to Government policy should be costed, says MartinOPPOSITION ALTERNATIVES to Government policy on specific issues should be independently costed, Minister for Foreign Affairs …Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Fine Gael tensions resurfaceFine Gael backbencher Lucinda Creighton has revived tensions within her party with a sharply critical speech at the MacGill Summer…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Change electoral system - DempseyCHANGING THE electoral system was the only hope of overcoming excessive localism in Irish politics, Minister for Transport Noel…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
'Moral defects' of society underpin crisisCLEAR EVIDENCE of gross political incompetence in economic governance highlighted the need for a radical reform of the political…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
A curious treatment of the TroublesNORTHERN IRELAND: The Northern Ireland Conflict: A Beginner's Guide , by Aaron Edwards and Cillian McGrattanSat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil TD voices opposition to property taxONE OF the Taoiseach’s most loyal supporters in the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party has come out strongly against the introduction…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Noonan says Government ignored bank adviceThe Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance were sharply criticised today by Fine Gael's Michael Noonan who said they ignored …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Call for Cowen statement on CallelyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen should make a statement on the investigation into Senator Ivor Callely’s travel-related expenses, Fine …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan will compel banks to give credit if bids succeedSTATUTORY POWERS: THE MINISTER for Finance has warned he will use statutory powers to ensure banks could not continue to refuse…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Bank lending to be monitored -LenihanMinister for Finance Brian Lenihan has warned that, if necessary, he will use his powers under Section 210 of the National Asset…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Queen's visit 'would aid process of reconciliation'THE PROPOSED visit by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth to the Republic would also assist the process of reconciliation between the communities…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Department accused of sponsoring 'slush fund'THE DEPARTMENT of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has been accused of sponsoring what appeared to be a “slush fund” of €167 …Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Dog breeding Bill to get safe passage in DáilALL GOVERNMENT TDs are expected to support the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill following the intervention of Taoiseach Brian…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Queen's visit discussed at ÁrasTHE PROPOSED visit by Queen Elizabeth to the Republic was among the items discussed by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Northern Ireland's leaders condemn acts of violenceRECENT ACTS of violence in the North have been condemned by both leaders of the powersharing Executive, with Deputy First Minister…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Trócaire rejects Israeli criticismTRÓCAIRE HAS strongly rejected criticism from an Israeli lawyer who attacked the development agency over the stance it took on…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Governments cannot be held directly responsibleBRITISH AND NI GOVERNMENT ROLE: NEITHER THE British nor Northern Ireland governments at the time, led by Edward Heath and Brian…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
RUC chief's advice to let march take intended route rejectedEVENTS LEADING UP TO BLOODY SUNDAY: THE DECISION to deploy the first battalion of the parachute regiment in Derry on Bloody …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Leading backbenchers raise questions about CowenFIANNA FAIL: QUESTIONS HAVE been raised about Brian Cowen’s continuing leadership of Fianna Fáil by two prominent backbenchers…Sat Jun 12 2010 - 01:00
Only a general election will bring down CowenANALYSIS: The Taoiseach should survive next week’s vote in the Dáil but his reputation, on the floor after the bank reports, …Fri Jun 11 2010 - 01:00
Reports shatter myths - CowenThe banking reports by Prof Patrick Honohan and the international experts shattered “a number of myths” regarding the Government…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Drawing the dividing lineNORTHERN IRELAND: Crisis of Confidence: Anglo-Irish Relations in the Early Troubles 1966 - 1974, by Anthony Craig Irish Academic…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
'Blank cheque' sought to fund proposed cash injection for VHIPOLITICAL REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT was seeking a “blank cheque” from the public to fund the planned cash injection for the VHI…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
VHI sale 'to protect older people'Protecting older people was the rationale behind the Government's decision to privatise VHI, Taoiseach Brian Cowen said today…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Minister for Justice warns of 'severe' threat from dissident republicansREACTION: ALTHOUGH DISSIDENT republican groups are small in numbers the threat they pose is “severe”, Minister for Justice Dermot…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore not 'wishy-washy' on pay dealLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore has rejected charges that he is “wishy-washy” on the Croke Park pay deal and that he is guilty…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Speech is first admission of FF's role in crisis - BurtonTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was like “an ostrich finally removing its head from the sand”, according to Labour deputy leader and finance…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Old age pensioners have 'nothing to fear' on cutsTHE STATE pension must not be reduced as part of Budget 2011 and old age pensioners had “nothing to fear” on this issue, Fianna…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
It's as you were between Dublin and LondonANALYSIS: The changes in Downing Street will have little immediate effect on Anglo-Irish relationsThu May 13 2010 - 01:00
New law bans head shop productsThe Government moved strongly against head shops yesterday with a two-pronged approach relying on existing anti-drugs legislation…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
No party mandate to take up seats - AdamsSINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams strongly rejected suggestions that his party might consider abandoning abstentionism…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Bishop calls for debate on leadershipSerious, informed public debate and the fostering of courageous leadership were required in response to the dilution of trust…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
