Taoiseach welcomes moves to set up secretariat for British-Irish CouncilTHE TAOISEACH has welcomed moves to establish a standing secretariat for the British-Irish Council, the intergovernmental body…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
DUP and SF united against North cutsTHE NORTH’S First and Deputy First Ministers will form a united front against any attempt to reduce the British subvention under…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
DUP and SF united against North cutsTHE NORTH’S First and Deputy First Ministers will form a united front against any attempt to reduce the British subvention under…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Death of former 'Irish Times' columnistTHE DEATH has occurred in Dublin of Brendan Glacken, former humorous columnist and television critic with The Irish Times, after…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
SF author sees its future as part of radical leftREPUBLICANS SHOULD discuss and debate their own political history as well as their place in Irish history in general, Sinn Féin…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Finneran defends first-time buyers' schemeMINISTER OF State for Housing Michael Finneran has defended a Government scheme to assist first-time homebuyers which has reportedly…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Former 'Irish Times' journalist Brendan Glacken diesThe death has occurred in Dublin of Brendan Glacken, former humorous columnist and television critic with The Irish Times , after…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Ganley still planning campaign despite registration difficultiesDESPITE DIFFICULTIES over registration and funding at EU level, Libertas chairman Declan Ganley has declared his intention to…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Israeli-born academic clashes with Shatter over Gaza violenceTHE VIOLENCE used in the recent attack on Gaza was an introduction to a far-worse catastrophe in the future, an Israeli-born …Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Oireachtas members on leave from teaching paid up to €50,000SUMS AS high as €50,000 were paid over the period from July 2003 to June 2008 to members of the Oireachtas who were on leave …Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Ukraine hopes for continuing Irish support for future membership of European UnionUKRAINE WOULD do everything in its power to facilitate the transit of Russian gas supplies through its territory to the European…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Cowen calls for 'humane approach' to mortgagesPEOPLE WHOSE mortgages fall into arrears because they have lost their job should be dealt with in “a humane way” by the financial…Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects call to dispose of Government jetsTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected suggestions that the Government jets should be scrapped.Tue Feb 10 2009 - 00:00
Garda had network of paid IRA informants in 'practically every county'INTELLIGENCE: PAID INFORMANTS were the basis for most of the intelligence-gathering on the IRA in the 1930s, according to Department…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
IRA plans for coup d'etat revealedDISSIDENT THREAT: PLANS BY the Irish Republican Army for a seizure of power by coup d’etat in 1934 have been revealed in documents…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Cowen hoping to avoid public-sector strikeTaoiseach Brian Cowen has today expressed the hope that public-sector workers will decide not to take industrial action over …Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
The Great FacilitatorPROFILE: DERMOT McCARTHY: IT IS A cliché of Irish political comment over the years that our elected leaders are often poor quality…Sat Feb 07 2009 - 00:00
Criticism of claim-back procedure for levy rejectedMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has rejected Opposition criticism of the income levy regulations for retired people.Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Statistical profiles of all 43 Dáil constituencies compiled to help TDsDEPUTIES ARE to get a fresh perspective on their constituencies as a result of a study by the Oireachtas Library and Research…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
PDs to finish up on February 28thTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will finally cease to exist on February 28th, party leader Senator Ciarán Cannon said last nightFri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
'No rush to judgment' on plans urge Martin and WoodwardREACTION TO REPORT: THERE SHOULD be no “rush to judgment” on the report of the Consultative Group on the Past, Minister for …Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Rooney widely tipped as US envoyPROMINENT IRISH-AMERICAN businessman Dan Rooney, owner and chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, is widely tipped…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
A legend in the public service and beyond, who never lost touch with his Leitrim rootsDermot Gallagher, secretary general at the Department of Foreign Affairs, retires todaySat Jan 24 2009 - 00:00
Gilmore calls for national plan to restore economic credibilityIRELAND NEEDS a national plan for recovery to restore economic confidence and credibility, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said yesterday…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Ireland willing to resettle Guantánamo detaineesIRELAND WOULD be prepared to resettle Guantánamo Bay detainees if there was a common European Union approach on the issue, Minister…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Ceremony offers a break from snarls and soundbitesParty leaders showed a softer, less divisive side even though present economic woes took the fun out of proceedingsWed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Cuts in public sector pay 'part of the agenda'PUBLIC SECTOR pay cuts will be “part of the agenda” in preparations for talks with the unions and employers, Minister for Education…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
FG to propose changes to bank BillFINE GAEL will not be supporting the Anglo Irish Bank Bill “in its current form” when it comes before the Dáil this afternoon…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach willing to hear ideas on recessionTHE GOVERNMENT is willing to listen to ideas on resolving problems in the economy, Taoiseach Brian Cowen told union representatives…Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Kenny praises Doyle as MEP announces retirementFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has paid tribute to Ireland East MEP Avril Doyle's "outstanding record of public service", following…Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
Political pressure mounts on FlynnPOLITICAL PRESSURE mounted on Beverley Flynn last night in the controversy over the Mayo TD's declared intention to hold on to…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Call to scrap Sunday €20 minimum hourly wageTHE ENFORCEMENT of a minimum wage of almost €20 an hour for work on Sundays is likely to force the closure of hundreds of hotels…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Passing Lisbon Treaty 'beyond party politics'GETTING THE Lisbon Treaty passed was “beyond party politics” and “a huge issue” for the Irish people and Irish society, Taoiseach…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
US planned to use Shannon to transport troops Washington wanted to use airport without clearanceMILITARY STOPOVERS: WITHOUT ASKING permission, the US government planned to use Shannon airport as a transit facility for 12…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Free State account of controversial Kerry IRA deaths in 1923 contradicted by Garda reportCIVIL WAR PAPERS: DOCUMENTS MADE available by the Department of Justice through the National Archives give a fresh perspective…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
President praises breadth of O'Brien's careerTRIBUTES: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has paid tribute to “the immense breadth and longevity” of the career of Dr Conor Cruise O…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
The political story of the seasonPOLITICS: Deaglán de Bréadún reviews Patrick Hillery: The Official Biography by John Walsh, New Island, 609 pp. €29Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Devins salutes Liam Mellowes as a 'great champion of Irish freedom'WAR OF Independence leader Liam Mellowes was “a great champion of the cause of Irish freedom”, Minister of State for Enterprise…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Hillery proposed cross-Border commandos during Arms CrisisTHE LATE president Patrick Hillery proposed that Army commando units be sent across the Border into Northern Ireland in the event…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Greens will hold convention to decide party's Lisbon stanceTHE GREEN Party will hold a special convention of its membership before deciding whether to support a Yes vote in a second Lisbon…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
How IRA links came back to haunt TorySHE WAS Ireland's answer to Patty Hearst, the wealthy American socialite who joined the Symbionese Liberation Army after they…Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Harney withholds pay rise for consultantsMINISTER FOR Health and Children Mary Harney has announced her intention to withhold €68 million in salary increases and additional…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Green Senator calls for EU action on workers' rightsGREEN PARTY Senator Deirdre de Burca has called on the Government to prioritise workers' rights at the European summit in Brussels…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
New approach to pensions soughtTHE PRIVATE pension system had failed and a new approach was needed which would be State-led rather than market-led, Paula Clancy…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
PAC informs Craig he was mentioned in its proceedingsTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee of the Dáil has written to Fás director of corporate affairs Greg Craig, informing him that he …Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Ahern to sign cluster bomb conventionMINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern will formally sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Oslo tomorrow morningTue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
State 'sympathetic' to delay in buying pension annuityTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is "sympathetic" towards changing pension rules to allow persons nearing retirement age to defer the…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Oireachtas group denies information came from pro-treaty sourceTHE CHAIRMAN of the Oireachtas Subcommittee on Ireland's Future in the European Union has rejected a claim that the group took…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Human Rights Commission gets extra €250,000MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has approved an additional payment of €250,000 to the Irish Human Rights Commission this year…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Oireachtas group says main option is amended treatyHOLDING A second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty with additional material in the form of declarations, formal EU decisions on…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
