Costed alternative to budget being prepared, says AdamsSINN FÉIN THINK-IN: SINN FÉIN is preparing its own costed and practical alternative to the forthcoming budget, said party president…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Children's referendum for Cabinet talks todayTHE GOVERNMENT is expected to formally approve the outline of a children’s rights amendment to the Constitution at today’s Cabinet…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Sinn Féin preparing 'alternative budget'Sinn Féin is preparing its own alternative to the forthcoming budget, party president Gerry Adams said in Dublin this morning…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Call for banking debt to be 'lifted off the shoulders of the State'MONEY INJECTED into Irish banks “should be lifted off the shoulders of the State”, Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Property tax details to be revealed in December budgetThe amount which people will have to pay in property tax will not be announced until budget day, senior Government sources said…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Barroso out of touch with reality, says Sinn FéinEUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso was “out of touch with reality on the ground”, Sinn Féin spokeswoman on EU …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Referendum likely to be in NovemberTHE FORTHCOMING children’s rights referendum is likely to be held in early November, according to informed sources, to avoid …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore issues warning over budgetLABOUR PARTY THINK-IN: TÁNAISTE AND Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has publicly warned colleagues in his party and at senior Government…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Referendum wording to be finalised 'soon'THE WORDING for the children’s rights referendum will be finalised “soon” and there will be “plenty of time to have a very informed…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Action required when expert group issues report on abortion, says LynchTHE GOVERNMENT will have to take action when the report of the expert group on abortion is issued, Labour Party Minister of State…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Labour will stay the course, says GilmoreTÁNAISTE AND Labour leader Eamon Gilmore has sent out a strong message that his party is in coalition with Fine Gael for the …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Coalition working well - GilmoreThere would always be difficulties in Government but the Fine Gael-Labour coalition was “working well”, Tánaiste and Minister…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Protesters' disability becomes their greatest strengthINSIDE POLITICS: THE FENIAN leader John O’Leary said that one thing you should never do for your country was cry in public. …Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Award recognises service to Ireland from abroadPHILANTHROPIST CHUCK Feeney and former Coca Cola head Donald Keough are among 10 recipients of the first annual Presidential …Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Labour Ministers at odds over health cutsTWO LABOUR Ministers were at odds yesterday in their accounts of this week’s events in relation to health cuts planned by Fine…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Mixed reaction to Minister's cuts U-turnTHE PARTIAL reversal of cuts in frontline health services by Minister for Health James Reilly was given a mixed reaction after…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Coalition tensions persist over health cuts, public allowancesHEALTH CUTS and reduced public sector allowances for new entrants are continuing to provoke tensions in the Coalition ahead of…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet to give go-ahead for President's official visit to Latin America next monthThe Government is expected to give its approval today for President Michael D Higgins to make an official visit to three countries…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Labour downplays speculation of meltdown over proposed health cutsLABOUR PARTY chairman Colm Keaveney TD has played down speculation about the possibility of a general election arising out of…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryBOTH IN HIS own time and since, James Joyce has had to contend with reviews of his books and plays, but even he could not have…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
'Irish' US general follows Yeats on unityINTERVIEW: ‘This truly is coming home’ – America’s top general says he’s Irish and proud of itMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
'We love Dublin, Ireland . . . this is by far one of our favourite port visits'IF YOU’RE Irish, come into the harbourSat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
State investment of €200m required for broadband planSTATE INVESTMENT of about €200 million along with matching funds from private telecom companies will be required as part of a…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte unveils broadband planMinister for Communications Pat Rabbitte says his national broadband plan is "the rural electrification of the 21st century".Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Minister calls for free vote on abortion legislationTHERE HAS been a mixed political reaction to a suggestion by Fine Gael Minister of State Brian Hayes that a free vote should …Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
FG TDs say they will oppose law to allow abortionTWO FINE Gael TDs have warned that they would not be supporting any Government legislation which might facilitate the carrying…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte trying to muzzle debate on abortion, claims Fianna FáilFIANNA FÁIL has strongly criticised Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte, accusing him of “poisoning the atmosphere” over…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
FF calls for report on property tax to be made publicFIANNA FÁIL has called for the immediate publication of an expert report commissioned by the Government on property tax.Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Bishops set to lobby politicians in abortion campaignDÁIL DEPUTIES and Ministers will be lobbied by bishops and priests as part of a full-scale campaign of opposition if there is…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Ceremony commemorates forgotten policemen of War of IndependenceTHE FORGOTTEN participants in the War of Independence were remembered in a ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery over the weekend where…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Church warned against campaigning on abortionAny direct involvement by the Catholic Church in political campaigning on abortion would be a backward step for Ireland, a senior…Sun Aug 26 2012 - 01:00
RIC disbandment ceremony heldAbout 150 people attended a ceremony to commemorate the disbandment of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) in 1922, and the Dublin…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Property tax must be seen to be fair to avoid animosityINSIDE POLITICS: The Government is avoiding speculation about the budget but the rest of us need a national debate about itSat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Shatter outlines revised Garda compensation schemePROPOSALS FOR a revised and quicker Garda compensation scheme were a “major improvement” on current arrangements, Minister for…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Disability allowance numbers 'not capped'THE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection has rejected a claim by Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea that there has been a “surge” in the …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Government initiates ESM ratification following refusal to Pringle of injunctionThe Government has initiated its ratification of the European Stability Mechanism treaty following this week’s refusal by the…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Government lodges treaty documents in BrusselsThe Government has begun the process of ratifying the European Stability Mechanism treaty today following a Supreme Court judgment…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte accused of 'cowardice'Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has been accused by Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín of “political cowardice and an effort…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte explains why the Coalition is only show in townTHE EXPRESSION “there is no alternative”, traditionally associated with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, has found an…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte 'genuinely puzzled' by talk of dissent in CoalitionINTERVIEW: FOR THE second time this week a Labour Minister in the Government has backed the idea of longer hours for teachers…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Able Coalition still capable of policy targets, says GilmoreTHE TWO party leaders in Government are in daily contact about issues of common interest, in face-to-face conversation, by text…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Dissident 'IRA' has several hundred membersTHREE DISSIDENT republican groups which this week announced they were coming together under the title of the “Irish Republican…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
McDowell warns against 'issue surfing'SEANAD ABOLITION: ABOLITION OF the Seanad would result in minimal savings to the State and require so many amendments that the…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
State is now a 'debt-replacement agency'GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES: THROUGH A lack of true republican vision and proper accountability, the Irish State had become “a debt…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Church will stick to its teachings on abortion - MartinTHE CHURCH would reiterate its teaching on gay marriage and abortion regardless of the progress of legislation on either of these…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
O'Malley wants urgent updating of ConstitutionFUNDING AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: THE IRISH Constitution needed fundamental reform and it was disappointing the constitutional…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Burton points to problem of tax sheltersREVENUE: MINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton told the MacGill Summer School of her concern that some aspects of the Irish…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Seanad referendum going aheadTHE GOVERNMENT is proceeding with its proposed referendum to abolish Seanad Éireann, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said last night, despite…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Graft about more than 'brown envelopes' of cashPOLITICAL CORRUPTION: POLITICAL CORRUPTION in Ireland was more than a matter of politicians accepting brown envelopes full of…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Corruption not limited to politiciansPolitical corruption in Ireland was more than a matter of politicians accepting brown envelopes full of cash, a former official…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
