Economic prospects better, says TánaisteMacGill SUMMER SCHOOL: THERE HAS been a complete change of tone at the highest level of Government over the past year thanks…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste plays down risk of Coalition rift on abortionTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has played down a potentially serious Coalition rift on abortion when an expert group on the issue reports…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
General election expenditure €1.8m less than in 2007OVERALL EXPENDITURE in last year’s general election to Dáil Éireann was almost €1Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Ministers deny rift over Magee resignationLABOUR AND Fine Gael Ministers have denied any rift over the failure of Fine Gael Minister for Health James Reilly to inform …Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
North needs normal politics - PatersonTHE NORTH needs to move to a more normal political system of government and opposition, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Owen…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Minister given new report on 1998 Omagh bombingMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has been presented with a newly commissioned report said to contain fresh information on the…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
'Appalling' civilian massacres in SyriaJOINT COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE: IT WAS increasingly difficult to put into words the “sheer horror and revulsion…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Tablets for TDs and Senators should bring healthier workloadPOLITICIANS OFTEN stand accused of pinching and swiping when budget day arrives, but by later this year it will be a daily occurrence…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil says plan will create few jobs in short termREACTION: THE STIMULUS plan announced by the Government falls far short of what is needed at this time and will generate very…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet will not discuss drink abuse plan todayCONTROVERSIAL new proposals to curb alcohol abuse are not on the agenda for today’s Cabinet meeting, according to senior political…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Roche makes career move to consultancyFORMER FIANNA Fáil TD for Wicklow and government minister Dick Roche has embarked upon a new career as a consultant whose clients…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Croke Park 'an excellent agreement' that could be model for other statesTHE CROKE Park deal on public sector pay and reform is “an excellent agreement” that could be a model for other countries, a …Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
A monument to millions, in the face of Holocaust denialThe Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem is fascinating and moving, but it exists against the rising phenomenon of Holocaust denial…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says health cuts should be quickTHE CUTS in health spending sought by the troika of the EU, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank should be made…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Constitutional body set to be inclusive as gender, age and region figure highlyTHE 66 ordinary citizens taking part in the 100-member constitutional convention are to be chosen on balance between gender, …Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Public service can save '€70m' on suppliesTHE GOVERNMENT could make savings of €50 million to €70 million annually through a new approach to the purchase of supplies by…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar support for gay marriageA FINE Gael Cabinet colleague of Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated he would “probably” support a constitutional amendment to…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Citizens' convention plans due before DáilTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny is to introduce a resolution in the Dáil today for the establishment of the constitutional convention, with…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Up to 30,000 householders may avail of insolvency BillAS MANY as 30,000 mortgage-holders are likely to avail of provisions in the new Personal Insolvency Bill to deal with their debt…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Chance to end banks' hold on borrowers lost, says FFPOLITICAL REACTION: THE BANKS should not be allowed to dictate progress in addressing personal insolvency, Fianna Fáil justice…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Noonan cautions against expectationsIRISH REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan said there had been “a major policy change” at European levelSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Personal Insolvency Bill publishedMinister for Justice Alan Shatter today published the long-awaited Personal Insolvency Bill aimed at reforming insolvency laws…Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Republicans move from clenched fist to open handshakeYOU DON’T initiate a handshake with the British monarch. You wait for her to make the first moveThu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Republican groups criticise handshakeREACTION: THE MEETING between Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth II has been sharply criticised by …Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
A sense of coming together as many turn out to greet 'Banríon Eilís a Dó'Enniskillen got a chance to escape from its troubled past during the royal visitWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Queen praised for Catholic church visitRELIGION: THE FIRST visit by Queen Elizabeth to a Catholic church in Northern Ireland yesterday has been praised by the local…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness does not rule out queen handshakeANY DECISION to meet Queen Elizabeth on her jubilee visit to Northern Ireland this month would be based on the likely effect …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore assures party on Croke ParkLABOUR WILL ensure there are no compulsory redundancies under the Croke Park agreement on public sector pay, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore…Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Wallace to surrender half salaryIndependent TD Mick Wallace is making a statement in the Dáil about the tax affairs of his construction company.Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Whips propose Wallace be given speaking time on tax issue todayPARTY WHIPS at Leinster House have recommended that Independent TD Mick Wallace be given speaking time in the Dáil today to make…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Dáil committee writes to WallaceThe Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests wrote to Wexford TD Mick Wallace today, seeking information on the tax affairs of his…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
No appetite in Leinster House for delivering the head of Mick WallaceANALYSIS : Fianna Fáil and some Labour backbenchers are the most vigorous in pursuing the TDWed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach says rescue will bring 'stability to euro zone'TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said the €100 billion rescue package for Spain’s banking sector will bring “stability to the euro and…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Opposition demands better termsIRISH REACTION: THE GOVERNMENT is facing Opposition demands to secure better terms on Ireland’s bank debt following news of …Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Penalty points review calls for higher points for speedingHIGHER PENALTY points for speeding and for the use of a mobile phone while driving are proposed in a review to be published today…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryDO WE speak English here in Ireland, or is our vernacular actually American? English, old chap, people will say, with just a …Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Nesbitt says his unionism not lessened by Leinster House visitOn the occasion of the first address by an Ulster Unionist Party leader to an Oireachtas committee, Mike Nesbitt MLA said his…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
'Not much meeting of minds' on Irish case for debt reliefTHE CASE for relief on Ireland’s bank debt was made to members of the German Bundestag at a private meeting of the Joint Committee…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
No camp will take a lot of positives from poll defeatINSIDE POLITICS: The last shall be first and the first shall be lastSat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
After the vote: What happens now?FOLLOWING THE declaration of the results of the fiscal treaty vote, written reports on the figures in each constituency are to…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Ganley may run in European electionsNO CAMPAIGN: BUSINESSMAN AND head of the Libertas think tank Declan Ganley has said he may run again in the European Parliament…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Ganley expects tight treaty voteTaoiseach Enda Kenny “couldn’t negotiate his way out a wet paper-bag”, anti-fiscal treaty campaigner Declan Ganley has said…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Confident leader pledges party will make no promises it cannot keepANALYSIS: SF president reserved his sharpest comments for the party’s main left-wing rival, LabourMon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Logbook details controversial FF calls to HilleryTHE BITTER controversy over phone calls by senior members of Fianna Fáil to Áras an Uachtaráin in the early 1980s has been brought…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Midsummer dream as O'Donoghue finds a Yes spirit at home of PuckREFERENDUM TRAIL : Former ceann comhairle John O’Donoghue finds majority on his side as he campaigns in KillorglinMon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Adams to address Sinn Féin ArdfheisSinn Féin president Gerry Adams will address the party’s ardfheis this afternoon, with debates on housing and the environment…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness claims unionists open to idea of a united IrelandSINN FÉIN ARDFHEIS: IT IS time for Irish republicans to move on from “peace-building” to “nation-building” and dialogue with…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
100 years a-growingPOLITICS: With its wide range of contributors, this collection of essays marking the Irish Labour Party’s centenary is more …Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness outlines SF visionSinn Féin's Martin McGuinness told delegates at the party's ard fheis in Killarney tonight that it was time for Irish republicans…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Call to hold referendum on bailout fund treatyFORMER MEP Patricia McKenna has called on the Government to hold a separate referendum on the European Stability Mechanism treaty…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
