Ireland seeks place on Human Rights CouncilGOVERNMENT MINISTERS are lobbying their counterparts from other countries to secure an Irish place on the United Nations Human…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Dublin college chief defends policy on BahrainTHE ROYAL College of Surgeons in Ireland wants to be part of the solution in Bahrain rather than part of the problem, the college…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Papal nuncio presents credentialsThe new papal nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles John Brown has pledged to do “everything in my power to solidify and strengthen…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Chinese leader will not face questions, says departmentDIFFERENT APPROACHES on human rights will be taken by Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and …Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ahern says number of TDs should be cut to 70 or 80THE NUMBER of TDs should be reduced by more than half, to 70 or 80 instead of 166, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said.Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Former Laois-Offaly TD dies, aged 87Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has paid tribute to the late Peadar Maher, who was a TD for Laois-Offaly from 1951 to 1961…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Garret FitzGerald 'wise grandfather' to IrelandTHE LATE Garret FitzGerald was “a guide and mentor to this country”, former president Mary Robinson said at University College…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
FF to seek Yes vote if fiscal pact poll calledFIANNA FÁIL has never voted against a European treaty and party leader Micheál Martin has said he does not believe this is about…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Mother of Éamon Ó Cuív dies at 93EMER Í Chuív, one of seven children of the late president Eamon de Valera and Sinéad de Valera, and mother of Fianna Fáil deputy…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Language chief calls for spirit of co-operationIRISH-LANGUAGE organisations need to co-operate in an effort to reduce costs, the chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge, the body…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet approves Gaeltacht Bill planTHE GOVERNMENT has approved as a priority the drafting of legislation to provide a new definition of the Gaeltacht and make amendments…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Kenny 'thrilled' at Senator Coghlan's decision to take the Fine Gael whipTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny declared himself “thrilled” yesterday at the news that Senator Eamon Coghlan is to take the Fine Gael whip…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Senator Eamonn Coghlan joins FGFormer champion athlete and Taoiseach’s nominee to Seanad Éireann, Eamonn Coghlan, is joining the Fine Gael parliamentary party…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Three in five TDs met racist views - surveyTHREE IN every five of the TDs responding to a survey carried out by a professional polling company said they had encountered…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
FF and Sinn Féin issue calls for referendum on treatyEU SUMMIT: THE LEADERS of the two main opposition parties, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, have issued separate calls for a referendum…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Irish soldiers to join Austro-German groupIRISH SOLDIERS are to take part in an Austro-German EU crisis-management battlegroup for the second half of this year, starting…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Papal nuncio to Ireland arrives todayTHE NEW papal nuncio to Ireland, Archbishop Charles John Brown, is expected to arrive in the country today and will present his…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
FF to study treaty text, others call for referendumOPPOSITION: FIANNA FÁIL says it will examine the final text of the proposed European Union fiscal treaty agreed last night before…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Major variation in success levels of IDA job creation in counties across StateVARIATIONS IN the level of job creation associated with IDA Ireland across different counties have emerged in figures supplied…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Bloody Sunday killings 'an appalling injustice'THE BLOODY Sunday shootings in Derry 40 years ago yesterday were “an appalling injustice”, former taoiseach John Bruton said …Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Decision on need for referendum will take 'a couple of weeks'IT WILL be about two weeks before it is known whether a referendum will be needed to be held in Ireland on the EU treaty text…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
FF calls for independent debt rulingsTHE GOVERNMENT’S proposed changes to the laws on personal insolvency and mortgage debt are welcome but should include an independent…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Banks will gain from debtors' use of system, says ShatterTHE BANKS were likely to gain more from the Government’s proposed mortgage settlement proposals than if the debtor went through…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Calls for Burton to clarify pension rule changesMINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton and her department should launch a public information campaign on the implications…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
President to be invited to visit Israel, says speakerPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins is expected to be invited to visit Israel, following his meeting this week with the speaker of the…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Bosnia allowed become an abscess - AshdownTHE EUROPEAN Union was allowing Bosnia-Herzegovina to become dangerously decentralised, a former UN High Representative warned…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Georgian minister looks to Irish peace processGEORGIA COULD learn lessons from the Irish peace process, according to the Caucasian state’s deputy foreign minister, Sergi Kapanadze…Fri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
US ambassador denies reports he is about to step downUS ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney has moved to quell speculation he is about to step down soon and return to a position with…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Kenny denies treaty referendum claimTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar have denied the Government will indicate at the European summit …Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach to join panel on future of Europe at World Economic ForumTHE TAOISEACH will take part in a panel discussion on the future of Europe with government leaders from Poland, Finland and Denmark…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
EU unity is key priority, says CleggEuro zone deal should not be allowed to fragment EU, UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg believesSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach sends out transaction tax warningTHE GOVERNMENT is opposed to a financial transaction tax that would apply in Dublin but not in London, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Clegg and Salmond to attend summit in DublinBRITAIN’S DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg and Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond are to attend this morning’s summit meeting…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Martin claims on NI archive 'off the wall', says ShatterIN A sharply worded dispute with the leader of Fianna Fáil, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has accused Micheál Martin of making…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Noonan rejects second bailout possibility as 'idle speculation'THE POSSIBILITY of seeking a second EU-IMF bailout has been rejected outright by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan as “ludicrous…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Minister says small businesses central to recoverySEANAD REPORT: THE GOVERNMENT was “acutely aware” of the importance of the small and medium enterprises business sector, which…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet agrees to dispose of €55m e-voting systemTHE GOVERNMENT is set to rid itself of controversial electronic voting equipment, including 7,500 e-voting machines, following…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Man with a plan to get people 'back to work'INTERVIEW: RICHARD BRUTON projects himself as a moderniser who also has a sense of tradition and this is reflected on his desk…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Bruton says new initiative aims to generate thousands of jobsTHE GOVERNMENT plans to generate thousands of jobs under a new scheme involving nine departments.Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Barrett wants TDs to smarten up and stop swearing for TVMOVES TO reform and modernise the Dáil are on the agenda for Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett in the new year, including a parliamentary…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Barrett determined to bring 'shouting and roaring' in Dáil under controlINTERVIEW: FIRST ELECTED as a TD in 1981, Seán Barrett has served as minister for defence and the marine, government whip and…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Abortion change not necessary, AG advisedAMENDMENT: INTERNAL OPPOSITION to an anti-abortion amendment to the Constitution was expressed at an early stage of the new …Mon Jan 02 2012 - 00:00
McCreesh family deny British claimTHE FAMILY of IRA hunger-striker Raymond McCreesh have strongly rejected claims in a British government document that they prevented…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Sands rejected pope's order to come off hunger strikeIRA HUNGER-STRIKER Bobby Sands rejected a moral directive from pope John Paul II, as head of the Roman Catholic Church, to end…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
UK encouraged human rights approach to MazeHUNGER STRIKES: THE BRITISH government gave active behind-the-scenes encouragement to efforts by then taoiseach Charles Haughey…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
De Valera's expression of sympathy to diplomat condemnedHITLER'S DEATH: ÉAMON DE Valera was told that by expressing condolences to the German ambassador on the death of Adolf Hitler…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Private business people joining trade mission to Libya described as 'unusual'BUSINESS TRIP: OFFICIALS IN the Department of Foreign Affairs queried the involvement of private businesspeople in a trade mission…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Coalition urged not to get 'too close' to IRA on hunger strikesANALYSIS: THE FINE Gael-Labour government of 1981 was in “real danger of getting too close to the IRA” on the Maze hunger strike…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryAFTER the horrors of 9/11 it looked as if nobody would ever construct tall buildings againFri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Chancellor told Haughey EU mood turning uglyBONN MEETING: THE EUROPEAN community was “not a nice club just now”, German chancellor Helmut Schmidt told taoiseach Charles…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
