Public service pension bill up by 65% in five yearsTHE COST to the State of public service pensions has increased by 65 per cent in the past five years, according to Department…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet meets to decide range and extent of budget cutsTHERE ARE diverging views within the Government on the scale of the adjustment required for the budget on December 7th, ahead…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Cabinet meeting to discuss extent of budget measuresThe Cabinet is meeting tonight to discuss the range and extent of cuts needed to stabilise the public finances.Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan questioned about semi-State pay review delayMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has yet to approve the appointment of a group to review the pay of the chief executives of…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
O'Reilly criticises rejection of Lost at Sea reportOMBUDSMAN AND Information Commissioner Emily O’Reilly has harshly criticised the Government for “acting as the judge in its own…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Lack of CEO pay review criticisedThe Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, has yet to approve the appointment of a group to review the pay of chief executives …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Consensus attempt has come to an end, says KennyFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny last night said the attempt at consensus had come to an end and there would be no further meetings…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Labour discusses strategies for westLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has predicted that if his party wins seats in the 12 western constituencies it will be the major …Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore says he backs 48% high wage tax rateLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has told party members that taxes will have to go up if Ireland is to reach its target of reducing…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore warns tax rises necessaryLabour leader Eamon Gilmore has told party members that taxes will have to go up if Ireland is to reach its target of reducing…Sun Oct 17 2010 - 01:00
Labour and FG dismiss Green Party proposal as unworkableFINE GAEL and Labour have rejected as unworkable the Green Party initiative on a national consensus, on the basis that Taoiseach…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Greens' consensus plan on verge of failureTHE GREEN Party’s attempt to seek all-party consensus on the four-year austerity plan appeared to be on the verge of failure …Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore favours increased tax for high earners and no welfare cutsTHE LABOUR Party is opposed to cuts in child benefit and social welfare payments, and favours increased income taxes for those…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Lydon claimed €146,059 in expenses as senatorFORMER FIANNA Fáil senator Don Lydon was paid almost €150,000 in travel and subsistence expenses between 2004 and 2007 after …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Career senator became subject of tribunal allegationsBACKGROUND: THE FORMER Fianna Fáil senator Don Lydon became a controversial figure in the latter part of his political career…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
O'Keeffe seeks clearance from whip on overseas trade tripsMINISTER FOR Enterprise Batt O'Keeffe has tested Fine Gael's decision to limit Dáil pairs for Ministers' overseas trips by requesting…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Clinton 'confident' of Irish recoveryFormer US president Bill Clinton has said that he has “utterly no doubt” that Ireland will recover from the economic crisis…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Gilmore predicts Labour could win over 50 seats in electionLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has predicted his party will win more than 50 seats in the next general election, eclipsing both …Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Former 'Irish Independent' editor Vinnie Doyle dies at 72VINCENT (Vinnie) Doyle, the editor of the Irish Independent for almost 25 years, who died yesterday, has been described by the…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Former 'Independent' editor diesVincent (Vinnie) Doyle, the editor of the Irish Independent for almost 25 years, who died yesterday, has been described by the…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Anglo bailout of €25bn 'manageable'THE €25 billion or more costs of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank are “manageable” and will not bankrupt the State, Minister for …Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Callely seeks to challenge Seanad committeeSENATOR IVOR Callely will today apply to the High Court to legally challenge the Seanad committee that has been investigating…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
'In the end I am satisfied that on the big things, I did what was right'TONY BLAIR INTERVIEW: ONE OF the most striking lines in Tony Blair’s autobiography A Journey is the almost throwaway reminder…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Seanad standing orders change urgedTHE SEANAD’S standing orders should be amended to allow the removal of senators from Oireachtas committees, an Independent TD…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Stall holders want compensation for Blair disruptionTRADITIONAL STALL holders on Dublin’s O’Connell Street say they should be compensated for having to close down during former …Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
Callely cannot be removed from groupsTHE OFFICE of the Government Chief Whip said yesterday it had incorrectly stated that Senator Ivor Callely can be removed from…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Callely was appointed to key role despite suspensionIVOR CALLELY was re-elected to an influential position on an international organisation three weeks after being told by the Government…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Government signals move towards Anglo wind-downThe Government has signalled that it is moving towards a position whereby Anglo Irish Bank is wound-up completely rather than…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Opposition and Government clash over Anglo's roleTHE GOVERNMENT and Opposition parties have clashed over the systemic importance of Anglo Irish Bank to the economy at the time…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Government in agreement over Anglo Irish, says AhernTHE TWO Government parties yesterday played down suggestions of divisions over how to deal with Anglo Irish Bank.Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Callely removed from delegation to US electionsFORMER FIANNA Fáil Senator Ivor Callely was told last June he was no longer part of a delegation that would monitor the midterm…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Gormley claims his expenses are among the lowestGREEN PARTY leader John Gormley has said that his expenses are among the lowest of all TDs in Dáil Eireann and are substantially…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Need to justify Anglo bailout - NoonanTHERE IS now a compelling need for the Government to fully justify why it is continuing its rescue of Anglo Irish Bank, Fine …Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Burton says many high earners still paying small percentage or no taxA SUBSTANTIAL number of the highest income earners in Ireland are still paying no tax or paying very small percentages of their…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
New Callely complaint as two Senators cleared by committeeA NEW complaint against Senator Ivor Callely, alleging he has failed to declare all of his property interests, is to be investigated…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Mullen and Ormonde cleared as committee dismisses complaintsDUBLIN-BASED Senator Ann Ormonde did not misrepresent her normal place of residence for the purpose of making claims for travel…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Committee confirms new complaint against CallelyA further complaint against Senator Ivor Callely has been received by the committee investigating his expenses claims, it has…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Lawyers and doctors dispute high fees claimREPRESENTATIVES OF the medical and legal professions have disputed claims by Minister for Enterprise Batt O’Keeffe that fees …Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Irish ministers 'worst EU attenders'IRELAND’S FOREIGN affairs ministers have the worst record for attending European Union meetings, according to research conducted…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Minister calls for urgent response to flooding crisisTHE FLOOD disaster in Pakistan has been described by an Irish Government Minister as a global catastrophe that demands an urgent…Tue Aug 17 2010 - 01:00
Use of Government jets defendedMinister for Defence Tony Killeen has contended that the use of Government jets by Ministers is “carefully controlled”.Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Sinn Féin unveils €1bn jobs policySinn Féin has announced a new €1 billion jobs policy that it says will get at least 50,000 young people off the dole queue…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Senator objects to inclusion on expenses listSENATOR RÓNÁN Mullen has lodged a formal complaint to the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Pat Moylan, about his name being included…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Already clear that Callely's career is overANALYSIS: TWO SEPARATE inquiries were launched yesterday into new allegations surrounding expenses claims made by Ivor Callely…Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Callely faces two inquiries over phone expense claimsTwo committees investigating Senator Ivor Callely's claim in relation to mobile phone expenses tonight said they would be conducting…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Ministers to meet banks on SME lendingThe Government is to meet senior management of the major banks today as part of a “get tough” strategy to encourage them to release…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Local authority cuts identifiedThe merging of local authority management, an extension of toll charges to national roads and extra levies on those who do not…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil TD challenges Gilmore's seats predictionLABOUR PARTY leader Eamon Gilmore’s prediction that the party would return a TD in each of the 43 constituencies was yesterday…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Politically tricky McCarthy proposals now under active considerationEven measures as unpopular as a flat-rate household service charge are in the mix in the search for savings, writes HARRY McGEE…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Cowen urged to 'show his hand' on Dublin incineratorTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has been challenged to “show his hand” over the Poolbeg incinerator and declare whether it is Government…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
