Cabinet support staff costs €10m - FGA TOTAL of €10 million of taxpayers' money is spent every year in directly funding support staff for the Cabinet, Fine Gael has…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Government invests €40m to help Ireland meet its Kyoto targetsTHE GOVERNMENT has invested almost €40 million to date in carbon-reduction projects that will help Ireland meet its Kyoto commitments…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Labour to pick South candidate for European electionsA LARGE turnout of delegates is expected this afternoon to pick the Labour Party’s candidate for the South constituency in next…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Cullen to represent Cabinet at Olympic Games in BeijingMINISTER FOR Sport Martin Cullen will represent the Government at the Olympic Games in Beijing and will also attend the opening…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Bitter Harvest?Biofuels were touted as a clean and green answer to the challenge of climate change, but now they are being blamed for soaring…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Brother of Dempsey nominated as judgeTHE YOUNGER brother of Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has been nominated by the Government for appointment as a judge of…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Greenhouse emissions targets onerous, warns agency headLAST YEAR will be seen as a watershed for climate change in Ireland, reflected in a significant increase in activity by the Environmental…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Great Famine to have annual commemoration dayTHE GOVERNMENT has announced that a national commemoration day for the Great Famine will be held on an annual basis.Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Gormley outlines concerns of electorateREACTION: GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley told Mr Sarkozy that the complex political situation over the Lisbon Treaty required…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
ESRI says Ireland cannot meet onerous EU emissions targetIRELAND CANNOT meet the onerous emissions reduction targets by 2020 set by the EU unless the most "lunatic" draconian measures…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Biofuels targets should be scrapped, says LabourThe Labour Party has called on the Government to scrap its current biofuels targets over concerns about their impact on world…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
No talks on cutting minimum wage, says CoughlanTÁNAISTE MARY Coughlan has said there have been no discussions or proposals on the reduction of the minimum wage during the current…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Minimum wage cut would 'punish the poor'Political parties and unions have criticised a proposal by the Small Firms Association (SFA) to cut the minimum wage by €1 per…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Flexibility key to partnership - CoughlanMINISTER FOR Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan said that flexibility within the workplace should be the key message…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
McKenna fails to be selected by GreensPATRICIA McKENNA, the former MEP for Dublin, said she had “very mixed feelings” about her failure to be nominated as a Green …Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Cowen stresses economic challenges of climate changeTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has said that no sector of Irish society would be immune from the profound economic challenges posed by…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Centralised purchasing expected to save €50mPUBLIC PROCUREMENT: A DRIVE to change the way goods and services are purchased on behalf of public bodies will result in savings…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Health and education excluded from cutbacksPRESS CONFERENCE: "DIFFICULT DECISIONS" agreed by the Cabinet will yield savings totalling almost €1Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Cutbacks target pay rises, tribunals and public wagesThe Government has announced a series of spending cutbacks in what Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said is the “minimum…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Council ends contracts with McNamara on housing projectsDUBLIN CITY Council has formally terminated its contracts with property developer Bernard McNamara for two of the five major …Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Harney defends record of new leaderFORMER PD leader Mary Harney yesterday defended the record of her successor Ciarán Cannon since taking over the leadership this…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Development plan spend on target - LenihanTHE GOVERNMENT spent a total of €22 billion during the first year of the seven-year €184 billion National Development Plan (NDP…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Ryan delays biofuels policy over higher food costsTHE DEPARTMENT of Energy has delayed publication of one of its key policy outlines on renewable energy until the autumn because…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Strategy aims for total broadband coverage in StateIRELAND WILL have "ubiquitous" broadband coverage by the end of next year and will enjoy broadband speeds that will be among …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Pilot project aims to cut commuting timesDUBLIN'S COMMUTERS may be able to avoid the worst of rush-hour traffic in future by using a high-tech system being developed …Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Talk of second Lisbon poll in spring 'premature'MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin dismissed as "premature" speculation surrounding a second referendum in the spring…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Talk of new referendum 'premature'Speculation about a second referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty has been dismissed as “premature” by the Minister for Foreign…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
FG, Labour question Lenihan on protecting economyFINE GAEL and Labour have called on Brian Lenihan to spell out how he will protect the economy, following ad-libbed remarks about…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
New code to link housing plans with schoolsLOCAL AUTHORITIES will be obliged to make sure there are enough schools to meet demand when drawing up development plans, under…Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00
Cowen names economist as adviserTaoiseach Brian Cowen has appointed a high-profile environmental economist with a strong track record in environmental issues…Sat Jun 21 2008 - 01:00
Department to take over refugee teaching serviceTHE DEPARTMENT of Education has said it will "immediately" take over teaching services to almost 1,000 refugees and their families…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
Parties spent €10m at polls but disclosed just €1.3mTHE STATE’S ethics watchdog has suggested a review of the transparency of party funding in the light of its findings that only…Fri Jun 20 2008 - 01:00
McKenna urges complete renegotiation of treatyPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT: ONE OF the leading anti-Lisbon Treaty groups has called on the Taoiseach to press for a complete renegotiation…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Second referendum cannot be held, says O'RourkeCOMMITTEE: THERE IS no way that a second referendum can be held following the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, a senior Fianna…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Opposition dismiss additional Dáil week as 'empty gesture'THE GOVERNMENT and Opposition are at odds over the decision that the Dáil will sit for an extra week in early July.Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Cowen 'must seek halt to ratification'Taoiseach Brian Cowen must tell other European leaders to stop the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty at tomorrow's EU summit, …Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Greens deny cut in 3-seat electoral areas help partyTHE DRAMATIC reduction of three-seat local electoral areas from 32 to just three before next year’s local elections will favour…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Adams says Cowen must stress core issues to EU headsSINN FÉIN: The retention of an Irish commissioner is central to any renegotiation of the Lisbon Treaty, Sinn Fein president …Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach says Ireland must not be isolatedTaoiseach Brian Cowen has said his main task now is to guard against a situation where Ireland finds itself isolated from the…Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Awareness raising campaign is defendedREFERENDUM COMMISSION: THE REFERENDUM Commission yesterday defended its €5Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan heckled by Cóir members at RDSMINISTER JEERED: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan was heckled by members of an anti-Lisbon Treaty group at the RDS yesterday…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Labour and FG say voters have made a clear decisionPOLITICAL REACTION: FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has expressed disappointment at the defeat of the referendum, saying the Irish…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil rebuffs criticism about shortcomingsYES CAMPAIGN REACTION: FIANNA FÁIL last night rebuffed criticisms from Fine Gael about alleged shortcomings in its Lisbon Treaty…Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00
Key indicators: what Nice figures show• In the Nice I referendum in 2001, the turnout was 35 per cent. It was rejected by 54 per cent to 47 per cent.Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
'Tiny percentage' of imported electricity has nuclear sourceMINISTER FOR Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan has accepted that some of the energy being imported into…Fri Jun 13 2008 - 01:00
Auditor criticises dog racing board's governanceA REPORT by the State’s financial watchdog into Bord na gCon has identified failings and weakness in corporate governance, the…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Gregory says treaty will hand over power to BrusselsPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT: The veteran Dublin Central deputy, who has been ill for some time, returned yesterday to chair the final …Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Labour and FG 'excluded' GormleyROW OVER PRESS CONFERENCE: GREEN PARTY leader John Gormley yesterday became involved in a public spat with Fine Gael and Labour…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Warning over Irish 'sabotage' of treatyIRISH ALLIANCE FOR EUROPE: IRELAND WILL not win goodwill in Europe by "sabotaging the work of 27 governments over seven years…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Ratification of treaty a 'political priority' Cowen, Kenny and Gilmore press for Yes voteJOINT APPEAL: THE LEADERS of the three main political parties yesterday said that ensuring the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
