Minister's words 'moronic' - FG TDA FINE Gael TD has berated a party ministerial colleague for making “moronic” comments about young people who are unemployed…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Parties and politicians received €20m expensesPOLITICAL PARTIES and independent parliamentarians received more than €20 million in expenses and allowances in 2011, according…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Noonan says EU bank resolution fund would have to act retrospectivelyMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has said any EU bank resolution fund would have to work retrospectively or otherwise Ireland…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Changes to Oireachtas committeesFIVE OIREACHTAS committees will undergo shake-ups this week in a tacit admission that the system put in place by the Government…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
No immediate debt deal - NoonanMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he does not expect any immediate breakthrough in the Government's efforts to reduce…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Promissory note focus of strategy, says officialTHE GOVERNMENT’S strategy in negotiations with the troika remains focused on reducing the cost of the Anglo promissory note or…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Wallace denied Dáil statementCeann Comhairle Seán Barrett has rejected a written request by Independent TD Mick Wallace to make a personal explanation in …Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Run to the hills for a new experienceMountain running requires a different approach to training, but what better reward is there for a tough session than a glimpse…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . finding €3.6 billionHow did the Department of Finance allow the trifling sum of €3Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach hears opposition views on conventionTaoiseach Enda Kenny met members of the opposition yesterday to hear their views about the Government’s plans to establish a …Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Double-counting reports dismissed as 'whitewash'THE CHAIRMAN of the Dáil’s spending watchdog has described the conclusions of two official reports on a €3Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Reports on error a 'whitewash'The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has described the conclusions of two official reports on a €3Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Allowances in excess of €50,000 for over 30 TDsTHIRTY TDs claimed allowances of more than €50,000 for travel and other expenses between the general election in February 2011…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
'Silent' launch of eco report criticisedTHE GOVERNMENT’S “silent” launch of its major policy on sustainability has been severely criticised by an environmental group…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Government to push 'green' agendaThe Government will unveil a major document on sustainable development today that it has said will put the ‘green’ agenda at …Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Finance should lose key role after €3.6bn error, say reportsTWO OFFICIAL reports on the €3Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Convention to discuss reform of ConstitutionA CONSTITUTIONAL convention made up of politicians and ordinary citizens will be established next month to begin discussing reforms…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Former AG was hostile to Greens, claims bookTHE GREEN Party came to believe that then attorney general Paul Gallagher was as much an obstacle to its policy proposals as …Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Decisive - if not emphatic - victoryANALYSIS: For the first time in two decades the outcome reflected opinion poll results in recent weeksSat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Watchdog critical of docklands body managementTHE DUBLIN Docklands Development Authority told the Department of the Environment the value of the Irish Glass Bottle site was…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Minister to wind up docklands authorityMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan is to wind up the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in the wake of a report’s “damning…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Dockland authority to be wound upThe Government is to wind up the Dublin Dockland Development Authority in the wake of a special report that makes “damning findings…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Burton avoids backing of second referendumTV DEBATE: MINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton has declined to say whether Labour would agree to a second referendum …Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Disclosed party donations lowest since records beganPOLITICAL PARTIES last year disclosed the lowest level of donations since records began, despite the fact that it was a general…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
10 areas of dispute between Yes and No sidesANALYSIS: Treaty supporters say it is good housekeeping, while opponents say it institutionalises austerityTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Bruton says debate talk 'a sideshow'Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s decision not to partake in any televised debate during the referendum campaign has been defended by Minister…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Ross breaks his silence and calls for No voteVOTING INTENTIONS: INDEPENDENT DUBLIN South TD Shane Ross has ended weeks of silence by declaring he will be calling for a No…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Kenny may have known of O'Brien attending US eventTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny may have been aware that Denis O’Brien would be attending a breakfast event at the New York Stock Exchange…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says No vote would bring Ireland unwanted uncertaintyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has made two major public appeals for a Yes vote in Thursday’s referendum, arguing a rejection of the fiscal…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Treaty a 'safety net' for future fundingTHE EUROPEAN fiscal treaty was a “safety net” which would provide Ireland with an insurance policy for future emergency funding…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Ross comes out in support of No voteIndependent Dublin South TD Shane Ross has ended weeks of silence by declaring he will be calling for a No vote in the referendum…Sun May 27 2012 - 01:00
Undecided TD finally supports No voteONE OF three Independent TDs who had not taken a public position on the fiscal treaty last night declared he would be recommending…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Difficult to undo changes if treaty passed, says DohertySINN FÉIN: SINN FÉIN has claimed that future governments will find it virtually impossible to undo the fundamental changes that…Thu May 24 2012 - 01:00
No decision yet by Kenny on TV debateBROADCAST: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has not yet decided on whether he will participate in a televised leaders’ debate on the referendum…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Multinationals 'indifferent' to treaty voteTG4 DEBATE: MULTINATIONAL companies investing in Ireland are not all that concerned about the fiscal treaty, it was claimed …Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Sharp exchanges and accusations in TV debateLEADING CAMPAIGNERS from both sides of the referendum debate clashed sharply several times in the course of the televised Frontline…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Government backs growth agenda of EU summitEU LEADERS: THE GOVERNMENT has welcomed the primary emphasis on jobs and growth in the agenda for tomorrow’s one-day EU summit…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Let's get fiscal: the treaty referendum and the 15-second doorstep challengeCanvassing on the fiscal treaty this week, TDs encountered a well-informed electorate that is unhappy with its political leaders…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Greens neutral on referendum voteThe Green Party will campaign for neither a Yes vote nor a No vote in the forthcoming referendum on the fiscal treaty, its annual…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Nine areas of division set out by all-party EU committeeA REPORT from an all-party group of TDs and Senators on the fiscal treaty referendum has highlighted nine areas where there are…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
President lays wreath at 1916 commemorationPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins laid a wreath at the National 1916 Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin yesterday morningThu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Higgins leads 1916 commemorationMichael D Higgins attended the National 1916 Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin this morning for the first time since becoming…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
TDs and MEPs call for poll to be deferredFISCAL TREATY REFERENDUM: SIX INDEPENDENT TDs and an Independent MEP have called on the Government to defer the referendum on…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Kenny rules out treaty vote deferralTaoiseach Enda Kenny has rejected a call for the referendum on the fiscal treaty to be postponed.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
A clear Yes-No divide as voters convey conflicting motives on doorstepsON THE CANVASS: THE NORTH Dublin suburban estates of Belclare and Sutton Park are separated by a few miles and a good few rungs…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Job intern scheme to be expandedTHE GOVERNMENT’S national internship scheme is to be expanded by 1,000 places.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
'Jobbridge' extension announcedThe Government's national internship scheme is to be expanded by 1,000 places.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
A strung-out issue resolved as fiscal treaty war-drum finally falls silentANALYSIS: O’Cuív’s decision to back down reflects better on Micheál Martin than on the Galway West deputyWed May 09 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ team made submissions defending standards after draft report publishedBACKGROUND: Four members of ‘Mission to Prey’ team argued over findings on journalistic standardsMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Brady urged by party leaders to consider positionPOLITICAL LEADERS from across the party spectrum have called on Cardinal Seán Brady to consider his position following allegations…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
