Taoiseach rebuffs Kenny's call to dismantle HSEBRIAN COWEN has rejected a Fine Gael suggestion that the HSE be dismantled and has accused the Opposition of failing to accept…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
FG motion on local hospitals defeatedTHE GOVERNMENT last night had a comfortable majority of 77 votes to 73 to defeat a Fine Gael motion on the maintenance of frontline…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
E-voting machines to be disposed ofTaoiseach Brian Cowen today said the electronic voting machine project, which has cost the Government over €54 million, will …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Harney criticises hospitals' absenteeismRATES of absenteeism in Irish hospitals cannot be justified according to Minister for Health Mary Harney, who has criticised …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Budget link to Navan surgery cutMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney acknowledged in the Dáil that there were budgetary concerns about the elective surgery undertaken…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach 'did not know' Anglo faced insolvencyTAOISEACH Brian Cowen insisted he did not know Anglo Irish Bank was facing insolvency the night the Government issued a blanket…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
State can no longer borrow money, claims NoonanIRELAND CAN no longer borrow on the international markets because its “sovereign creditworthiness is gone”, Fine Gael finance…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
No Brussels request for four-year planIT IS a Government decision and not a ruling by Brussels to introduce a four-year budgetary plan to bring the deficit below 3…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach's move to extend bank guarantee not credible, says GilmoreLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has sharply criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen for calling on the Dáil to extend the bank guarantee…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Christian knighthood for RobinsonFORMER PRESIDENT and UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson is to receive a knighthood for her service to the cause of human rights…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Taskforce appointed to identify research prioritiesMINISTER FOR Enterprise Batt O’Keeffe has appointed a taskforce to identify priority areas for research and “smart” economy Government…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Senior Chinese official for talks with CowenTHE MOST senior Chinese politician to visit Ireland since prime minister Wen Jiaboa in 2004 will hold meetings today with the…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Cowen meets senior Chinese officialThe most senior Chinese politician to visit Ireland since prime minister Wen Jiaboa in 2004 held meetings today with the President…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
MEPs take up arms against US plans to charge EU visitors 'security and tourism' feeSTRASBOURG NOTEBOOK: EUROPEAN LEADERS have been warned to stop being “paper tigers” in a growing row about controversial plans…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Ireland criticised over corporation taxIRELAND’S CORPORATION tax policy has come in for renewed criticism with a senior member of the German Greens describing it as…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Borrowing costs to fall, says RyanBANKING CRISIS: MINISTER for Communications Eamon Ryan has predicted “clarity” and “certainty within a matter of weeks” on the…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Row with Fine Gael over price claims escalatesCOST OF ENERGY: A CLASH between the Green party and Fine Gael about the cost of electricity and gas to consumers has escalated…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Media is now less impartial, conflict conference is toldMANY REPORTERS have moved from being “detached chroniclers of events to active combatants on the information front line”, according…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Almost 25% of one-parent families were paid too muchWELFARE PAYMENTS: ALMOST A quarter of one-parent families received more than they should in social welfare payments, with a …Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Volunteers who restored Kilmainham Gaol get their moment in the sunKILMAINHAM GAOL has been witness to three centuries of Irish historyTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
FitzGerald laments absence of state visitsIT IS an “extraordinary anomaly” that there has never been a state visit in either direction between two so “closely connected…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Timeline: McFarlane AppealA timeline of the case which has resulted in the latest ruling from the humans rights court in StrasbourgSat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Imma to close for upgrade next yearTHE IRISH Museum of Modern Art (Imma) at Kilmainham in Dublin will close its historic main building from November 1st next year…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Protest over Irish man in French jailTHE FAMILY and friends of a Co Tipperary man held without charge in a French prison have demonstrated outside the Department …Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Protest over Irishman held in FranceThe family and friends of a Co Tipperary man held without charge in a French prison have demonstrated outside the Department …Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Women TDs opposed to quota criticisedTHE NATIONAL Women’s Council has sharply criticised women TDs who oppose gender quotas to increase the number of women selected…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Testing time for architectsTEN people who are practising as architects but do not have formal qualifications are the first to undertake compulsory assessment…Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Result of Aer Lingus industrial action ballot expected early next weekTHE OUTCOME of the ballot for industrial action by Aer Lingus cabin crew will be known next week.Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Tendering for public sector building criticisedCLAIMS OF anarchy in the tendering and procurement system for public sector building projects and prejudice against small and…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Ryan opposed to privatisation of State assets that are 'delivering'MINISTER FOR Communications Eamon Ryan has firmly opposed the privatisation of State assets that are “delivering”, including …Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
An Post 'will thrive as a public institution'AN POST “can and will thrive as a publicly owned institution”, according to Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan.Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Unions may step up bin dispute in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown if talks failUNION REPRESENTATIVES in the four Dublin local authorities have arranged to extend the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown bin collection …Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Move to exempt unlicensed architects from test criticisedA BILL to exempt unlicensed architects from compulsory assessment for registration has been criticised as unnecessary by the …Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Review of decision on landfill soughtAN APPLICATION is to be made to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the decision to grant a licence to Fingal County …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Public service pension severance pay 'must end'SENIOR public servants are getting “lottery figures” in pension severance payments and this must end, a Fine Gael TD has claimed…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Overall number having abortions fell last yearTHE NUMBER of girls under 16 and women over 35 travelling abroad for abortions increased last year compared to 2008, but the …Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Abortion travel numbers to UK fallThe numbers of women travelling to Britain each year for abortions has decreased from more than 6,500 in 2001 to just under 4…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Use of diary in murder trial was 'prejudicial'THE INTRODUCTION of a diary during the trial of Brian Kearney for the murder of his wife Siobhán was prejudicial and led the …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Politicians must disclose debts, says standards bodyTDs, SENATORS and public servants should be obliged to disclose their liabilities and debts as well as their assets in line with…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Call for TDs to disclose liabilitiesTDS, senators and public servants should be required to disclose their liabilities as well as their assets in line with officials…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Legislation not licence to kill, says MinisterLEGISLATION ALLOWING “justifiable force” by a homeowner against an intruder will be law by Christmas, Minister for Justice Dermot…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Home defence Bill allows for use of force against intrudersLEGISLATION ALLOWING “justifiable force” by a householder against an intruder has been published by Minister for Justice Dermot…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects EU fines claim if Poolbeg incinerator shelvedMINISTER for the Environment John Gormley has rejected as “scaremongering” and “absolute nonsense” claims that the State will…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
The Big Feast: Communities get to know each other around the tableTABLE CLOTHS had just been laid on the trestle tables that ran half the length of the street when the rain lashed down.Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects Poolbeg claimsMinister for the Environment John Gormley has rejected as “scaremongering” and “absolute nonsense” claims that the State will…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Bill seeks support for unlicensed architectsFORMER CEANN comhairle John O’Donoghue has written to the Government seeking support for legislation he has introduced to protect…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Taxi drivers failing to pay tax, says RevenueSOME 20 per cent of taxi drivers were not tax compliant according to the Revenue Commissioners.Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Authority rejects Poolbeg complaintsTHE COMPETITION Authority has rejected a number of complaints by the Irish Waste Management Authority (IWMA) about the planned…Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Public consultation on taxi fares to startPublic consultation on taxi fares will begin tomorrow when the Commission for Taxi Regulation begins a four-week review of the…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Drumm warns of major changes for respite providersMAJOR CHANGES will have to take place in the running of respite services for those with intellectual disabilities, outgoing chief…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
