Call for cut in FOI fees rejectedMEMBERS OF the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee got more information about expenses in the State agency Fás through freedom…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach wants mortgage defaults handled humanelyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted that the Government is endeavouring to provide “confidence and reassurance” that homeowners…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
'Frustration' over pilot energy projectMORE THAN a year after a renewable energy pilot project was announced, just 1 per cent of the homes involved have been supplied…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Provision of €26m ocean energy budget criticisedMINISTER FOR Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan refused to be drawn on whether the full €26 million pledged…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
British navy man shot for recruitingIRA MURDER: A RETIRED British navy vice-admiral was murdered by the IRA in west Cork in 1936 for recruiting 52 Irishmen, including…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
'Outrages' by new Blueshirt groupGARDA FILES: GARDA PAPERS from 1935 and 1936 reveal a catalogue of “outrages and offences” by members of the League of Youth…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Attack on FF man 'tipsey brawl'ARMED ASSAULT: AN ALLEGED armed attack on Fianna Fáil TD Dan Breen outside a Portlaoise hotel in 1933, was described as a “tipsey…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Follower of O'Duffy robbed of his blue shirtBLUESHIRTS: A 25-YEAR-OLD follower of Gen Eoin O’Duffy in Co Cavan reported that the IRA robbed his blue shirt at gunpoint and…Mon Feb 09 2009 - 00:00
Child abuse report delayed eight yearsMINISTER OF State for Health John Moloney has accepted it was “a nonsense” for the publication of a report into child abuse to…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Gormley pledges Bill on noise pollutionIRELAND NEEDS to get its act together to ensure people can “simply enjoy..Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Gormley to announce halving of poll-spend limit to €15,000MINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley is to make a “firm announcement” next week about election spending limits and indicated…Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
O'Dea to decide on Asgard's salvage by end of the weekMINISTER FOR Defence Willie O’Dea will make a decision by the end of the week on whether the national sail training vessel Asgard…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach tells Dáil of 36,500 jobless riseTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen confirmed that unemployment surged by 36,500 last month.Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Gormley calls for 'significant' reform of payments for TDs and SenatorsPROPOSALS LAST month to reform the expenses of TDs and Senators merely “tinker at the edges of the significant spending reforms…Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Kenny criticises '€2bn sticking plaster'OPPOSITION REACTION: THE CUTS announced by the Taoiseach in the Dáil are a "€2 billion sticking plaster designed to cover a …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Public record corrected to state there is no evidence fire deliberateSTARDUST TRAGEDY: THE GOVERNMENT last night formally corrected the public record to state there is no evidence the Stardust …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Failure causes 'an even greater mess'SINN FEIN REACTION: THE FAILURE of the social partnership talks to reach an agreement has resulted in "an even greater mess …Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
Kenny criticises €10.5m Ministers' spend on staffFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has accused the Government of “an outrageous abuse of the public purse” as it emerged that the 15…Sat Jan 31 2009 - 00:00
More than €1.3m was spent on State cars in 2008MORE THAN €1 million was spent last year on cars including BMWs and a Mercedes for Government Ministers and former office holders…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Lenihan seeks broadening of tax baseIRELAND NEEDS to broaden its tax base, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has told the Dáil, as he said savings of €2 billion…Fri Jan 30 2009 - 00:00
Taoiseach sees number of jobless rising by 100,000IRELAND IS being “battered by international storms the like of which this generation has never seen”, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Kenny says Government strategy 'does not exist'UNDER THE leadership of Taoiseach Brian Cowen “Ireland has been relegated from the premiership of world economies to the third…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Gilmore attacks 'back of an envelope' jobless cost figuresTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was accused in the Dáil of giving “back of an envelope” figures for the costs of rising unemployment…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Roscommon abuse case 'under review'MINISTER OF State for Children Barry Andrews has not ruled out further investigations into the Roscommon child abuse case if …Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Rights group to consider MEP's concerns about 'Bodies' showTHE IRISH Human Rights Commission will consider “as a matter of urgency”, ethical concerns about the exhibition of preserved …Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Antrim brothers killed in Scottish avalanche salutedTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to the two brothers from Northern Ireland who died with another man in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands…Mon Jan 26 2009 - 00:00
Auditors criticised over scandals since Beef tribunalTHE ANGLO Irish Bank controversy is a successor to the Ansbacher controversy over offshore accounts, the Dáil heard.Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
FG accuses Government of making up banking strategy 'on the hoof'FINE GAEL has accused the Government of making up banking strategy “on the hoof” and has expressed concern that Fianna Fáil could…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
28 people get Garda security costing €6m a yearGARDA PROTECTION for the President, Taoiseach, Cabinet members, former taoisigh and members of the judiciary costs an average…Fri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Irish cling to 'old money' as €372m still unaccounted forSEVEN YEARS after the introduction of euroFri Jan 02 2009 - 00:00
Rule will allow small claims to be pursued in other EU statesIRISH CONSUMERS will be able to pursue small claims against suppliers and service providers in other EU states under a new regulation…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Tallaght 'most improved town' in anti-litter leagueTALLAGHT IN west Dublin has received the award for being the “most improved town in Ireland” in the Irish Business Against Litter…Wed Dec 31 2008 - 00:00
Call to end diplomatic relations with IsraelDUBLIN PROTEST: THE RECENT upgrading by the EU of a trading agreement with the State of Israel has given its government “the…Tue Dec 30 2008 - 00:00
Leading prelates call for a more humble and contrite churchTWO SENIOR churchmen have spoken of the need for humility in the church as well as individuals, in their Christmas messagesSat Dec 27 2008 - 00:00
Cruise O'Brien said what 'needed to be said in season and out of season'CONOR CRUISE O'Brien was like one of the "Old Testament prophets, finding the courage to say things that he felt needed to be…Mon Dec 22 2008 - 00:00
Burial to take place at Glasnevin CemeteryFUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: DR CONOR Cruise O’Brien will be buried in Glasnevin Cemetery following funeral Mass on Monday in Co Dublin…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Spent Convictions Bill broadly welcomedSEANAD: MINISTER OF State Barry Andrews yesterday introduced legislation - to rehabilitate criminals - which he had brought …Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Sharp words as Dáil adjourns for six weeksDÁIL ÉIREANN adjourned yesterday for almost six weeks amid disputes over the length of the recess and claims that the Government…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Nearly 37,000 bench warrants outstandingALMOST 37,000 bench warrants for the arrest of offenders have not been enforced, an increase of 4,000 in the past seven months…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Dispute prompts brief Dáil suspensionTHE DÁIL was briefly suspended yesterday amid bitter and personalised exchanges between Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern and…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Lisbon needed to keep our commissioner says CowenIreland and each EU member state will now only keep a commissioner "if Lisbon enters into force", Taoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Kenny attacks Government over 'obsolete' health cutsFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has claimed the Government is the "most incompetent" in the history of the State after a health service…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Minister claims some A&Es have more staff than patientsA NUMBER of Dublin hospitals have more staff than patients in A&E departments, Minister for Health Mary Harney claimed as…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Harney defends controversial Ppars planTHE CONTROVERSIAL computerised pay system (Ppars) debacle should not deter the State from investing in computer technology within…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Motion criticises housing policyA JOINT Labour/Sinn Féin private members’ motion seeks “once and for all” to “banish the mindset that the primary purpose of …Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Ministers' offices are 'A&E ward' of StateMINISTERS' CONSTITUENCY offices are the "A&E" of Government departments, said Minister of State John McGuinness as it emerged…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Guillotined Health Bill spills blood and guts in chamberDÁIL SKETCH: FOLLOWING THE "sausagegate" settlement, there was a virtual stampede in the Dáil canteen yesterday morning as everyone…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
PDs damaged FF over medical cards, claims BehanTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats will leave politics as they entered by damaging Fianna Fáil, according to Independent TD Joe Behan…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Labour says State 'sleepwalking' into economic crisisTHE STATE is "sleepwalking into a devastating economic depression", the Labour party has claimed.Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach rejects FG claims that pork recall was a disasterTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has rejected Fine Gael claims that the recall of all pork products had been an "unmitigated disaster", …Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
