FG promises economic recovery within five yearsIreland can emerge successfully from the recession within five years if the crisis is used as an opportunity fundamentally to…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Fine Gael outlines hospital payment planThe State should pay hospitals for each patient they treat, and not give each a block grant, to encourage them to treat more …Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil has destroyed economy, Kenny tells ardfheisFine Gael candidates in the local and European Parliament elections will never face into a campaign “with so much in their favour…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Bruton calls for limit of €40,000 on tax relief for pensionsTAX RELIEF on pensions should be limited to €40,000-a-year in contributions – and not the €150,000-a-year allowed currently, …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Ireland to bring Rockall oil and gas claim to UNTHE GOVERNMENT is set to make a claim to the United Nations for control of gas and oil exploration rights potentially worth billions…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Recovery will take five years, Cowen warnsPEOPLE WILL have to become accustomed to the reality that it will take five years for Ireland to sort out its finances, Taoiseach…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Tax revenue may be €2bn lower than previous predictionTAX REVENUES are set to fall by €2 billion more this year than the Government’s most pessimistic predictions so far, Taoiseach…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
MacGiolla joins group to oppose extradition to USFORMER WORKERS’ party chief Tomás MacGiolla has joined a support group to oppose the extradition of former Official IRA leader…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Five years of hard decisions lie ahead - CowenTaoiseach Brian Cowen has warned the Irish public that five years of hard decisions lie ahead to bring the country’s finances…Sun Mar 29 2009 - 00:00
Jobs freeze imposed on public serviceNECESSARY FRONTLINE health staff and teachers can be appointed this year despite the Government’s decision to freeze all appointments…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Removal of Dáil car park opposed by some members of commissionTHE TEMPORARY car park in Leinster House, which covered a historic lawn when it was created nearly a decade ago, is to be removed…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Fine Gael publishes plan to create 100,000 jobsFINE GAEL proposed an investment programme yesterday that would create 100,000 jobs within five years and generate €2Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Cabinet orders immediate jobs embargo in public sectorTHE CABINET ordered an immediate and indefinite public ector jobs embargo, and exceptions will require the personal sanction …Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Government considers removal of PRSI ceilingTHE GOVERNMENT is considering the removal of the ceiling on Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions, which could cost…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Sinn Fein says number of schools being built should trebleTHE NUMBER of schools being built should be trebled and €300 million should be put aside by the Government to help companies …Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Government halts almost €500m spending on roadsTHE GOVERNMENT has ordered local authorities to halt almost €500 million worth of spending on local and regional roads until …Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Dramatic rise in reports of alleged social welfare fraudTHERE HAS been a dramatic rise in the number of reports being made by members of the public who allege social welfare fraud by…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Extra PRSI charges for graduates proposedGRADUATES WOULD face extra PRSI charges, to pay partly for the cost of their third-level education, under Fine Gael proposals…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Ireland opposes EU efforts to combat VAT 'carousel' fraudEFFORTS BY the European Commission to combat a European Union-wide VAT fraud which has cost some member states, including the…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Cowen and Gormley to meet on European defence bodyTAOISEACH Brian Cowen and Green Party leader John Gormley are to meet in an effort to reach a compromise on the junior Coalition…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Major cuts in St Patrick's travel by MinistersMAJOR CUTS in the cost of Ministers’ St Patrick’s Day international visits are to be imposed, including a reduction in the numbers…Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Government to raise taxes in emergency Budget moveExtra taxation is to be imposed in an emergency Budget from the Government by the end of March, following the publication of …Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil in defensive mood shows its true tribal coloursANALYSIS : A fighting spirit was evident and doubts about the leadership were kept privateMon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Labour and FG indulging in 'cheap dramatics''WARM-UP' SPEECH: FINE GAEL and Labour have “danced around our wounded economy” and failed to deliver “principled opposition…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Accountants urge Government to draw up emergency budgetTHE GOVERNMENT should draw up an emergency budget to cope with the exchequer’s ever worsening revenue shortfall, the country’…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Tax increases part of economic solution - LenihanHigher taxes for everybody will be introduced in Ireland, the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan has declared, but he rejected…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Funding controls planned for Lisbon II referendumTHE GOVERNMENT is seeking to curb Libertas’s ability to mount a multi-million campaign against the Lisbon Treaty in a second …Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Cowen pledges new banking standards in party speechMajor changes to banking regulation, including the merger of the Central Bank and Financial Regulator, will be announced by the…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Cowen praises role of Independents, Greens and PDsTAOISEACH'S COMMENTS: IN HIS opening words to delegates at the Fianna Fáil Ardfheis, Taoiseach Brian Cowen paid a tribute to…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Commissioner warns Ireland on double standardsIRELAND CANNOT demand a European Union-led solution to the economic crisis yet not support efforts like the Lisbon Treaty that…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Labour to reprimand adviser for Bacik commentsLABOUR PARTY legal adviser Richard Humphreys is to be reprimanded by the party after he made a strong public attack on independent…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Lisbon is most important decision in decades - MartinVoters in Ireland will be faced with the most important decision they have faced for decades when the Lisbon Treaty referendum…Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Change to airport departure taxPASSENGERS FLYING from the State’s smaller airports will not have to pay the airport departures tax, following Minister for Finance…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
MEP calls for sacking of top bank executivesTHE GOVERNMENT must appoint an independent inspector to discover the true scale of bad debts in Irish banks and jail bankers …Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Finance puts cap on spending in contractsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has issued an edict to all other departments barring them from signing any contracts for capital projects…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Finance puts cap on spending in contractsTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has issued an edict to all other departments barring them from signing any contracts for capital projects…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Soldiers to join Ictu protest over pension levy todaySOLDIERS WILL today join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ national protest against the Government’s plan to impose a pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Soldiers to join Ictu protest over pension levy todaySOLDIERS WILL today join the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ national protest against the Government’s plan to impose a pension…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
MEP calls for sacking of top bank executivesTHE GOVERNMENT must appoint an independent inspector to discover the true scale of bad debts in Irish banks and jail bankers …Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
SF ardfheis to hear call to increase State borrowing for infrastructureSTATE BORROWING should be increased in the Republic to fund major infrastructure projects, while VAT should be lowered to boost…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Oireachtas expenses to be cut by €4m in planTHE HOUSES of the Oireachtas Commission has offered to cut €4 million off TDs’ and Senators’ expenses bill in a bid to meet the…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Department wanted investors for Quinn stakeTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance urged the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank last March to ensure that other investors were found…Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00
Irish steadily more doubtful of EU in recent years - pollPUBLIC FAITH in the Irish economy has collapsed and Irish voters became steadily more doubtful about the European Union between…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Public-private pension disparityFEWER THAN half of all private sector workers enjoy company pensions, while the average pension costs for State employees exceed…Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Irish attitude to EU in decline since 2006, survey findsIrish attitudes were becoming slowly, but steadily more negative towards the European Union for nearly two years before last …Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Lisbon rerun unlikely to be until after JuneTHE CABINET is expected to rule out holding the Lisbon Treaty referendum before, or alongside the European Parliament elections…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Department of Finance given draft of Anglo's annual reportA DRAFT copy of Anglo Irish Bank’s annual report, which is expected to contain further disclosures about practices in the bank…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Quotation was used 'out of its context'SOME LISBON Treaty opponents had dishonestly misquoted former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing during last year’s referendum…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
Giscard backs May date for Lisbon pollIRELAND SHOULD hold a second Lisbon Treaty referendum in late April, or early May – and not October, the former French president…Sat Feb 14 2009 - 00:00
IL&P board meets as Gormley seeks 'resignations'The board of Irish Life and Permanent (IL&P) is holding an emergency meeting tonight over its decision to deposit €7 billion…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
