Seán Ó Neachtain's withdrawal leaves FF looking for candidateFIANNA FÁIL will be forced to pick a new candidate to contest the European Parliament elections in the Northwest constituency…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Cowen expected to limit Minister of State changesTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen is expected to make the minimum number of changes possible to his Ministers of State line-up when he unveils…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
State protection of pensions key to partnership talks, says SiptuTHE GOVERNMENT will have to show a willingness to offer a multi-billion euro plan to safeguard private worker pensions if social…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
FF Senator Tony Kett dies after long illnessFIANNA FÁIL Senator Tony Kett, who was a close ally of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, has died from cancer.Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Lowry says tribunal praise unlikelyINDEPENDENT TD Michael Lowry has warned supporters in his Tipperary North constituency that the report of the Moriarty tribunal…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
'Fair City' reshot over election poster slipRTÉ HAS had to reshoot a scene in tomorrow night’s omnibus edition of its popular soap Fair City after it emerged that an election…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Website to allow political donationsDONATIONS TO Irish political candidates can be made through a new website which will be launched throughout the EU before the…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
MEP criticises Sinn Féin attitude to EUSITTING FIANNA Fáil Dublin MEP Eoin Ryan last night launched a strong attack on Sinn Féin’s attitude towards the European Union…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Reilly criticised by McGuinness and Robinson over 'Telegraph' coverageSIR ANTHONY O’Reilly has been sharply criticised by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Cowen among investors in disputeTALKS TO end a legal dispute about a €12m property deal involving Taoiseach Brian Cowen and nearly 70 other Irish investors are…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Laws against asset repurchase soughtDEVELOPERS WHO default on property loans due to Irish banks or have assets seized should be prevented by law from buying them…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Bruton warns of €3bn cost to taxpayerFINE GAEL VIEW: TAXPAYERS WILL end up paying nearly €3 billion a year in interest payments to meet the costs of buying up Irish…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Tough Budget went for tax hikes and held off attack on spendingANALYSIS: FRAMING HIS emergency Budget, Brian Lenihan was haunted by the memory of Ernest Blythe, the finance minister in WT…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Gilmore warning about treaty concessionsCONCESSIONS MUST not be made by the Government to religious and social conservatives about the wording of guarantees to be negotiated…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Kenny says date should be set for new Lisbon voteKENNY COMMENTS: THE GOVERNMENT should immediately set the date for the second Lisbon Treaty referendum, Fine Gael leader Enda…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Rule-change proposals on candidates are pulledCANDIDATE SELECTION: EFFORTS BY members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party to cut the influence of party grassroots over the…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Nursing home fees 'threat' to family assetsHEALTH: THE GOVERNMENT should change nursing home payment legislation that could see families losing farms and small businesses…Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
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…Sun Apr 05 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
