Presidential tracking poll gives Obama valuable leadPOLLWATCH: RESULTS IN individual opinion polls can often mean little, but trends are everythingThu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Democrats finding it hard to win Catholic voters' supportPOLLWATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S support from America's influential Catholic community, which has been one of the weaknesses of his…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
POLL WATCHDEMOCRAT BARACK Obama's lead over his Republican rival, John McCain, has dropped by one percentage point to three points, according…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Republicans hoping Mickey Mouse will not vote early and oftenThe group Acorn, which has been accused of voter registration fraud, has questions to answerSat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Obama's lead over McCain shrinksPOLL WATCH: BARACK OBAMA'S lead over Republican John McCain has dropped by two percentage points to a lead of six since Thursday…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Joe the plumber's story springs a leakSAMUEL JOSEPH Wurzelbacher, an unknown Ohio plumber five days ago until he questioned Barack Obama's tax policies on camera, …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Other public body bosses expected to take salary cutSEMI-STATES: SEMI-STATE CHIEF executives and local authority managers are expected to follow the Cabinet's lead and accept a…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Dempsey defends spend recordGOVERNMENT RECORD: THE GOVERNMENT'S spending record over the last five years was strongly defended yesterday by the Minister…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Budget to raise hospital charges and cut tax reliefHOSPITAL CHARGES are to rise sharply and tax reliefs on pensions and medical bills are to be cut today in the toughest budget…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Unions oppose Labour reform plansTRADE UNIONS have opposed proposals backed by Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore to end the unions' funding of the party and their…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school in Pakistan bombed and local staff takenFIVE LOCAL staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Next 20 years will see rapid changes - SargentFORMER GREEN Party leader and Minister of State for Food Trevor Sargent has said people will face more change over the next two…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Inquiry into defeat of Lisbon Treaty to report in two monthsAN OIREACHTAS inquiry into the challenges facing Ireland following the defeat of the Lisbon Treaty referendum is to report within…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Irish convent school bombed in PakistanFive local staff working at an Irish convent school in Pakistan have been kidnapped by militants, and the school destroyed.Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Cowen berates FF duo who missed vital votesTHE CONDUCT of two Fianna Fáil TDs absent for crucial Dáil votes last week was sharply criticised last night by Taoiseach Brian…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
PD Oireachtas four to propose wind-upTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats' four Oireachtas members will formally propose that the party should wind up at next month's special…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen tells Dáil bank guarantee details will be delayedThe Government's legislation to underwrite €400 billion worth of Irish banks' deposits and inter-bank loans has been significantly…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Cowen backs EU actions for stabilityIRISH MOVE DEFENDED: IRELAND WOULD back European Union moves to restore stability to the banking system, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Watching from the wingsPOWER POLITICS: The Minister for Finance and Taoiseach may be in the international financial spotlight, but behind the public…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Call to abolish Labour presidencyTHE ROLE of president of the Labour Party, currently filled by former minister Michael D Higgins, should be abolished, according…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Minister for Finance has no plans to cap salaries of banking executivesDEAL DETAIL: BANKERS WILL not be able to secure large pay deals to reward them for excessive risk-taking, but the Government…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Legislation allows taking of shares in crisis-hit institutionsGOVERNMENT GUARANTEE: THE GOVERNMENT'S emergency legislation to safeguard Irish banks includes powers to take shares in troubled…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Exchequer should fund project at Cork docks, says reportTHE EXCHEQUER should fund hundreds of millions of euro worth of infrastructure, including bridges and roads, to kickstart the…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Revenue deliberately delaying tax refunds, say accountantsSOME CHARTERED accountants have accused the Revenue Commissioner of deliberately delaying the repayment of tax refunds to companies…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Spend way out of crisis, urges LabourBUDGET CUTBACKS by the Government will not rescue the economy, the Labour Party has warned.Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Emergency legislation to be agreed in principleThe emergency passage of legislation to underwrite billions of borrowings and deposits by Irish banks will be agreed in principle…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore says Govt has no strategy to get out of recessionThe Government must stop believing that it can deal with the current economic crisis by just cutting State spending, the Labour…Mon Sept 29 2008 - 01:00
Banker says efficiencies could save State €1bnTHE GOVERNMENT could save €1 billion a year in State spending by forcing State departments and agencies to be more efficient, …Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Labour report urges more power for leaderEXTRA POWERS should be given to the Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore and taken away from the party's currently powerful National…Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
Meeting on future of PDs put off until NovemberThe Progressive Democrats' meeting to decide whether the party should live or die will not take place until November, following…Fri Sept 26 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan backs redundancy scheme for public servantsCIVIL AND public servants should be offered a redundancy package, the Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, said last night.Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
PD leader says it is time for party to foldTHE PROGRESSIVE Democrats would have to wind up sooner or later and it is better to do it now rather than wait for an undignified…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Trucks to be fitted with safety mirrorsHEAVY TRUCKS will have to be fitted with new safety mirrors from January 1st in a European Union-inspired move to cut deaths …Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Coillte pays €3.7m for estate land to settle disputeCOILLTE HAS agreed a multi-million euro deal with Lord Waterford to end a long-running legal battle between them over the preservation…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Fás to face second official investigationTHE STATE’S training agency Fás is to face a second investigation following the decision of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Nationality of Libertas founder was listed as British in UK recordsLIBERTAS FOUNDER Declan Ganley was listed for nearly a decade as a British national in official UK company records, before changing…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
De Rossa will contest European electionLABOUR'S DUBLIN MEP Proinsias De Rossa is to contest next year's European Parliament elections ending speculation about his political…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Budget will attack the poor - GilmoreTHE GOVERNMENT'S plan to abolish the Combat Poverty Agency shows it is readying to attack the poor in next month's budget, Labour…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
US to issue 20,000 one-year work visasTWENTY THOUSAND one-year working visas to the United States are to be made available under a deal to be agreed in a final round…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Plans to organise in North off the agendaFIANNA FÁIL has indefinitely put off plans to organise in Northern Ireland - despite serious consideration of the issue last …Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
FF aims to avoid 'errors' of last local electionsCANDIDATE SELECTION: FIANNA FÁIL will run a centrally controlled campaign in next year's local elections, with reduced candidate…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Lenihan says more states to breach EU borrowing limitsEUROPEAN UNION RULES: IRELAND WILL not be the only country to fall foul of European Union borrowing rules even if it is likely…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Taoiseach signals big budget cuts inevitablePUBLIC SPENDING will be sharply restrained in next month's budget, the Taoiseach has warned, offering the clearest signal yet…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen pessimistic on pay rise for State workersThe Government's ability to increase pay next year for hundreds of thousands of State employees has "even tightened in the past…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen claims aid to buyers will not inflate house pricesTHE GOVERNMENT will not "artificially inflate" house prices, but will offer help to the lower-paid to get local authority loans…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Irish banks weathering storm, says LenihanIreland's banks are weathering the global economic storm that has claimed two of New York's four largest investment banks, the…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Cowen warns FF TDs country faces tougher timesIreland faces "much tougher" economic times over the coming year, or two, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has warned Fianna Fail TDs during…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Suspects who pose risk to children to be vettedTHE GOVERNMENT is to draft legislation urgently that will let the State collect and share information about people who pose a…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
No State agency 'immortal', warns Mansergh ahead of quango cullNO STATE agency should regard itself as “immortal”, Minister of State Martin Mansergh has warned, as he made it clear that a …Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Referendum on protection of children 'secretly' axedFINE GAEL will not remain part of a major Oireachtas child protection committee unless the Government commits to honouring a …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
