SF unlikely to alter policing stance during ardfheisSinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is expected to be barred by the Bush administration from fund-raising during next month's St Patrick…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
No compromise on Fisheries BillA system of administrative penalties against fishermen who are found guilty of breaching European Union fishery protection laws…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
FF TDs back fish Bill after meetingFianna Fáil TDs yesterday supported Minister for the Marine Noel Dempsey's refusal to introduce parking fine-like penalties for…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
SDLP urges common corporate tax regimeMajor efforts to boost cross-Border co-operation, including the creation of common corporation taxes and combined infrastructural…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Labour criticises President's Jeddah speechPresident Mary McAleese should not have addressed a major Saudi Arabian conference on cultural diversity where women sat out …Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Ahern to reshuffle junior ministers todayTaoiseach Bertie Ahern will today announce a minor reshuffle of junior ministers, including the transfer of Minister of State…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Taoiseach fears British will not back down on Finucane inquiryTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he fears the British government will not back down on its refusal to hold a full public inquiry…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Clothes restrictions on President's partyThe Irish Embassy in Saudi Arabia will supply traditional garb to women travelling with President Mary McAleese on her visit …Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
O Cuiv reprimanded by TaoiseachTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has sharply reprimanded Minister for the Gaeltacht Eamon Ó Cuív for orchestrating last month's revolt …Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Roaming fees on island may goRoaming charges faced by Republic and Northern Ireland mobile telephone users when they cross the Border could disappear shortly…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Hain calls for cross-Border renewable energy suppliesCross-Border renewable energy supplies must be developed urgently to protect future electricity services, Northern Ireland Secretary…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
EU plan for maintenance ordersIrish courts would be given significantly increased powers to issue maintenance orders covering the entire European Union under…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
NRA's M50 toll plan should be opposed - KittThe National Roads Authority's desire for multiple tolls on Dublin's M50 ring road should be strongly opposed, Government chief…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
Mansergh among three selected to contest poll for FFSenator Martin Mansergh was chosen last night as one of three candidates to run for Fianna Fáil in Tipperary South in the general…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
FF TDs reject criminal penalties for fishermenThe Government's claim that the Attorney General is blocking efforts to impose fines, rather than criminal penalties, on sea …Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
FF to select three to fight Tipperary SouthFianna Fáil is likely to select three candidates, including Senator Martin Mansergh, tonight to contest the Tipperary South constituency…Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Council says Callely house is in breach of planning rulesFormer minister of state Ivor Callely's conversion of a 120 square metre (1,300 sq ft) garage into a house in west Cork breaches…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
We must keep focus, says AhernThe latest opinion poll showing a rise in the Government's support offers encouragement, the Taoiseach said.Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Bertie in the driving seat on tour of DelhiBertie Ahern, like most others, enjoyed playing with trains when he was a boy. Yesterday he got the chance to drive oneFri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Poll on gay marriage would fail - AhernA referendum to change the Constitution to allow for marriage or adoptions by gay couples would not be passed by voters, the …Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Capital connection 'uplifting'Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's engagement to formally inaugurate a road in New Delhi named after Eamon de Valera had to be dropped …Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Reform of UN security council overdue - AhernPermanent members on the UN Security Council must be increased to take account of the shifting power balance in the world, Taoiseach…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Indian trade ties vital, says TaoiseachIndia trade mission: Ireland's future prosperity depends on breaking into major markets such as India, which will be increasingly…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Consul predicts tenfold increase in Irish exportsIrish exports to India should be able to grow tenfold to $1 billion a year within five years and the Republic should become India…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
New body to be set up to attract foreign students to IrelandA new body to attract thousands of foreign students to Irish colleges and universities is to be set up before Easter, the Minister…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Department tried to assist incinerator companyThe Department of the Environment spent 18 months trying to find ways to accommodate incinerator company Indaver's objection …Mon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Corporation tax should rise to 17% - Sinn FeinCorporation taxes are not "punitive" and should rise to 17 per cent as part of a wider programme of tax reform, according to …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Ahern's 'replace' remarks anger aid staffThe Minister for Foreign Affairs has become embroiled in a bitter row with key development aid experts following his warning …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Long-term jobless total at record low of 1.2%The numbers of long-term unemployed - those out of work for more than a year - have fallen to historic lows, according to new…Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Quality unit will monitor Garda proceduresA new initiative to improve the quality of the Garda Síochána, particularly in relation to the preparation of prosecution files…Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Report for McDowell on privacy law to be delayedA report to Minister for Justice Michael McDowell on privacy has been delayed by several months.Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Indaver sought to alter waste boundaryIndaver Ireland strongly lobbied the Government in 2004 to change the planning laws to allow the company to burn waste at its…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
FG leader predicts 'chaos' after decentralisationThe Government's plans to move 10,000 civil and public servants to offices throughout the State cannot be stopped, Fine Gael …Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
€100m to be sought from banks for 'social' loan fundThe State's major banks are to face Government pressure early in the new year to put up €100 million worth of loans annually …Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Sky likely to fight Government over Ryder Cup rightsThe Rupert Murdoch-controlled Sky Television is expected to object strongly to any move by the Government to order free-to-air…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Tax rate cut costs €400m annuallyThe Government's decision to cut corporation tax rates from 16 per cent to 12Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
State cannot rely on US guarantees, according to UNThe UN has made clear that the State cannot rely on US guarantees that prisoners are not being flown through Shannon and tortured…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Government says US has given clear pledges on flight claimsThe United States has given "explicit, unambiguous and unqualified" guarantees that it is not shipping prisoners through Shannon…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Call for State to inspect US flights into ShannonThe State must inspect any US flights landing at Shannon suspected to be carrying prisoners in order to ensure these passengers…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
SF, IRA in witch-hunt, claims OrdeFormer Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson's unveiling as a British spy has led to "a huge witch-hunt" within Sinn Féin and the…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
McCreevy lauds fiscal record of ThatcherThe EU must learn lessons from former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's reforms of the UK economy during the 1970s and…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
McDowell says Connolly would have misused bodyThe Centre for Public Inquiry would have been used by its chief executive, Frank Connolly, to undermine the State, despite the…Wed Dec 14 2005 - 00:00
UCC debt doubles to €50m in last three yearsUniversity College Cork's deficit has more than doubled in the last three years to nearly €50 million, the Dáil's spending watchdog…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Fugitives pardons plan 'constitutional'The Government's plans to have President Mary McAleese pardon paramilitary on-the-runs is constitutional, former taoiseach Dr…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
On-the-runs pardons plan to go aheadThe Government is "satisfied" that its controversial plan to grant presidential pardons to paramilitary fugitives from justice…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
State cannot stop Cyprus move by Irish FerriesThe Government has conceded that it cannot stop Irish Ferries from removing its vessels from the Irish maritime register and …Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Bord Pleanala gets more planning staffAn Bord Pleanála is to get 24 more planners and other staff to cope with rapidly increasing planning appeals, which are expected…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Attempt to clear Dail of press accepted as wrongCeann Comhairle of the Dáil Rory O'Hanlon has acknowledged that an attempt made to remove journalists from the Oireachtas press…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
Ictu warns of electricity shortagesThe State is heading for electricity blackouts within a few years unless the ESB is allowed to build more power stations, the…Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
English language influence grows in enlarged EUThe influence of the English language in the European Union continues to grow following the entry in 2004 of 10 countries from…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
