Oireachtas committees 'grounded' by lack of fundsOireachtas committees have been "effectively grounded" and prevented from travelling abroad because of a lack of State funds, …Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
McDowell says IRA must end criminal activitiesThe IRA must unambiguously abandon paramilitary violence and criminality if its expected declaration this week is to be accepted…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Statement by IRA expected to come this weekThere was speculation last night that the long-awaited IRA statement could come later this week, on Thursday or Friday, though…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Reform of TDs' printing services angers Fine GaelThe Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, the body that runs Leinster House, has imposed major reforms of printing services for…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Developers to seek Meath rezoningsProperty developers in Co Meath are seeking to have hundreds of acres of land rezoned for housing next week, despite strong objections…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Call for overhaul of ethics guidelinesThe State's ethics guidelines should be changed immediately, according to the Standards in Public Office Commission.Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
O'Dea and top US general fail to meetMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea did not meet the United States' top soldier, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Richard…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
Just 58% of Irish voters back common EU defenceVoters in the Republic are the least supportive, along with their Swedish counterparts, of greater co-operation between European…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Dublin childcare services in crisis, says BrutonChildcare services in Dublin are getting less than two-thirds of the Government backing enjoyed in other parts of the country…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Two lose FG whip for breaking ranksFine Gael has removed the party whip from the mayor of Limerick city, Diarmuid Scully, and Dublin City Council member Niamh Cosgrave…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Statement from IRA expected next monthThe Government does not expect the IRA statement, which could herald the complete decommissioning of its arsenal, to be released…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
FG claims health plans give big tax write-offs to investorsThe Government's attempt to get investors to spend €500 million over the next five years to supply 1,000 extra private hospital…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Sherlock to stand down at the next electionLabour TD Joe Sherlock has become the latest member of the Labour Parliamentary Party to announce that he will not run again …Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
FF picks two for Limerick West ticketFianna Fáil last night continued its efforts to have a significant proportion of its general election ticket finished by the …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
IRA deal on arms must be demanded - RabbitteThe Government must demand that the IRA's top membership signs up to a deal to decommission weapons and end paramilitary and …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
New body will try to cut red tape facing businessThe Government is to set up a new body which will try to cut the level of regulations facing business, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
New off-licences need planning permissionThe growth in the number of off-licences will be curbed following the Government's decision to order all new ones to get planning…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Bus to review services as size of city growsDublin Bus is to complete a review of its services by the end of the year to cope with an expected 15 per cent increase in the…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach praises Haughey's policiesThe State's current prosperity is directly based on the economic changes made by Charles J Haughey between 1987/89, Taoiseach…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
UK resistant to sharing citizen data with IrelandThe British government, which intends to set up a national identity card system, opposes granting the Government full access …Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
'Little progress' on staffing deal central to decentralisationThe Government's decentralisation plan is being hampered by the failure to agree a deal to let State employees transfer freely…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
EU directive reduces turf cuttingTighter rules are to be brought in by the Department of the Environment to govern small-scale turf harvesting, following threats…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Kenny and Rabbitte discuss election strategyFine Gael and Labour will not agree a joint Programme for Government in advance of the next general election, the parties' leaders…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
6,000 new jobs needed to cope with decentralisationThe Government will have to create over 6Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Labour, FG leaders meet on strategyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny and Labour's Pat Rabbitte will today meet to open preliminary discussions on a common stand for the…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Shops to take back electrical items from AugustShops will have to take back old electric and electronic goods from the middle of August under regulations to be announced today…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Government expected to oppose VRT changesThe Taxation and Customs Union Commissioner, Laszlo Kovacs has proposed that car registration and general road taxes should be…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Ahern discusses aid with Canadian PMMost Irish people did not know how much the Government gave to the Third World until the public debate surrounding the G8 meeting…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Harney lifts restrictions on pharmacistsIrish pharmacists who trained abroad will be able to run pharmacies in the Republic following the decision by Minister for Health…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Act may allow for return of Dingle nameThe decision by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, to rename Dingle could be overturned by…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Aquatic centre roof did not meet regulations, report findsThe roof on the National Aquatic Centre's largest pool did not comply with building regulations, a draft report commissioned …Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Higgins retracts allegation that General Electric 'swindled' IDAOne of the world's largest companies, General Electric last night received an apology from Socialist Party TD, Joe Higgins, following…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Flynn may be liable for extra €1m billThe finances of Mayo TD Beverley Flynn may receive another blow next month when the High Court Taxing Master decides if she is…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Government divided over size of future overseas aidThe Government is divided over the future size of Ireland's overseas aid budget following disagreements between the Department…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Government to form group to develop new privacy lawThe Government is to create a top-level group of officials to develop a privacy law next week, though major doubts exist within…Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Government denies it got Carty report during calls for inquiryThe Government has again rejected Opposition allegations that it received a copy of a Garda inquiry into misconduct by Donegal…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
State may face claims of €9bn for air attacksThe Government could be liable for insurance claims of up to €9 billion, if international terrorists unleashed a "dirty-bomb" …Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Law will make sacking of gardai easierThe Government is to give major new powers to the Garda Commissioner to sack gardaí summarily under last-minute changes to plans…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
€2,250 bonus plus holidays for civil servants in 10-mile moveNearly 350 civil servants are to get a €2,250 lump sum and six extra days' holidays to leave State offices in Abbotstown, once…Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Ahern wants explanation for jailing of IRA bomberTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has demanded an explanation from the British government for its decision to send an IRA bomber released…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Businesses are too well represented in Dail, says pollThe business community is too powerfully represented in the Dáil, according to an opinion poll that gauged the public's attitude…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Murphy wants Ministers to take blameThe refusal by the Government to accept responsibility for the blunders that led to the nursing homes fees debacle has been criticised…Tue Jun 21 2005 - 01:00
Garda body tells Donegal officers to give 'honest' evidenceThe Garda Representative Association (GRA) has told Donegal gardaí to give "accurate, full and honest" evidence to the Morris…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Withdrawal strengthens RabbitteThe Labour Party leader's ambition to agree a coalition deal with Fine Gael has been strengthened following the last-minute withdrawal…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Rule of law least respected by highest educated, poll findsThird-level graduates have less respect for the rule of law, displaying a greater tolerance for tax evasion, speeding and purchasing…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
'Independent' loses appeal on libel awardIndependent Newspapers failed in its appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in which it argued that Irish court safeguards…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
RTE fee changes likely to offset EC inquiryThe Government has proposed a number of changes to RTÉ's use of the licence fee and its funding of TG4 in an attempt to end a…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
SF man's family call for inquiryThe Government must establish a full inquiry, led by an international judge, into the assassination of a Sinn Féin councillor…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
No complaint to EU over bar licensingThe European Commission has not received complaints about Ireland's pub licensing rules, and would be unlikely to seek their …Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
FF TDs to seek more changes to McDowell drink lawsFianna Fáil TDs intend to seek further changes to the Government's plans to update Ireland's drinking laws, following a meeting…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
