Other EU states will copy our smoke ban, says MartinThe Government's decision to ban smoking in pubs and restaurants from the New Year will be copied by other European Union countries…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
State agrees initiative on AIDSIreland has become the first country in the world to back efforts by former United States president, Mr Bill Clinton, to improve…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Ahern, Clinton hope for peaceful summerThe loyalist marching season could pass off peacefully for the first time since the mid-1960s following the Orange Order's march…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Labour expected to support FF candidate for lord mayorFianna Fáil's Mr Royston Brady will tonight be elected Lord Mayor of Dublin with the help of the votes of Labour members of Dublin…Mon Jul 07 2003 - 01:00
Republic to press Britain to reduce Irish Sea dischargesThe Government will push the British authorities to cut Sellafield's nuclear discharges into the Irish Sea, despite failing to…Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Information chief criticises FOI appeals feesThe newly-appointed Information Commissioner and Ombudsman was last night in conflict with the Government, following her sharp…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Big brother defends Taoiseach over booingThe decision of small groups of fans at a number of recent matches to boo the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is "most disappointing", his…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
FF deny flying banner at GamesFianna Fáil has denied paying for an aircraft that flew a 'Thank You, Bertie' banner over Croke Park during the closing ceremony…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
Charge to apply on Freedom of Information requestsRequests under the Freedom of Information Act will cost €15 each, while appeals to the Information Commissioner and Ombudsman…Tue Jul 01 2003 - 01:00
Electorate will judge us on reforms - AhernThe Government will accept responsibility if the reform package announced yesterday does not improve the health service by the…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Administrative reform alone not enoughThe Government's proposed hospitals agency could easily ignore public opinion following the decision to exclude local politicians…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Mixed feelings over abolition of health boardsThe Government's proposed abolition of the health boards and the removal of local representatives from the hospital system have…Thu Jun 19 2003 - 01:00
Overhaul of electoral spending laws likelyThe Government is expected to overhaul electoral spending laws and to increase spending limits, following the publication of …Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
TDs join Young Fine Gael protestFine Gael TDs last night joined a protest against homelessness by Young Fine Gael members, who slept outside the gates of Leinster…Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Former Labour mayor applies to join FGFormer Labour lord mayor of Cork, Mr Joe O'Callaghan, who was sharply criticised last year for his remarks about asylum-seekers…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
McDowell defers plans to enforce foreign prison termsThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has temporarily dropped plans to change Irish prison laws to jail people here for sentences…Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
Fine Gael sets course for an end to neutralityFine Gael will lobby hard for public support for its proposal to abandon Ireland's traditional policy of military neutrality, …Wed Jun 11 2003 - 01:00
TDs declare portfolios in latest Register of InterestsThe latest Register of Interests for TDs lodged in the Houses of the Oireachtas Library shows that the majority of them do not…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Ahern welcomes Britain's 'long-term' commitmentThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, yesterday discussed the British government's decision to rule out membership of the euro for the next…Tue Jun 10 2003 - 01:00
Prisons Bill changes to affect courts' role on extraditionSignificant changes will be made to Ireland's prison laws following the Government's decision to jail people here for crimes …Mon Jun 09 2003 - 01:00
McCreevy blames the media for alarm over promisesThe blame for the Government's current difficulties over its election promises was laid at the door of the media yesterday by…Mon Jun 09 2003 - 01:00
Green TD pledges to sell 'inappropriate' sharesThe Green Party TD, Mr Ciaran Cuffe, last year transferred the management of his million-dollar share portfolio from the AIB-…Mon Jun 09 2003 - 01:00
Retired top civil servants may be barred from private jobsTop civil servants will be banned for up to a year from taking highly-paid private sector jobs following retirement if they create…Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Independent TDs talk with Taoiseach's officialThree Independent TDs, two of whom supported Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats in the last Dáil, are receiving special…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
TD denies sticking tongue out at TaoiseachThe Green Party TD, Mr Paul Gogarty, has rejected Fianna Fáil accusations that he stuck out his tongue at the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Haass claims progress has been made in peace processThe Northern Ireland peace process has made progress over recent months, the United States special envoy, Mr Richard Haass, said…Thu May 22 2003 - 01:00
Cost of caring for elderly set to rise by 60%The cost of providing nursing homes and home help for the elderly will jump by nearly 60 per cent over the next decade, the Department…Wed May 21 2003 - 01:00
How a promised school disappeared off the radarThe Department of Education schools building files, released under the Freedom of Information Act, offer a revealing insight …Tue May 20 2003 - 01:00
Return tickets proposal to catch illegal immigrantsAirlines and ferry companies will have to warn immigration authorities if any foreign passenger fails to use the return leg of…Mon May 19 2003 - 01:00
Is Dempsey set for another bloody nose on fees issue?Unlike some fellow members of the Cabinet, Noel Dempsey is an energetic, imaginative politician. And he has decent instinctsSat May 17 2003 - 01:00
Dual mandate Bill may be challengedLegislation banning TDs and Senators from sitting on local authorities will be finally accepted by the Dáil today, though a constitutional…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Dempsey fees proposal to go before Cabinet soonA proposal to reintroduce third-level fees will be brought before the Cabinet within three weeks, the Minister for Education, …Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Kenny in call for action on drinkCriticism by the President, Mrs McAleese, of Ireland's drink culture has been endorsed by the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, who supported…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
Corruption agency plan delayedThe Government's effort to set up an agency to seize the assets of individuals found guilty of corruption has run into significant…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Labour group backs abortion in limited casesWomen should be legally entitled to have abortions in Ireland in limited circumstances, including situations where there is a…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Students, poor, most apathetic votersStudents and the poor show a "serious and alarming" lack of interest and knowledge in politics and voting, the Referendum Commission…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Joint departmental health plan to be debatedMajor proposals for a joint plan between the Departments of Finance and Health to reform the State's health service will be debated…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Sutherland firm denies nuclear claimsNuclear reactors sold by a multi-national company partly led by former World Trade Organisation chief Mr Peter Sutherland cannot…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
FG calls for reform of prison visit committeesThe membership and powers of the State's prison visiting committees must be reformed quickly to abolish political patronage and…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Mitchell backs Government over EU selection processThe European Parliament should not be given the sole power to elect the President of the European Commission, the chairman of…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Tougher EU laws to affect crop growingEuropean Union member-states will lose the right to set their own limits for pesticide levels in fruit, vegetables and processed…Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
TD to complain about Garda opening mailA formal complaint is to be made to the Oireachtas authorities about the decision of the Garda Síochána to open and read letters…Fri Apr 18 2003 - 01:00
Cork workers denied unemployment benefitThe Department of Social and Family Affairs has refused to pay unemployment benefit to workers who have been laid off by a chemical…Thu Apr 17 2003 - 01:00
Labour demands action on gangland killingsCriminal gangs now feel that they can carry out gangland killings without any risk of prosecution, the Labour Party has warned…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Fear was problem in Nice 'yes' vote, says AhernThe most significant problem the Government encountered during its efforts to get the two Nice Treaty referendums passed was …Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Clarity sought on statement by IRAThe IRA must today offer satisfactory clarifications about its future if efforts to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly in …Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Call for inquiry by EU on Iraqi deathsThe Government should pressure the European Union into launching an investigation into the number of civilians killed, or injured…Tue Apr 15 2003 - 01:00
Decision to rush FoI legislation through criticisedThe decision of the President, Mrs McAleese, to sign the controversial Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill into law without…Mon Apr 14 2003 - 01:00
PDs get together with a new confidencePD PARTY CONFERENCE: Mary Harney will scotch leadership rumours, writes Mark Hennessy , Political CorrespondentFri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
