Referendum wording welcomedThe wording of the children’s rights referendum published by the government today has been broadly welcomed by politicians and…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Councils tie grants to property chargeSTUDENT GRANTS AND HOUSEHOLD CHARGES: AT LEAST eight local authorities are considering following the lead of two county councils…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Kenny's remarks may fuel concern in elderlyCONCERNS AMONG the elderly that they may be targeted in the forthcoming budget won’t have been allayed by remarks made by Taoiseach…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Shatter 'opportunistic' on Kate photosFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused Minister for Justice Alan Shatter of acting in an “opportunistic” manner in the…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Martin critical of property tax moveFIANNA FÁIL THINK-IN: FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has described the property tax proposal as the wrong plan at the wrong…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
40-year bond could be issued to save State billions on AngloTHE GOVERNMENT is considering issuing a 40-year bond to refinance the bailout of Anglo Irish Bank, allowing it to significantly…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore warns about speculatingTánaiste Eamon Gilmore today warned Ministers about needlessly worrying older people as the Government starts to consider its…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Wrong to target pensioners - FFFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said people of all ages on higher incomes must take more budgetary pain, but insisted it…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
'Well-off' pensioners must share cuts burden, says MinisterTHE IRISH political system needs to overcome its inability to countenance budgetary cutbacks affecting older people because many…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
'Failure to manage' in public sector - MinisterINTERVIEW: Minister of State Brian Hayes says too many public service managers cannot manage changeSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
'Diamond bazooka' rings not exemptCELTIC TIGER era bling will not be exempt from proposed personal insolvency legislation after Minister for Justice Alan Shatter…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Dublin to Galway cycle link proposalMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has instructed the National Roads Authority to examine possible routes for a cross-country…Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach wants more Croke Park savingsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has given his Ministers a week to outline further savings achievable under the Croke Park agreement in what…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Shatter takes aim at 'diamond bazooka' engagement ringsMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has ruled out exempting “€300,000 diamond bazooka” engagement rings from proposed personal …Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Bruton 'flattered' by talk of EC President's postFORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton has said he is “very flattered” to be mentioned as a possible candidate for the position of directly…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore satisfied homeowners will be able to afford new rateTánaiste and Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has said he is satisfied homeowners will be able to afford the property…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Referendum wording ': Solid and sensible' text urgedTHE FIANNA Fáil-Green government agreed “solid and sensible” wording for the children’s rights referendum and Minister for Children…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Property tax to cost 0.25 per cent of house valueTHE PROPERTY tax will be pitched at 0.25 per cent of current house value, a Government source has predicted.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
FF wants jewellery exemption in personal insolvency lawTHE GOVERNMENT will this week face calls to alter incoming personal insolvency legislation so the €3 million upper limit of debt…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Leader to support better Irish bank dealThe leader of the German Greens has said her European party colleagues will support a better bank deal for Ireland.Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Garda examining child protection reportsSEXUAL CRIME UNIT: THE GARDA sexual crime unit is examining the reports published this week containing new disclosures on child…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Howlin keen for Oireachtas inquiry into banking crisisFINANCIAL INVESTIGATION: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS to allow for a banking inquiry will be brought to Cabinet shortly, Minster for…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Universities honour their 'Renaissance man' FeeneyPHILANTHROPIST CHUCK Feeney was described as the “Renaissance man of Irish higher education” when the universities of Ireland…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
New Garda inquiry sought into church practices on child safetyA LEADING advocacy group for victims of child sexual abuse has called for a Garda investigation of senior Catholic Church figures…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Minister does not rule out statutory inquiry at later stageREACTION: A STATUTORY inquiry into child abuse could be considered “if it fulfils the purpose of protecting children” once ongoing…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Universities confer degree on FeeneyThe Universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary degree on the philanthropist Chuck Feeney in Dublin …Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Fitzgerald 'shocked' by findingsMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald said she was shocked at some of the findings of the National Board for Safeguarding …Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Children's rights referendum 'on track' for autumnTHE CHILDREN’S rights referendum was discussed at Cabinet yesterday and is “on track” to be held in the autumn, a Government …Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Coalition tensions persist over health cuts, public allowancesHEALTH CUTS and reduced public sector allowances for new entrants are continuing to provoke tensions in the Coalition ahead of…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
No automatic exemptions on property taxes, says CreightonNO AUTOMATIC exemptions from property and water taxes should be allowed for pensioners or social welfare recipients, Minister…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
O'Dea urges Burton to resist social welfare cutsMINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton has been urged by her Fianna Fáil counterpart to resist cuts in social welfare rates…Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Howlin critical of Reilly call on Croke Park dealNEW DIVISIONS have emerged in the Cabinet over the Croke Park agreement on public service pay, amid continuing controversy over…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Obama visits battleground statesUS president Barack Obama is embarking on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast in the…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Obama cousin Henry Healy to attend Democratic nominating conventionUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s Irish cousin, Henry Healy, is to attend the Democratic nominating convention next week in Charlotte…Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Poor broadband 'decisive' in losing investmentIRELAND HAS lost out on multinational investment because of poor broadband quality in certain areas, the Minister for Communications…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Coalition to avoid further taxes on salariesMINISTER FOR Communications Pat Rabbitte has said the incoming property tax will mean the Government can avoid imposing more …Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste refuses to spell out Labour's position on abortionTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has refused to spell out Labour’s position on abortion before the Government-appointed expert group on…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore hosts event for business leadersDUBLIN TALKS: TÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore met representatives of Goldman Sachs, IBM and McDonald’s in Government Buildings yesterday…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte unveils broadband planMinister for Communications Pat Rabbitte says his national broadband plan is "the rural electrification of the 21st century".Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Upper debt limit of €3m in new insolvency law too high, says European CommissionTHE GOVERNMENT has been warned about a potential “moral hazard” in the planned personal insolvency legislationThu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
European Commission warns of hard choices in budgetTHE BUDGET will test the Government’s ability to maintain public support and will require “difficult political choices”, the …Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Property tax will be based on valuation, not square footageA PROPERTY tax based on house valuation rather than square footage will be introduced in the budget, the Government’s latest …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Personal insolvency service implementation not expected until 2013The delayed personal insolvency service expected this autumn will not be operational until next January at the earliest, the …Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
RIC event should go ahead in spirit of reconciliation, says FGIN THE run-up to a commemoration of police killed by the IRA in the 1920s, Fine Gael has said a minority of Royal Irish Constabulary…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Kenny admits Lenin errorTHE TAOISEACH has admitted he made a mistake in his oration at the annual Béal na Blá commemoration when he said Michael Collins…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
FF criticises delay on wording of children's rights referendumTHE GOVERNMENT is at risk of losing the children’s rights referendum this autumn because it has not yet published the wording…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Senator at centre of recent controversiesFIDELMA HEALY Eames (50) was a primary school teacher before focusing her attention on politics.Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Healy Eames paid costs for voluntary Rwanda work tripFINE GAEL Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has reimbursed a charity for all private costs she and her husband incurred on a placement…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Coalition divided by debate over welfare cuts or PRSI hikeTHE COALITION row over PRSI contributions reignited yesterday as a Fine Gael Minister suggested cutting social welfare rates …Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach plays down Coalition divisions over any changes to grantsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday attempted to play down divisions between Fine Gael and Labour over proposed changes to the college…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
