FG to discuss future of former Naas mayorFORMER MAYOR of Naas Darren Scully’s future in Fine Gael is expected to be discussed at a meeting of the party’s national executive…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Gender legislation to be publishedLegislation on gender quotas and measures relating to corporate donations taking into account the recommendations of the Moriarty…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Arts Minister's sporting life recalledTHE TIME the legendary Sam Maguire cup went missing in New York City, prompting FBI intervention, is recalled in a new book by…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Tánaiste says no changes to Croke Park dealTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has insisted the Government is not “seeking to unpick” the Croke Park agreement on public service pay …Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Councillor's property stake and vote to be investigatedTHE STANDARDS in Public Office Commission is to investigate alleged contraventions of the ethical framework for the local government…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Citizens' group backs property and water leviesSUPPORT FOR water charges and property taxes rose while backing for selling State assets fell among those who took part in a…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Referendum will be held if requiredTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said a referendum on the deal agreed by EU leaders on strict new fiscal rules will take place if that…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Quinn 'hurt' at public service criticismMINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn has admitted to feeling “hurt” by those he said were trying to undermine the public service…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Harry Crosbie receives a royal Christmas giftA VERY special Christmas present from Buckingham Palace is nestling under the festive tree in developer Harry Crosbie’s home…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Public service increments an 'elephant in the room'PUBLIC SERVICE increments are the “elephant in the room”, a Government backbencher told Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Cardiff vacancy gets 21 applicationsRTÉ RADIO INTERVIEWS: FOUR PEOPLE have been “head-hunted” with a view to succeeding Kevin Cardiff as secretary general at the…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
McDowell says Senators should be paid €20,000SENATORS’ PAY should be reduced from more than €65,000 to about €20,000 and they could be disqualified from contesting Dáil elections…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Public pay 'elephant in room'Public service increments are the "elephant in the room", a Government backbencher has told Minister for Public Expenditure and…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Plans in train to ban sunbed use for under-18sPLANS TO ban children from using sunbeds look set to go ahead after a decision by the Government yesterday.Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Approval for special adviser to CreightonTHE CABINET has formally approved the appointment of a special adviser for Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Adams says State should not pay for rock'n'roll lifestylesSINN FÉIN: THE IRISH people cannot afford to subsidise “rock’n’roll” lifestyles” for former taoisigh or special advisers, Sinn…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Kenny's address 'pointless and condescending'UNITED LEFT ALLIANCE: THE INDEPENDENT TD whose name was pulled out of a hat to respond to Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s “state of the…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Government could choose to be fairer, says MartinFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin said a series of decisions central to the future of Ireland and Europe would be made in the…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Kenny speech 'pointless and condescending'The Independent TD whose name was pulled out of a hat to respond to Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s “state of the nation” address has …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
'No easy solutions' says MartinFianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin said a series of crucial decisions central to the future of Ireland and Europe would be made…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
TD pulled from hat to address nationYOU WAIT three years for a state of the nation address and then four come along at once.Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Kenny wants to be Taoiseach who 'retrieves Irish sovereignty'TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny said he wanted to be “the Taoiseach who retrieves Ireland’s sovereignty” and outlined planned budgetary …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Taoiseach secured €34,000 top-up to adviser's salaryTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny sanctioned a salary of €127,000 for a special adviser despite Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Kenny to 'retrieve economic sovereignty'Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he wanted to be “the Taoiseach who retrieves Ireland’s sovereignty” and outlined planned budgetary …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Pupil-teacher ratio change on hold until at least 2013KEY ELEMENTS of the budget were hastily revised or dropped over the weekend ahead of its first instalment, which will be delivered…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Warning against cutting child benefit in budgetCOMMITTEES: SOCIAL JUSTICE Ireland has warned the Government against moves to cut, tax or means test child benefit in the budget…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
ULA attacks 'lemming' NoonanMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has been accused of acting like a “lemming, charging towards the cliff and disaster” at the…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Social Justice warns on child benefitSocial Justice Ireland has warned the Government against cutting child benefit in any form in the upcoming budget.Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Creighton appoints former assistant as adviserANOTHER MINISTER of State has named a special adviser despite guidelines laid down by the Department of Finance indicating this…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Labour fury over Kenny's 'honest leader' Gilmore remarksLABOUR BACKBENCHERS last night expressed “fury” after Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil he would “make an honest leader of Deputy…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Government to consider rejection of nomineeTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said the Government will today consider the rejection of its nominee to the European Court of Auditors…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Volume on lighter side of officialdomTHE OFTEN fraught relationships between civil servants and their Ministers and the “quirky and comic” side of bureaucracy and…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore under fire from Cowen over pre-election pledgeTÁNAISTE AND Labour leader Eamon Gilmore’s pre-election promise that his party would not agree to further cuts in child benefit…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
50% of TDs want increase in mental health staffing levels, survey showsA MILLWARD Brown Lansdowne survey of TDs for the Mental Health Reform lobby group has found 50 per cent of deputies believe the…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Kenny promises a 'leaner public service'PRESS CONFERENCE: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has promised the Government’s public sector reform plan will produce a “leaner, smarter…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Measures take 'machete' to frontline jobsREACTION: THE GOVERNMENT has “taken the machete” to public service jobs with its proposal to further reduce numbers in the sector…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
State's development model 'flawed'The Nordic model of economic and social development is of particular relevance to Ireland at this time of financial crisis, according…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Kenny pledges better public serviceTaoiseach Enda Kenny said the programme of public sector reform announced this afternoon would produce a “leaner, smarter, better…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Fine Gael TDs speak out on sick pay planSTRONG OPPOSITION to Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton’s proposal that employers pay the first four weeks of staff’s…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Government 'downgrading' 1916 centenary, says FlemingFIANNA FÁIL figures are claiming the Government is “downgrading” the 1916 Easter Rising centenary by focusing on a decade of …Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Reform plan 'increases unemployment'Fianna Fáil said the Government’s proposals on public service reform published today would merely add to the number of people…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore unaware of warning to ChildersTÁNAISTE AND Labour leader Eamon Gilmore yesterday insisted party MEP Nessa Childers had not been told to keep quiet about her…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
FG tweets opposition to sick leave planFine Gael Oireachtas members have taken to tweeting to voice their opposition to plans by Labour's Joan Burton that employers…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Former journalist chosen as Minister of State adviserFORMER JOURNALIST Maev-Ann Wren has been appointed as an adviser to Minister of State Róisín Shortall, although junior ministers…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
FF TD must repay €7,400FIANNA FÁIL TD John Browne will have to repay almost €7,400 to the State after it emerged he was being paid a ministerial pension…Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Relaxed President hosts diabetes group at ÁrasPRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has described as “heart warming” the work of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland, which yesterday, …Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Martin to resist cuts to education in budgetFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has accused the Government of having a “deeply cynical” approach to education and said his …Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Knock congregation urged to appeal embassy closureTHE CURATE at Knock Shrine has called on his congregation to complain to Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore about…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
No budget cuts to basic social welfare, says O'DowdTHE GOVERNMENT has insisted there will be no cut in primary social welfare payments when the budget is announced next month, …Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
Tánaiste makes pledge on gender quota legislationPROMISED GENDER quota legislation will be published during this Dáil session because the low number of women TDs means parliament…Mon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
