Brendan Howlin to stand firm on payments to ASTI membersMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform indicates he would like to hold talks with teachers over pay deal rejectionMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:01
No debate for Kenny led ‘ardent abolitionists’ to change sides in Seanad vote - DeasyShouting matches are for party political issues not referendums , Taoiseach insistsMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Taoiseach ‘personally disappointed’ by defeatKenny says he accepts verdict of people as talk turns to political reformSun Oct 06 2013 - 15:05
Rabbitte: Government has ‘obligation’ to reform SeanadMinister says time needed to assess if another referendum will be requiredSun Oct 06 2013 - 14:52
Winners and losers in Seanad referendumFianna Fáil leader says Taoiseach let Yes side down by not debating referendumSun Oct 06 2013 - 10:33
Seanad to be retained after Government loses referendumOf the 1.23 million valid votes cast, the No side wins with 51.7% of vote to 48.3% for Yes sideSat Oct 05 2013 - 19:12
Peter Mathews announces resignation from Fine GaelDublin South TD tenders resignation to Taoiseach Enda KennyFri Oct 04 2013 - 08:11
Both sides confident of win in Seanad referendumBruton and Martin make final pitches ahead of moratoriumThu Oct 03 2013 - 13:23
Government suffers defeat in Seanad voteFour Labour senators failed to show up for a voteThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore sets out his position as party leaderLittle dissent towards Tánaiste at Labour parliamentary party meetingThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Minister says European campaigns will be costlyMinister for the Environment Phil Hogan says candidates for next year’s European elections are likely to need a budget of €100,000 to run an effective campaignThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Seanad puts politicians first, Bruton tells debateMinister for Jobs says abolition would put focus on chamber elected by all votersWed Oct 02 2013 - 06:41
Film producer David Puttnam calls for Seanad to be retainedUpper House needs a clear outline of its responsibilities, says British peerWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Accusations of ‘lies’ as Bruton and Martin debate SeanadFG minister says Upper House ‘obsolete’ but FF leader says Government killing debateTue Oct 01 2013 - 23:10
Ex-FG member accuses party of spreading ‘false propaganda’ on SeanadFidelma Healy-Eames says claim abolition would save €20m ‘completely erroneous’Tue Oct 01 2013 - 18:47
Lucinda Creighton despairs at the desire for fewer politiciansTD accuses Yes campaign of using misleading and superficial claims to support Seanad abolitionTue Oct 01 2013 - 06:51
Taoiseach rules out TV debate on Seanad pollKenny claims Fianna Fail leader ‘looking for notice’ by demanding debateSat Sept 28 2013 - 19:18
Burton ‘confident’ core social welfare rates will be maintainedMinister says budget discussions are continuingSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:01
Coalition campaign on Seanad ‘a gimmick’FG says abolition of Seanad would bring State into line with similar countriesSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Noonan says no decision yet over VAT rate for hospitality sectorMinister notes ‘strong’ lobbying over retention of reduced rate of 9 per centFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:04
Noonan says financial sector should become less dependent on bank lendingMinister for Finance welcomes Dell announcement of new financial services businessFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Dell to create 200 jobs in Dublin as it opens finance unitNew jobs expected to rise to 300 as Dell Financial Services expandsThu Sept 26 2013 - 14:43
Banking inquiry could provide answers the public ‘need and deserve’ says Brendan HowlinLegislation paving way for hearings into financial collapse came into effect yesterdayThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
MEPs face uphill battle to retain seatsVast new constituencies will present a big challenge to lesser-known candidatesThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Changes to constituencies herald shake-up in European electionWould-be MEPs face having to campaign in up to 15 countiesThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Not reforming Seanad if No vote ‘political suicide’ - McDowellDemocracy Matters group says Taoiseach should debate referendum to lift ‘apathy’Wed Sept 25 2013 - 15:33
Hayes says European elections ‘a long way off’Minister of State linked with contesting Dublin constituency for Fine Gael next yearMon Sept 23 2013 - 19:52
Moody’s says outlook better for IrelandNTMA ‘disappointed’ agency did not see fit to upgrade Irish rating to investment gradeSat Sept 21 2013 - 12:52
Seanad abolition savings cannot be established, says commissionOireachtas Commission’s finance officer says it’s not possible to estimate savingsSat Sept 21 2013 - 00:45
Kenny unlikely to accept RTÉ invite for Seanad debateFianna Fáil leader hopes Kenny will realise ‘importance of a proper public discussion’Fri Sept 20 2013 - 16:17
IDA chief defends Ireland’s corporation tax regimeClaims of ‘sweetheart’ deal for Apple denied at Public Accounts CommitteeThu Sept 19 2013 - 13:23
Gardaí use pepper spray as protesters disrupt central DublinO’Connell Bridge blockaded during rush hour demonstrationThu Sept 19 2013 - 09:47
Kenny poised to reshuffle Cabinet next yearTaoiseach’s comments seen as warning to Ministers and TDs to stay on their toes through difficult Budget talksWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:11
HSE under pressure to abide by Haddington Road agreementHSE to confirm it overran budget by €63 million in first six months of yearWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:01
Burton says job creation must be budget priorityGilmore again insists budget adjustment of €3.1 billion is not necessaryWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore beats ‘we’re doing a good job’ drumThe Labour think-in cast a wary eyein the direction of the budgetWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Gilmore expects reshuffle, but not immediately‘It is something that will be addressed at some point in the life of the Government’Tue Sept 17 2013 - 13:47
Michael Noonan makes case for budget surplus in 2014Statement highlights Coalition tensions over extent of budget adjustmentTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:57
Howlin warns over too harsh budget cutsMinister says major adjustments would dampen economic recoveryTue Sept 17 2013 - 06:37
Tánaiste denies his leadership is under threatGilmore says he has excellent rapport with BurtonMon Sept 16 2013 - 20:31
Government still undecided on budget target - GilmoreLabour leader feels State can meet its obligations without adjustment of €3.1 billionMon Sept 16 2013 - 15:53
Goods exports down 5.8% in first seven months of yearCSO figures show State had trade surplus of €3.7 billion in JulyFri Sept 13 2013 - 12:02
Warning of dire effect of austerity on those with disabilitiesPeriod after State emerges from bailout could be a time of even ‘greater hopelessness’, committee hearsFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
Tobacco tax ‘forcing low-income people to go without food’Oireachtas Finance Committee hears pre-Budget submissions on taxationThu Sept 12 2013 - 15:10
Higgins calls for new way to measure society‘We live in times where economic worth is primarily seen as matter of productive capacity’ - PresidentThu Sept 12 2013 - 08:44
Kildare-based Labour councillor defects to Sinn FéinThomas Redmond says he went through a period of ‘serious disillusionment’ with partyWed Sept 11 2013 - 15:12
Shatter concerned at RTÉ coverage of court of appeal referendumMinister says broadcaster misunderstood Supreme Court’s 50/50 rulingWed Sept 11 2013 - 01:08
Seanad abolition would ‘cement ministerial control’ - FFMicheál Martin says Government claims reform has been delivered are ‘ridiculous’Tue Sept 10 2013 - 14:13
Seanad aboliton would be ‘triumph’ for parish pump politicsGreen Party says No vote would force Government to bring real political reformThu Sept 05 2013 - 14:12
Ulster Bank concerned at ‘over-prescriptive’ targetsChief executive Jim Brown says criteria must be realistic and wide enough to take into account individual circumstancesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
