Supreme Court asked to test legality of health charge BillLegislation giving the Government retrospective power to charge residents of State care institutions by deducting up to 80 per…Thu Dec 23 2004 - 00:00
Ring abused parliamentary privilege in comments on ex-FF officialThe Dáil's internal watchdog has found that the Fine Gael TD, Mr Michael Ring, abused his parliamentary privilege when he claimed…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Tests of e-voting system uncover flawsThe Commission on Electronic Voting has restated its criticism of the €50 million electronic voting system that was dropped by…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry to examine PR adviser's appointmentThe Government will move before the end of the week to appoint a former civil servant to inquire into the appointment of a Waterford…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
CIE fares set to rise in new yearThe Government has approved a range of fare increases for CIÉ that will see the cost of basic bus and DART journeys in Dublin…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
Oireachtas committee calls on EU to open entry talks with AnkaraEU: An Oireachtas committee has called on EU leaders to open accession negotiations with Turkey but warned that Ankara had a…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
20,000 patients to get €2,000 each for 'unsound' deductionsPayments of €2,000 each are to be made to around 20,000 people in publicly funded residential care who had 75 per cent of their…Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Decision over Aer Lingus postponed to new yearThe Government has failed to meet its commitment to decide on the future ownership of Aer Lingus before Christmas.Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Irish put politicians at top of corruption listIrish people believe political parties are more affected by corruption than any other institution or sector, according to new…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Pension rule deemed legally unsafe in 2002The Government last night admitted the Department of Health was told two years ago that the practice of using pensions to pay…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Curtin set to challenge body considering his removalJudge Brian Curtin is now expected to initiate a constitutional challenge against the Oireachtas committee which is investigating…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte call to clarify draft IRA statementDublin reaction: The Labour leader, Mr Pat Rabbitte, last night called on the Government to clarify "ambiguity" about the intentions…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Pension use for nursing home fees challengedThe Government has conceded that new legislation is required to regularise a scheme in which the pensions of public nursing home…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Cabinet seeks more details on Ikea planThe Government has stepped back from approving a special planning concession for the Swedish retailer Ikea, which plans a furniture…Wed Dec 08 2004 - 00:00
Labour calls on McDowell to explain altered Garda recordLabour has called on the Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, to explain why the Garda record of an incident central to the Morris…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Details of proposed deal to be released if talks failThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, plans to release detailed information on the scope of the deal to restore powersharing ithe North if…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
€53m land deal profit shared by top professional figuresSenior figures from the worlds of business, medicine and the legal professions were among the investors who sold a south Dublin…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
Integrity of Taoiseach's office would be undermined - KennyFine Gael leader Mr Enda Kenny said the release of the killers of Det Garda Jerry McCabe would completely undermine the integrity…Tue Dec 07 2004 - 00:00
€1.6bn paid in tax settlements shows wide extent of evasionTens of thousands of tax defaulters have made settlements with the Revenue in the years since the body's powers were strengthened…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Meeting with McCabe unlikely without dealThe Government has indicated that the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is unlikely to meet the widow of the Det Garda Jerry McCabe until …Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Sinn Fein TD denies allegation he took part in 'horrific act'The Sinn Féin TD, Mr Aengus Ó Snodaigh, has said he has no knowledge of claims aired in the Dáil yesterday in which he was alleged…Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Tax changes not enough - OppositionReaction The Opposition has criticised the tax changes in the Budget, pointing out that the Government has failed to compensate…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Anger over Ahern remarks on McCabe killers' releaseFine Gael and Garda sources have expressed anger at indications from the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, that the release of the killers…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Too little for disabled, pollution and healthOpposition Reaction The opposition parties picked fault with the Government's commitment to disability services, which was the…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
'Many socialists' will be happy with new package, says CowenPress conference The Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, has said "many socialists" will be happy with the Budget he introduced …Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Judge says he discharged his obligationsThe judge who chairs the Standards in Public Office Commission has said he was never asked to sit in the High Court after he …Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Government says Binead conviction matter for courtsThe Government has said the conviction of a Sinn Féin member for Provisional IRA membership is a matter for the courts and separate…Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Judge pressed to clarify why he retired earlyThe Labour Party has called on the High Court judge, Mr Justice Matthew PTue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Group proposes radical changesFlynn reports: The Government has accepted proposals for a radical reduction in the immediate scope of the controversial decentralisation…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Decentralisation scaled back as only 20 towns feature in the initial stagesThe Government has cut 29 regional towns from the first phase of the decentralisation programme in a major climb down from its…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Ministers Cullen and Coughlan missed out badlyWinners and losers: The big political losers in the Government climbdown on decentralisation are the Minister for Transport, …Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Government rowing back on decentralisationThe Government will brief senior trade union figures this morning on a timetable for the decentralisation initiative in which…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Government set to sell off part of Aer LingusThe Government is on the point of making a decision in principle to privatise part of Aer Lingus, although there is still no …Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Fine Gael's 'rip-off' award ridicules MinisterFine Gael has ridiculed Government calls for an end to the "rip-off" Ireland mentality by naming an "award" for the most blatant…Tue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00
Coalition split on Aer Lingus's futureThe departure of the top management team from Aer Lingus has exposed potentially damaging divisions within the Government coalition…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Resignations at Aer Lingus to force decisionImplications: The departure of Mr Willie Walsh and his top management team from Aer Lingus creates a major headache for the …Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
Candidates spend big sums in EU campaignThe former Dublin Lord Mayor, Mr Royston Brady, spent almost €200,000 in his unsuccessful campaign for Fianna Fáil in the European…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Cowen urged to give tax breaks to Knock airportThe Council for the West has urged the Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, to designate Knock airport for tax breaks in the Budget…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Capital spend delay reduces Estimates' scopeThe Minister for Finance, Mr Cowen, has decided to reduce the scope of the Budget Estimates next week because he is still finalising…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
US airline may open Irish routesAmerican Airlines has sought licences from the US authorities to introduce two new routes into Ireland next year, it has emerged…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
FF promotion will rehabilitate EllisThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, is on the point of promoting the Sligo TD, Mr John Ellis, to the chairmanship of the Joint Oireachtas…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
DUP urged to back power-sharingConcessions on offer from the Provisional IRA raise the question of whether the DUP is "genuinely" prepared for partnership politics…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry into Grangegorman murders ruled outThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, has ruled out a public inquiry into the unsolved murders in 1997 of two women in Grangegorman…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
IRA could disband if it chose to, says McDowellThe Minister for Justice has said it is "within the grasp" of the Republican leadership to disband the Provisional IRA if they…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
President appoints special adviser for second termThe President, Mrs McAleese, has reorganised her private office team after the retirement of her special adviser, Ms Eileen Gleeson…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Greens call for carbon levy to finance cuts in tax or PRSIThe Greens have called on the Government to rethink its decision not to impose a carbon tax on fuel and industry and said the…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Ahern stresses importance of EU-US tiesIreland The Government has said it looks forward to closer ties between the EU and the US after President Bush overcame the …Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Irish Red Cross authorised to administer flood relief fundThe Government has authorised the Irish Red Cross to administer a humanitarian relief fund for householders caught up in severe…Wed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
Group to challenge constituency revisionA Leitrim-based protest group is seeking to raise at least €100,000 to fund a court challenge against a constituency revision…Wed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
