O'Dowd decides to withdraw from presidential contestIRISH-AMERICAN publisher Niall O’Dowd has decided to withdraw from the contest for the Presidency, citing the difficulties facing…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
No winner as FG Áras hopefuls make pitchesTHE PRESENTATIONS of the four Fine Gael presidential contenders to the parliamentary party yesterday were unofficially described…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
O'Dowd withdraws from Áras raceIrish-American publisher Niall O’Dowd has decided to withdraw from the contest for the Presidency, citing the difficulties facing…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Fine Gael TDs to hear from Áras hopefulsTHE FOUR competitors for the Fine Gael presidential nomination are to give a series of addresses to the parliamentary party at…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Two top semi-State executives waive their bonus paymentsTWO TOP executives in semi-State companies Bord na Móna and Bord Gáis Éireann have said they will not be accepting bonus payments…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Bruton to brief Labour TDs on wagesMINISTER FOR Enterprise Richard Bruton is to brief the parliamentary Labour Party at its rooms in Leinster House today on his…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Cox says he has 20 signatures needed from TDs and SenatorsPAT COX yesterday secured the last of 20 signatures required from Fine Gael TDs and Senators to contest the party’s July 9th …Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Doyle outlines views of president's roleTHE PRESIDENT can help to set the national agenda, former minister of state Avril Doyle said as she became the fourth senior …Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Bruton to discuss pay reformsMINISTER FOR Enterprise Richard Bruton has agreed to meet the parliamentary Labour Party to discuss plans to reform controversial…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Avril Doyle to seek FG nomination for presidencyFORMER MEP and minister of state Avril Doyle is due to announce at lunchtime today that she will be seeking the Fine Gael nomination…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Gilmore says no cuts in welfareTÁNAISTE AND Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has reiterated the position of the programme for government, that social welfare…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Higgins secures Labour nomination for presidencyTHE INTERNAL contest to choose a Fine Gael candidate for the presidency is growing in intensity with the prospect of former MEP…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Higgins promises 'energetic' campaignLABOUR’S candidate for the presidency Michael D Higgins has pledged to conduct a “very energetic” campaign that will bring him…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach calls on EU partners for supportFIRST 100 DAYS: EUROPEAN LEADERS must “step up to the mark”, put aside their domestic agendas and support countries like Ireland…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Kenny pledges no income tax increase in budgetThe Taoiseach has pledged not to increase income tax and the Tánaiste not to cut social welfare payments in the budget as the…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Nama chief denies developer buybacksNO EVIDENCE had been produced that developers were buying back properties from the National Asset Management Agency through a…Wed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Cabinet to consider proposal for vote on judicial salariesA MEMORANDUM is to be brought before today’s Cabinet meeting proposing that a referendum be held on judges’ pay.Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Kenny fears developers may be buying back assets from NamaTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has expressed concern that some developers may be trying to buy back assets previously taken over from the…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach to address forum of TDs, MPs and MLAsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny is to give a keynote address to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Cork this morning on the theme…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach hails UK-Irish tiesQueen Elizabeth’s state visit marked a new chapter in what a strong, positive and forward-looking relationship between Britain…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
'An enormous loss to public life', says PresidentTHE DEATH of Brian Lenihan, former minister for finance, was “an enormous loss to public life in Ireland”, President Mary McAleese…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Government 'fully supportive' of corporation tax reduction in NorthTHE GOVERNMENT was “fully supportive” of a reduction in Northern Ireland’s rate of corporation tax, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has …Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Costello remembered as man of compassion and intellectual brillianceTHE LATE Declan Costello was a man of intellectual brilliance and deep compassion who put his gifts at the service of the country…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Political thinker's ideals shaped modern IrelandANALYSIS: Declan Costello’s social legacy is deep. His once extreme proposals are now taken for grantedWed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryTHE RECENT Diary by Frank McNally on the late George D Hodnett, composer of the ballad Monto , brought back memories of the talented…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Robinson highlights climate change challengeCLIMATE CHANGE is one of the greatest human rights challenges of this century, former president Mary Robinson said in Dublin …Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Hungary opposes EU corporate tax increaseTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán found common ground in their opposition to increased corporate…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
State planning new civil service forumThe Government would shortly be presented with proposals for the creation of a new forum for existing top management in civil…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Labour backbenchers continue to criticise Bruton's pay cut proposalsLABOUR BACKBENCH criticism of Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton continued yesterday with Galway East TD Colm Keaveney expressing…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach keeping 'report cards' on MinistersTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny said last night that he was keeping a “report card” on every Minister’s performance in the current Government…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Full agenda for next North-South meetingTHERE WOULD be a “big agenda” for the next plenary meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council in Dublin on June 10th, Taoiseach…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Norris warns Seanad facing political extinctionMEMBERS OF the new Seanad have been told they are facing political extinction unless they can demonstrate to the Government and…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Burke likely to be chosen as Cathaoirleach of SeanadTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny’s close associate, Fine Gael Senator Paddy Burke, is likely to be chosen as Cathaoirleach (chair) when the…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Obama says US will give what help it can to IrelandÁRAS: PRESIDENT BARACK Obama congratulated President Mary McAleese on the success of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Ireland during…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
President and Taoiseach to be among mourners at State funeralPRESIDENT MARY McAleese and Dr Martin McAleese will be among the mourners at the State funeral of former taoiseach Dr Garret …Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
McAleese says FitzGerald 'strove to make Ireland a better place for all'PRESIDENT'S TRIBUTE: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese led the tributes to former taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald yesterday, saying he …Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Ex-taoisigh among dignitaries at wreath-laying ceremonyATTENDANCE: FORMER TAOISIGH Brian Cowen, Bertie Ahern and Albert Reynolds attended the wreath-laying by President McAleese and…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Proper way to greet royal visitorsPROTOCOL: THE APPROPRIATE manner in which to address Queen Elizabeth is, initially, as “your majesty” and subsequently as “ma…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil will support white-collar crime BillFIANNA FÁIL has pledged to support the newly published Criminal Justice Bill on white-collar crime, which the party maintains…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
White-collar crime Bill to be publishedMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter will today publish legislation imposing sentences of up to five years on those who fail to …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Hysterical response to proposals by pensions industry, says NoonanPRESS CONFERENCES: THE PENSIONS industry has been accused by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan of reacting in a “quasi-hysterical…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Job creation plan targets schools and energy useFUNDING OF €30 million for school-building projects, an expanded energy retrofitting plan and abolition of the air travel tax…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Elliott condemned over SF commentsUlster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott tonight launched a sharp attack on Sinn Fein supporters, whom he described as “scum”, …Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
SF, DUP polling strongly in TyroneWith protracted delays in the counting of votes for the Fermanagh-South Tyrone and West Tyrone constituencies, afternoon tallies…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Welfare commission to look at payments to familiesA PROPOSAL to set up a commission on tax and social welfare will go to Government “within the next few weeks”, Minister for Social…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Commemoration recalls vision of the 1916 fallenTHOSE WHO gave their lives in the 1916 Rising were not just seeking separation from Britain, they also had a vision of Irish…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Martin pays tribute to 1916 spiritThis year's celebration of the men and women of 1916 was an occasion for hope but also realism, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Meeting to consider EU proposal on corporate taxCORPORATE TAXATION will be on the agenda when an interim all-party Dáil committee chaired by Fine Gael deputy Charles Flanagan…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
FG's seven Seanad nominationsSEVEN OF Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s 11 nominees to the Seanad will be Fine Gael choices, with the remaining four selected by the …Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach on investment visit to USTHE MESSAGE that “Ireland is open for business” is the central theme of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s visit to New York this week to…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
