Council responds to TD's claim over lettersClare County Council has responded to a claim by Labour TD Michael McNamara, who said approximately 16,500 homes in the county…Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
President welcome at reform discussionPresident Michael D Higgins would be welcome to give his views to the Constitutional Convention, a spokesman for the convention…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Collusion of PM's office and treasury suspectedAS MANY as 14 officials in government and banking circles in Uganda may be involved in the alleged diversion of an estimated €…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Scandal will bolster calls for direct aid to NGOsBACKGROUND: The suspension of any further Irish aid to Uganda’s government is an unprecedented moveSat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Uganda aid stopped as €4m goes missingTHREE OFFICIALS from the Department of Foreign Affairs flew to Kampala yesterday after Ireland’s aid programme to Uganda was …Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
'Enough good' for SF to back YesSINN FÉIN wants “a new ethos for cherishing the children of this State”, Gerry Adams said yesterday at the launch of his party…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Independents call for Yes vote but urge enhanced child securityREFERENDUM: A GROUP of six Independent TDs has called for a Yes vote in the children’s referendum but with the proviso that …Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Charity chief to chair reform bodyTOM ARNOLD, the chief executive of the charity Concern Worldwide, has been appointed to chair the forthcoming Convention on the…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Martin welcomes Saturday vote and urges 'honest and positive' campaignFIANNA F�IL: FIANNA FÁIL has urged an “honest and positive” campaign in the Children’s Referendum at the launch of the party…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Independent TDs call for Yes voteSix Independent TDs joined together at a press conference in Dublin this morning to call for a Yes vote in the children’s rights…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Martin calls for 'honest' campaignFianna Fáil called for an “honest and positive” campaign in the children’s rights referendum at the launch of the party’s drive…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Republic turns to old ally for aid and moral support in hour of needANALYSIS: OPPOSITION PARTIES got the scent of blood after German chancellor Angela Merkel’s apparent rebuff to the Government…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore to raise bank debt with GermanyEU BANKING CRISIS: IRELAND’S BANK debt will be on the agenda when Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon …Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach's efforts on bank debt deal criticisedTHE GOVERNMENT has come in for sharp criticism from Opposition parties who claim that Taoiseach Enda Kenny played an ineffectual…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Objective of vote to protect vulnerable, Minister tells DáilCHILDREN'S REFERENDUM: THE FORTHCOMING poll was not about undermining parents and the Government fully supported the family, …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Syrian humanitarian agenda must not be hijacked, says UN aid chiefTHE HUMANITARIAN agenda in Syria should not be hijacked for political ends, United Nations emergency relief co-ordinator Valerie…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Referendum part of 'wider reforms'The proposed constitutional amendment is “the backdrop” to a wider programme of change for children being pursued by the Government…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Seanad reform may be safer political bet for Coalition than risky referendumANALYSIS: Senators Zappone and Quinn have advanced a case for electing the Seanad by universal franchiseTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Left needs credible economics, Gilmore saysPARTIES OF the centre-left in Europe had to prove to voters that they had “credible answers” for dealing with the economic crisis…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
'I don't have the power of forgiveness in the name of 6m people'THE HOLOCAUST, so often talked and written of, can remain an abstract concept until you meet someone who went through itSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
A great fillip for Ireland's upcoming presidency of council, says GilmoreTHE AWARDING of the Nobel Peace Prize to the EU provided a “great fillip” to Ireland’s forthcoming presidency of the European…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
UN refugee chief urges simpler asylum processIMPROVING PROCEDURES for asylum-seekers in Ireland would reduce the current backlog, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Howlin seeks public sector changesThere had to be a fundamentally different way of delivering public services, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Left must show 'credibility' - GilmoreParties of the centre left in Europe had to prove to voters that they had “credible answers” for dealing with the economic crisis…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Balls to reaffirm British Labour Party's commitment to EUToday’s meeting of European social democrat ministers and shadow ministers in Dublin will be told that the British Labour Party…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore welcomes EU's Nobel prizeThe awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the EU provided a "great fillip" to Ireland's forthcoming presidency of the European…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Norris gets his kicks with launch of autobiographyTHE POLITICAL world should take note: David Norris is back on formFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Labour archive donated to National LibraryTHE LABOUR Party had never turned away from a challenge, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore said…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Iranians lift ban on Irish beef imposed due to BSE fears in 1996The Iranian ban on Irish beef imports has been lifted and the trade will resume as soon as some minor technicalities are ironed…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Kildare gets 900 jobs in Kerry Group dealTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is the owner of the 28-acre site acquired by Kerry Group for its new Global Technology…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore denies holding back dispute informationTÁNAISTE AND Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore has rejected an Opposition claim that he is withholding “key information” about…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Coalition issues to be settled 'in private'The two party leaders in the Coalition are determined that any differences which may arise in government will be settled between…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Brussels talks to set EU presidency agendaTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will seek to establish “clear lines of communication” prior to Ireland’s looming presidency of the EU when…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Villiers calls Finucane review a 'robust process'THE BRITISH government investigation of the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has been defended as “a robust process…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Shortall resignation a distraction from bigger issuesINSIDE POLITICS : Conflict between individual Ministers is overshadowed by the problem of our crushing level of indebtednessSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
A public threat to resign might have packed a greater political punchThe former minister of state will quickly realise that she has become yesterday’s news as, in the true nature of politics, talk…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
White to replace Shortall in health postMINISTER OF STATE: THE FORMAL appointment of Labour TD Alex White as Minister of State for Health is expected at the forthcoming…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Department denies welcoming statement of three finance ministers following fierce criticismTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance has moved to defuse controversy over its reaction to the joint statement from the German, Dutch and…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Political career: Grassroots favouriteFIRST ELECTED to Dáil Éireann at the top of the poll for the Dublin North West constituency as one of 33 Labour TDs led by Dick…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Hogan heavily criticised over Traveller letter to constituentMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has come in for strong Opposition criticism after he wrote a letter to constituents in…Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ executives to outline referendum coverage planTHE RTÉ steering group of senior executives is to meet tomorrow to discuss coverage of the forthcoming referendum on children…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Fianna Fáil calls for assurance on resources ahead of referendumFIANNA FÁIL has called on the Government to make a clear commitment to adequately fund child protection services in advance of…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Keaveney says wife temporarily filling inLABOUR PARTY chairman Colm Keaveney TD has said his wife, Deirdre, is “temporarily filling in” as his parliamentary assistant…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Shortall reflects Labour's growing sense of uneaseINSIDE POLITICS: Some parts of Róisín Shortall’s speech that could have come from a script by Joe Higgins or Richard Boyd Barrett…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Proposal to give a child right to be cared forIRELAND’S MOST vulnerable children would be given “a second chance” if the Government’s constitutional amendment was passed, …Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Broad welcome for wording of proposed children's amendmentTHE GOVERNMENT looks set to secure a comfortable majority for its children’s rights amendment to the Constitution in a referendum…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Dáil Bills to focus on finance, jobs and childrenTHE MAIN focus of the Government’s legislative programme for the autumn parliamentary session will be “finance, jobs and children…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Wording of children's rights referendum is publishedThe Government today published the wording of the children’s rights amendment to the Constitution.Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
'Clear' and 'robust' wording on children's rights amendmentTHE PROPOSED children’s rights amendment to the Constitution will be “a strong robust article designed to enhance the constitutional…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Referendum set for November 10thThe children’s referendum will be held on Saturday, November 10th, the Taoiseach told the Dáil today.Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
