Early 2013 deadline for climate change BillThe long-anticipated draft climate change Bill will not meet its publication target of the end of 2012 but will now be published…Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
State close to resolving just three of 12 EU casesThe Government is unlikely to be able to resolve three-quarters of its infringement cases under EU environment law during 2013…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Support system for protecting TDs and Senators from 'venom' to be consideredThe Government Minister with responsibility for mental health has said she will consider setting up a support system to help …Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Minister worried by numbers on disabilityINTERVIEW: Burton against any proposals for taxation of child benefitMon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Economic council excludes key ministries, says BurtonMinister for Social Protection Joan Burton has criticised the Economic Management Council saying it has excluded the big-spending…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Directors must be 'accountable'The public interest directors on the boards of State-backed banks must be made for accountable for the work they do on behalf…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
BoI amends terms on up to 500 mortgages each weekBank of Ireland is offering mortgage restructuring options to 400-500 customers per week, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Reform assists the indebted and blows the dust off antiquated bankruptcy lawAnalysis: Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has described the Personal Insolvency Bill as the “most radical reform [in this …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Banks warned over debt legislationMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has warned banks that if they do not co-operate with the new personal insolvency scheme he …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Shatter warns banks to engage with debt lawMinister for Justice Alan Shatter has warned banks that if they do not co-operate with the new personal insolvency scheme he …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Abortion nettle grasped at last but pain may lie aheadANALYSIS: Twenty years after the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the X case, a government has finally grasped the nettle…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Archbishops urge free vote on abortion as Kenny moves to reassure FG TDsThe four Catholic Archbishops last night called for TDs to be given a free vote on the Government’s proposed legislation on abortion…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
TDs express misgivings on suicide clauseFine Gael: More than a dozen Fine Gael TDs have indicated publicly ahead of today’s Cabinet decision on abortion that they …Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Burton to meet party's disaffected SenatorsUnhappy Labour Party Senators will be seeking assurances from Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton that are strong enough…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
State to use mix of law, guidelines to deal with X caseThe Cabinet will announce today that a combination of legislation and regulations will be required to comply with the Supreme…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Keaveney's Julius Caesar moment was enigmatic and surprisingAnalysis For Latin scholars who vote in Galway, the significance was not lost: Keaveney was about to rebelFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Keaveney defection over cuts a major blow to LabourLabour has suffered a serious blow with the defection of party chairman Colm Keaveney, who voted against the Government’s more…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Government was warned over guideFISCAL TREATY CAMPAIGN: The Commission formed to conduct the information campaign for the Fiscal Treaty referendum in May warned…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
No budget defection fears, says CoalitionThe two Coalition parties said last night they were confident there will be no defections by Fine Gael or Labour TDs on the most…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Tá (19) mí na meala thart - ar fadBíonn tréimhse ama ag tús téarma rialtais ina dtugtar maithiúnas don dream nuaWed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Coalition to fix loophole to enable banks to seize homesThe Government has agreed with the EU-IMF troika that it will fix the legal loophole preventing banks seizing the homes of defaulting…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Kenny in talks with Norway's premierTaoiseach Enda Kenny emphasised Ireland’s campaign to make legacy bank debt more sustainable in separate meetings with the Norwegian…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Possibility of budget defections recedesThe possibility of any Coalition defection on the budget receded yesterday as backbench TDs and Senators from both parties said…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Government insists no U-turn on budgetThe Government is adamant there will be no row-back on any aspect of the budget in the face of growing criticism from Fine Gael…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Despite dissent, Coalition looks set to hold the lineANALYSIS : While this budget has not been the most severe in strictly monetary terms, it is arguably the harshest on the basis…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Rabbitte says €3bn note will not be paidMinister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has said categorically the Government will not pay the instalment of €3Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
At least nine Labour TDs oppose some budget cutsLabour Party chairman Colm Keaveney has said he had received more than 200 replies to an email he sent to some 1,400 party members…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach urged to promote green EUTen leading environmental organisations in Europe have written to Taoiseach Enda Kenny urging him to make the green economy a…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
McDowell's search for the rebel uncle he never knewThe former tánaiste has traced the life and death of Brian MacNeill in a new television documentarySat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Kenny and Gilmore rule out any reverse to budget cutsTaoiseach Enda Kenny and Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore have ruled out any row-back on the budget in the light of growing unease among…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Top pensioners face budget take of €500mPensioners with high incomes will be one of the primary targets of today’s budget with an estimated €500 million in new taxes…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Muted backbench budget responseBack bench Deputies from both parties were generally down beat and muted in their response to the Budget with both Labour and…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Labour election fears come to pass"Look what Fine Gael have in Store for You" warns the visually striking advertisement taken out by the Labour Party in the dying…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Where deepest cuts and tax hikes will hit hardestWhile leaks about the contents of today’s budget were contained compared with last year, the shape of the €3Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Addition of 'mansion tax' will see reduced property taxThe new property tax to be announced in tomorrow’s budget will be reduced slightly as a result of the late addition of the so…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
President's remarks prove controversialI Michael D Higgins’s comments on the Savita Halappanavar inquirySat Nov 24 2012 - 00:00
Bruton plan to get most from green economyMinister for Jobs and Enterprise Richard Bruton will launch a major green strategy which the Government says has the potential…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
FF proposes even cuts-taxes splitFianna Fáil has proposed a 50-50 split between cuts and taxes in its pre-budget submission, a marked departure from the Government…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
FF seeks to cut private pension reliefFianna Fáil has proposed a fifty-fifty split between cuts and taxes to reach an adjustment of €3Thu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Different types of inquiry available to Government to investigate Savita caseTribunals, commissions and private inquiries could all be usedThu Nov 22 2012 - 00:00
Parties still divided internally and from each other on abortion issueANALYSIS: Fine Gael is the most divided of the main parties on the issue of abortionWed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Moves to shed light on IFSC lobby groupThe Government is to take a series of measures to make the work of the controversial IFSC Clearing House Group more transparent…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
No Oireachtas bank inquiry until 2014The promised Oireachtas inquiry into the State’s banking crisis is unlikely to begin until early 2014 at the earliest, according…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Coalition parties confident TDs will not break ranks over motionDáil vote: There was growing confidence among the Coalition parties last night that no Fine Gael or Labour deputies will break…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Abortion views of some Fine Gael TDs have shiftedThe views of some Fine Gael TDs on dealing with the abortion issue have shifted somewhat in the light of the circumstances surrounding…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Citizens on Constitution body to have anonymityThe decision that the 66 citizen members of the constitutional convention can remain anonymous runs counter to practice in other…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
€2m fees for State-hired directors of banksTwelve public interest directors appointed by Government to State-supported banks since 2008 have shared almost €2 million in…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Two State banks pay over €150,000 to 57A total of 57 employees of two State-owned financial institutions, Irish Life, and Permanent TSB, earn basic annual salaries …Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Vote result unlikely to face court challengeThe solicitor representing the Dublin engineer who successfully challenged the Government’s information campaign in the courts…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
