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
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
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
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
Campaign controversy rumbles on as voters go to the pollsVoters go to the polls today in the children’s rights referendum with the Government under pressure to explain the blunder in…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
The children's referendum ruling was short but there's no doubting its importAnalysis: Attorney General will now have to explain where it all went wrongSat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
No provision in law to allow for new poll dateANALYSIS: The Government was aware as early as October 31st that there was an error in the information it published about the…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Five TDs call for vote to be postponedReaction: Five Independent TDs last night called for tomorrow’s referendum to be postponed in the light of the Supreme Court…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
IBRC declined pay cut requestThe board of the former Anglo Irish Bank declined a request by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan last spring to impose pay …Thu Nov 08 2012 - 00:00
Kenny's travel bill higher than Cowen'sTaoiseach Enda Kenny and Ministers in his office have increased the number and cost of foreign trips by a third since assuming…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Gathering co-funded 'Last Word' trip to NYThe Gathering part-funded the visit to New York by Today FM’s Last Word programme on which actor Gabriel Byrne lambasted the …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Fuinneamh as an ghnáthTuairim is deich lá ó shin, thug an Taoiseach Enda Kenny cuairt ar chomhlacht i gCorcaigh a bhí le fógairt go raibh siad chun…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
A shakedown or a welcome initiative to attract visitors?Analysis: If you tried to second-guess things about Ireland that actor Gabriel Byrne was mad as hell about, the list might include…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach calls for 'Yes' voteTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said that putting an 'X' beside Yes in Saturday's children's referendum would be the 'X factor" that…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Noonan's choice of cuts and tax hikes severely curtailed by three promisesANALYSIS: Three commitments leave little room for manoeuvre in devising budgetMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Pensioner tax rises under reviewThe Government is considering targeting the lower tax rates paid by pensioners in next month’s budget as well as making cuts …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Government bookshop closure to save €400,000The Government Publications Office bookshop on Molesworth Street in Dublin is to close later this month.Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
External reports cost departments almost €3mSeven Government departments have spent almost €3 million in fees to outside consultants since the Coalition came into power …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Tax increases for pensioners under reviewThe Government is considering targeting the lower tax rates paid by pensioners in next month’s budget as well as making cuts …Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Parliamentary inquiries Bill to be unveiled todayPROPOSED PARLIAMENTARY inquiries legislation, which will be unveiled today, will help avoid the problems and uncertainties that…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Planned legislation is surprisingly ambitious given the constraintsANALYSIS: THERE WAS a view the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Abbeylara case put an end to meaningful parliamentary inquiries…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet approves drafting of Bill for Oireachtas inquiriesTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday announced five new forms of inquiry that can be carried out by Oireachtas committees without breaching…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Cull of State agencies to ease off in 2013THE GOVERNMENT has substantially modified its aim to abolish or merge almost 100 State agencies by the end of 2014.Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Government insists no verdict yet on hospitalGOVERNMENT SOURCES have played down reports that a decision on the location of the new national children’s hospital is a “done…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Plan for five new forms of inquiryThe Government yesterday announced five new forms of inquiry that can be carried out by Oireachtas committees without breaching…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
SF critical of €36m Cabinet pensionsTHE €36 MILLION pension entitlements of the current Cabinet constitutes only a small part of grossly excessive pension payments…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Troika says State will achieve fiscal targets this yearTHE TROIKA of international lenders to Ireland has said the Government will meet its fiscal targets for 2012, but has highlighted…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Adams defines republicanism for Sinn Féin of futureSINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has said that the attainment of Irish unity by reconciliation will comprise what he described as…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Government confident of bailout exit next yearTHE GOVERNMENT has said it is working on a strategy with the European Union to exit Ireland’s rescue programme at the end of …Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Noonan 'very confident' of State bailout exit in 2013The Government has said it is “very confident” that Ireland will exit its bailout programme at the end of next year irrespective…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Teachers earn up to €55,000 in extra allowancesCOMMITTEE INQUIRY: A TEACHER was paid €55,439 in allowance payments in 2011, according to new details provided by the Department…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Lenihan's letter on bailout acceptance releasedTHE CRITICAL letter written by late minister for finance Brian Lenihan in 2010, accepting that Ireland could no longer operate…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore insists no lack of trust in ReillyTHE GOVERNMENT struggled last night to play down talk about a breakdown of trust between Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Decision on children's hospital next weekTHE GOVERNMENT will not make a final decision on the location of the new national children’s hospital until next week’s Cabinet…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Noonan says he never shared 'panic' over Merkel remarksIRISH REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan said he was always confident Ireland would get a deal on legacy bank debt…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Higgins entitled to rally expensesSOCIALIST PARTY TD Joe Higgins was entitled to use a Dáil allowance to cover travelling expenses outside Dublin, Minister for…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Can we get by without our friendly local town councillors?With the announcement of plans to reform local government, many town councillors fear they may no longer be able to serve their…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
