TDs and MEPs call for poll to be deferredFISCAL TREATY REFERENDUM: SIX INDEPENDENT TDs and an Independent MEP have called on the Government to defer the referendum on…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Kenny rules out treaty vote deferralTaoiseach Enda Kenny has rejected a call for the referendum on the fiscal treaty to be postponed.Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
A clear Yes-No divide as voters convey conflicting motives on doorstepsON THE CANVASS: THE NORTH Dublin suburban estates of Belclare and Sutton Park are separated by a few miles and a good few rungs…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
A strung-out issue resolved as fiscal treaty war-drum finally falls silentANALYSIS: O’Cuív’s decision to back down reflects better on Micheál Martin than on the Galway West deputyWed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Job intern scheme to be expandedTHE GOVERNMENT’S national internship scheme is to be expanded by 1,000 places.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
'Jobbridge' extension announcedThe Government's national internship scheme is to be expanded by 1,000 places.Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ team made submissions defending standards after draft report publishedBACKGROUND: Four members of ‘Mission to Prey’ team argued over findings on journalistic standardsMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Bailout veto opportunity now gone, says judgeTHE REFERENDUM Commission has said the Government has already decided not to exercise its veto in relation to the emergency bailout…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
'Mission to Prey' report to be releasedThe Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s major investigation into RTÉ’s A Mission to Prey is expected to be published soon…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Brady urged by party leaders to consider positionPOLITICAL LEADERS from across the party spectrum have called on Cardinal Seán Brady to consider his position following allegations…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Referendum body campaign opensThe Referendum Commission has said the Government has already decided not to exercise its veto in relation to the emergency bailout…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Yes vote will mean billions in cuts from 2015, says People Before ProfitPEOPLE BEFORE Profit has claimed that a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum on the fiscal treaty will result in billions of…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
No vote would rule out access to ESM funds, says official bodyREFERENDUM COMMISSION: THE REFERENDUM Commission’s information booklet on the fiscal treaty to be published today will confirm…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
People Before Profit call for No votePeople Before Profit has claimed that a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum on the fiscal treaty will result in billons of…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Ó Cuív will seek legal advice if expelled by FF over No stanceFIANNA FÁIL TD Éamon Ó Cuív has said he will seek legal advice if anybody moves to have him expelled from the parliamentary party…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Coalition denies IMF vote confusionTHE GOVERNMENT has dismissed suggestions that its senior Ministers are sending out “mixed messages” about the State’s funding…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Honohan stresses flexibility of treatyCENTRAL BANK governor Patrick Honohan has said the flexibility of the fiscal treaty has reassured him that signing up to it will…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Half of cash from asset sale may be retained in State, says KennyIRELAND COULD hold back up to 50 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of State assets for domestic investment following agreement…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Government has ruled out second mini-budgetTHE GOVERNMENT has categorically ruled out a second mini-budget after what it has described as the “successful completion” of…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Coalition defends fiscal treaty websiteWEBSITE DISPUTE: THE GOVERNMENT has defended the neutrality of its website on the fiscal treaty in the face of protests by the…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Half of asset sale funds to be used for jobs, says TaoiseachThe Government has ruled out a second budget this year after what it termed the “successful completion” of the latest review …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Hollande wants EU treaty reopenedThe leading candidate for the French presidency, François Hollande, has laid out plans to add new elements to the European Union…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Advocates of pact portrayed as Thatcherite right wingersSF CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has depicted supporters of the European fiscal compact treaty as Thatcherite…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Howlin in warning over allowancesSome of the 800 allowances currently paid to public servants, costing the State €1Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Far-reaching whistleblower laws needed, says watchdogA GROUP campaigning for transparency in public life has said whistleblower laws should allow public servants inform TDs and Senators…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Minister's apology over water meter confusionA SENIOR Government Minister has apologised for Government confusion over how many households in the State may face flat bills…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar backs Mitchell over planning tribunal criticismMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar has given backing to Dublin South TD Olivia Mitchell who was criticised in the final report…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Mandate to advise No vote on fiscal treatyTHE PROSPECT of the Government getting limited or no support from the trade union movement for the referendum on the EU fiscal…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Kenny says Coalition has boosted job creationTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said that his Government has restored a “high level of confidence” to the economy which has resulted…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Kenny claims job creation progressThe Government has delivered on all but three of the 83 measures it set out for the first three months of its Action Plan for…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach rebuffs queries on water chargesTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has refused to be drawn on what the allocation of free water might be to customers when water metering is…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Households to pick up €800m bill to establish water companyIRISH HOUSEHOLDS will be liable for funding arrangements totalling more than €800 million needed to establish a water company…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
TDs and Senators run up refreshments tab of €73,000TDS AND Senators have racked up tabs totalling €73,000 in the Dáil restaurant and bar.Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Bord Gáis chosen to operate Irish WaterMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has said the establishment of Irish Water will be the biggest change in the development…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Households face €39 charge for 20 years on water metersHOUSEHOLDS WILL pay an average of €39 per annum over 20 years to cover the cost of the loan from the National Pension Reserve…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Noonan confident on bailout reviewMinister for Finance Michael Noonan said he expects Ireland will have met all its targets under its EU-IMF bailout programme, …Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Government insists there is ample time for fiscal compact debateTHE GOVERNMENT has insisted there is ample time for a fully-informed debate on the EU’s fiscal compact over the next six weeks…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Troika to begin sixth quarterly assessmentSENIOR OFFICIALS from the International Monetary Fund, the EU Commission and the European Central Bank will hold talks with senior…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Old friends keep popping up to trouble Fine Gael's idealsThe Government has lacked decisiveness about shunning tainted former party favouritesFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Noonan met Lowry last year after adverse Moriarty reportMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed he agreed to meet Independent TD Michael Lowry some months after he was censured…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
TD says politicians criticised in tribunal reports should not have pay or pensionA Fine Gael TD has said that all public representatives of his party who have been criticised by either the Moriarty tribunal…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
FF Senator declares trips to four states for US degreeWEXFORD FIANNA Fáil Senator Jim Walsh visited Jordan, the eastern European states of Georgia and Azerbaijan and the US last year…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Hogan yet to issue referendum reportTHE OFFICIAL report on last October’s two referendums has not been published yet, a month after it was received by Minister for…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Revenue should take control of property tax, say MinistersDIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED in collecting the new household charge has convinced a growing number of Ministers that the Revenue …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
No room for triumphalism as Kenny downplays party atmosphereANALYSIS: ‘We will not celebrate until Ireland has reason to celebrate,’ insists tuned-in TaoiseachMon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Kenny plays down O'Brien photoTaoiseach Enda Kenny has said he had no control over the invitation list for an event at the New York Stock Exchange in which…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
€100m household charge shortfall could force councils to cut servicesTHE STATE’S 34 city and county councils face having to make significant cuts in local services as a result of an expected deficit…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Robinson hopes Catholics join DUPPETER ROBINSON, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, has said he would like more Catholics to join the Democratic Unionist…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Minister does not foresee any jailings over household chargeMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan has said he does not envisage anybody going to jail as a result of not paying the €100…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
