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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Labour criticised over HoganLabour ministers were last night criticised by Fine Gael TDs and Senators for not showing sufficient solidarity with Minister…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Household registrations reach 545,500Revisit this page for regular updates on the household charge in the run up to the deadline for paymentThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Fine Gael TDs criticise Labour on Hogan stanceLABOUR MINISTERS were last night criticised by Fine Gael TDs and Senators for not showing sufficient solidarity with Minister…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Most households will not have paid charge by deadlineTHE GOVERNMENT has predicted a late surge in registrations for the household tax but accepts that a majority of households may…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet discusses how to act on recommendationsANALYSIS: AT ITS Cabinet meeting yesterday, the Government discussed how to implement the recommendations of the planning tribunal…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Flynn resigns from FF ahead of party meeting on expulsionsFORMER EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn has become the second high-profile figure to resign from Fianna Fáil just days before what…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
TDs debate Mahon report in DáilThe Dáil began a three-day debate on the findings of the Mahon tribunal today.Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Government to set date for fiscal treaty referendum todayTHE GOVERNMENT will announce a date for the referendum on the fiscal stability treaty in the Dáil this afternoonTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry into RTÉ programme to be made public soonTHE BROADCASTING watchdog’s major investigation into an RTÉ’s A Mission to Prey is expected to be made public next Monday…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Flynn rejects corrupt payment findingsREACTION: FORMER MINISTER and EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn has rejected the tribunal’s finding that he corruptly accepted a…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Kenny brands FF ministers' comments 'disgraceful'REACTION: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has described as “disgraceful” comments made by Fianna Fáil ministers at the time Bertie Ahern…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
O'Dea denies any part in attacking tribunalFIANNA FÁIL TD Willie O’Dea last night denied that he was one of the former ministers who made a “sustained and virulent attack…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
FG TDs tell Ministers of anger at pay cap breachA SUCCESSION of Fine Gael TDs last night sharply criticised the pay levels of ministerial special advisers at a heated parliamentary…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Flynn 'corruptly sought Gilmartin payment'Former government minister and EU commissioner Pádraig Flynn corruptly sought and received a payment of IR£50,000 from the developer…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
SF aiming to have a cumann in every parishSINN FÉIN is aiming to have a cumann in every parish in the country by the end of this Dáil term as part of its strategy to overtake…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Broadcast watchdog considers report on 'Prime Time' defamation of priestTHE OUTCOME of an investigation into the RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme Mission to Prey is to be considered by the broadcasting…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
2016 commemoration should not glorify violence, says BrutonA WARNING that the commemoration of 1916 should not be used to glorify violence has been issued by former taoiseach John Bruton…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Government urged to tell taxpayers how money spentTwo Fine Gael Oireachtas members have urged the Government to follow the lead of the British government and give taxpayers full…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Director general says RTÉ facing tough timesRTÉ MANAGEMENT has warned of significant “financial challenges” ahead as it deals with the fallout from a number of controversies…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Lenihan offered Healy-Rae €1m in return for supportTHE LATE Brian Lenihan promised Jackie Healy-Rae €1 million towards projects in Co Kerry in return for his support for the last…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Ministers to speed up measures to help families in arrearsA COMMITTEE of senior Ministers set up to inject more urgency into the Government’s handling of the mortgage crisis has undertaken…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Ministers will promote Ireland 'unashamedly'TÁNAISTE'S ITINERARY: MINISTERS travelling around the globe for St Patrick’s Day celebrations will “unashamedly” sell the message…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Behind the scenes of 'The Frontline' - what happened and whenRTÉ’s The Frontline programme on October 24th 2011 is generally regarded as having had a pivotal role in deciding the presidential…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
