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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Watchdog to discuss claims RTÉ manipulated debate audienceAN ALLEGATION of audience manipulation in the final television debate of the presidential election last year is expected to be…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Minister says RTÉ coverage is biased towards liberal and centre-left partiesA SENIOR Fine Gael Minister has claimed that RTÉ has a bias towards political parties that are centre-left and have liberal views…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Difficult, exhausting, frustrating: a baptism of fire for Dáil's raw recruitsTHE CHURN in the 31st Dáil elected last year was without precedent.Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ has more to reveal on 'Frontline' affair as charge of 'manufacturing' controversy persistsANALYSIS: LESS THAN a week ago, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) seemed to have put an end to the controversy surrounding…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Ministers cautious on promissory note dealSENIOR FIGURES in Government, including Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, have urged caution about…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
New Gallagher charge must be examined by RTÉ, says RabbitteMINISTER FOR Communications Pat Rabbitte has said RTÉ is obliged to examine a complaint by businessman Seán Gallagher that an…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Ministers cautious over Anglo notesSenior Government figures, including Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, have urged caution about…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Labour losing political battle in Coalition, claim GreensTHE GREEN Party has focused its criticism on the Labour Party at a press conference to mark the Government’s first year in office…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Greens attack Labour performanceThe Green Party has criticised the Labour Party at a press conference to mark the Coalition’s first year in office, claiming …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Coalition claims 'solid start' after first yearTHE FINE Gael and Labour coalition has claimed substantial progress on more than 150 policy promises during its first year in…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Coalition claims 'solid start'The Government has said it has made a “solid start” in tackling the State’s problems in its first annual progress report…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Failures admitted amid the self-praiseANALYSIS: THE COALITION’S progress report on its first year in Government was always going to be a tricky assignment.Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Coalition claims it has made 'solid start'THE GOVERNMENT has said it has made a “solid start” in tackling the State’s problems in its first annual progress report…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Ceisteanna na gceannairí: Níor briseadh aon ghealltanas, a deir an TaosieachShéan an Taoiseach Enda Ó Cionnaith ar maidin go raibh gealltanas briste ag an Rialtas maidir le creidmheas a chur ar fáil do…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Changes sought to insolvency proposalsA CROSS-PARTY Oireachtas committee will today recommend several key changes to the Government’s draft personal insolvency Bill…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Chastened Soldiers of Destiny begin the march to renewal and reformANALYSIS: FEW POLITICAL parties have approached an annual convention with such trepidation as Fianna Fáil in the run-up to its…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Fine Gael welcomes Martin apology over FF role in crisisFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has made an unequivocal apology on behalf of his party for its role in leading Ireland to seek…Sun Mar 04 2012 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil leader apologises over Irish economic crisisFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has made an unequivocal apology on behalf of his party for its role in leading Ireland to seek…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Government rejects fiscal treaty link to bailout fundTHE COALITION has dismissed as without foundation a contention by the Socialist Party that the Government agreed to a secret …Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Martin forces Ó Cuív to resign as deputy leader of FFFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin effectively sacked his deputy leader Eamon Ó Cuív yesterday after the Galway West TD openly…Thu Mar 01 2012 - 00:00
Fianna Fáil facing 'crucial' ardfheisFianna Fáil’s first ardfheis since its electoral drubbing last year will see the leadership try to steer though far-reaching …Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Government to dispose of up to €3bn in assets over two yearsTHE GOVERNMENT has announced it will dispose of up to €3 billion in State assets and companies over the next two years, primarily…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
State to sell parts of Bord Gáis, ESBThe sale of Bord Gáis’s energy business will form the main part of the Government’s €3 billion disposal of State assets and companies…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Making protest pay, Irish styleIT’S JUST PAST 9PM on Thursday night, and the two streets that make up Ballingarry in south Co Tipperary are desertedSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
