Broughan's call for crematorium regulation rejectedIT IS easier to open a crematorium than an off-licence, the Dáil has been told, amid calls for a regulatory authority for such…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Minister accused of hypocrisy over pledgeMINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton has been accused of “hypocrisy” over her pledge to abandon provisions to cut the lone…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Fiscal treaty legislation passedThe Dáil has passed legislation allowing the referendum on the fiscal compact treaty to take place on May 31st.Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Water meters will not result in privatisation, says GilmoreTÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore has rejected claims the introduction of water charges will result in the privatisation of water services…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
No 'big bad wolf' of water privatisation, insists LabourDÁIL SKETCH: IS SHE A “Government within a Government” or even “a party within a party”Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Water not being privatised - GilmoreTánaiste Eamon Gilmore has insisted the introduction of water charges will not result in the privatisation of water services…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Nama to make €200m profit for 2011, says NoonanTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is expected to make a profit of €200 million for 2011 and should break even over …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
TDs reject abortion Bill in voteThe Government has defeated a Dáil Private Members’ Bill implementing the X case ruling to provide limited access to abortion…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Ó Cuív accused of 'revisionist rubbish'A FORMER Fianna Fáil minister has been accused of “revisionist rubbish” and “contradictory verbiage” in an angry response to …Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Abortion legislation must await reportTHE GOVERNMENT has opposed legislation implementing the X case ruling to provide limited access to abortion because it is waiting…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Reilly opposes abortion BillThe Government is opposing the Private Member’s Bill implementing the X-case ruling and providing for limited access to abortion…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Former diplomat defends Irish stance on Falklands warA FORMER leading diplomat has staunchly defended Ireland’s approach to dealing with the Falklands conflict in 1982.Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Family of man killed in Bolivia to meet MEPsTHE FAMILY of Irishman Michael Dwyer, shot dead by Bolivian police in 2009, will today meet Irish MEPs in Brussels as part of…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Boyd Barrett to take over Higgins role in DáilDÚN LAOGHAIRE TD Richard Boyd Barrett will be the United Left Alliance’s representative at Dáil leaders’ questions for the next…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Broadcast body to investigate leak sourceTHE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland and RTÉ have expressed their “disappointment” at the leaking of information to The Irish…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Coalition warned to put effort into Yes voteTHERE WAS only a “fragile majority” in favour of the Yes side and the referendum needed a “full-scale general election-sized …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
EU fiscal treaty 'vital for ECB'The main purpose of the fiscal compact treaty was to provide cover for the European Central Bank to engage in quantitative easing…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Fiscal treaty a necessary instrument in EU 'toolbox'THERE PROBABLY would have been no sovereign debt crisis if all EU countries consolidated their finances during the “good times…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Fiscal treaty 'a necessary instrument'The fiscal compact treaty is a necessary instrument in the EU’s “common toolbox”, the newly formed committee on the referendum…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Thousands protest against household chargeABOUT 5,000 vehement, loud and persistent demonstrators rallied outside the Fine Gael ardfheis, protesting against the €100 household…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Voices from the floor: Delegates have their sayMARY BRENNAN , mayor of Shannon, believes “an awful lot of the changes that are being made have to be made to better our country…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Building sector the scapegoat of economy, says NoonanCONSTRUCTION and development has become the “scapegoat” of the economy but it is a “key part” of any developed modern society…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Pay household charge, urges KennyFUNDING: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has appealed to homeowners who have not yet paid to register for the household charge by midnight…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Failure to act on child abuse 'not acceptableFINE GAEL ARDFHEIS: IT IS unacceptable that people are aware of child abuse and neglect but fail to act, Minister for Children…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Long-term bond to replace €3bn promissory notePAYMENT OF the €3.06 billion promissory note for the former Anglo Irish Bank has been deferred, Minister for Finance Michael …Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Kenny urges referendum Yes voteTaoiseach Enda Kenny has urged a Yes vote in the European fiscal treaty referendum and appointed Minister for Agriculture Simon…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Great news on the debt - but we're still as poor as beforeDÁIL SKETCH: GOOD NEWS – sort of. Repayment of a massive instalment of an even more massive debt is postponed.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Howlin backs call on O'Brien contactA SECOND Cabinet Minister has backed calls for the Government to review its contact with businessman Denis O’Brien.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Child protection system condemnedMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has condemned what she called the “shambolic child protection system” of the previous…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Two-thirds yet to register as charge deadline approachesTaoiseach Enda Kenny tonight used his opening address at the Fine Gael ardfheis tonight to urge people to register for the household…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Howlin backs comments on O'BrienMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has backed Cabinet colleague Joan Burton’s comments that the Government…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Teachers paid €2.5bn in allowances since 2007PRIMARY AND post-primary teachers have received a total of €2Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Mahon 'must be discretionary on costs'THE MAHON tribunal must take account of delays, obstruction and lack of co-operation when it is awarding legal costs, the Dáil…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Anglo promissory note payment to be deferredThe Government has agreed a deferral of the €3Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Bring charges over corruption, says MartinEVIDENCE UNCOVERED by the Mahon tribunal and “independently available to the DPP is more than sufficient for a number of people…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore promises information campaign over stability treatyA “COMPREHENSIVE information campaign” will be put in place for the European stability treaty referendum which will take place…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Noonan cautious on implications of FF finance proposalMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he accepts the principle of an FF Bill to name financial institutions that have …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore reveals referendum dateThe referendum on the European Stability treaty will take place on Thursday 31st May, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announced in the…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Fate of former luminaries in hands of 95 membersPARTY MEETING: ALMOST 100 Fianna Fáil members will decide next week whether to expel former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former minister…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Fallout will spur fight over household tax, warns HigginsTHE FALLOUT from the Mahon tribunal report will “intensify the campaign against the household charge”, it has been claimed in…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
TD calls for Ahern cabinet members to step downA CALL has been made for serving Fianna Fáil TDs who were members of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s cabinet to “resign and retire…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Child sex abuse not a matter of theology, says GilmoreTHE SEXUAL abuse of children is a crime and is “not a matter of theology”, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has told the Dáil.Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Failure to cut funding of parties criticisedSTATE FUNDING to political parties, estimated at about €16 million annually, has not been reduced despite the cuts to all public…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Household tax boycott 'to intensify'The Mahon tribunal report will remind people about the “enormous greed and corruption of a tiny elite who plundered” society …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Ireland to spend €7m on chairmanship of OSCEIreland will spend €7 million on its chairmanship this year of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Mahon tribunal costs could reach €300mFINAL COSTS of the Mahon tribunal could be as high as €300 million, according to chairman of the Public Accounts Committee John…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Contentious childbirth procedure 'genital mutilation'CHILDBIRTH PRACTICES in hospitals in the past were described as aggravated sexual assault and “female genital mutilation…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Will the doctor prescribe an inquiry into his own profession?SKETCH: IT IS THE ultimate challenge to Minister for Health Dr James Reilly. Will he inquire into his own profession?Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
TD warned against 'inciting' peopleA SINN FÉIN TD was warned about “inciting” people against paying the €100 household charge and encouraging them to break the …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Domestic violence 'elephant in room'THOSE GUILTY of domestic violence should be treated in the same way as an offender attacking someone on the street, Minister …Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
