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'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ross describes comments by Rehn as 'patronising'BIG EU member states and “malingerers” could be able to operate an “à la carte” attitude to the EU fiscal compact treaty, picking…Thu Mar 15 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
FF accuses Coalition of hands-off approach to State-owned bankHOMEOWNERS HOLDING mortgages with Permanent TSB will pay €90,000 more over the lifetime of a €250,000 loan than those with AIB…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Objectivity 'critical' over tweet - KennyTHE TAOISEACH has told the Dáil he hopes the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will act “expeditiously” if its compliance committee…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ objectivity vital, says KennyThe Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) tonight said it has not received any direct evidence that would cause it to review…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
US may reopen market to Irish beef next yearIRELAND COULD be exporting beef to the United States next year for the first time since an EU-wide ban was imposed in 1997 because…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Family 'shocked' at garlic tax jail sentenceTHE FAMILY of Dublin food importer Paul Begley, who was jailed for six years for evading tax on Chinese garlic, has expressed…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
IFA rejects Coalition proposal for lobbyist registerTHE IRISH Farmers’ Association (IFA) has dismissed proposals for the registration of lobbyists’ interests and believes the onus…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Early retiring costs 'not analysed'THE DEPARTMENT of Public Expenditure and Reform carried out “no decent analysis” of the cost of staffing implications resulting…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Gardaí ask Occupy protesters to move from outside bankOCCUPY DAME Street protesters in Dublin who had regrouped were asked by the Garda to move from outside the Central Bank last …Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Hogan says 200,000 people have registered for €100 household chargeHOUSEHOLD CHARGE: MORE THAN 200,000 people have registered for the €100 household charge, generating about €20 million to date…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
FF 'surprised' Rabbitte to deal with debate tweetA FIANNA FÁIL TD has called on Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte to “step aside” from dealing with the complaint about…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Gilmore accused of 'back-slapping'EMIGRATION: TÁNAISTE EAMON Gilmore was accused of being the “minister for emigration” as Sinn Féin claimed 210 people had moved…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Irish spoken in some areas for 'first time since Famine'SEACHTAIN na GAEILGE : IRISH IS being spoken in some areas of the country for the first time since the Famine, Fianna Fáil leader…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
TV licence rules must be addressed, says RabbitteBROADCASTING CHARGE: INEQUALITIES IN TV licence charges between large hotels and holiday caravans will have to be ironed out…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Kenny awaiting advice on abuse casesTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny is awaiting the advice of the Attorney General on the “best way possible to proceed” in dealing with the…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Minister urges support for Greek bailout legislationIRELAND “MUST play its part and stand in solidarity with its fellow euro member states”, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Crime link to gold trade deniedTDS HAVE challenged an assertion by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter that crime has not worsened with the advent of “cash for…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
