Budget to focus on cuts, says CowenGOVERNMENT PLANS to “front-load” or have higher tax cuts in the first year of the four-year budgetary plan “may dampen economic…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Fáilte Ireland DIY kit to help towns 'trap' tourists by selling an experienceA DIY kit to help towns use their history to turn their location into a “tourist trap” has been introduced by Fáilte Ireland…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Union role in dealing with crisis defendedIRISH CONGRESS of Trade Unions general secretary David Begg has rejected criticism that unions failed to organise mass protests…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Concern raised over system to deal with prisoner complaintsRECOMMENDATIONS: PROCEDURES to deal with prisoners’ complaints and disciplining inmates fell short of international best practice…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Relocation of department 'institutional vandalism'MINISTER FOR Defence Tony Killeen does not know the cost of the decentralisation of his department or of the relocation of its…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Demand to resume Dáil early rejectedLABOUR AND Sinn Féin were unsuccessful in their demand that the Dáil should resume on Tuesday after the bank holiday weekend …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Drumm could be extradited if DPP takes case, Dáil toldEXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS could be taken against former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm if the Director of Public …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Creighton calls for review of minimum wage to aid firmsA CALL has been made for the Government to review the minimum wage “in an effort to help struggling small and medium-sized businesses…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Gormley rejects alleged cost of shelving PoolbegMINISTER FOR the Environment John Gormley has rejected what he called “grossly exaggerated” claims about the proposed cost to…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Cowen can't expect Opposition to solve crisis for him - GilmoreTHE TAOISEACH cannot expect the Opposition to solve the financial crisis for him, expect the public to pay for it and then stay…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
No change to tax deal for artistsTHE MAJORITY of people who benefit from the artists’ tax exemption scheme earn less than €50,000 a year, according to Minister…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Five ministers had role in Abbey planMINISTER FOR Culture Mary Hanafin is the fifth Cabinet member to examine the as yet unconcluded saga of whether the Abbey Theatre…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Minister insists Nama will not be subsidising loss-making hotelsTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has not subsidised any loss-making hotels and does not intend to do so, Minister …Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Hanafin urges clarity on Ryanair plan to boost tourism by ending travel taxMINISTER FOR Tourism Mary Hanafin has challenged Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary to say exactly how he would fulfil his…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Cowen rows back on State loan scheme for businessesTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen appears to have rowed back on proposals to introduce a loan-guarantee scheme for small business, first …Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Bill to allow jobs for unqualified teachers criticisedA FORMER minister for education has condemned as “facetious”, “insulting” and a “serious mistake” a provision in education legislation…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
FG questions lessons learned about passportsIRELAND SEEMS to have learned no lessons from the “Dubai affair” in relation to the fraudulent use of Irish passports, Fine Gael…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Insanity Bill to correct justice system flawA BILL to correct a major flaw in the way the criminal justice system deals with people with a mental illness who have committed…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
FG urges review of bailout for State agency pensionsBAILING OUT the pension funds of State-supported agencies including Fás is expected to cost the exchequer well over the €1 billion…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Work to begin on cystic fibrosis facilityWORK ON the long-delayed cystic fibrosis unit at St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin is expected to start next Monday following the…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Advocates for CF sufferers to meet hospital chiefCAMPAIGNERS FOR cystic fibrosis (CF) sufferers will meet the chief executive of St Vincent’s hospital, Dublin, to discuss interim…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Go west for an Indian summerTHE ECONOMY may be at a record low and the national mood is not much betterSat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Acknowledgment acknowledged, but Kenny annoyed that it's anodyneSKETCH: THEY ALMOST made it without any raised voicesFri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Ahern confirms Garda file brought to shop for printingA GARDA file on an alleged criminal gang was brought to a photocopying shop for printing, Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern confirmed…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
FG warns Irish neutrality must evolve to face new global threatsIRELAND’S NEUTRALITY “must evolve” to face new threats to world peace and international law, Fine Gael foreign affairs spokesman…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach rebuffs Kenny's call to dismantle HSEBRIAN COWEN has rejected a Fine Gael suggestion that the HSE be dismantled and has accused the Opposition of failing to accept…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
FG motion on local hospitals defeatedTHE GOVERNMENT last night had a comfortable majority of 77 votes to 73 to defeat a Fine Gael motion on the maintenance of frontline…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Harney criticises hospitals' absenteeismRATES of absenteeism in Irish hospitals cannot be justified according to Minister for Health Mary Harney, who has criticised …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
E-voting machines to be disposed ofTaoiseach Brian Cowen today said the electronic voting machine project, which has cost the Government over €54 million, will …Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Budget link to Navan surgery cutMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney acknowledged in the Dáil that there were budgetary concerns about the elective surgery undertaken…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach 'did not know' Anglo faced insolvencyTAOISEACH Brian Cowen insisted he did not know Anglo Irish Bank was facing insolvency the night the Government issued a blanket…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
State can no longer borrow money, claims NoonanIRELAND CAN no longer borrow on the international markets because its “sovereign creditworthiness is gone”, Fine Gael finance…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
No Brussels request for four-year planIT IS a Government decision and not a ruling by Brussels to introduce a four-year budgetary plan to bring the deficit below 3…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Taoiseach's move to extend bank guarantee not credible, says GilmoreLABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore has sharply criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowen for calling on the Dáil to extend the bank guarantee…Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Christian knighthood for RobinsonFORMER PRESIDENT and UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson is to receive a knighthood for her service to the cause of human rights…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Taskforce appointed to identify research prioritiesMINISTER FOR Enterprise Batt O’Keeffe has appointed a taskforce to identify priority areas for research and “smart” economy Government…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Senior Chinese official for talks with CowenTHE MOST senior Chinese politician to visit Ireland since prime minister Wen Jiaboa in 2004 will hold meetings today with the…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Cowen meets senior Chinese officialThe most senior Chinese politician to visit Ireland since prime minister Wen Jiaboa in 2004 held meetings today with the President…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
MEPs take up arms against US plans to charge EU visitors 'security and tourism' feeSTRASBOURG NOTEBOOK: EUROPEAN LEADERS have been warned to stop being “paper tigers” in a growing row about controversial plans…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Ireland criticised over corporation taxIRELAND’S CORPORATION tax policy has come in for renewed criticism with a senior member of the German Greens describing it as…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Borrowing costs to fall, says RyanBANKING CRISIS: MINISTER for Communications Eamon Ryan has predicted “clarity” and “certainty within a matter of weeks” on the…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Row with Fine Gael over price claims escalatesCOST OF ENERGY: A CLASH between the Green party and Fine Gael about the cost of electricity and gas to consumers has escalated…Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Media is now less impartial, conflict conference is toldMANY REPORTERS have moved from being “detached chroniclers of events to active combatants on the information front line”, according…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Almost 25% of one-parent families were paid too muchWELFARE PAYMENTS: ALMOST A quarter of one-parent families received more than they should in social welfare payments, with a …Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Volunteers who restored Kilmainham Gaol get their moment in the sunKILMAINHAM GAOL has been witness to three centuries of Irish historyTue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
FitzGerald laments absence of state visitsIT IS an “extraordinary anomaly” that there has never been a state visit in either direction between two so “closely connected…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Timeline: McFarlane AppealA timeline of the case which has resulted in the latest ruling from the humans rights court in StrasbourgSat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Imma to close for upgrade next yearTHE IRISH Museum of Modern Art (Imma) at Kilmainham in Dublin will close its historic main building from November 1st next year…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
Protest over Irish man in French jailTHE FAMILY and friends of a Co Tipperary man held without charge in a French prison have demonstrated outside the Department …Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Protest over Irishman held in FranceThe family and friends of a Co Tipperary man held without charge in a French prison have demonstrated outside the Department …Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
