Heroin find leads to review of rish airportsThe Revenue Commissioners are conducting an immediate review of the licensing of the State's 27 aerodromes in the wake of the…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Chief whip stonewalls over further questionsDáil Report: The Government will allow Dáil time next week for statements on the controversy surrounding the Taoiseach's financial…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Harney says PPARS work not linked to electionMinister for Health Mary Harney has insisted that the timing of interim work on the controversial PPARS computer system "has …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Special debate ruled out of orderOpposition demands for a special debate on the controversy surrounding the Taoiseach's loans and the "Manchester money" were …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Labour leader in sharp exchangesPat Rabbitte: Interest on loans Taoiseach Bertie Ahern received from friends in the early 1990s would now total about €20,000…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
China under scrutiny on rightsThe Week in Strasbourg: As the US faced stinging criticism over President Bush's admissions about secret prison camps, China…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Taxi protest on airport fee and fare changesA work stoppage today by Dublin taxi drivers starts at 6am and culminates in a protest convoy travelling from Phoenix Park to…Mon Sept 04 2006 - 01:00
Woman re-applies for thalidomide benefit 30 years after refusalThe Department of Health is considering the application of a woman who believes she should be receiving thalidomide benefit, …Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
GAAcalls on fans torespectresidentsTDs and senators should strengthen legislation so that fines for urinating in public are in thousands of euro rather than tens…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Call for new 80km/hspeed limit on L-driversProvisional licence holders should be subjected to a speed limit of 80km/h (50mph), according to an Oireachtas report to be published…Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Hotels' union to ballot on court findingsGreat Southern Hotels and Siptu have both welcomed Labour Court recommendations that could allow the sale of the hotel group …Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Fifth annual rise in completed cases by Labour CourtThe number of cases referred to the Labour Court dropped last year by 6.2 per cent but completed cases rose by 16Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Edinburgh to use Luas as modelDublin's Luas transport system is a very successful light-rail model for Edinburgh to follow, according to Scotland's minister…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
K Club case for Labour CourtA wage dispute between the K Club and its greenkeepers goes to the Labour Court today after talks failed at the Labour Relations…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Garda still not willing to accept responsibility, says familyCarthy family reaction: It was regrettable that, even with the publication of the Barr report into the fatal shooting of John…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Animosity to garda stemmed from arrestJohn Carthy: If the deep animosity John Carthy felt towards the gardaí was the seed that led to their fatal confrontation in…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
€36m for education and disabilitiesThe latest round of allocations of €36 million from the dormant accounts fund is to be invested in tackling educational disadvantage…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
TD chairs child protection bodyThe child protection committee established in the wake of the statutory rape crisis has met for the first time and appointed …Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
State to seek philanthropic donations for range of projectsThe Government is to formally advertise for philanthropic donations from wealthy individuals and community groups to co-fund …Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
President hosts cross-community partyThe 316th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne was commemorated in at least one venue in the Republic as well as 18 others …Thu Jul 13 2006 - 01:00
Building Societies Bill passes after late-night Dáil debateA Bill to allow for the demutualisation and sale of the Irish Nationwide Building Society, and a windfall to members, has been…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Dáil rejects proposal to sit for longerThe Dáil has adjourned for almost 12 weeks until September 27th as the Government rejected an Opposition proposal to sit for …Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte says MS patient waiting two years for operationA claim was made in the Dáil that nothing had been done for a woman suffering multiple sclerosis, on morphine for nine months…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Ahern to point out Somme omissionTaoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil he did "not want to make too much of the omission" by Prince Charles of the Irish contribution…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Taoiseach tells Opposition they have nothing to offerTaoiseach Bertie Ahern staunchly defended the Government's record in office as he attacked the Opposition, whom he said had nothing…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Rules on food testing in schools may changeThe Department of Education may revise the guidelines for primary schools involved in commercial schemes before the new school…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Certificates to replace lost State medals for families of veteransOfficial certificates are to be issued to the families of military veterans whose State medals may have been lost, stolen or …Mon Jul 03 2006 - 01:00
Repayments contract did not go to lowest bidderThe private consortium that won the bid to administer the repayments scheme to patients illegally charged for long-stay nursing…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Minister is misinformed on claims, says deputyThe floodgate for potential hepatitis C claimants has been open for more than a decade but only 2,200 of up to 16,000 people …Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide Bill to reach DailThe long-awaited legislation to allow for the demutualisation and sale of the Irish Nationwide building society will be taken…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Minister rules out US aircraft checksRandom checks of US military aircraft landing at Shannon airport would only have a cosmetic effect, Minister of State for Foreign…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Victims of human trafficking are treated 'like criminals'Girls who have been trafficked into Ireland for prostitution are treated like criminals while the traffickers get away scot-free…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Ahern says 42 face statutory rape law chargesForty-two people face charges under the statutory rape legislation which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, …Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Ahern tells Sargent 'put up or shut up' over Fahey chargesTaoiseach Bertie Ahern called on Green Party leader Trevor Sargent either to "put up or shut up" about allegations he made against…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Coalition has no sense of direction - HigginsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern was compared to the ill-fated Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty in a scathing attack on the Government…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
FG Bill seeks to protect victims of intrudersThe rights of victims rather than criminals should be protected when they are confronted by an intruder in their own home, Fine…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Carthy report now not to be released before recessThe Barr report into the Garda shooting of John Carthy in Longford six years ago, will not now be published before the Dáil goes…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Deafness claimants complain over fees to lawyersThe Department of Defence has received 145 complaints from soldiers and former personnel who made Army deafness claims but who…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
UN peacekeeping operations by Defence Forces legal, says O'DeaMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea said he had no difficulty in publishing the Attorney General's advice about the legality of…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
€25m Bovale settlement to Revenue welcomedTaoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dáil he was glad that Bovale, the construction company that made a record €25 million settlement…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Report on Carthy killing ready for printingThe Barr report into the death of John Carthy is ready to be printed, according to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who said he had no…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Ahern criticises attitude of many leaders to AfricaMany world leaders "couldn't care less" about the crisis in HIV/Aids and its impact on Africa, according to Taoiseach Bertie …Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Over €400m recovered from ineligible welfare recipientsThe State has recovered more than €400 million from people receiving welfare benefits they are not entitled to, according to …Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Byrne criticised over traffic Bill commentsNew chairman of the Road Safety Authority Gay Byrne was criticised for remarks he made about possible delays by the Opposition…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
Rabbitte renews attack on e-votingLabour leader Pat Rabbitte renewed his attack on the Government over electronic voting and the extra costs of buying out storage…Wed Jun 21 2006 - 01:00
SF event told of benefits of power sharingUnionists must be shown that power-sharing is far preferable to having British ministers implement policies over their heads, …Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
Final resting place overlooks seaBurial: Charles J Haughey was buried beside a member of the Old IRA, in the shade of two sycamore trees.Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Ring breaks ranks over 'dangerous' planning BillFine Gael TD Michael Ring broke ranks with his party to vote against a Bill to fast-track major infrastructure projects through…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Ahern insists new nursing home body will be autonomousThe Government hopes to pass the nursing homes inspectorate legislation by the end of the year and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern insists…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
