Talks to open with US to get 'deal for Shannon'Discussions on an Ireland-US bilateral air agreement have been authorised to prevent Ireland from being "at the mercy" of the…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Anomalies in car-testing investigatedReports that cars could fail the national car test in one lane at an NCT centre and pass in another at the same venue are being…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Young Sinn Fein backs boycott of world forumYoung Sinn Féin supporters rejected the wishes of the party's national executive and backed a motion to boycott the powerful …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Party 'committed to building the peace'Sinn Féin is committed to building the peace, and to reaching out to the Protestant community, said Mr Alex Maskey, head of the…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Delegates told SF 'here to stay'Sinn Fein Ardfheis: Sinn Féin is "not about to go away", the party's ardfheis was told as it opened last nightSat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Judges are warned to apply drug sentence lawThe Minister for Justice has warned judges to apply sentencing law in relation to drug-dealing offences.Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Garda unit to get weapons which are 'less lethal'Bean-bag shot, pepper spray and ferret spray shot are to be supplied to the Garda Emergency Response Unit as "less-lethal weapons…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Minister says EU welfare measures will be strictThe Minister for Social and Family Affairs is to introduce social welfare regulations "no less robust" than those announced in…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
New site for new Abbey Theatre likelyThe new Abbey Theatre is unlikely to be built at the existing location because of costs and the difficulties in acquiring adjoining…Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Brennan orders bus stop safety reviewThe Department of Transport will review the safety criteria for the location of bus stops all around the State, the Minister …Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Call for registration of mobiles rejectedParents have ultimate responsibility for the purchase and use of mobile phones by their children, the Minister for Communications…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Call for 'breakthrough' on homelessnessHomelessness could be ended once and for all as a fitting legacy of Ireland's economic success, a conference has been told.Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Conference told voluntary bodies must not get too bureaucraticVoluntary organisations need to guard against becoming too big and bureaucratic, the director of the Homeless Agency has warned…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Garda claims not queried - RabbitteThe Nally inquiry team appeared to accept Garda claims without question, but went through a "forensic examination" of the accusations…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
State's phone bill up €140,000Phone rental price increases announced last month are likely to cost the State almost €140,000 extra a year, according to information…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Omagh report held over security - MinisterThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, said he could not release the Nally report to the families of the Omagh bomb victims because…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Land rezoning at the 'root' of all corruptionLand rezoning is at the root of all corruption currently being reported and the planning process is the one area in need of urgent…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Woman waited over a year for board's replyA woman who applied for a mobility allowance had to wait more than a year to get a simple letter of acknowledgement from her …Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Review of alleged incursion soughtThe Government has asked the British authorities to review their investigation of an alleged incursion by up to 20 British soldiers…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte rejects recruitment BillA Bill to transform public service recruitment is a recipe for the politicisation of the Civil Service and will make sure it …Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Dormant accounts plan criticisedThe Government was engaged in a "blatant political gimmick" to take over the disbursement of the dormant accounts fund "for a…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Revenue cannot determine if amnesty breachedRevenue inspectors cannot establish whether those who availed of the tax amnesty breached it because investigators are not allowed…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Poll date a factor in decentralisation deadline of 2006December 2006 was chosen as the decentralisation deadline to put pressure on Ministers and Government Departments to have the…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
McDowell to consult AG on Grangegorman murdersThe Minister for Justice will consult the Attorney General and the Garda authorities about a renewed request for an independent…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Minister criticised over use of models in campaignsThe Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen, was accused yesterday of trying to behave like a racing driver rather than a member…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
McCreevy compared to both Fagin and jaded singerThe Minister for Finance has been compared both to the "light-fingered" fictional pickpocket Fagin and to a jaded recording artist…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Ahern accepts he spoke on phone to GilmartinThe Taoiseach has accepted that he must have had a phone conversation with the property developer Mr Tom Gilmartin in which he…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
'Sharp practice' in electronic voting decision, says FGThe Government was accused of "sharp practice" in the manner in which it decided to proceed with electronic voting.Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
TD denies she aided tax evasionFianna Fáil TD Ms Beverley Cooper Flynn has told the Dáil she fulfilled all her legal and ethical obligations as a bank employee…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Ahern accused of 'selling out'The opposition has agreed that the allegations that the Taoiseach delayed the Flood tribunal for five years were "transparently…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
8,000 view Dun Laoghaire pier optionsAbout 8,000 people attended the exhibition of the four proposals for the redevelopment of the former mail boat pier in Dún Laoghaire…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Cullen's Kyoto Treaty targets attacked"There is a real danger that the burden of meeting Kyoto commitments will now fall on households, car-owners and farms," Labour…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
McDowell defends exclusion on health groundsPeople with tuberculosis, syphilis, drug addiction and profound mental disturbance could be denied leave to land in Ireland following…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Cabinet to seek AG's advice on electronic votingThe Government is to seek the Attorney General's advice on the constitutionality of introducing electronic voting through regulations…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends redress deal for abusedThe Government did not need legal experts, the Attorney General or papers to decide on the State's contribution to compensate…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Bill would create 'a nation of spies', says Fine GaelThe Immigration Bill is a "re-instatement of an old law on a temporary basis", the Minister for Justice has told the Dáil, but…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Further British information on bombings unlikely, says AhernThe Taoiseach expects no further records to be forthcoming from the British authorities on the Dublin and Monaghan bombingsWed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Kenny raises concern on healthcarePeople are gambling with their lives if they look for an effective service in the North-Eastern Health Board area, the Dáil has…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Treatment of elderly and carers criticisedThe Government treats carers and the elderly they care for as the "weakest link" when it comes to cutting costs, the Dáil has…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Ombudsman for financial bodies to be establishedAn ombudsman to deal with consumer complaints about banks and other financial institutions will be established under new legislation…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
TD fears 'angel of death' situation hereSerial murders like those by Harold Shipman could be repeated in Ireland unless the system for registering deaths is strengthened…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Ahern rules out EU move on IrishIt is not possible for Irish to become an official EU language, the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has insisted in the Dáil.Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte attacks Harney over care of elderlyDAIL REPORT: Labour has accused the Tánaiste of targeting the "poor and vulnerable" in a Dáil row over State care for the elderly…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Brennan stresses 'level pitch' for airportsThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, does not see any connection between the European Commission's ruling on Charleroi Airport…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Martin defends handling of smoking banThe Minister for Health, Mr Martin, has rejected Opposition allegations of ineptitude on the introduction of the ban on smoking…Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
38,000 visit Smithfield's ChinatownChinese New Year, officially launched yesterday at the crowded Dublin Chinatown festival in Smithfield, marks the Year of the…Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Motion criticises neglect of emigrantsThe Government faces major criticism in the Dáil this week over its treatment of Irish emigrants in Britain.Mon Jan 26 2004 - 00:00
Gardai treated like foreign army, says DeasyGardaí are treated like a foreign army in many areas of the State, the Dáil was told, as Fine Gael demanded a role for councillors…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Allocation of jobs corrupt, says TDIreland is probably the most corrupt country in the world in the allocation of jobs, according to Fine Gael TD, Mr Michael Ring…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Rabbitte claims Dail is sanitisedThe Government has been accused of contriving to sanitise Dáil business, and undermine the relevance of Parliament.Wed Jan 21 2004 - 00:00
