Public safety primary factor in temporary release, says O'DeaJudges are not handing out realistic sentences to prisoners, Fine Gael has claimed in the DáilFri Nov 22 2002 - 00:00
State wants GAA to help 2008 soccer finalsThe Government is not asking the GAA to open Croke Park to rugby, soccer or cricket, but rather to allow just four games to be…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Estimates vote won 79-61The Government's Estimates were accepted in the Dáil last night by a comfortable 18-vote majority, 79 votes to 61Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Bill to ban incineration is presented to DailA waste management Bill that would ban incineration and enshrine a zero waste strategy in Irish law, was introduced in the Dáil…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Losses omitted from flood relief planThe humanitarian flood relief scheme approved by the Cabinet will not provide compensation for losses, the Dáil has been told…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Cullen promises full review of all water supplies inWicklowDAIL REPORT: All water supplies in Co Wicklow will be tested as quickly as possible, the Minister for the Environment promised…Fri Nov 15 2002 - 00:00
Shannon arrangements unchanged - CowenThe Government has no intention at this point to revise current arrangements on the granting of military overflight and landing…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
New law will halt 'unsafe' concertsTough new legislation that will allow public authorities to cancel potentially unsafe concerts, was introduced in the Dáil yesterday…Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Interest on tax rebates debatedIf a scheme to pay interest on income tax repayments is introduced it would have to be "prospective" rather than retrospective…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Basis for Irish Box fishing restriction is 'legally sound'The Government is satisfied that the Irish Box restriction is "legally sound" and that there is no justification for its removal…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Politicians must be ready for tough decisions - McCreevyPoliticians should be prepared to make tough decisions, according to the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, who said he would…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Unclaimed life insurance funds could be worth €45mUnclaimed life insurance funds could be worth an estimated €45 million, under new dormant accounts legislation introduced in …Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
FG urges fast-tracking of law to regulate bouncersLegislation to regulate "bouncers" should be fast-tracked because of the number of "dodgy characters" working as doormen, Fine…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Potato grant allegation is deniedThe Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, has rejected allegations by Labour of "corruption" in the administration of a potato …Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
Iraq resolution does not mean war - CowenThere is no automatic trigger for military action in the latest UN Security Council draft resolution on Iraq, the Minister for…Thu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Dail agrees ex-gratia sums for IFI workersThe Dáil last night approved a package of ex-gratia severance payments to Irish Fertilizer Industries' workers, following the…Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Observer may be sent to ColombiaThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Cowen, will decide "in due course" whether to send a legal observer to attend the trial …Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Ahern to speak on claims on 'Real IRA'The Taoiseach is expected to make a statement tomorrow in the Dáil about allegations that his former special adviser, Dr Martin…Mon Nov 04 2002 - 00:00
Cardinal visited priests in prisonCardinal Desmond Connell has visited paedophile priests in prison, a Church spokesman has confirmed.Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Agreement has not been suspended - CowenThe Belfast Agreement has not been suspended, the Minister for Foreign Affairs insisted last nightWed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Street violence 'a serious cause for concern'-AhernThe Taoiseach expressed the Government's "grief and sadness" at the stabbing to death of teenager Alan Higgins in Coolock, Dublin…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Ahern facing challenge in his own backyardAll Cabinet and junior ministers are under pressure to deliver a Yes vote in the Nice referendum, but perhaps the biggest pressure…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Hundreds of FF posters 'go missing'At least 500 of Fianna Fáil's pro-Nice Treaty posters which were put up on lamposts since the start of the campaign have "gone…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Ahern consulted gardai over rumoursThe Taoiseach consulted the Garda Commissioner before the appointment of former minister Mr Ray Burke to his Cabinet in 1997, …Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Kenny says highest office brought into lowest reputeThe Taoiseach has brought the "highest political office in the land into the lowest-possible public repute", the Fine Gael leader…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Howlin challenges Harney about BurkeThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, told the Dáil she accepted the Taoiseach's assurances about Mr Ray Burke and agreed to his appointment…Thu Oct 10 2002 - 01:00
Immigration group urges No vote over sovereigntyThe Immigration Control Platform has called for a rejection of the Nice Treaty because it would lead to a common EU asylum and…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Residents oppose ESB communications mastA proposed telecommunications mast will be a "complete eyesore", ruining the view of the "spectacular" Luas bridge in south Dublin…Mon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Some world-weary demonstrators sceptical of unions' fighting talkRose Eston is not impressed with her unionSat Oct 05 2002 - 01:00
TDs give go-ahead for Nice poll by 98 votes to 13TDs should have no fears about the ability of applicant countries to negotiate with the European Union, the Minister of State…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Neutrality 'protocol' amendment is rejectedIrish neutrality no longer exists, the Green party chairman claimed in the DailThu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Decision should be based on future of EuropePeople should not make their choices in the referendum on "guff" from the Government but on the basis of what was good for the…Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Impassioned plea for Yes vote by FG leaderThe leader of Fine Gael has asked the public to "do the decent thing" and vote Yes in the forthcoming referendum on the Nice …Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Navy to monitor nuclear ship without protestIrish naval vessels and the Air Corps will be monitoring the passage of a controversial shipment of rejected nuclear fuel through…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Overseas aid goal will be negotiated yearly, says KittThe new schedule for increases in Ireland's overseas aid budget will be negotiated year by year, according to the Minister of…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
'Buy nothing' day on the cards to protest at rising pricesThe Consumers' Association of Ireland will decide within the next 10 days whether to follow the example of Greek consumers and…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
New plans due for Monaghan hospitalNew proposals aimed at restoring a "significant level of acute services" at Monaghan General Hospital will be drafted "in the…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Opposition fails to win time for other issuesOpposition leaders failed to secure extended Dáil sitting time to discuss Exchequer cutbacks and political developments during…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Nice outcome not ignored, McDowell claimsThe Government has not ignored or dismissed the outcome of the Nice Treaty referendum last year, the Minister for Justice, Mr…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Economy warning a red herring - BoyleThe economic argument about the Nice Treaty is "the ultimate in red herrings", according to the Green PartyThu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Politicians 'running' from defenceIreland must become one of the architects of European security and defence, according to Fine Gael's foreign affairs spokesman…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Voters urged to wait to 'bloody' coalitionThe electorate should "wait in the long grass" and deliver a "bloody nose" to the Government where it was needed - at the European…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Minister tells meeting treaty has nothing to do with taxes, neutrality, culture or abortionThe Nice Treaty had nothing to do with neutrality, taxes, culture or abortion, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Gardai charge 27 with drugs offencesTwenty-seven people have been arrested and are expected to appear in court this week on drugs-related charges, as part of the…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Ireland slips down the world index of corruptionIreland's ranking on an international corruption perception index has dropped five places from 18th last year to 23rd, out of…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Residents lodge 300 objections to proposed housing developmentFurious residents in south Dublin have lodged at least 300 planning objections to a proposed housing development at a former …Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
US emigrant group says funding dwindlingMore funding for Irish emigrant organisations in the US is crucial in the wake of the September 11th attacks, according to one…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Department fails to respond to dental associationThe Irish Dental Association has expressed its concern that the Department of Social and Family Affairs has failed to respond…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Warning on rapid decline of herring gullsDuchas, the heritage service, is considering putting herring gulls on its endangered species list because of its rapidly declining…Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Groups abroad welcome task force reportIrish organisations abroad have welcomed the task force report on emigration as a watershed in the State's relationship with …Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
