O'Donoghue encouraging moves on Dáil reformCeann Comhairle John O'Donoghue has taken steps to encourage significant reform in the daily operation of the Dáil, including…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Ministers' constituency staff cost €4m a yearThe Cabinet and Ministers of State have nearly 130 civil servants and privately-recruited staff working solely on constituency…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
No FF pressure on Ahern to step down quicklyTaoiseach Bertie Ahern faces little or no significant pressure from within the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party to step down quickly…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Ahern warns about complaceny after EU treaty findingsThe poor support figures for the European reform treaty in The Irish Times TNS mrbi opinion poll, show that the Government has…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Ó Cuív planning radical shake-up of development sectorDozens of local development companies, such as Leader and Area Partnerships, have been told to merge by the end of the year, …Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Ahern says Cabinet will not reject pay increasesTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has dismissed speculation that the Cabinet will defer or reject pay increases recommended by an independent…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
Grealish confirms talks on FF moveProgressive Democrats Galway West TD Noel Grealish has confirmed he has discussed the possibility of quitting the party with …Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
UK minister hints at common border security systemThe Republic and the United Kingdom may need to consider operating a common border security system in coming years, a British…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Cowen changed rule for ministers but not gardaMinister for Justice Brian Cowen made a further change to legislation going through the Dáil this week to benefit two other former…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Campaign to urge voters to check registerAn information campaign to encourage people to register for voting has been launched by Minister for the Environment, John Gormley…Fri Nov 02 2007 - 00:00
Witness protection flexibility defendedThe Garda Commissioner has objected to calls for the rules governing the witness protection system to be set down in legislation…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
38,000 apply for driving test since rule change proposalSome 38,000 people have applied to do their driving test since Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey launched his abortive bid …Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Plan to fine labour law breaches approvedEmployers will face fines of up to €250,000 for breaches of labour law, including abuses of migrant workers, under plans from…Thu Nov 01 2007 - 00:00
Political adviser to Cowen cleared by ethics bodyA political adviser to Minister for Finance Brian Cowen successfully applied for clearance from a State ethics watchdog before…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
Private firm may quadruple number of its driving testsThe Road Safety Authority (RSA) is prepared to quadruple the number of driving tests carried out by a private company to ensure…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Harney should refuse pay rise - O'MalleyProgressive Democrats leader and Minister for Health Mary Harney should not accept a €36,000 pay rise, her colleague Senator …Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Review outlines Shannon-Heathrow eventsThe Department of Transport's top official urged the chairman of Aer Lingus in mid-June not to make any speedy decisions to cease…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Steps to cut road deaths on 'long finger'Fine Gael complained last night that the measures most likely to be effective in curbing road deaths have been long-fingered …Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
New Dail committe chairs announcedFormer Fianna Fáil ministers of state demoted by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern after the last general election were among those chosen…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Kerry North and SouthKerry North and South are over-represented to an "unacceptable" degree in the Dáil, but despite this the Constituency Commission…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Limerick East and WestLimerick will lose one TD, and 14,000 voters in the west of the county are to be transferred into a new constituency dominated…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Seats shared out in accordance with Nice treatyDublin is to lose one seat to become a three-seat constituency in European Parliament elections, while Longford and Westmeath…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Demoted ministers to be rewarded with new jobsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern is set offer consolation prizes to a number of Fianna Fáil TDs who lost ministers of state rank after …Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Fragmenting of Irish Aid raised in reportThe Government should not fund every aid organisation tackling major emergencies such as the 2004 Asian tsunami, a State-ordered…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Paisley to address Dublin body on arbitration meritsFollowing a political career often based on conflict, Northern Ireland's First Minister, the Rev Ian Paisley, is to speak in …Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
Ombudsman to examine more State agenciesOmbudsman Emily O'Reilly is to be given the power to investigate hundreds of State agencies set up over the last 20 years under…Fri Oct 19 2007 - 01:00
FG offered two extra committee chairs over pairingsThe Government has offered Fine Gael two extra chairs of Oireachtas committees, each worth €20,000 a year, in a bid to get the…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Greens must be clear on role in EU - senatorThe Green Party must decide if it is to be a critical outsider on the European Union, or opt to drive change from within, one…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
PDs alter rules for electing leaderProgressive Democrat members and councillors are to be given a greater say in the selection of the party's next leader under …Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
McCreevy says Taoiseach has highest ethical standardsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern operates to the highest possible ethical standards and will not suffer a negative judgment by the Mahon…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Dev's biggest failure was on emigration issue, says TaoiseachÉamon de Valera's inspiring leadership sustained the State in lean and difficult times, but his biggest failure was the inability…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Press Council to accept complaints from 2008The Press Council will accept complaints from the public from January 1st about any articles published or broadcast since October…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Tenant purchase scheme delayedLegal problems must be resolved by the Attorney General's office before the Government can introduce legislation to allow local…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Flynn could be in FF within monthsIndependent Mayo TD Beverley Flynn could be back in Fianna Fáil within months, following the settlement yesterday of her long…Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
FG withdraws Oireachtas co-operationFine Gael has pulled back from nearly all Oireachtas co-operation arrangements with the Government, following its refusal to …Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
CRH link to pollution - MEPs' reportA Cement Roadstone-owned brick factory is the "probable" cause of pollution on a Kilkenny farm afflicted by stunted cattle, dead…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
20% of Labour Party ruled out of voteOne in five Labour Party members are unable to vote in the deputy leadership election, which is due to be decided tomorrow, because…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
Shannon protest exaggerated - reportThe campaign led by midwest companies protesting at Aer Lingus's decision to end flights between Shannon and Heathrow is exaggerated…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
No deal at Rockall talksTalks involving four countries, including the Republic and the UK, to share oil and gas exploration rights potentially worth …Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Call for tighter rules on State funding of emigrant groupsState funding rules for emigrant organisations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere must be tightened, a review commissioned by…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach wins Dáil motion of confidenceTaoiseach Bertie Ahern last night won a vote of confidence in the Dáil, despite Fine Gael and Labour's decision to mount a challenge…Thu Sept 27 2007 - 01:00
Fine Gael to decide on Ahern confidence motionFine Gael will today decide if it will lodge a motion of no confidence in Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, following his evidence to the…Wed Sept 26 2007 - 01:00
Evidence not credible, says OppositionTaoiseach Bertie Ahern's evidence to the Mahon tribunal is not credible, Fine Gael and Labour said last night, as both prepared…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
State's 50 highest earners paid less than 5% in taxesThe State's top 50 earners paid less than 5 per cent in taxes, according to the latest analysis of tax records by the Revenue…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach agrees bank records clash with his versionTaoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday agreed at the Mahon tribunal that AIB bank records must be incorrect if his account of a lodgement…Tue Sept 25 2007 - 01:00
Ireland to attend talks on division of Rockall seabedFour states, including Ireland, will open talks this week to negotiate a division of thousands of square kilometres of ocean …Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Kenny steps up criticism of Ahern's financesTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has "diminished" his office by his testimony to the Mahon tribunal over lodgements to his accounts in …Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
EPA to get powers to prosecute local authorities that polluteExtra powers will shortly be given to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prosecute local authorities guilty of pollution…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Not one whit of interference from FF, say Green MinistersThe Green Party has not suffered "one whit of interference" from Fianna Fáil Cabinet colleagues during its first 100 days in …Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
No substance to FF's ambitions in North, says SFFianna Fáil's declaration that it will consider organising in Northern Ireland is "all about soundbites" and the party will not…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
