Investors drawn to scheme as it was so easy to graspThe resorts scheme is unlikely to have been worth the money lost to the Exchequer in taxes, writes Mark Hennessy , Political …Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
€315m lost in taxes to holiday homes schemeTax breaks on seaside holiday homes which allow investors to write off the cost of the properties, have led to Exchequer tax …Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
DUP likely to be given more seats on policing board in NIThe British government has indicated that it is ready to concede Democratic Unionist Party demands for extra seats on the Northern…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Minister declares support for artists' tax breakThe tax exemption enjoyed by artists is expected to survive Budget Day restrictions, following the decision of the Minister for…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Loyalist attack victims ask TDs for helpLoyalist paramilitary attacks on nationalists in north Antrim, which have been ongoing since last April, are being co-ordinated…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
SF accused of exploiting Mayo men's campaignSinn Féin has exploited the campaign in support of the five Rossport men to attack Fine Gael over its opposition to the release…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Ahern says coalition deal with Sinn Fein impossibleMajor differences between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, particularly over the EU, would make a coalition deal between the two parties…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Dail motion of 'concern' at State spendingFine Gael and Labour are to combine this week in a Dáil bid to embarrass the Government over State spending problems revealed…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
DUP in 'frank' meeting with arms witnessesThe Democratic Unionist Party yesterday held two hours of "frank" talks in Stormont with the Catholic and Protestant clergymen…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Paisley talks of 'cover-up' over IRA arsenalIRA weaponry was handed over to dissident republican groups last year, the Democratic Unionist Party leader the Rev Ian Paisley…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
IRA has sent a positive message - AdamsThe IRA's "unprecedented" decommissioning of its weaponry is total and cannot be repeated, Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams declared…Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Salmon anglers to picket FF Ardfheis over banSalmon anglers are to picket the Fianna Fáil Ardfheis in Killarney, Co Kerry, next month to protest at the Government's failure…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Labour's Pattison not to run for Dail againFormer ceann comhairle Séamus Pattison has told close Labour Party colleagues that he will shortly announce his decision not …Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Party adjourns Bree hearingThe Labour Party's hearing into former TD Declan Bree, who faces censure after a bitter row with fellow Sligo councillors, has…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte challenges view that most are well offThe Government's claims that the majority of people are living in splendour are false and must be challenged daily, Labour leader…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Parental leave tops Labour's childcare policyThe Labour Party's new childcare policy, due to be launched shortly, will include extra parental leave and a year's free pre-…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Labour to target 14 extra seats in next electionThe Labour Party is targeting 14 extra Dáil seats in the next general elections, including ambitions to win second seats in Dún…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Cahill gets Labour media postThe Labour Party has announced that Liam Cahill, who served as programme manager for Fianna Fáil's David Andrews in the FF/Labour…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Greens call for carbon fuel taxesOver €800 million should be raised annually from carbon fuel taxes and then used to cut Vat and labour taxes and to increase …Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte wants code for lobbyistsTough new legislation must be put in place to prevent lobbyists gaining access to a politically influential "golden circle" for…Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
Opposition to target spending blundersFine Gael/Labour Party meeting: Fine Gael and Labour will seek to increase the pressure on the Government over public spending…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Durkan warns of privatising criminalityAhern/Durkan meeting: IRA members cannot be allowed to create "privatised" criminal operations following the organisation's …Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
SF-DUP talks on Assembly could begin in new yearAssembly: Talks between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin about reforming the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Adams calls for united front from republicansSinn Féin press conference: Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has appealed to the IRA and republican supporters to "stay united…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Oireachtas committees 'grounded' by lack of fundsOireachtas committees have been "effectively grounded" and prevented from travelling abroad because of a lack of State funds, …Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
McDowell says IRA must end criminal activitiesThe IRA must unambiguously abandon paramilitary violence and criminality if its expected declaration this week is to be accepted…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Statement by IRA expected to come this weekThere was speculation last night that the long-awaited IRA statement could come later this week, on Thursday or Friday, though…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Reform of TDs' printing services angers Fine GaelThe Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, the body that runs Leinster House, has imposed major reforms of printing services for…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Developers to seek Meath rezoningsProperty developers in Co Meath are seeking to have hundreds of acres of land rezoned for housing next week, despite strong objections…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Call for overhaul of ethics guidelinesThe State's ethics guidelines should be changed immediately, according to the Standards in Public Office Commission.Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
O'Dea and top US general fail to meetMinister for Defence Willie O'Dea did not meet the United States' top soldier, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Richard…Thu Jul 21 2005 - 01:00
Just 58% of Irish voters back common EU defenceVoters in the Republic are the least supportive, along with their Swedish counterparts, of greater co-operation between European…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Dublin childcare services in crisis, says BrutonChildcare services in Dublin are getting less than two-thirds of the Government backing enjoyed in other parts of the country…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Two lose FG whip for breaking ranksFine Gael has removed the party whip from the mayor of Limerick city, Diarmuid Scully, and Dublin City Council member Niamh Cosgrave…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Statement from IRA expected next monthThe Government does not expect the IRA statement, which could herald the complete decommissioning of its arsenal, to be released…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
FG claims health plans give big tax write-offs to investorsThe Government's attempt to get investors to spend €500 million over the next five years to supply 1,000 extra private hospital…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Sherlock to stand down at the next electionLabour TD Joe Sherlock has become the latest member of the Labour Parliamentary Party to announce that he will not run again …Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
FF picks two for Limerick West ticketFianna Fáil last night continued its efforts to have a significant proportion of its general election ticket finished by the …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
IRA deal on arms must be demanded - RabbitteThe Government must demand that the IRA's top membership signs up to a deal to decommission weapons and end paramilitary and …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
New body will try to cut red tape facing businessThe Government is to set up a new body which will try to cut the level of regulations facing business, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
New off-licences need planning permissionThe growth in the number of off-licences will be curbed following the Government's decision to order all new ones to get planning…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Dublin Bus to review services as size of city growsDublin Bus is to complete a review of its services by the end of the year to cope with an expected 15 per cent increase in the…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach praises Haughey's policiesThe State's current prosperity is directly based on the economic changes made by Charles J Haughey between 1987/89, Taoiseach…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
UK resistant to sharing citizen data with IrelandThe British government, which intends to set up a national identity card system, opposes granting the Government full access …Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
'Little progress' on staffing deal central to decentralisationThe Government's decentralisation plan is being hampered by the failure to agree a deal to let State employees transfer freely…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
EU directive reduces turf cuttingTighter rules are to be brought in by the Department of the Environment to govern small-scale turf harvesting, following threats…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Kenny and Rabbitte discuss election strategyFine Gael and Labour will not agree a joint Programme for Government in advance of the next general election, the parties' leaders…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
6,000 new jobs needed to cope with decentralisationThe Government will have to create over 6Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Labour, FG leaders meet on strategyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny and Labour's Pat Rabbitte will today meet to open preliminary discussions on a common stand for the…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Shops to take back electrical items from AugustShops will have to take back old electric and electronic goods from the middle of August under regulations to be announced today…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
