IFSC lobby group powerful in shaping policyANALYSIS : A total of 21 changes to the Finance Act were made to accommodate the financial industryMon Oct 8 2012 - 01:00
FF leader critical of Tánaiste in CoalitionFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin has claimed that Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has been weak in Government and lacks political substance…Mon Oct 8 2012 - 01:00
Coalition to reappraise IFSC lobby group tiesTHE GOVERNMENT is reviewing the nature of its involvement with the IFSC Clearing House Group, which oversees the development …Mon Oct 8 2012 - 01:00
Fingers on toes make runners flyBAREFOOT RUNNING has become fashionable in recent years, especially since Christopher McDougall’s seminal Born to Run was published…Mon Oct 8 2012 - 01:00
Irish bank debt solution unlikely by final months of year, says SchulzTHE PRESIDENT of the European Parliament has said he does not believe a solution to ease Ireland’s huge bank recapitalisation…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Young FG group defies Kenny order to disbandA GROUP of young Fine Gael TDs which was told by Taoiseach Enda Kenny to disband has resumed meetings in recent weeks out of “…Wed Oct 3 2012 - 01:00
Kenny meets Quinn to discuss savingsTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny yesterday met Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn as part of an ongoing effort to get all Government departments…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy report welcomedA REPORT by a Government research body on implementing climate policy over the next decade had brought a “clear focus” to the…Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Labour not to pursue Reilly at Cabinet for centres clarificationLABOUR WILL make no request at Government level for Minister for Health James Reilly to further clarify the criteria he used …Tue Oct 2 2012 - 01:00
Climate policy should focus on energy efficiency, report saysMAKING HOMES and offices more energy efficient should be the central focus of Irish policy on climate change, according to an…Mon Oct 1 2012 - 01:00
Lofty eating in GalwayMcCambridge’s is a Galway institution that has been selling high-quality groceries, wines, cheeses, and gourmet food on Shop …Sat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
In the foldIt doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Inis Mór artist Barbara Derrane’s chosen medium is mosaicSat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
Teaching Council unable to hire staff out of its own resourcesA SELF-FUNDED Government education agency is unable to hire an extra 16 staff out of its own resources because it is subject …Sat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
Reilly gives different explanation for adding sites to listMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has offered a new explanation for his decision to add two locations in his Dublin North constituency…Fri Sep 28 2012 - 01:00
Major blow to Gilmore and Labour leadershipTHE DECISION by Róisín Shortall to resign as Minister for State for Health and from the Labour parliamentary party whip came …Thu Sep 27 2012 - 01:00
Tánaiste's backing for Reilly was 'last straw' for ShortallTHE FAILURE of senior Labour Ministers to back Róisín Shortall in her dispute with Minister for Health James Reilly was the deciding…Thu Sep 27 2012 - 01:00
Government denies savings initiative linked to allowance issueTHE GOVERNMENT has denied that its drive to accelerate savings under the Croke Park agreement was connected to its failed initiative…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Committee admits it cannot sanction TDsA LEADING member of an all-party committee that upholds standards and protocols in the Dáil has admitted it is powerless to sanction…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas cuts website costsThe Oireachtas has saved as much as €500,000 from changes on its website that forced the closure of a popular website dedicated…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Allowance cuts backlash puts Howlin in a spotANALYSIS: WHEN IT was put to Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin that he had failed to meet his own target…Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
Spending watchdog brings forward allowance inquiryTHE PUBLIC Accounts Committee has decided to bring forward its inquiry into 1,100 public sector allowances, worth an annual €…Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
No divisions as this Rossie town firmly backing MayoSome may usually back Roscommon, others Mayo, but the people of Ballaghaderreen know where their allegiances lie for tomorrow…Sat Sep 22 2012 - 01:00
British prices would cut drugs bill by €50mCOST OF MEDICINES: THE HEALTH Service Executive’s bills for medicines would save the State at least €50 million this year if…Fri Sep 21 2012 - 01:00
FG TDs criticise Howlin on failure to cut allowancesA NUMBER of Fine Gael TDs have strongly criticised the failed attempt by Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin to cut…Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
Technical group moves over WallaceThe technical group of Independent TDs in Leinster House has sought the Dáil’s standing orders to be changed to prevent deputies…Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach orders special meeting of Croke Park groupTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ordered a specially convened meeting of the Croke Park implementation group in the coming weeks to consider…Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
System change shuts political websiteA website which gives easy access to Dail and Seanad debates has been closed abruptly after the Oireachtas changed its data systems…Thu Sep 20 2012 - 01:00
Kenny to join European leaders to meet Pope Benedict in RomeTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny will be among a group of European political leaders who will meet Pope Benedict in Rome on Saturday.Wed Sep 19 2012 - 01:00
Risk that duties may depend on paymentsLOCAL AUTHORITIES: THE MOST common feature of the 12 allowances listed under the local government heading is the warning that…Wed Sep 19 2012 - 01:00
Gilmore warns about speculatingTánaiste Eamon Gilmore today warned Ministers about needlessly worrying older people as the Government starts to consider its…Mon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Ministers clash over cutbacks for pensioners in budgetTENSIONS BETWEEN Fine Gael and Labour over the approach to December’s budget have flared after two prominent Ministers clashed…Mon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Targeting of pensioners causes latest Coalition riftANALYSIS: Policy differences between parties sharing power are to be expected. This latest is the eighth since JuneMon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Flanagan seeks FG views on 'think-in'THE PARLIAMENTARY chairman of Fine Gael has written to the party’s 99 TDs and Senators asking for their views on reforming its…Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Minor reshuffle of Sinn Féin spokesmenSinn Féin’s Gerry Adams has announced a minor reshuffle of the party’s Oireachtas spokespeople.Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Views of fiscal body not binding, says KennyTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has said the Government is not bound by the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Advice to cut €1.9bn 'not binding'Taoiseach Enda Kenny has indicated the Government may not follow the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council to impose €1Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
No disguising party's most difficult period lies aheadANALYSIS: ANNUAL PARLIAMENTARY party meetings – or think-ins, as they’re colloquially called – were conceived for public relations…Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet reshuffle ruled out as Kenny says economic challenge paramountFINE GAEL PARTY THINK-IN: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle over the next six months saying changing …Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Varadkar to direct FG campaign on children's rights voteMINISTER FOR Transport and Tourism Leo Varadkar will be Fine Gael’s director of elections for the referendum on children’s rights…Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Kenny rules out changes to Croke Park dealTAOISEACH Enda Kenny has categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Croke Park agreement ahead of its conclusion at the…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach rules out Cabinet reshuffle in near futureTaoiseach Enda Kenny has ruled out any Cabinet reshuffle over the next six months saying changing ministers is not a priority…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
Coalition faces into difficult periodBUDGETARY CYCLE: TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has told his parliamentary party that the budgetary cycle over the next four months could…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
Noonan rejects IMF's proposed property tax of 0.5% house valueTHE GOVERNMENT has been taken aback by proposals from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a range of tax increases…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
Fitzgerald firm on children's voteMinister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has stood over the holding of the referendum on children’s rights in the wake of a second…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
IMF plan on property tax too high - NoonanThe Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said the €1 billion property tax recommended by the International Monetary Fund was…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Kenny against Croke Park reviewTaoiseach Enda Kenny has categorically ruled out any renegotiation of the Croke Park agreement ahead of its conclusion at the…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Coalition: in good health or rotting from the bottom up?What are the factors that keep coalition governments together – or drive them apart – and how does the current administration…Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
United Left Alliance fails to reach full potential of its nameANALYSIS: THE ONLY part of the United Left Alliance’s title that has been as good as its word since the general election in …Wed Sep 5 2012 - 01:00
Socialist Party warns ULA members over Daly's support for WallaceTHE SOCIALIST Party last night laid down a warning to other members of the United Left Alliance over Clare Daly’s continued involvement…Tue Sep 4 2012 - 01:00
A healthy dose of small good thingsA hand-out or a hand-up? The arguments about the benefit of aid in developing countries are well worn, and even though it’s not…Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00