Target for overseas aid spending 'unsustainable'THE LEVEL of Irish overseas aid cannot be increased to UN recommended targets without making big cuts in public spending elsewhere…Sat Apr 9 2011 - 01:00
28 in public service paid more than €250,000THE TAOISEACH may have capped his salary at €200,000 but there are still 28 people in the public service who are earning more…Sat Apr 9 2011 - 01:00
Main parties welcome visit as SF criticises timingPOLITICAL REACTION: THE ANNOUNCEMENT of Queen Elizabeth’s itinerary in Ireland in May has been welcomed by the main political…Fri Apr 8 2011 - 01:00
No proof Lowry influenced award of licence to Esat, says BrutonFORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton has said there is no proof that the outcome of the competition for the second mobile phone licence…Thu Apr 7 2011 - 01:00
Major reforms to open up Civil ServiceTHE GOVERNMENT has approved major changes to the way top civil servants are appointed, effectively giving control of the selection…Thu Apr 7 2011 - 01:00
Representative body denies culture of misogyny in forceREACTION: THE ORGANISATION representing rank-and-file gardaí has denied there is a culture of misogyny in the force and said…Wed Apr 6 2011 - 01:00
Campaign to repair State's reputationTHE GOVERNMENT is to launch a major international marketing campaign to repair Ireland’s image and encourage inward investment…Mon Apr 4 2011 - 01:00
Top civil servant says 'shine' has gone off Ireland in EUEU COMMISSION: IRELAND NEEDS to re-engage with Europe as part of its efforts to overcome its economic difficulties, the EU’s…Sat Apr 2 2011 - 01:00
Bondholder 'burning' at main banks ruled outTHE GOVERNMENT has ruled out “burning” bondholders in the two main banks, Bank of Ireland and AIB, and does not expect to seek…Fri Apr 1 2011 - 01:00
IDA paying rent of €3.57m on vacant industrial premisesTHE IDA is spending more than €3Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Cab officers still examining Moriarty report, say gardaíTHE GARDA has dismissed reports that a major investigation into the financial affairs of Independent TD Michael Lowry is under…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Bruton regrets way award of mobile licence turned outFORMER TAOISEACH John Bruton has expressed disappointment and regret that his government’s award of the second mobile phone licence…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Greens attempt to raise €100,000 to keep party afloat after election woesTHE GREEN PARTY is hoping to raise €100,000 in donations from members and well-wishers to keep the party afloat after its disastrous…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Greens gather in DublinAbout 300 Green Party members are meeting in Dublin today to review its disastrous election performance and assess options for…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Minister decries attacks on Irish judiciaryMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has intervened in the debate over the Moriarty tribunal report by criticising “unprecedented…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Greens meet in wake of election disasterUP TO 300 Green Party members are to meet in Dublin today to review its disastrous election performance and assess options for…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
TD did not recall O'Brien meetingPHIL HOGAN: FINE GAEL TD Phil Hogan told the Moriarty tribunal he had no memory of a meeting with Denis O’Brien in mid-October…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Officials and 'systemic failures' in department criticisedCIVIL SERVICE: SIGNIFICANT CRITICISMS of the Department of Communications and individual civil servants are contained in the…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Sweeping changes proposed in financing of political systemPOLITICAL FUNDING: WIDE-RANGING changes in the way politics is funded and companies governed are recommended in the tribunal…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Labour returned O'Brien moneyPOLITICAL DONATIONS: BUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien has made substantial political contributions to parties other than Fine Gael…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien donated to fundraisers for Fine GaelDONATIONS: SIZABLE DONATIONS by businessman Denis O’Brien to Fine Gael fundraising events were underpinned by a desire for secrecy…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Mahon tribunal report to be published 'within months'THE OTHER major tribunal set up in the 1990s to investigate payments to politicians is due to report shortlyWed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Treasury Holdings planning €300m Dublin supercasinoPROPOSALS FOR a €300 million supercasino on the banks of the river Liffey have been submitted by Treasury Holdings to the Department…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Farewell to 'a wonderful colleague' as journalist and broadcaster Gerald Barry is laid to restBROADCASTER Gerald Barry was the best political correspondent in Irish journalism, loved by everyone who got to know him, mourners…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Report proposes sale of ports and airportsTHE SALE of airports, ports and the two main banks is proposed in a report drawn up by a group of 17 leading business and public…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
The media man: Government press secretary namedFINE GAEL press officer Feargal Purcell is to become the Government press secretary but will not take up the post until later…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Barrett dismisses talk of standoff with KennyCEANN COMHAIRLE: NEW CEANN Comhairle Seán Barrett has dismissed rumours of a standoff with Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny over …Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
'Technical group' splits on Kenny voteINDEPENDENTS: THE 19 Independents and the 16 members of the “technical group” of Independents split in the vote to elect Enda…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
First female Attorney General a 'smart and able advocate'PROFILE MÁIRE WHELAN: THE FIRST female Attorney General in the history of the State is Labour’s financial secretary and a member…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan gives Ahearne Central Bank board postMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has appointed his special economic adviser Dr Alan Ahearne to a €15,000-a-year post on the…Wed Mar 9 2011 - 00:00
FF resists move to vacate meeting roomFIANNA FÁIL is resisting attempts by Fine Gael to move the party out of the fifth-floor room where it has held its parliamentary…Wed Mar 9 2011 - 00:00
Two Labour TDs voted no to coalitionTWO MEMBERS of the 37-strong Labour parliamentary party voted against going into coalition with Fine Gael, it has emerged.Wed Mar 9 2011 - 00:00
Up to 95% of Labour delegates vote to enter into coalition with Fine GaelLABOUR PARTY SPECIAL CONFERENCE: LABOUR PARTY members have voted overwhelmingly to enter into a coalition government with Fine…Mon Mar 7 2011 - 00:00
Investors in new move to oust yoga guru Quinn as oil firm directorYOGA GURU Tony Quinn’s role as director of an oil company in Central America has come under fresh pressure after 70 shareholders…Fri Mar 4 2011 - 00:00
Substitute list placing may not decide Higgins's replacementMEPs : THE SOCIALIST Party said yesterday no decision has been taken as to which of its substitute members would fill Joe Higgins…Thu Mar 3 2011 - 00:00
Call for change to drafting of budgetsREFORMS: MAJOR CHANGES in the way budgets are drafted and implemented are proposed in the Wright report.Wed Mar 2 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan praises report but Ictu angry at claimWRIGHT REPORT REACTION: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has welcomed the Wright report as a “very fair and thoughtful assessment…Wed Mar 2 2011 - 00:00
Public sector overhaul needed to minimise cuts, claim expertsPROPOSALS: MAJOR PUBLIC sector reforms are essential to help change public administration and minimise cuts in service for the…Wed Mar 2 2011 - 00:00
TDs who did not get elected will be paid up to €75,000SEVERANCE PAYMENTS: SEVERANCE PAYMENTS of up to €75,000 will soften the blow for the 30-plus TDs who lost their seats in the…Tue Mar 1 2011 - 00:00
Talks begin on forming technical groupINDEPENDENTS: NEWLY ELECTED Independent TDs have made their first moves toward forming a technical group which would qualify…Tue Mar 1 2011 - 00:00
Killarney centre gets €5m State fundingSPORT FUNDING: MORE THAN €5 million in State funding has been given to the Killarney sports complex which former ceann comhairle…Tue Mar 1 2011 - 00:00
Wallace hoping to set up technical groupWEXFORD INDEPENDENT: NEWLY ELECTED Independent TD for Wexford Mick Wallace says he hopes to form a technical group with other…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Labour TDs say party should try to bargain hard with Fine GaelTHE LABOUR Party should seek to strike a hard bargain in any negotiations over a future coalition with Fine Gael, a number of…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Thoughts turn to coalition optionsAnalysis: It’s day after the night before, and already thoughts are turning to the possible make-up of the next Government…Sun Feb 27 2011 - 00:00
Belize PM concerned by Tony Quinn oil firmTHE PRIME minister of Belize has intervened in a row at a largely Irish-owned oil company of which yoga guru Tony Quinn is a …Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Switch votes to avoid single-party rule, says GilmoreLABOUR: THE LABOUR Party has urged supporters of Independents and smaller parties to switch their votes to it as a way of ensuring…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Gilmore makes final appeal to votersLabour leader Eamon Gilmore has made an end-of-campaign appeal for people to vote for his party if they want to avoid a single…Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ defends stance on covering candidatesLEGAL CHALLENGE: RTÉ HAS defended its election coverage in the face of criticism of its treatment of Independent candidates …Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
100-plus invalid expense claims in two yearsMORE THAN 100 TDs and Senators claimed expenses to which they were not entitled between 2007 and 2009, according to documents…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00