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Miriam Lord: review of the year
- Politics
- December 20, 2014, 01:00
It was the first Dáil sitting of the New Year and an optimistic Enda Kenny couldn’t speak highly enough of the wonder that was soon to be Irish Water.(...)

Mattie McGrath keen to join Michael Fitzmaurice’s new party
- Oireachtas
- December 15, 2014, 11:39
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has expressed an interest in signing up to a new party headed by Roscommon/South Leitrim deputy Michael Fitzmaurice. The(...)

Ted Nealon had ‘unique political brain’, Taoiseach tells Dáil
- Oireachtas
- November 26, 2014, 22:09
The late Ted Nealon had a “unique political brain of enormous capacity”, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Dáil. In a tribute to the former Fine G(...)

David Hall confirms talks on new parties with Creighton, Donnelly
- Politics
- October 28, 2014, 13:58
Mortgage campaigner David Hall has confirmed he has held separate meetings with Independent TDs Lucinda Creighton and Stephen Donnelly about setting u(...)

Quarter of Independent councillors want to form alliance, says Shane Ross
- Politics
- October 24, 2014, 01:00
A quarter of the Independent councillors in the State have expressed interest in being involved with some form of electoral alliance ahead of the nex(...)

Creighton says next EU Commissioner should not come from the Cabinet
- Oireachtas
- June 26, 2014, 01:00
Former Fine Gael minister of state for European affairs Lucinda Creighton has said Ireland’s next EU commissioner should not be a Cabinet Minister. T(...)

Bill to remove ‘nakedly political’ top ranking Garda appointments rejected
- Oireachtas
- June 18, 2014, 01:00
Legislation to reform how top-ranking Garda appointments are made has been rejected by the Minister for Justice, who said it ignored the forthcoming (...)

Patronage key to judicial appointments, claims Shane Ross
- Oireachtas
- June 6, 2014, 21:03
This Government is no different from the previous administration in using political patronage for the appointment of judges, the Dáil has heard.Indepe(...)

Nama wants to offer staff ‘retention’ bonus for staying on
- Commercial Property
- May 30, 2014, 01:10
The National Asset Management Agency intends to ask Minister for Finance Michael Noonan about the possibility of offering “retention payments” to staf(...)

Backbencher says Government ignoring regional development
- Politics
- May 30, 2014, 01:00
Fine Gael backbencher John Deasy has accused the Government of ignoring regional development.He said the distribution of investment across the State (...)