Strong reaction to pensioner tax demands

RTERadio 06-JAN-12

Email throws fresh fuel on Cardiff fire

examiner 25-NOV-11

€10 cut in child benefit ‘cruel’ to families

examiner 21-NOV-11

Hundreds to attend Lenihan funeral

belfasttelegraph 14-JUN-11

Irish bail-out minister Lenihan dies at 52

bbc 11-JUN-11

Lowry motion passes without Dáil vote

RTERadio 31-MAR-11

Ireland to outline bank stress tests

ft 30-MAR-11

Ireland ready for business, Kenny tells US

RTERadio 16-MAR-11

1 Kenny elected Taoiseach, appoints Gilmore Tanaiste

irishtimes 09-MAR-11

Labour set for AG role as Fine Gael takes 10 ministries 10:23 Makeup of new cabinet to be announced by incoming taoiseach End

irishtimes 08-MAR-11

Irish Parties Agree To Form Coalition Govt

skynews 07-MAR-11

'D day' for coalition talks, says Rabbitte

RTERadio 04-MAR-11

Kenny in talks with Labour on Irish coalition

ft 01-MAR-11

Ireland's new leaders seek compromise on bailout

euronews 27-FEB-11

Ireland's opposition party Fine Gael set to win election

telegraph 26-FEB-11

Ireland prepares for seismic political shift

euronews 25-FEB-11

Central Bank cuts forecasts 13:44 'Significant downward revision' sees predictions for economy's growth at 1% in 2011

irishtimes 31-JAN-11

Irish parties facing crisis talks

bbc 24-JAN-11

Cabinet to sign off on new legislation

RTERadio 12-JAN-11

Cowen to explain FitzPatrick meetings

RTERadio 10-JAN-11

‘Secret’ bailout of AIB sparks anger

examiner 24-DEC-10

ECB raises concerns about rights to Irish bank collateral

telegraph 20-DEC-10

Budget woe

bbc 07-DEC-10

Editorial Comment: Europe’s risky rescue for Ireland

ft 29-NOV-10

Ireland bailout to be nailed down after protests

cnn 28-NOV-10

Thousands march against Irish cuts

aljazeera 27-NOV-10

End of 'low tax economy' in Ireland, says Rehn

RTERadio 01-OCT-10

Editorial Comment: Ireland attempts to settle its losses

ft 30-SEP-10

Irish economy suffers contraction

aljazeera 24-SEP-10

Developer McKillen takes first legal challenge against Nama

irishtimes 07-JUL-10

Lenihan discusses bank inquiry terms

irishtimes 05-JUL-10

Conor Lenihan criticises Dept of Finance

RTERadio 23-JUN-10

Lenihan to meet opposition over bank probe

examiner 19-JUN-10

Gilmore says Irish politics has become a three-way contest

irishtimes 12-JUN-10

Labour can move to 'new level' on poll result - Burton

irishtimes 11-JUN-10

Fine Gael pulls pairing agreement for confidence vote on the Taoiseach

irishtimes 11-JUN-10

Banking reports to be published

irishtimes 08-JUN-10

Talks continue in fight to save Quinn Insurance

irish 11-APR-10

Anglo seeks postponement of Quinn case

RTERadio 09-APR-10

Exchequer figures show tax take for first quarter fell €266m short

examiner 03-APR-10

European Commission approves NAMA

RTERadio 26-FEB-10

Straight-talking 'serious guy' with vast experience

irishtimes 30-JAN-10

Scandal malaise 'must change'

irishtimes 30-JAN-10

Budget 2010 cuts €4bn in public spending

RTERadio 09-DEC-09

Make way for the Good Samaritans in pinstripe suits

irishtimes 26-NOV-09

Cabinet unwilling to breach bank salary guideline

irishtimes 18-NOV-09

Banks need only cover losses if they are in profit

examiner 31-OCT-09

NAMA committee debate concludes

RTERadio 30-OCT-09

Opposition scorn Lenihan's NAMA claim

RTERadio 15-OCT-09

Tougher budget likely as tax take €2bn lower

irishtimes 03-OCT-09

BoI may issue new shares to raise funds

RTERadio 17-SEP-09

Irish tax report makes grim reading

ft 08-SEP-09

Commission report - main points

irishtimes 07-SEP-09

Honohan next Central Bank governor

RTERadio 03-SEP-09

Agency will have power to get ‘pound of flesh’

examiner 01-SEP-09

Opposition parties keep up attacks on Nama Bill

irishtimes 29-AUG-09

Nama based on best international advice, says Taoiseach

irishtimes 22-AUG-09

Report fuels opposition attack

examiner 15-JUL-09

Minister for Finance says IMF report is fair

RTERadio 25-JUN-09

Clarity sought over mortgage relief plan

irishtimes 30-APR-09

Greens claim some credit for cap on salaries of top bankers

irishtimes 14-MAR-09

Opposition parties submit ideas for budget

irishtimes 04-MAR-09

Armed robbers hold three generations of family in bank raid

telegraph 27-FEB-09

Lenihan stresses importance of Anglo Irish

RTERadio 26-FEB-09

Taoiseach pressed on key details over €300m Anglo loans

irishtimes 18-FEB-09

IL&P deposited funds with Anglo-Irish

ft 11-FEB-09

Boston Scientific to close Co Donegal facility

irishtimes 04-FEB-09

Anglo Irish nationalisation to be debated

RTERadio 20-JAN-09

Five directors resign from Anglo Irish board

RTERadio 19-JAN-09

Exchequer data set to show €8bn shortfall

RTERadio 05-JAN-09

Burton wants inspector for Anglo Irish

RTERadio 21-DEC-08

Anglo Irish star tarnished by loans to chairman

ft 20-DEC-08

Drumm resigns as chief executive of Anglo Irish

irishtimes 19-DEC-08

Conor Cruise O'Brien dies aged 91

telegraph 19-DEC-08

Ireland announces euro 10 bn bank rescue

eirepost 15-DEC-08

More cuts to spending on way as tax shortfall hits €7.5bn

irishtimes 03-DEC-08

Lenihan to discuss rescue plans with bank chiefs

irishtimes 28-NOV-08

Quinn steps down from board after record €3.25m fine

irishtimes 25-OCT-08

Medical card income thresholds increased

RTERadio 21-OCT-08

Dail to debate bank deposit guarantee scheme

belfasttelegraph 17-OCT-08

Lenihan prepares to deliver toughest Budget in decades

irishtimes 14-OCT-08

Irish bank governor defends guarantees

ft 03-OCT-08

Irish parliament passes bank bill

bbc 02-OCT-08

Government to guarantee all deposits in Irish banks

irishtimes 30-SEP-08

Data shows economy is officially in recession

irishtimes 26-SEP-08

Government increases bank deposit guarantee to €100,000

irishtimes 20-SEP-08

Cardinal critical of EU’s ‘religion deficit’

examiner 25-AUG-08

Lenihan admits 'serious problem' in economy

RTERadio 24-JUN-08

Ibec rejects SF claims on Lisbon Treaty

irishtimes 26-MAY-08

Cowen urged to get tough as inflation hits 5%

examiner 11-APR-08

Ansbacher scheme organiser pays €1.15m in tax settlement

irishtimes 29-MAR-08

Community welcomes fresh opportunity

irishtimes 22-JAN-08

Ryan expresses 'total confidence' in Taoiseach

irishtimes 03-DEC-07

Major tax shortfall to hit Budget reliefs

irishtimes 01-DEC-07

Labour avoids vote on cannabis legalisation

RTERadio 17-NOV-07

Burton elected Labour deputy leader in tight contest

irishtimes 04-OCT-07

Richest pay low level of tax, admits Cowen

examiner 25-SEP-07

Three top Irish earners paid no tax in 2003

RTERadio 24-SEP-07

Falling tax take raises likelihood of tough budget

irishtimes 05-SEP-07

Gilmore is next Labour leader as Broughan declines

examiner 04-SEP-07

McManus rules herself out of leadership race

irishtimes 01-SEP-07

Quinn backs Gilmore for Labour leadership

belfasttelegraph 29-AUG-07

Gilmore’s odds slashed as Howlin exits race

examiner 28-AUG-07

New leader must tackle image: Rabbitte

RTERadio 26-AUG-07

Labour Party set to meet next week

RTERadio 24-AUG-07

Fed not yet ready to lower interest rates

HonululuAdvetrtiser 27-JUN-07

Election 2007: Fianna Fáil looking strong

RTERadio 25-MAY-07

Fine Gael in favour of reducing stamp duty

RTERadio 23-OCT-06

Ahern under pressure from Opposition

RTERadio 23-SEP-06

AIB to pay up for exchange flaws

bbc 23-JUL-04

[ warned]: Everyone will be impacted by the Budget but we will try to lessen the impact on people who are in for instance low-paid employment, social welfare incomes - that the people who are well-off can bear proportionately more,

breakingnews 25-NOV-11

[ warned]: Everyone will be impacted by the Budget but we will try to lessen the impact on people who are in, for instance, low-paid employment, social welfare incomes - that the people who are well-off can bear proportionately more,

argus 25-NOV-11

[said:]: It is very encouraging to see the positive work that is being done to highlight and promote social inclusion and poverty initiatives at local community level.

metroeireann 21-NOV-11

[-had told]: tax exiles

irishtimes 21-NOV-11

[ said]: As 2011 has been designated as the European Year for Volunteering, it is fitting that South Dublin County Council has recognised this by choosing volunteering as the theme for this Social Inclusion Week,

metroeireann 21-NOV-11

[said:]: I would be very confident that we are not talking about a figure like that.

theirishworld 10-NOV-11

[said:]: the Government recognises the devastation suffered by many families arising from these floods

examiner 09-NOV-11

[said:]: If you go in to do a deal with the banks, the person who bought the house has almost no power to force the banks to make a settlement of any kind with the individual.

breakingnews 21-OCT-11

[said:]: My thoughts are with the workers and their families. I don't at this point in time know very much more, but bear in mind that insurance and financial markets companies are globalised and my understanding is that the company is reviewing its operations in a global context.

eecho 21-SEP-11

[said:]: While the vast majority of people who claim social welfare payments do so with total honesty and total integrity and they claim what they’re entitled to, no more or no less, there is nonetheless concern that there are fraud and abuse issues in the system and that these have to be tackled.

examiner 13-SEP-11

[ said]: You need to target the areas that are most at risk and you need to send out a message that fraud is taken absolutely seriously in this country, that is is not tolerated,

independent 12-SEP-11

[ said]: You need to target the areas that are most at risk and you need to send out a message that fraud is taken absolutely seriously in this country, that it is not tolerated,

eecho 12-SEP-11

[said:]: The new plan will take a revised and renewed approach to tackling the challenges posed by social welfare fraud, while also recognising that it is important that access to the department’s services is not unnecessarily difficult for genuine customers.

examiner 30-AUG-11

[said yesterday:]: I don’t think that the banks and the mortgage institutions are actually engaging sufficiently with people.

irishtimes 29-AUG-11

[said last night:]: The premise behind the mortgage-interest supplement is to support families who have suffered a loss of income and may be unable to meet the mortgage repayment.

independent 29-AUG-11

[said that:]: he may have additional entitlements

examiner 29-AUG-11

[ said]: This will ensure equity between pre-January 2011 written agreements, which awarded shares on a one-off basis and those of a multi-annual or ongoing nature,

independent 24-AUG-11

[added that:]: the man in the street may think all these are pensioners but that is not the case by a long shot

independent 21-AUG-11

[said that:]: as part of the process of drilling down to find what the department does

independent 21-AUG-11

[said:]: They will be able to go out and visit employers and visit individuals and actually be there in the frontline against fraud.

examiner 29-JUL-11

[said:]: I’m not in a position at this point in time to make any commitments in relation to the budget in December. We’re currently doing a comprehensive review of expenditure, we’re looking at how money is spent, how we can get best value for that money. Obviously budget decisions will only be finalised and agreed in December, at the time of the budget.

examiner 26-JUL-11

[said:]: supports administered by my department provide for the complex and multi-faceted needs of people at every stage of life

independent 24-JUL-11

[said:]: Supports administered by my department provide for the complex and multi-faceted needs of people at every stage of life.

examiner 12-JUL-11

[ said]: It’s the beginning of a conversation on this issue,

irishtimes 17-JUN-11

[said:]: He had the most extraordinary energy for someone who was battling such a serious illness. He was incredibly brave and was very graceful under the stress of his illness and the demands of his office. I’ll certainly have fond memories of him.

98fm 11-JUN-11

[explained:]: I am asking my department at the moment to do a study on the impact to low-paid workers.

herald 26-MAY-11

[ said]: If it's true that some people perhaps haven't made any contribution, well then, perhaps they should reflect on that, if their salaries are very high,

irishsun 06-MAY-11

[said:]: If the ECB decide, for example, that bondholders can never be touched, then we have to get a quid pro quo in terms of the structures that the ECB lay out for us.

eecho 01-APR-11

[explained:]: Hopefully by the summer, we will have set out a jobs fund mini-budget.

herald 07-MAR-11

[ said]: The clear message from the Irish people to the IMF, EU and ECB (European Central Bank) is that the terms of the loan need to be reexamined and reopened, and voters will expect members of the new Dail (parliament) to devote themselves to this collectively,

wsj 27-FEB-11

[said:]: Labour has had a very good day.

argus 26-FEB-11

[ said]: I am thrilled and honoured to have been re-elected by the people of Dublin West,

eecho 26-FEB-11

[warned:]: If PAYE workers see themselves as being the sacrificial victims of the tax increases, there will be an absolute feeling of revolt.

independent 30-JAN-11

[-said]: The bottom line for us is that debate on the Finance Bill must be completed by Friday. This shambles of a government has to be brought to an end,

aljazeera 25-JAN-11

[said that:]: election date will be Feb 25th, I understand,

news 25-JAN-11

[-said]: The delaying tactic is nothing to do with the devoting more time for the finance bill and all about giving more time for Fianna Fail and its leadership election process,

news 24-JAN-11

[-said]: The delaying tactic is nothing to do with devoting more time for the finance bill and all about giving more time for Fianna Fail and its leadership election process,

LBdailystar 24-JAN-11

[-said]: can and must be brought forward to stop the drift of the country's reputation.

cnn 24-JAN-11

[-said]: The delaying tactic is nothing to do with the devoting more time for the finance Bill and all about giving more time for Fianna Fail and its leadership election process,

MailGuardian 24-JAN-11

[ said]: The return of mass emigration is the stark legacy of a tired Fianna Fail-led government on the way out of office,

wsj 20-JAN-11

[ said]: It is quite clear that the Government, distracted by internecine conflict, took its eye off the ball in its dealings with the IMF,

irishsun 20-JAN-11

[had said:]: At no time did he disclose to the Dail that his first indication of this problem came in a call to his mobile phone from his golfing pal, Sean FitzPatrick.

herald 11-JAN-11

[said:]: I am deeply concerned at further revelations today of contacts between the Taoiseach Brian Cowen and the former Anglo Irish Chairman Sean FitzPatrick in March 2008 and July 2008. 'It is surely beyond belief that there was no discussion at these encounters of the rapidly deteriorating position of the bank. 'The public is entitled to a full account of the Taoiseach's state of knowledge of the true position of the bank's balance sheet in the period before that fateful night.

RTERadio 09-JAN-11

Joe Higgins [said:]: The statement by the alleged Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, that young people are choosing to go on the dole as a

drogheda 18-JUL-11

Gilmore [said:]: No. Joan Burton is a very experienced politician.

irishtimes 11-MAR-11