Opposition renews call for treaty referendum

RTERadio 01-FEB-12

10:22 Financial services at risk from UK veto, says Noonan

irishtimes 14-DEC-11

Britain alone in opposing EU treaty changes

aljazeera 09-DEC-11

Taoiseach defends proposed VAT increase

RTERadio 19-NOV-11

European Commission says budget release 'regrettable' 11:33 Spokesman insists budget information must be shared among states

irishtimes 18-NOV-11

Taoiseach hopes for 2012 return to bond market

RTERadio 16-NOV-11

Gay Byrne says no to Presidential campaign

RTERadio 13-AUG-11

Gay Byrne says Fianna Fáil would support bid

RTERadio 10-AUG-11

Taoiseach in unprecedented attack on Vatican

RTERadio 20-JUL-11

Greece debt: Merkel dampens expectations of deal

phantis 19-JUL-11

Pressure grows on Kenny over denial on hospital 08:07 Taoiseach tries to distance himself from pledge to retain emergency dep

irishtimes 11-JUL-11

Shatter denies Smithwick Tribunal interference

RTERadio 30-JUN-11

Ireland softens stance on senior bondholders

ft 16-JUN-11

Hundreds to attend Lenihan funeral

belfasttelegraph 14-JUN-11

Irish bail-out minister Lenihan dies at 52

bbc 11-JUN-11

E.coli: the unfolding mystery

euronews 07-JUN-11

Varadkar comments draw anger 10:06 Minister for Transport accused of poor judgement and talking outside of his portfolio

irishtimes 31-MAY-11

Seanad university panel to be decided

RTERadio 27-APR-11

Sorting of Seanad votes under way

RTERadio 26-APR-11

Lowry motion passes without Dáil vote

RTERadio 31-MAR-11

Party whips to discuss Lowry censure motion

RTERadio 30-MAR-11

Ireland’s bond yields leap on default fears

ft 23-MAR-11

Kenny says Moriarty report to be sent to DPP, Garda 14:44 Lowry says conclusions are 'deeply hurtful and offensive' and take

irishtimes 23-MAR-11

Chopra meets Department of Finance officials

RTERadio 15-MAR-11

1 Kenny elected Taoiseach, appoints Gilmore Tanaiste

irishtimes 09-MAR-11

Major tourism potential of royal visit hailed

examiner 05-MAR-11

Irish head for coalition government as old guard are swept away in historic election

dailymail 28-FEB-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

Leaders cast ballots in General Election

RTERadio 25-FEB-11

Enda Kenny focused on 'real poll'

RTERadio 23-FEB-11

Gilmore appeals to voters in an attempt to block FG ‘monopoly’

examiner 22-FEB-11

Live - Election 2011

RTERadio 20-FEB-11

Election 2011 - 19 February

RTERadio 20-FEB-11

Labour pledges to fight child benefit cuts

RTERadio 19-FEB-11

Election 2011 - 17 February

RTERadio 18-FEB-11

Gilmore attacks Fine Gael economic proposals

RTERadio 17-FEB-11

Spirited brands make Diageo an ultra-global playa

ft 11-FEB-11

'Three dead' in Cork plane crash

thesun 10-FEB-11

LIVE- Election 2011

RTERadio 09-FEB-11

20:18 Job creation, health to the fore in election campaigns

irishtimes 08-FEB-11

17:03 Parties lay out economic stalls ahead of election

irishtimes 03-FEB-11

Irish set for 25 February ballot

bbc 01-FEB-11

Cowen will stand down at election

belfasttelegraph 31-JAN-11

Noel O'Flynn not running in General Election

RTERadio 30-JAN-11

Irish senate passes finance bill

bbc 29-JAN-11

12:51 Pressure on Kenny over debate

irishtimes 28-JAN-11

Martin challenges Kenny, Gilmore toTV debates 06:30 Two three-way debates, head-to-head debates, and a debate in Irish propos

irishtimes 27-JAN-11

LIVE - Finance Bill vote

RTERadio 26-JAN-11

Micheal Martin to replace Brian Cowen as Fianna Fail leader

telegraph 26-JAN-11

Leaked documents show Palestinians ready to deal at 2008 peace talks

latimes 25-JAN-11

Fianna Fail candidates to lobby TDs

belfasttelegraph 25-JAN-11

Irish parties facing crisis talks

bbc 24-JAN-11

Green Party quit Irish coalition after Brian Cowen's Fianna Fail resignation

dailymail 23-JAN-11

Ireland's PM quits as party leader

euronews 22-JAN-11

Four in running to lead Fianna Fail

belfasttelegraph 22-JAN-11

A week of turmoil

bbc 21-JAN-11

Election date set after day of political drama

RTERadio 20-JAN-11

Cowen to take on foreign affairs

bbc 19-JAN-11

Ahern backs PM from hospital bed

bbc 18-JAN-11

Irish PM teeters of the brink as Foreign Minister leads demands for him to quit

dailymail 17-JAN-11

Leadership in balance as Cowen dealt double blow

examiner 14-JAN-11

Irish Daily Star Sunday to close

guardian 06-JAN-11

Vatican 'offended' by requests from sex abuse inquiry

irish 12-DEC-10

Leading man

bbc 09-DEC-10

Allied Irish scrambles to cover its losses

ft 11-OCT-10

Londonderry car bomb explodes outside shopping centre

dailymail 05-OCT-10

Israel 'intercepts' Gaza aid boat

bbc 28-SEP-10

Ireland seeks ways to stem rising debt

ft 27-SEP-10

Fine Gael ends Dáil pairing agreement

RTERadio 27-SEP-10

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen denies being drunk on air

telegraph 15-SEP-10

Economy dominates political exchanges

RTERadio 14-SEP-10

Martin and Clinton to co-host hunger summit

RTERadio 23-AUG-10

Calls for peaceful Apprentice Boys' parades

RTERadio 14-AUG-10

Derry named UK City of Culture 2013

RTERadio 15-JUL-10

'Suicide vest' found in Uganda

bbc 13-JUL-10

Martin visits Uganda and Ethiopia

examiner 28-JUN-10

Israeli Policeman Killed In West Bank Shooting

IHT 15-JUN-10

Ireland expels Israeli diplomat over Hamas assassination

telegraph 15-JUN-10

Four Palestinian divers killed off Gaza

euronews 07-JUN-10

Israel likely to reject international inquiry

euronews 06-JUN-10

Seized aid ship taken to Israel

bbc 05-JUN-10

"Contact lost" with new Gaza aid ship

euronews 04-JUN-10

Judge in Anglo Irish challenge

ft 03-JUN-10

Israel transfers flotilla aid to Gaza

euronews 02-JUN-10

15 dead as Israel boards Gaza-bound ships

RTERadio 31-MAY-10

China fund ‘very concerned’ on shaky eurozone

ft 27-MAY-10

U.S., China begin talks with several thorny issues on the table

cnn 24-MAY-10

Plane crash in Libya 'kills over 100'

bbc 12-MAY-10

Taoiseach: Geoghegan-Quinn pension her own business

irish 25-APR-10

PSNI defends handling of Armagh bombing

RTERadio 23-APR-10

Palestinian killed in Gaza clash

aljazeera 16-APR-10

NI car bomb explodes near MI5 HQ

bbc 12-APR-10

Israel allows private imports into Gaza

bbc 04-APR-10

Israel threatens new Gaza offensive

aljazeera 02-APR-10

9,000 Irish signatures needed to change EU law

examiner 01-APR-10

Moscow metro suicide attacks: 38 dead

channel4news 29-MAR-10

Fall from grace

bbc 18-MAR-10

Israel to go ahead with settlements

aljazeera 15-MAR-10

Rabat Shlomo decision triggers US-Israeli spat

euronews 12-MAR-10

US eyes chance for Mid-East peace

phantis 09-MAR-10

Fight Over Holy Sites Clouds New Mideast Peace Bid

NPRnews 06-MAR-10

More Clashes In West Bank, Jerusalem

NPRnews 05-MAR-10

Dubai seeks Israeli PM's arrest over hotel murder (AFP)

news 02-MAR-10

What the papers say

bbc 01-MAR-10

Australia 'not satisfied' with Israel response on passports (AFP)

news 27-FEB-10

U.N. assembly urges further Gaza war investigations (Reuters)

news 26-FEB-10

Dubai seeks suspects in Hamas official's killing

euronews 25-FEB-10

Clashes erupt in West Bank town over holy sites (AFP)

news 25-FEB-10

Man found murdered in Derry

irishtimes 25-FEB-10

Politicians unite to condemn bombing

belfasttoday 24-FEB-10

[ said]: For the sake of rushing through this treaty, we could damage the possibility of ever again winning support for an EU initiative,

eecho 01-FEB-12

[said:]: certainly

eecho 31-JAN-12

[ said]: We believe we should consult the people and take the people with us in relation to these issues,

breakingnews 31-JAN-12

[ said]: It’s been handled very badly. People are perpetually in the dark about the contents of this treaty, what it means and what it’s about,

irishtimes 31-JAN-12

[said:]: there was a conscious concerted effort to collect money without any political accountability by the Government

irishtimes 11-JAN-12

[said:]: In my opinion, the health board did not adequately deal with the situation in terms of the needs of the survivors. There may have eventually been co-operation but that was latter-day co-operation.

examiner 17-DEC-11

[ said]: Ireland is not best served by having one less ally in the discussions,

ibtimes 14-DEC-11

[said:]: There has to be a referendum... people should be consulted.

examiner 12-DEC-11

[said:]: You had choices to make and you are accountable for them. Through the mountain of detail and the hours of announcements what has emerged is a deeply unfair and damaging budget. This budget is the most regressive in years, it will cost jobs, it breaks an unprecedented number of promises made only months ago and it may lead to a serious shortfall in Government revenues as soon as early next year.

examiner 08-DEC-11

[said:]: Withdrawing money from job-creating capital projects is strategically the wrong choice.

breakingnews 05-DEC-11

[said:]: Significant budget savings are necessary this week, but we should be very clear– the government still has a lot of choices it can make.

breakingnews 05-DEC-11

[said:]: They should lend to our businesses and they should pass on interest rate reductions to our homeowners.

breakingnews 05-DEC-11

[said:]: there is a lot of arrogance, Taoiseach, in how you are treating the Dáil, a lot of contempt towards the Dáil

irishtimes 23-NOV-11

[said was:]: a disgrace

examiner 23-NOV-11

[said:]: Don’t you ever again Taoiseach come into this House and talk about Dáil reform because you don’t mean it. You don’t mean a word of what you say. Because you said you’d provide opportunities.

irishtimes 23-NOV-11

[said:]: The single-most important ingredient that we are missing at the moment for economic recovery is consumer confidence. Until this week, all strands of political thought were agreed on this.

independent 20-NOV-11

[said:]: The Programme that we signed off, that was three months before the General Election, and which they had ample time to go through, did not provide for a VAT increase in 2012. It did provide for 1% in 2013 and 1% in 2014.

eecho 19-NOV-11

[-told]: no such promises can be given, and any such promises would be misleading

irishtimes 16-NOV-11

[ said]: That's deeply dishonest politics,

drogheda 16-NOV-11

[ said]: That’s deeply dishonest politics,

breakingnews 16-NOV-11

[said:]: The Government's policy of sitting on the sidelines is achieving nothing and helping a situation where Europe's leaders are making the crisis worse everyday.

independent 13-NOV-11

[added:]: Since March, I have been trying to push the Taoiseach on this issue, raising it with him nearly every day in the Dail. I have been pushing him to recognise the extreme urgency of the situation.

independent 13-NOV-11

[said:]: Call it spin, call it gesture politics, call it the man- agement of news if you like, but, on the real issue -- Europe -- there is this sense of drift, of a lack of substance at a time when substance is required.

independent 13-NOV-11

[said:]: The Presidency belongs to the people and Mary McAleese by her actions has been the people’s President.

examiner 11-NOV-11

[ said]: Otherwise they will thumb their noses at you,

examiner 09-NOV-11

[ said]: There should be no question of what they should do on this and the Taoiseach should make this clear,

examiner 09-NOV-11

[said:]: I salute the people who undertook this humanitarian mission to Gaza and their efforts to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people living there.

eecho 06-NOV-11

[ said]: When I was Minister for Foreign Affairs, I visited Gaza and witnessed first-hand the extraordinary conditions people are having to endure,

breakingnews 06-NOV-11

[said:]: Every member of this Government was elected on a commitment not to pay the full 700 million euro the Anglo bondholders are being paid. You can dress up your position in all the brazen words you want, you can't wriggle out Taoiseach of your own clear words.

drogheda 02-NOV-11

[added:]: I have known Michael D Higgins for many years and he will make an excellent president and ambassador for Ireland.

guardian 28-OCT-11

[ said]: I don’t get a sense of any real engagement by the Government with the company to try to either restructure or avert some of those job losses,

examiner 20-OCT-11

[replied that:]: the Taoiseach knows that what I am getting at is his deliberate delay in publishing the comprehensive spending review because of the presidential election

irishtimes 05-OCT-11

[said:]: The Taoiseach was well aware of the four-year plan relating to the EU/IMF agreement when he made his specific commitment.

examiner 21-SEP-11

[ said]: Is there any scenario planning? Does the Government have a plan, or a back-up plan, or a Plan B in the event of default? The Government needs to be very clear that they are planning proactively for a number of scenarios,

irishtimes 13-SEP-11

[ said]: We have decided to take a collective approach in terms of any options that take place between now and polling day,

examiner 13-SEP-11

[ said]: Duhallow is very well represented, as it has Michael Moynihan who has been a consistent pole topper, and that is due to his hard work on the ground and he shows us [the party] that in the vote that he got,

corkman 08-SEP-11

[ said]: They were vocal and people had concerns and criticisms of where we went wrong as a party. We had research done and in February, the people sent us a clear message and as a result, the party was greatly weakened. But what is now needed is structural reform,

corkman 08-SEP-11

[ remarked]: In Lisa Chambers we have a person who meets all these requirements and is dedicated to representing and improving the quality of life for people in Castlebar,

westernpeople 25-AUG-11

[said:]: I fully respect Brian's decision. He is an excellent parliamentarian and a valued member of the Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party.

independent 24-AUG-11

[said:]: I fully respect Brian’s decision. He is an excellent parliamentarian and a valued member of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.

examiner 24-AUG-11

[said:]: I think Averil is reflecting the anger that is there amongst the members of the party across the country.

examiner 28-JUL-11

[expressed:]: disbelief

examiner 21-JUL-11

[has expressed:]: amazement

irishtimes 20-JUL-11

[added:]: We want more young people and more women on the election ticket. Fianna Fail now presents great opportunities for young people wishing to get involved in politics.

theecho 14-JUL-11

[said:]: This is a serious instance not just because he was caught falsely denying his own claims, but because he has done so repeatedly and misled the Dáil on this matter as recently as this week.

irishtimes 11-JUL-11

[ said]: Documents were withheld from members of the House. The debate took place in the context of documents not being made available. Now, in the aftermath of the debate, we find that the most serious of concerns had been raised by the chairman,

irishtimes 06-JUL-11

[added:]: You covered up on this, Taoiseach, deliberately.

examiner 22-JUN-11

[said:]: If anyone examines the promises and commitments that were made in relation to those 100 days, one would have to say objectively that the performance of the Government has been somewhat underwhelming.

independent 17-JUN-11

[ said]: I think if anyone examines the commitments and promises that were made in relation to those 100 days, one would have to say objectively that the performance of the Government has been somewhat underwhelming in terms of the implementation of the commitments themselves that have been made,

corkman 16-JUN-11

[-said]: When they did speak, if they spoke, they spoke only on a narrow confined basis about elements of this country and had no contribution to make on the broader context of Europe.

irishtimes 15-JUN-11

[ said]: He showed an unceasing and untiring commitment to tackling the economic crisis facing this country. Even when receiving debilitating treatment, Brian continued to work assiduously in the best interests of this country. For Brian Lenihan, that was always paramount,

irishtimes 11-JUN-11

[said:]: Brian has fought a brave and courageous battle with a serious illness over the past 18 months. In all of this time, Brian never once flinched from his public duties and he showed an unceasing and untiring commitment to tackling the economic crisis facing this country. Even when receiving debilitating treatment, Brian continued to work assiduously in the best interests of this country. For Brian Lenihan, that was always paramount.

argus 10-JUN-11

[said:]: Brian faced events at a scale and a pace of magnitude that no other Irish Minister has ever previously had to contend. He rose to this unprecedented challenge and he never complained. His performance characterised grace under pressure.

eecho 10-JUN-11

[added:]: When Ireland was in the eye of the storm, Brian Lenihan never faltered. Day-in, day-out he continued to step up to the plate and he did not shirk his responsibilities.

herald 10-JUN-11

[said:]: Brian has fought a brave and courageous battle with a serious illness over the past 18 months.

herald 10-JUN-11

[ said]: I am deeply saddened by the passing of my colleague and friend Brian Lenihan…(He) fought a brave and courageous battle with a serious illness over the past 18 months,

eecho 10-JUN-11

[said:]: Brian has fought a brave and courageous battle with a serious illness over the past 18 months. In all of this time, Brian never once flinched from his public duties... even when receiving debilitating treatment, Brian continued to work assiduously in the best interests of this country. For Brian Lenihan, that was always paramount.

express 10-JUN-11

[said:]: I don't think that's something that's on the agenda at all

herald 11-MAY-11

[pointed out that:]: many of the key labour-intensive projects announced are receiving very little new money

examiner 11-MAY-11

[said:]: One of the most striking omissions from today's

RTERadio 10-MAY-11

[ said]: Our founders were great figures but they started our party with nothing,

independent 18-APR-11

[said:]: One of the tasks Mary Hanafin as vice-president of the party will be able to establish a new national women's forum to advance the cause of women within the party's structures and to ensure significant representation, first of all on candidate lists in the local elections and then ultimately for the next general election.

herald 18-APR-11

[ said]: They are of strategic importance to an island nation that relies on connectivity of people, products and services to ensure its development,

examiner 18-APR-11

[ said]: Today I repeat that call and say it is my commitment that in every local authority area in this country, Fianna Fail, where feasible, will put forward at least one candidate under the age of 30 at the next local elections,

independent 18-APR-11

[said:]: systemic failures

RTERadio 17-APR-11

[said:]: The present government clearly does because it’s implementing the bulk of that.

examiner 13-APR-11

[-denounced]: The rejection of this awful crime and the united response of the political parties and of civic society sends a very clear message. We will, quite simply, not allow a return to instability and violence.

independent 06-APR-11

[said:]: This is an attack on the Irish people and is designed to undermine the peace and reconciliation and progress of recent decades.

examiner 04-APR-11

[said:]: It is now incumbent upon the Taoiseach to give his views on the credibility of a Government member whose evidence has not been accepted by a tribunal established by the Oireachtas.

herald 30-MAR-11

[said:]: The people elect people to Dáil Éireann, Government’s have to form and Governments have to run.

examiner 24-MAR-11

[ said]: We will have a frank discussion with the ambassador,

EgyptianGazette 15-MAR-11

[-said]: I want to state clearly that the official concerned is not accused or suspected of any particular wrongdoing,

EgyptianGazette 13-MAR-11

[ said]: When we agree with a policy, we will support it. When we do not, we will oppose it and will set out a credible alternative. We will not follow the example seen in recent years of manoeuvring to oppose everything for the sake of popularity,

independent 10-MAR-11

[said:]: We have to change the way we do politics.

independent 10-MAR-11

[-said]: I am an Irish republican. This means I want our country to do well, no matter who is in charge,

AP 09-MAR-11

[said:]: This State visit is in many ways a further milestone in the transformation of relationships between our countries that has been ongoing for many years and will act as another step in the journey of reconciliation.

eecho 04-MAR-11

[-said]: Fianna Fáil will survive, of that I am sure,

guardian 27-FEB-11

[-told]: We were aware that we had a huge challenge in this election for a variety of reasons. There's no question but it's been a very disappointing day for us. But I'm looking ahead... we can rebuild,

news 26-FEB-11

[ says]: run with NAMA

RTERadio 23-FEB-11

[ said]: The five-point plan is full of black holes,

breakingnews 23-FEB-11

[ says]: There's nothing I can say that will satisfy Eoin (the caller),

RTERadio 22-FEB-11

[said:]: Obviously we are targeting and focusing on that 20 per cent. And clearly that 20 per cent are anxious to seek further information in relation to issues and ideas and policies.

irishtimes 22-FEB-11

[said:]: we also learned this morning, that he was due to get a massive lump sum of €100,000 next April, the real issue is hypocrisy, and I accuse the Fine Gael party of rank hypocrisy in campaigning around the country on this and doing something else. They have talked the talk, but they do not walk the walk and also it was hidden from the people.

RTERadio 20-FEB-11

[said:]: We also learned this morning, that he was due to get a massive lump sum of €100,000 next April, the real issue there is hypocrisy, and I accuse the Fine Gael party of rank hypocrisy in campaigning around the country on this and doing something else. 'They have talked the talk, but they don't walk the walk. And also it was hidden from the people.

RTERadio 20-FEB-11

[ said]: ,

eecho 19-FEB-11

[ said]: Education is another topic on the list of attacks launched by Fine Gael against the record of Fianna Fail in general and me in particular,

argus 17-FEB-11

[ said]: Education is another topic on the list of attacks launched by Fine Gael against the record of Fianna Fáil in general and me in particular,

breakingnews 17-FEB-11

[said:]: The implementation of Fine Gael's policy on the Irish would signal the death of the language

RTERadio 16-FEB-11

[says:]: Yes

RTERadio 16-FEB-11

[-said]: The other parties propose to leave the current system of cabinet government unchanged, while Fianna Fails proposes that Ministers would not serve in the Dail while serving in government.

RTERadio 16-FEB-11

[ said]: I would just point out that we did have similar polls in the past in previous elections which did not turn out to be quite as accurate in terms of the actual outcome of the election in some constituencies,

eecho 15-FEB-11

[added:]: One is always evolving one’s thinking, learning and reflecting on whether or not your political system is fit for purpose.

irishtimes 15-FEB-11

[added:]: One is always evolving one's thinking, learning and reflecting on whether or not your political system is fit for purpose.

argus 15-FEB-11

[ said]: There is a fundamental problem for Gerry when he continues to deny his membership of the IRA,

corkman 15-FEB-11

[said:]: Fianna Fáil’s position is simple. If the banks are not working for small business, then it is the responsibility and obligation of the political system to make sure that they do.

eecho 14-FEB-11

[ said]: To remove it now would, I believe, spell the death knell for the language,

independent 14-FEB-11

[said:]: Fianna Fail's position is simple. If the banks are not working for small business, then it is the responsibility and obligation of the political system to make sure that they do.

argus 14-FEB-11

[said:]: Party headquarters would have been organising that and we (ministers) were asked to do various speaking engagements. That's all I know about that.

independent 13-FEB-11