FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan should meet with energy company Siemens to discuss its offer to lend the state money to install domestic water meters, the Environment Minister has said.

Points for third-level courses are to be higher than last year as more people have applied for places in college due to the economic downturn.

The Irish economy is shrinking faster than any other developed country in the world, the state’s leading think-tank warned today.

The Irish economy is shrinking faster than any other developed country in the world, the state’s leading think-tank warned today.

THE Government’s economic think-tank has stressed the need to continue its survey of school leavers now more than ever, after budget restrictions have forced its abandonment.

MINISTERS are furious over radical proposals that would lead to significant curbs in their Departments' spending.

Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy has refused to say whether he will take the advice of the Economic Social and Research Institute and not cut tax rates in the December budget.