Fine Gael has accused the Government of continuing to fuel inflation and of failing to heed warnings about the matter over the past year or so.

A coalition of NGOs has criticised the Government's attitude to racism ahead of a United Nations meeting to discuss Ireland's efforts in the area.

Sinn Féin has accused the Government of arranging the citizenship referendum to deflect from its failure on health and housing issues.

Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has said the Government claim that a worrying number of non-nationals were abusing Ireland’s existing citizenship rights was misleading.

The Taoiseach and the Government’s popularity have both risen by 11% since last September, according to an opinion poll published this morning.

An international road safety expert has reportedly blamed the lack of a visible garda presence for the continuing levels of speeding and drink-driving on Ireland’s roads.

The Union of Students in Ireland has claimed that the Department of Education is planning to increase college registration fees to €1,300 from next year.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has defended the Government's plans to abolish Ireland's health boards and replace them with four executive bodies.

The Green Party has accused the Government of devaluing Irish democracy in the way it arranges Friday Dáil sittings.

Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has described the Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrats coalition as the worst Government in Irish history.

The Tanaiste, Mary Harney, has said the Government has no power to force Irish banks to pass on yesterday's cut in European interest rates to their customers.

SIPTU has severely criticised the Government for blocking an EU directive designed to improve rights for part-time and temporary workers.

Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats have published a document defending the Government's performance over the past 12 months.

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has described free access to education a core value in any modern and progressive society.

The Labour Party and Fine Gael are expected to pressure the Government over its pre-election promises when the Dáil resumes later today.

The Government has decided that more competition is required to tackle Ireland's high inflation.

The National Bus and Railworkers Union has voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over Transport Minister Seamus Brennan's plans to privatise 25% of Dublin Bus.

Fine Gael will introduce a private members' motion in the Dáil today urging the Government to allocate funding to humanitarian projects in Iraq.

The Dáil's Finance and Public Service Committee is due to discuss the Government's planned restrictions on the Freedom of Information Act later today.

The Green Party has reiterated its call for a ban on the incineration of municipal waste, just days after An Bord Pleanala approved plans for a controversial €80m incinerator near Duleek in Co Meath.

More than 70 Irish lawyers have signed a public statement opposing the planned US/British war on Iraq and described the Irish Government's support for the war as "criminal".

The Labour Party has vowed to oppose the Government's proposed restrictions on the 1997 Freedom of Information Act.

The Labour Party has accused the Government of attempting to hide information from the public by watering down the provisions of the 1997 Freedom of Information Act.

The Government has published legislation aimed at curtailing the 1997 Freedom of Information Act.

The Department of Finance is due to publish legislation today aimed at curtailing the 1997 Freedom of Information Act.

The Government has defended its spending commitments in the area of health following yesterday's revelations of a funding crisis at Dublin's Beaumont Hospital.

Irish taxpayers may have to pay a 'premium' price for the Government's new jet if the Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrats coalition wants to have the aircraft in operation before Ireland takes over the EU presidency next January.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has expressed outrage at the Government's plans to restrict the Freedom of Information Act.

Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins has called for a post-St Patrick's Day audit to determine if the junkets undertaken by government ministers have any beneficial effects for Irish tourism or the economy.

The Irish Refugee Council has attacked the Government for attempting to remove the issues of asylum and refugee protection from the agenda for the current round of social partnership talks.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern may be forced to cancel a planned trade visit to the Czech Republic after hydraulic problems grounded the Government jet for the second time in 10 days.

The Labour Party has blamed the Government's housing policy for last year's 20% rise in average house prices.

The Government's post-Budget tax-take is the lowest per capita in the European Union, according to an analysis conducted by the Conference of Religious in Ireland.

Fine Gael has blamed Government policy for pushing up Ireland's inflation rate again last month.

UUP leader David Trimble has threatened to boycott all-party talks because of the Government's decision to continue the work of cross-border bodies while the North's institutions are suspended.

The Dail will today begin debating a motion calling on the Government to seek an extension of the terms of reference of the Morris Tribunal.

The chairman of the Morris Tribunal has refused to ask the Dail for an extension of the terms of reference of his inquiry into alleged garda corruption in Donegal.

ONE of the deficiencies in our Constitution is that there is no mechanism for dumping a government which has stolen power by perpetrating a massive fraud on the people.

An alliance of left-wing TDs, community groups and trade unions has called a demonstration outside the Dail for budget day to protest at Government cutbacks.

Fine Gael has vowed to make another effort to secure an extension of the Morris Tribunal's terms of reference, this time by tabling a private members' motion in the Senate.

The Government is to introduce competition in the gas supply market before the end of this year.

The Government has criticised workers and trade unions for embarking on a day of protest today over the low level of statutory redundancy payments in Ireland.

The Labour Party has accused the Government of complacency after statistics released today showed an increase of 2,800 in the Live Register figures for August.

Fine Gael has blamed the Government for failing to reduce road accidents and particularly for failing to tackle the problem of drink-driving.