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Carey urges Catholics to back marriage equality

Former Fianna Fáil TD Pat Carey, who last month revealed at the age of 67 that he is gay, has urged committed Catholics to support the marriage equality referendum as they have been “the torch-bearers for human rights on other issues”.

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Fianna Fáil urges funding reforms

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Cullen will not resign over PR controversy

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Cullen will face a second inquiry into Leech contract, says Ahern

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Leech worked for Cullen’s 2002 election campaign

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Unit not a spin machine, claims Government

Flynn and Dempsey take fight to Ahern

BEVERLY FLYNN last night accused Taoiseach Bertie Ahern of disrespecting Fianna Fáil by ordering the party to kick her out.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2004

Ministers out of line, says Ahern

MINISTERS will be warned about abusing their office for party political gain after Taoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday admitted two of them had recently stepped out of line.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Ahern casts doubt over smoking ban start

THE January 1 starting date for the blanket smoking ban was cast into doubt yesterday after the Taoiseach said some details still need to be finalised.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2003

Cosgrave may face jail over Dunlop donations

FORMER Senator Liam Cosgrave could face up to three years in prison for failing to disclose donations received by disgraced lobbyist Frank Dunlop.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2003

Pressure on TDs as election spending figures are released

MOST of the Cabinet are expected to be in breach of election expenditure limits when campaign spending statements for last year’s general election are published today, Government sources said last night.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003

Fianna Fáil dominate the donations league

FIANNA FÁIL got almost two-thirds of the political donations to TDs and Senators last year, raking in almost €300,000 in the run-up to the election.

Thu, 01 May, 2003

No to Nice got €30,000 in donations

JUSTIN BARRETT’S No to Nice campaign received over €30,000 in donations, according to a report from the election watchdog.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2003

Taxpayers pay €2m for aides to ministers

TAXPAYERS are footing a bill of €2m a year for more than 100 civil servants who work exclusively on constituency issues for Government ministers.

Tue, 17 Dec, 2002

Deputies have 20 days to count cost of election expenses

ALL Dáil deputies have been given official guidelines on how to calculate the cost of State services they received for free during the last election campaign.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2002

TDs face legal action on right to hold seats

THREE candidates who were narrowly defeated in the general election are considering legal challenges against any TDs found to have broken official election spending limits.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2002

Election losers fail to state donations

THREE unsuccessful general election candidates are being investigated by gardaí for failing to return a list of campaign donations they received to the State’s political watchdog.

Fri, 01 Nov, 2002

Campaign funding laws are to be examined

LAWS requiring groups campaigning in referenda to say where they get their money are to be examined, Environment Minister Martin Cullen said yesterday.

Thu, 17 Oct, 2002

Stop State’s top officials selling out

THE brain drain of top civil servants from the higher echelons of the public service to the more lucrative private sector is a growing phenomenon in this country.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2002