Joe Costello and Jan O’Sullivan will definitely find opening their Christmas presents a bit of an anti-climax. They got their gifts early with news of their ministerial promotions. To be fair, no one could deny either of them the right to enjoy the good news.

According to Taoiseach Enda Kenny, he put his case firmly on the table when he went into the recent EU summit in Brussels. To judge from the contents of the Fiscal Compact agreed by 26 out of the 27 heads of government, that apparently is

There is a waiver from payment of the household charge for owners of residential property located in the following prescribed unfinished housing estates in Limerick city and County: Development Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 County / City Council GIS X GIS Y Alandale

The words of Jonathan Swift should have been echoing in our ears last week as we anticipated both the Budget and the latest EU Council meeting: “Expect nothing and you will not be disappointed.” In both cases, the expectations far outweighed the outcomes. In the

WHAT is it about this Government and appointments? Last week it had to endure the indignity of seeing its efforts to have Kevin Cardiff appointed to the European Court of Auditors stumble at the first hurdle. If the Government succeeds in getting the process back

‘It’s the economy, stupid,” has become one of the most famous political phrases of the past few decades. It is attributed to James Carville, the motor-mouthed political strategist who helped mastermind President Bill Clinton’s 1992 bid for the White House. While it still has some