'It's fair value for 44c a day': RTÉ boss to make direct appeal to politicians over TV licence reforms
Forbes wants the Government to take action to tackle households evading the licence fee.
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Forbes wants the Government to take action to tackle households evading the licence fee.
The broadcaster said expressions of interest it received did not warrant selling the magazine.
Due to the rapid increase in house prices, there have been concerns about the massive leap in tax homeowners will have to pay.
The High Court referred an extradition case to the European Court of Justice.
The Toland Report said the department was overstretched.
In the Dáil, the charade of religious worship equals the charade of politics in its need for reform, writes Oliver Moran.
“Retaining the status quo is simply not an option,” Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said.
The strike’s set to go ahead next Tuesday. And neither side is backing down.
Obama is being introduced at a rally in Chicago by Galway man and restaurateur Billy Lawless.
Teaching unions rejected a revised set of proposals today.
While staff in the civil service who do well will be recognised – but not with bonuses.
The heads of the new legislation will be brought to Cabinet within a matter of weeks.
Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan said she wanted agreement on both sides.
The proposals are intended to improve efficiency, but don’t address who can vote in Seanad elections.
TheJournal.ie looks at some of the achievements – and failures – of Shatter’s tenure.
Fighting erupted overnight between ruling party and opposition lawmakers as the bill was debated in a marathon 20-hour sitting.
Former Gaelic Football star Joe Brolly says the €3 million pledged for a state of the art organ donation system will save lives.
Free bus travel, free television licences, heating bill payments – one Conservative minister in Britain has suggested rich pensioners may not need them all.
The whip system – where TDs must vote with their party position or risk expulsion – is the subject of some debate in political circles but immediate reform, ahead of potentially divisive abortion debate, appears unlikely.
The reforms will see changes to local government, including the merger of some city and county councils.
The Minister was speaking after it emerged the Irish Hospital Consultants Association will not be attending reform talks in the Labour Court on Thursday.
Political parties criticise plans to do away with town councils, but the response of others is a little more enthusiastic.
Minister Phil Hogan said he wanted to remove the possibility of councillors abusing their power.
That will see the number of council seats reduced from 1,627 to 950.
European Council president Herman Van Rompuy had some kinds words for us in Italy yesterday.
The country’s Finance Minister warned the next few weeks are crucial for the country’s future in the euro.
That is the view of the United Nations, which said nearly a third of North Korean children under the age of 5 show signs of stunting. 16 million North Koreans rely on food rations.
President Francois Hollande’s parliamentary majority will give him the opportunity to push through budget and tax reforms, and to move away from austerity towards growth.
Japan is to take steps to forgive about 300 billion yen (€2.8 billion) of Burma’s debt and resume development aid in a bid to support democratic and economic reforms in the country.
The Government is looking at ways to impose tougher penalty sanctions on jobseekers who do not take advantage of all employment opportunities.
The chairman of An Bord Snip Nua attacks the “very poorly designed” system which may leave the public sector understaffed.
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has admitted he can’t guarantee there won’t be individual problems caused by the exodus of public sector workers at the end of the month.
Five things you need to know before you head out the door: the Betfair controversy, an investigation into the death of a man in Dublin; and students have their say on Junior Cert reforms.
Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets of Moscow to protest against alleged election fraud.
The public service reforms to be announced will see less of a reduction in staff numbers in the public sector than had been pledged in the programme for government.
The demonstrators were calling for Egypt’s military rulers to speed up the pace of democratic reforms in a country that is still charting its political future.