Talks
# talks - Saturday 15 June, 2013
Bloomsday celebrations taking place in Dublin, Dun Laoghaire and Bray
Bloomsday breakfast, walks, talks, plays, music and a world record attempt – just some of the ways James Joyce is being remembered tomorrow. Here’s what’s going on.
# talks - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Rival Koreas hold first talks in two years
The talks were to set up a high-level meeting in Seoul after months of tensions.
# talks - Friday 24 May, 2013
# talks - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Bus Éireann services running today, but will workers go back on strike tomorrow?
Talks aimed at resolving the dispute between management at workers will continue at the Labour Relations Commission today with the suspension of the strike in place until tomorrow.
# talks - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
EU budget: Following talks, leaders agree to hold more talks
EU leaders agreed to hold further discussions on agreeing a budget for the next seven years as well as plugging a shortfall in this year’s finances following negotiations, chaired by Ireland, in Brussels.
# talks - Monday 6 May, 2013
Taoiseach and Tánaiste off to Brussels for ‘top level’ talks on €960 billion Budget
Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore will hold talks on efforts to push through the EU’s gigantic budget for the next six years.
# talks - Sunday 14 April, 2013
IRFU confirm approach to Leinster coach Joe Schmidt Exclusive
The New Zealander looks set to meet Irish rugby bosses in the coming days.
# talks - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Croke Park II: SIPTU national officers to take pay cuts
The cuts are in line with the Labour Relations Commission proposals that emerged from discussions on the Croke Park pay deal.
# talks - Monday 25 February, 2013
Croke Park: Proposals need to be evaluated carefully, says SIPTU
Meanwhile, Deputy Sean Fleming has warned the Government to “resist its urge to oversell the proposals” emerging from the talks.
At a glance: What’s in the proposed public pay deal
The Labour Relations Commission has released details of its proposals that unions will now be asked to vote on.
Government, public service unions reach deal on extending Croke Park
ICTU says the deal reached means better protections for public servants than across-the-board pay cuts.
Pat Rabbitte: Ministers and TDs should ‘lead by example’ and take paycut
A new deal on an extension to the Croke Park Agreement is said to be close to completion following overnight talks.
New Croke Park deal close to completion
The Minister for Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin, arrived at the talks in Lansdowne House in Dublin in the past hour.
# talks - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Shatter ‘as angry as gardaí’ at financial situation
The Minister urged gardaí to talk part in the Croke Park extension talks, but the Garda Representative Association has dismissed his comments as “smoke and mirrors”.
# talks - Friday 8 February, 2013
EU leaders battle over budget at tough summit
Countries like Britain are insisting that the EU has to make the same drastic cuts that member nations are making in their own budgets.
# talks - Thursday 7 February, 2013
USADA says it’s been in touch with Armstrong
The cyclist is hoping for his lifetime ban from cycling to be reduced.
# talks - Monday 4 February, 2013
Frontline Alliance: Staff being ‘unfairly targeted’ in Croke Park talks
The 24/7 Frontline Alliance represents gardaí, prison officers, nurses, midwives and other frontline emergency and essential services.
# talks - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Nations sign treaty aimed at reducing mercury emissions
Around 140 countries decided on the deal after all-night talks in Geneva.
# talks - Friday 11 January, 2013
Bus Éireann management and unions meet for talks at Labour Relations Commission
Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association and Siptu have threatened industrial action from this Sunday.
# talks - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Bus Éireann, unions to appear before Labour Relations Commission tomorrow
Attempts will be made to avoid possible strike action in the coming days which would disrupt commuters across the country.
# talks - Friday 28 December, 2012
Let’s get fiscal: Obama to host talks on looming cliff at White House
Congressional leaders will meet with the President at the White House today with just days left to avert a series of tax rises and spending cuts due to come into effect in the new year.
# talks - Sunday 16 December, 2012
‘Significant progress’ in Juventus-Drogba talks
The Chelsea legend could be making a sooner than expected return to European football from China.
# talks - Friday 23 November, 2012
EU budget summit ‘ends without deal’
The talks resumed today but officials from several delegations said no deal had been sealed for the bloc’s next long-term budget.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Here’s the nine stories you need to know this morning.
# talks - Monday 29 October, 2012
Noonan and Howlin to meet with German finance minister today
Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin meet with Wolfgang Schauble at Farmleigh House in Dublin today where discussions on Ireland’s legacy bank debt are sure to come up.
VIDEOS: The best of TEDx Dublin
Reclaiming ghost estates, making city centres liveable places – and where inspiration come from: some thought-provoking videos from Dublin ideas forum.
# talks - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Government urged to bring in stem cell legislation
The government promised to regulate stem cell research in the Programme for Government – but there’s no sign of legislation yet.
# talks - Friday 21 September, 2012
Culture Night: 10 amazing places you wouldn’t normally see
Tonight many museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artist’s studios and cultural centres will all throw their doors open to visitors. We take a look at some in Dublin that are usually closed to the public.
# talks - Monday 17 September, 2012
James Reilly: New consultants will have to face a hefty pay cut
Consultants may also have to work weekends under the terms of the new deal.
# talks - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Greek PM suggests further budget cuts ahead of German talks
However, Antonis Samaras has ruled out Greece getting more funding from creditors.
# talks - Saturday 19 May, 2012
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not be taking over from Alex McLeish at Villa
The former Manchester United hitman is staying in Norway – for now.
# talks - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Confirmed: Roberto Martinez set for Liverpool talks (updated)
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan announced the news this evening.
# talks - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Ireland could make joint bid for Euro 2020 with Wales and Scotland
Stewart Regan, chief executive of the SFA, has admitted that the possibility of launching a bid has been discussed.
# talks - Sunday 13 May, 2012
# talks - Monday 13 February, 2012
Cameron to hold talks on Scottish independence
Cameron will travel to Scotland on Thursday for a meeting with the country’s First Minister Alex Salmond about Scottish independence.
# talks - Wednesday 8 February, 2012
Greek leaders start crucial austerity talks (finally)
Talks have been delayed for days despite growing signs that the country could be forced out of the euro.
# talks - Wednesday 25 January, 2012
Talks break down between Israel and Palestine
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said the talks had ended without any breakthrough.
Taoiseach to discuss ‘rebuilding’ Europe at Davos
Enda Kenny’s first World Economic Forum session is to focus on rethinking the roles of the European Commission and Council.
# talks - Tuesday 3 January, 2012
Israel and Palestine hold first talks in over a year
Negotiators will meet in Jordan in the hope of setting conditions under which peace talks could be restarted.
# talks - Wednesday 14 December, 2011
Noonan to meet Osborne amid concerns over Britain’s EU isolation
The fallout of Cameron’s decision to use a veto in EU negotiations on a new treaty continued last night as Clegg and the Lib Dems refused to back the PM in a Commons vote.





















































