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Brian Hayes

All time
quite the pair
Two ministers and a famously brassy lady in a wooden box. What could go wrong this time?
30 Apr 2014
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gubu
8 skills you need to run for election according to these campaign videos
29 Apr 2014
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Dublin dogfight
'I have it all to do': Brian Hayes admits he's 'in a difficult position' after latest poll
29 Apr 2014
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Election 2014
Enda Kenny tells voters not to get 'carried away with fantasy politics’ before May’s election
28 Apr 2014
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Analysis
The first opinion poll of the European elections has focused minds... and sharpened knives
28 Apr 2014
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OPW
Iconic Battle of Clontarf painting to be unveiled later today
4 Apr 2014
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flood funding
Here's the breakdown of €20m for flood repairs across the country
11 Mar 2014
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serious business
Brian Hayes: This is a serious election for serious people
9 Mar 2014
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Election 2014
"The best of luck to him" - former Hayes campaigner to run for Fianna Fáil
2 Mar 2014
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Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Michael Noonan: I’ll consider tax cuts, Richard Bruton: I won’t consider wage hikes
1 Mar 2014
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Insurance
Councils told 'keep on spending' on flooding repairs
26 Feb 2014
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Election 2014
Taoiseach: Tensions with Brian Hayes ‘so far back in history they’re irrelevant’
18 Feb 2014
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Leaving on a jet plane
Here are the winners and losers from the Paddy's Day ministerial exodus
17 Feb 2014
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Cover Me
'The government can't make insurance companies insure people'
4 Feb 2014
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine things you need to know as we begin a rainy Monday morning…
3 Feb 2014
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Election 2014
'MEPs are talking out of both sides of their mouths': Sinn Féin hopeful hits out at Hayes and Costello
1 Feb 2014
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Thrifty
How much did the EU presidency cost Ireland? Less than expected, actually
29 Jan 2014
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Election 2014
Hayes: ‘Some people think the European Parliament is some kind of Outer Mongolia'
29 Jan 2014
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Happy Wednesday… Here’s the nine things you need to know this morning.
29 Jan 2014
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Election 2014
Junior Minister Brian Hayes is running for Europe
28 Jan 2014
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cold water
Hayes: Bonus payments at Irish Water not justified
15 Jan 2014
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Public Service
'A lot done, more to do': Reform plans promise more public services cards and better procurement
14 Jan 2014
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Hard Knocks
Cork man Hayes learning the trade from Davidson in France
11 Jan 2014
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Heritage
OPW to give leases on heritage sites to private companies
25 Nov 2013
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Brussels
EU Budget for 2014 agreed after marathon overnight talks
12 Nov 2013
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Mulling it over
Will Brian Hayes run for Europe? 'I haven't made my mind up yet,' he says
7 Nov 2013
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Sligo
OPW hands former Ballymote Garda station over to local community
1 Nov 2013
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13
Alcohol Abuse
Government deal to implement minimum alcohol pricing welcomed
23 Oct 2013
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134
Confidence
Hayes: I have absolute confidence in Minister Reilly's ability
20 Oct 2013
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Budget 2014
8 things we learned from Brian Hayes's Budget 2014 Q&A on Twitter
17 Oct 2013
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38
Awkward
The Minister who 'couldn't be bothered' with Twitter is doing a Budget Q&A on Twitter
14 Oct 2013
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43
Bailout exit
Eurozone finance ministers meet today as Ireland looks to December's bailout exit
14 Oct 2013
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7
Sex Offenders
‘No foot-dragging’: Government promises draft sex offenders bill by end of the month
11 Oct 2013
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Budget 2014
Fine Gael says there's a €350m hole in Sinn Féin's pre-Budget proposal
9 Oct 2013
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Emigration
Tánaiste: Taxation is not the reason for emigration 'brain drain'
30 Sep 2013
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Seanad referendum
Why will abolishing the Seanad mean deleting Article 27 from the Constitution?
30 Sep 2013
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Cheque Out
Cheque's in the post? Not from the Government it's not*
26 Sep 2013
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Election 2014
Hayes says 'wait and see' on Euro election run but Norah Casey insists: 'I'm out'
26 Sep 2013
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Budget 2014
'Another brick in the wall': Education minister on economic growth figures
19 Sep 2013
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Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
19 Sep 2013
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