War chest of at least €144,000 available to Yes side to campaign in March 8th referendums Funds available to political parties and others campaigning for a Yes-Yes vote is vastly larger than the spending plans of prominent voices on the No-No sideSat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Former HSE boss sounded out as new chair of RTÉ boardPaul Reid is one of a number of potential candidates understood to have been approachedSat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ board holds ‘constructive’ meeting with Minister as broadcaster names new CFOFriday’s meeting ‘focused on the future of RTÉ and public service media’ after resignation of board chair Siún Ní RaghallaighFri Mar 01 2024 - 16:35
Was Bakhurst at the committee to make the tea? And a backbencher on ‘bad Government business’ Your essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Mar 01 2024 - 12:53
Planning law changes to protect duration of student accommodation Government will move to ensure availability of academic year leases of about 40 weeks, Minister for Higher Education saysThu Feb 29 2024 - 17:28
Charges against Irish citizen held in Iraq are dropped but campaign for return continuesYasser Eljuboori released on bail but still faces risks while he remains in Iraq, says legal counselThu Feb 29 2024 - 12:23
First RTÉ, now HSE: Executive exit packages under fresh scrutinyVoters register as cost of referendums confirmed by Government; European Elections set to be battle between ‘heavy-hitters’Thu Feb 29 2024 - 08:41
UN urged to intervene following allegations that an Irish citizen has been tortured in an Iraqi jail Laura Wickham’s husband, Yasser Eljuboori, was detained as he was getting a flight back to Ireland after visiting his sick motherWed Feb 28 2024 - 23:50
Tánaiste hopes new chairperson for RTÉ will be identified and agreed on by TuesdayPosition vacant since Siún Ní Raghallaigh resigned after Minister declined to express confidence in her during Prime Time interviewWed Feb 28 2024 - 14:28
Martin could not be given details on departure of RTÉ figure for ‘legal reasons’David Nally was previously the former head of TV current affairs at State broadcasterWed Feb 28 2024 - 13:49
RTÉ shambles ‘has a way to go yet’Inside Politics: If Catherine Martin expected easy questioning from Coalition TDs over her handling of Siún Ní Raghallaigh she was wrongWed Feb 28 2024 - 07:58
‘Catherine Martin should step down’: Labour renews call for Minister’s resignation ahead of committee appearanceIvana Bacik says there is an ‘existential crisis’ after Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s departure from RTÉ boardTue Feb 27 2024 - 13:43
Catherine Martin faces grilling after tumultuous weekMinister’s position does not appear in immediate danger but she is no front and centre of the dramaTue Feb 27 2024 - 07:45
Review of school transport recommends reducing distance rulesOther items at Cabinet include appointment of special advocate for survivors of Magdalene laundries; update on insurance reforms; and plans to improve adult literacyTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Kevin Bakhurst did not get exit deal in 2016, RTÉ saysBroadcaster declines to reveal other senior managers who benefited from termination payments as Minister for Media says Breda O’Keeffe has ‘moral obligation’ to pay back €450,000Sat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Jaws drop with new RTÉ payment nugget, while TV licence argy-bargy leaves Dáil ears ringingYour essential end-of-week politics catch upFri Feb 16 2024 - 12:06
RTÉ pay crisis: Bakhurst to seek fresh legal advice on disclosure of exit packages ‘Moral obligation’ on RTÉ's former chief financial officer Breda O’Keeffe to repay exit package, Martin saysThu Feb 15 2024 - 17:19
European Commission will examine call from Ireland and Spain to review trade deal with IsraelLeo Varadkar and Pedro Sánchez send joint letter to Ursula von der Leyen about potential breaches of human rights obligationsThu Feb 15 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ board members were ‘deceived’ about Toy Show the Musical, Oireachtas media committee hearsAnne O’Leary of RTÉ board’s Audit and Risk Committee told Wednesday’s hearing the show was ‘presented as a fait accompli’Wed Feb 14 2024 - 21:25
RTÉ’s former chief financial officer was paid €450,000 as part of controversial exit packageBreda O’Keeffe’s payout signed off by former director general Dee Forbes but not brought to executive board before approvalWed Feb 14 2024 - 18:31
Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligationsVaradkar and Spanish PM Sanchez ask for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken if conditions of agreement have been brokenWed Feb 14 2024 - 15:28
PAC wants to recall board members of children’s hospital over new estimateCost of building the hospital has increased by €512 million, to €2.24 billion, Stephen Donnelly tells Cabinet colleaguesWed Feb 14 2024 - 06:00
Israel blinded by rage says Varadkar, as Government hardens stance on GazaCriticism of ‘rogue state’ comes amid fears it is about to attack city of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinian refugees have taken shelterWed Feb 14 2024 - 06:00
Two new data protection commissioners appointedDr Des Hogan will take up his role as a commissioner next week and he will also serve as the organisation’s chairman for three years.Tue Feb 13 2024 - 21:48
RTÉ board ‘should have asked more questions’ on Toy Show the Musical, chair to tell Oireachtas Director general to appear before media committee in wake of reports on loss-making Toy Show the Musical and on staff exit packagesTue Feb 13 2024 - 19:15
Martin defends male Minister’s selection to lead FF’s women in home referendum campaignThomas Byrne characterised as good campaigner and communicator with ‘strong legal background’Tue Feb 13 2024 - 18:04
Garda chief to warn of ‘unfeasible’ digital workload with 22,000 hours of Dublin riots footageRisks of bringing in facial recognition technology for policing ‘too high’, civil liberties groups to tell politiciansTue Feb 13 2024 - 06:00
Child benefit for 18-year-olds in full-time education to be introduced in MayBudget 2024 measure originally planned for September will be brought forward and also applies to children with a disabilityTue Feb 13 2024 - 05:00
Conscientious objection should be allowed for healthcare workers in any law to bring in assisted dying, HSE saysCommittee on Assisted Dying due to hold its last public meeting before it reports to the Houses of the OireachtasTue Feb 13 2024 - 05:00
Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe confirms he will not contest next general electionWexford TD is the latest in a string of party’s politicians to announce their impending departures in recent monthsMon Feb 12 2024 - 22:06
Varadkar downplays fears of referendums’ impact on immigration lawTaoiseach says issues on ballot ‘more complicated’ than other previous votes such as repealing the 8th or marriage equalityMon Feb 12 2024 - 21:25
Dublin riot: Business group seeks more gardaí on the streets, safe taxi hubs and crackdown on young offendersDublin Town sends Government four-point plan to address challenges facing capitalMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00
Israel-Hamas war: International warnings mount ahead of planned Rafah offensiveNetanyahu reiterates intention to extend Israeli military offensive to Gaza’s southernmost citySun Feb 11 2024 - 20:59
Withholding information on arson attacks makes people ‘as guilty as the person who lights match’, says McEnteeJustice Minister’s remarks come after spate of attacks on buildings earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation and some wrongly rumoured to be destined for use as refugee housing.Sun Feb 11 2024 - 14:53
Childcare places are in short supply, so why aren’t there creches in all new housing developments?Forcing builders to provide creches and including pre-school facilities in new primary schools could increase capacitySat Feb 10 2024 - 07:00
‘No complacency’ in Green Party about referendums, says Minister, as poll shows majority intend to vote Yes Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman was speaking at launch of the party’s ‘Yes-Yes’ campaign for referendums, which will take place on March 8thFri Feb 09 2024 - 19:39
Mary Lou McDonald to ‘reflect’ and ‘correct things’ in wake of poll slump for Sinn FéinParty leader responds to latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll showing a six-point drop in supportThu Feb 08 2024 - 15:37
Four years since 2020 election, Sinn Féin support slumps and a quarter of voters remain undecidedResults of latest Irish Times/Ipsos opinion poll suggest there will be a hotly contested battle aheadThu Feb 08 2024 - 07:57
Seán Haughey announces he will not contest next general electionFianna Fáil Dublin Bay North TD has served for almost 40 years as an elected representativeTue Feb 06 2024 - 21:07
Cost of policing protests at Leinster House increases ninefold between 2022 and 2023Costs last year came to €224,150 compared with €23,730 in 2022, as number of protests across Dublin went up by 101%Sat Feb 03 2024 - 05:04
Varadkar seeks to downplay Coalition division on Dublin Airport’s future while backing expansionRemarks come after allies of Green Party transport minister Eamon Ryan object to increasing capacity at State’s main aviation hubFri Feb 02 2024 - 16:44
RTÉ staff voice dismay over ‘secret rules’ for elite within broadcasterReport findings ‘concerning and wearying’ when staff just want to ‘put these times behind them’, NUJ Dublin broadcasting branch chair Emma O’Kelly saysWed Jan 31 2024 - 22:21
RTÉ report: Exit package paid to former chief financial officer was not approved by managementMinister Catherine Martin said report ‘demonstrates an appalling disregard for the principles of equity, fairness and transparency in the treatment of staff’Wed Jan 31 2024 - 16:54
Irish decision on whether to back genocide case against Israel is ‘months away’Coalition not suspending State funding for UN Palestinian relief agency while inquiry into Israeli claims takes placeTue Jan 30 2024 - 22:21
Nearly €1.9bn outlay expected on housing Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers, TDs toldSum estimated to fund supports for Ukrainian refugees, €1.49bn, down €30m on 2023 spend, according to MinisterTue Jan 30 2024 - 19:58
Jeffrey Donaldson briefs DUP executive on possible deal to end two-year powersharing boycottA small group of protesters holding banners emblazoned with ‘Stop DUP sell-out’ gathered outside Larchfield EstateMon Jan 29 2024 - 20:39
Tánaiste expresses hope disposable vapes could be banned in Republic Comments come after British PM Rishi Sunak announced plans to ban devices entirely in hope of preventing use by childrenMon Jan 29 2024 - 18:50
Ireland will urge countries to restore funding to UN Palestinian refugee agency, says MartinTánaiste says UNWRA has been ‘key humanitarian intervention’ to help Palestinians and withdrawing support ‘would be catastrophic’Mon Jan 29 2024 - 17:13
Revenue signals ‘total flexibility’ on payment for warehoused pandemic tax debtSome 58,000 businesses with outstanding debt of €1.75 billion are to make repayment arrangementsThu Jan 25 2024 - 16:50
Senior RTÉ figures may be brought before PAC over findings in report on Toy Show the MusicalRTÉ Toy Show the Musical overstated sponsorship revenue by €75,000, report findsThu Jan 25 2024 - 15:49
