Dublin council chief wanted ‘generational civil servant’ Robert Watt for €280,000-a-year secondment
Former Department of Health secretary general appointed to €280,000 role without competitive process as it was a secondment
Summer programme applications for children with complex needs to reopen after ‘botched’ launch
Opposition says decision to open online applications portal for nine days only was ‘deeply unfair and badly handled’
Fianna Fáil’s Catherine Ardagh promoted in wake of Michael Healy-Rae departure
Dublin South-Central TD to become Minister of State following resignation of Kerry TD
Rotunda at loggerheads with Minister over public-only consultants having private patients
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill told master of the hospital she is ‘not happy’ about situation
Department insists most people leaving direct provision do not become homeless
Homeless services previously pointed to figures outlining difficulties faced by people leaving direct provision
Why does vote counting take so long in Ireland?
Heady mix of exhaustion, triumph and disaster is not just a thrilling media narrative but a component of Irish political culture
Job growth set to significantly fall short of Government targets, according to internal report
Report says amount of labour supply a ‘real constraint’ to creating 300,000 extra jobs by 2030
Mary Lou McDonald says she is under ‘no pressure whatsoever’ after Sinn Féin defeats
Party leader dismisses questions over her leadership after candidate fails to win seat in McDonald’s own constituency of Dublin Central
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in education
Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
Turnout figures show Galway West 44% and Dublin Central 40% as count set to get under way
New TDs could change speaking rights in Dáil if Social Democrats gain a seat, overtaking Labour
Gardaí notified over Gerry Hutch stencilled graffiti near polling station
Dublin Central Returning Officer aware of matter and appropriate action being taken
Occupied Territories Bill to ‘move forward’ – but without restriction on services
Helen McEntee to raise EU-wide action again in Brussels as long-proposed legislation to be revived in Dáil
Government to bring Occupied Territories Bill to Dáil in coming weeks, says McEntee
Legislation targeting trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine first introduced by Senator Frances Black in 2018
RTÉ ex-DG Dee Forbes decided Derek Mooney would be classified as producer, committee told
Oliver Callan’s production company receives fee separate from his fees as presenter, committee hears
‘Waste of space’: What we learned about RTÉ from today’s Oireachtas committee hearing
From criticisms of the top 10 earners lists to Dancing with the Stars and Callan’s Kicks, Bakhurst and the broadcaster were grilled