Ireland may seek aid of French warship to boost security during EU presidency
State already investing in drone defences ahead of visits from ministers and heads of state next year
‘God only knows what will be tried’: EU leaders’ safety in Ireland comes under spotlight
Friendly warships and threats from drones: planning steps up for major summit in Ireland next year as part of the EU presidency
Dublin hospital paid €1.44m for services to company owned by staff
St James’s Hospital paid radiologists for additional imaging services due to ongoing surge in demand
Uisce Éireann employee receives €32,500 performance-related award on top of salary
Water utility tells Dail Public Accounts Committee it would lose staff if current pay model not retained
Almost €150m spent on preparations for new National Maternity Hospital
Design team fees for the project now exceed €36m, Dáil Public Accounts Committee told
Dublin drainage project will not be operational before 2032 ‘at best’, says Uisce Éireann
Further delays to key projects will have ‘serious consequences’ for housing and economic growth
Ministers and key hospitals clash over financial controls
Ministers intervene to insist new €200m management system is deployed across voluntary and HSE hospitals
Who runs the country’s hospital system?
Governance of Ireland’s public hospital structure is complex and now Ministers are involved in a long-running dispute
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous year
Minister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025
RTÉ increases provision in accounts for historic payments including to widow of former director general
Broadcaster also seeking to establish ownership of piece of art which has been in RTÉ’s possession for many years
OPW spent €180,000 on advice on potential impact of MetroLink
State body says it had sought specialist planning and engineering advice on effects metro system may have on its properties
About 500 people subject to deportation orders living in international protection facilities
Committee members raise concerns about processes for assessing age of unaccompanied asylum seekers
Cost of housing a prisoner runs to almost €100,000 annually
Dáil group to also hear 60,000 people from states such as Brazil and India arrived in Republic in year to April and between 2022 and last year, 159,000 came seeking protection
New Dart trains aimed at boosting capacity and easing overcrowding delayed until early 2027
Irish Rail says there will be a revised timeline for a new fleet originally scheduled to go into operation on Drogheda route this year
Merck to close Arklow plant with loss of 100 jobs
Consultation with workers and trade union Siptu to take place