Inland Fisheries chief had right to revert to another role, ex-chairwoman tells WRC
Senior officials would not apply for leadership positions if they could not go back to substantive roles, adjudicators hear
Desperate late push to avert public-sector strike on Wednesday
Despite 11th-hour bid for talks with unions, both sides feel national stoppage is now all but inevitable
Mater Hospital has banned 33 patients so far this year, including one for knife threat to staff
Fourteen exclusion orders by Dublin hospital were for physical assault, with the other 19 for verbal abuse or threatening behaviour
Up to 700,000 people estimated to have died due to USAid cuts, Minister to say
Neale Richmond to tell EU ministers that cuts to international development cost lives
RTÉ DG says he has confidence in Minister after ‘constructive’ meeting on funding
Broadcaster’s managing director and chairman Terence O’Rourke met Patrick O’Donovan for just over an hour
New Garda spending rules to follow booking of nearly €250k worth of unused hotel rooms
Garda chief Justin Kelly to tell Committee of Public Accounts about lessons learned regarding big events
More than €1 billion set aside for bus and rail but passengers face another fare review
O’Brien would not confirm if fares are going up but suggested money would need to be raised one way or another
New public spending efficiency taskforce to be established within three months
Jack Chambers says new body will scrutinise day-to-day public spending and see where greater value for money can be delivered
Former fisheries chief ‘targeted’ by comments in Dáil and protected disclosures, WRC hears
Civil servants believed Francis O’Donnell had right to go back to previous role, WRC hearing also told
Blackmail claims by former Inland Fisheries chief considered serious issues by department
‘Particularly perturbing’ that contents of protected disclosure were brought to board meeting, former official says
State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts
‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’
Substantial sums paid to asylum seeker accommodation providers represented ‘no value’
Settlements were reached with three providers who sued after precontract deals cancelled, State spending watchdog says
Additional cost-saving measures would significantly impact frontline services, Tusla warns
Child and family agency says financial management cannot be considered separately from the realities of delivering services
HSE financial ‘imbalance’ at start of year contributed to problems, says chief executive
Anne O’Connor tells staff substantial savings planned for 2025 not delivered and then carried into this year
Children’s hospital contractor Bam submits claims for €983m over disputed costs
Project marked by escalating costs – from €987m to €2.24bn, with delays and fraught relationship between builders and oversight board










