Irish bus and rail fare hikes of up to 35% are confirmedIt is envisaged increases of more than 30% on some tickets will take effect from January, says National Transport AuthorityThu Sept 03 2026 - 16:16
Commuters to face increased fares on buses and trainsRising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time Thu Sept 03 2026 - 06:00
Solicitors consider approaching barristers to join strike in escalation of fees fight with MinisterImpact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recessSat Aug 29 2026 - 08:00
Former National Transport Authority chief was underpaid by €50,000 in total over several yearsAccounts reveal ‘multiannual discrepancy’ accumulating to more than €55,000, identified and rectifiedSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fearsMinister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’ Wed Aug 26 2026 - 15:30
€530m already spent on MetroLink project but no final budget in place, Minister confirmsPublic Accounts Committee chair questioned Darragh O’Brien on the wisdom of ‘spending now and determining the budget later’Tue Aug 25 2026 - 12:41
Planning in place for 80,000 Dublin homes, but work has started on less than half33,623 housing units were being built in second quarter of year, new report will saySun Aug 23 2026 - 17:08
Health and social care firms to be allowed recruit more than half of staff from outside EU Change to apply to health and social care sector, but Coalition under pressure to extend remit for heavy goods vehicle drivers Sat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
New €30m Dublin nursing home lies empty as owners await law changeHealthcare and haulage sectors say they cannot find staff at home while curb on hiring non-EU workers poses challenges to their businessesSat Aug 22 2026 - 06:00
Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE saysGap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concernFri Aug 21 2026 - 06:00
Beaumont Hospital chief executive steps down after two yearsAnne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital Tue Aug 18 2026 - 16:33
The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE boardMon Aug 10 2026 - 06:00
State paid more than €500k to private firm for air traffic control at Dublin Air Corps baseFlying operations had been restricted at Casement Aerodrome for period last year due to shortage of qualified military personnelMon Aug 03 2026 - 06:00
Ireland’s first long-range military radar systems to be in place next yearFrance was selected months ago as Ireland’s preferred partner to deliver the programmeFri Jul 31 2026 - 06:00
MetroLink: The decades-long journey towards Ireland’s first underground rail servicePrevious efforts for the infrastructure project have stalled, including after the financial crisisMon Jul 27 2026 - 13:35
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient servicesIrish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainabilityMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:00
MetroLink could cost up to €19bn, say senior Coalition figuresCabinet set to consider plans in autumn to put out to tender the proposed 19km Dublin rail link from Swords to CharlemontMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:00
HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is risingHealth service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last yearMon Jul 27 2026 - 06:00
Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permittedMinister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projectsSat Jul 25 2026 - 08:48
Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers showReduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400mFri Jul 24 2026 - 05:38
Spending above €10,000 in health service now requires top-level approval Payment orders for non-clinical items above specific figure countrywide must be signed off by HSE chief executive in Dublin Thu Jul 23 2026 - 06:00
HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting listsInitiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last monthWed Jul 22 2026 - 06:00
Insourcing curbs were always going to affect patients, but HSE region’s warnings were starkInsourcing drove down waiting lists but came at a high cost, along with concerns over governance and ‘perverse incentives’ Wed Jul 22 2026 - 06:00
State fisheries agency spent €16,000 on legal fees before Oireachtas appearanceInland Fisheries Ireland also paid more than €50,000 to a PR company ahead of the same eventSat Jul 18 2026 - 06:00
Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levyFri Jul 17 2026 - 21:41
Some rail services will be ‘rephased or reprioritised’ due to €50m IT project write downNew train traffic management system will need to be put in place, says Irish Rail, without providing estimated costThu Jul 16 2026 - 18:43
One consultant doctor working for HSE earned more than €900,000 last year, report showsAnnual document says 11 employees, all of whom are consultants, were paid in excess of €500,000 each in 2025Thu Jul 16 2026 - 18:18
Spending on rail expansion plans could be hit by costs of failed €50m IT project NTA accepts move by Irish Rail to terminate contract with IT contractor Indra but warns of ‘significant financial consequences’Thu Jul 16 2026 - 06:00
Failed €50m rail IT system: contractor says scope of project was ‘not sufficiently specified’NTA privately warns Irish Rail of ‘significant financial consequences’ arising from move to fire IT company IndraThu Jul 16 2026 - 06:00
Ali Hewson and others could raise almost €20m for new children’s science centre, adjudicator findsAdjudication report says State support of up to €30m could be needed over a decade to meet facility’s operating costsMon Jul 13 2026 - 06:00
Ryanair passenger partly sucked out of plane as window dislodges Reports suggest the passenger is hospitalised with friction burns Fri Jul 10 2026 - 13:00
HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad Health service tells Oireachtas committee of review of governance and financial records at autism charity Thu Jul 09 2026 - 20:39
Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC that broadcaster has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency Thu Jul 09 2026 - 19:27
RTÉ to seek more State funding after three-year €725m deal endsOireachtas committee to hear broadcaster has ‘reversed the trend of reporting deficits’ Wed Jul 08 2026 - 06:00
Unfair dismissal case of former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief adjourned until SeptemberHR staff in State agency believed Francis O’Donnell could return to regional director job after term in top job ended, WRC hearsTue Jul 07 2026 - 17:35
Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunalSpecialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her reportMon Jul 06 2026 - 21:15
Former State agency chief faced disciplinary action after finding he assisted job candidate, WRC toldEx-Inland Fisheries Ireland boss Francis O’Donnell claims he was unfairly dismissed and penalised after making protected disclosuresFri Jul 03 2026 - 19:33
Irish consumers buying financial products can insist on speaking to a human under new rules The measures, which are to be signed into law, will give consumers stronger protectionsFri Jul 03 2026 - 06:00
State agency chief executive ‘pestered’ personnel boss for assurances on top job, WRC hears Former Inland Fisheries Ireland boss denies providing then HR head with pre-prepared letter to sign at meeting in car parkThu Jul 02 2026 - 19:52
Former State agency chief says he contemplated suicide after being isolated by employerEx-chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland tells Workplace Relations Commission untrue allegations about him were read into Oireachtas recordWed Jul 01 2026 - 19:55
Nama to hand over residual €22m asset portfolio and €50m in cash on wind up this monthNama will also hand over responsibility for various legal cases to a resolution unit within the NTMAWed Jul 01 2026 - 15:42
MetroLink legislation may be fast-tracked by Minister Minister for Transport looks to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on new Bill to establish State agency Wed Jul 01 2026 - 06:00
NTA reviewing Irish Rail proposal to end contract for delayed IT systemAuthority also expected to tell Oireachtas committee demand is exceeding supply on public transportTue Jun 30 2026 - 17:17
New €30m Irish Rail IT system failed key safety testsAbout €30m has been spent on project, but final decision will fall to National Transport AuthorityMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Continuing concerns raised about IT project for rail network, but key decisions imminentDarragh O’Brien says new traffic management system is needed, but he is far from happy about how project has been deliveredMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Former Labour Court chief engaging with top management in HSE South West after concerns raisedSenior managers sent letters to national Health Service Executive leadership setting out concernsSat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Government concerned by level of organised pushback against human rights, says MinisterProgress in eradicating extreme poverty has decelerated in past decade due to interconnected crises, says Neale RichmondThu Jun 25 2026 - 16:37
Beaumont paid €6.2m to company run by its own doctors outside public procurement rulesPublic Accounts Committee hears payroll system, over budget by €2m, also outside procurement regulations Thu Jun 25 2026 - 16:28
Former head of Coillte and Glen Dimplex Fergal Leamy to become next chief executive of An PostFinding replacement for David McRedmond has strained relations between company and parent departmentWed Jun 24 2026 - 20:50
Health service recorded deficit of €400m to end of May, committee hearsThere was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor saysWed Jun 24 2026 - 11:02
