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
Young asylum seekers may face medical tests to determine age ‘as a last resort’ in disputesMove criticised as ‘unreliable, unnecessary, and possibly invasive’ by Children’s Rights AllianceWed Jun 24 2026 - 06:00
Luas Finglas line could begin construction in 2028, Minister saysCabinet expected to consider plans to authorise the next phase of the Dublin MetroLink project in mid-JulyMon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
GPO to host community events pending a ‘national conversation’ on its futureUltimate redevelopment of site still anticipated to retain retail and office use Mon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
HSE paying €2m per year to firm for help challenging insurers over unpaid billsDáil’s public spending watchdog hears publicly funded hospitals have written off millions in payments for patients with health insurance Mon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
Hospitals write off millions as health insurers decline to pay invoices Politicians on Dáil PAC express strong concern as revenue forgone at a time of financial strain for the health sector Mon Jun 22 2026 - 05:48
Recent hospital budget increases ‘not fiscally sustainable’, Minister for Health warnsPay costs from over-recruitment contributing to hospitals’ financial pressures, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells PACThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Ineligible expenditure of nearly €20,000 returned to Skillnet following investigationInvestigation significantly constrained due to persistent non-cooperation, TDs toldThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Key issues on future for An Post underlie tensions with Minister‘Talk of resignations and expression of frustration’ over CEO pay, borrowing limits and strategyThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Irish fund invested in five firms named in UN report on Israeli settlementsCombined value of stakes in Airbnb, Motorola and others stood at €6.7mThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Row erupts between An Post and Minister over proposed €360,000 salary for new CEODirectors held special meeting last Friday and have written to Patrick O’Donovan about their concernsThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
‘Moderation’ in Government spending from this year, budget conference hearsNational Economic Dialogue forum used to stress need for restraint and sustainable fiscal managementTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Budget 2027: Simon Harris signals focus on tax relief and childcare measuresGovernment eager to avoid criticism of last year’s budget with a key theme of ensuring work paysMon Jun 15 2026 - 15:02
Budget 2027: Tax changes for workers and more affordable childcare set to be prioritiesNational Economic Dialogue event will hear childcare and tax moves central to next budgetMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Fisheries officer says he was treated as ‘black sheep and leper’ after blowing whistleComplaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosureSat Jun 13 2026 - 06:00
Witness ‘afraid’ to give evidence due to intimidation by State fisheries agency, WRC toldInland Fisheries Ireland says there is ‘absolutely no substance whatsoever’ to claims of witness intimidationThu Jun 11 2026 - 18:36
Removing private practice in public hospitals under new contracts ‘inadequately monitored’ Rostering of consultants to work Saturdays or evenings via latest arrangements remains low, HSE auditors sayThu Jun 11 2026 - 00:01
Irish Rail has no confidence contractor can deliver multimillion euro IT projectCompany asked why millions continued to be spent on management system despite long existing concerns Wed Jun 10 2026 - 17:26
Irish Rail wanted to end contract last year for delayed IT project companyTDs to hear from State-owned rail company about €50m write-down on system to manage movement of trainsWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
Hospital employee flagged that €30,000 Aramark payment to CHI could be reviewed by watchdogPAC to consider emails about payment from company that ran restaurant service at CrumlinTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Man arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth more than €100,000 in Cork Officers uncovered sophisticated cannabis grow house in BallymakeeraMon Jun 08 2026 - 23:28
Irish Rail inability to source key train-control system parts heightens ‘risk of disruption’Just two spare central processing units remain for system that was meant to be replaced in 2024 Mon Jun 08 2026 - 06:00
Retired CIÉ staff set for first pension increase in nearly 18 years ‘in coming weeks’Over 6,000 former staff to receive pension increases of up to 5% under proposals approved by MinistersMon Jun 08 2026 - 05:30
From brain to drain: How was €50m wasted on a planned IT system for Ireland’s rail network?Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government MinisterSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
