Future governments will be able to alter RTÉ funding deal
Minister ‘couldn’t imagine’ a future government rowing back on the commitments even though no legislation would be needed to do so
RTÉ funding: Extra €6m for An Post to crack down on licence fee evasion and improve collection
Taoiseach says multi-annual funding is something most State agencies would give their right arm for’
TV licence expected to be retained as €725m RTÉ funding deal tops Cabinet agenda ahead of summer break
Details of long-awaited package to be delivered today with An Post expected to get €6m over three years to improve TV licence collection
Major inquiry into sexual abuse in schools to be recommended by scoping report
The scoping inquiry was commissioned last year after allegations of sexual abuse at Blackrock College in Dublin were made by past pupils
RTÉ to receive €725m in public funding over next three years
Licence fee income and direct state funding to be combined for package below what broadcaster sought
Sinn Féin pledges new migration system in significant policy shift
SF seeks end to ‘two-tier system’ favouring Ukrainians and calls for ‘audit’ of services before asylum seekers are moved into any area
You could see Donohoe and looking at Chambers and thinking: this lad is going to fit in just fine
Between the once-off measures that occur every year and the rule that must be broken, the Department of Finance is like something from Flann O’Brien
100 days of Simon Harris as Taoiseach: Early starts, Enda Kenny influence and Coalition strains
Since taking over as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Harris has kept up a frenetic pace which has re-energised the party, but some say he is too PR-focused
Simon Coveney profile: substantial figure who played a starring role in the Brexit wars
The way he contested the leadership of Fine Gael with Leo Varadkar in 2017 won him many admirers
Cabinet to approve plans for pre-election budget in summer statement
Hospital emergency department overcrowding and national swimming strategy to be discussed by Ministers
Roderic O’Gorman ‘deeply humbled’ after being elected new leader of the Green Party
Minister for Children and Integration defeats Senator Pippa Hackett in contest to replace Eamon Ryan
New Greens leader Roderic O’Gorman represents continuity with minimal change
O’Gorman says all Green Ministers will remain in their current posts after securing a narrow win over Senator Pippa Hackett in the leadership race
Trickle of Fine Gael departures risks turning into a flood as election moves closer
Eleven FG TDs have said they will not run in next election, and the party faces a headache finding electable new candidates
Boost for Sinn Féin but result underlines differences between North and South
Party up by more than 4% since 2019, delivering timely morale boost after reversal down South at local and European elections
Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’
Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour