Dara Calleary

Should the increase to the minimum wage go ahead?

The Government is committed to introducing a national living wage by January 2026, beginning with an 80 cent increase to the minimum wage next year. But as businesses struggle with higher operating costs, should the increases go ahead?

Getting to grips with regulating AI which no one fully understands

Ireland will be a key player in regulation but setting rules requires unsettling levels of guess-making about how AI technologies might affect us

AI to pose ‘many unpredictable challenges’ for government, strategy report says

Progress report emphasises importance of ensuring rollout of AI tools is ‘safe, secure, human-centric and ethical’

Consumer agency finds no evidence of excessive pricing of groceries

Report shows that competition on price, quality and location has improved in recent years, Coveney says

Companies Office will require PPS numbers from directors

New company law requirement designed to address issues with different forms of directors’ names or addresses

Proposals to ease auditing burden on SMEs welcomed

Impediment of having to be audited for two years sees firms having to pay significant fees, says Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Talks to finalise Mercosur have progressed ‘a lot’ - Calleary

EU keen to ratify accord ahead of 2024 European elections but concerns remain on beef and sustainability standards

Ministry Brands to create 50 jobs with opening of new Galway centre

Software and services company recruiting for technology roles

Amazon launches new support for early-stage entrepreneurs in Dublin

Startup Loft is located in company’s Charlemont Street offices

Ending eviction ban: Labour and Sinn Féin ramp up pressure on Coalition with two Dáil votes this week

Labour Party tables motion of no confidence in Government, while Sinn Féin proposes legislation that would see eviction ban extended into 2024

Engineering giant opens new R&D facility in Dundalk

ABB says 'multi-million dollar' investment will create up to 30 jobs

New law to tighten rules on Irish limited partnerships used by Russian investors

These partnership had been marketed to investors in Russia and former Soviet republics as having the benefits of offshore companies

New law aimed at reducing number and costs of personal injuries claims comes into operation

Claimants at risk of more legal costs if they go to court after rejecting Personal Injuries Assessment Board’s offer

Children being corrupted by ‘buck mad’ situation in Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats, Dáil told

Sinn Féin TD says appeals from residents not being heard and open drug-dealing happening on huge scale

Fianna Fáil ‘should hold contest’ for vacant deputy leader post

Backbench TD says contest when Martin ends current term as Taoiseach would be beneficial to party

Miriam Lord: Leinster House springs a leak as Taoiseach sings in the rain

Events in whacko Westminster cause a run on the markets, while best leaky Leinster House can manage is a run on buckets

Dara Calleary appointed Minister of State to replace Robert Troy

Mayo TD’s promotion had been widely expected

Mayo diaspora urged to join forces to address climate and biodiversity crises in ‘unique’ initiative

Kenyan ambassador, TDs and ‘change-makers’ explore county’s potential in tackling climate change

Print media operating in ‘increasingly difficult environment’ – Minister

Helen McEntee tells Dáil she is committed to reforming defamation law

Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Taoiseach signals rules on face masks could be eased after meeting with Holohan

Focus on vaccination as 800,000 to become eligible for booster in March, Martin says

National Broadband Ireland must ‘take responsibility’ for delays

Minister tells Dáil he will apply all the penalties that are due if rollout targets not met

Dáil hears Passport Office experiencing ‘very high level of demand’

Coveney says staff numbers at service up 70 per cent since last June

Department of Foreign Affairs staff held champagne event during lockdown

Gathering took place after Ireland elected to the UN Security Council in June 2020

Covid cases will come down if behaviour changes - Taoiseach

Martin to meet hospitality sector on State supports as TDs back call for their retention

More than 50 witnesses set to give evidence in ‘Golfgate’ case, judge told

Case could take up to five days in January, Clifden District Court hears

Pension pathway fraught with political risk

Government must address competing priorities on hot potato of old-age payment

Nama makes €4.4m in payments to Revenue after two voluntary disclosures

Payment of €1.9m this year related to professional services withholding tax

Revised €165bn national infrastructure plan to include funding for extra roads

National Development Plan, to be published on Monday, will include more than 50 projects with a price tag of more than €100m

Backlog in passport system focus of constituents’ complaints, TDs tell Simon Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs acknowledges disruption but defends system against criticism

Fianna Fáil TDs call for change to medical card income criteria

Meeting told Ireland has highest cumulative uptake of full vaccination among adults in the EU

Budget to help ‘most vulnerable’ with rising energy costs – Taoiseach

Martin cites ‘challenges ahead’ with energy supplies but rules out banning new data centres

Judge in Clifden adjourns ‘Golfgate’ court case until October 28th

Independent TD Noel Grealish and former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy face charges

Mica: Fianna Fáil meeting hears call for Government to pay 100% of costs

Taoiseach says people aged 30-39 can register for Covid-19 vaccine ‘over the next day or two’

Leadership at issue as Fianna Fáil eyes prospects after pandemic

Vaccine rollout in coming weeks seen within party as crucial to position of Micheál Martin

Dáil told of childcare provider staff vaccinated ahead of time

Service in Wexford may have exerted pressure on the HSE, says Labour Party leader

Hotel isolation for 20 states excludes US, UK where cases ‘rampant’

Bill comprises radical action that strikes ‘fair, proportionate balance’, Donnelly tells Dáil

School reopening: Infant and Leaving Cert classes may return on March 1st, says Taoiseach

Lifting of restrictions complicated by UK variant now accounting for 90 per cent of Covid-19 cases

Government should publish daily vaccine counts, says Fine Gael

Party readmits three Golfgate Senators Buttimer, Burke and Cummins

The Irish Times view on Irish politics in 2020: Overshadowed by Covid-19

The coalition leaders showed more competence in dealing with the big issues that faced them in winter, but with the virus still surging, they will undoubtedly face further enormous challenges in the coming year

Do you remember this? What happened in 2020

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