Darragh O’Brien

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Darragh O’Brien says two consortiums have confirmed they will bid for the project

Darragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger cap

Wind projects are in Mayo, Cork, Waterford, Wicklow and Tipperary, while solar projects clustered mainly in east, south-east and midland

Passenger volumes at DAA airports up 4% but costs rise 10% amid investments in service

Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay

The chief executive who brought an elbows-out approach from Ryanair is departing, reportedly with an almost €1m exit package

Kenny Jacobs involved in dispute with board of semi-State body that oversees Cork and Dublin airports

Houses and apartments, worth almost €8m, being used to repay Government funding given during financial crisis

State-owned airport company has asked local authority to raise 32m passenger cap at Dublin

Chief executive’s rift with board of state-owned airport company spilt into the open last week

Darragh O’Brien says he would have to sign off on any package for the chief executive if he was to leave the organisation but ‘we are not there yet’

Payment proposal follows rift between Jacobs and board of State-owned airport operator

A deal, which would involve a financial settlement, may be confirmed over the weekend

Anne Shaw will take up the position in November

Survey finds two-thirds of energy stakeholders prioritise energy security over cheaper imported power

Avoiding individual site selection, new national strategy hopes to provide certainty for future energy

Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them

Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments

Introduction of Child 5-8 Leap Card will see 263,000 children eligible for free travel

For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000

Members of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this week

‘Rapid pace of expansion’ of drone usage has left communities with ‘real concerns and uncertainty’, says Minister

Traffic at Dublin Airport could exceed 36 million passengers this year

Plenty of people, including Michael O’Leary, have come out with countless different figures, some proclaiming them with great certainty

‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’

Ireland imports 80% of its natural gas supplies that power 40% of electricity generation through the UK but has no storage facility

A total of 301,000 households are in arrears on their electricity bills. The figures are creeping up even when the weather is mild

Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do

Minister for Transport announces contract for €274m bus ‘corridor’ connecting Liffey Valley to Dublin city centre

New force would be separate from Garda and have powers of arrest, detention and pursuit, says Darragh O’Brien

Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st

Incentives for waste produced from manufacturing palm oil have already been pulled and Minister is now mulling limits on imports

Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...

Government notes need to provide backing for development of ‘low-carbon transport projects’, such as MetroLink, before 2030

RSA says waiting times for all licence categories — including commercial — will stabilise in September

Waterways Ireland asked by former minister for housing and local government Darragh O’Brien to ‘reflect’ on charges

Spending on five key areas yet to be resolved in advance of launch of revised National Development Plan next week

RHO reaffirms commitment to support indigenous biomethane sector

Unions warn entire group could collapse under weight of pension liabilities, which could reach up to €4bn