Darragh O’Brien

With the possibility of a leadership contest down the line, Minister may be reluctant to sign off on €1m payoff

State firm told to review contractual provision for financial penalties with manufacturer of new fleet

Board could act to remove chief executive Kenny Jacobs, for which it does not need ministerial approval. But litigation would surely follow, be costly and messy

Darragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targets

Minister for Transport has blocked a near €1m deal for Jacobs to leave DAA role

Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already

State-owned airports group needs sign-off from Darragh O’Brien for near-€1m exit deal for chief executive

Examination expected to look in particular at services including Dublin-Wexford, Dublin-Waterford

Ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, EU environment ministers have agreed a watered-down goal to cut emissions by 90% by 2040

Minister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of elections

Ryanair boss said Mr Jacobs’ ‘elbows out’ style was what was needed in the public sector to get things done

Government yet to approve settlement seven weeks after DAA board and Kenny Jacobs agreed to it

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programme

DAA board agreed to a payout of just under €1m for CEO following mediation process, after a rift emerged between the two sides

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

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

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

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