Numerous countries express interest in Government’s basic income for artists pilot scheme
Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget
Minister for Culture committed to making the scheme permanent if funding is secured in budget
Emer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensions
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
Proposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warns
Testing and starting services on railway in phases could cut multi-billion euro project’s costs
Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package
Union says workers deserve transparency over payment which covered benefit in kind
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Earnings covering Tom Donnellan’s health cover and car risked undermining public pay policy, department documents show
Minister for Public Expenditure highlights planning objections as major roadblock at Dublin Economics Workshop
Almost €774,000 overpaid to 32 ex-education and training boards workers, report finds
Coalition’s latest Medium-Term Expenditure Framework highlights rapid acceleration in expenditure
Deputy chair Alan Haugh says he was twice told by different department his contract would be extended
Labour Court tells lawyers Department of Public Expenditure blocked reappointment
Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs
Protest marked the first day of an indefinite strike action by more than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers
Rally outside Department expected with 2,000 schools affected
Department of Public Expenditure’s financial offer would see State’s military capabilities ‘go backwards’
Simon Harris wanted €3.4bn for radar, armoured vehicles, aircraft and surveillance equipment
Senior official twice warns Government members about timely filings of documents ahead of meetings to meet constitutional principle
Arguments by the Ryanair boss that we should give up on rail solutions and rely on the car and bus make no sense
Enterprise Ireland appointed Jenny Melia as its new CEO in May, with her salary now set at €234,548
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
Government approved bumping salary from lowest to highest point on Assistant Secretary pay scale on appointment of NTMA’s Martin Whelan
‘Inappropriate’ to disclose numbers involved or details regarding those affected, says Department of Public Expenditure
Government notes need to provide backing for development of ‘low-carbon transport projects’, such as MetroLink, before 2030
Investment in housing, water and grid infrastructure, defence, prisons and sports facilities planned under NDP
Louise O’Keeffe, who took State to court over failure to protect her, questioned Government’s guidance on issue
Issue relates to deductions from retirement benefits of former public service staff with high-value pensions
Labour Court recommends scheme be extended for a further six months
Official documents seem to exist in some kind of parallel universe, with no expectation that targets can be met
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: AIB buys back all its shares, while politicians tear strips off Children’s Health Ireland representatives in front of an Oireachtas committee
Failed Arts Council IT project one of two issues brought to Cabinet ‘under the arm’, senior official said
They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Opinion: ‘Yes, scaling is hard to do, so we had better do what we know already works and what we are good at delivering’
McDonagh withdrew from consideration after possibility he might retain €430,000 salary
Department of Public Expenditure set out several conditions for voluntary exits at broadcaster
About 2,000 artists have been allocated €325 a week in pilot funding since 2022
Seán Fleming says practice undermines public confidence, as actual cost of projects is a multiple of estimate
Some embracing artificial intelligence and others avoiding its use, at least for now
Two-tier remuneration system for those appointed before and after 2015 should be ended, arbitration board rules
Campaigners who want the full opening of access to Castletown House in Kildare are shocked at alarming turn of events
€1bn allocation did not provide any further funding, utility‘s chair told former minister
Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects
More than 50,000 pupils are in ‘supersized’ classes with 30 children or more
Internal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000
The ‘hidden curriculum’ of nod and wink in the civil service leads to widespread disregard for public money
Tourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notes
Programme that could see up to 400 staff leave the broadcaster RTÉ was held up by requests for more information about terms
Briefing for Darragh O’Brien warns true cost of link between Swords, Dublin Airport and city centre will only be known at procurement stage
Approved Housing Bodies say they have been waiting over six months to start work on projects because department refuses to sign off on funding
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien advises changes must be made to learner permit regime for sake of road safety
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices