Patrick O’Donovan

Politician

Harris says ‘hurtful’ anonymous comments questioning O’Donovan’s performance should never recur

Tánaiste refuses to be drawn on details of phone call to Minister for Communications

Simon Harris confirms he phoned Patrick O’Donovan before Minister fell ill

Simon Harris says it was ‘bizarre’ to ask him of he had asked Fine Gael colleague to resign

RTÉ and BBC are both hanging on decisions on their futures. Which one is being handled better?

Most of the so-called State bailout of RTÉ is simply the cost of reluctance to grasp a political nettle

Simon Harris silent on Patrick O’Donovan phone call that preceded hospitalisation

Events in build up to Minister falling ill remain subject of much speculation in Fine Gael

Senior civil servant to take charge of department during Patrick O’Donovan’s sick leave

Minister for Communications remains in hospital, but is to return to duties when he recovers

Message from the Editor: Ireland’s data centre revolt

IT Sunday: Ireland has been an enthusiastic host of data centres, but the story of one Co Waterford village shows there are stirrings of local dissent

‘Leave my health out of it’: Anonymous briefings, a defiant response and a dramatic turn of events

Patrick O’Donovan characterises anonymous Fine Gael party briefings on health as ‘sad day for Irish politics’

Patrick O’Donovan will continue in Cabinet when he recovers from illness, Harris says

Minister for Communications, hospitalised following medical emergency, had faced speculation about his future in Government

Another EU summit overshadowed by Ukraine

Inside Politics: Another public scolding from belligerent Trump for Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and 15 years for Donaldson

Patrick O’Donovan remains in intensive care after taking ill on Tuesday

Minister has previously spoken about his experience living with epilepsy, which he was diagnosed with more than 10 years ago

How will the public sector pay dispute end?

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan will discuss the mood in Leinster House after Patrick O’Donavan took ill

Ministers criticise anonymous comments relating to Patrick O’Donovan’s health

O’Donovan was hospitalised on Tuesday after being taken ill at a European Union presidency event

Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation

Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process

I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience

When it comes to RTÉ, we are paying, we are the product and it has the platform to advocate for itself

Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan taken ill at event in Limerick

Fine Gael TD earlier accused party colleagues of ‘ultimate betrayal’ for comments on his health

In making a mess of the budget, Patrick O’Donovan may have done us a favour

If public service broadcasting is to retain public trust and integrity, it must be insulated from political pressure

TG4 set to pay for ministerial messing

Allocation almost 17% lower than broadcaster had targeted for the year in its most recent strategy paper

Income from ‘broken’ television licence fee down €5.7m in first nine months

Projected 715,401 television licences to be sold for the year likely to generate about €114.46m, down €8.5m on last year

The remaking of Jack Chambers

Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time

Lots of Ministers floated budget ideas that failed to materialise, Simon Harris says

No desire in Government to ‘rerun’ drama over RTÉ governance, Simon Harris says

‘They were all sick of each other by then’: Inside the Government rooms where the budget was made

Fraught last-minute haggling in back rooms dominated the final days of negotiations as spending Minister Jack Chambers dug in

The Irish Times view on the budget process: flawed and short-termist

The system’s shortcomings have been laid bare by the absurd contortions over funding for RTÉ

Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending

Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions

RTÉ funding snub not a good look for Patrick O’Donovan

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

RTÉ likely to get back €20m lost in Budget 2027 ‘if it proves reforms are on track’

Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s offices intervene with Patrick O’Donovan ahead of crunch meeting with broadcaster’s leadership

Last-minute €20m funding cut for RTÉ could have messy consequences

Broadcaster is unlikely to touch its big tent poles, but the breadth of its offering could suffer and some shows could be delayed

RTÉ DG says he has confidence in Minister after ‘constructive’ meeting on funding

Broadcaster’s managing director and chairman Terence O’Rourke met Patrick O’Donovan for just over an hour

Inside the unexpected Budget 2027 move that has shocked RTÉ

In the News podcast: Jack Horgan-Jones has the latest on a Budget 2027 row

Irish Government was warned last year that RTÉ funding was too low

Coimisiún na Meán said broadcaster would face ‘particularly acute’ cash flow issues in 2027

Does Patrick O’Donovan’s explanation for €20m RTÉ funding cut add up?

Row between Minister and State broadcaster raises questions about who knew what in Government about decision

Most skirmishes before and after the budget featured Patrick O’Donovan

Inside Politics: Minister has central role in row over the ‘culture card’ and his decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20 million

Minister signalled Government was set to ‘renege’ on RTÉ deal in budget talks

Minister told Jack Chambers broadcaster’s €260m allocation could not be maintained without more funding for his department

TG4 and Screen Ireland budget funding amounts to ‘cut’ in real terms, industry warns

Concern for independent production sector after €20m reduction in State funding for RTÉ

RTÉ ‘caught off-guard’ by €20m cut in funding in Budget 2027

Patrick O’Donovan said he was not happy with progress to date on broadcaster’s transition ‘more agile, smaller’ organisation

Chambers and O’Donovan at odds over ‘culture card’ idea

No funding to enable prepaid €100 voucher for concerts and cultural events, says Minister for Public Expenditure

Budget 2027 tax cuts to benefit middle-income earners by up to €1,500

Tax-free threshold for inheritance tax from parents to children is expected to increase by €20,000 to €420,000

Budget 2027: Rent tax credit could increase to €1,200 per person at higher level

Universal reduction of €150 in college fees on the cards

Royal Hospital Kilmainham conservation plan edges closer as OPW and Imma tensions ease

Office of Public Works and Irish Museum of Modern Art hold ‘constructive’ talks following previous disagreement

Irish film and TV industry mounts late push for enhanced regional tax break in budget

Film producer David Puttnam calls for Government to ‘spread Ireland’s screen industry across the country’

Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shape

Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget

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