Thomas Byrne

New funding approved for students in Deis schools to attend Gaeltacht Irish colleges

Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025

Páirc Uí Chaoimh mooted as alternative Euro 2028 venue to Casement Park

Croke Park also in the mix as Minister says it is important to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to keep as many games as possible on island

FAI ‘very late’ to ask for money for academies from Brexit fund, says Government source

Heavily in debt, the Football Association of Ireland is scrambling for ways to pay for badly needed improvements to the player development system

The Irish Times view on Government disagreements: pre-election tensions on the rise

The Greens are particularly conscious of the challenge they face in minimising their seat losses

Daniel Wiffen urges State to build more 50m swimming pools across the country

Olympic Gold Medallist speaks of barriers he endured growing up at publication of first National Swimming Strategy at the National Aquatic Centre

Deferral of land tax not a ‘cynical ploy’ before election, Fianna Fáil Minister of State says

Thomas Byrne’s comments come amid rising tensions between Coalition partners over the deferral

Politicians promise more Olympic funding, but where will it go?

A breakdown of Government spending on sport shows biggest chunk goes on capital and equipment

Funding for Irish athletes and facilities before next Olympic Games to top €500m

Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for Sport said the State would continue to increase funding for the Los Angeles games in 2028

Tender process for first indoor velodrome gets green light from Government

New facility will comprise a 250 metre cycling track and up to 12 badminton courts in the in-track area

The business of Irish colleges

Who runs them, how many do they teach, how much State money do they get?

Taoiseach ‘proud’ of decision to pass junior Gaeltacht ministry to Fianna Fáil’s Thomas Byrne

Harris indicates Chief Whip could have taken responsibility but is set to be busy with new duties in the area of special education

Simon Harris to raise Ireland’s intention to recognise Palestine with Von der Leyen

Opposition accuse Fine Gael leader of ‘no show’ in Dáil amid preparations for first foreign trip in office

Total eclipse of the Dáil as Houdini Harris does a disappearing act on day one

Opposition outraged as new Taoiseach fails to show up in the chamber, but he didn’t fall down a black hole – he was busy phoning world leaders

Gaeltacht portfolio goes back to Fianna Fáil as Fine Gael Ministers unwilling to take on the role

FF’s Thomas Byrne to become Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, with sources claiming many FG Ministers are not sufficiently fluent in Irish, or simply don’t want the job

Referendums: What will you be voting on and what are the Yes and No arguments?

What are Friday's referendums in Ireland all about? With voters set to go to the polls in two referendums on March 8th, the Yes and No camps offer very different assessments of the stakes, and some questions remain unanswered

The Family and Care amendments aren’t worthy of our Constitution

The government has failed to demonstrate that the amendments are worthy of being included in our fundamental statement of values

One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25

Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property

Miriam Lord’s Week: FF bristles at accusation of ‘male, stale and pale’ line-up

Micheál Martin says he doesn’t ‘propose to exclude men from any further deliberations in public life’ as Thomas Byrne leads referendums campaign

FAI AGM: ‘You wouldn’t put some of these board members in charge of running a school tuck shop, never mind Irish football’

Battlelines drawn ahead of FAI agm as independent and football directors disagree on direction of Irish footbal

FAI to face ‘consequences’ if gender quota on board not achieved

Minister of State for Sport Thomas Byrne notes vote taken by FAI and says ‘still time’ to take appropriate steps before agm

Taxation of sports facility project funds to be reviewed to boost amenities

Budget 2024 includes extra funding to improve female participation in sports

Israel has right to defend itself, but response should not be disproportionate - minister

Thomas Byrne calls for two-state solution as Sinn Féin asks for return of Dáil to push for international intervention

Euro 2028 will be ‘great for the country’ and UK-Ireland relations, Varadkar says

Politicians cite political and economic benefits of Ireland's Euro 2028 bid despite previous concerns about costs

Relief as GAA votes for better gender balance on management committee

Director general Tom Ryan admits threat of cut in State funding influenced vote

RDS gets go ahead for new stand

Anglesea Stand to have capacity of 6,775

Minister says Government need time to consider increase in betting tax to boost funding for sport

Thomas Byrne: ‘One would have to question should we be expanding the profile of gambling’

Rory Coveney steps down from role to make way for ‘fresh lead team’ in RTÉ

Kevin Bakhurst is expected to publicly outline his plans to ‘restore trust’ in the national broadcaster

‘Dream come true’: Spectator at Special Olympics 20 years ago is now a competitor

Athletes from 187 nations, including a team of 73 from Ireland, are taking part in this year’s World Games in Berlin

FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefighters

Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues

‘We have buckets under the windows but we get soaked’: Meath school gets green light for new building

O’Carolan College in Nobber, Co Meath one of 58 schools set to get green light for new buildings following ‘review’ by department

Which sports bodies have the best – and worst – representation of women on boards?

Sport organisations urged to ‘redouble’ efforts to meet minimum 40% target for female representation by end of 2023

Government moves to tackle abuse of referees following number of alleged attacks

Talks with Sport Ireland aim to determine actions to be taken to ensure integrity is a value across sport, says Minister

Irish Water criticised over information around ‘boil water’ notices and ‘do not consume’ warnings

Second Minister raises shortcomings in communication with islanders off the west coast and in the Spiddal area of Connemara

Ireland gets showcase at German president’s summer party

Annual two-day ‘citizens’ festival’ will feature Riverdance performance and virtual reality tour of Irish tourist destinations

EU prepares retaliatory options if Britain advances protocol Bill

EU ambassadors call for range of options to be ready if UK over-rides post-Brexit deal

Minister has ‘absolute certainty’ all procedures to be permitted in new NMH

Language in new hospital documents subject to recent scrutiny over potential influence of Church

Northern Ireland protocol has become a ‘real problem’ and must be ‘fixed’ - Boris Johnson

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says UK will have ‘no choice but to act’ if EU not flexible

US sanctions send ‘very strong message’ to UAE about Kinahans - Minister

People working with gang in Dubai ‘need to think twice’, says Byrne

MTK Global boxing business distances itself from Daniel Kinahan after US sanctions

US offering award of up to $5M for information leading to arrest of cartel members

Finland is ‘likely’ to apply for Nato membership, says Finnish minister

Polls show most Finns have ‘made up their mind’ on issue in wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine

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