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Monthly broadband charge instead of TV licence fee ‘not really a runner’, says Government source

Monthly broadband charge instead of TV licence fee ‘not really a runner’, says Government source

Issue of how to fund RTÉ emerging as potential fault line in Coalition

Sun Jan 21 2024 - 14:34
RTÉ braces itself for results of investigations into Toy Show the Musical and staff exits

RTÉ braces itself for results of investigations into Toy Show the Musical and staff exits

The latest reports on the national broadcaster are expected to be published this week

Sun Jan 21 2024 - 07:00
Google begins High Court case against Irish data regulator

Google begins High Court case against Irish data regulator

Helen Dixon faces legal challenge over privacy investigation into the multinational technical firm

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 18:37
Reddit takes legal action against Coimisiún na Meán over new online measures

Reddit takes legal action against Coimisiún na Meán over new online measures

Reddit takes judicial review over designation as ‘video-sharing platform’ for regulation purposes

Tue Jan 16 2024 - 19:30
Minister of State Jack Chambers announces he is gay

Minister of State Jack Chambers announces he is gay

Fianna Fáil TD says support from family and friends has encouraged him to share the news

Sun Jan 14 2024 - 15:49
Michael McGrath faces renewed demands to scrap pay cap at AIB

Michael McGrath faces renewed demands to scrap pay cap at AIB

The Government resumes efforts this week to sell down its remaining 40.8 per cent stake in the bank to private shareholders

Thu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00
Government drops plans to house migrant men in favour of families at Carlow premises

Government drops plans to house migrant men in favour of families at Carlow premises

The Department of Integration said that the former Capuchin friary in Carlow was ‘one of a number of premises that will change use’

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 20:39
Covid: HSE reports highest number of cases since last wave in August

Covid: HSE reports highest number of cases since last wave in August

A total of 1,200 cases of COVID-19 were recorded and 459 people were hospitalised with Covid during the first week of January

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 18:13
State nears deal for Conor Pass in Co Kerry

State nears deal for Conor Pass in Co Kerry

The parties are working on the basis the property will be taken into ownership of the National Parks and Wildlife Service to be developed and managed for tourism

Mon Jan 08 2024 - 07:00
After years of tumult, An Bord Pleanála battles the legacy of crisis

After years of tumult, An Bord Pleanála battles the legacy of crisis

The planning board, a State body that is critical to addressing housing shortages, faces a tough 2024 as the planning system remains beset with delays

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 07:00
Mother and baby home redress scheme: The effort to get church bodies to contribute

Mother and baby home redress scheme: The effort to get church bodies to contribute

To date only one of seven Catholic orders involved in negotiations – the Bon Secours sisters – has stated publicly that it will contribute to the redress scheme for survivors

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
Coalition to examine church assets in bid to break impasse over mother and baby homes redress

Coalition to examine church assets in bid to break impasse over mother and baby homes redress

Minister has sought financial contributions from seven Catholic bodies that ran homes or were linked to them

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
Thousands of ‘affordable’ homes to be built with money from AIB share sales

Thousands of ‘affordable’ homes to be built with money from AIB share sales

Land Development Agency to receive another €2.5bn in next two years in plan for State-owned agency to build 13,000 homes by 2028

Wed Dec 20 2023 - 06:00
Some GAA clubs to receive over €30,000 after donation by JP McManus

Some GAA clubs to receive over €30,000 after donation by JP McManus

The money from the Limerick hurling sponsor will be distributed equally among GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Camogie organisations

Fri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
JP McManus profile: Enigmatic billionaire’s GAA handout has once again drawn attention to his tax affairs

JP McManus profile: Enigmatic billionaire’s GAA handout has once again drawn attention to his tax affairs

McManus insisted he was proud to be Irish, saying he was improving the State by spending money in his homeland

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 20:43
Publication of RTÉ reports on Toy Show the Musical debacle and severance deals delayed

Publication of RTÉ reports on Toy Show the Musical debacle and severance deals delayed

National broadcaster signals that reports by accountants Grant Thornton and solicitors McCann FitzGerald are not ready - despite months of investigation

Wed Dec 13 2023 - 19:50
Rising numbers of children on trolleys in hospitals, nursing union warns

Rising numbers of children on trolleys in hospitals, nursing union warns

Overcrowding in paediatric hospitals leaves ‘simply no way’ to safely treat sick children, INMO says

Tue Dec 12 2023 - 13:24
Land Development Agency criticised for withdrawing from housing committee meeting

Land Development Agency criticised for withdrawing from housing committee meeting

Government and Opposition politicians express ‘disappointment’ over State body’s postponement of meeting until January

Mon Dec 11 2023 - 07:00
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel bash: Restructuring marks end of an era for businessman

Denis O’Brien’s Digicel bash: Restructuring marks end of an era for businessman

Bondholders soon to take ownership of the embattled Caribbean telecoms empire

Mon Dec 11 2023 - 06:34
Planning appeal payments could have ‘serious’ tax consequences, Revenue warns

Planning appeal payments could have ‘serious’ tax consequences, Revenue warns

Whistleblowers invited to come forward to share information on payments made to influence the planning process

Fri Dec 08 2023 - 21:05
Crowds line Dublin streets to cheer, sing and bid farewell to ‘huge legend’ Shane MacGowan

Crowds line Dublin streets to cheer, sing and bid farewell to ‘huge legend’ Shane MacGowan

As Pogues singer's cortege passed Westland Row only the slow beat of a drum and the lament of an uilleann piper could be heard before the applause began

Fri Dec 08 2023 - 21:02
Land agency set to get up to €3bn to build 6,000 new homes in next three years

Land agency set to get up to €3bn to build 6,000 new homes in next three years

The money is about half the €6 billion Darragh O’Brien sought from corporation tax windfall

Tue Dec 05 2023 - 05:55
Uisce Éireann cannot charge for water at UL student accommodation, court rules

Uisce Éireann cannot charge for water at UL student accommodation, court rules

Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger in High Court says university’s student accommodation satisfies definition of ‘dwelling’ in 2013 Water Services Act, meaning it should not be charged for water services

Wed Nov 29 2023 - 14:23
Ironman in Youghal called off for 2024 after double fatality

Ironman in Youghal called off for 2024 after double fatality

US triathlon group says it will ‘take a hiatus’ from the event in a blow to the Co Cork economy

Tue Nov 28 2023 - 10:28
Fast-track housing collapsed amid Paul Hyde turmoil at An Bord Pleanála

Fast-track housing collapsed amid Paul Hyde turmoil at An Bord Pleanála

Records released under Freedom of Information show board decision-making came to a halt

Mon Nov 27 2023 - 07:30
Analysis: Fractious Irish-Israeli relations highlighted by response to Varadkar tweet on Emily Hand

Analysis: Fractious Irish-Israeli relations highlighted by response to Varadkar tweet on Emily Hand

Taoiseach’s comments that Emily Hand was ‘lost’ prompts a bitter diplomatic row with Israel

Mon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Johnny Ronan’s rollercoaster career takes another dip

Johnny Ronan’s rollercoaster career takes another dip

Reliance on expensive private equity funding created problems as value of commercial property assets fell post-Covid

Sat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
‘Final push’ under way to evacuate Irish citizens and dependents from Gaza

‘Final push’ under way to evacuate Irish citizens and dependents from Gaza

Micheál Martin’s whistlestop tour marked the culmination of an intensive diplomatic drive with several Middle Eastern powers to bring Irish citizens and dependents into Egypt from Gaza

Sat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Israel considers deal over hostage-prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire

Israel considers deal over hostage-prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire

Agreement could also involve releasing a number of Palestinian prisoners

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 22:00
‘We’re fighting for our lives here’: Tánaiste hears from Israeli people in kibbutz

‘We’re fighting for our lives here’: Tánaiste hears from Israeli people in kibbutz

Mayor of Sderot, Alon Davidi, tells the Irish contingent: ‘I am begging you and I ask you to support Israel’

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 19:09
Tánaiste warns Israel’s war could fuel Palestinian radicalisation as more Irish citizens escape Gaza

Tánaiste warns Israel’s war could fuel Palestinian radicalisation as more Irish citizens escape Gaza

Ayman Shaheen, another who crossed border with family, still waiting for mother to arrive in Egypt

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 18:32
Emergency stop for Tánaiste in Israel due to bomb scare

Emergency stop for Tánaiste in Israel due to bomb scare

After visiting kibbutz, Micheál Martin says remaining Irish in Gaza will be evacuated within next three days

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 12:15
'I just made it to Egypt. I am exhausted. I can barely talk': 23 Irish and dependants escape from Gaza

'I just made it to Egypt. I am exhausted. I can barely talk': 23 Irish and dependants escape from Gaza

Twenty-three Irish citizens and their dependents exited Gaza, Micheál Martin confirms

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 05:00
Warm Egyptian welcome for Martin ahead of meeting with Israeli officials

Warm Egyptian welcome for Martin ahead of meeting with Israeli officials

Tánaiste signals 23 Irish citizens and dependents finally manage to leave war-torn Gaza Strip for Egypt

Wed Nov 15 2023 - 19:47
Twenty-three Irish departing Gaza after opening of Rafah crossing into Egypt

Twenty-three Irish departing Gaza after opening of Rafah crossing into Egypt

Micheál Martin said he hoped others who could not exit today would be in a position to do so on Thursday

Wed Nov 15 2023 - 18:03
Irish family in Gaza expected to be on list to exit at Rafah crossing on Wednesday

Irish family in Gaza expected to be on list to exit at Rafah crossing on Wednesday

‘Welfare of all children and civilians in Israel and Gaza should be in the forefront of all of our minds at this time,’ says President Higgins

Tue Nov 14 2023 - 19:12
RTÉ bailout buys it time but money alone cannot fix credibility gap

RTÉ bailout buys it time but money alone cannot fix credibility gap

The bulk of the broadcaster’s bailout will be spent on redundancies - the very opposite of investing in the future

Tue Nov 14 2023 - 17:32
An Bord Pleanála officials ‘restive’ over move to rename planning body

An Bord Pleanála officials ‘restive’ over move to rename planning body

Plan to rebrand body An Coimisiún Pleanála is part of effort to restore confidence in planning system

Tue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
Planners to consider 25-storey apartment tower in north Dublin docklands

Planners to consider 25-storey apartment tower in north Dublin docklands

New height guidelines could clear way for city’s tallest building to be built near 3Arena

Sun Nov 12 2023 - 19:20
RTÉ sends note on payments to Ryan Tubridy to Public Accounts Committee after months-long stand-off

RTÉ sends note on payments to Ryan Tubridy to Public Accounts Committee after months-long stand-off

Kevin Bakhurst to unveil strategic vision after weekend in document setting out ‘new direction’ for organisation

Fri Nov 10 2023 - 21:37
Dublin Port risks running out of key capacities within 15 years, Government told

Dublin Port risks running out of key capacities within 15 years, Government told

Future of port stoking Coalition tension over Eamon Ryan’s push to use some port lands for housing and nature reserve

Tue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Neighbours’ row over ‘large unauthorised structure’ at period house referred to An Bord Pleanála

Neighbours’ row over ‘large unauthorised structure’ at period house referred to An Bord Pleanála

Simon Revill, a property manager, has been involved in a long dispute over a new building by the rear and side of the home of his neighbour, Philip Farrelly

Mon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
Legislation to boost Land Development Agency capital is easy - but where exactly will the money come from?

Legislation to boost Land Development Agency capital is easy - but where exactly will the money come from?

Source of €500 million ‘backstop’ loan to help build more houses far from certain

Thu Oct 26 2023 - 04:00
Government prepares €500m ‘backstop’ loan for Land Development Agency

Government prepares €500m ‘backstop’ loan for Land Development Agency

Critical housing body needs temporary loan because original €1.25bn budget is nearly fully committed

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
Coveney received briefing on TikTok before talks with Chinese ambassador

Coveney received briefing on TikTok before talks with Chinese ambassador

Talks planned weeks before company fined €345m in September for breaches of European data law

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Airport in talks with airlines on staying below 32m passenger  ‘cap’ for flights

Dublin Airport in talks with airlines on staying below 32m passenger ‘cap’ for flights

DAA reports more than 25m passengers as fears cap of 32m will be breached by year end

Tue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
National children’s hospital board complained of ‘fragmented’ work on Dublin site

National children’s hospital board complained of ‘fragmented’ work on Dublin site

Dáil due to get new ‘guidance’ this week on timeframe for completing building

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 21:00
Disputes among national watchdogs over Big Tech fines are ‘no problem’ - Europe’s chief data regulator

Disputes among national watchdogs over Big Tech fines are ‘no problem’ - Europe’s chief data regulator

Anu Talus, the Finnish chair of the European Data Protection Board, the central body of national regulators overseeing EU data privacy laws, defends opposition to Irish watchdog’s fines

Fri Oct 13 2023 - 06:30
RTÉ needs State money to fund voluntary job cuts, director general tells staff

RTÉ needs State money to fund voluntary job cuts, director general tells staff

Kevin Bakhurst says he will present a strategic plan in early November to reduce numbers

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 18:31
Are the budget’s tax reliefs and supports enough to ease housing crisis?

Are the budget’s tax reliefs and supports enough to ease housing crisis?

Budget 2024: Housing charity and Opposition criticise tax relief for landlords

Tue Oct 10 2023 - 18:30
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