Nearly 500 directors censured over last five years, Dáil committee to be toldCorporate Enforcement Authority tells Public Accounts Committee that 362 company directors were ‘restricted’ and 120 disqualifiedThu Jan 29 2026 - 02:00
Twenty-six whistleblower disclosures made against Inland Fisheries Ireland since 2022Government commissioned seven external investigations, with two upholding all allegations and two rejecting all claimsWed Jan 28 2026 - 06:00
Trump’s Board of Peace a ‘complete oxymoron’ due to Putin presence, says HarrisSimon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of PeaceFri Jan 23 2026 - 17:19
St James’s Hospital apologises over unauthorised €4.7m payment for servicesChief executive Mary Day says failure to use public tender process was ‘driven by urgent patient needs’ in cancer and cardiology’Thu Jan 22 2026 - 13:41
Report on whistleblower complaint into fisheries agency sent to Garda Documents show Inland Fisheries Ireland disputed allowing an individual produce invalid insurance record to GardaThu Jan 22 2026 - 06:00
St James’s Hospital management to apologise after paying €1.4m to firm run by staff for radiology servicesManagement to apologise for securing radiology services in 2024 without following official procurement rulesWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations CommissionFisheries agency has had troubled history in recent years with a number of reviews and investigationsWed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00
Minister’s refusal to answer questions on DAA-Kenny Jacobs backed by Dáil chairCeann Comhairle Verona Murphy says Darragh O’Brien right not to provide answers amid litigationTue Jan 20 2026 - 06:00
Derailing US-EU trade deal ‘would have significant implications’ for Ireland Department of Finance documents, published on Friday, note agreement on tariffs of critical importance to economyMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
Number of Irish people seeking help over US deportations quadruplesFigures show number of citizens seeking consular help in relation to deportation from US has quadrupled since 2024Mon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
EU to consider €93bn counter tariffs at emergency Greenland summitConcern in Dublin that EU-US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economySun Jan 18 2026 - 21:46
Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance Fri Jan 16 2026 - 16:26
Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate groundsThu Jan 15 2026 - 21:19
‘Pity’ Deer Park works cost €753,000 but new entrance is ‘a good project’, PAC told Building of ramp and 14 steps in Dublin park cost over €500,000 more than initially proposedThu Jan 15 2026 - 19:36
Deer Park steps in south Dublin cost more than €500,000 above original estimateFourteen steps and ramp in Mount Merrion park originally estimated at €200,000, official records showThu Jan 15 2026 - 06:00
New powers for Agri-Food Regulator to come into effect at end of yearRegulator will be able to compel companies to provide price and market information, although safeguards will applyWed Jan 14 2026 - 17:33
Dáil committee has ‘significant concerns’ about fisheries agency, department toldJohn Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of yearsWed Jan 14 2026 - 06:00
Surge in Irish people being deported from overseas countries, Minister hearsDepartment of Foreign Affairs briefing documents also warn of mounting resistance to ‘mainstreaming gender perspectives’ Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Industrial relations agencies annoyed at being kept in dark on collective bargaining planLabour Court and Workplace Relations Commission only found out on the day of strategy’s unveilingSun Jan 11 2026 - 06:00
Next year must mark ‘reset’ of relations between State and voluntary hospitals, says MinisterPlans for new national financial information system has been a source of tensionFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Varadkar’s advisers received nearly €500k in exit payments after his resignation as taoiseachEight personnel received redundancy/severance payments in 2024, figures from the Department of Taoiseach accounts showTue Dec 30 2025 - 06:00
Transport security force will fail to stop ‘epidemic of antisocial behaviour’, workers sayPlanned force described as impractical and a ‘toothless tiger’ in the makingSun Dec 28 2025 - 06:05
Women to face curbs on private maternity care access from next weekInsurers told there no further extension of transitional period for consultants who signed Sláintecare contractFri Dec 26 2025 - 06:00
New restrictions will limit options for women planning maternity care, say consultants From January, operation of public-only hospitals will take step forward with ending of transition arrangements for consultantsFri Dec 26 2025 - 06:00
DAA suspends chief executive Kenny Jacobs pending new investigation Staff members received late-night email saying CEO would be taking ‘some time out’ from State airports group Tue Dec 23 2025 - 21:45
HSE must stop assuming more resources are needed for new services – Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says regional inconsistencies in different services must be tackledTue Dec 23 2025 - 18:42
Civil servants say targeted bursaries for teachers must be considered to boost supplyNaughton advised of shortage of personnel with qualifications in key subjects at post-primary level Mon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
More than 300 extra educational psychologists needed, officials tell Minister Briefing papers drafted for Hildegarde Naughton indicate at least 3,000 new specialist places required annually over next three yearsMon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
More than 40 investigations carried out into money going missing from Garda stationsPublic Accounts Committee says it was told that €40m being stored as evidence in Garda stations across countryThu Dec 18 2025 - 13:59
New external review of fisheries agency IFI to be carried outDáil Public Accounts Committee said it had ‘seldom seen an organisation so ill prepared for an appearance’Wed Dec 17 2025 - 19:51
Nearly 100 non-urgent patients found to have cancer by service queried by spending watchdogHospital says it does not have enough core staff as it responds to controversy over €1.44m in spending to company owned by staffWed Dec 17 2025 - 11:00
Pandemic payments to health staff had weak controls and governance gaps, HSE audit findsMore than 200,000 personnel received €1,000 payment in recognition of their work during Covid-19 at cost of €211 million Wed Dec 17 2025 - 00:01
More hospital beds to be provided in midwest to tackle overcrowding, says MinisterAcute bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick‘s Dooradoyle site to be expanded and second site to be developed nearbyTue Dec 16 2025 - 19:32
Agri-Food Regulator to get powers to compel firms to provide price and market dataRegulator had sought new legislation after some businesses failed to provide information as part of report in the supply of eggsTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Some State funded disability bodies warn over service curtailment due to auto-enrolment costs Letter from DFI and NDSA to HSE says one large employer from membership identified approximate additional costs of €1.3mTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Anne O’Connor to be appointed as new HSE chief executiveVHI senior executive to succeed Bernard Gloster who is to retire shortlyMon Dec 15 2025 - 15:35
Donohoe vetoed proposal to borrow €100m for military equipment under EU plan Department of Defence believed there was agreement at ministerial adviser level for Ireland to seek money under EU loan schemeSat Dec 13 2025 - 07:00
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threatDevices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in StateSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:05
Move to avail of €100m EU loan for defence spending was blocked by Department of FinanceEU initiative allowed member states to tap €150 billion in long-term loans to increase their defence capabilitiesSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
No firm timeline for sale of drug-smuggling ship costing €110,000 per week to detainRevenue to tell Dáil committee that almost €13m has been spent berthing and maintaining MV Matthew after record cocaine haulThu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Union warns of potential ‘unsafe’ conditions at Waterford search and rescue base Contractor Bristow Ireland says practice of ‘factoring’ hours is common in Coast Guard helicopter serviceWed Dec 10 2025 - 21:42
New €19m anti-drone capability to be available to Defence Forces for EU presidencyMcEntee to launch €1.7bn expenditure on defence projects with military radar programme set as main priority Wed Dec 10 2025 - 20:41
Tech sector expected to resist online safety plans ‘Era of platforms shrugging their shoulders and blaming the algorithm is over,’ Coalition source saysMon Dec 08 2025 - 07:08
Up to €17m to be spent on technology to track and intercept dronesIncident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defencesMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
NTA says council sought more money for Deer Park steps due to ‘challenges on site’Taoiseach said €750,000 bill for 14 steps and new ramp at Mount Merrion park was ‘excessive’ while Sinn Fein called it a waste of moneyMon Dec 08 2025 - 06:00
Equivalent of two large hospitals needed to deal with expected Irish flu surge, doctors warnIrish Medical Organisation says flu cases will require equivalent of two large hospitals Sun Dec 07 2025 - 12:26
Exchequer receives almost €440m in dividends from State companies in last two years Harris says largest payment came from ESB as Social Democrats argue funding could be used to finance grid improvements and boost energy securitySat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Fisheries agency allowed employee to present false documents to gardaíInland Fisheries Ireland refutes finding set out in external investigator’s report commissioned by Eamon RyanThu Dec 04 2025 - 21:23
New children’s hospital misses 16th completion deadline, now three years behind scheduleSubstantial completion of the facility now seems unlikely to be finalised until early next yearThu Dec 04 2025 - 11:00
More than 60 prosecutions by fisheries agency pulled over doubts on authority to pursue cases Dáil Public Accounts Committee told by Inland Fisheries Ireland that costs to date amount to more than €240,000Wed Dec 03 2025 - 19:06
