Scrapped €50m Irish Rail IT project could lead to extra costs of up to €800,000 a monthInitial testing has ‘revealed problems’ with latest software delivered by contractorSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Lidl claims planning system is being exploited by rivalSupermarket chain wants measures similar to fast-tracking of large infrastructure projectsThu Jun 04 2026 - 06:00
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in educationLabour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’Sat May 23 2026 - 06:00
Department of Justice told to save €39m under levy proposed by Jack ChambersDepartment of Transport faces €18m savings target, but some Ministers criticised for lack of transparencyFri May 22 2026 - 06:00
Irish charities facing uncertain future amid rising costs and funding shortfalls Survey finds that nearly a quarter of charities have doubts they can sustain services over the coming yearThu May 21 2026 - 21:59
Irish Rail’s €50m writedown on IT project a ‘national scandal’, says Sinn Féin Scathing criticism at Dáil committee follows report saying State-owned train operator has no confidence in traffic management system Thu May 21 2026 - 15:54
Irish Rail to scrap new €50m IT system for trainsState-owned rail company does not have confidence the system to control train movement can be deployed on the networkThu May 21 2026 - 06:00
Up to 200 staff at disability service provider may have been affected by recruiter data breach Stewarts Care tells personnel their data may have been exposed in serious breach at Healthdaq firm through which they were employed Wed May 20 2026 - 12:34
More than 700,000 carbon credits purchased by State cancelled last yearEU framework restricted types of carbon credits that could be applied, Department of Climate tells PACWed May 20 2026 - 06:00
‘He gets a bit of enjoyment out of the power’: Is this man now Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?Have new curbs on spending made top Department of Public Expenditure official David Moloney Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?Wed May 20 2026 - 06:00
Number of apartments under construction in Dublin rises, but house building slowsDecisions on planning applications awaited for 13,600 housing units, down from backlog of 34,400Mon May 18 2026 - 07:30
Department of Public Expenditure to pay up to €8,500 a month on help to sell infrastructure plan‘Independent analysis and research support’ for department currently cracking down on overspends elsewhereSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Transport authority disputes PAC report claiming new ticketing system is €41m over budgetKey IT projects at Government departments and State agencies set to run €61m over budget Thu May 14 2026 - 18:53
Bertie Ahern’s comments on immigration ‘totally wrong’, says Jack Chambers Tánaiste Simon Harris expects former taoiseach to ‘reflect’ on ‘any hurt or harm’ remarks have causedThu May 14 2026 - 15:48
Government to encourage public service to take more risks for infrastructure‘Risk aversion is holding us back,’ Chambers tells engineers’ conferenceThu May 14 2026 - 12:30
Ireland’s national debt could hit €250bn in 2030sNational Treasury Management Agency to warn TDs level of debt carries risk as borrowing matures and becomes more expensiveThu May 14 2026 - 05:00
Enrolments in primary schools to fall significantlyStudent numbers at first year in second level also starting to decline but there will be significant local variations, briefing document saysMon May 11 2026 - 11:00
Asylum seeker housing providers sue State over reduced demandCommittee of Public Accounts chairman says details outlined in Department of Justice letter ‘deeply concerning and raises serious questions’Mon May 11 2026 - 06:00
Ministers face new budget curbs in overspending crackdown Expenditure control framework to be finalised shortly by Department of Public Expenditure Sun May 10 2026 - 20:28
Government departments fear being asked to cough up due to Health overspendHSE chief reveals ‘significantly worsened’ financial position in March when €250m overrun recorded in first quarter Fri May 08 2026 - 14:58
Almost 300 asylum seekers claiming to be children were adultsTusla says age assessment of unaccompanied minors has been an issue of significant risk in recent yearsThu May 07 2026 - 06:00
Trump continues to make threats as Iran reviews US proposal to end warUS president threatens to renew strikes as Iranian official dismisses proposals as ‘list of American wishes’Wed May 06 2026 - 20:07
About 1.6m barrels from State oil reserve to be released on to marketNational Oil Reserves Agency says move will leave it holding enough fuel to last 80 days rather than 90 at presentWed May 06 2026 - 19:06
HSE to pause recruitment in some non-frontline roles due to €250m overspend HSE chief tells senior management the organisation is ‘significantly over budget’ and the situation is ‘serious’Wed May 06 2026 - 16:37
Children’s hospital group says it had sought €30,000 from concession holder to reduce cost of Christmas party for staffBuilder Bam expected to provide a new timeline on Friday, Pac told Thu Apr 30 2026 - 14:41
Payment of €30,000 to children’s hospital group was to settle accounts, not for staff party, company saysPublic Accounts Committee expected to question background to payment made to Children’s Health IrelandThu Apr 30 2026 - 10:22
Sinn Féin urges Senator accused of blackmail to assist Garda investigationFraud and theft allegations being investigated by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, says Dáil Committee of Public Accounts chairman Thu Apr 30 2026 - 06:00
National children’s hospital completion date will ‘continue to evolve’, says builder BAM‘Highly selective data’ being misleadingly used about current state of project, builder saysWed Apr 29 2026 - 22:19
Fisheries officer says he was sent bill for €24,000 for damages following crash in uninsured State car WRC hears IFI officer penalised, ostracised and singled out after he made protected disclosures regarding the insurance issueWed Apr 29 2026 - 08:00
New national children’s hospital further delayed amid ventilation issue‘Unprecedented 106,500 defects in the 5,728 rooms’ yet to be addressed by builder Bam, Pac to be toldWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
‘Astonishing’: €1.1m in legal costs paid by OPW over unbuilt children’s science centre criticisedState agency has legal obligation to deliver a building for €70m project, but recently told Public Accounts Committee it had no funding for itWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC toldFishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agencyTue Apr 28 2026 - 09:00
Independent review ordered into €36m railway IT system amid concerns of cost overrunsMinister for Transport Darragh O’Brien expresses ‘dissatisfaction at the rate of progress’ on projectFri Apr 24 2026 - 19:22
New Irish Rail IT system is ‘a slowly developing shambles’, says Dáil committee chairmanOver €31m spent on rail traffic management system initially expected to cost €19.5m, with no delivery as yetThu Apr 23 2026 - 18:57
Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wardsThu Apr 23 2026 - 18:45
Ireland considers designating private offshore wind facilities as critical infrastructureJack Chambers tells Oireachtas committee engagement on this issue is under way within GovernmentWed Apr 22 2026 - 20:06
Irish Rail board voices concerns over €36m IT project National Transport Authority also indicated likely cost overrun to Dáil committee regarding train management system Wed Apr 22 2026 - 06:00
St Vincent’s hospital has not signed deal with HSE as it ‘has not received enough money’Mater hospital to tell Dáil Public Accounts Committee it has an accumulated deficit of almost €50mWed Apr 22 2026 - 06:00
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration bodyFormer Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on TuesdayTue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authorityFormer top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointmentMon Apr 20 2026 - 19:39
Dublin apartment builds up 13% but 40,000 units granted planning not ‘activated’, data shows‘This uplift signals that permissions granted in recent years are increasingly moving into the build phase,’ Government saysMon Apr 20 2026 - 06:05
Penalties of more than €17m imposed on bus, rail, Luas operators for missing targetsDepartment of Transport tells Dáil committee passenger numbers are continuing to surge and punctuality is improving Mon Apr 20 2026 - 05:45
Samantha Barry profile: The Cork woman who went from RTÉ to highest level of US publishingCork native is stepping down as editor of Glamour, as publishing giant Condé Nast announces shift in business strategyFri Apr 17 2026 - 15:16
Gas company seeks to cut off supply to school that owes thousands in arrears, PAC hearsSome principals and teachers going to work two hours early to ‘mop out schools when it rains’ Thu Apr 16 2026 - 17:37
Peak student numbers in schools reached last year, Dáil committee to hearDepartment of Education to say its capital funding is on ‘a more steady and sustainable footing’Thu Apr 16 2026 - 10:09
More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodationReport indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunificationThu Apr 16 2026 - 06:30
Report on claims about improper use of public money at State-funded body sent to gardaí Department says investigation commissioned by Skillnet Ireland experienced significant constraints due to persistent lack of co-operation Thu Apr 16 2026 - 06:30
Trump turns on Meloni, says he is ‘shocked’ by Italian leaderUN secretary general António Guterres has said 'there is no military solution' to the crisis in the Middle EastTue Apr 14 2026 - 19:33
Teachers to demand future pay rises match inflation ASTI defers proposal to seek 6 per cent rise until after forthcoming public service talksThu Apr 09 2026 - 16:17
Science teachers offered old telephone box to store chemicals, equipment and students’ workTeachers express concern they do not have adequate training, resources or facilities for laboratory-based researchThu Apr 09 2026 - 06:00
