Drug companies and Minister agree medicines need to be available to patients more quickly Minister queries why barely half of key drugs are being submitted for approval in Ireland Wed Feb 26 2025 - 05:00
Irish electricity prices, already Europe’s highest, may rise further due to ‘required investment’Officials also warn ageing population poses long-term risk to Government spending sustainabilityMon Feb 24 2025 - 19:24
State’s housing investment ‘not sustainable’ as homebuilding grows, officials warnedRelying on exchequer grants to deliver climate and energy targets not sustainable in long term, department saidMon Feb 24 2025 - 18:57
Rents continue to rise as availability of properties worsens again, Daft says Open-market rents across the country are now 43 per cent higher than before the Covid-19 pandemicMon Feb 24 2025 - 07:04
800-space car park close to M1 motorway proposed to encourage bus commute into DublinInterim facility would be replaced by larger park-and-ride facility when planned MetroLink system is builtMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Ireland to donate air defence systems to Ukraine as war enters fourth yearContinued support for Ukraine ‘a necessity and not a choice’, Simon Harris to tell EU foreign ministersMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Use of DNA evidence for Irish passport applications is under reviewPassport Service does not routinely accept DNA evidence as proof of entitlement to Irish citizenshipMon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Potential extra pay for teachers who pass Irish tests Plan follows concern over limitations that result in students entering teacher-training colleges with deficient skillsSat Feb 22 2025 - 06:05
No unilateral roster changes for thousands of HSE staff, say unionsSenior Minister earlier said Government ‘expects and insists’ that HSE should work within agreementsThu Feb 20 2025 - 18:30
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief HSE seeking more personnel to work over an extended day running from 8am-8pm, but unions warn against unilateral changes to working arrangementsWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Social Protection rises or cost-of-living measures along lines of recent years ‘will not be needed in future’Gap between state pension and inflation has narrowed, but the purchasing power of the payment to pensioners has weakened, officials told senior politiciansWed Feb 19 2025 - 20:35
Significant incentives will be needed to encourage decarbonisation of cement sector, Ministers toldThe Department of Enterprise said in briefing material the industry accounted for about 43 per cent of Ireland’s total industry emissionsTue Feb 18 2025 - 11:59
Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housingGovernment preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sectorTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Power costs putting investors off in energy-intensive sectors, Government warnedDepartment of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment officials worried that high energy costs could make Ireland less attractive for businessMon Feb 17 2025 - 16:00
Drivers caught speeding could be sent on re-education courses under new proposals Initiative could be an alternative to penalty points on driving licencesSat Feb 15 2025 - 06:00
Arts Council spent more than €9m on consultants since 2019Differences emerge between council and department over timing of warning about botched IT projectSat Feb 15 2025 - 06:00
Department of Transport strongly backs Dublin Airport expansion and easing of passenger gapTransport docsSat Feb 15 2025 - 06:00
‘A massive waste of money’: Arts Council’s scrapped €6m IT system sparks fury in CabinetMinisters criticise public spending and governance breaches and ‘massive waste of money’Thu Feb 13 2025 - 06:00
Government orders review of operations of Arts Council following €6m IT system controversy Ministers criticised handling of project by Arts Council and Department of ArtsThu Feb 13 2025 - 06:00
Civil servants’ union aims to stop department ‘solo runs’ on hybrid workingMinister says increased office attendance is needed for sufficient ‘in-person interaction with colleagues’ Wed Feb 12 2025 - 06:00
Irish aid agency Goal hit by Trump spending freeze Organisation’s annual report for 2023 describes USAid as ‘largest donor’ at €103m Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:05
Panic in Africa and concern in Dublin after Trump takes aim at US aid agencyAccounts for Irish aid agency Goal show it received €103 million in funding from USAID in 2023Sat Feb 08 2025 - 06:00
Ireland among 79 states united in condemning Trump sanctions on International Criminal Court Taoiseach Micheál Martin urges move by US president be withdrawn Fri Feb 07 2025 - 16:49
Ireland has no specific legal obligations on Palestinian refugees, says human rights law expertIsraeli defence minister maintained displaced residents of Gaza could be resettled in IrelandFri Feb 07 2025 - 16:41
Concerns over impact of Trump cuts on Irish foreign aid effortsShutting down USAID could affect Irish programmes in AfricaTue Feb 04 2025 - 06:00
Beaumont Hospital warns of risk to services from ageing computer system Hospital in race to complete replacement of core information system before becoming inoperable by DecemberMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:00
Siptu cites ‘noise’ in third-level education sector about changes to remote working arrangements Staff set to resist strongly any such moves, says unionSun Feb 02 2025 - 19:00
Civil servants to keep existing remote working arrangements pending talks process with unionsTaoiseach says there is a ‘balance to be struck’ on office attendance in Civil ServiceFri Jan 31 2025 - 17:11
Ireland joins global row-back on working-from-home arrangementsThe last government introduced legislation on remote and flexible working, but attempts are under way to get staff into the officeFri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Civil servants told to spend more time in office as working from home scaled backDepartment of Social Protection staff told to work up to three days weekly in office, depending on grade Fri Jan 31 2025 - 06:00
Leo Varadkar appointed to new role in Harvard in the United StatesFormer Taoiseach will be involved in guest lecturing, student mentorship and discussions focused on public leadership in new roleFri Jan 24 2025 - 15:05
Irish tech boss Eoghan McCabe donates $200,000 to Trump campaignsUS filings show Intercom cofounder contributed to Republican Party fundraisers in May 2024Mon Jan 20 2025 - 12:58
New Government wants to focus on disability issues but HSE warns of challenges in the coming yearOver 13,500 children and families are awaiting access to children’s disability services and assessment of need, while some services providers are facing issues about their ‘sustainability’Mon Jan 20 2025 - 06:00
Some disability bodies warn cash crisis may force them to delay payments to Revenue CommissionersA number of organisations providing services to people with disabilities unhappy they were turned down for special funding by HSE in final weeks of last yearMon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
Removal of Road Safety Authority’s advocacy role ‘would be backward step’, chairwoman arguedDelays to driving tests and NCTs, and rising road deaths, led to Minister’s concern over RSASat Jan 18 2025 - 06:00
Ministerial and public frustration at driving test delays led to Road Safety Authority break-up review, board saidAgency claimed it was reducing waiting lists, but Department disagreed, correspondence showsSat Jan 18 2025 - 06:00
Changing how Government is run: justice, migration and infrastructure included in shake-upGovernment to introduce changes to delivery of infrastructure and justice and migrationWed Jan 15 2025 - 20:37
HSE plan for this year largely based around priorities set out by government Stephen Donnelly told the HSE he wanted to see ‘new and better services’ in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular and stroke, as well as women’s health and mental health servicesWed Jan 15 2025 - 06:00
HSE plans to focus on changed working with staff rostered over entire week, chief executive saysHealth services to move to operating health services over a seven-day rather than a Monday-Friday basisTue Jan 14 2025 - 17:59
HSE told to shift staff working patternsDonnelly orders new development funding for Beaumont, Mater and Tallaght be paused until new productivity systems implementedFri Jan 10 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s ageing population to put major strain on public finances in coming decadesPensions, healthcare and long-term care costs expected to rise sharply, says Department of Finance reportWed Jan 01 2025 - 06:00
Jimmy Carter’s decision to bring US into North peace process ‘was enormous breakthrough’Ex-Irish diplomat credits former US president with bringing balance to Irish-British relations through change in approachMon Dec 30 2024 - 07:12
CHI hospital group has paid €3m to lease buildings close to Temple Street since 2019Main structure at the children’s hospital in Temple Street is leased at nominal rent of €10 per yearFri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Bus depots ‘at full capacity’ as fleet increases State-owned transport company may have to find alternative for its existing garage at Conyngham Road which is being earmarked for potential redevelopment for housingFri Dec 27 2024 - 06:00
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gamblingBookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market bettingThu Dec 26 2024 - 06:00
Republic could face ‘shortage of 62,000 healthcare assistants’ by 2036 Low wages and inflationary cycle for staff on permits at nursing homes render job ‘unattractive’ - reportTue Dec 24 2024 - 06:00
Garda ‘stretched’ as online fraud reaches ‘industrial’ levels, Drew Harris warnsHeightened concern over scams in run-up to Christmas as Garda Commissioner outlines ‘increasingly complex and difficult’ threats to StateFri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00
Department feared failure to boost pension tax relief would lead to exodus of senior gardaí and judgesOfficials warned of ‘real prospect’ that only external candidates would seek top-level Garda rolesTue Dec 17 2024 - 06:00
Shortage of cash and staff affecting maintenance of ambulance fleet, warn auditors Several emergency vehicles being kept on the road for up to two years longer than recommended durationTue Dec 17 2024 - 00:01
HSE has more than 200 vacant properties on its books, internal audit findsReport highlights 21 vacant HSE properties on St Ita’s Hospital campus in Portrane, north DublinTue Dec 17 2024 - 00:01
