US leads efforts to deter Israel from strike on LebanonIsrael blames Lebanon’s Hizbullah for rocket strike that killed 12 teenagers and children in the Israeli-occupied Golan HeightsMon Jul 29 2024 - 21:26
Irish citizens urged to leave Lebanon as tensions with Israel escalate after missile attackTánaiste Micheál Martin says if the security situation deteriorates, the Government ‘may be limited in the assistance we can provide’Mon Jul 29 2024 - 16:16
Government chose not to ‘penalise property owners’ with a higher vacant homes taxAbout 3,500 properties liable for vacant homes tax likely to generate €2 million in 2024Mon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Irish author Edna O’Brien has died aged 93President Michael D Higgins leads tributes to ‘fearless teller of truths’ who died peacefully on Saturday after long illnessSun Jul 28 2024 - 18:54
HSE employee was paid €700,000 last year for treating patients out of normal hours, report revealsTermination payment of €1.6m to outgoing staff member revealed in Comptroller and Auditor General reportSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ news bulletins to resume in Northern Ireland after block over TV rights to OlympicsBroadcaster had said it would provide an edited news bulletin for viewers each night on RTÉ PlayerThu Jul 25 2024 - 19:31
Car congestion charge should be considered, officials adviseAnnual tax strategy papers ahead of budget also call for mandatory reporting of all inheritancesWed Jul 24 2024 - 05:00
Private money essential to secure supply of new homes, Department tells Minister for FinanceClose to €20 billion a year needed if we are to build 50,000 homes annually, officials told Jack Chambers on his appointmentTue Jul 23 2024 - 19:42
HSE staffing strategy will see 2,000 posts abolished and affect patient safety, unions sayHealth service chief recently told senior managers staffing ‘now at a level not previously seen and continues to grow’Mon Jul 22 2024 - 14:12
Clinical nurse manager: ‘If you are one to two staff down on a daily basis, somebody is going to lose out’ Staffing shortages hit mental health service with some units facing vacancies of up to 30%. The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association is considering industrial actionMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Number of healthcare managerial staff earning between €100,000 and €150,000 increased by 10% New HSE figures show 330 staff in managerial and administrative roles were in this earning category last yearMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Despite HSE claims of record staff numbers, unions say hospital levels are insufficientManagement says nearly 25,000 more health workers than in 2019 but unions argue posts vacant at the end of last year have effectively been suppressedMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
National Treatment Purchase Fund eyes AI as aid to drafting minutes of board meetingsAgency board hears ‘security and data protection’ considerations must be addressed before using new technologyWed Jul 17 2024 - 05:45
Minister wants more urgency from HSE in extending opening hours of injury units Donnelly says facilities should be in operation from 8am to 8pm dailyMon Jul 15 2024 - 05:00
Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talentMon Jul 15 2024 - 05:00
Health regions to be allowed recruit staff up to new ceiling Health service will now have an approved workforce close to 130,000 as recruitment pause easedSun Jul 14 2024 - 18:19
Nearly 712,000 people now on some form of hospital waiting listDepartment of Health says waiting list numbers at end of June exceeded targetFri Jul 12 2024 - 15:44
Industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots could clear the way for pay claims by other trade unionsTrade unions will watch developments carefully but it’s unclear as yet whether the pay increase proposal for pilots will spark knock-on claimsFri Jul 12 2024 - 15:09
Number of outpatients seen per consultant has fallen by nearly 30% since 2016New data shows variations in average number of out-patients seen by consultants in same specialtyFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00
Hospitals face cut in funding for poor performance in major Government policy changeDonnelly tells HSE of stark variation in numbers being seen by comparable consultants in different hospitalsThu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
Auditors criticise Tusla over Garda vetting of third-party staff Internal audit finds there should be ‘a centralised approach within Tusla to ensure third-party Garda vetting is accurate and undertaken’Wed Jul 10 2024 - 06:00
Government agrees to provide extra €1.5bn for health service this year and €1.2bn in 2025 Senior health service figures believe additional funds will mean no need for supplementary estimate later in yearTue Jul 09 2024 - 20:15
New report raises questions about State support for one-off housingPaper published by Department of Public Expenditure says subsidies of up to €100,000 available, and says further consideration needed on how better to target supports so State funds are maximisedWed Jul 03 2024 - 06:00
Reintroduction of planning permission appeals may reduce legal challenges to large developmentsReport by Department of Public Expenditure says under strategic housing development initiative judicial review process may have been acting as ‘pseudo-appeals mechanism’Tue Jul 02 2024 - 13:06
‘Productivity and efficiency’ must be core to debate on health service funding State spending 28% more per head on healthcare than EU and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average, notes reportTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:05
Fempi legislation used to cut public service pay has been fully unwound, says DonohoeA series of acts were introduced to cut spending on remuneration and pensions for State employees following the collapse of the public finances in 2008Mon Jul 01 2024 - 17:34
Large public hospitals warn they could have to curtail or close services as deficits exceed €340mVoluntary hospitals tell HSE they are facing ‘critical liquidity issues’Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00
‘Unacceptable’ that extra resources not available for children needing spinal surgery, Donnelly tells CHI boardMinister for Health also says board should have ensured adequate succession planning to replace former chief executive after her second five-year term endedSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Siptu will oppose any move to outsource RTÉ programmes ‘by all means at their disposal’Sources suggest group could be established to oversee talks as senior union figures say staff have no confidence in managementFri Jun 28 2024 - 14:25
Childcare sector capacity to be boosted by €30m funding schemeInsufficient places for children is a new challenge, says Minister for Children Roderic O’GormanTue Jun 25 2024 - 19:35
Dublin Metrolink: project director to be paid €550,000 per yearFormer head of New Zealand transport project to join planned metro systemTue Jun 25 2024 - 14:00
How sentencing works: judges consider law, gravity of offence and circumstances of offenderSuspended sentences can be given to incentivise rehabilitation or to discourage further criminal activityTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Hundreds of senior civil servants have pensions valued at €2m or more, submissions to review group sayGroups seek Government to change standard fund threshold arrangements which could see them face additional taxation on retirementMon Jun 24 2024 - 00:01
Government will have to decide if Philip Nolan is still its choice to head new Research Ireland organisationScience Foundation Ireland to be subsumed into new State agency but unclear if Nolan will be involvedFri Jun 21 2024 - 17:13
Prof Philip Nolan refused significant extension of orders preventing dismissal from SFIJudge also refuses to grant orders permitting Prof Nolan to return to workFri Jun 21 2024 - 12:49
Building firm goes to court in fresh row over children’s hospitalBAM to initiate High Court action over extra €107m as conciliator extends formal completion date by more than a yearFri Jun 21 2024 - 05:00
Inquiry into claims of bullying and sexual misconduct in Defence Forces set to beginTribunal of inquiry will investigate allegations of discrimination and harassment in Defence Forces made by Women of Honour membersThu Jun 20 2024 - 17:56
Charities Regulator says its budget for 2024 is insufficientBoard members say activities will be hit by funding constraints and this should be reflected in its risk registerMon Jun 17 2024 - 05:00
Dublin being ‘strangled by cycle lanes and restrictions on car movements’, says Michael O’Leary Ryanair chief calls for car parks in city centre for electric vehicles and new motorway around M50Wed Jun 12 2024 - 18:51
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary says he will ‘make a fortune’ at Christmas due to Dublin Airport passenger capChief executive repeats warning that limits would lead to Christmas fares of between €500 and €1,000Wed Jun 12 2024 - 15:08
Fingal County Council results: Bruising weekend for Greens and Sinn FéinAontú and Labour will be pleased with their performances while right-wing National Party wins first seatMon Jun 10 2024 - 22:04
HSE seeking up to 15 senior managers for its new integrated regional structuresNew posts will be at national director level in the organisation where salaries start at about €170,000Mon Jun 10 2024 - 11:25
Getting new regulator up and running was like building an aircraft while flying, says executive chairGovernment has given approval for staffing levels at media and online safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán to increase to 200Sat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
ComReg to be charged with overseeing security of data centres in expansion of its regulatory roleExpanded role to ensure data centres meet certain standards to be met on foot of EU directivesSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
With almost 100 regulators, are there too many watchdogs in the State?Some regulatory bodies believe their underpinning legislation has fallen behind advances and developments in the sectors they overseeSat Jun 08 2024 - 05:00
Office of Ombudsman for Children pays more than €100,000 in settlement with Revenue Payments made in respect of staff incorrectly categorised as contractors rather than employeesFri Jun 07 2024 - 05:00
PAC chairman: close public contract ‘loopholes’ to reduce risk to taxpayer money‘Major overhaul’ needed in how public bodies and government are signing off on contracts, says Brian StanleyWed Jun 05 2024 - 09:50
BAM, criticised for delays in national children’s hospital, building €100m cross-Border bridge Taoiseach at ceremony marking breaking of ground on Narrow Water Bridge linking Omeath and WarrenpointTue Jun 04 2024 - 15:47
Ireland risks losing out on investment in tech sector, State agencies warnIreland at disadvantage in accessing EU-funded initiatives over absence of arrangements to vet key personnelTue Jun 04 2024 - 05:00
Children’s hospital costs: Failure to inform official appearing at PAC about extra €107m ‘undermines public confidence’Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said the move was ‘completely undermining of the Public Accounts CommitteeSat Jun 01 2024 - 12:34
