Darragh O’Brien

Coalition warned about fiscally ‘flying blind’

Government was supposed to update medium-term expenditure plan last summer but still hasn’t done so

Ghost buses ‘simply not acceptable’, Minister for Transport says

Increased prevalence of buses being listed but not arriving is of ‘grave concern’

Laws on use of counselling notes in rape trials will be changed, Government says

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says violence against women ‘is an epidemic in our society’

DAA set to drop ‘no-build’ plan for raising Dublin Airport passenger cap above 32m

Move by directors comes amid rift with chief executive Kenny Jacobs

Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisis

Decisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years away

Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy?

Planning reforms and other actions needed if Ireland is to successfully transition to a decarbonised power system

Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in Brazil

Blaze started at a ‘country pavilion’ erected for side events and spread quickly to roof of temporary structure

Potential litigation looms as Minister blocks near-€1m exit package for DAA chief Kenny Jacobs

Relations between DAA board and Jacobs broke down after directors concluded chief executive was unsuitable for post

Darragh O’Brien has turned the DAA-Kenny Jacobs drama into a crisis that’s hard to fix

With the possibility of a leadership contest down the line, Minister may be reluctant to sign off on €1m payoff

Irish Rail explores damages claim after new trains are delayed by a year

State firm told to review contractual provision for financial penalties with manufacturer of new fleet

Worrying drift at DAA cannot continue

Board could act to remove chief executive Kenny Jacobs, for which it does not need ministerial approval. But litigation would surely follow, be costly and messy

Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cuts

Darragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targets

Darragh O’Brien wants Kenny Jacobs DAA row resolved quickly

Minister for Transport has blocked a near €1m deal for Jacobs to leave DAA role

After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil

Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already

DAA board pushes back as Minister suggests reconciliation with Kenny Jacobs

State-owned airports group needs sign-off from Darragh O’Brien for near-€1m exit deal for chief executive

Bus Éireann Expressway routes viability under review

Examination expected to look in particular at services including Dublin-Wexford, Dublin-Waterford

What does EU’s revised plan to slash emissions mean for Irish households, farmers and industry?

Ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, EU environment ministers have agreed a watered-down goal to cut emissions by 90% by 2040

Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan Yates

Minister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of elections

Michael O’Leary attacks DAA over departure of CEO Kenny Jacobs

Ryanair boss said Mr Jacobs’ ‘elbows out’ style was what was needed in the public sector to get things done

Why have ministers still not signed off on exit deal agreed between DAA and its CEO?

Government yet to approve settlement seven weeks after DAA board and Kenny Jacobs agreed to it

Cork’s €600m bus network plan to come before Cabinet

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programme

DAA board views payout to CEO Kenny Jacobs as lower cost settlement option with reduced risks, minister told

DAA board agreed to a payout of just under €1m for CEO following mediation process, after a rift emerged between the two sides

Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’

Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion

‘Enabling’ works on MetroLink could start in 2027, says Minister

Darragh O’Brien says two consortiums have confirmed they will bid for the project

Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Garda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-end

Darragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger cap

State awards 23 renewables projects electricity contracts

Wind projects are in Mayo, Cork, Waterford, Wicklow and Tipperary, while solar projects clustered mainly in east, south-east and midland

Hike in Dublin Airport charges ‘critical to protecting service’, says DAA

Passenger volumes at DAA airports up 4% but costs rise 10% amid investments in service

How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher

Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay

Kenny Jacobs and the DAA: How chief executive who ‘shook things up’ ran out of runway

The chief executive who brought an elbows-out approach from Ryanair is departing, reportedly with an almost €1m exit package

Minister has not yet received formal proposal for DAA chief exit package

Kenny Jacobs involved in dispute with board of semi-State body that oversees Cork and Dublin airports

Peter McVerry Trust transferring dozens of properties to Dublin City Council

Houses and apartments, worth almost €8m, being used to repay Government funding given during financial crisis

Council told Department of Transport about ‘frustrations’ at planning tensions with DAA

State-owned airport company has asked local authority to raise 32m passenger cap at Dublin

Why is Kenny Jacobs in the DAA departure lounge so early into his contract?

Chief executive’s rift with board of state-owned airport company spilt into the open last week

Talks ongoing over rift between DAA board and CEO Kenny Jacobs, says Minister

Darragh O’Brien says he would have to sign off on any package for the chief executive if he was to leave the organisation but ‘we are not there yet’

DAA chief Kenny Jacobs would receive about €1m under settlement proposals to leave role

Payment proposal follows rift between Jacobs and board of State-owned airport operator

DAA chief Kenny Jacobs close to settlement to exit State-owned airport group

A deal, which would involve a financial settlement, may be confirmed over the weekend

UK transport director appointed as new National Transport Authority chief

Anne Shaw will take up the position in November

New policy on large energy users and data centres about to be published – Minister says

Survey finds two-thirds of energy stakeholders prioritise energy security over cheaper imported power

All sites for offshore wind farms to be set out in 2027 national plan

Avoiding individual site selection, new national strategy hopes to provide certainty for future energy

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