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Irish officials step up plans for rotating EU presidency which will cost more than €150m

Ireland will take over crucial position steering EU agenda and legislation - and brokering compromises - next year

It’s been like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds on Merrion Street since the sun started to shine

Mooney Goes Wild should do a programme from Leinster House

WHO’s treatment of Dr Mike Ryan proves to be a shocking case study

Dáil furore over unnecessary hip surgeries and Social Democrats on manoeuvres among other stories of the week

AI in Irish civil service: Major differences in how Government departments approach issue, survey shows

Some embracing artificial intelligence and others avoiding its use, at least for now

State’s new research agency chief Diarmuid O’Brien comes with strong track record and deep experience

Appointment of Cambridge-based scientist brings to close turbulent period following dismissal of Prof Philip Nolan

Hip operations uproar leaves Taoiseach in a bind

Micheál Martin was concerned enough about impending draft report to say ‘the implications are disturbing’

State in bid to lure from US top researchers and academics disillusioned by Trump

Initiative is expected to target, among others, disillusioned academics who have lost financial backing due to Trump administration

US-UK trade deal ‘solidifies’ new tariff regime, says Harris

Tánaiste to tell ministers that agreement formalises tariffs as part of ‘new reality’ for economies

Outdated electricity grid planning and weak governance stalls Europe’s transition to renewables, report warns

Grid operators are working to outdated scenarios which do not take account of growth in renewable energy sources, report argues

Shelving of giant UK wind farm fuels concerns among developers in Ireland

Shelving of giant UK wind farm fuels concerns among developers in Ireland

Ministers receive pay increases in new Cabinet under public sector deal

Government says ministers will ‘gift back a portion of their salary’ to the State

‘Bob’ emerges from Vatican conclave while TDs join shorts protest

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up

‘My message is clear for Ireland, electricity is the future,’ IEA director Fatih Birol

Electrification should be overriding priority for Irish economy, industry and society, says International Energy Agency chief

State set to exit AIB within months as €1.2bn share buyback proceeds

Taxpayers have recovered €19.2 billion from AIB and continue to own 3.3% of bank

Ireland has strong potential to develop globally competitive offshore wind supply chain, says report

All-island collaboration can ‘maximise SME opportunities in the renewable energy sector’  

Dáil unlikely to debate Occupied Territories legislation before autumn

Tánaiste cosigns letter with ministers of six European countries expressing concern about Israeli plans for a prolonged Gaza occupation

AIB plan to buy back €1.2bn of Government shares hangs in balance

Shares rose on Wednesday to within half a cent of the €6.26 price at which the deal has been set

Plans for counselling notes to be disclosed in sexual assault trials only if court decides they are relevant

Proposals stop short of ending access to counselling notes, something campaigners had sought

Housing tsar row brings a strike-out before the first innings

Your essential end-of-week politics catch up

‘The Government has gone very quiet’: childcare providers protest for support after election promises

Pledges to address costs for parents and staff shortages for sector still without action

Brendan McDonagh withdraws from consideration for housing ‘tsar’ role after Fine Gael blocks appointment

Tánaiste Simon Harris told Minister for Housing James Browne his party had been ‘out of the loop’

AIB ‘performing ahead of expectations’ amid global uncertainty - CEO

Plan to buy back shares from State gets 97% backing at agm, even as stock trades below agreed price

Russian oligarch might approve ‘unjustifiable housing tsar salary’

Taoiseach accused of double standards over new agency chief’s salary, potential increases for heads of 30 semi-States

Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?

Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps

Housing crisis: Proposals to boost LDA’s remit under consideration to boost housing output

Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects

Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?

The Government faces a big challenge with trade and the economy, but the bigger fears are around chronic problems – most acutely, in housing

Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind

Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers

RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targets

Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open

Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges

RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers

Rowback is not a policy when clean tech is the only game in town

As geopolitical turmoil reshapes global priorities, climate action is taking a backseat. From corporate rollbacks to political U-turns, a once-urgent transition to clean energy faces fresh obstacles. But in a world increasingly dependent on fossil fuels, delays will only drive up costs—both economic and environmental.

Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says

UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide

IBRC liquidators hand €360m over to State as wind-up nears end

Legislation going through Oireachtas aimed at rolling Irish Bank Resolution Corporation into Nama before combined entity wound up

Offshore wind farms at risk of legal challenges due to flawed developer-led policy, environmentalists warn

Setting aside of ecosystem-based marine planning in Ireland has created a ‘mess’, says Blue Ireland

Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

Urgent action needed to ‘clear fog’ and progress transition to clean energy 

The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition

Irish Times poll: Housing is main concern for all population groups

Government can take little comfort in how the electorate regards its performance on housing

Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-election

Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future

Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU

Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’

Final report into ‘Grace’ abuse allegations due to be published on Tuesday

Darragh O’Brien to bring forward delayed climate action plan for this year including retrofitting allocation of almost €550m

Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies

Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office

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