Department of Foreign Affairs apologises for lockdown champagne event
Department concedes it ‘did not meet the standards expected of it’ in June 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs staff held champagne event during lockdown
Gathering took place after Ireland elected to the UN Security Council in June 2020
Pádraic Joyce: ‘It is massively important this All-Ireland final goes ahead’
‘GAA keeps an awful lot of people in this country going,’ Galway football manager says
How the seat was won: Inside the fight to put Ireland on the UN Security Council
It was a 15-year campaign. In the end, most of the Middle East and swathes of Africa voted for us
Miriam Lord: A parade in Dublin you could only dream about
As leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan was official ruler of Ireland for St Patrick’s Day
Galway name two-time All Ireland winner Pádraic Joyce as new football boss
John Concannon, John Divilly and Micheál Ó Domhnaill to make up management team
Creative Ireland initiative is not perfect but it is making a difference
Children from all backgrounds could benefit from music, drama and art in every school
Concannon moves to new role in NUI Galway
Former civil servant led the Government’s defunct strategic communications unit
Concannon moves to new role in NUI Galway
Former civil servant led the Government’s defunct strategic communications unit
Spin unit chief to head State’s ‘global footprint’ drive
After move to new post civil servant’s official title will be director general of Global Ireland
Instructions were issued for Project 2040 ads to be ‘clearly identified’
FoI request reveals strategic communications unit head wanted paid content labelled
Varadkar says Government likely to ignore motion to disband SCU
SF motion calling on Government to stand down unit has backing of other Opposition parties
Review of SCU unlikely to uphold claim it politicised Project 2040 publicity
Government review by top civil servant expected to be concluded at end of this week
Miriam Lord: US gets glimpse of ‘Global Ireland’ that borders on the incomprehensible
Slick production tells US audience about the best of Ireland. ‘What about it?’ asks one viewer
Fintan O’Toole: The problem isn’t the SCU. It’s Leo Varadkar
The Taoiseach prefers strategic communications to communicating a strategy
Ethics watchdog asked to investigate Government advertising
Project Ireland 2040 campaign ‘breaks Civil Service ban’ on political work
Strategic communications unit has spent €182,000
The controversial unit has paid out €160,000 on advertising since its creation last year
Tania Banotti appointed director of Creative Ireland
IAPI chief executive succeeds John Concannon as leader of government arts scheme
No rest for Paschal Donohoe as he does the budget media whirl
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin’s ‘fake outrage’ gets a bad review from drama critic Varadkar
Government’s culture strategy all spin and no substance
Spending promises for arts fail to materialise in budget
Varadkar contradicts himself over communications unit appointment
Taoiseach defends €5 million cost of controversial ‘spin’ unit saying it will be ‘cost neutral’
Leo Varadkar says ‘no cost’ yet for his public relations unit
Opposition parties allege Department of Taoiseach body will spread propaganda
Varadkar under pressure to reveal cost of new communications unit
Brendan Howlin described unit as ‘vanity propaganda project’ to promote Taoiseach’s image
Steady as she goes: how Varadkar is building an election team
Focus on communication may carry message Taoiseach is set to step up action in autumn
The Irish Times joins Body and Soul festival on the Wonderlust stage
The Irish Times will be partnering with the festival on Saturday with a programme of talks and debates
Creative Ireland plan reaching ‘squeaky bum time’
Ireland needs to ‘go big or go home’ on film and television industry strategy, event hears
Hundreds of cultural events by Creative Ireland on today
Initiative pitched as antidote to ‘sour pessimism’ of the present day
State’s five-year creativity plan includes children’s music skills
Strategy will place creative and cultural infrastructure ‘at the centre of Irish life’
‘Personal warmth’ of former minister Bobby Molloy recalled at funeral
Mourners at Galway Cathedral hear rowing was ‘passion’ of founding member of PDs’
Galway come out from the shadows to face Roscommon
Having ended Mayo’s recent dominance in the province, the Tribesmen still have something to prove
Croke Park announce plans to celebrate the 1916 Rising
Major event to coincide with Allianz football finals at Croke Park on April 24th
1916: Looking forward to looking back
The 1916 centenary has become an extensive programme of almost 2,000 events, and even some early critics of the plans now accept that there’s ‘very positive stuff in there’
‘Overwhelming’ response to Easter Rising commemorations
Number of events reach 1,800 as community programme to be launched by Taoiseach
Gaeltacht department sought relegation of Irish in 1916 event
Government documents show preparations were under considerable time pressure
State rejected plan to mark 1916 with €12m tourism initiative
Head of centenary project said initiative could generate money, jobs and visitors
Profile: John Concannon, Mr 1916
John Concannon has been appointed to run Ireland’s official 1916 commemorations. Among his challenges will be to ensure less of the ‘unhistorical sh*t’ that critics say has marked the project so far
Final touches as technology buffs arrive for Web Summit
Summit opens today with 20,000 expected from 109 countries
Support your local festival slingers
In the stampede of summer sessions, authenticity can get a kicking
Ireland looks a picture in new indirect tourism push
Tourism Ireland on a roll as country used as a backdrop
Fáilte Ireland launches #ThisIsLiving campaign
Families, ‘footloose socialisers’ and ‘indulgent romantics’ urged to take extra break
Ten suicides occur weekly, says Pieta House chief
Government should give suicide ‘the same attention it gives to death on our roads’
President honours young people at Gaisce awards
Awards given for outstanding work in the community and personal achievements
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