PR firm warned Road Safety Authority about ‘tricky’ Public Accounts Committee members
Dublin public relations agency Drury provided short biographical notes on each TD
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
RSA calls for stricter penalties and increased road policing
Road Safety Authority chairwoman describes spike in fatalities as ‘heartbreaking’ as death toll reaches 102 so far this year
Green Party TDs and Senators urge ministers to use ‘soft power’ for Gaza on St Patrick’s Day
Backbenchers write to Government asking it to use ‘powerful voice’ to help achieve ceasefire
Greens in power: How the party has quietly become the most effective member of Coalition
Harry McGee looks at the party's performance in Government ahead of the party's annual conference in Cork
How fine particle air pollution in Dublin and other Irish cities is slowly killing us
More than 1,600 deaths a year are attributed to pollution from transport and burning solid fuel, while associated health costs top more than €2bn annually
The true cost of extreme wealth - a Letter to the Editor by economists, artists and politicians calls for new taxes on the rich
Economists and politicians, including Joe O’Brien and Neasa Hourigan, call on G20 member states to enact new tax regimes
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
Stephen Donnelly says ‘nobody right now’ knows final cost of national children’s hospital
Minister for Health accuses Sinn Féin of ‘playing politics’, saying providing estimated cost could open State to further claims
Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears
State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash
Safe deposit boxes which have lain undisturbed since 1700s may be opened by State
Concerns raised about the draft legislation relate to cost, indemnity and the sheer level of potential work
Ending eviction ban ‘completely wrong’, says Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan
Hourigan sharply critical of party leader Eamon Ryan for agreeing to eviction decision
Green TDs concerned about law giving Garda access to facial-recognition technology
Junior Coalition members accept need for body cameras but feel facial recognition flawed on age, gender and race
Lismore: Inside a small town’s protests and counter-demonstrations
The west Waterford town has been at the centre of protests over plans to turn its landmark hotel into a centre for asylum seekers
Ibec calls for delay in workplace pension auto-enrolment
Employers group believes efforts to introduce pension for all next year will be too disruptive for business
Prospect of €15 increases to weekly welfare payments fades
The welfare budget is also set to be supplemented by one-off measures
Miriam Lord: TDs fume as Antigen 4 All in the Dáil gets noses out of joint
Elsewhere this week, Bertie Ahern’s comments on the North go completely south
Former PAC chairman accuses HSE officials of ‘blatant lies’ in ‘Grace’ abuse case
Two more disability cases in southeast under review in addition to ‘Grace’ and ‘Brandon’ cases
President signs Climate Bill, triggering carbon budget process
Ireland ‘set on a legally-binding path to net-zero emissions by 2050’
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin condemned to linguistic knots over Jerry McCabe
Party leader Mary Lou McDonald and TD Martin Browne were singing different songs
‘Act of ecocide’ on hedge evidence of need for more conservation rangers
Long-promised wildlife crime unit will tackle illegal hunting and habitat destruction
Cyberbullying incidents ‘soar’ during pandemic, Oireachtas committee hears
Problem has become more difficult to monitor and counter
Dáil row over penalties for canvassing teachers on Leaving Cert
Sinn Féin and Labour clash during debate on legislation to provide for accredited grades
Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub
Jack Chambers and Niall Collins appointed Ministers of State as Jim O’Callaghan and Joe McHugh turn down roles
Many contenders for junior minister jobs, but not enough room in the tent
Party leaders yet to finalise list of ministers of State, but there will be disappointments
Neck-grabbing, virus-spreading reservoirs of pathogens: Have ties had their day?
Coronavirus and working from home might have spelled the end for an officewear staple
Coalition parties to appoint 20 junior ministers if accord ratified
Deal would see Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael get eight roles each with four going to Greens
Government negotiations: how the draft deal was done
Sunday’s draft agreement came after blame games and much bickering
Waterford: Fine Gael fails to win general election seat in constituency for first time
Greens’ Marc Ó Cathasaigh elected on seventh and final count at Waterford IT
Green hopes of gains outside Dublin swept aside by Sinn Féin surge
Party set to make good on its opinion poll predictions of 8 per cent nationally
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