Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle
Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland’s crack cocaine epidemic has consequences far worse than any viral pandemic
Much of what was eventually achieved in the State’s drugs policy the 1990s is now being reversed
Community role in tackling drugs ‘hugely disappointing’, says Geoghegan
Citywide campaign marks 25th anniversary of first ministerial report on drugs
Deaths in State care show systemic cracks remain despite reforms
Problems in care system remain nearly 10 years on from scathing report
‘I’ll blow your f**king legs off’: Crime and neglect in Dublin city centre
Crime in Dublin’s inner city, a result of decades of neglect, has intensified under lockdown
Séamus Woulfe profile: Judge in eye of storm was hard-working barrister who was well-regarded
Former attorney general involved in some of the most important cases of 1990s
Budget 2021: Who will be the winners and losers?
Big-spend items include social welfare, health, jobs and housing
Covid-19 resulted in decrease of child welfare referrals to Tusla
Child and Family Agency says pandemic had noticeable impact on ability to visit children at home
Calls for review of State response to Traveller rape case
Man jailed for 20 years for raping and sexually abusing sister and seven daughters
Abolishing post of Minister for Children would be ‘a mistake’, Tusla chief says
Pat Rabbitte asserts ‘we will live to regret’ suggested move to downgrade department
The seven rules of making a FF-FG-Green coalition work
This novel alliance could take some getting used to. Here’s how it could succeed
Seán O’Rourke: 32,000 interviews later... ‘I’ve had my fill’
The broadcaster, who retired on Friday, looks back on his career high and low points
Broadband timeline: how did we get here?
Government’s flagship communications policy seven years in the making
Tusla chair criticised RTÉ over delay reporting creche concerns
Pat Rabbitte hit out at ‘significant delays in reporting and provision of footage to Tusla’
Foster carers not always told of child’s history, conference hears
Judge highlights concerns over lack of communication about issues such as self-harm
Former drugs ministers tired of attending drug-related funerals
In 2016, 736 people in Ireland died from drugs – the fourth highest figure in Europe
Former ministers fear national drug strategy being ‘undermined’
Government urged not to take powers away from community and voluntary sectors
Socialist group Rise joins growing band of left-wing organisations
New group formed by Paul Murphy joins crowded space on Ireland’s political left
Tusla got one child protection and welfare referral every ten minutes last year
Recruitment of staff continues to be particularly problematic, due to a shortage of appropriately qualified social workers
What will public service media look like in five years’ time?
Government must face new realities when replacing TV licence with broadcasting charge
TV licence fee overhaul: What will it mean for you?
Q&A: It’s hard to see the ‘device independent broadcasting charge’ being anything other than a household fee
Donohoe says extra €200m required to fund National Broadband Plan
Eir’s low-cost approach to plan ruled out by Government as ‘an inferior product’
Miriam Lord: Broadband is all Labour’s idea, Varadkar tells a stunned Howlin
Taoiseach reckons if you can’t get Opposition to support the plan, then make them own it
If broadband plan falters rural Ireland will never get it, Naughten says
Allowing Eir remove 300,000 homes from plan increased costs, says Richard Bruton
Child referrals for sexual behaviour have ‘sky-rocketed’ – expert
Child welfare consultant Kieran McGrath warns issue ‘cannot be ignored’
Broadband timeline: how did we get here?
Seven years in the making, Government’s flagship communications policy
Energy firms plan to invest billions in Irish Sea wind projects
New wave of Irish Sea developers hope generate and sell power by 2025
Developer will own broadband network despite €3bn funds, Dáil hears
Government can step in and take over if contractor fails to deliver, says Varadkar
Why do we treat whistleblowers so horribly?
Caveat: A new book exposes rough treatment of whistleblowers in Irish financial services
Tusla chairman defends agency’s actions in Scouting Ireland controversy
Scouting Ireland and Tusla representatives invited to appear at Oireachtas Committee
Scouting Ireland official sought to have Tusla letter ‘withdrawn’
Organisation will meet with Tusla to address concerns over child protection standards
Recruitment and resources for Tusla ‘very challenging’
Child and Family Agency must be more transparent, Pat Rabbitte will tell committee
Brexit and education: Dáil group told of need for bilateral deal
Recognition of professional qualifications ‘poses a particular challenge’, says Zappone
New pairing to take a turn at building Louth wind farm
ESB and Belgian group Parkwind planning wind farm that could supply electricity to 280,000 homes
Pat Rabbitte is appointed as new chair of Tusla
Appointment of former Labour Party leader was confirmed by the Cabinet on Tuesday
Fintan O’Toole: Fascism lurks beneath the surface of Irish society
Avoiding hatred is not about being nice to Travellers but about preserving democracy
National Broadband Plan woes could be a blessing in disguise
Perhaps the controversy over former minister Denis Naughten can lead to a reboot
Higgins stays above the fray as presidential non-contest limps on
The President is replaying the Mary McAleese playbook of 2004, from setting the agenda to laying down the rules of engagement
Buswells Hotel: ‘The third house of the Oireachtas’
A hotel since the 1880s, it’s now much more than just a politician’s watering hole
Cliff Taylor: Time for a Plan B for rural broadband
The Government has to make a call – it can’t let this broadband saga drag on and on
Broadband timeline: August 2012 to October 2018
The National Broadband Plan was originally welcomed as ‘the rural electrification of the 21st century’
National Broadband Plan hangs in the balance
Ex-minister Naughten reckless in agreeing to unrecorded private meetings with bidder
Fintan O’Toole: The big hold up for rural broadband is ideology
Using the 1950s State electricity model would be a sin against the new orthodoxy
Travails on permanent repeat at RTÉ
Ad competition, licence fee evasion and ascent of Netflix complicate life at Montrose
What are the Government’s public media funding options?
Eight choices for reforming support for Irish broadcasting in a global media business
FF TD John McGuinness to give evidence at Charleton Tribunal
McGuinness: Ex-Garda chief Martin Callinan told him McCabe not to be trusted
Why hasn’t the television licence fee gone up with inflation?
Irish public service media is in ‘deep trouble’, and yet a rate increase is never considered
Miriam Lord’s Week: FF gets the broadband back together
Katherine Zappone says yes to the dress as Mattie McGrath plays the self-blame game
National Broadband Plan in limbo as Eir pulls the plug
With just one bidder, Enet, the rural broadband tender process is hanging by a thread
What went wrong with the rural broadband scheme?
Why ‘rural electrification for the 21st century’ is taking so long
Steady. Unspectacular. Dull. Boring: Paschal Donohoe’s ‘magic mediocrity’
The Minister for Finance believes slow but steady progress is our best economic hope
Public accountability: let in the light
Ensuring Civil Service accountability for mistakes or deliberate obstruction is important
O’Sullivan contacted Department of Justice over McCabe strategy
Varadkar and Martin will meet Sunday night as talks to avoid election enter ‘sensitive phase’
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