RTÉ report on Tubridy pay exposes clash between chief financial officersBreda O’ Keeffe says Niall Collins and Deloitte ‘incorrectly’ relied on a Tubridy/RTÉ side letterWed Aug 16 2023 - 20:02
RTÉ pay controversy: Draft report indicates Ryan Tubridy had the right to €120,000 he waivedAnalysis: Grant Thornton finding is good news for Tubridy, as his RTÉ career hangs in the balanceWed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ pay report puts focus on Deloitte’s role in Tubridy affairGrant Thornton report sets out misleading figures broadcaster published in 2021 were different from correct numbers recorded on payroll systemsTue Aug 15 2023 - 21:41
Even with an extra €8bn, can the Land Development Agency deliver enough new homes?Five years in, the much-criticised agency still hasn’t built the first 10% of its original 150,000 targetTue Aug 15 2023 - 06:05
Developers lose dozens of appeals against new tax on vacant housing sitesCairn, Glenveigh, Castlethorn, Quintain and O’Flynn Group among developers who appealed surcharge for not building homes on sitesTue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy’s pay: Grant Thornton submits new report to RTÉ boardThe report examines how RTÉ underdeclared Tubridy’s income by €120,000 in 2017-2019 in public statements on top presenter payMon Aug 14 2023 - 18:26
Up to €8bn may be diverted from new sovereign wealth fund for home-buildingPlan involves agency establishing panel of five or six private developers with whom it would work on specific construction projectsMon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
TikTok facing multimillion-euro fine for violating children’s privacy on appPlatform claims over 1bn users worldwide after three-minute limit on viral videos and lip-sync routines proves a hit with usersFri Aug 04 2023 - 06:00
Irish stock market facing strong headwinds as companies shift primary listingsDepartment of Finance officials note potentially existential questions being raised down the lineFri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
Officials fear for future of Ireland’s stock exchange after US listings by two big firmsFears over ‘long-term decline’ as heavyweights CRH and Flutter list in USFri Aug 04 2023 - 05:00
Jim Kennedy, larger-than-life developer and father of 10, left an indelible mark in Ireland’s secret payments scandalThe developer denied corrupt links with prominent figures in the 1990s, refused to give evidence to the planning tribunal and renounced his Irish citizenshipThu Aug 03 2023 - 08:08
Property developer Jim Kennedy dies in LondonMr Kennedy was found by the planning tribunal to have engaged in ‘corrupt activity’ around land rezoning in the 1990sWed Aug 02 2023 - 15:34
Golden visas: Government knew of due diligence risks two years before scheme was closedSurge in applications from China last year led officials to press for suspension of the Immigrant Investor ProgrammeSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
Incoming RTÉ DG to ‘rearrange front bench’ in station’s executive management‘The new sheriff is in town’ said a person briefed on Kevin Bakhurst’s plan for ‘substantial change’ at the top of the broadcasterFri Jul 07 2023 - 05:00
Hundreds of property owners lodged planning appeals against new tax to spur building on vacant landAn Bord Pleanála tries to overcome a major backload of planning files with a “blitz” of decision-making on smaller cases.Thu Jul 06 2023 - 21:00
RTÉ board seeks ‘swift action’ as chair warns of more revelationsMore than €1.5m spent through barter account on gigs, restaurants, flights and flip flopsThu Jul 06 2023 - 05:00
Questions answered, and unanswered, in RTÉ debacleInternal divisions on display at committee hearing amid fresh evidence of governance failingsWed Jul 05 2023 - 21:16
RTÉ faces glare of public scrutiny as never before with cascade of investigationsNational broadcaster appears unlikely to survive in its current form following breach of public trustTue Jul 04 2023 - 20:29
An Bord Pleanála introduces new code of conduct to tighten internal rulesMove comes after former deputy chairman was convicted for failing to declare property interestsTue Jul 04 2023 - 05:00
Bord Pleanála has introduced new code of practice, one task in its long road to recoveryCertain finding seemed to reflect dysfunction in the heart of a quasi-judicial body which has the power to make or break high-stakes planning casesTue Jul 04 2023 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy faces prospect of Oireachtas questioning as Dáil committee chair issues warningIntervention comes after PAC heard claims that RTÉ had ‘slush fund’ for expensive sports and entertainment junketsMon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
Up to 2,500 ‘affordable’ homes planned for north Co Dublin under €40m Nama dealClongriffin scheme aims to provide cost-rental apartments with rents set 30% below market ratesMon Jul 03 2023 - 04:00
RTÉ facing fresh demands to explain €120,000 in hidden payments to Ryan TubridyBroadcaster faces another week of tumult over misleading statements about presenter’s paySun Jul 02 2023 - 20:49
RTÉ’s darkest week: Crisis around Ryan Tubridy’s hidden payments sends ripples far beyond Dublin 4Oireachtas committee interrogations, secret payments, a 'slush fund', sports junkets - the national broadcaster endured a torrid weekFri Jun 30 2023 - 17:00
RTÉ pay crisis deepens over use of €275,000 from ‘slush fund’ for sports junketsBroadcaster’s chairwoman brands €275,000 in spending on corporate hospitality as ‘outrageous’ as Oireachtas scrutinises use of Tubridy hidden payments account to entertain advertisersFri Jun 30 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ chairwoman concedes ‘shocking’ governance failings occurred at Montrose Untenable for Ryan Tubridy to return on morning radio show while controversy unresolved, says State broadcasterWed Jun 28 2023 - 22:04
RTÉ’s Leinster House hearing shows profound challenge facing broadcaster over pay crisisPoliticians angrily questioned station management’s line that departed former director general Dee Forbes was the only one to know years of public declarations about Tubridy’s pay were wrongWed Jun 28 2023 - 21:35
Ryan Tubridy rejects RTÉ’s claim he is out of contract as pay controversy deepensPresenter insists 2020 deal still stands even though his employer says it has lapsedWed Jun 28 2023 - 13:13
RTÉ fails to quell political disquiet over Tubridy payPoliticians react negatively to statement as it faces Oireachtas committee in absence of Dee ForbesWed Jun 28 2023 - 06:00
The most basic fact remains unknown after RTÉ statement on Tubridy’s unorthodox pay dealThe absence of a reason why the broadcaster failed to disclose large payments to its highest earner will be a lightning rod during the Oireachtas committee hearings to be held into the controversyTue Jun 27 2023 - 21:27
RTÉ pay crisis: Inquiries into hidden payments to Ryan Tubridy face pushback from ForbesDay of drama sees RTÉ director general resign while three top stars declare pay in fullTue Jun 27 2023 - 05:00
Dee Forbes resigns: The key questions now facing RTÉMany answers are still required, and the damage already done is unlikely to be the last of itMon Jun 26 2023 - 13:04
Tubridy payments: Fresh evidence of weak financial controls at RTÉ amid public angerPresenter will not host radio show next week as national broadcaster battles anger and backlash over failure to declare €345,000 in paymentsSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Tubridy apologises as he changes tack with second statement on pay controversyRTÉ presenter apologises ‘wholeheartedly’ for what he describes as an error of judgmentSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ board’s pay oversight committee ‘did not deal with talent pay’ to broadcaster’s top starsFormer chairwoman Moya Doherty led RTÉ's remuneration panel during time of Tubridy’s hidden paymentsFri Jun 23 2023 - 20:36
RTÉ faces crisis in relations with Government after misreporting Ryan Tubridy’s pay for yearsHigh-ranking Government figures quash any chance of an increase in public funding for the broadcaster after disclosure that Late Late Show presenter received €345,000 in hidden payments from 2017Fri Jun 23 2023 - 06:00
Hidden transactions meant Ryan Tubridy’s pay cut was a third of what RTÉ promisedTubridy’s publicly disclosed pay of €440,000 for 2022 almost twice Taoiseach’s €225,855 salary but declared earnings were not full financial pictureThu Jun 22 2023 - 21:24
Years after the Varadkar leak, there is still no end to this affairAlthough then tánaiste claimed vindication when Sipo rejected complaints against him, dissenters’ criticism of his defence was starkWed Jun 21 2023 - 06:30
Ethics watchdog member feared ‘credibility’ issues over rejection of Varadkar leak complaintNewly released records show Comptroller and Auditor General raised concerns in note dissenting from vote against holding an ethics inquiry into Taoiseach’s leak of medical recordWed Jun 21 2023 - 06:30
Private records reveal divisions among State officials on telecoms security law challenged by ChinaLegislation caused tensions between officials concerned at new ‘security threats’ from 5G operators and those charged with attracting inward investment from companies such as Chinese operator HuaweiTue Jun 20 2023 - 06:30
Irish officials clashed on impact of telecoms law on Chinese investmentState officials seeking foreign investment criticised cyber security protections that could be used to ban equipment from Huawei as ‘extremely unhelpful’Tue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s neutrality debates: President accused of ‘gratuitous attack’ on forum chairTánaiste defends forthcoming public consultations on defence and neutrality as Higgins warns of dangerous policy ‘drift’Mon Jun 19 2023 - 05:00
Neutrality debates and the President: What is behind Michael D Higgins’s criticism?President questions role of forum chairwoman, saying ‘there were a few candidates I could have come up with myself’Sun Jun 18 2023 - 23:01
Central Bank silent on Odey Asset Management turmoilCompany’s Dublin business has been authorised by the Central Bank since 2011Sat Jun 10 2023 - 08:15
Revenue carrying out ‘work’ on Siteserv fallout after judge called for tax investigationGarda review of the 1,545-page report continues but no clarity on whether public bodies will take further actionWed Jun 07 2023 - 05:00
Attorney General questioned constitutionality of new telecoms security measures before taking up postSince his appointment the AG ‘has given no advice whatsoever in relation to the Bill’, says GovernmentTue Jun 06 2023 - 04:15
Owners of Dublin Airport land bank suggest they expect it to fetch €210m Three connecting lots of land in the centre of the airport are seen as critical for the airport’s long-term expansionSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy defends her actions in Siteserv affairDeputy insists she used parliamentary privilege only ‘very sparingly’ after attack on her conduct by Denis O’BrienWed May 31 2023 - 17:48
Anonymous sources posed ‘real difficulties’ for Siteserv inquiry, judge says in final reportMr Justice Brian Cregan calls for permanent commission of investigation led by retired judgeTue May 30 2023 - 17:52
Privately owned Dublin Airport site seen as critical national asset put up for saleProperty owners plan to sell 260 acres of land between runways considered central to Dublin Airport’s future, posing a question for the Dublin Airport AuthorityTue May 30 2023 - 05:00
