RTÉ funding model a ticking timebomb as licence fee take keeps falling and Tubridy controversy far from overBroadcaster in flux under new DG amid tarnished reputation, falling public support, looming budget and Government expectations of reformSat Aug 12 2023 - 06:30
RTÉ paying Ryan Tubridy less than he sought while off-air, says Kevin BakhurstDirector general says presenter being paid ‘what we think is reasonable’ with talks about his future nearing resolutionSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ appoints legal firm to investigate two voluntary exit schemes that ran in recent yearsThe exit schemes became the focus of public attention during Oireachtas committee hearings held last monthFri Aug 11 2023 - 13:13
Staffing at care units for highly vulnerable children running at less than half required levelJust under 105 of the 221 posts in the country’s three centres are filledFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
Targeted mortgage relief on cards for Budget 2024, Varadkar saysGovernment considering bringing back mortgage interest aid for those ‘in financial distress’ following surge in ratesFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
Mounting pressure on Coalition to help mortgage holders as interest rates rise above 4%Group of Independent TDs demand action ahead of budget to help hard-pressed homeownersThu Aug 10 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ suffers almost €1m drop in licence fee income in a week New director general Kevin Bakhurst issues update to staff as figures show sales were down 5,000 this week compared to 2022Wed Aug 09 2023 - 19:07
Ireland’s new Covid-variant: No new public health restrictions planned despite ‘wave’, Varadkar saysNew ‘Eris’ variant more transmissable than previous strains but HSE says there has been no significant increase in infection severityWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:04
Student accommodation must be vacant for a year before being repurposed for refugees under new protocolProvision of extra student beds as part of the refugee accommodation effort has been a feature of the last two summersWed Aug 09 2023 - 10:50
Varadkar travels to Belfast for talks after calling out London’s ‘reluctance’ to work with StateTaoiseach to push ‘pressing need’ to get Stormont institutions in place again during meetings with party leadersWed Aug 09 2023 - 05:55
Jack Horgan-Jones: Banks are making boom-time profits again. That’s a problem for politiciansThe drumbeat of interest rate hikes from Frankfurt will make voters across the political spectrum increasingly crankySun Aug 06 2023 - 06:00
Outdated pay structure creates ‘real risk’ of ambulance strike, HSE document saysHSE document finds that inconsistent grading, unofficial pay scales and lack of a modernised agreement act as a ‘clear barrier to progress’Thu Aug 03 2023 - 05:00
Sinn Féin publishes Bill to ban seeking sex in exchange for rentEoin Ó Broin says new legislation would amend the Residential Tenancies Act if enactedWed Aug 02 2023 - 10:13
More than double the number leaving Defence Forces as are being recruited Discharges and inductions for 2022 indicate more than 890 departures and less than 440 joined upWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
Housing Commission’s effective work on policy stymied by tortured exchanges on referendumDraft versions of report for Government understood to propose constitutional right to housing, with commission expected to issue main and minority reportsMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
Appointees to new HSE manager tier could earn more than €250,000 a yearNew managerial tier in the HSE to be paid more than hospital managers in current health systemMon Jul 31 2023 - 05:00
Split in Housing Commission over proposals for constitutional referendum on right to housingGroup expected to deliver majority and minority reports on referendum questionMon Jul 31 2023 - 01:00
Taoiseach rules out early general election amid speculationLeo Varadkar says next national elections will be the local and European elections next summerMon Jul 31 2023 - 00:01
More than 50,000 mortgage holders could switch to banks offering lower rates, new data showsBorrowers whose mortages are stuck in investment funds could switch, Central Bank data showsSat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
‘Do these f***ers not read the news?’: Coalition rift sparked by Varadkar comments on rail plan Fine Gael sources say the party is seeking a meeting with Eamon Ryan to discuss future roads projects and their belief that they are being undermined or abandonedThu Jul 27 2023 - 05:00
Interim measures to assist owners of defective apartments not expected until autumnMinister has received Cabinet approval for a scheme to address historic fire safety issues and other defectsWed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Publicly funded AHR: Criteria unlikely to be reviewed by current GovernmentSingle women and same-sex couples would be unable to use service until new legislation passedTue Jul 25 2023 - 19:50
Publicly-funded AHR: How will it work and how can people avail of it?Applicants to mooted system would have to meet age, body mass index, family and other criteriaTue Jul 25 2023 - 16:32
RTÉ denies Grant Thornton report on Tubridy pay is finishedBoard says it has not received copy of report or briefing on its findingsTue Jul 25 2023 - 09:36
Publicly funded fertility treatment plan before Cabinet but with restrictions on BMI, ageMinisters will also discuss planned co-operation with UK on the energy market, overhaul of the rail system and extending the deal with Citywest to accommodate refugees and asylum seekersTue Jul 25 2023 - 00:00
Inside Sinn Féin: Who really makes the big decisions in Ireland’s most popular party?Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn FéinSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan TubridyRTÉ, led by new director general Kevin Bakhurst, and its top star saw battle lines drawn this week as their differences over Ryan Tubridy's hidden payments were exposed in three more stormy Oireachtas committee hearingsFri Jul 14 2023 - 16:08
RTÉ’s payments to Ryan Tubridy: After 25 hours of hearings, are we any closer to the truth?After six meetings, more than 25 hours of committee hearings and plenty of media coverage, the short answer is yesFri Jul 14 2023 - 05:00
Nine questions RTÉ will need to answer at PAC after Tubridy and Kelly’s claimsFrom payments to presenter to cars on loan, broadcaster’s new boss will be asked to shed light on many remaining issuesThu Jul 13 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ bosses to challenge Tubridy and Kelly’s account of payments at PAC hearingNew director general Bakhurst and chair Ní Raghallaigh to push back against presenter’s evidence, claiming ‘pressing need’ to correct recordWed Jul 12 2023 - 21:50
Bakhurst to describe RTÉ payments scandal as ‘shameful’ Broadcaster’s incoming director general set to appear before Public Accounts CommitteeWed Jul 12 2023 - 21:40
Ten new things we’ve learned: Blistering opening statements from Ryan Tubridy and Noel KellyThe gap between RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy is now a chasm, writes Jack Horgan-JonesTue Jul 11 2023 - 13:17
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
Reconstituting RTÉ board 'an important first step', says MartinCatherine Martin TD speaks outside Government Buildings in Dublin about reconstituting the RTÉ Board and its role as a public service broadcaster.Thu Jul 06 2023 - 15:39
'My job is to restore trust', says incoming RTÉ chief Kevin BakhurstIncoming RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst has said that it is his job "to restore trust" in the broadcaster in the wake of the payments scandal.Thu Jul 06 2023 - 14:45
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
Universal Social Charge should be reduced on a phased basis, says Fianna Fáil TDsPre-budget party meeting hears calls for the renter’s tax break, currently worth €500 per year, to be doubledWed Jul 05 2023 - 22:12
RTÉ staff member benefited from unapproved deal that led to loan of car for five yearsAdrian Lynch declines to divulge person’s identity but confirms that staff member had returned carWed Jul 05 2023 - 18:17
RTÉ used barter accounts to cover €1.6m entertainment and hospitality billBroadcaster defends use of ‘entirely legitimate’ accounts in letter to Oireachtas Media CommitteeWed Jul 05 2023 - 06:24
Negotiations among State bodies delay plan for 3,000 homes across Dublin, Cork and LimerickHousing Minister tells Cabinet of hold-up in transfers of three sites to the Land Development AgencyWed Jul 05 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ crisis: Documents to committee detail Tubridy contract, deal with Renault, letter from Forbes, and 100 top workers’ payDetails of agreement between Renault, RTÉ and Ryan Tubridy included in disclosuresWed Jul 05 2023 - 00:55
RTÉ plunged into deeper crisis as two more barter accounts foundBroadcaster says three additional accounts exist, the same type used to make secret payments to TubridyTue Jul 04 2023 - 22:04
RTÉ’s former Chief Financial Officer to appear before Oireachtas Media Committee tomorrowThree-pronged review of RTÉ's accounts, governance and contractors announced by CabinetTue Jul 04 2023 - 18:48
Budget 2024: Coalition set to breach own spending rules for second year in rowGovernment figures feel it is ‘unrealistic’ to deliver budget that limits growth in core spending to 5%Mon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
Further delay to Bill seen as ‘largest overhaul’ of State’s planning system in decadesGovernment had originally hoped the Planning and Development Bill would be on the statute books before EasterMon Jul 03 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
Government to approve grants for businesses seeking to install solar PV panelsGrants will range from €2,700 up to €162,500 to support the installation of panels and associated infrastructureMon Jul 03 2023 - 00:01
RTÉ pay crisis: PAC chairman tells RTÉ to ‘cop on’ and hand over all the documents that have been requested Catherine Martin will seek approval for external auditors to examine the troubled broadcaster’s booksSun Jul 02 2023 - 16:29
Fáilte Ireland dramatically drops estimate of number of occupied beds after reviewPressure on tourism sector not as acute as previously thought after occupancy rate drops from 28% to 13%Sat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
Investigation into RTÉ’s finances expected to focus on ‘slush fund’Grant Thornton to examine barter account which was used for €1.25m in payments over the past 10 yearsFri Jun 30 2023 - 20:46
