Public services ‘inefficient’, says top civil servant Robert WattComments made in email exchange on merits and risks of shifting many public services onlineMon Aug 05 2019 - 03:00
Mechanical failure blamed for raised arsenic levels in some bottled watersCeltic Pure says its supermarket own-brand water recalled as precautionary measureSun Aug 04 2019 - 19:00
Successful bidder for collection of TV licence fee will hold five-year concessionMultimillion euro investment in database of premises required to improve collection rateSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:00
New homes may be required to have high-speed broadband capabilityGovernment officials want to make cabling mandatory to obtain planning permissionSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:00
Liffey Swim to go ahead despite findings of poor water qualityDublin City Council says results significantly exceed acceptable levels for bathing watersFri Aug 02 2019 - 19:12
TV licence fee to be replaced with charge for all household devicesGovernment to put job traditionally done by An Post out to tender later this yearFri Aug 02 2019 - 07:53
Infrastructure agency defends use of contract for Dunkettle interchangeGovernment accused of using same ‘flawed’ approach that led to overspend on NCHWed Jul 31 2019 - 06:44
SF Bill seeks to make construction sector pay levy for defectsSinn Féin to publish private member's Bill for redress for owners of defective propertiesWed Jul 31 2019 - 02:45
Hospital group chief calls for action on pay inequality for doctorsPay restoration a national issue, Children’s Health Ireland chief executive saysWed Jul 31 2019 - 02:01
Bord na Móna letter has ‘heightened’ concerns for workers, union saysChief executive says lay-offs at Mountdillon will cease until it has ‘greater clarity’Tue Jul 30 2019 - 04:00
AIB seeks ‘ethical’ buyers for non-performing loansBank to sell family home mortgages worth hundreds of millions of euroTue Jul 30 2019 - 00:56
Ombudsman says welfare files did not explain repayment demandsDepartment sought thousands in overpayments with having little or no documentationTue Jul 30 2019 - 00:01
FAI chief Donal Conway steps forward despite chaosA contentious agm will decide if the organisation's president is elected for another termSat Jul 27 2019 - 01:00
Government’s climate policies come under attack at MacGillRichard Bruton told climate change is ‘bigger than Brexit or the National Broadband Plan’Wed Jul 24 2019 - 15:57
New punitive measures for failing to reduce plastic consumption, signals Bruton'Name and shame' element for companies will be part of new approach, says MinisterWed Jul 24 2019 - 15:32
Josepha Madigan needs to clarify her involvement in Maria Bailey case, says MartinFianna Fáil leader also claims report on Bailey case is ‘inconsistent’Wed Jul 24 2019 - 02:48
Government to reform process for ‘mega’ projects after children’s hospital controversyShake-up to change how the State spends money on projects that cost more than €1bnWed Jul 24 2019 - 02:06
Boris Johnson raises ‘enormous fears’ for Anglo-Irish relations - MartinFianna Fáil leader says incoming UK PM ‘failed to show’ understanding’ of Belfast AgreementTue Jul 23 2019 - 22:07
MacGill summer school told calls for border poll are ‘premature’‘Pluralist new Ireland won’t be built on narrow electoral win slipped through in period of chaos’Tue Jul 23 2019 - 12:49
Reforms for State’s tribunal system to be examinedMinister says he will consider options on the issue after criticism by Judge Peter CharletonTue Jul 23 2019 - 06:00
AIB chairman would reject candidate like Boris Johnson to sit on boardCandidate with ‘questionably racist language’ would not meet with stringent checksMon Jul 22 2019 - 18:03
Central Bank joins warnings over Government spending plansSharon Donnery cautions against using corporation tax windfall for current expenditureMon Jul 22 2019 - 14:29
Charleton warns against ‘obvious dangers’ of Irish tribunalsJudge suggests curtailing role of legal teams and says rights need to be rebalancedSun Jul 21 2019 - 21:30
Rural group claims far cheaper broadband alternativeScepticism greets Rispa proposal based on upfront State funding of €900mFri Jul 12 2019 - 01:00
State lost ‘tens of millions’ on ‘train crash’ lease deal for Garda buildingsOPW official alleges ‘missed chances’ in renewal of lease for Harcourt Square complexFri Jul 12 2019 - 01:00
Comedian Brendan Grace had ‘the kindest, kindest heart’Funeral to take place in the Liberties in Dublin on MondayThu Jul 11 2019 - 16:30
Leinster House repair works estimated at €17 millionSurvey shows sagging floors creating fire safety issue in parliament buildingThu Jul 11 2019 - 13:18
Minister tells legal profession insurance fraud won’t be toleratedComments follow judge’s dismissal of five €60,000 claims and referral of cases to DPPThu Jul 11 2019 - 10:50
Goodman builds stake in Green Reit as it courts biddersCompany controlled by beef magnate’s family accumulates stake worth €27.3 millionThu Jul 11 2019 - 04:15
Barriers to ‘no consent, no sale’ Bill can be overridden, say legal advisersSinn Féin Bill would give mortgage owners a veto on the sale of their loan to a so-called vulture fundWed Jul 10 2019 - 21:49
Stack family gets apology from Garda Commissioner over handling of caseFamily argue investigation was flawed, evidence went missing, information ‘supressed’Wed Jul 10 2019 - 13:07
PAC calls for oversight body to fight overspending on ‘megaprojects’Civil servants ‘do not have commerical experience’ to oversee schemes - FF’s Seán FlemingWed Jul 10 2019 - 08:00
Plans for a levy to fund greyhounds’ retirementChairman will criticise RTÉ allegations over welfare of animals in statement to Oireachtas committeeTue Jul 09 2019 - 06:26
Irish telcos accuse Eir of ‘tactical interference’ in broadband projectLetter to Bruton says €1 billion broadband claim interferes with procurement processMon Jul 08 2019 - 12:15
Greyhound racing – is it running on borrowed time?7,500 owners countrywide, yet last year just two fixed payment notices were servedSat Jul 06 2019 - 01:00
Cork greyhound professionals defend integrity of sportRTE programme’s figures on culled dogs disputed but traceability issues admittedSat Jul 06 2019 - 01:00
Third sponsor pulls support for Irish Greyhound BoardFeed manufacturer Connolly’s Red Mills’ decision follows claims of animal abuseFri Jul 05 2019 - 18:07
Fine Gael accused of ‘greenwashing’ as climate emergency Bill killed offLegislation would have made Ireland fifth country in world to ban oil, gas explorationFri Jul 05 2019 - 01:00
TDs to send questions to preferred bidder for broadband contractDavid McCourt said it would be inappropriate to discuss matter while tender process is liveWed Jul 03 2019 - 20:32
More than 40% of trainee medics feel bullied in workplace, study findsQualified doctors and nurses cited as main perpetrators of bullying behaviourWed Jul 03 2019 - 19:31
Greyhound and coursing bodies to face questions on animal welfareDog board and club to go before Oireachtas as sponsors cancel deals over RTÉ revelationsWed Jul 03 2019 - 02:00
Broadband plan bidder’s CEO declines to appear before Oireachtas committeeFianna Fáil says David McCourt should make an appearance to address concernsWed Jul 03 2019 - 01:00
Barry’s Tea and FBD Insurance pull greyhound racing fundingLoss of backing from household names follows controversy over documentary on industryTue Jul 02 2019 - 21:00
Nearly half of all septic tanks are faulty, EPA inspections showA third of systems that failed inspections during 2013-2018 ‘still not fixed’ – EPATue Jul 02 2019 - 19:07
Irish bird population in ‘dramatic’ decline, Oireachtas committee to hearState’s biodiversity at risk, Birdwatch Ireland saysTue Jul 02 2019 - 00:50
Collison brothers discussed housing issues with Department of FinanceNotes of meetings with Paschal Donohoe and Michael D’Arcy released under FoIMon Jul 01 2019 - 21:59
Explainer: What does the latest broadband proposal from Eir mean?Latest costings unlikely to clarify things, so here are some key questions answeredMon Jul 01 2019 - 18:40
Eir says it could have delivered broadband for €512m State subsidyFigure in letter to Minister is significantly below current projected €2.97 billion subsidyMon Jul 01 2019 - 17:00
ESB among final bidders for wind farm off the Wicklow coastOverseas players will also compete for 1,100MW project which has not been constructedMon Jul 01 2019 - 05:36
Eir’s cost claims strike at FG’s reputation as custodian of financesWhile NBP will not be ditched, criticism of expense and complexity tarnishes planMon Jul 01 2019 - 00:52
