External investigators denied access to review children’s hospital site for six weeksRift widens between board overseeing project and builder as minutes reveal May 2024 completion deadline may be missedTue Jul 18 2023 - 05:00
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 and Ryan Tubridy at odds over evidence given to PAC as executives hit back at ‘untruths’Interim director general Adrian Lynch tells PAC the broadcaster would not have signed contract without additional commercial agreement with Renault and underwriting by RTÉThu Jul 13 2023 - 16:59
Fresh tensions emerge between Greens and Fine Gael over future road projectsFG party meeting passes motion for meeting with Eamon Ryan over ‘withdrawal of funding’ for projectsThu Jul 13 2023 - 11:31
Direct provision may not end if Government does not act now, Coalition warnedMinisters pledged to end the system by 2024 but updated report finds some vital steps have not been takenThu Jul 13 2023 - 05:00
Government appoints Mazars as forensic accountant to examine RTÉ financesMinister for Media says firm will look into use of controversial barter account used to funnel undisclosed payments to presenter Ryan TubridyWed Jul 12 2023 - 17:51
More free-to-air games on TV than ever, GAA to tell TDs in hearing on GAAGO controversyStreaming service holds exclusive rights to nearly 40 championship matches this yearTue Jul 11 2023 - 21:42
As it happened: Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly issue blistering defence of pay arrangements at Oireachtas committeesPresenter and his agent disputed broadcaster’s account of payments during six hours of questioning at Oireachtas hearingsTue Jul 11 2023 - 20:36
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly blame RTÉ for payments saga during hours-long defenceRTÉ presenter and his agent faced pushback from politicians over payments made as part of commercial deal with RenaultTue Jul 11 2023 - 19:07
Ryan Tubridy says zero connection between his Late Late Show departure and RTÉ pay controversy Broadcaster and agent Noel Kelly tell Public Accounts Committee they did not come up with €75,000 annual Renault agreementTue Jul 11 2023 - 13:17
New director general to unveil changes within RTÉKevin Bakhurst will lay out his plan to restore trust in the broadcaster starting with an email to staff on Monday morningMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ pay crisis: what will Ryan Tubridy and his agent Noel Kelly be asked this week?Presenter and agent to appear at two back-to-back Oireachtas committee hearings on TuesdayMon Jul 10 2023 - 05:00
Rory Coveney steps down from role to make way for ‘fresh lead team’ in RTÉKevin Bakhurst is expected to publicly outline his plans to ‘restore trust’ in the national broadcasterSun Jul 09 2023 - 14:10
‘Like an episode of Succession’: the inside story of another week that rocked RTÉIn WhatsApp groups among staff, words like ‘stunned’, ‘incredulous’ and ‘wtf’ pinged from phone to phoneSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly to face in-depth questions from PAC on RTÉ payments and contract detailsCommittee members told by Oireachtas legal advisers the two witnesses are under no obligation to appearFri Jul 07 2023 - 20:15
RTÉ explainer: What next after the ‘darkest period’ in the history of the State broadcaster?RTÉ staff are braced for at least another fortnight under the heavy glare of the spotlightThu Jul 06 2023 - 19:00
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly to appear before two Oireachtas committees on TuesdaySolicitor says pair are keen to appear in back-to-back committee hearings next TuesdayThu Jul 06 2023 - 18:19
RTÉ controversy takes the heat off politicians, but saga will roll into another weekendInside Politics: Minister for Media Catherine Martin to meet with senior RTÉ executives today as questions remain around governance at the stationThu Jul 06 2023 - 07:27
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
RTÉ defends barter account spending amid claims of ‘Celtic Tiger’ excessSpending of more than €1.5 million included €5,000 on flip-flops and tens of thousands for flights, exclusive club membership, concerts and restaurantsWed Jul 05 2023 - 19:33
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly to appear before TDsPair will meet with the Oireachtas Media Committee privately next week, and then will appear during a public session thereafterWed Jul 05 2023 - 16:15
‘An omnishambles’: Further RTÉ bombshell rocks political systemThe stakes are high as RTÉ executives today appear before their third, and potentially most difficult, Oireachtas hearingWed Jul 05 2023 - 07:23
Minister for Justice to meet Fianna Fáil politicians raising concerns about new hate speech lawsProposals will not be considered again until the next Dáil term after the summer recessWed Jul 05 2023 - 05:00
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
State has lost €150m in abandoned transport projects, PAC report findsDespite €300m investment, physical construction yet to begin on metro system for Greater Dublin AreaTue Jul 04 2023 - 12:32
Cabinet agrees a €6.4bn Budget 2024 package after late-night leader talks‘One-off’ measures will add billions to the final spend under plans being devised by Michael McGrath and Paschal DonohoeTue Jul 04 2023 - 10:13
Repeat of one-off measures to help ease cost-of-living pressures likely in budgetThe leaders of the Government parties and the two budget ministers were locked in talks late last night ahead of the publication of the Summer Economic StatementTue Jul 04 2023 - 08:10
Inside Politics: Let the budget games beginGovernment to publish Summer Economic Statement on Tuesday revealing its financial position ahead of Budget 2024Tue Jul 04 2023 - 08:07
Paschal Donohoe to take back ministerial powers shelved over Sipo election expenses issue Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will also tell Cabinet that arrivals from ‘safe countries’ are down 70 per centTue Jul 04 2023 - 05:00
Government wants to see ‘years’ of financial records at RTÉ, says Paschal DonohoeMinister for Public Expenditure says future decisions on the ‘size and scale’ of the national broadcaster will be driven by ‘what is right’ for public broadcastingMon Jul 03 2023 - 17:27
State moves to lower exposure to inflation on major projectsPaschal Donohue says changes will attract better quality of tendersMon Jul 03 2023 - 17:04
‘Nobody has said it to my face’ - Helen McEntee hits back at sexism on her return from maternity leaveIn a wide-ranging interview - a month after her return to office - the Minister for Justice talks about parental guilt, the stint by Cabinet colleague Simon Harris in her job and her future ambitionsSat Jul 01 2023 - 07:00
RTÉ PAC hearing: the events of the day and what was revealed as politicians grilled executives‘Possible’ Ryan Tubridy knew questions were coming when he announced Late Late Show departure, PAC toldThu Jun 29 2023 - 20:24
RTÉ’s presentation of Tubridy payments ‘designed to deceive’, chair tells PACTDs express shock during the hearing at sensational revelations around the use of a so-called barter fundThu Jun 29 2023 - 19:57
RTÉ’s PAC hearing: 10 things we learned on an ‘extraordinary’ day‘Change in tone’ from senior executives in second day of forensic questioning before Oireachtas CommitteeThu Jun 29 2023 - 17:40
Considerable disquiet remains after RTÉ Oireachtas hearing, says Minister for Media Catherine MartinTaoiseach tells Fine Gael parliamentary party that scandal around Tubridy payments ‘damaging’ to State broadcasterWed Jun 28 2023 - 21:35
Further supports for survivors of abuse in industrial schools and institutions agreed by CabinetState body Caranua will be wound up after exhausting fundsTue Jun 27 2023 - 19:16
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
Irish passport redesign based on natural environment and extra security set to be approvedMinister for Health to bring plans to Cabinet to create ‘buffer zones’ around healthcare clinics providing abortion careTue Jun 27 2023 - 00:01
Labour prevented Fine Gael from diminishing public services, party report saysReview into party’s time in government contains stinging criticism of former coalition partnerSat Jun 24 2023 - 06:21
Analysis: Is the Labour Party ready to face up to the past?It is going to be interesting to see how Labour reacts to the review of its last stint in powerFri Jun 23 2023 - 06:00
Labour Party ‘ran publicity stunts’ and mishandled key policy decisions while in Government, secret report findsConfidential review has led to tensions within the party in recent days with fears of backlash against the current leader Ivana BacikThu Jun 22 2023 - 21:04
Strong support for military neutrality among Fianna Fáil TDsParty’s traditional stance endorsed by TDs and Senators following private meeting in advance of planned neutrality forumsWed Jun 21 2023 - 22:04
‘Disregard’ for convictions of sex between men to include arrests and charges, report says Government report says if there are no records held by the State, the applicant will have to make a formal statementWed Jun 21 2023 - 18:28
Fianna Fáil parliamentary party calls on Micheál Martin to appoint deputy leaderMr O’Callaghan also weighed in on the controversy around comments by Michael D Higgins, saying it can be ‘treacherous’ when presidents stray into politicsWed Jun 21 2023 - 18:22
Noose tightening around Kinahan cartel, US ambassador claimsClaire Cronin says US is still fully committed to catching criminal gang leadersTue Jun 20 2023 - 20:54
US special envoy Joe Kennedy speaks of ‘added impetus’ to restore power in NorthJoe Kennedy III says he is pulling together a major trade delegation for Northern Ireland in the autumnTue Jun 20 2023 - 20:52
Historic convictions for sex between men to be disregarded and conversion therapy banned under proposed lawsConversion therapy for LGBTI people is to be criminalised under new legal proposalsTue Jun 20 2023 - 17:41
Taoiseach ‘disinclined’ to extend Help to Buy scheme to second-hand homesLeo Varadkar said he would be open to expanding shared equity schemeTue Jun 20 2023 - 05:00
Leo Varadkar says he would like to see fewer abortions in IrelandLeo Varadkar calls for greater exploration around effect of abortion three-day waitMon Jun 19 2023 - 06:00
