‘No quick fix’ for autism crisis as teenager’s protest pushes issue to top of political agenda
Cara Darmody’s campaign was sparked by the huge delays in providing assessments of need for children with autisim
Alan Kelly
Dismay among RTÉ staffers as broadcaster hires actors to play journalists in ‘make-believe’ ad campaign
For God’s sake don’t tell Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan about this
Rebellion against ‘outdated’ camogie skorts rule gathering pace
Cork planning to defy regulation and wear shorts in Saturday’s Munster final, with players ready to forfeit the game if instructed to change
Camogie Association’s ‘bananas’ skorts rule an ‘own goal’, says Alan Kelly
Oireachtas sport committee chairman to call in decision makers ‘to deal with issue once and for all’
Garda whistleblower sues force over arrest by armed officers during football match with friends
Emergency Response Unit officers detained man as he played football match in Dublin park with friends
No sheepishness as Katie Hannon decries bleating TDs
Radio: Liveline guest host adoitly covers Dáil speaking-time fiasco as political divisions are laid bare on Drivetime
‘Dangerously defective’ gun holsters still freely available, Dáil told
TD says 8kg of cocaine was found in Garda locker that was ‘mistakenly dumped’
Dáil speaking rights: FF/FG use committee majority to push through change
Opposition describe talks as a ‘sham’ as row is set to return to Dáil for vote
Criminals obtained shotgun after it went missing from ‘skip-like container’ at Garda Headquarters
Labour TD Alan Kelly calls on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to provide statement to Dáil
Labour TD predicts new Children’s Hospital will not fully open until 2027
Tánaiste says State will ‘robustly push back’ against builder’s reported wish for further €853 million
Tipperary North constituency candidates list: Michael Lowry will probably top the poll for the seventh election in a row
Election 2024: Local elections results suggest Labour is in reasonably good health here and Alan Kelly is a big beast
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil attacks on Sinn Féin move into a higher gear
Election 2024: While manifestos should be taken with a large pinch of salt by the electorate, they are the raw ingredients for government formation talks
RIP FF-FG-Green Coalition, 2020-2024 - Miriam Lord’s look back at the Government
Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other
PR firm warned Road Safety Authority about ‘tricky’ Public Accounts Committee members
Dublin public relations agency Drury provided short biographical notes on each TD
Former minister suggests cocaine being used in Leinster House
TD calls for Government to lead campaign challenging ‘so-called middle-class narrative’ that cocaine is acceptable
Labour and the Social Democrats: is it time for a conscious coupling?
Fergus Finlay, an adviser to former Labour leader Dick Spring, said he was surprised at the ‘animosity’ to the idea of merging from the Social Democrats
Children’s hospital costs: Failure to inform official appearing at PAC about extra €107m ‘undermines public confidence’
Labour Party TD Alan Kelly said the move was ‘completely undermining of the Public Accounts Committee
One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25
Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property
National children’s hospital may not receive patients until 2026, PAC hears
Construction firm BAM will need ‘significant improvement’ to meet October 2024 completion date, while final bill could exceed €2bn
RTÉ financial crisis: Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster will be insolvent without bailout of tens of millions
Complete sale of Montrose campus ‘unlikely’, RTÉ's director general tells Public Accounts Committee
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show
Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence
RTÉ crisis: The week that saw battlelines drawn between broadcaster and Ryan Tubridy
RTÉ, 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 hearings
RTÉ crisis: Nine key moments from this week’s contentious Oireachtas hearings
RTÉ executives push back on assertions made by Tubridy and Kelly; DG says he was surprised to hear former chief financial officer had availed of exit package
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 power
State expects to pay €58m on bringing Ryder Cup to Ireland in 2027
Government officials could not tell Dáil’s public spending watchdog how much Adare Manor is paying to hold event
Revenue yields €37.6m from investigations into ‘high wealth individuals’
Total came from 459 compliance investigations closed in 2022
Prosecution of garda over 2021 motorway crash is ‘disgraceful’, says Kelly
Three men were killed driving down wrong side of a motorway while being pursued by garda
Labour regroup in Cork with evidence of green shoots among younger voters
From conference karaoke to housing and climate agenda, Labour Party's youth appeal is recovering
Labour conference arrives amid signs party is finally over hangover of last time in government
Leader arrives at this weekend’s national party conference more assertive, having laid down a no-confidence vote in the Government
Almost a year after Ivana Bacik’s election as leader, Labour is in disarray
Holly Cairns is just one of the Labour party’s problems. It has bigger issues closer to home
SEAI plays down need for hundreds of thousands of public chargers for electric vehicles
Public Accounts Committee told 80 per cent of charging will take place at home
Frank McDonald: New Planning Bill empowers developers and weakens citizens
Local authorities’ role will be reduced to giving effect to national policy, and decisions will be harder to challenge in court
Legislation introducing mandatory open disclosure is Vicky Phelan’s ‘legacy’
Campaigners describe Wednesday as ‘a very proud day but also a very sad day’
Una Mullally: A nouveau-bedsit for €2,120 per month? Welcome to Dublin’s new rental hell
Retrograde regulations of recent years have predictably led to offensively expensive Insta-cells
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