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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
Constituency changes and locations of extra Dáil seats will not be decided until summer 2023
Government decision to await final results of Census 2022 signals it intends to stay in office for full term
New State subsidy scheme described as ‘daylight robbery’ by Social Democrat TD
Calls to scrap scheme that could see developers secure funds up to €144,000 for each apartment
Bacik embraces optimistic view of a possible Labour renaissance
The party’s 14th leader has an immense task ahead with aggravation behind the scenes
The Irish Times view on the Labour Party’s future: Finding its place
New leader Ivana Bacik could lift her party’s electoral prospects in some places
Ivana Bacik confirmed as Labour Party leader: ‘Ireland needs a pay rise’
Dublin Bay South TD says politics ‘not about shouting matches’ or ‘tearing people apart’
Labour brought Ireland ‘back from brink’ of ruin, says Bacik
Party leader candidate confirms opinion polling was not the only factor in Alan Kelly’s departure
Nominations for Labour Party leadership to close on March 24th
Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik widely expected to be next party leader
Labour to plan election for new party leader
Outgoing leader Alan Kelly has urged party to rally behind Ivana Bacik
Kelly believes Bacik will be the new Labour Party leader
Mr Kelly’s resignation comes as colleagues lost faith in his ability to deliver
The rise and fall of Alan Kelly and the future of Labour
Podcast: A failure to turn party’s fortunes around cost the leader his job
The Irish Times view on Alan Kelly’s resignation: The long road back
Labour has made an important contribution to Irish politics for more than a century and Irish democracy would be well served by a revival in the party’s fortunes
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