Catherine Martin has been the most consequential minister for culture since Michael D Higgins
The outgoing Green Party TD delivered on her predecessors’ promises to address Ireland’s woeful shortfall when it comes to supporting cultural activity
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Catherine Martin’s greatest legacy as Minister for Media hangs in the balance
It’s a cliffhanger moment for the Irish screen industry. Will producers here be boosted by the kind of levy on streamers now commonly found across the EU?
Dublin Rathdown: the story of the count
Success for Fine Gael, Social Democrats and Fianna Fáil, but a starkly different outcome for Catherine Martin and the Green Party
Winners and losers in general election 2024
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Dublin Rathdown election 2024 results: Sinéad Gibney elected for Soc Dems while Catherine Martin loses seat
Green Party Minister eliminated while Fine Gael takes two seats and Fianna Fáil picks up one
Dublin Rathdown constituency candidates list: Greens will be depending on retaining a seat here
Election 2024: High-profile junior minister Neale Richmond expected to return for Fine Gael
RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says Bakhurst
Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform has yet to give approval for a scheme that was meant to see 40 voluntary departures this year
FAI to receive €6m a year in Government funding until the end of 2027
New Memorandum of Understanding is approved that will run up to Ireland’s co-hosting of Euro 2028
Children’s hospital development board spent €672,000 on public relations services
Spending over less than three years came during period where project has been hit by successive delays and spiralling cost overruns
New online safety code to protect children on social platforms including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Government has told Uefa it wants to host more Euro 2028 matches
Any additional matches would preferably be allocated ‘on a regional basis’ says Minister of State for Sport
NFL American Football game in Dublin under ‘active consideration’ - Minister
Ministers rule out dedicated coordination agency at launch of major sports event policy framework
‘Question marks’ hang over economic benefits of a Dublin NFL game
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there is ‘no doubt’ Ireland will host a game ‘soon’
Proposal to relocate RTÉ in GPO considered by Dublin taskforce
Taskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centre
Tánaiste hints State could move to secure Rory Gallagher’s guitar at London auction
Martin says purchasing the guitar is a matter for Irish national cultural institutions but these things are not done by "megaphone"
Consultants in RTÉ governance reviews paid more than €900,000
Department of Media says overall cost of reviews following controversy was €1,146,315
Media regulator to carry out regular reviews into RTÉ public funding under new proposed reforms
Legislation will ‘enhance accountability, transparency and value-for-money in our public service media’, says Minister
DAA chief calls for Government to intervene in row over Dublin Airport passenger cap
Basil Geoghegan says ‘a level of inertia and inactivity’ has delayed resolution of the dispute
DAA chairman: ‘I would like us to take the airport off the front page’
Basil Geoghegan says airport operator, facing passenger cap struggle, has same standing in planning system as a person extending their house
Public funding remains elusive for independent radio
Deeply disappointed IBI members are calling for urgent Government intervention in the sector as budget and election beckon
Tensions unpicked between Coimisiún na Meán and Department of Media
Media regulator has grown rapidly but has argued internal corporate practices it inherited from its predecessor not fit for a larger organisation
New media watchdog sought to spend up to €2m on furniture for Ballsbridge offices
Coimisiún na Meán's furniture budget is €500,000 but sought higher sum in case it expands in future
Minister’s solution to passenger cap row ‘simplistic’ and ‘naive’, says DAA chief
Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin reiterates Government call for airlines to divert traffic to regional airports, away from Dublin Airport
New funding approved for students in Deis schools to attend Gaeltacht Irish colleges
Over 800 students expected to benefit from Deis Gaeltachta Scheme in summer of 2025
Creating ‘diverse, open and welcoming platform’ a key aim for Culture Night 2024
Arts Council hopes people will engage more in local projects after experiencing some of 1,700 free events nationwide later this month
Which politicians have done most for Irish culture? As the general election approaches, it’s a question worth asking
The main parties’ approaches to Ireland’s cultural life was encapsulated by the opposing outlooks of Charles Haughey and Garret FitzGerald
Mixed messages on selling Ireland as a tourism destination
Possible cut in number of passengers allowed through Dublin Airport next summer makes a mockery of €70m marketing budget
TV licence sales fail to recover from drop-off caused by RTÉ pay controversy, new data shows
A total of 450,000 licences were bought in the first seven months of the year, 14% down on the figures for 2022.
Man arrested in connection with online threats against Taoiseach Simon Harris
The threatening post appeared on Instagram and was visible for at least two days before it was deleted
Dublin to welcome 27,000 fans for US college football game
Aer Lingus college football classic expected to bring €600 million to Irish economy by 2026
Government’s refusal to scrap the licence fee shows a depressingly limited understanding of the media landscape
The debate needs to move on from the best way to fund a public-service broadcaster to the best way to fund public-service content
Tender process for first indoor velodrome gets green light from Government
New facility will comprise a 250 metre cycling track and up to 12 badminton courts in the in-track area
With all the confidence of a hostage in a ransom video, Catherine Martin began dismantling RTÉ
No one in Government has put forward any justification for hollowing out RTÉ. But, in an age when trusted information has never been more vital to the defence of democracy, that is what it is doing
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