Damien English

Meath West constituency candidates list: Only one seat is really callable in this hotly contested three-seater

Election 2024: Sinn Féin’s fortunes will come down to the national performance on the day

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:31

Damien English is latest Fine Gael TD to drop out of election race

Seventeen of the 35 Fine Gael TDs who won seats in 2020 have now confirmed they will not run in the general election

Wed Sept 18 2024 - 20:29

A flip-flopping tragicomedy, Biden blarney and the riotous right: Miriam Lord’s review of 2023

The holiday season was dominated by the Summer Tubs Sensation – the rest of the year was divided into Before Tubs and Post Tubs

Sat Dec 30 2023 - 00:00

Miriam Lord: Gloves come off as the ‘Great Misleader’ and Portobello’s answer to Jack Nicholson clash over students digs

There was far less interest in the minutiae of Sinn Féin’s budget proposals from other parties, who may have had coalition in mind

Wed Oct 04 2023 - 21:06

Deliveroo sought changes to Irish labour law amid claim students ‘desire’ platform work

Food delivery giant says flexibility is a ‘pull factor’ for international students as labour rights campaigner calls out ‘doublespeak’

Mon Sept 25 2023 - 06:00

Tara Mines on course to close as planned next week, unions acknowledge

Ministers tell worker representatives provision of supports will take time to put in place

Mon Jul 03 2023 - 20:02

Damien English hopes voters can ‘look beyond’ planning application controversy

Fine Gael TD for Meath West speaks publicly for first time since resignation from minister of State role in January

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 13:23

Damien English’s planning error cost him his job but why has the council taken no action?

Questions remain over Meath County Council’s will or ability to tackle to tackle TD over his 2008 application

Mon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00

Politicians, officials, should be fined for failing to comply with disclosure obligations, ethics review finds

Landmark review also recommends overhaul of ‘lengthy’ and ‘cumbersome’ Sipo system for investigating breaches

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 15:11

Meath council asked if it will investigate false information from planning applicants

Move understood to refer to controversy involving former minister of state Damien English

Tue Jan 31 2023 - 14:33

Leo Varadkar sees no need for Dáil statement by Damien English as opponents turn up heat

Explanation of Paschal Donohoe’s election expenses also demanded following apology by Minister for Public Expenditure

Mon Jan 16 2023 - 01:00

Public consultation on overhaul of one-off rural housing guidelines delayed

Contentious issue of rural housing re-emerges due to resignation of junior minister Damien English over his planning application for one-off home

Sat Jan 14 2023 - 00:01

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond named as new junior minister to replace Damien English

Dublin Rathdown TD becomes the new Minister of State for Enterprise

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 11:39

Rural planning rules now ‘more stringent’ than in years past

Permission comes with warnings of consequences if failing to answer questions truthfully

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00

Coalition rejects call to audit all Ministers’ property interests

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin agree with Damien English’s decision to leave office but are not seeking his resignation from Dáil

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 01:30

Damien English gone from ministerial office but questions remain about actions

Fine Gael TD’s failure to declare ownership of Meath house in planning application for one-off rural home nearby raises additional issues

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 01:00

Neale Richmond favourite to succeed Damien English as Minister of State

Dublin Rathdown TD ‘could have considered himself unlucky’ not to secure promotion in December party reshuffle

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 00:00

The Irish Times view on the resignation of Damien English

The junior minister's resignation was inevitable once the facts emerged and has dealt another blow to trust in politics

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 21:00

Was Damien English correct to resign? Yes. Did he have a choice? No.

Fine Gael minister had little choice to resign over lapse in standards dating to backbench days 14 years ago

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 16:00

Damien English resigns as junior minister over 2008 planning application

Fine Gael TD says he informed Taoiseach of decision following questions about planning application from 14 years ago

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 13:17

Why Damien English resigned over planning permission for his home

Fine Gael TD told Meath County Council he didn’t own a house, when he already did elsewhere

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 12:05

Security industry officials meet to try to break impasse over pay deal

Criticism of Minister’s failure to fight for agreement between employers and workers he was due to sign in August

Mon Dec 12 2022 - 01:00

Irish unity ‘can’t be rushed or forced’, Minister says after poll

Northern Ireland would vote decisively against a united Ireland if there was a Border poll, a new research project poll results show

Sun Dec 04 2022 - 14:53

Government in dark over details of Twitter job losses, says Minister

Damien English says company has not yet begun engagement with lawmakers after mass redundancy announcement

Tue Nov 08 2022 - 16:44

Veolia to add 60 new jobs to its Irish operations

French engineering and environmental services group has existing workforce here of 700

Mon May 02 2022 - 16:44

Special redundancy payment of up to €2,268 for those laid off due to Covid

New scheme is now open for applications, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 13:28

Three Ministers unable to make Patrick’s Day trips due to Covid-19

Harris, McConalogue and Chambers test positive for virus along with Taoiseach

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 17:46

Contract cleaners in line for pay rise next month

Employment regulation order means new minimum hourly rates will also be introduced in 2023 and 2024

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 08:05

Work visa crisis may choke hospitality recovery, recruiter claims

Agency says firms face closure if State cannot deliver 10,000 visas over next nine months

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 05:18

Staffing increased to deal with backlog of work permit applications

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was dealing with 10,500 applications at the end of January

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 18:54

Labour shortage leads Musgrave Group to lobby Government on visa rules

SuperValu and Centra owner said staff shortages were an issue ‘across the board’ for retail

Sun Feb 06 2022 - 17:59

Coalition backs clean air Bill in workplaces and countrywide

Proposed law intends to afford all workers right to fresh air and provides for inspections

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 14:40

Permits move will not plug huge shortage of lorry drivers, hauliers warn

Haulage industry responds to Government move to end quota for non-EEA drivers

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 00:01

Building workers to get higher minimum pay from February

Workers can also expect pay increases of just under 3% in February 2023 under new scales

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 00:01