The Irish Times

Former HSE senior official to investigate Beacon vaccine incident

Cornelia Stuart will scrutinise clinic’s allocation of Covid-19 drug to private school

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 20:30

Mater Hospital chairman received vaccine at ‘very early stages’ of rollout

Former trade union leader David Begg says role requires him to go into Dublin hospital

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 20:02

Aer Lingus chief prepares to fly solo in the new year

Stephen Kavanagh to exit airline this month after 31 years with the Irish airline

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:55

Brendan Howlin clashes with ex-Ictu boss Begg over referendum

David Begg said he ‘cannot in conscience vote to repeal’

Tue May 22 2018 - 09:57

Does Catholic opinion deserve special reverence in Ireland?

No, says Fr Gerry O’Hanlon, but we would all benefit from a more civil debate

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 04:30

Party loyalists, Ministers, State boards and working the system

‘We’ll give you a State board, maybe a prison visiting committee . . . if you come on side,’ said the minister

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 10:44

Cantillon: There’s never a right time for pension reform

Irish politics is a five-year cycle at best and no reform is going to deliver returns in that time

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00

Noel Whelan: A colourful Seanad but hopefully the last of its ilk

The most dramatic shift in the line up of the 43 senators on the vocational panels was the Sinn Féin breakthrough

Fri Apr 29 2016 - 12:25

ASTI rejects talks with Department over pay and working hours

Teachers’ union on a collision course with Government on multiple fronts

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 01:00

All you need to know about tight race for those Seanad seats

Sidelights of Irish political life: Car parks, farm lanes and enduring absence from home

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 01:00

Chaotic industrial relations will undermine new government – David Begg

Focus must be on stabilising the industrial relations climate, says former ICTU secretary

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 09:20

David Begg: Luas dispute could be resolved using old methods

We should dust down the Employer-Labour Conference to deal with current situation

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 01:00

World View: The case for a new type of social partnership

A comparison with three Nordic countries indicates that an intellectual failure to think originally was behind the Irish system’s lack of resilience after the crisis of 2009

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 18:38

David Begg: A new politics is now a possibility

The electorate rejected auction politics and demanded credible narrative of Ireland’s future

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 00:55

Inside Politics: Shortening telescopes. . . election ahoy

Renua bites back after Labour tells canvassers party is ‘right of Donald Trump’

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 09:52

Mary Minihan: Past glories a memory as Labour puts on brave face

Despite their optimism, TDs and Ministers are struggling to take credit off Fine Gael

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 01:00

Begg tells committee of ‘formidable challenge’ on pensions

Newly appointed chief of Pensions Authority defends expertise before Oireachtas group

Wed Jan 27 2016 - 14:28

Over 200 people appointed to State boards in new process

Public Appointments Service says it has received over 4,600 applications since 2014

Mon Jan 25 2016 - 17:59

Miriam Lord: Talkative Mary has relationships with all sides

Giddy politicians are getting more and more difficult to control in dying days of this Dáil

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00

Dáil told Shane Ross tried to have ‘crony’ appointed to board

Arthur Spring makes claim as Burton criticised during confidence motion debate

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 22:01

Alex White accused of ‘anti-democratic’ ESB board appointment

Cabinet approval given to re-appoint Noreen Wright six months before term due to end

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 20:12

Kenny supports Joan Burton in no confidence motion

Tánaiste under fire following appointment of David Begg as chair of Pensions Authority

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 21:32

Government accused of ‘farewell appointments’ to State boards

Tánaiste faces a motion of no confidence over decision to bypass competitive process

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 13:37

Adams accuses Tánaiste of ‘crass stupidity’ over Begg appointment

SF leader criticises Joan Burton’s role in appointment of former Ictu leader to board of Pensions Authority

Sat Jan 16 2016 - 13:06

Tánaiste Joan Burton faces motion of no confidence

Minister under attack for appointing David Begg as chairman of Pensions Authority

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 21:51

Tánaiste installed Begg as pensions chief via ‘exceptional’ clause

Burton allowed to appoint without recourse to guidelines where person ‘highly qualified’

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 16:07

David Begg to chair Pensions Authority

Former Ictu general secretary's term will last five years

Wed Jan 13 2016 - 18:33

Irish companies bet their bottom dollar on the green agenda

Decarbonisation is not only good for the environment, it’s good for the bottom line

Fri Nov 27 2015 - 07:42

Economic changes leaving majority behind, Begg says

Former Ictu head tells MacGill summer school top 10% now takes 34% of all income

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 21:51

Banking inquiry: Begg describes EU troika as ‘uncaring zealots’

Former union head excludes IMF from criticism

Wed Jul 22 2015 - 11:04

Enda Kenny called to give evidence at banking inquiry

Joan Burton and Michael Noonan also sent invites to attend Oireachtas committee

Wed May 20 2015 - 20:46

Behind the News: David Staunton, ecopsychotherapist

A series of Climate Conversations began at Dublin Climate Gathering this week. One of the attendees explains why ‘ecopsychology’ is part of the solution to climate-change denial

Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00

Begg praised as a true champion of workers

Ictu general secretary retires after 14 years in position

Fri Mar 06 2015 - 20:19

Willie Walsh discusses Aer Lingus bid with union leaders

Union leaders believed to have questioned IAG chief on possibility of job losses

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 08:05