James Browne

Who in Government is picking up the phone when racing rings these days?

Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussions

Betting and gambling may be different but it’s a tough distinction to sell to government

Racing is caught in the reputational backwash of the gambling industry’s exploitative greed, making it harder to plead the case for exemption from new legislation

Oireachtas committee queries lottery betting ad exemption in new gambling Bill

Minister asked why proposed law excludes State-owned draws

Ireland ‘failing to comply’ with EU regulation on spread of terrorist content

Member states obliged to ensure online service providers take down terrorist content within an hour of their platforms being exposed to such content

Trevor Deely disappearance: Garda investigation identifies man caught on CCTV

Mark Deely, brother of the missing man, said that gardaí have since spoken to the identified man, and are now ‘totally happy’ there is ‘nothing sinister’ involved in the man’s recorded movements

‘Words are not enough’ in face of ‘impending genocide’, Holly Cairns tells Dáil

Social Democrats leader has tabled motion to withdraw diplomatic status of Israeli ambssador, while Government has put forward countermotion

Warning of ‘substantial’ job losses if racing coverage is hit by ban on gambling advertising

Trainers’ association boss describes current impasse as ‘very concerning’

One in four 16-year-olds in Ireland have gambled for money, report finds

Minister of State says findings ‘troubling’ as reform of sector expected to pass through Oireachtas early next year

New gambling law could block Premier League broadcasts

Bookmakers warn rules in betting bill barring visible advertising of gambling before watershed could hit much live TV sport

‘Unclear’ gambling laws could flood courts with legal challenges

Industry analysts identify ‘serious drafting issues’ in long awaited Gambling Regulation Bill 2022

Data decisions create dark day for Irish democracy

Government move to force stopgap data retention and amendment that could gag discussion on complaints prolong history of State bungling on data protection

Ireland welcomes EU agreement on how to handle migration

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hails ‘decisive step’, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin indicates support for focus on ‘burden sharing’

Report on quashing historical convictions for homosexuality ‘finalised’

At least 941 men were convicted until legislation repealed the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993

Judiciary should reflect diversity of wider society, Dáil told

Need for State to be ‘proactive’ in terms of future appointments, says Andrews

Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Government will not oppose legislation to make sex for rent criminal offence

Bill requires further consideration as to how it interacts with other legislation, says Minister

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

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

Dublin south inner city residents ‘being held hostage’ by street violence

Teenager (13) stabbed in City Quay area less than two weeks ago, Dáil hears

Army facilities, hotels figure in plans to host up to 100,000 Ukraine refugees

Junior Minister says schools should start preparing to welcome Ukrainian children

Refusal of Enniscorthy flood relief scheme criticised by OPW

Michael McGrath’s decision comes just months after heavy flooding in Wexford

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