Spy hunt has Senators laughing their heads off on Day of the Cackle
Rightly or wrongly, one name was on everyone’s lips
Timmy Dooley
No spies coming in from the cold in Seanad as Senators rule themselves out as Russian agent
Tongue-in-cheek denials follow recent reports that an Oireachtas member had allegedly been recruited by Russian intelligence
Aer Lingus to close Shannon cargo facility
IAG Cargo set to begin consultation with affected staff in the coming weeks
Clare wind farm proposal faces widespread opposition
State’s air traffic control agency among those objecting
Miriam Lord’s Week: Footwear gaffe sees Micheál Martin ‘do a Garret FitzGerald’
Wearing odd shoes an ‘occupational hazard’ for Tánaiste; Peadar Tóibín and Heather Humphreys lock horns over rural regeneration; and a Tardis replica excites Paschal Donohoe
UL governing authority member resigns in bid to break impasse over election of new chancellor
Proposed candidate Rose Hynes failed to reach two-thirds majority needed among governing authority members
Electoral Commission may face legal challenge over constituency review
Clare now has the highest population per TD in the country, at 31,995
Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turn
Oireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and run
FF backbenchers say party should have backed SF motion on firefighters
Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues
Inch migrant blockade: ‘I heard a woman shouting: we don’t want them here. It was not subtle’
A small rural community has become the scene of the latest protest over the Government’s attempts to find accommodation for refugees in the migrant housing crisis
Clare accommodation will remain open due to ‘national situation’, Roderic O’Gorman says
Local representatives said dictating outcome of situation ‘unwise’ as Government maintains course
Miriam Lord’s Week: Mary Lou McDonald and Jeffrey Donaldson learn there’s no partition in economy class
Sinn Féin leader finds there is no partition in economy class as she is seated in the same row as DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on their way home from Washington
Less than 1 per cent of claims paid out for uninsured drivers recouped each year
Motor insurers’ body warns ‘law-abiding motorists’ are subsidising others by around €30 per renewal
Inland Fisheries Ireland subject of significant number of protected disclosures, Eamon Ryan says
Minister for the Environment defends decision to remove remaining three board members of fisheries protection body in February
Open-armed welcomes for the new Governor of Massachusetts and a place on Putin’s naughty list
A mortifying rush by politicians to proclaim their inclusion on Russia’s blacklist and a game of Where’s Micheál were among this week’s political highs and lows
Refugee process at European borders needs to easier and quicker, says Dooley
The senator and MEP Billy Kelleher travelled to Lviv on Sunday to meet Ukrainian officials
International militaries “regularly” operate off Republic, Irish aviation officials say
UK, US, France, Russia, NATO conducted recent operations, Committee told
Paschal Donohoe warned to stay away from Bank of Mum and Dad
Abandoned budget proposal to charge interest on family loans drew storm of criticism
ESB criticised for lack of ambition in scaling up EV charging infrastructure
ESB ecars says it has spent €80 million on recharging infrastructure since 2010
Rose Hynes confirms calling Varadkar after hearing Shannon news
Incoming IAA chair had learned she wasn’t being reappointed to head Shannon board
Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ double-voting controversy rears its ugly head again
Fianna Fáil was hoping no one would mention the War of the Buttons two years later
Shannon group could establish its own airline, incoming chairman says
Politicians poised to demand executive powers for Pádraig Ó Céidigh
Summary: Fianna Fáil general election report reveals where party went wrong
Lack of identity emerges as one of the most worrying issues for party to deal with
Oireachtas group seizes high moral ground with Aer Lingus chiefs
Politicians critical of aviation contraction, but supportive of Government travel curbs
US rectifies ‘do not travel’ virus warning for Ireland
State accused of ‘own goal’ over slowdown in data exchange believed to be related to hack
Oireachtas to hear Aer Lingus decision to close Shannon base irreversible
Lynne Embleton will be questioned about airport closure and collapse of Stobart Air
Minister of State proposes trial antigen test programme at airports
Air traffic 84% below 2019 levels and volumes unlikely to return to pre-Covid level before 2023
Mica: Fianna Fáil meeting hears call for Government to pay 100% of costs
Taoiseach says people aged 30-39 can register for Covid-19 vaccine ‘over the next day or two’
State urged to support regional airports that ‘don’t see an end in sight’
Routes which may not be profitable for three years vital to recovery, says FF Senator
Aer Lingus meeting with Oireachtas committee stalled following row
Airline’s chief executive Lynne Embleton to face transport committee later this month
Mixed messages on travel put aviation jobs in peril, Fórsa says
Clear commitment from Government sought amid Aer Lingus staff fears for future
Taoiseach signals ‘comprehensive’ plans to resume travel, sport and entertainment
Martin pointed to EU’s digital green certificate as framework for resumption of travel
Mandatory hotel quarantine should ‘quietly’ lapse, Seanad hears
System could be ‘major inhibitor to recovery of aviation sector’
Up to 200 post offices could face closure in next 12 - 18 months, postmasters claim
Oireachtas committee told postmasters could lose up to €10,000 following ending of payments in June
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