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'Radical' solutions required to tackle 'emergency' in energy, water, and transport
S 'Radical' solutions required to tackle 'emergency' in energy, water, and transport
Accelerating infrastructure task force member Sean O'Driscoll believes the Government should consider increasing investment in infrastructure to up to 8% of GDP

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Sean O’Driscoll: 'Ireland needs radical action to end its infrastructure crisis' 
Sean O’Driscoll: 'Ireland needs radical action to end its infrastructure crisis' 
The ESRI chairman says the Government must accept there is a 'national crisis in Irish infrastructure'

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Cork to Limerick road will impact hundreds of farms and dozens of property owners
Cork to Limerick road will impact hundreds of farms and dozens of property owners
Scheme could cost between €1bn and €3bn to deliver

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Tariffs represent 'most serious challenge to transatlantic economic relations in generations'
Tariffs represent 'most serious challenge to transatlantic economic relations in generations'
Tánaiste insists that the EU must remain steadfast in pursuing “substantive, calm, measured, and comprehensive dialogue” with the US

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes got community service. But what exactly will he be doing?
Mick Clifford: Kyle Hayes got community service. But what exactly will he be doing?
When the main thrust of penal policy in government is to build more prisons, it appears highly questionable that there continues to be a failure to properly utilise the alternatives

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Cianan Brennan: Why didn't government admit its error with biometric public services cards?
Cianan Brennan: Why didn't government admit its error with biometric public services cards?
Data Protection Commission slapped a fine of €550,000 — more than half the maximum allowable — on the State

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Leinster House bike shelter
Leinster House cycle shed construction was delayed after manhole discovered on site
Building of the controversial €336k bicycle shelter had to be halted after the large manhole which had not been spotted when site plans had been drawn up

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

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Eight years on, Mulcahy Report into alleged planning corruption remains unpublished
Whistleblower Gerard Convie had made claims about planning irregularities in Donegal County Council in the early 2000s

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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NTPF 'should be audited' amid allegations of misuse of CHI funds
Alan Kelly says a probe is needed to discover 'where the money has gone, who has benefited, in what sectors, and over what duration of time'

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
The local authority should apologise for wasting taxpayers' money — and learn to listen to experts when considering matters beyond its own expertise, writes John Sodeau

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

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RTÉ paid back €2.4m in covid subsidies it was not entitled to
Oireachtas media committee will examine policy, governance, expenditure, and administration at the broadcaster

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Nama chief tells Oireachtas committee he was 'kicked around like a political football'
Nama chief tells Oireachtas committee he was 'kicked around like a political football'
Brendan McDonagh earlier this month withdrew from a mooted appointment as chief executive of the Government’s new housing activation office

Wed, 21 May, 2025

New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council
New €10m plan to revive stalled Cork event centre revealed by city council
Cork City Council has tendered for a consultant to assemble and manage an expert team to deliver various facets of the stalled project

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Call for halt to HSE outsourcing as State spent €93m on private mental healthcare last year
Call for halt to HSE outsourcing as State spent €93m on private mental healthcare last year
Labour health spokeswoman says HSE staff leave for the private sector for better pay and conditions — 'and then the HSE ends up paying those same providers to deliver care'

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

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HSE approves 'record' €1.33bn capital budget including €104m for Cork projects
The budget for building and equipping healthcare facilities this year includes €107.5m for Limerick, the bulk of which will be invested in University Hospital Limerick

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Paschal Donohoe: 'No reason' to change tax receipt forecasts despite trade war escalation 
Government is sticking to its Budget 2025 forecasts as the first impact of the Trump tariffs will be felt in taxes relating to consumption

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
Irish Examiner view: Act fast on toxic online culture when issues are raised
The University of Limerick authorities may have some questions to answer about this case to judge by Ms Deasy’s comments on its response to her appeals for help

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Report recommends independent review of accounts for state agencies
Institute of Public Administration examined oversight practices within the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media for its state agencies

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

Minister defends emergency payments to Ukrainian refugees for car repairs
Minister defends emergency payments to Ukrainian refugees for car repairs
He was responding to claims from Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn who said that some Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine had received between €400 and €7,000 for vehicle repairs

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Government to spend €470k on jet months before it is to be sold
Government to spend €470k on jet months before it is to be sold
The ageing Learjet is set to be replaced later this year, with the Department of Defence having signed a contract for a French-made Falcon 6X

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

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'Not fair or proportionate': Minister all but rules out future cuts to student fees
Higher education minister James Lawless said universal cuts of €1,000 to the student contribution fee in the last two budgets 'may not be the best use of public monies'

Sat, 15 Mar, 2025

OPW blames ESB for extra costs and delays to €490k wall
OPW blames ESB for extra costs and delays to €490k wall
Office of Public Works: Building the wall came in below its ex-Vat estimate of €188k but fees added a further €211k to the cost 

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

We are now paying for abandoning the much-hated water charges
We are now paying for abandoning the much-hated water charges
Ireland’s crumbling water system is leaking billions — was scrapping charges a mistake we’re now paying for?

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025

Minister: It's unlikely Arts Council will recoup €7m it spent on defunct IT
Minister: It's unlikely Arts Council will recoup €7m it spent on defunct IT
Patrick O’Donovan said of the Arts Council's current IT system: 'It might not be great, it might be cumbersome and clunky, but it is working'

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
Nearly one in five TDs are landlords, according to newly published register
The Dáil's register of members' interests, published shows 32 of the 174 TDs declared rental income in the last year

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

National Gallery of Ireland's €125k scanner 'expected to come into use' this year
National Gallery of Ireland's €125k scanner 'expected to come into use' this year
The gallery bought the scanner in 2017 with taxpayers' money despite not having the space to house it

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Taoiseach: National Gallery has to answer for buying €125k scanner without having space for it
Taoiseach: National Gallery has to answer for buying €125k scanner without having space for it
Meanwhile, arts minister Patrick O’Donovan has appointed professor Niamh Brennan to chair a three-person board to examine spending and corporate governance at the Arts Council

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Ministers agree on need to remove red tape from recruiting therapists into disability services
Ministers agree on need to remove red tape from recruiting therapists into disability services
The new disability unit will be asked to target employment opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly focusing on the public sector

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Grant recipients to be asked to explain spending following Arts Council scandal
Grant recipients to be asked to explain spending following Arts Council scandal
Letter will be issued in the coming days in the wake of the Arts Council €6.7m IT system scandal

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

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Department of Arts spent €3.2m on external consultants over two years, Dáil told
It comes after revelations the department spent nearly €7m on an IT system that was never delivered

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025

Dublin Dental University Hospital did not tender for contracts worth €780k
Dublin Dental University Hospital did not tender for contracts worth €780k
C&AG said HSE-funded hospital contracted a design firm after comparing three quotes rather than a full tender competition as is mandated under procurement law

Wed, 19 Feb, 2025

Paul Hosford: Why is it so hard to find out who TDs hire?
Paul Hosford: Why is it so hard to find out who TDs hire?
If public officials are serious about transparency and believe that they've made the right decisions in their hiring, they should say it without being prompted

Mon, 17 Feb, 2025

Former Arts Minister Catherine Martin breaks silence on IT spending scandal
Former Arts Minister Catherine Martin breaks silence on IT spending scandal
Ms Martin was responding to the outcry over the revelation that the Arts Council spent €6.6m on an IT system that was never delivered

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Anger must turn to action in wake of 'inexcusable' waste of public funds
Anger must turn to action in wake of 'inexcusable' waste of public funds
This long-running saga, which only came to public attention on Wednesday, lasted almost five years from inception to calamitous end, with costs doubling from €2.9m towards almost €7m

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Arts Council chose the most expensive tender for still undelivered IT project 
Arts Council chose the most expensive tender for still undelivered IT project 
According to the contract award notice, the decision to award the tender was focused largely on choosing what it perceived to be the best quality

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Former arts minister Humphreys urges Government to consider Arts Council reform
Former arts minister Humphreys urges Government to consider Arts Council reform
It comes as the Department of Arts and Culture confirmed that former minister, Catherine Martin, was made aware of the IT project last July

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

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Firm embroiled in Arts Council IT row won a 'government partner of the year' award
Codec, which was paid almost €2m including VAT for its contribution to the axed Arts Council IT system, was honoured in the 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

Opposition TDs demand consequences for €6.6m 'incinerated' by Arts Council
Opposition TDs demand consequences for €6.6m 'incinerated' by Arts Council
Tánaiste Simon Harris  acknowledged that people can make mistakes, but said that in his view this was 'a very clear and flagrant breach of the public spending code'

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Minister was 'desperately angry' at Arts Council's €6.6m 'waste' on abandoned IT system
Arts Minister Patrick O'Donovan is seek approval from the Cabinet to initiate an investigation

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Review ordered after Arts Council spends €6.6m on IT system that was never delivered
Review ordered after Arts Council spends €6.6m on IT system that was never delivered
Mr O’Donovan updated Cabinet on the matter on Wednesday, with one government source describing him as being “incandescent” with the incident

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Anger over 'further waste of public money' at OPW 'justified'
An OPW project to replace an unsafe 70m perimeter wall around a Government office ended up costing more than €490,000

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
OPW project to replace an unsafe wall ended up costing over €490,000 
The works at the Dublin HQ of the Workplace Relations Commission were originally expected to cost about €200,000 exclusive of Vat

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Department spends €67,000 on art and furnishings for Ireland’s consulate general in San Francisco
Department spends €67,000 on art and furnishings for Ireland’s consulate general in San Francisco
Purchases included more than €2,000 for a porcelain blue hand-tufted rug, more than €4,200 for a Chesterfield couch, and artworks that cost nearly €24,000

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Town councils due to be re-established
Town councils due to be re-established
Programme for government commits to a new taskforce for local democracy

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

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