‘He gets a bit of enjoyment out of the power’: Is this man now Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?Have new curbs on spending made top Department of Public Expenditure official David Moloney Ireland’s most powerful civil servant?Wed May 20 2026 - 06:00
Number of RTÉ workers earning more than €100,000 increased more than a third in past five years Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster has ‘paid a price’ for transparency over Derek Mooney’s earningsTue May 19 2026 - 21:17
State’s largest residential landlord turns down invitation to Oireachtas committeeSenior executives at company which owns €1.24bn property portfolio are ‘exceptionally busy’Tue May 19 2026 - 20:11
RTÉ treatment of Seán Rocks pay had ‘significant financial implications’ for family, says TDLong-time Arena presenter, who died last year, was put on a producer salary with a top-up for on-air roleTue May 19 2026 - 18:03
Laws bringing RTÉ under supervision of State spending watchdog approved by CabinetLegislation also beefs up mechanisms for assessing the performance and funding of national broadcasterTue May 19 2026 - 14:10
Two challenges to ‘super junior’ ministers attending Cabinet meetings to be heardSinn Féin’s Pa Daly and People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy lost separate High Court challenge seeking to ban practiceSun May 17 2026 - 19:51
Dublin byelection contender Daniel Ennis threatens legal action over ‘malicious’ X postsLawyers for Social Democrat claim Nick Delehanty sought to cause ‘maximum reputational damage’ ahead of voteSun May 17 2026 - 17:10
Government to examine level of profit in private health insurance market, says TaoiseachRecent remarks on immigration by former taoiseach Bertie Ahern were ‘particularly disappointing’, says MartinSun May 17 2026 - 16:25
Following the canvass: Frustrations emerge in Dublin central Sinn Féin heartlandMixed reception for parties canvassing ahead of byelection on Dublin Central constituency doorstepsSat May 16 2026 - 10:00
Department of Public Expenditure to pay up to €8,500 a month on help to sell infrastructure plan‘Independent analysis and research support’ for department currently cracking down on overspends elsewhereSat May 16 2026 - 06:00
Boylan, Ennis and transfer tennis in Dublin Central as polls show second preferences vital British prime minister Keir Starmer on the brink; and Bertie Ahern’s long shadow over Fianna Fáil ArdfheisFri May 15 2026 - 15:45
Boylan, Ennis and transfer tennis in Dublin Central as polls show second preferences vital British prime minister Keir Starmer on the brink; and Bertie Ahern’s long shadow over Fianna Fáil ArdfheisFri May 15 2026 - 14:35
Bertie Ahern’s comments on immigration ‘totally wrong’, says Jack Chambers Tánaiste Simon Harris expects former taoiseach to ‘reflect’ on ‘any hurt or harm’ remarks have causedThu May 14 2026 - 15:48
‘I’ve no problem with people from the Congo or Africa’: Bertie Ahern addresses video commentsFormer taoiseach, who made migration comments during a canvass, said his issue was with speed of processing in immigration systemWed May 13 2026 - 21:54
Jack Chambers’s sweeping plans to curb spending ‘go down like lead balloon’ with MinistersMeasures perceived as ‘diktats’ among some colleagues and ‘going down like a lead balloon’Wed May 13 2026 - 06:00
Opposition urges clarity on whether levies will lead to broken spending promisesParties also express support for striking ambulance workers, saying their apparent need to strike was ‘outrageous’Tue May 12 2026 - 12:59
Spending on scheme to fix defects in Celtic-Tiger era apartments could be cappedCaps on scheme would be ‘wholly unacceptable’, says Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó BroinTue May 12 2026 - 06:00
Dublin to host Davos on tour eventOccasion set for Dublin Castle to be addressed by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, with sources indicating Tánaiste Simon Harris also expected to attend Tue May 12 2026 - 06:00
Immigration not prominent issue on Dublin Central doorsteps, Social Democrats candidate says Daniel Ennis expected to perform well in byelection - and could even emerge as early front-runnerMon May 11 2026 - 11:36
Backbencher budget summit pitched to ‘avoid tensions’ in Coalition Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne believes meeting could also head off media efforts to find disputes between parties Fri May 08 2026 - 21:16
Byelection juices flowing in Galway West and Dublin Central Cost of living looks set to dominate campaign; and HSE’s financial position has ‘significantly worsened’Thu May 07 2026 - 08:12
President and relatives of Rising leaders gather to ‘remember those who died for Ireland’Senior politicians attend 102nd State commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill cemetery Wed May 06 2026 - 17:42
Ireland will import nuclear energy when interconnector with France opens, Taoiseach saysOpposition TDs say idea of the State developing nuclear power ‘crazy’ and a ‘distraction’ from soaring energy pricesWed May 06 2026 - 17:02
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael spat shows student fees issue remains weak point for CoalitionBehind the scenes, there was plenty of finger-pointing, with the two parties blaming the otherWed May 06 2026 - 07:38
Gerry Hutch’s comments on immigration described as ‘absolutely racist’ by Dublin Central candidate‘I think they should be all interned, they should be put in the Curragh camp’, gangland figure saidTue May 05 2026 - 21:30
FG and FF TDs clash as education overspend puts planned student fee cuts under threatJames Lawless says levy to support department creates ‘additional challenges’, but FG colleague insists Ministers ‘always have choices’Tue May 05 2026 - 16:30
Voter registration for Dublin Central and Galway West byelections to close at midnightVoters in each constituency will take to the polls on May 22nd to elect new TDsTue May 05 2026 - 08:42
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG MinisterGovernment must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond saysMon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Seven Irish citizens held by Israel after Gaza aid flotilla intercepted in international watersPresident’s sister, Margaret Connolly, among 22 Irish on vessels taking part in attempt to break Israeli blockade of Palestinian territoryThu Apr 30 2026 - 21:16
Spike in building material prices may crimp housing outputDepartment of Finance study points to surging input pricesThu Apr 30 2026 - 06:00
New legislation regulating Airbnb rentals bogged down over planning permission issuesSocial Democrats leader Holly Cairns accuses Government of prioritising proposals that would ‘have renters living in sheds’ Wed Apr 29 2026 - 19:54
Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supportsGovernment move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s officeWed Apr 29 2026 - 06:00
Lotto operator seeks ban on bookmakers taking bets on draws amid claims of €289m sales lossesPremier Lotteries Ireland says it is losing out on €289m in annual sales because of ‘grey zone’ practiceTue Apr 28 2026 - 15:43
‘Right to be forgotten’ for cancer patients in insurance market to be enshrined in lawMinister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to CabinetTue Apr 28 2026 - 06:00
Public may be subsidising concerts and sports events due to Garda undercharging for policingForce recoups money from organisers at €45 per hour for each member deployed, but this does not include overtime and allowancesTue Apr 28 2026 - 06:00
State-funded Ukrainian hotel accommodation to be wound down over next 12 months EU has accommodated almost five million people under the Temporary Protection Directive since Russia’s invasionMon Apr 27 2026 - 21:02
Could Independent Ireland grow on back of fuel price protests?Party with four TDs, an MEP and 24 councillors draws support from conservative, traditionalist and right-leaning voters, polling indicatesSat Apr 25 2026 - 06:00
Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delayLegislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being draftedFri Apr 24 2026 - 20:05
Varadkar says he ‘over-stated’ comments on rural Ireland and issues apology Former taoiseach said urban areas paying more while rural residents are ‘in receipt of a lot of subsidies others don’t get’Wed Apr 22 2026 - 15:03
Leo Varadkar comments on rural Ireland to be raised by angry TDs at Fine Gael meetingFormer taoiseach sparked backlash after saying people of urban Ireland were ‘paying all the bills’Tue Apr 21 2026 - 21:00
Robert Watt set to be paid €280,000 a year to lead Dublin city regeneration bodyFormer Department of Health head expected to be approved by Cabinet on TuesdayTue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Including cost-rental homes in private tenancy figures gives ‘false impression of growth’When cost rental is excluded from data, increase in private tenancies is actually much lower than claimed, says Sinn Féin Tue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
Robert Watt expected to be named head of new Dublin city centre regeneration authorityFormer top civil servant’s €297,000 Department of Health salary was subject of controversy after initial appointmentMon Apr 20 2026 - 19:39
Catherine Connolly aligns with global left on first overseas trip President’s attendance at Barcelona gathering indicates she plans to shape her own political programmeSat Apr 18 2026 - 20:10
‘Issues’ over international protection Bill, says Connolly on first visit overseas President strongly defends UN and warns democracy is under threat while attending Barcelona gathering of left-leaning leadersSat Apr 18 2026 - 12:32
Government and civil servants uneasy over President’s choice of first overseas tripCatherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of SpainSat Apr 18 2026 - 06:00
Micheál Martin has enough support to resist FF leadership challenge, survey suggestsMinisters and TDs rally behind Taoiseach, but 25, mostly rural, TDs did not respond to Irish Times poll Fri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
Fianna Fáil TDs rally behind Micheál Martin as prospect of leadership heave fadesJim O’Callaghan ally John Lahart joins other party figures in backing FF leader a day after the party’s three youngest TDs voice criticismThu Apr 16 2026 - 16:29
Taoiseach under pressure from Fianna Fáil backbenchers as Healy-Rae fallout continuesThree Fianna Fáil TDs issue statement strongly criticising direction of partyThu Apr 16 2026 - 09:04
‘Our politics are not working’: Young Fianna Fáil TDs rebuke Coalition in strong statement‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representativesWed Apr 15 2026 - 19:33
