Vsevolod Chentsov insists EU should stop trading with Russia no matter how painful to member states

State spent about €1.88bn in official development assistance last year, including a record €807m under the Irish Aid programme

Exchequer subvention of bus and rail services had reached €940m this year

It is envisaged increases of more than 30% on some tickets will take effect from January, says National Transport Authority

Rising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time

Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess

Accounts reveal ‘multiannual discrepancy’ accumulating to more than €55,000, identified and rectified

Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’

Public Accounts Committee chair questioned Darragh O’Brien on the wisdom of ‘spending now and determining the budget later’

33,623 housing units were being built in second quarter of year, new report will say

Change to apply to health and social care sector, but Coalition under pressure to extend remit for heavy goods vehicle drivers

Healthcare and haulage sectors say they cannot find staff at home while curb on hiring non-EU workers poses challenges to their businesses

Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern

Anne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital

Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board