Letter purported to be written by someone close to the board of troubled State agency

Public Accounts Committee to hear funding of over €600m allocated in 2026 compared with about €1.4bn in 2024

State not ‘immune from the big threats’, says Tánaiste

Planning approval in place across four local authority areas for more than 80,000 residential units

No special savings incentive account, but Minister for Finance says the middle class should make money

Further €145m in dispute and subject to appeals in High Court, Dáil Public Accounts Committee hears

Building for national facility, which could cost up to €70m, must be provided by end of 2029 under arbitrator’s finding

Report last year suggested it could cost €70m to develop the long-planned facility beside Dublin’s National Concert Hall

Successor will earn lower salary than higher rate granted to Covid-era appointment

Minister for Health tells Seanad of ‘frustration’ at some voluntary hospitals and ‘poor culture’ of sharing

National Transport Authority carries out review on project that cost €500,000 more than estimate

Oireachtas committee hears combined total paid to five designated local authorities to date is about €264m

Former Dublin Bus chairman Ultan Courtney to replace Steve Murphy for a one-year period while recruitment process is carried out

Move comes as success of Kneecap and An Cailín Ciúin have boosted the language’s popularity

X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings