Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Public Policy Correspondent

Martin Wall is Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times. He is the former Washington Correspondent and Industry Correspondent and has written and broadcast extensively on industrial relations, particularly public-service reform. He has also extensively covered developments in the health service over the past 25 years.

Trump’s Board of Peace a ‘complete oxymoron’ due to Putin presence, says Harris

Simon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace

St James’s Hospital apologises over unauthorised €4.7m payment for services

Chief executive Mary Day says failure to use public tender process was ‘driven by urgent patient needs’ in cancer and cardiology’

Report on whistleblower complaint into fisheries agency sent to Garda

Documents show Inland Fisheries Ireland disputed allowing an individual produce invalid insurance record to Garda

St James’s Hospital paid €1.4m to firm run by staff ‘to meet urgent patient need’

Management to apologise for securing radiology services in 2024 without following official procurement rules

Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations Commission

Fisheries agency has had troubled history in recent years with a number of reviews and investigations

Minister’s refusal to answer questions on DAA-Kenny Jacobs backed by Dáil chair

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy says Darragh O’Brien right not to provide answers amid litigation

Derailing US-EU trade deal ‘would have significant implications’ for Ireland

Department of Finance documents, published on Friday, note agreement on tariffs of critical importance to economy

At least 60 Irish people faced deportation from the US last year

Figures show number of citizens seeking consular help in relation to deportation from US has quadrupled since 2024

EU to consider €93bn counter tariffs at emergency summit over Trump Greenland ambitions

Concern in Dublin that EU-US trade deal could unravel with serious implications for Irish economy

Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials

Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance

Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12

OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds

‘Pity’ Deer Park works cost €753,000 but new entrance is ‘a good project’, PAC told

Building of ramp and 14 steps in Dublin park cost over €500,000 more than initially proposed

Deer Park steps in south Dublin cost more than €500,000 above original estimate

Fourteen steps and ramp in Mount Merrion park originally estimated at €200,000, official records show

New powers for Agri-Food Regulator to come into effect at end of year

Regulator will be able to compel companies to provide price and market information, although safeguards will apply

Dáil committee has ‘significant concerns’ about fisheries agency, department told

John Brady says issues ongoing within IFI for number of years

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