Minister says climate costs warning is ‘back of envelope stuff’
Darragh O’Brien says he does not believe Ireland will face fines of up to €26 billion
Darragh O’Brien
‘Enabling’ works on MetroLink could start in 2027, says Minister
Darragh O’Brien says two consortiums have confirmed they will bid for the project
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
Garda unit dedicated to Troubles-era legacy issues to be operational by year-end
Darragh O’Brien to seek agreement to develop draft legislation allowing him to remove Dublin Airport’s passenger cap
State awards 23 renewables projects electricity contracts
Wind projects are in Mayo, Cork, Waterford, Wicklow and Tipperary, while solar projects clustered mainly in east, south-east and midland
Hike in Dublin Airport charges ‘critical to protecting service’, says DAA
Passenger volumes at DAA airports up 4% but costs rise 10% amid investments in service
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
Kenny Jacobs and the DAA: How chief executive who ‘shook things up’ ran out of runway
The chief executive who brought an elbows-out approach from Ryanair is departing, reportedly with an almost €1m exit package
Minister has not yet received formal proposal for DAA chief exit package
Kenny Jacobs involved in dispute with board of semi-State body that oversees Cork and Dublin airports
Peter McVerry Trust transferring dozens of properties to Dublin City Council
Houses and apartments, worth almost €8m, being used to repay Government funding given during financial crisis
Council told Department of Transport about ‘frustrations’ at planning tensions with DAA
State-owned airport company has asked local authority to raise 32m passenger cap at Dublin
Why is Kenny Jacobs in the DAA departure lounge so early into his contract?
Chief executive’s rift with board of state-owned airport company spilt into the open last week
Talks ongoing over rift between DAA board and CEO Kenny Jacobs, says Minister
Darragh O’Brien says he would have to sign off on any package for the chief executive if he was to leave the organisation but ‘we are not there yet’
DAA chief Kenny Jacobs would receive about €1m under settlement proposals to leave role
Payment proposal follows rift between Jacobs and board of State-owned airport operator
DAA chief Kenny Jacobs close to settlement to exit State-owned airport group
A deal, which would involve a financial settlement, may be confirmed over the weekend
UK transport director appointed as new National Transport Authority chief
Anne Shaw will take up the position in November
New policy on large energy users and data centres about to be published – Minister says
Survey finds two-thirds of energy stakeholders prioritise energy security over cheaper imported power
All sites for offshore wind farms to be set out in 2027 national plan
Avoiding individual site selection, new national strategy hopes to provide certainty for future energy
Welcome to college in Ireland, with its long commutes, couch-surfing and four bunks to a room
Students have passed their exams, but Government has failed to act on housing them
Why ‘no additional warming’ is a dangerous climate loophole
Carbon budgets should be sent back to the climate council with clear instructions to reassess them against Paris commitments
Children aged eight and below now eligible for free public transport
Introduction of Child 5-8 Leap Card will see 263,000 children eligible for free travel
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
CIÉ group pensioners to get increase after 17 years
Members of two pension schemes backed proposed changes to schemes this week
Drone operators to face fines for breaches of new regulations
‘Rapid pace of expansion’ of drone usage has left communities with ‘real concerns and uncertainty’, says Minister
Ryanair adds 600,000 seats to Irish winter schedule
Traffic at Dublin Airport could exceed 36 million passengers this year
Dublin’s MetroLink: How much will it really cost?
Plenty of people, including Michael O’Leary, have come out with countless different figures, some proclaiming them with great certainty
Climate scientists criticise Ireland over new ‘temperature neutrality’ proposal
‘For Ireland, with outsized methane emissions, to base its long-term climate target on stabilising warming sets a dangerous precedent’
Ireland at risk of major power outages in absence of natural gas storage, EY says
Ireland imports 80% of its natural gas supplies that power 40% of electricity generation through the UK but has no storage facility
Ending of electricity credits will bite hard this winter
A total of 301,000 households are in arrears on their electricity bills. The figures are creeping up even when the weather is mild
A promising start for Jim O’Callaghan, not so for James Browne: How has the Cabinet performed in its first six months?
Jim O’Callaghan and Peter Burke have made promising starts, James Browne has a lot of catching up to do
BusConnects route will come in ‘on time, on budget’, says Darragh O’Brien
Minister for Transport announces contract for €274m bus ‘corridor’ connecting Liffey Valley to Dublin city centre
Transport police recruitment could start by end of 2026, Minister says
New force would be separate from Garda and have powers of arrest, detention and pursuit, says Darragh O’Brien
Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
Renewable fuel source faces curbs on back of fraud fears
Incentives for waste produced from manufacturing palm oil have already been pulled and Minister is now mulling limits on imports
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