Minister for Justice to tell Cabinet preferred candidate for next Garda Commissioner
Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st
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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
Miriam Lord’s Dáil end-of-term awards: from cute hoors to rookie errors and good operators
Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...
National Development Plan to help Ireland meet climate goals, says Taoiseach
Government notes need to provide backing for development of ‘low-carbon transport projects’, such as MetroLink, before 2030
Hauliers accuse RSA of moving driving testers off commercial vehicles
RSA says waiting times for all licence categories — including commercial — will stabilise in September
‘We’ll pay for locks and moorings but rivers must run free’: Shannon business owners object to new charges
Waterways Ireland asked by former minister for housing and local government Darragh O’Brien to ‘reflect’ on charges
Ministers sought multiples of available funding as part of national plan review
Spending on five key areas yet to be resolved in advance of launch of revised National Development Plan next week
Fossil fuel merchants will have to show they supply renewable energy, under Government scheme
RHO reaffirms commitment to support indigenous biomethane sector
CIÉ’s pension saga could be coming to a head
Unions warn entire group could collapse under weight of pension liabilities, which could reach up to €4bn
CIÉ could collapse amid potential €4bn pension liabilities if asset values fall, unions tell workers
Ballot on plans to reform pension schemes at State-owned transport group to commence next week
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
US may limit Aer Lingus flights because of Dublin Airport passenger cap, industry group warns
Airlines for America says cap breaches air travel treaties and US may respond by cutting routes
Ireland’s emissions fines could hit €26bn as decline in greenhouse gases slows
Target to reduce emissions by 51% by 2030, but last year they were down just 12%
Britain’s ambassador takes Darragh O’Brien’s name gaffe like a diplomat at summer garden party
‘We’ve so fallen in love with the city, country and people,’ says Paul Johnston, announcing he is to stay in Dublin
Industry and environment groups unveil plan to accelerate renewable energy
Efforts to bring about wind and solar farms can support land and marine biodiversity, group says
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman excel at jaded on-air grumbling
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast duo adopt a resigned air while Joe Duffy celebrates his retirement with grim nostalgia
Plan for effective removal of rainbow pedestrian crossing in Arklow leads to clash between authorities
Wicklow County Council claims it was ‘not in a position to refresh the paint’ due to current law
CIÉ passenger numbers climbed to pre-Covid high during 2024
Public-transport company’s revenue increased to more than €1.8bn with more than 300m passenger journeys, Cabinet told
Dublin Airport will eventually exceed 40 million passengers a year, Minister for Transport predicts
Darragh O’Brien wants cap on numbers abolished, arguing the airport is important for the economy
Dublin airport operator warned over passenger cap breach
DAA says Fingal County Council enforcement notice highlights planning system `mess’
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Phantom cigarette puffer of Merrion Street prompts chortles in Dáil
Taoiseach Micheál Martin spots Minister – who had supposedly quit – smoking outside amid proposal to make Leinster House a tobacco-free zone
Irish cities face ‘dystopian future’ due to drone deliveries, TD warns, as clip of noise is played in Dáil
Call for drone restriction zone in Glasnevin, designated Ireland’s first autism friendly village
EV owners could have free charger installed and be paid to share with neighbours under new EasyGo scheme
Scheme is designed to remove one of the obstacles to adoption of electric cars
15 data centres awaiting decision on gas network connection
Industry executive warns that existing Irish retail data centres are nearing maximum capacity or ‘going dark’
Commitment to climate action hard to find in Government
Half of electricity generated in the Dublin region is now being consumed by data centres
State utility firms told Minister chief executive pay limits posed ‘serious risks’ to organisations
Pay review group told there were concerns about the potential loss of chief executives at critical time for companies
Ireland’s emissions trend ‘alarming and shocking, with actions reset required’
Stop Climate Chaos responds to projections that show Ireland will only cut emissions by 23 per cent compared to a 51 per cent legally binding target
Wind Energy Ireland warns immediate Government action needed ‘to protect’ offshore wind ‘opportunity’
Plan outlines critical steps to overcome planning delays and ensure first-phase projects become reality
Newly released records show what Independent TDs backing the Government want for their constituencies
School projects and road improvements among issues raised with senior ministers
Decades of ‘daily frustration’ over traffic end as Killaloe-Ballina bridge opens
Brian Ború bridge, part of a 6.2km bypass scheme, spans the Shannon to link Co Clare and Co Tipperary tourist towns
‘We’re at a critically low level of housing stock’ for buyers and renters
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Possible bus and rail infrastructure for Shannon Airport raised with Government
Department of Transport to consider State ‘aid scheme’ to support new regional routes
Ireland losing investment because of slow progress on offshore wind projects, Limerick Chamber warns
‘Urgent delivery of designated maritime area plans to unlock West coast floating offshore wind potential needed’
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