Department Of Communications

Political unease following media reports of funding structure of broadband company

Department says this is part of ongoing review of broadband contract

Net Results: In light of phone data case Ireland has a cheek telling UK to abide by ECJ

New problem at facility identified earlier this month

Committee heard agency dealt with more than 3,000 cyber incidents in 2020

Extra funding to boost farm safety, flood prediction and video games among others

DUP’s Sammy Wilson says deal was done last week, and bill would be passed on to consumers

Eirgrid warns of possible 1,050MW energy shortfall by 2025 due to rising demand

Minister says two reports into HSE hack underway and will be published ‘shortly’

Seen & Heard: CIF warns Government over Irish Water funding; OTC mood enhancer sales increase

National Cyber Security Centre to receive €2.5m increase in annual budget

The hope is that the software offered free of charge may speed up restoration of the HSE systems

Minister defends figure as a ‘drop in the ocean’ of overall State spend on cybersecurity

Disruption caused by cyberattack likely to continue ‘well into this week’

Meeting was to take place in public but Department of Communications requested privacy

Recent review concluded there was still a role for Liberties-based hub to play in Dublin

State-backed start-up accelerator to be wound up as contract goes to third party

Judgments will have implications for application of the Freedom of Information Act

State bodies must play ‘active role in delivery of our climate ambition’ – DCCAE insists

Irish public urged to participate in a consultation process on €22.5 Sizewell C facility at Suffolk

Focus on coal overlooks fact peat and wood also release dangerous microscopic particles

The 25-year contract requires National Broadband Ireland (NBI) – the vehicle set up by winning bidder US firm Granahan McCourt – to deliver high-speed broadband to 542,000 mainly rural homes and premises

Much of the published version, which runs to more than 3,000 pages, is blacked out

Company delivering €3bn plan triples minimum download speed to 500mbps

Department says it will publish redacted version of €3bn contract in coming weeks

Insufficient number of gardaí in Gaeltacht stations with language skills, watchdog finds

Client companies struggling to pay rent that delivers most of agency’s income

ComReg wholesale rate update could reduce equipment lease revenue for telco

Plan will guarantee prices paid to wind and solar power generators for the electricity that they produce

Dealers are calling for the removal of the financial hurdle currently facing electric car demonstrators

Separate analysis concludes Irish GDP is expected to decrease by about 13% in 2020

Draft programme for government has revived hopes of new minister for media role

Broadcaster said fall in licence fee income meant it needed emergency funds

Media firms getting public cash should have 25% employee representation on board – NUJ

Joe McHugh says predicted grades ruled out due to ‘inherent bias’ and lack of fairness

Further 200 beds secured to protect residents in direct provision centres

RNLI recruiting fundraisers amid ‘perfect storm’ of being busy while income declines

System was introduced in 2015 at a cost of €38m – nearly €20m more than budgeted for

Irish firm said main drivers of growth were demand in tech and data privacy, energy, financial services and litigation