Facilities for up to 800 new childcare places to be acquired by State in 2026
Facilities will be acquired this year and refurbished to be ready to open by end of 2026 or early 2027
Emer Currie
Emer Currie, Fine Gael politician for Dublin
‘It’s clogging up the whole system’: Record number of ‘no shows’ for driving tests
Absences are worsening the problem of long waits at testing centres, campaigners say
Found dead in the Phoenix Park in 2023. Despite IDs on him, he wasn’t identified for a year
Belfast man’s body found in Phoenix Park in 2023 but not identified for a year as nine forms of identification in his pocket went undetected
More than 8,000 submissions made on right to request remote working
High level of interest in public consultation believed to be partially motivated by frustrations with current practice
Only 4% of learner drivers disqualified since 2023 have handed in their licences
Road safety campaigners says system is a ‘shambles’ as just 211 out of 5,310 banned drivers have surrendered their permits
Driving test confusion: ‘Multiple candidates’ miss appointments due to mix-up over two centres
Road Safety Authority changes Google Maps entry to help learners arriving for tests at one of Mulhuddart’s two bases
Buildings designed as creches are being sold as residential homes
Government Ministers working to update planning regulations to prevent change of use of childcare facilities
About 600 learners fail to show for driving tests each month – RSA
Figures show 12 of State’s 57 driving test centres have no testers
Driving bans could not be implemented on almost 80% of disqualified motorists
Drivers continue to evade punishment by failing to present licence in court
Plan to streamline school admissions amid criticism of ‘chaotic’ system
Parents complain of long waiting lists and uncertainty over school places in commuter belt areas
‘It’s 2025 not 1955’: Just six women appointed Ministers of State while FF’s Robert Troy handed ministerial return
Jerry Buttimer appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also making a ministerial comeback
Dublin airport plan to charge for drop-off zone faces appeal
Objection claims tolling is just a fund-raising exercise and that public transport links must improve
Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle
Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement
DAA needs its wings clipped over plan to charge for airport drop-off
Everybody can see through authority’s spurious ‘sustainability’ rationale; it clearly will be a revenue raiser
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