Jack Chambers
Infrastructure delivery reforms should speed up two ‘critical’ water projects, says Minister
Jack Chambers plans to bring the Critical Infrastructure Bill to Cabinet next month
Plan to relocate Rotunda maternity hospital to Blanchardstown is ‘some distance in future’
Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy
Government moves to solve a political problem by spending money on it - again
Political pressure works. That lesson will not be lost on other groups looking for more resources
Taoiseach to join meeting of Coalition of Willing for fourth anniversary of Ukraine invasion
Helen McEntee and Patrick Donovan to present strategy aimed at promoting Ireland globally as a dynamic sporting nation
CIÉ pensioners to march on Taoiseach’s office in protest over pension increase
Rise agreed nearly 10 months ago has yet to be paid
Social media firms yet to sign up to age-verification pilot
Lack of agreement likely to raise questions about plans to limit access to such sites for under-16s
Flood defence funding may have to be cut to pay for children’s science centre, OPW warns
Building for national facility, which could cost up to €70m, must be provided by end of 2029 under arbitrator’s finding
Ireland may miss chance to lead AI ‘revolution’, Microsoft tells Government
Tech giant warned in a 36-page paper that there must be accelerated action on power, connectivity and skills
Search for new Department of Health chief begins as Robert Watt’s term set to expire
Successor will earn lower salary than higher rate granted to Covid-era appointment
Garda group raises threat of ‘blue flu’ on St Patrick’s Day if issues not resolved
GRA warns it may withdraw services around Ireland’s EU presidency and will cancel voluntary overtime on national holiday
Cabinet to approve lifting of Dublin Airport’s 32m passenger cap
Minister for Infrastructure Jack Chambers to present rule changes in attempt to shorten approval process for critical projects
Irish Times photographers highly commended at AIB Press Photographer of the Year awards
Mark Condren of Mediahuis Ireland wins overall prize for record seventh time
Government collects €8.5bn in tax in January as Christmas sales boost VAT
Department of Finance says January is generally the strongest VAT month as it encompasses Christmas trading period
Minister disbands department’s climate division in move branded ‘reckless’ by Greens
Jack Chambers has moved climate to unit within new infrastructure division
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
‘I’ve been online for so long. I’ve seen a bunch of stuff. I’m kind of desensitised to it’
Teenagers at a recent workshop had all witnessed violent, extreme, racist, sexist and unhealthy body image content online
Ireland ‘losing billions of euro in foreign investment’ due to energy grid constraints
Companies choosing to invest elsewhere in Europe because of infrastructure issues here, adviser says
Ministers seeking clarification on pension overpayment errors after recession ‘salary sacrifice’
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty claims Ministers ‘holding out’ and that behaviour is ‘absolutely unacceptable’
Ireland’s tax take hit record €106bn in 2025 despite fears over Trump tariffs
Tánaiste welcomed figures but also pointed to companies frontloading exports in response to US moves
Government spending last year was €4bn higher than planned, Ifac warns
Failure to factor in widespread 2025 spending overruns in budget forecasts mean they are likely to be repeated this year, budgetary watchdog warns
Miriam Lord’s look back at 2025 and predictions for the year ahead
With a healthy majority thanks to Independents, the Coalition should have time to get a grip on the issues of most concern to voters
Budget measures including rise in minimum wage to take effect on Thursday
Overall spending increased by €9.4bn, bringing total voted expenditure for coming year to €117bn
Politicians need to embrace risk to speed up delivery of key infrastructure projects
Ireland’s planning, procurement and regulatory systems need deep structural repair
Miriam’s Lord’s week: Fianna Fáil election fiasco report bundles Jim Gavin under the bus
Micheál Martin and his team ease back on the contrition and their inept handling of the presidential election campaign
2025 in culture politics: Arts Council’s IT crisis, RTÉ’s financial strain and Trump’s assault on the BBC
One of the many negative effects of the housing crisis is making Ireland a cold place for culture in all its forms
Jack Chambers did not consider resigning as FF deputy leader after disastrous presidential campaign
Minister for Public Expenditure was an initial point of contact with Jim Gavin and the party’s director of elections
Simon Harris stakes reputation on new spending strictures
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance promises fresh era of financial planning
Harris promises ‘fundamental change’ in budgeting with new 6% spending rule
Coalition publishes new Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan, setting out spending for next five years
Tighter budgets in prospect under planned 6% cap on spending hikes
The Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan will promise to cut the growth in day-to-day spending of recent years
Micheál Martin’s detractors seem to have come unstuck by basic maths
Taoiseach would be wise to pay attention to the end of The Grinch on the eve of the Dáil Christmas recess
Fianna Fáil presidential election report: Party told Jim Gavin past disputes would be uncovered
Document does not appear to contain any previously unknown ‘smoking gun’ about party’s disastrous campaign
Six key moments in the unravelling of Jim Gavin and Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign
Report bluntly states ‘nothing further was done’ after word of former candidate’s tenancy issue began to come to light
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