Richard Bruton

Insiders fear what the controversy says about the party after 10 years in power, and where it is going

Committee discusses rents, low pay and need for forum for recovery strategy

Committee told no provision in contract to apply penalties if targets not met

Tánaiste says up to a third of all electricity produced may go to powering data centres

Some businesses being established without any full-time employees, Isme tells TDs

Cabinet approves heads of Circular Economy Bill to cut food waste and boost separation

More than 30 Opposition amendments to landmark legislation fall or rejected

The Government has pledged to establish a citizens’ assembly to reform the education system – but what issues should we address? We asked a dozen public figures in the arts, media, business and education for their views

Good faith turns to buyer’s remorse as TDs see no unwinding of draconian Covid curbs

Need to look more forensically at exceptional measures, says Richard Bruton

State still generating highest volume of waste per person in EU, notes report for Oireachtas

Investing in nature ‘doesn’t cost the earth, but it gives us and the Earth a chance’

Two parties lead the pack in terms of social media impact, but does it translate to votes?

A Supreme Court judgment means the Government needs to move quickly to remove uncertainty

Comprehensive, integrated rail and bus networks also needed, transport expert says

New Bill commits to ‘pursue and achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2050’

Stephen Donnelly says company repeatedly revised delivery schedules for Covid vaccine

Fine Gael source indicates Green Party amendments ‘have to be worked through’

One-quarter of TDs are property investors or landowners

SF calls for extension of fuel allowance to recipients of Pandemic Unemployment Payment

In May Labour Party leader Alan Kelly explodes during Leaders’ Questions. ‘It’s what he would have wanted,’ says a constituency colleague

2020 in Review: The year was good to some, and not so good to others

Not true that State can deliver much more cheaply than private sector

New law requires schools to tell parents arrangements for children not attending class

Families need clarity on Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Chrismas, party meetings told

Former attorney general involved in some of the most important cases of 1990s

Oireachtas committee on climate action is told that the proposal lacks accountability

Legislation ‘is very weak compared to leading climate laws adopted elsewhere’ – environmental law expert

Senior department official says take-up of State scheme has accelerated in recent weeks

Members criticise vague language and failure to include key emissions targets

Reform of Sound & Vision fund would help some, but on its own would lack ambition

Having essentially lost the election, party determined not to repeat mistakes

‘This turning point ... is the equivalent of that paper Whitaker wrote 60 years ago’

Successive governments have committed to extend the smoky coal ban beyond Dublin

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

Some, including initial proponent Mary Harney, argue the ban should be nationwide

Seen & Heard: Spanish credit card company Avantcard signs up six brokers to cherry pick the mortgage market

Many wonder how politician of proven ability could fail so badly to understand national mood

Politician’s career of uncompromising, unapologetic style began with Young Fine Gael

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