Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvoted
Government sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking order
Darragh O’Brien
‘Sensitive engagement’ with bereaved families before decision to remove roadside memorials, Minister says
Department of Transport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland propose to ban such monuments on roads with a speed limit of 60km/h and over
Work on Ballymun/Finglas to Dublin city centre bus corrider to begin next year
The €336m scheme is due to be complete by 2029
‘You’re talking about 6am to 6pm door-to-door’: How motorway congestion in Dublin is getting worse
There has been a 40% increase in M50 traffic on its busiest stretches, between Finglas and Blanchardstown
Uber protest: Assessment of taxi booking service licensing requested by Minister
A six-day protest by taxi drivers had been suspended in anticipation of Government intervention on the issue
Transport firm Go-Ahead Ireland seeks 400 workers for bus services
Company recently won deal to operate 65 routes around Greater Dublin Area
Severance deal of near €1m for DAA chief executive Kenny Jacobs off the table
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien blocks payment as standoff at top of State airports group continues
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane warns safety being put at risk as practice breaches EU working time directives
Large extensions to critical infrastructure ‘should be exempted from seeking planning’
Jack Chambers to outline proposals to Cabinet aimed at speeding up delivery of key projects
Spate of deaths brings road safety into sharp focus amid national shock
More than 160 people have been killed on Irish roads so far this year
Dart and Luas projects delayed in development plan could be accelerated, says Minister
Green Party says deferral of public transport projects would constrict housing development
Transport Minister says MetroLink plans could be derailed for two years
National Development Plan transport funding ratio tilts back toward road infrastructure
Coalition warned about fiscally ‘flying blind’
Government was supposed to update medium-term expenditure plan last summer but still hasn’t done so
Ghost buses ‘simply not acceptable’, Minister for Transport says
Increased prevalence of buses being listed but not arriving is of ‘grave concern’
Laws on use of counselling notes in rape trials will be changed, Government says
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says violence against women ‘is an epidemic in our society’
DAA set to drop ‘no-build’ plan for raising Dublin Airport passenger cap above 32m
Move by directors comes amid rift with chief executive Kenny Jacobs
Cop30: Talks lead to hope but ‘not nearly enough’ action on climate crisis
Decisions on fossil fuels and finance deferred for further negotiations, some of which are three years away
Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy?
Planning reforms and other actions needed if Ireland is to successfully transition to a decarbonised power system
Irish Minister and officials among evacuees after fire breaks out at Cop30 summit in Brazil
Blaze started at a ‘country pavilion’ erected for side events and spread quickly to roof of temporary structure
Potential litigation looms as Minister blocks near-€1m exit package for DAA chief Kenny Jacobs
Relations between DAA board and Jacobs broke down after directors concluded chief executive was unsuitable for post
Darragh O’Brien has turned the DAA-Kenny Jacobs drama into a crisis that’s hard to fix
With the possibility of a leadership contest down the line, Minister may be reluctant to sign off on €1m payoff
Irish Rail explores damages claim after new trains are delayed by a year
State firm told to review contractual provision for financial penalties with manufacturer of new fleet
Worrying drift at DAA cannot continue
Board could act to remove chief executive Kenny Jacobs, for which it does not need ministerial approval. But litigation would surely follow, be costly and messy
Solar panel grants to be maintained as minister orders reversal of planned cuts
Darragh O’Brien said the grants worked and were helping Ireland meet clean energy targets
Darragh O’Brien wants Kenny Jacobs DAA row resolved quickly
Minister for Transport has blocked a near €1m deal for Jacobs to leave DAA role
After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil
Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already
DAA board pushes back as Minister suggests reconciliation with Kenny Jacobs
State-owned airports group needs sign-off from Darragh O’Brien for near-€1m exit deal for chief executive
Bus Éireann Expressway routes viability under review
Examination expected to look in particular at services including Dublin-Wexford, Dublin-Waterford
What does EU’s revised plan to slash emissions mean for Irish households, farmers and industry?
Ahead of Cop30 in Brazil, EU environment ministers have agreed a watered-down goal to cut emissions by 90% by 2040
Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan Yates
Minister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of elections
Michael O’Leary attacks DAA over departure of CEO Kenny Jacobs
Ryanair boss said Mr Jacobs’ ‘elbows out’ style was what was needed in the public sector to get things done
Why have ministers still not signed off on exit deal agreed between DAA and its CEO?
Government yet to approve settlement seven weeks after DAA board and Kenny Jacobs agreed to it
Cork’s €600m bus network plan to come before Cabinet
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to seek Government approval in principle for BusConnects programme
DAA board views payout to CEO Kenny Jacobs as lower cost settlement option with reduced risks, minister told
DAA board agreed to a payout of just under €1m for CEO following mediation process, after a rift emerged between the two sides
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