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Kerry goal scorer James O’Donoghue is tackled by Clare’s Seán O’Donoghue during Munster semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Kerry make a break for victory over battling Clare in second half

Clare 0-12 Kerry 1-15 Kerry are on course for a seventh successive Munster senior football title as a result of a deserved six-point victory over Cl(...)

Kerry’s Stephen O’Brien wrong foots Seán Collins of Clare during the Munster SFC semi-final at Cusack Park in Ennis. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Kerry pull away from Clare early on to book Munster final slot

Clare 0-12 Kerry 1-15 Kerry are on course for a seventh successive Munster Senior football title as a result of a deserved six-point victory over Cl(...)

Conceived during the crisis, the broadband plan was designed to minimise the up-front cost. Whether that is now the best option to deliver long-term value for money is the question.
Broadband: what you are not being told about the €3bn plan

The Government is battling to win support for its broadband plan – welcomed through much of rural Ireland, but attacked by its own senior officials an(...)

Ireland will have to be turned ‘entirely on its head’ over the next decade to tackle climate change, the secretary general at the Department for Communications, Climate Action, and the Environment has said. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters.
Ireland needs to be turned ‘entirely on its head’ to tackle climate change

Ireland will have to be turned “entirely on its head” over the next decade to tackle climate change, the secretary general at the Department for Commu(...)

Minister for Communications Richard Bruton is to bring his broadband recommendations to Cabinet before the end of the month.
Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’

A final decision on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is expected within weeks after Minister for Communications Richard Bruton confirmed he would bri(...)

Mark Griffin, secretary general of the Department of Communications, said officials now believe they have a final cost for the National Broadband Plan. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Department to provide ‘crystal clear’ figures for broadband plan

State subsidies for plans to offer high-speed broadband to hundreds of thousands of rural homes will be capped to prevent a repetition of the National(...)

National Broadband Plan: Ministers had been warned the cost of the project could reach as much as €3 billion. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
More than €25m spent on National Broadband Plan to date

More than €25m has been spent on the National Broadband Plan to date, the Public Accounts Committee will be told on Thursday. The secretary general o(...)

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton was not in his department during a two-hour sit in during a climate action protest. File photograph: Tom Honan
Climate activists occupy Department of Environment

More than 40 activists occupied the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in Dublin on Friday for almost two hours, and called (...)

Most governments have not outlined how they intend to decarbonise their economies, OECD says. Photograph: iStock
Richer countries need to ‘get serious’ about move to low-carbon economy - OECD

The overwhelming majority of governments including Ireland have not taken necessary action to contain growing risks to the global climate, according t(...)

Monaghan fans celebrate reaching the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Monaghan’s desire overwhelms a listless Galway

Galway 0-8 Monaghan 0-16 Kerry for the holidays then. Fairly bloodless in the end as Monaghan’s desire overwhelmed a listless Galway who will b(...)

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