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Shane Ross: “I’m not suggesting that whoever is appointed eventually is flawed”, but “everybody in this House knows that those who are going to sit in judgment in such tribunals are political appointees”. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Shane Ross criticises ‘partisan’ tribunal practices

The practice of appointing judges to head commissions of inquiry was questioned in the Dáil on Wednesday. Independent TD Shane Ross asked: “Is (...)

Independent TD Shane Ross: ‘One could have a headquarters with two men and a dog and we can be sure that is what we will have eventually.’ Photograph: Eric Luke
Retention of Aer Lingus HQ ‘token gesture’, says Shane Ross

Independent TD Shane Ross described the retention of the Aer Lingus headquarters in Dublin as “a meaningless, token gesture”. “One could have a(...)

Simon Harris, Minister of State for Finance: he said to vote against the proposed resolution in directors’ remuneration would have been a significant and serious matter and could be perceived as interfering in a commercial entity, damaging Ireland and bank investments. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times
Bank of Ireland directors’ pay cost €2.76m, Simon Harris tells Dail

Bank of Ireland directors’ pay cost a total of €2.76 million last year, Minister of State for Finance Simon Harris told the Dáil.He said the figure wa(...)

Bank of Ireland accounts for just 6% of repossession proceedings last year

Bank of Ireland accounted for just 6 per cent of the court repossession proceedings issued last year, according to the bank’s governor, Archie Kane, (...)

Chairman Richard Pym at the AIB annual general meeting at Ballsbridge, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke
Nibbles and a TV chat show set mark out AIB’s agm

AIB did its best to portray a softer image at its agm in Ballsbridge yesterday. Gone was the politburo-style platform, with board members looking down(...)

An alliance of Independent TDs attending an event in the Bridge Hotel, Tullamore on Saturday
Independents alliance ‘keeping options open’ ahead of election

Independent TDs in a new alliance will not strike any individual deals with political parties in exchange for supporting a government, Dublin Rathdown(...)

Revenue chairman Niall Cody told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday that some 19 Irish resident holders of HSBC Swiss accounts have made settlements so far yielding €4.6 million. Photograph: Sam Boal /Photocall Ireland
Investigation into HSBC Swiss accounts yields €4.6m in settlements

*Revenue had initiated 33 investigations on suspicion of tax evasion relating to HSBC, 27 of which were complete, with six ongoing, the Committee of (...)

There had been an “epidemic of burglaries’’ in Stepaside, south Dublin, since the closure of the local garda station, Independent TD Shane Ross told the Dail.
Dáil told of ‘epidemic’ of burglaries in Stepaside

There has been an “epidemic of burglaries’’ in Stepaside, in south Dublin, since the closure of the local Garda station, Independent TD Shane Ross tol(...)

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett says he is ‘quite confident in predicting that some form of alliance or common platform will be established’. Photograph: Frank Miller
Four new political groupings likely to be formed ahead of next general election

Four new political parties or alliances could be established by the summer in anticipation of a general election occurring earlier than the scheduled(...)

A room at the Marker Hotel where Lucinda Creighton’s press conference is being held. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
Lucinda Creighton expected to launch party in February

Former Fine Gael TD Lucinda Creighton is expected to confirm today the launch of a new political party.According to a source, a low-key announcement i(...)

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