Taoiseach says Ryan Tubridy ‘welcome’ to try politics after broadcaster said he ‘dreams’ of it
TAOISEACH MICHEÁL MARTIN has said that Ryan Tubridy would be ‘very welcome’ to enter politics, after the former…
No link between healthcare staff recruitment and hospital performance, says Minister – The Irish Times
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has claimed there is no real link between healthcare staff recruitment and…
Spinal surgeon who said he would not practise medicine in Ireland now working in US – The Irish Times
The paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the centre of concerns arising from children’s spinal surgeries is now working in…
Triple lock Bill passes Dáil vote amid Opposition anger over curtailed debate – The Irish Times
The Government has won a Dáil vote on legislation to remove the triple lock, a change that would…
New battery-electric trains due to arrive next year in bid to relieve overcrowding on services – The Irish Times
Capacity issues on the Republic’s railway lines will not ease before the arrival of the first order of…
Health service spent €250m more on ‘higher-cost’ agency staff than budgeted for – The Irish Times
The health service spent more than €250 million on higher-cost temporary staff provided through agencies than the amount…
Jack Chambers ‘hopeful’ of ‘way forward’ to prevent further public sector strike – The Irish Times
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said he is “hopeful” it may be possible to “find a…
Where’s the protest gone? No rows, no riots, and not even a ‘hup ya boy ya’
Lise Hand AT LONG LAST it was upon us. Budget Day arrived amid a fanfare of sad trombones,…
Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’ – The Irish Times
A proposed €7.50 rise in the State pension would be a “paltry increase which doesn’t even keep pace…
‘Nikita Hand should be the national treasure. Not him’: A rare moment of Dáil unity – The Irish Times
For a brief moment in the Dáil on Wednesday, both Government and Opposition benches appeared at one on…
Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill – The Irish Times
An 89-year-old woman paid €860 for less than half a tank of home heating oil, equivalent to three…
Irish politicians under attack: ‘We have cut hedges down, put in gates and put in CCTV’ – The Irish Times
“You dirty little scumbag, ya,” the gruff yet eerily calm voice says. “You’ll see what’s coming to you.…