Martin Wall

Martin Wall

Public Policy Correspondent

Martin Wall is Public Policy Correspondent of The Irish Times. He is the former Washington Correspondent and Industry Correspondent and has written and broadcast extensively on industrial relations, particularly public-service reform. He has also extensively covered developments in the health service over the past 25 years.

‘Moderation’ in Government spending from this year, budget conference hears

National Economic Dialogue forum used to stress need for restraint and sustainable fiscal management

Budget 2027: Simon Harris signals focus on tax relief and childcare measures

Government eager to avoid criticism of last year’s budget with a key theme of ensuring work pays

Budget 2027: Tax changes for workers and more affordable childcare set to be priorities

National Economic Dialogue event will hear childcare and tax moves central to next budget

Fisheries officer says he was treated as ‘black sheep and leper’ after blowing whistle

Complaint made against Inland Fisheries Ireland assistant inspector within days of disclosure

Witness ‘afraid’ to give evidence due to intimidation by State fisheries agency, WRC told

Inland Fisheries Ireland says there is ‘absolutely no substance whatsoever’ to claims of witness intimidation

Removing private practice in public hospitals under new contracts ‘inadequately monitored’

Rostering of consultants to work Saturdays or evenings via latest arrangements remains low, HSE auditors say

Irish Rail has no confidence contractor can deliver multimillion euro IT project

Company asked why millions continued to be spent on management system despite long existing concerns

Irish Rail wanted to end contract last year for delayed IT project company

TDs to hear from State-owned rail company about €50m write-down on system to manage movement of trains

Hospital employee flagged that €30,000 Aramark payment to CHI could be reviewed by watchdog

PAC to consider emails about payment from company that ran restaurant service at Crumlin

Man arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth more than €100,000 in Cork

Officers uncovered sophisticated cannabis grow house in Ballymakeera

Irish Rail inability to source key train-control system parts heightens ‘risk of disruption’

Just two spare central processing units remain for system that was meant to be replaced in 2024

Retired CIÉ staff set for first pension increase in nearly 18 years ‘in coming weeks’

Over 6,000 former staff to receive pension increases of up to 5% under proposals approved by Ministers

From brain to drain: How was €50m wasted on a planned IT system for Ireland’s rail network?

Oireachtas committees to begin investigations into cost overruns on project once called the ‘brain of the railway’ by a Government Minister

Scrapped €50m Irish Rail IT project could lead to extra costs of up to €800,000 a month

Initial testing has ‘revealed problems’ with latest software delivered by contractor

Lidl claims planning system is being exploited by rival

Supermarket chain wants measures similar to fast-tracking of large infrastructure projects

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