Alan Dillon

Who are Ireland’s 23 new junior Ministers?

Ireland’s new Junior Ministers

Wed Jan 29 2025 - 21:01

‘It’s 2025 not 1955’: Just six women appointed Ministers of State while FF’s Robert Troy handed ministerial return

Jerry Buttimer appointed Minister of State with Robert Troy also making a ministerial comeback

Wed Jan 29 2025 - 18:57

Focus now moves to appointment of 23 Junior Ministers

Under the agreement between the two parties Fianna Fáil will have 10 Junior Ministers and Fine Gael will have eight

Sat Jan 25 2025 - 06:00

Housing commencements surge to over 60,000 in 2024

Levels notified mark 84% increase on previous year

Thu Jan 16 2025 - 18:38

Mayo: Alan Dillon (FG)

Fine Gael TD saw his star rise during 33rd Dáil

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 19:07

Mayo constituency candidates list: Addition of extra seat may help Rose Conway-Walsh retain Sinn Féin seat

Election 2024: Retirement of poll-topper Michael Ring leaves at least two openings

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:30

Fine Gael pledges to deliver over 300,000 homes over next six years

Party says it will ensure about 50,000 homes are built each year under €40bn plan

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 11:48

Sinn Féin is unlikely to replicate its 2020 election performance

Even if the party can pivot the overarching political discussion from immigration to housing, the terms of engagement will not be the same as in 2020

Sun Aug 04 2024 - 06:00

Planning regulator will have ‘unchecked power’ under controversial legislation, Seanad hears

Labour Senator warns of ‘fundamental flaw’ as Upper House debates third largest Bill in history of State

Mon Jul 15 2024 - 19:25

Councillors who lose seats or retire after June election in line for increased ‘retirement gratuity’ payments

Level of gratuity will be linked to new higher salary for councillors under Government plans

Thu May 16 2024 - 06:00

Who are the new junior ministers in Simon Harris’s Cabinet?

New roles given to Fine Gael members cover areas including finance, housing, public works and health

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 20:50

RTÉ executives shut exit package door after pantomime horse has bolted

Gasps at Oireachtas media committee hearing as figure of €450,000 for exit package for broadcaster’s former chief financial officer is revealed

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 21:50

Keeping Enoch Burke locked in a cell, wallowing in his martyrdom, serves no one

Burke could potentially find himself spending longer in Mountjoy than some of the killers in his midst. That could not pass for justice

Thu Jan 04 2024 - 14:23

Oireachtas media committee may hold special meeting to discuss RTÉ ‘deficiencies’ in September

Ahead of private meeting of committee, chair Niamh Smyth says there is a disconnect between broadcaster’s board and executive

Tue Aug 22 2023 - 05:00

Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show

Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence

Sat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00

Governance at Inland Fisheries Ireland halfway between ‘Ballymagash and Killinaskully’, committee hears

State body had 16 uninsured vehicles on the road at one time and a court case is pending relating to a crash

Thu Jul 06 2023 - 20:24

Fine Gael members to call for €15 pension increase, mortgage relief and hike in renters’ credit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to come under pressure when Fine Gael politicians lay out Budget 2024 demands

Tue Jun 13 2023 - 20:41

Biden visit: ‘Mr President, say a prayer that Mayo will win Sam Maguire in 2023′

Air Force One landed an hour later into Ireland West Airport on Friday afternoon

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 17:12

Inland Fisheries Ireland subject of significant number of protected disclosures, Eamon Ryan says

Minister for the Environment defends decision to remove remaining three board members of fisheries protection body in February

Tue Mar 07 2023 - 20:48

East Wall protests could be early warning as Coalition fears rise of far right

Locals across the country are complaining that refugees are being housed in large numbers with no consultation

Sat Nov 26 2022 - 05:00

Ministerial reshuffle: Who is in the firing line and who can expect a promotion?

Martin set to get his choice of cabinet posts while botched secondment could have repercussions for Donnelly

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 06:00

Revenue has seen ‘fraudulent behaviour’ under wage subsidy scheme, TDs told

At least €2.8 bn in ‘debt warehouse’ scheme introduced to support businesses

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 17:57

Option for 100% mica redress remains on the table, says Varadkar

FG representatives sought meeting following intensifying pressure from constituents for solution

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 21:01

Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering

Parliamentary party meeting hears support for 100% redress to remedy defective buildings

Wed Sept 22 2021 - 21:52

Dillion unconcerned by Mayo’s new-found status as final favourites

‘Finals bring their own element of chaos. No-one really knows what’s going to pan out’

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 01:00

Ciarán McDonald’s second coming ushers in a new era for Mayo

County luminary is seen as having had a major impact on senior team over past two years

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 06:00

Tánaiste’s leak remains a hot topic in political circles, especially in Fine Gael

Many in the party accept Varadkar’s argument that his actions were in the national interest

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 04:05

Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster House

The lack of recognition for the cleaners of this (very big) building is about to be rectified

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 03:16

David Clarke’s retirement leaves Mayo with a hole to fill

Goalkeeper departs without the ultimate prize but with a reputation as one of the best

Mon Jan 04 2021 - 19:04

Prisons source older game consoles to prevent inmates using internet

Xboxes fall under ‘incentivised regimes policy’, says director general of prison service

Thu Dec 10 2020 - 17:27

Disabled children ‘being left behind again’ by Covid-19 measures

HSE should not be taking staff experienced at assessing children’s needs, ombudsman says

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 19:57

John Maughan and Jack O’Connor get set to go head-to-head again

Alan Dillon looks back on the 2004 All-Ireland final and Mayo’s failure to stop the Kerry juggernaut

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 06:00

Nursing home Fair Deal review ‘paused’ over data protection concerns

Deal established to provide financial support for those in private or public nursing home care

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 15:49

Richard Bruton elected chairman of Fine Gael parliamentary party

Long-serving TD elected unopposed, with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill as vice-chair

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 21:42