Ivan Yates is right: podcasts are not the same as broadcasts
There is no logical reason why a podcast episode should be regulated any more than a Substack post
Alan Kelly
Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit
Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering
Ivan Yates praised for agreeing to answer questions about his media training work
The pundit and former politician is due to appear at the Oireachtas Media Committee on Wednesday evening
From Housing for All to Rebuilding Ireland: How did other housing plans perform?
New housing plan has promised the building of tens of thousands of homes
Media regulator, PR experts invited to address Oireachtas committee on transparency issues
Move follows controversy over former minister Ivan Yates providing coaching to Jim Gavin while broadcasting on political matters
TDs back Bill to appoint 21 additional judges
Figures show recruitment of 24 extra members of judiciary by previous government brought significant rise in court sittings
Immigration debate: Dáil hears ‘Ireland of the welcomes’ in danger of being lost forever
Sinn Féin accuses Government of making a ‘mess of system that continues to operate in crisis mode’
The GAA and cocaine: ‘I saw the wildness that got into them after using this drug’
Society’s drug issue poses a different challenge for the GAA than for other sporting bodies because it has always seen itself almost as a secular church
FAI decline to attend Oireachtas hearing without ‘assurances’ around Garda investigation
Former Ireland football manager Eileen Gleeson was also asked to attend Wednesday meeting
Contentious ‘Netflix levy’ on streamers should go ahead, committee says
Committee calls on Coalition to introduce ‘Netflix levy’ despite minister’s stance
Party think-ins have been dominated by one thing, and it’s not policy
With the major parties reconvening for the next Dáil term, the cut and thrust of the presidential race takes centre stage
Ivana Bacik’s Labour Party conclave almost derailed by off-message TD Alan Kelly
Tipperary representative revels in McCarthy Cup manoeuvres at party think-in despite leader’s ire at refusal to back Catherine Connolly’s Áras run
Labour accuses Sinn Féin of ‘dithering’ on approach to presidential election campaign
Party leader Ivana Bacik says conversations with Alan Kelly private after TD indicates reluctance to back Catherine Connolly’s candidacy
Catherine Connolly’s remarks on not trusting ‘US, UK, France’ were in ‘context of Gaza genocide’, she says
Independent TD’s bid for presidency won unanimous backing of People Before Profit party on Sunday
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
Labour’s Alan Kelly tells colleagues of ‘regret’ over radio interview
Tipperary TD addresses ‘elephant in the room’ regarding criticism of party and Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly
Growing expectation in Fianna Fáil of Jim Gavin contesting presidential election
Former Dublin football manager ‘ticks a lot of party’s boxes’ and ‘there is a sense he could win’, say sources
Alan Kelly criticises Labour’s decision to back Catherine Connolly for president
Academic Deirdre Heenan says ‘watch this space’ when asked about presidential ambitions
Garda ‘very unlikely’ to hit target of 5,000 more officers
Gardaí managing complex and serious investigations while ‘relying primarily on manual spreadsheets or paper-based systems’
Miriam Lord’s Dáil end-of-term awards: from cute hoors to rookie errors and good operators
Big Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...
Police ombudsman investigating circumstances of Evan Fitzgerald’s death
Wicklow man (22) took his own life after discharging a firearm in Carlow shopping centre
Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had other weapons, Garda investigation found
Investigators concerned about inability to determine source of items, which may have been from burglary or online
‘Up to 400 post offices could shut’ unless State increases subsidy to keep them running, TDs told
Payments for provision of Government services are too low, says postmasters’ union
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire
TD first to tell Justice Minister gardaí supplied guns to Carlow gunman
Alan Kelly questions why Garda Commissioner did not tell Jim O’Callaghan about ‘major issue’
Virgin Media received ‘nothing’ after requesting €30m from State
Television company chief Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin gave evidence to Oireachtas committee on Wednesday
Potential new names for the Department of Arts: Smacc, Cacs, Scam and – my favourite – DoSac
Rebrand to the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is an artless move that speaks volumes
Undercover gardaí supplied Carlow gunman with firearms and ammunition, Oireachtas hears
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was questioned by politicians about Evan Fitzgerald’s case
RTÉ appearance at Oireachtas committee a drab sequel to firework show of two years ago starring Ryan Tubridy
Ghost of man long gone from station lingers as management faces questions from TDs, senators about fresh controversies
Ryan Tubridy has not repaid RTÉ €150,000 he received for Renault deal, Bakhurst tells media committee
Controversial RTÉ newsroom advert ‘cost less than €100,000’, committee hears
Dismay among RTÉ staffers as broadcaster hires actors to play journalists in ‘make-believe’ ad campaign
For God’s sake don’t tell Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan about this
‘No quick fix’ for autism crisis as teenager’s protest pushes issue to top of political agenda
Cara Darmody’s campaign was sparked by the huge delays in providing assessments of need for children with autisim
Rebellion against ‘outdated’ camogie skorts rule gathering pace
Cork planning to defy regulation and wear shorts in Saturday’s Munster final, with players ready to forfeit the game if instructed to change
Camogie Association’s ‘bananas’ skorts rule an ‘own goal’, says Alan Kelly
Oireachtas sport committee chairman to call in decision makers ‘to deal with issue once and for all’
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