X executive collars Irish data protection commissioners for chat in Madrid
Sports injury specialist Ray Moran’s vote of confidence in his own knees, Albert Manifold’s planning setbacks, and the IRFU’s home extensions
Bernard Durkan
Vulnerable borrowers subjected to ‘continuous harassment’ by investment funds, Dáil told
Fine Gael TD aware of case where lending representative called to widow until she was ‘forced out of her house’
Deliberations on abortion law reform may speed up, Varadkar signals
Oireachtas committee may now ‘consider legislative changes’ rather than wait to examine independent report
TD calls for inquiry into use of ‘parental alienation’ in family law cases
Fine Gael’s Bernard Durkan says he is contacted ‘weekly’ by mothers losing children in family court disputes after being accused of ‘parental alienation’, which he describes as a ‘pseudo condition’
Plans for ‘safe zones’ to access abortion clinics being worked on
Committee members discussing Bill call for protection of women service users from harassment
‘Parental alienation’: Child abuse, or a pseudoscientific tool to silence domestic violence victims?
It is not recognised as a mental disorder by the WHO, but the concept of ‘PA’ is being used increasingly in custody disputes before the family law courts
‘Political climate change’ of Brexit will go on forever, Varadkar says
Tánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs and Senators that NMH paused helped to reassure people
Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle
Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement
Health service recruitment targets missed by more than half last year
Total of 6,149 whole time equivalents were hired, compared to budget target of 14,700
Staffing increased to deal with backlog of work permit applications
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment was dealing with 10,500 applications at the end of January
Revenue warehouses up to €3.2bn in business tax debt
Donohoe rules out recouping money from EWSS-supported firms that paid dividends
Shops ‘manic’ ahead of ‘must-win’ record Lotto draw
Jackpot worth €19m to be awarded on Saturday having rolled over since June
National Lottery request for ‘must win’ draw put on hold by regulator
Watchdog seeks more information for alternative draw from Lottery operator
‘Hard to overstate the incompetence’: The best business quotes of 2021
The most memorable utterances of the year on bitcoin, climate action and more
Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021
In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky
Pricewatch’s 2021: An expensive year for consumers
Covid, Brexit, rising energy costs and supply chain issues combined to put the squeeze on
Lottery spent over €90m in unclaimed prize money on advertising
Chief executive says sales have risen since start of unprecedented run of rollover jackpots
Streak of Lotto rollovers reaches 50 without jackpot winner
Lottery top prize has been capped at €19m since September with last win in June
Ticket buyers must hope Wednesday’s Lotto draw a case of 48th time lucky
Odds against 47 rollovers 1,500/1 but another more likely than picking the winning numbers
Miriam Lord: Blatherballs Bernard hits the jackpot with Lotto crusade
Calls for balls to be dropped is an entertaining distraction, but not a winning proposal
Politician frets over Lottery’s €19m jackpot rollover . . . the 47th
Taoiseach notes FG TD’s ‘tenacity’ to ensure it could be you – sooner, rather than later
Lotto should be investigated after six months of no winners, Fine Gael TD says
Bernard Durkan speaking after biweekly draw rolled over on 46 separate occasions
Maynooth will be remembered as ‘symbol of absolutely failing housing policy’
Political divisions over institutional funds and State investment
Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nest
A nasty ‘variant’ of Greed-09 has swooped through an entire housing estate in Kildare
Fine Gael and Sinn Féin top list for declared donations last year
Almost all donations to political parties above €1,500 were from elected representatives
Taoiseach faces calls for Level 2 ‘with tweaks’ after lockdown ends
Families need clarity on Covid-19 restrictions ahead of Chrismas, party meetings told
Miriam Lord: Watch out for the pork chop police on the scent of €9 meals
Gardaí now have the power to hunt down a new sub-class of cocktail sausage criminals
Social Democrats co-leader considers run for Ceann Comhairle post
Catherine Murphy weighing up standing for position when Dáil convenes on Thursday
The shape of the 33rd Dáil - gender and age
Less than a quarter of TDs in the 33rd Dail are women and the average age is 48.5
Kildare North results: FG’s Bernard Durkan and FF’s James Lawless take final seats
Durkan elected on sixth count, Lawless deemed elected without reaching quota
Election 2020: Kildare North constituency profile
Local election results suggest Green candidate will make life difficult for FF
Eoghan Murphy criticised by Fine Gael colleague at party meeting
Bernard Durkan said housing issues would pose a problem in the general election
Miriam Lord: Barefaced cheek as Fianna Fáil chases make-up bills
Election fever simmers as politicians begin stockpiling ammunition – against each other
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