Election 2024: Michael McNamara would have been a shoo-in in the Clare constituency but it looks as though he has decided to remain in Europe
Continuous presence in Dáil and ability to reach highest levels of power counter Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary’s claim he could not rely on them to ‘get things done’
Bord Pleanála refused permission to Cathal Crowe after finding his need to live in the local area ‘can be met by property and land in his ownership’
State’s air traffic control agency among those objecting
Councillors rezoned lands around Broadford and Cooraclare in anticipation of both villages getting water treatment plants which have not yet been approved
Sean Kilkenny (48) of Scarriff appeared in court in Ennis on Tuesday
Government cannot deal with this issue in isolation while national pay talks are taking place, Michael McGrath tells party colleagues
Unlike most occupations, the question of whether politics is worth the downside is not just about the individual, but the whole family. Is it worth the in-your-face threats and protests on the doorstep?
Radio: Newstalk hosts take contrasting approaches but both strive to hear different voices
Flag-bearers were wearing flute band uniforms, SF spokesman insists after TD accuses them of wearing black paramilitary uniforms
Ministers can’t be ‘going around in rickshaws’, Fianna Fáil TD tells Dáil
Migrants’ rights organisation Doras calls for co-ordinated action from Government
Health service chief Stephen Mulvany rejects ‘failure of leadership’ claims over trolley crisis
Heating system expected to dip below -4 at Knockalisheen, Co Clare, on Sunday night
A mortifying rush by politicians to proclaim their inclusion on Russia’s blacklist and a game of Where’s Micheál were among this week’s political highs and lows
Events in whacko Westminster cause a run on the markets, while best leaky Leinster House can manage is a run on buckets
Party struggles with lack of a clear identity as well as having no obvious challenger for the leadership
Operator to present plans to remove bottlenecks after Dáil committee’s visit to airport
Ireland’s Future, a civic nationalist group seeking a Border poll, is growing in ambition
Chief says issue is ‘front and centre’ as many workers prepare to return to the office
Watt and Reid criticised over email on delaying implementation of regional health areas
People refusing to wear mask on trains giving ‘two fingers’ to society, says TD in Dáil debate
Issues which led to Doolin Coast Guard being stood down replicated across country, TDs say
National Development Plan, to be published on Monday, will include more than 50 projects with a price tag of more than €100m
Radio: RTÉ host does a good line in disdain when proceedings threaten to get too cosy
Decades of ‘indoctrinating’ against force will not be undone easily, conference told
TDs cast doubt on whether Micheál Martin will lead party into next general election
Party TDs express disappointment at slowness of report and poor byelection showing
Minister expects additional applications as deadline extended for up to a year
Shannon Group transferring its tourism arm to local authorities following Covid-19 losses
Merchant service providers seeking bonds of up to 30% of projected turnover as safety net
Lynne Embleton will be questioned about airport closure and collapse of Stobart Air
Process expected to be completed early next month with contract to run into early 2022
Routes which may not be profitable for three years vital to recovery, says FF Senator
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