These Irish State agencies use password software with deep links to a Russian tech firm
Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Imma warns it will not be able to fund pensions this year
Allocation of €321,000 sought in Budget 2026 to cover costs but only €45,000 granted, says museum
‘It would leave me open to identity theft’: Artists express fears over new rules for basic income grant
PPS numbers of recipients for arts income scheme will be publicly available under new EU rules
Inside Ireland’s chess boom: The ‘national phenomenon’ that is still not recognised as a sport
As the chess boom takes hold, getting official recognition as a sport will unlock funding, says the Irish Chess Union
Dublin’s Dead Zoo is home to the funniest exhibit of all time. Please let it return soon
We’ve been here before: the seemingly wild cost of refurbishment and the fact that, after nearly two years of closure and an expenditure of over €3.3m, main construction has yet to begin
New broadband infrastructure proposal could add €390m to housing costs, Siro warns
Incoming European regulations will shift the obligation to build internet cables for new residential schemes from service providers on to developers
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in education
Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
Ireland appears to be running out of patience with social media firms
Meta is accused of using ‘dark patterns’ to exploit users, a deceptive design that stops users opting out of social media feeds curated by algorithms
Cork man Morgan McSweeney perplexes Westminster as he finally speaks
Plus: high tempers in the art scene, the world’s quietest communications firm, and Michael D Higgins’s gift to the nation
Basic Income for the Arts: how accessible is it for artists with disabilities?
As a new round of the scheme opened last week, some artists say they are afraid to apply in case they lose disability allowance
Patrick O’Donovan is no Viktor Orbán, but he does have role to play in nation’s media
Intervention in fuel protests coverage highlights uneasy relationship between State and news outlets
Why not everyone is happy with Ireland’s guaranteed income for artists scheme
In the News podcast: After successful three-year pilot, a permanent BIA scheme is being rolled out
Fairness of basic income for arts scheme under scrutiny as new funding round opens
Artists unsuccessful in previous funding express frustration at nature of scheme and monitoring of recipients’ output
Basic income for arts scheme ‘causing segregation’ and open to abuse, officials told
One artist says housemate is availing of the scheme even though they do ‘not appear to be actively engaged in any creative practice’
Cancellation of Israeli charity fundraiser ‘an act of anti-Semitic censorship’, Shatter says
National Concert Hall accepted, revoked, reinstated and then cancelled booking by Irish branch of Magen David Adom, former minister says
National Concert Hall embroiled in row over Alan Shatter fundraiser for Israeli charity
Event set to proceed, but only after NCH board talks and discussions with Irish diplomats and the Department of Culture
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