Four takeaways from spending watchdog report
Comptroller and Auditor General review suggests thousands who claimed pandemic payment were actually employed
Department Of Social Welfare
As it happened: Budget 2024 fallout sees sharp exchanges in the Dáil
Sinn Féin leader says Donnelly was ‘thrown under the bus’ while Taoiseach accuses SF of being ‘seriously high tax’ party
Christmas ‘treats’ in budget will not improve lives of poorest households, say advocacy groups
Budget 2024: Despite swathe of one-off lump sum payments, there is disappointment at just €12 increase in core social welfare and €4 rise in qualified child payment
Social welfare rates raised by €12 a week in budget, with one-offs for fuel and ‘Christmas bonus’
Budget 2024: Every PAYE worker to see their PRSI contributions increase from next year
Varadkar could yet leave a mark of decency and justice. Here’s how
On October 10th, Michael McGrath could stand up in the Dáil and release 40,000 Irish children from the prison of poverty
NCT good, RTÉ bad: The best and worst customer service from the public sector
Pricewatch: Whether it’s the Passport Office, the NCT or the HSE, everyone has their own story
The beauty of Busáras: It was built at a time when public architecture mattered
Eoin Ó Broin believes Dubliners don’t value Busáras as much as they might
Judge throws out TikTok star’s damages claim over bus injury
Court hears claims Sean McMillan defrauded Department of Social Welfare out of €35,000
‘Strategic genius’ and Brexit player: Who is Ireland’s next ambassador to London?
Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations
Political couple’s Dalkey apartment with island views for €895,000
Built in 2000, this spacious south Co Dublin two-bed could be an ideal home for downsizers
Digital Covid cert system not responsible for ‘mangling’ Irish names, Minister says
System was tested with fadas and other characters before rollout, Ossian Smyth says
Scam calls: from threats of arrest to scamming the scammers – here are your stories
‘I get calls from Cuba or North Macedonia. Strange as it happened within 10 days of HSE hack’
Thousands of workers misclassified as self-employed by State, committee told
All couriers considered self-employed due to test case decision in 1995, PAC hears
I’m in my 40s and thinking of college next year. Should I apply now?
CAO applicants required to submit extra paperwork should start preparing now
‘I might be crazy’: The people who set up new businesses during Covid
In an already chaotic year, these hardy souls started new businesses amid a pandemic
More than 30,000 passport applications to be processed
Passport office drastically curtailed services as staff diverted to pandemic tasks
Coronavirus: Ireland is at a ‘delicate and critical point’
High level of compliance with travel restrictions over weekend - official
Economy could go into recession if crisis not brought ‘under control quickly’
Davy Stockbrokers warns Irish economy could shrink in 2020 if outbreak is prolonged
Exceptional needs payments soar by close to 70%
Focus Ireland says increase in figures shows how tough things are getting for some people
Regulator issues enforcement notice on public services card project
Move is likely to be the first salvo in a lengthy legal battle between the Data Protection Commissioner and Regina Doherty’s department
True Christianity means speaking out against populism and extremism
Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer died 75 years ago resisting Nazi Germany
Pay for tens of thousands delayed after Ulster Bank glitch
Bank says the issue has been resolved and apologises to customers that were affected
Public Services Card debacle headed for legal slapdown at our expense
Ireland has been here before, and it seems the State took nothing from the lesson
State will not learn from Public Services Card fiasco
Net Results: Apart from data abuse, card cost €60m but detected just €2m in welfare fraud
Data commissioner’s ruling lifts the veil from Public Services Card
The PSC has divided opinion, but Helen Dixon’s decision is clear: it breaches privacy
Irish man handed over to UK authorities over fine for tax evasion
Daniel O’Connell owes €13 million including interest on original bill for £6.3 million
Ugly, dated Dublin: Learning to love our concrete jungle
Ellen Rowley is rediscovering the beauty of some of the city’s once-disliked buildings
Former social worker acquitted of nine counts of deception
State had alleged defendant collected children’s allowance from birth mother
Former Ceann Comhairle Séamus Pattison dies aged 81
Labour leader pays tribute to ‘great friend and colleague’
Payments to landlords surge as social housing scheme rolled out
Dublin accounts for highest payouts as State rental subsidy costs €142 million in 2017
Tender for childcare IT system ‘runs to 1,000 pages’
Minister says firms must administer affordable childcare scheme until September 2019
Man who claimed dead mother’s pension for 16 years jailed
Brian Bobey (64) admitted stealing almost €160,000 between 1997 and 2013
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