Government

Irish universities take millions of euro from big business. Are they too close for comfort?

Many higher education institutions now rely on industry-sponsored professorships, research centres and scholarships to plug State funding gaps

Housing crisis: Proposals to boost LDA’s remit under consideration to boost housing output

Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects

Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?

The Government faces a big challenge with trade and the economy, but the bigger fears are around chronic problems – most acutely, in housing

Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind

Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers

RTÉ’s €62m redundancy plan subject to annual targets

Government has approved €15m for this year to finance voluntary redundancy programme, which is now open

Approval of RTÉ redundancy offer still leaves station facing bigger challenges

RTÉ faces issues of ageing audience for its linear video and audio services, and mass defection to streaming and social-media platforms by younger viewers

Rowback is not a policy when clean tech is the only game in town

As geopolitical turmoil reshapes global priorities, climate action is taking a backseat. From corporate rollbacks to political U-turns, a once-urgent transition to clean energy faces fresh obstacles. But in a world increasingly dependent on fossil fuels, delays will only drive up costs—both economic and environmental.

Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says

UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide

IBRC liquidators hand €360m over to State as wind-up nears end

Legislation going through Oireachtas aimed at rolling Irish Bank Resolution Corporation into Nama before combined entity wound up

Offshore wind farms at risk of legal challenges due to flawed developer-led policy, environmentalists warn

Setting aside of ecosystem-based marine planning in Ireland has created a ‘mess’, says Blue Ireland

Miriam Lord’s Easter awards: Best Varadkar tribute act, Jemser balance respected and outstanding Dáil dust-up

From the Burke family to Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry, here are the winners of Miriam Lord's Easter awards

Urgent action needed to ‘clear fog’ and progress transition to clean energy 

The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition

Irish Times poll: Housing is main concern for all population groups

Government can take little comfort in how the electorate regards its performance on housing

Irish Times poll shows 82% of voters are ‘worried’ about economic future after Trump re-election

Following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, 82 per cent of those polled said they were ‘more worried’ about the future

Major office block developer complained to Government about work-from-home strategies

Clancourt told Minister for Finance Jack Chambers employers had complained about ‘significant’ cost of amenities to get staff back to office

Final report into ‘Grace’ abuse allegations due to be published on Tuesday

Darragh O’Brien to bring forward delayed climate action plan for this year including retrofitting allocation of almost €550m

Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU

Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’

Ireland joins naval intelligence network amid increase in Russian ships in Irish-controlled waters

Simon Harris orders officials to speed up planned purchases of radar and sonar technology due to threat of Russian naval vessels in Irish-controlled waters

Government facing crisis filling Garda Commissioner job amid ‘entrenched’ dispute

Senior officers have no plans to apply to replace Drew Harris due to concerns about pension tax liability of an estimated €500,000

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