Budget will cost pensioners
Not for the first time in this country, it appears as though eaten bread is soon forgotten
Government Buildings
Doing time: Colm Keena reflects on how he has spent much of his career in lovely buildings
A felicitous aspect of a reporter’s work is the amount of time spent in the rooms and corridors of Ireland’s architectural treasures
Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September
E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government
Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe
Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency
Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting
Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades
Why Prince Albert’s Dublin statue has to go
The Famine Queen’s consort is not held in high esteem here
More than 600 disability issues identified in Leinster House accessibility audit
Security scanner, medical room and fire exit among aspects of Government buildings ‘too narrow’ for wheelchair users
Major Garda security operation, road closures in place for Zelenskiy visit to Dublin
Additional €100m in ‘non-lethal’ military support set to be announced during Ukrainian president’s first official trip to Ireland
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to Ireland
Agenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and Seanad
Garda reinforcements called after anti-immigrant protesters block entrance to Leinster House
Some protesters shouted ‘traitors’ and ‘collaborators’ to staff and visitors entering and leaving complex
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
Plus: tragic fox news, a Rose county by any other name and AK-47 reloads and opens fire
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Inside the pharma industry’s lobbying campaign to water down reforms
Pharma companies ‘disappointed’ in Government’s stance during EU negotiations
In the absence of a new government how is there a Cabinet meeting today and what happens next?
Just as Ministers have continued in office after the Dáil was dissolved, the Constitution specifies that they remain in office until their successors are appointed
Prisoner who made hoax bomb threat calls directed at Government Buildings has jail term extended
Convicted rapist pleaded guilty to two counts of making the threats from Midlands Prison in Portlaoise
Cost breakdown on €1.4m Government Buildings security hut revealed
Cost of metal roof likened to Donald Trump’s hair was €60,000, while pavilion structure cost €283,231
Public faces State bureaucracy designed ‘around everyone but themselves’, Taoiseach says
Simon Harris tells Kennedy Summer School he has low tolerance of bureaucratic reasons for delay or inaction
Man accused of making false bomb threats to Oireachtas and Government Buildings sent forward for trial
Michael Murray (53) accused of making false reports giving rise to safety fears from Midlands Prison in Portlaoise
Security review of State buildings to be carried out after Dublin sites rammed
Man has been arrested on suspicion of crashing into the gates at Áras an Uachtaráin, Custom House and Government Buildings
Man (40s) arrested over ramming of Government buildings known to gardaí for previous offences
Social media posts including death threats were made in the hours before attacks and are being investigated
All is changed, changed utterly: Starmer’s Downing Street reign presents chance to rebuild old ties
Raw politics and national interests will always triumph, but there is a basis for new Labour PM to work well with Ireland and Europe
Green Party leadership pitches: social justice focus versus appeal to rural Ireland
Contenders Roderic O’Gorman and Pippa Hackett have emphasised different priorities for the future of the party
What kind of taoiseach will Simon Harris be? His record gives us some indication
Record from his 13-year Dáil term discloses a pragmatist with orthodox Fine Gael views on the economy
Leo Varadkar resignation: Fine Gael TDs ‘shocked’ and ‘surprised’ by announcement
Unexpected statement by Taoiseach ‘a bolt out of the blue’ for many of party’s elected officials
Two-thirds of political and media advisers recruited by Government are paid more than €100,000
The two most senior advisers earn between €185,000 and €195,000 a year, though both gift part of their salaries back to the State
The people behind the power: Who are Ireland’s political advisers and backroom experts?
A large staff network oversees everything: communication, policy and smooth Coalition relations
‘Political advisers are like poisoners: either famous or good at their job’
A short history of political advisers in Ireland, from the early 1990s to today
Political adviser pay is linked to pay of senior grades in the Civil Service
Most advisers aren’t on highest levels of Civil Service pay and they have none of the job stability of a civil servant
Policing of protests outside Leinster House incurred costs of €209,000 in year to November 22nd
Of 13 protests producing costs for the Garda, 12 took place between September and November
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