Niall Collins

Martin accuses website The Ditch of distortion and creating a toxic atmosphere online

Micheál Martin’s rant in the Dáil was the first point of discussion on the podcast’s round-up this week

Fianna Fáil TD told Dáil ‘no law was broken’ over 2008 property purchase from Limerick County Council

Minister of State says that in hindsight it would have been better if he had not participated in a local area committee meeting

The compelling action came when the Tánaiste got stuck into The Ditch

Minister of State for Skills and Further Education was defending role in wife’s purchase of property from Limerick County Council in 2008

Micheál Martin claims news site is not an ‘independent media platform at all’ and questions who is funding it

The TD is the scion of a Limerick political dynasty and has consistently polled well, even at party low points

Opposition TDs have been calling for statement to include a questions and answers session

Opposition TDs say they will not tolerate another statement in the tumbleweed hours

Coalition leaders criticise but ultimately back junior minister as opposition TDs say law was breached

Site in Patrickswell was sold by council to Mr Collins’s wife, Dr Eimear O’Connor

Junior minister says he was not on council when land was sold, so had no ‘pecuniary or beneficial interest’ in property at time

Fianna Fáil Minister of State breaks silence to address claims over property transaction 15 years ago

Junior minister responds to series of stories published by The Ditch website about his wife’s purchase of a property in Limerick

Energy company reveals likely carbon emissions impact of flights by Irish Ministers

Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins argues planning permission was properly granted

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

unior minister does not address issue of residence at time of application in personal statement to Dáil

Minister of State fails to address key question in statement to Dáil

Limerick TD addresses Dáil over allegations on The Ditch website

Junior minister said to be taking time to review documents before making statement

Minister of State has denied allegations made by online site The Ditch pertaining to application

Decision to address Dáil follows allegations on The Ditch website relating to Patrickswell house

Minister for State says site is owned by his wife who is a ‘private citizen’

Video footage of aftermath showed several destroyed cars and what appeared to be a number of machetes left on road nearby

US multinational investing €35m in the operation in Castletroy

Firearm was discharged by an Irish Army soldier at Portlaoise prison 34 years ago

Fianna Fáil was hoping no one would mention the War of the Buttons two years later

Comment about student accommodation not a resigning matter, says Minister of State

Calls for Erasmus-style programme to boost access to education on both sides of Border

Third-level institution established from merger of Limerick IT and Athlone IT

Lack of identity emerges as one of the most worrying issues for party to deal with

Minister confident third level students will be ‘mainly on-site’ this academic year

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue calls on internal Fianna Fáil critics to ‘cop on’

Interval between doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be reduced on a phased basis

Allowing J&J for over 50s, along with change in AstraZeneca guidelines, to accelerate vaccinations

Growing pressure from within Government to ease Covid curbs on travel around country

Five-year strategy aims to boost ‘earn and learn’ options in green skills, software, finance

Micheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccination