PAC Chair: CRC case highlights urgent need for charity regulator
John McGuinness was speaking following this evening’s resignation of the entire board of governors of the CRC.
View ArticleUnions to discuss proposed bus privatisation with Oireachtas committee
They will discuss with SIPTU the opening up of 10 per cent of the market to private operators.
View ArticleGarda Commissioner to face tough questioning on penalty points
An Oireachtas committee is attempting to get to the bottom of how and why some motorists had penalty points cancelled.
View ArticleWhistleblowers, charities, Phil Hogan… and everything else happening in...
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View ArticleRoads, railways, the Banking Inquiry… and everything else happening in...
What’s going on over at Kildare Street? Well, you asked…
View ArticleCigarettes, peace, the Docklands… and everything else happening in Leinster...
What’s are the folks on Kildare Street up to today? Well, you asked…
View ArticleMore tensions at the PAC as Shane Ross accused of “insatiable thirst for...
Two PAC members have formally requested that the PAC again consider the issue of releasing a transcript of garda whistleblower’s testimony. Ross was today accused of being more interested in “getting...
View ArticleGovernment accused of “pretending to support” Down syndrome support bill
The Government did not oppose Finian McGrath’s bill but TDs were concerned that it would get slowed down by Oireachtas committees.
View ArticleGSOC prepares to face panel, as commissioner says breach can’t be ruled out
“It would be lovely to be able to say we could be certain one way or the other,” GSOC’s Kieran Fitzgerald said last night.
View ArticleIt’s highly likely there will be a legal challenge to plain tobacco...
The director general of the Law Society said Ireland would be setting a precedent in Europe.
View Article‘My father was a thug and a bully’: Applause for Senator after domestic abuse...
The Fine Gael Senator received a round of applause from colleagues after an emotional contribution to the committee hearing this evening.
View ArticleStorm damage, GSOC, childcare, and everything else happening in Leinster...
What’s going on in Leinster House today? Well, since you asked…
View ArticleCigarette company unveils scary-looking anti plain-pack website
The site — designed in stark yellow, grey and white colouring — sets out the industry’s arguments against James Reilly’s crackdown on tobacco marketing.
View ArticleTeenagers to tell politicians what they think about same-sex marriage… as...
The second-level students will also discuss global and warming employment matters with the politicians.
View ArticleThe Government’s priorities (part 2), IBRC mortgages and taxi regulation
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
View ArticleTDs and Senators to question chief medical officer on Portlaoise baby deaths
Tony Holohan is to appear before the committee this morning. He published a review of the situation last month.
View ArticleMcDonald: ‘Flannery shouldn’t imagine that he can put his head in the sand’
McDonald said that the PAC have written to Flannery twice to attend a meeting and he should accept the invitation.
View ArticleLifesaving jab for children in Northern Ireland – but not the Republic (yet)
Ireland has the highest incidence of Meningitis B disease in Europe.
View ArticleRTE boss to answer questions about The Saturday Night Show for the first time
Director General Noel Curran will field questions about a number of issues before an Oireachtas committee this morning.
View ArticleAngela Kerins and Frank Flannery tell PAC: Sorry, we won’t be turning up...
Shane Ross is not too impressed.
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