What can be done to improve access to finance for SMEs?
That’s one of the questions being asked in the Dáil today.
View ArticleUN committee meets in Dublin to plan Eradication of Poverty day
The day has been observed for just over two decades now, starting in 1993 and has been held every year.
View ArticleTDs decide not to put Peter Mathews on the banking inquiry
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that the Irish people “suffered great hardship” because of the bank guarantee as the Dáil debated a motion to establish an inquiry.
View ArticleAustralian politician smuggles ‘pipe bomb’ into parliament buildings
Senator Bill Heffernan was making a point about lax security.
View ArticleSusan O’Keeffe would have got a better reaction ‘if she said she was hungover’
The senator’s reason for missing a crucial vote on selection of members for the banking inquiry committee was criticised by some this week.
View ArticleDonnelly will rejoin banking inquiry if additional Senators step back
The government attempted to regain a majority by adding two more Senators to the inquiry – a move which the independent TD said “crossed a line”.
View ArticleBanking inquiry committee to meet again today (in private)
They said they will be discussing the scope of the inquiry, the risks associated with it and the time scale.
View ArticleHSE chief explains why 67 employees do not have to comply with public pay policy
Staff who signed contracts for a higher rate of pay can’t be made accept less money while those deals remain in place, the HSE told TDs today.
View ArticleUN: Ireland must take action to decriminalise abortion
The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill comes in for particular criticism from the UN Human Rights Committee.
View ArticleIt’s the last thing he needs, but Phil Hogan’s just been landed with ANOTHER...
The former minister had the biggest job interview of his life this week, as he bids to become Agriculture Commissioner. But the issue of Irish Water just won’t go away, it seems.
View ArticleThere’s a “real risk” that the Banking Inquiry could collapse
An early General Election or lengthy court proceedings could scupper the work of the inquiry entirely, Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath is warning.
View ArticleThis wasteland of debris and syringes was transformed into a blooming garden
The power of teamwork.
View Article4 points for a goal, 2 refs and scrapping provinces – what the Hurling 2020...
Here’s seven proposals that the committee opted not to recommend.
View Article“If you manage to get here in strong mental health, this system will sap your...
A TD who is visiting direct provision centres said if Irish people were treated like this anywhere in the world – there would be delegations demanding change.
View ArticleBig Tobacco is threatening James Reilly but plain packs ‘will be in shops by...
Minister James Reilly said he “must drive forward” the legislation.
View ArticleSeán FitzPatrick and David Drumm have been asked to come before banking...
While the banking inquiry has powers to compel witnesses, that power does not extend beyond this jurisdiction.
View ArticleThe company that ran Clerys has been officially wound up
The High Court officially ordered that OCS Operations Ltd be wound up today with no opposition to the application.
View Article‘Nobody wanted Billy to leave’ IABA tells Oireachtas committee
The boxing chiefs were answering questions about the Billy Walsh saga today.
View ArticleAfter months of controversy, the banking inquiry signs off on final report
The inquiry members met today to discuss submissions from witnesses who gave evidence at hearings earlier in the year.
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