The Mallow District Court has struck out a case taken by the DPP and the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) against an Independent candidate who refused to make a SIPO return after his candidacy in the last general election. The case taken against Diarmaid Ó Cadhla under the Electoral Laws was “struck out” on […]
Pleads not guilty to murder by reason of insanity.
Ireland has an “astonishing” 32,841 NGOs and, with many being taxpayer-funded to the collective tune of €5.9 billion annually, an Offaly TD has called for a “critical examination” of the sector. Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called on the government to initiate an immediate review into the necessity of non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) […]
Dáil vote will happen “as soon as possible”.
Begun, the wailing and grinding of teeth has, amongst Ireland’s political class. Who the villain is depends on whether you are in Government, or opposition. If you are in Government, the villain is Aer Lingus, as one Limerick Fine Gael TD took to social media yesterday to assert: Devastating decision by @AerLingus to close cabin […]
It is not really the done thing, in Ireland, to criticise Judges. When, in December of 2019, this writer published a piece arguing that it was time to impeach Judge Martin Nolan, and remove him from the bench, legally minded friends warned that the article had gone too far. Judicial discretion and independence, after all, […]
949 councillors are set for a pay hike in July.
Kenny concerned about the badgers around Dalkey.
A Westport-based company will create 150 new technology jobs after raising €8.3 million in a new round of funding. The payroll tech company, Payslip, which was founded by former Taxback CEO Fidelma McGuirk, will provide the new jobs mostly in software engineering, taking the number of staff employed by the firm to almost 200. The news is a […]
A Government Senator has told the Seanad that parts of Cork city are being terrorised by high levels of anti-social behaviour. Senator Jerry Buttimer said today that this has created a situation whereby substantial parts of the city are now no-go areas and that fears are emerging that this will lead to a “summer of […]
Irish Rail could be sued.
Serious allegations were made in the Seanad.