Niall O'Connor
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Explainer: Everything you need to know about the latest pay row to hit gardaí
The country's 45 Garda chief superintendents are today preparing to join their junior counterparts and embark on industrial action, the Irish Independent reports. We look at everything → Read More
Gardaí got key information on Stack killing in 1990
THE family of the only prison officer murdered in the history of the State have expressed their shock after being told historical information relating to the case has only recently been → Read More
Top gardaí take industrial action in the latest pay row to hit force
Senior Garda officers have taken the unprecedented step of industrial action in a move that has caused the public sector pay row to resurface. → Read More
Junior minister lands €13k salary hike for her new press adviser
Fine Gael junior minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor lobbied the Department of Public Expenditure in order to secure a bump up of almost €13,000 in the salary of her new press adviser, the → Read More
Minister lands €13,000 salary hike for her new press adviser
Fine Gael junior minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor lobbied the Department of Public Expenditure in order to secure a bump up of almost €13,000 in the salary of her new press adviser, the → Read More
Sinn Féin TD Ellis breaks ranks on bullying in party
A Sinn Féin TD has criticised his party's leadership for failing to deal with a culture of bullying. → Read More
Explosive dossier lays bare vicious infighting among Sinn Féin factions
Members of Sinn Féin claim they have been subjected to threats and labelled → Read More
Miriam O'Callaghan on top of Fianna Fáil candidate wish list for presidential election
RTÉ broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan and former news anchor Anne Doyle are among the names being proposed by Fianna Fáil councillors as the party's candidate for next year's presidential → Read More
Sinn Féin senator quits party over 'unacceptable behaviour' against him
A Sinn Féin senator has become the latest figure to quit from the party. → Read More
WhatsApp spat shows Fianna Fáil was on edge over Martin's approach to justice controversy
For the Soldiers of Destiny, it was all proving a bit too much. While a small number of Fianna Fáil TDs were gunning for a Christmas election over the weekend, others wanted anything bu → Read More
EU complaints body contacted over MEP Flanagan’s ‘puppy’ remark
THE VICE chairperson of the European Parliament has written to the body tasked with dealing with complaints of harassment after MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan branded a young female worker a → Read More
Councils face losing cash they should have spent on rural projects
Local authorities face the prospect of being stripped of millions of euro of taxpayers' money for the first time because they are failing to spend it on improved services in rural Irela → Read More
Micheál Martin tells Fianna Fail TDs to 'hold fire' on future of Tánaiste
FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called on his TDs and senators to hold fire in relation to the future of Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald. → Read More
Towns and villages to get €4k boost under new Tidy Towns scheme
TOWNS and villages will be provided with special grants of up to €4,000 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Tidy Towns competition. → Read More
Gardaí must hand over all personal emails and notes about McCabe
Garda Headquarters has directed officers of all ranks to scrutinise their personal email accounts, handwritten notes and laptops for any material relating to Garda whistleblower Sergean → Read More
Last-ditch efforts made as rugby bid goes to wire
Lobbying efforts went to the wire ahead of today's announcement of the host country for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. → Read More
How the Taoiseach plans to use Brexit in final bid to salvage Rugby World Cup dream
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has enlisted the support of a network of Ireland's ambassadors as part of the Government's last-ditch effort to land the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Irish Independe → Read More
I won't threaten to use veto: Taoiseach
I won't threaten to use veto: Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is not prepared "at this stage" to threaten to exercise Ireland's veto over the Brexit negotiations due to a lack of progress on the Border issue. → Read More
SF bullying claims lead to party calls for 'urgent review'
Sinn Féin will this week debate a motion calling for an → Read More
Garda bosses clash over approach to whistleblower claims
SENIOR Garda bosses have clashed over the handling of allegations of bullying and harassment by a garda whistleblower who took leave of absence after presenting claims of major criminal → Read More