Can Jim O’Callaghan live up to his brand as the law and order politician?
In Justice, political ambition quickly collides with political reality
Arts Council review to include role of auditors and accountability of board
Prof Niamh Brennan will lead the review, while a parallel review will be conducted of the Department of Arts and Culture itself
Payment for accommodating Ukraine refugees set to be cut
Minister seeks review of provisions for excluding people convicted of non-political crimes from being granted refugee status
Sinn Féin will not attend White House’s St Patrick’s Day event
Mary Lou McDonald said she could not visit while there was a threat of mass expulsion hanging over the Palestinian people
US-Ukraine ties sour as leaders trade ‘dictator’ and ‘disinformation’ barbs
Trump aims barrage of falsehoods at Kyiv after criticism of US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia
Ireland would consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine in event of ceasefire, Taoiseach indicates
US president suggested Ukraine was to blame for Russian invasion
Omagh bomb inquiry: Government expected to sign memorandum on disclosure of potentially relevant material
Inquiry chair says hearing evidence from survivors and bereaved people has been a ‘humbling experience’
Planning rules for cabins and modular homes in back gardens set to be relaxed
Extensions up to 40m2 to a home can be built without planning permission whereas habitable structures of this size must have approval if not attached to the home itself
Possible tax breaks for property development not discussed at ministerial meeting on housing
Government preparing to agree additional €450 million in capital funding for housing sector
Fianna Fáil interventions on housing prompt puzzlement in Fine Gael
Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hear
Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy
Arts Council may need €1.5m more to replace grants system after €5.3m failure
New grant system was part of original scope of upgrade
Arts Council’s €5.3m IT loss: the questions left to be answered, and who knew what and when
Unclear when the then minister for arts Catherine Martin was informed of scale of issue
Three companies that shared €4.8m from Arts Council for abandoned IT project named
Three firms who received bulk of €5.3m spent on scrapped IT system named as Codec, Ergo and Expleo
Botched IT project has many markers of bike shed and RTÉ saga
It’s convenient responsibility for Arts Council was with Green Party - the controversy may even galvanise Coalition a bit