John Brady

Wicklow constituency profile: One of the bear pits of Election 2024 after loss of territory to neighbouring area

Election 2024: Taoiseach Simon Harris will be safe but bringing home a running mate is not assured

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 21:06

State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlements

NTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 11:14

Sinn Féin proposals banning State investment in companies operating in Israeli settlements may be unconstitutional, Minister says

Government privately accused of trying to slow the bill down as bitter row breaks out over procedure

Fri Mar 08 2024 - 06:00

Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy Show

Committee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherence

Sat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00

RTÉ crisis: Nine key moments from this week’s contentious Oireachtas hearings

RTÉ executives push back on assertions made by Tubridy and Kelly; DG says he was surprised to hear former chief financial officer had availed of exit package

Fri Jul 14 2023 - 08:35

Passport Service to boost staff numbers by almost 20% this year

Move follows record number of applications for passports last year, with same number anticipated in 2023

Wed Feb 01 2023 - 18:21

Passport applications more than treble in a month

Numbers increase from 1,400 per day during December to 5,000 in recent days with record number of calls

Tue Jan 31 2023 - 21:52

Over €1m spent on overtime at passport office as ‘record numbers’ produced

Last year average turnaround times for online renewals were 10 working days for adults and 15 for children

Wed Jan 11 2023 - 16:53

More than 400,000 passports issued to date but no backlog, says Coveney

The Passport Service is expecting about 1.4 million applications this year

Wed May 11 2022 - 11:12

Simon Coveney ‘anxious’ to reopen Irish embassy in Kyiv

Facility will open again once security issues assessed and resolved, says Minister

Tue May 10 2022 - 22:25

Ireland must respond to world’s ‘unstable security environment’, Coveney says

Committee considers legislation to allow military police take and use DNA samples

Tue Apr 12 2022 - 14:07

‘They need money’: Irish politicians call for support for Moldova’s refugee crisis

Oireachtas visitors fear for strain at border with Ukraine if Russian advances westwards

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 17:41

Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugees

Delegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian services

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 11:40

‘Realistic, achievable, necessary’: Mary Lou McDonald pushes EU to back Irish reunification

‘Final days of partition’ are here, argues Sinn Féin newsletter sent to diplomats

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 04:55

Ryanair refugee price hike claims are ‘completely false’, says O’Leary

Airline chief executive says ‘there are loads of cheap flights’ from Poland

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 17:32

Former Inter Milan defender Ryan Nolan signs for Northampton Town

Irish player (23) signs contract with League Two outfit after spell at Getafe in Spain

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 21:12

Grim diplomatic dance on Ukraine reaches its end with Russian invasion

Inside Politics: Widespread condemnation of Russian aggression in Dáil exchanges

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 07:50

Howlin says Irish reliance on other nations is ‘not being neutral’

Report warns of growing risk of Ireland’s land, sea and air being used by hostile powers

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 19:39

Ukraine crisis: Russian ambassador asked to come before Oireachtas committee

Charlie Flanagan wants to ask Yury Filatov about meeting with Defence Forces Chief of Staff

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 15:18

Ukraine-linked sanctions may threaten Ireland's energy security - Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs says Europe could be facing first land war in decades

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 04:45

Coveney spoke to DFA staff for 10 minutes on night of controversial celebration

Minister says he did not see breach of Covid rules shown in photograph from earlier that evening

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 15:07

Ethiopia could fracture amid ‘famine-like conditions’, Coveney says

Minister unsure if it will be possible to visit Addis Ababa in two weeks

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 22:12

Róisín Shortall to seek referendum to end presidential oath to ‘almighty God’

Social Democrats co-leader to table Bill on the matter after European ruling

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 16:42

Up to 1.7m Irish passport applications expected next year – Coveney

Minister says Passport Service staff will effectively double by January

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 13:06

Facebook should face questions from TDs on ethnic violence, says Sinn Féin TD

Whistle-blower Frances Haugen alleges company is ‘fanning the flames of violence’

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 15:03

Backlog in passport system focus of constituents’ complaints, TDs tell Simon Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs acknowledges disruption but defends system against criticism

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 18:35

Man fatally shot friend believing him to be intruder, inquest told

Inquest hears 85-year-old fired shotgun twice through door of his Mayo home

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 20:44

SF calls on Taoiseach to hold Ministers to account for envoy role ‘cronyism’

TD says ‘all options on table’ surrounding Coveney’s involvement in Zappone row

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 16:44

Zappone ‘given free reign’ over envoy job, says Opposition

Reaction: Documents show Katherine Zappone ‘seriously lobbied’ three FG members

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 21:59

Hammerson regeneration scheme ‘long overdue’, says Fáilte Ireland

JLL reports puts economic value of the Dublin 1 scheme at €1bn

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 19:25

Reserve members of Defence Forces to be allowed to serve overseas for first time

Minister removes restriction as membership down 60 per cent on 4,000 target

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 22:35

Defence Forces entering ‘irreversible decline’ due to personnel crisis

Committee hears cadets planning their exits immediately after joining

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 16:12

Wicklow County Council fails to acquire access to land leading to popular beach

Magheramore beach site sells for €700,000 at three times the asking price

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 17:56

Minister to visit war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia next month

Coveney highlights use of starvation, rape as weapons of war in seven month-old conflict

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 21:38