47 h. ago Taoiseach says every effort will be made to bring Robert Pether home as soon as possible

Mr Pether, who is an Australian citizen, has been in prison in Iraq since April 2021, after he was arrested on fraud charges following a contractual dispute involving his employer that arose out of the building of a new Central Bank building in Baghdad in Iraq.

Politics

9 d. ago Minister objected to second term for Arts Council director amid fallout over botched IT project

Governing body taking legal action to try to recoup €4m, Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee told

Politics

9 d. ago Minister did not consent to second term for Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly, PAC told

Department of Arts ‘should have called it out earlier’, Public Accounts Committee told over Arts Council’s €6.7m botched IT system

Politics

1 week ago Watch live updates: Minister did not consent to second term for Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly, PAC told

Department of Arts ‘should have called it out earlier’, Public Acconts Committee told over Arts Council’s €6.7m botched IT system

Politics

1 week ago Watch live updates: Arts Council has begun ‘legal proceedings’ against contractors over botched €6.7m IT project, PAC told

Maureen Kennelly announced intention to resign as director of the Arts Council next month

Politics

1 week ago Watch live updates: Arts Council before Public Accounts Committee on botched €6.7m IT project

Maureen Kennelly announced intention to resign as director of the Arts Council next month

Politics

1 week ago Arts Council boss to be grilled on failed €6.7m IT project before bowing out of role

Maureen Kennelly will tell the committee that the Arts Council has commenced legal proceedings against two contractors.

Economics

1 week ago Art Council director to step down this summer after hearings on €6.7m failed IT project

Maureen Kennelly will appear before a Public Accoounts Committee hearing tomorrow over the botched IT contract.

Events

1 week ago Arts Council director to step down this summer after hearings on €6.7m failed IT project

Maureen Kennelly will appear before a Public Accoounts Committee hearing tomorrow over the botched IT contract.

Events

1 week ago Maureen Kennelly to step down as Arts Council director following PAC hearing on €6.7m IT controversy

Maureen Kennelly to step down as Arts Council director following PAC hearing on €6.7m IT controversy  The Irish Independent

Politics

1 week ago Arts Council director Maureen Kennelly to stand down in wake of botched IT contract

Council is due to appear before Public Accounts Committee on Thursday concerning failed €6.7m project

Politics

1 week ago Almost €3m worth of cannabis destined for Co Clare seized at Shannon Airport

The parcelled drugs had originated from Canada, a Revenue spokesperson said.

Politics

1 week ago Arts Council to allocate 2.2 million euro to 16 festivals across Galway

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM The Arts Council is to support 16 festivals across Galway this year, totaling 2.2 million euro. The grants range from 3,000 euro for Inishbofin Set Dancing & Trad Weekend to just under a million euro for the Galway Arts Festival. The Galway allocation of just over 2.2 […] The post Arts Council to allocate 2.2 million euro to 16 festivals across Galway appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

2 w. ago Galway TD voices support for women who vandalised plane at Shannon Airport

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A Galway TD has voiced her support in the Dáil for several women accused of vandalising an airplane at Shannon Airport. Three women, aged between 20 and 50, breached the perimeter fence of the airport last weekend and threw paint over a Boeing 767. A video relating […] The post Galway TD voices support for women who vandalised plane at Shannon Airport appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

2 w. ago Ireland seeks ‘legal clarity’ over Shannon stopover for US deportation flights

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris says flight did not need diplomatic clearance as it was a civil aircraft

Politics

2 w. ago Republic of Ireland examining report that US deportees flight stopped at Shannon Airport

Republic of Ireland examining report that US deportees flight stopped at Shannon Airport  The Irish News

Transport

2 w. ago Flight carrying ‘barbaric’ deportees from US to Africa stopped at Shannon Airport

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris says he is seeking 'legal clarity' about the flight

Transport

2 w. ago Arts Council employee charged over Shannon Airport protest refused travel to the UK for work

Nell Buckley is one of three women charged with criminal damage of an Omni Air International plane last week.

Society

2 w. ago Woman charged over Shannon Airport protest refused travel to UK for Arts Council

Nell Buckley is one of three women charged with criminal damage of an Omni Air International plane last week.

Transport

2 w. ago Business Today: Shannon pitches for development amid Dublin Airport cap row and how to shop around for a mortgage

Business Today: Shannon pitches for development amid Dublin Airport cap row and how to shop around for a mortgage  The Irish Times

Transport