Brian Mahon

5 days ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Thousands of new homes in the capital are at risk as Irish Water does not have the capacity to connect them to the public supply without tens of billions in investment, Extra.ie can reveal.

6 days ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Simon Harris must switch from campaign mode to governing mode, Fine Gael TDs have said, after the party’s worst opinion poll results since 1994. Since the general election, Fine Gael has found itself trailing both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in polling by both the Irish Times and the Business Post. The latest Irish Times poll, published on April 17, put Fine Gael at a 30-year low of 16%, six points behind Fianna Fáil and ten points behind Sinn Féin, once again the country’s most popular party.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Conor McGregor would be ‘widely rejected’ by the Irish public if he ran for the Presidency, the Public Expenditure Minister has said. Last November, Nikita Hand won her claim against McGregor in a civil trial after accusing the professional MMA fighter of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Ms Hand, 35, was awarded damages and costs following a three-week trial in which the jury found him civilly liable for assault.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

The foster father of ‘Grace’ – dubbed ‘Mr X’ – lobbied the then Health Minister, Michael Noonan, to keep her at the home in 1996 when a review had recommended she be taken from the family. Mr X claimed in a letter to Mr Noonan that Grace lived in a ‘happy and secure home’. A review of Grace’s case in 1996 recommended that she be taken away from her foster parents. Today's top videos STORY CONTINUES BELOW Ultimately, it was overturned after an appeal by the foster parents.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Brian Mahon

Environment Minister Darragh O’Brien has criticised Tommy Tiernan for his planning objection to an offshore wind farm in Connemara, saying he is sure ‘most people see the bigger picture’ on climate change. It was reported earlier this week that Mr Tiernan had objected to a proposed € 1.4 billion wind farm off the coast of Carna in Galway.