Fionnan Sheahan
Editor at Irish Independent
Ireland Editor, Irish Independent, Mediahuis Ireland. https://t.co/lzQ0ToAt2Q Opinions expressed personal
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Fionnan Sheahan
Fionnán Sheahan: Meddling with Rent Pressure Zones is a classic case of ‘Trust us. We’re the Government’. Sorry, we just don’t believe you any moreFormer US president Ronald Reagan (above in 1984) abhorred state involvement in the economy. Photo: Wally McNamee/GettyRonald Reagan’s folksy way of expressing his doctrine sure does spring to mind when considering the plight of renters in the current housing crisis.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Fionnan Sheahan
Former chief medical officer to marry his partner, Ciara CroninFive years ago today, Ireland marked 100 days since the first case of Covid-19 here. After three months of restrictions, the government announced an acceleration of the easing of social distancing – against the advice of the chief medical officer (CMO). Dr Tony Holohan cautioned against a plan to allow people to travel throughout the country, instead insisting on a 20km limit from their homes.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Fionnan Sheahan
Credit cards, gift vouchers, contractor payments, annual accounts delays and audit concerns at charity were asked about before a full investigation was launchedWhen the board and managers of Vision Ireland sat down at an emergency meeting, the financial crisis was the only item on the agenda. Payroll and direct debits were due the following week, according to the new chief financial officer Donal Lawlor, attending his first meeting in April last year.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Fionnan Sheahan
RTÉ ad for Truth Matters campaign was filmed in Bulgaria using local actors and crewPromo was produced in Europe because ‘threats of misinformation are global’, say Montrose bossesA scene from the RTÉ ad as part of the Truth Matters campaign, which was shot in BulgariaRTÉ has previously shot an ad in Bulgaria with local actors and crew as part of an advertising campaign to promote its journalism, it has emerged.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Fionnan Sheahan
Deal reached for 800 homes at Leopardstown Racecourse – after Taoiseach Micheál Martin hauls in sides to sort it outThree state bodies brought into Government Buildings to resolve dispute over publicly owned siteLand at Leopardstown in Dublin to go to State house-building body after three-year delayLeopardstown Racecourse. Stock image.
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‘We don’t need a housing tsar’…yet the Taoiseach has to call a meeting to get prime publicly-owned land, zoned residential and with public transport links, handed from one taxpayer funded State agency to another State agency to build houses #housingcrisis https://t.co/G0FFqsFdBR