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Louise Burne

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Political Correspondent at Irish Mirror

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  • Catherine Martin knew of €6.5m Arts Council IT fiasco months before controversy broke

    1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Louise Burne

    Media briefing notes on the botched Arts Council IT system were prepared for former minister Catherine Martin six months before the controversy came to light, the Irish Mirror can reveal. This is despite the fact she never told then-Taoiseach Simon Harris and then-Tánaiste Micheál Martin about the controversy that saw nearly €7m spent on a now-abandoned grants application system.

  • Number of people seeking asylum in Ireland down 40% in a year

    1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Louise Burne

    The number of asylum applications received in the first three months of the year has dropped by 41 per cent. New figures released by the International Protection Office (IPO) showed that some 847 applications for International Protection were received in March. This is down from 1,821 applications in March 2024. The number of applications has been decreasing in recent months following a sharp rise in the number of people seeking asylum.

  • 'Vital weekend' ahead for tariff negotiations as Harris downplays tech concerns

    1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Louise Burne

    This weekend will be “vital” for tariff negotiations with the US and there “isn’t an hour to lose”, Tánaiste Simon Harris has warned. He made the comments as Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers raised concerns that the ongoing “tit-for-tat” trade war between China and the US could impact Ireland if “things continue to escalate”. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic will travel to Washington DC this weekend to hold talks with US officials and “try and sign deals”.

  • Government to examine rolling out hot school meals to secondary schools after nutritional review

    1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Louise Burne

    The Government will examine the possibility of rolling out the hot school meal programme to secondary schools once a nutritional evaluation of the scheme is complete. As reported by the Irish Mirror on Friday, there will be a crackdown on the programme, which provides hot lunches to primary school children, following concerns about the poor quality and unhealthiness of some of the meals.

  • Government to crackdown on chicken goujons and chips in school meals amid health concerns

    1 week ago | irishmirror.ie | Louise Burne

    The Government is set to crack down on chicken goujons and other unhealthy foods being regularly provided in primary school children’s hot school meals. It follows concerns from parents and teachers over recent months that primary school children were being provided with foods that could lead to them putting on weight.

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Louise Burne
Louise Burne @louiseburne_
11 Apr 25

The @IrishMirror has obtained a copy of the letter Rosie O'Donnell sent to Taoiseach Micheál Martin after he was dragged into her spat with US President Donald Trump in the White House last month https://t.co/ds0PWRqmdm

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Louise Burne @louiseburne_
10 Apr 25

Barry Heneghan responds to Taoiseach suggestion that 'there is no Heneghan deal' @IrishMirror https://t.co/RWQc8oYdSG

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Louise Burne @louiseburne_
9 Apr 25

RT @IrishMirror: In her sworn affidavit submitted to the court, Niamh Farrell denied she is the so-called "GAA Catfish" whose alleged behav…