Mary Regan
Political Editor at Irish Independent
Political Editor at The Sunday Independent
Political Editor - Irish Independent and Sunday Independent.
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5 days ago |
independent.ie | Mary Regan
Revealed: Areas with highest numbers of dangerous, drunk and drug drivers caught by gardaíThere has been an overall rise in motorists guilty of driving offences across the countryDrink-driving (Philip Toscano/PA)There has been a rise in motorists found guilty of driving offences across the country to almost 16,000 last year, or around 50 convictions every day. Despite high-profile campaigns, drink driving and drug driving cases are only slightly down.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Mary Regan
Mary Regan: The Shane O’Farrell apology was all down to an Irish mother whose grit and determination delivered justiceShane O'Farrell's family left with ‘unanswered questions’ after minister’s apologyThere are some rare moments in politics where things make sense. Tuesday evening in the Dáil was one such time, with a low-key yet moving debate that cut to the heart of the dysfunction that exists in the State’s interactions with its citizens.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Conor Feehan |Mary Regan
Department secretary general Graham Doyle told a property industry conference that “we don’t need a tsar” when people in attendance were asked to vote on a web app if Ireland needed such a role. “I voted no,” he told the conference, as it explored the proposed new Housing Activation Office proposed by government.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Mary Regan
Mary Regan: Gaza crisis dominates Dáil business, proving not all politics is localA general view of destruction in north Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border. Photo: ReutersThe old cliche that all politics is local has tended to suggest that voters are more exercised by the less significant matters closer to home than the bigger, universal questions. But in recent times, the reverse is true.
Housing tsar will go ahead despite criticism of role, says Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers
1 week ago |
independent.ie | Mary Regan
Department secretary general Graham Doyle told a property industry conference that “we don’t need a tsar”. When people in attendance were asked to vote on a web app that asked if Ireland needed a housing tsar, he said: “I voted no.”Responding to the comments, Mr Chambers said the secretary general “will have to implement what the Government decides and what government direction is on housing policy”. The view of the secretary general is “his own perspective on the matter”.
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