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3 days ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn |Tadgh McNally
Oireachtas broadcast workers are calling on the Government to end their low-hour contracts and poor working conditions by integrating them into the civil service. The team of around 20 manage the live broadcast of all Dáil, Seanad, and committee proceedings ensuring they are all accessible to the public.
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6 days ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn
The Government does not intend to use a once-off cost-of-living package to mitigate the fall-out of tariffs if the EU cannot reach a deal with the US. Enterprise minister Peter Burke has ruled out a one-off package in this year's budget saying that to continue multi-billion euro cost-of-living measures each year will make inflation worse.
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1 week ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn |Tadgh McNally
The Social Democrats are split on whether to bring suspended TD Eoin Hayes back into the fold, with concerns that Sinéad Gibney could leave party if he is readmitted. On Wednesday, Ms Gibney repeatedly declined to rule out leaving the party if Mr Hayes was readmitted to the Social Democrats parliamentary party. Ms Gibney, a TD for Dublin Rathdown, said she would not be commenting on “hypotheticals”, despite being repeatedly asked if she would leave the party if Mr Hayes was re-admitted.
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1 week ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Elaine Loughlin |Ronan Smyth |Michelle McGlynn
Some 25,000 jobs are at risk over the coming 12 months if Donald Trump retains 10% tariffs on European products, the Department of Finance has warned. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that even if current issues and differences in approach to global trade are resolved, there will not be a return to the status quo.
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1 week ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn
Geography no longer offers Ireland the same protection it once did when it comes to security, the Taoiseach has warned. In today's world, cyber and hybrid attacks can strike infrastructure, democratic institutions, or the undersea cables on which the modern interconnected world relies, Micheál Martin said.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn
With 48 hours to go before Donald Trump announces a raft of tariffs, the Government will now up efforts to mitigate the impact of what could be one of the biggest hits to the Irish economy since the financial crash. The tariffs are expected to be universal across all European exports into the US and to be in the region of 20%. They are also expected to be followed by further additional tariffs on key sectors, particularly for Ireland, such as pharmaceuticals.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn
The Government is spending €2.75m to promote the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme in countries that have a significant Irish diaspora. The five-year campaign involves print, radio, billboard, and online advertisements running in Ireland, Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia. The first two phases of the campaign have been completed as of December 2024 and the spend to date is €1.8m.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn
More than 300,000 people are waiting for diagnostic scans leading to longer wait times to begin vital treatments. The number of people on waiting lists has increased by 227,000 in the last three years and the figure continues to rise. At the end of 2024, there were 300,115 patients waiting for scans, including 94,762 on the list for an MRI and 88,270 people waiting for a CT. Other diagnostic scans, including angiogram, electrocardiogram and bone scans, are not included in the data.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Manon Gilbart |Michelle McGlynn
The story of a University of Limerick (UL) student who experienced a targeted and sustained campaign of harassment by a group of 200 men has been described as shocking by the former further education minister. Patrick O'Donovan, who is from Limerick, said it is "alarming to see a young woman targeted in this way". Influencer Ella Deasy posted a TikTok video in August 2024 looking to make friends after securing a room in Kilmurry Village, a popular first-year student complex on the UL campus.
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1 month ago | 
irishexaminer.com | Michelle McGlynn |Tadgh McNally
Frustration is building within Fianna Fáil with Tipperary Independent Michael Lowry, with backbenchers raising concerns about his two-fingered gesture in the Dáil on Tuesday. Fianna Fáil TDs have said that Mr Lowry’s actions in the Dáil chamber have been “damaging” for the Government. Some sources within the party have said that they have received representations from constituents over Mr Lowry’s actions, expressing their displeasure with their local TDs. “I think we’re being damaged by it.
