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Joe McHugh took over Richard Bruton as Minister for Education, as Mr Bruton moved to the Department of Communications

New ministerial changes noteworthy for several reasons

Leo Varadkar's new appointments are noteworthy for a few reasons.

Michael McGrath said Fianna Fáil would abstain on the vote to hike the VAT rate for tourist sector

Govt criticised over housing and health measures

Fianna Fáil's finance spokesman Michael McGrath said his party is responsible for securing a €300m affordable housing package over the next three years in today's budget.

Budget 2019 • 09 Oct 18

Eamon Ryan said putting off the day when we take action on climate change was going to cost us dearly

Green Party express shock over carbon tax reversal

The leader of the Green Party has said there is shock within the environmental community over the Government's decision to row back on plans to increase the carbon tax.

Budget 2019 • 09 Oct 18

Seamus Coffey said it is likely Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will announce a bigger than expected Budget package on Tuesday

IFAC chief warns against using €1bn windfall in Budget

The Chairman of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned the Government against using a €1bn corporation tax windfall to announce a bigger than expected Budget on Tuesday.

Budget 2019 • 07 Oct 18

Minister Denis Naughten said he had never been directly involved in the procurement process

Minutes of Naughten's New York dinner meeting released

The minutes of a dinner meeting between Minister for Communications Denis Naughten and officials, and the head of the bid for the national broadband plan have been released to RTÉ News.

Politics • 04 Oct 18

The special plebiscite for Cork city, Limerick and Waterford will take place next May

Plebiscite to decide if voters want elected mayors

The people of Cork city, Limerick and Waterford are to be asked if they want a directly elected mayor in a special plebiscite to be held next May.

Politics • 01 Oct 18

The figures compare to the last poll taken in July before the Dáil went into recess

Fianna Fáil narrows gap with Fine Gael, poll suggests

Fianna Fáil has narrowed the gap with Fine Gael to seven points, according to the latest Behaviour and Attitudes opinion poll for the Sunday Times.

Politics • 22 Sep 18

Shane Ross was speaking after Ireland secured another gold medal at the World Championships in Bulgaria

Ross says rowers 'won't be found wanting' for funding

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said his department "won't be found wanting" if they are asked for additional funding to prepare Irish rowers for the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.

Ireland • 16 Sep 18

Fine Gael dropped one point, while Fianna Fáil dropped three points

FG open up 11 point gap over FF, opinion poll suggests

Fine Gael has opened up an 11 point gap over Fianna Fáil according to the latest Sunday Business Post Red C opinion poll.

Politics • 15 Sep 18

The figures include school buses and private coaches

Call for safety audit of country's school buses

Fianna Fáil has written to the Transport Minister seeking a safety audit of the country's school buses after more than half of all buses inspected by the Road Safety Authority in the past year failed roadside safety tests.

Ireland • 09 Sep 18