Aisling Kenny

CEO Carolan Lennon said Eir is the only call company across the country to offer sick pay and maternity benefits

Low pay at Eir questioned at Oireachtas committee

Eir Chief Executive Carolan Lennon has told an Oireachtas committee that the salary for customer care staff at the communications company is between €21,000 and €23,000 a year plus bonuses.

Ireland • 25 Nov 20

College life in 2021 will be discussed by third-level institutions and the minister

Once-off €250 Covid payment for third-level students

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has announced a once-off Covid-19 payment scheme for third-level students.

Education • 19 Nov 20

The current cost of the project is estimated to be around €1.7bn after an initial estimate of €650m

'Considerable pressures' on NCH construction budget

The Chief Officer of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has warned that there are "considerable pressures" on the construction budget for the completion of the National Children's Hospital.

Ireland • 18 Nov 20

Senator Regina Doherty spoke to Aisling Kenny about the lack of women in politics

'I thought no I can't give up yet' - Regina Doherty

Leader of the Seanad and former minister for social protection Regina Doherty says she is looking forward to contesting the next General Election in Dublin Fingal.

Politics • 15 Nov 20

The issue arose as a result of Mr Justice Woulfe's attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event in August

Party leaders fail to reach consensus over Woulfe

The Taoiseach has said he was not told that at least three judges had an interest in the position on the Supreme Court that was filled by Seamus Woulfe in July.

Courts • 13 Nov 20

Of IALPA's 1,200 members, approximately half were receiving no income from their employer due to redundancy or lay-off

IALPA calls for mandatory rapid testing at airports

The Irish Airline Pilots Association has called for the urgent introduction of a mandatory rapid antigen testing regime to reopen the aviation sector.

Coronavirus • 12 Nov 20

Purpose of the SHD arrangements was to speed up the planning decision making process (file image)

30% of SHD planning permissions activated

Latest figures show that just 30% of Strategic Housing Development planning permissions have been activated, officials in the Department of Housing have told an Oireachtas committee.

Politics • 10 Nov 20

Minister of State Anne Rabbitte spoke to Aisling Kenny about the lack of women in politics

'The negativity can be quite constant' - Rabbitte

Minister of State for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte says she was not disappointed that she was not chosen to replace Dara Calleary as Minister for Agriculture.

Politics • 08 Nov 20

Negative effects of cyberbullying and other forms of online harassment can be devastating for children

Increase in bullying of children online during pandemic

An expert in anti-bullying research has told the Oireachtas Committee on Education that concerns about children being bullied online have increased considerably in the past months, due to the measures adopted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education • 05 Nov 20

Stehen Donnelly also said that the 14-day incidence rate is now 228 cases per 100,000 compared to 278 in the previous 14-day period

R number is now between 0.7 and 0.9 - Donnelly

The Minister for Health has said that the reproduction rate at which Covid-19 is transmitted has now dropped to below 1 to between 0.7 and 0.9.

Coronavirus • 04 Nov 20