Irish ‘golden visa’ scheme shut down over fears of money laundering, tax...
A review of a controversial golden visa scheme found that 90 per cent of applicants were from China with “no identifiable link” to Ireland and were being signed up through agents who specialised in...
View ArticleUnpublished tax settlements worth nearly three quarters of a billion euro...
Almost €750 million was paid last year to Revenue in unpublished tax settlements with more than €200 million of that linked to the finance and insurance industries. The Revenue Commissioners said the...
View ArticleEnterprise Ireland said it was losing out on hiring key staff because of...
Enterprise Ireland told government it was missing out on highly qualified staff because it was taking so long to get official sign-off to hire them. A memo to the Department of Enterprise said they...
View ArticleHSE warned of “sup-optimal” uptake of measles vaccine and risk of disease...
A HSE risk assessment warned of a high risk of measles spreading in asylum seeker accommodation and direct provision centres as uptake for the vaccine across Ireland was described as “sub-optimal”. A...
View ArticleDefence Forces feared that new rules on wearing of beards and grooming for...
The Defence Forces were worried changes to their strict guidelines on personal grooming and appearance could be hijacked by the far right and result in “toxic behaviour” from bigots and xenophobes....
View ArticleOvercrowding in jails will cause increased tensions and spill over into...
The Department of Justice warned that prison overcrowding was going to spill over into violence in a plea for additional funding from the Department of Public Expenditure. A submission said the Irish...
View ArticleRight to Know wins case over access to secret briefing paper for Justice...
A secret briefing paper from the Department of Justice said the state urgently needed to resume deportations as the majority of applicants for international protection were economic migrants. It said...
View ArticleIrish Rail says standby drivers and locomotives might be needed in key...
Irish Rail was bombarded with complaints from passengers after one of their intercity services ended up taking more than seven hours with most passengers not arriving at their destination until...
View ArticleAttorney General penned direct letter to Minister Paschal Donohoe over...
The Attorney General’s Office warned the budget they were being offered for 2024 was “completely insufficient” and would not even be enough to maintain existing services. The office was so unhappy...
View ArticleSignificant water leak at National Archives led to “concerning” discovery of...
A major leak at the National Archives caused suspended ceilings to collapse, disturbed flooring, damaged document storage boxes on four different levels, and the discovery of asbestos in the building....
View ArticleRise in support for investment in Defence Forces but concerns over bullying...
There has been a significant rise in public support for investing in Ireland’s military, according to a survey carried out by the Defence Forces. Asked whether expenditure on defence of the country...
View ArticleAverage of thirty three child protection concerns raised about teachers each...
More than 130 allegations of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, and neglect were made against teachers in Irish schools over a four-year period. Figures from the Department of Education detail an...
View ArticleA database of deliberate damage and vandalism to sites under the control of...
An information board blasted with a shotgun, an old well severely damaged with stones left strewn around, and land cut up by scramblers were among the incidents of vandalism in national parks and...
View ArticleNCT complaints over last-minute cancellations, broken number plates, and...
Cracked number plates, last-minute cancellations, and too little time to get a car back in working order were among the complaints made about the NCT last year. The Road Safety Authority said they had...
View ArticleWarning for Justice Minister Helen McEntee over knock-on effects for Ireland...
Department of Justice officials warned that U.K. plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda were likely to make migrants “think twice” and look at other options like Ireland. In a briefing on...
View ArticleRenovation of Irish Ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C. would have cost...
Civil servants warned that refurbishing the old home of the Irish Ambassador in the U.S. capital would have a final bill of $13.48 million with “significant risks” this could rise even higher. The...
View ArticleBriefings for staff of Met Éireann on how to communicate climate change to...
Guidance for Met Éireann forecasters on how to inform people about the impact of the climate crisis detailed a “run of very wet months” and how rainfall in both February and March was almost fifty...
View ArticleBriefing for National Transport Authority board on Dublin’s November riot and...
A public transport briefing in the wake of last year’s rioting in Dublin said the cost of damage to vehicles was likely to be around €5 million and that a rethink of updates for the public during a...
View ArticleHealth and Safety Authority inspections of Air Corps base at Baldonnel...
Health and safety inspections on the Irish Air Corps discovered spills of hazardous brake fluid, water supply that carried the risk of Legionnaires’ disease, fall risks, damaged drains, and trailing...
View ArticleRight to Know wins case over access to IDA client survey (again)
The Information Commissioner (OIC) has once again decided that the IDA must release a full copy of a client survey that they carried out in 2019. In a new decision in the case, the OIC said the record...
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