Helen McEntee seeks meeting with X over Dublin riots responseJustice minister said a selection of posts made to the platform ‘fuelled some of what happened’
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Cop28 Cop28 analysis: The real elephant in the room is that the UN climate conference has run its courseAs the two-week UN climate negotiations get underway in Dubai, the rhetoric on display will not be matched by action, Daniel Murray writes
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Helen McEntee seeks meeting with X over Dublin riots responseJustice minister said a selection of posts made to the platform ‘fuelled some of what happened’
Legal Final verdict in Apple tax case ‘some time away’, top finance official warnsJohn Hogan said the world’s largest anti-trust case could bounce between top European courts for legal consideration
Environment Varadkar travels to Cop28 in Dubai ahead of Ireland’s national statementThe Taoiseach said a priority at the convention was agreeing a new loss and damage fund to help countries affected by climate change access finance
Crime ‘I have no intention of resigning ’ - Garda Commissioner faces down critics over Dublin riotsOver a three-hour grilling at the Oireachtas Justice Committee Harris defended the garda response to the knife attack and the ensuing riots in Dublin last week
Dublin Riots Helen McEntee accuses Sinn Féin of using Dublin stabbing to ‘point score’ Justice minister said that the party is using ‘a tragic situation to sow division’
Crime Drew Harris: Gardaí ‘must evolve’ to deal with new types of disorder Garda Commissioner told politicians of plans to equip police with water cannons, tasers and body cams in the wake of the Dublin riots
Business ‘No doubt’ Ireland’s appeal to investors and employers damaged by Dublin riots - Michael McGrathFinance minister said the government had to ensure that last week’s riots never happen again
Dublin Riots Drew Harris faces grilling from Dáil justice committee Embattled Garda Commissioner will outline how gardaí will ensure similar scenes to last Thursday do not happen again
Health HSE told it should have acted on hiring freeze ‘much earlier’ one month before pause came into forceExecutive met with sharp criticisms over spending at tense meeting with department of public expenditure in August
Analysis Analysis: Helen McEntee’s handling of Dublin riots will determine her political futureThere are often key decisive moments on the road to the Taoiseach’s office that provide such ingredients, and McEntee is facing one of those moments now
Politics Fine Gael and Sinn Féin come to blows as McEntee’s position in perilLeo Varadkar defended the justice minister from stinging critcism from Sinn Féin amid calls for her resignation
Economics Paschal Donohoe to meet with US finance heavyweights on trip to WashingtonEurogroup president will meet with Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell in discussions centred around European and US economic outlooks
Politics Ministers back Helen McEntee as pressure mounts over Dublin riotsMichael McGrath, the finance minister, and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said they backed the Fine Gael justice minister
Red C Poll Micheál Martin public’s favourite to be next EU Commissioner A little more than one fifth of voters back the Tánaiste for the role, with 20 per cent supporting current Commissioner Mairead McGuinness
Politics Fergus O’Dowd to retire at next election in fresh blow to Fine GaelVeteran politician is the eighth Fine Gael TD to confirm their intention to stand down at the next general election
Justice Helen McEntee won’t appear before justice committee this week amid law and order crisisJustice minister has said she will not be able to accept committee’s invitation due to conflicting schedules
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Social Welfare Scheme launched to provide pensions for long-term carers Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced a timeline for the payment of Budget 2024 social welfare supports
Dublin Riots Green TD Neasa Hourigan indicates no confidence in Helen McEnteeGreen Party TD says she ‘doesn’t see how’ she could vote confidence in the justice minister after riots in the capital
Dublin Riots Nervous cabinet may speed up laws on facial recognition and hate speech Thursday’s riots, which have already led to a call for the justice minister to resign, are likely to make law and order a major political issue over the next year
