Retail Enterprise Ireland in recruitment crisis with 99 staff vacanciesConcerns raised over state agency’s ability to boost exports as it struggles to recruit at home and abroad
Politics TDs and ministers to get fixed fines for ethics breachesThe move comes after recent controversies about the disclosures made by politicians including Robert Troy and Damien English
Politics Report to recommend that election candidates disclose business interests before running for officeMinister for Public Expenditure to seek approval for a bill to provide major overhaul in the country’s ethics legislation
Business Post's View Editorial: Troy failed to act with the transparency that is required from those in public officeRobert Troy’s defensive apology suggests that he does not appreciate the seriousness of his errors
Politics About a Troy: A politician brought down by the details of his property mini-empireOnce a rising star in Fianna Fáil, Robert Troy is this weekend counting the cost to his ministerial career after more and more details emerged of the errors and omissions in his declarations of his property interests
Politics Elaine Byrne: Public is no longer willing to put up with a watchdog that does not bite It is now seven years and three governments since the Standards Bill was published, and it has died a death of wilful disregard, leaving Sipo as an observer in ethical controversies
The Last Post Matt Cooper: More drama is as much about income as it is about entertainment value for RTÉ The state broadcaster has announced more than 40 hours of original Irish drama in its autumn schedule – but how will it fare against the seemingly bottomless budgets of content behemoths like Netflix and Prime?
Column Susan O’Keeffe: The framework for trust in our entire system is shaped by politicians – they must remember thisIf there’s anything the Robert Troy debacle has taught us, it’s that not one person sitting in the Dáil or Seanad should be able take their seat if they have not property filed their entry in the Register of Interests within three months
Politics Robert Troy resigns as Minister of State Fianna Fáil TD admits lack of due diligence after coming under fire over his failure to declare properties but won’t ‘apologise for being a landlord’
Politics RTB asked to investigate if Troy property was legally registeredThe beleaguered Fianna Fáil TD said last week in a statement that his property in Ballynacarrigy, Co Westmeath had been rented out since November of last year
New bill may push more legal costs on those who take insurers to courtRobert Troy: ‘If someone wants to reject their award and bring it to court and the court doesn’t increase the award any further, well then, they're going to have to pay for that’
TikTok made overtures to government on watering down EU tech rules Chinese social media giant claims it is a ‘young, challenger’ platform and thus should not be held to standards of ‘gatekeeper’ tech companies
TikTok lobbied Irish government for exemption from Digital Markets ActThe Chinese social media giant said that the European Commission’s model for the DMA was ‘arbitrary’ and ‘fundamentally flawed’
Facebook whistleblower says Irish regulators need more resourcesFrances Haugen, who has raised concerns about ‘extreme pressure’ being put on Ireland by tech companies based here, spoke last week to Minister of State Robert Troy about the issue
Digital minister Troy to meet Facebook whistleblowerThe Fianna Fáil politician is to hold an online dialogue tomorrow with Frances Haugen, whose leaking of internal Facebook documents made worldwide headlines in October
Cheaper fast-track rescue process for small companies set to launchThe new package will cost €10,000 on average, as opposed to the cost of €100,000 for an examinership
Troy: Ireland to remain at forefront of EU-wide efforts to regulate Big TechMinister last week gave Ireland’s backing to Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act at meeting in Brussels
Martin: government meetings with tech giants ‘should be transparent’Comment comes in wake of revelations that confidentiality was granted to multinationals who met with cabinet minister Robert Troy on September 21
Tech companies were granted confidentiality before meeting minister Multinationals asked that no detailed notes be taken during a discussion of new EU digital rules with Fianna Fail’s Robert Troy, because of possible FoI requests
Commission to adopt proposals to force firms to come clean on green credentials Revision to directive will bring transparency on sustainability on a par with financial reporting
