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Planning decisions in east Meath could occupy a team of investigators for several months

By Anton Mccabe. Stormont 2, Republic 1, Westminster 3 For the last few weeks MLAs have finally been permitted to tweet and email from the Assembly Chamber after the Speaker granted permission for MLAs to go online during debates. Willie Hay said members could use discreet hand-held devices on the benches, but stressed that laptops […]

By éibhir Mulqueen. One of the few benefits of post-boom Ireland is that it has given us back an old self-image we are comfortable with, that of being resourceful, creative and even welcoming. Inconveniently, the treatment of  Ireland’s 22,000 Travellers remains an open sore on the national conscience. In 2002 a woman in her seventies, […]

By Michael Smith. It was never really  reasonable to rely on the sort of minds that took 15 years and up to €300m to deal with an ‘urgent’ examination of corruption in one county to then produce a radical and dynamic report. The Mahon Report nails easy targets among the rezoners: four dead dinosaurs (three […]

Treaty about currency stability and confidence – leading to growth YES By Lucinda Creighton: It’s all about generating confidence, so we can borrow and spend The Stability Treaty is about ensuring that we sustain a stable euro, which will lead to recovery and growth. It is about restoring confidence abroad and enhancing the influence we have […]

By Lenny Antonelli. The Government has launched a public consultation on building control following the high-profile evacuation of the Priory Hall development in north Dublin due to fire safety defects. But the proposed changes are nothing more than a paper exercise that will do little to boost the number of on-site building inspections. The new […]