Unenthusiastic relief for both DUP and Sinn Féin at resurrection of Executive – and neither party can afford it to fail – but there are landmines for all especially strikes, austerity, Irish language, ideology and toxic DUP dissent
Garda Aidan Kelly faces a spurious prosecution for stealing a doctor’s notepad simply because of the contrived investigation of a complaint he made against a retired garda might embarrass senior Garda management
By Conor O’Carroll. More than 17,000 dwellings are currently stuck in the judicial review process, according to property group Irish Institutional Property (IIP). The figures were shared with Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien in November last year as part of a submission made by the lobby group in relation to the Planning and Development Bill […]
By Conor O’Carroll. Almost a third of Office of Public Works (OPW) quality audits of maintenance work on rivers and waterways last year failed to obtain a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ rating, according to documents released to Village Magazine. While the majority of audit reports were scored favourably, a number of reports also received a […]
Three investigations are underway at the hospital into allegations of racism. By Conor O’Carroll. At least three independent investigations into serious allegations of racism are underway at Cork University Hospital (CUH), Village Magazine can reveal. In a letter from December 2023 obtained by Village from CUH Group CEO David Donegan, “as it currently stands, there […]
By Conor O’Carroll. Roscommon County Council has taken aim at an environmental advocacy group over its legal challenge to flood relief works at Lough Funshinagh. In a press statement released last week, the Council said that water levels at the South Roscommon lake were “extremely high for this time of year”, following considerable rainfall in […]