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Tánaiste backs Robert Watt to continue as Dept of Health Secretary General after committee appearance

During a fiery Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt said that he rejected most of the findings of a report into former CMO Dr Tony Holohan's secondment to Trinity

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Robert Watt says Stephen Donnelly was not told of Holohan secondment funding because of 'hack'

During a fiery Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting, Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt said he did not agree with most aspects of the external report into Dr Tony Holohan's Trinity Secondment.

Irish Mirror

Stephen Donnelly backs Micheál Martin's chief over Robert Watt in Holohan row

A report in Dr Tony Holohan's botched secondment to Trinity College Dublin contained a fiery letter from Micheál Martin's Chief of Staff Deirdre Gillane disputing suggestions from Health Secretary General Robert Watt that she knew about the move sooner

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RTE appoints Kevin Bakhurst as new Director General to replace Dee Forbes

Mr Bakhurst previously held the role of Managing Director of News & Current Affairs at RTÉ and Deputy Director General

Irish Mirror

Clinton optimistic about power sharing in Northern Ireland after DUP talks

Former US president says he expects barriers to restoring government in Stormont will soon be removed

The Guardian - UK

Micheál Martin says he'd rather Dublin win next 10 All-Irelands than Sinn Fein win next election

He was asked the question as a "zinger", which is a would-you-rather type scenario that guests on the show are typically asked

Irish Mirror

Arlene Foster ‘wrong’ to say Joe Biden hates UK, says Irish deputy PM

Micheál Martin says remarks by former DUP leader during US president’s visit ‘misplaced’

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Biden wraps up emotional Irish tour with campaign-style rally

U.S. President Joe Biden gave a rousing campaign-style speech to an exuberant crowd in his ancestral home town in the west of Ireland on Friday to wrap up a nostalgic three-day state visit ahead of what is expected to be a gruelling 2024 re-election bid.

Reuters

Royal College of Nursing rejects government pay offer and announces new strike – as it happened

Royal College of Nursing members reject the pay offer after Unison votes to accept

The Guardian - UK

Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark peace deal anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden was welcomed to Northern Ireland by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday as he flew in for a brief visit to mark the 25th anniversary of a peace deal that largely ended 30 years of bloodshed.

Reuters

Ministers claim they knew nothing about eviction notice numbers

Officials from Department of Housing knew about the tsunami of eviction notices coming before ban ended

Irish Mirror

Ireland to consult public on military neutrality in wake of Ukraine war

Ireland's government is to ask the public for their views on the country's tradition of military neutrality in a consutlative forum, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.

Reuters

TDs and Senators will happily return to Leinster House early from Easter break to welcome Joe Biden

TDs and Senators are currently on a two-week break from Leinster House

Irish Mirror

Micheal Martin pays tribute to Bertie Ahern for 'remarkable work' on Good Friday Agreement

“For every one of us, it was a privilege to serve in those days and to support the truly remarkable work of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on behalf of our country.

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Leo Varadkar's very specific portrait requests when he moved into new Taoiseach offices

The Taoiseach’s backroom team also had more prosaic requests including a new whiteboard, a TV wall bracket, a new desk because the height of an existing one wasn’t 'workable', and getting a personal picture hung.

Irish Mirror

Ireland coming up short with contributions to developing nations struggling with climate crisis

Christian Aid is calling on the government to step up to the plate and urgently increase its contributions

Irish Mirror

Fines for owners not in control of dangerous dogs to double under new proposals

Tánaiste Micheál Martin asked Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue to carry out a review of legislation on dogs following an attack on Wexford boy Alejandro Mizsan in November.

Irish Mirror

Michaela McAreavey's family members recently met with Micheál Martin, Government confirms

It remains unclear what was discussed at the meeting with the Fianna Fail leader

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Father facing eviction slates Tánaiste's St Patrick's Day €500,000 GAA 'photo op'

Tánaiste Micheál Martin announced in New York last week that the Irish Government was donating €500,000 for the redevelopment of Gaelic Park in New York, just a week after it was confirmed the eviction ban would end.

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Independent TD Verona Murphy comes close to tears in Dail over eviction ban

Independent TD for Wexford Verona Murphy told the Dail that if one child in her constituency became homeless because of the decision to lift the eviction ban, she would sit the child in the Ceann Comhairle's lap.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish leader at White House

Biden, who often speaks of his Irish heritage and is fond of quoting Irish poets, declared March Irish-American heritage month. The White House even dyed the water of the South Lawn fountain green for the occasion.

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travels to Washington for St Patrick's Day meeting with Joe Biden

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will travel to Washington today for a three-day visit. He will attend the White House for a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Friday, where it is expected the President could announce a trip to Ireland.

Irish Mirror

Ceann Comhairle threatens to suspend Dail as Tanaiste rows with Sinn Fein's Pearse Doherty

It was the third day in a row that the Government's decision to lift the eviction ban at the end of the month dominated Leaders' Questions in the Dáil.

Irish Mirror

RTE Toy Show star Adam King recovering after surgery as Michael Martin sends special tribute

The Tánaiste wished the young boy a "speedy recovery" after he underwent surgery on his legs

Dublin Live

US President Joe Biden planning to visit Ireland in April to celebrate Good Friday Agreement

Senior sources have confirmed that “high-level talks” are currently underway between the US State Department, the White House, the Irish Embassy and the Irish Government to facilitate the homecoming of America’s most Irish President since John F Kennedy

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