Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan signs off on €20,000 pay rise for RTÉ boss in same week he demanded review of ‘unbalanced’ protest coverage RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst is in line for a €20,000 pay hike, as Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan was criticised for hitting out at the national broadcaster over its coverage of the nationwid...

Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan signs off on €20,000 pay rise for RTÉ boss in same week he demanded review of 'unbalanced' protest coverage-
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Will the government back down in fuel price row? | Indo Politics YouTube video by Irish Independent

Indo Politics pit stop this afternoon.⬇️
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Cónal Thomas: Micheál Martin dodges Oval Office landmines as Donald Trump rifles off Iran war grievances Almost 40 minutes on the button, and just six of those were from the Taoiseach.

Micheál Martin dodges Oval Office landmines as Donald Trump rifles off Iran war grievances-
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Taoiseach pulls off impossible feat of avoiding confrontation with Donald Trump | Indo Politics YouTube video by Irish Independent

Special Indo Politics pod this evening on that Oval meeting.

Run the gamut on this one, from reaction back home to a US President with his back against the wall.
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World Bank rules block Paschal Donohoe from helping Fine Gael in by-election to fill old Dublin Central seat Paschal Donohoe will be a no-show for the Fine Gael campaign to retain his seat in the Dublin Central by-election, leaving his old party without the former finance minister to lean on as it battles to...

World Bank rules block Paschal Donohoe from helping Fine Gael in by-election to fill old Dublin Central seat-
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St Patrick's Day trips. Oil crisis. Michael Lowry | Indo Politics YouTube video by Irish Independent

Michael Lowry, no energy relief, and a past its prime US trip? A lot of ground covered on Indo Politics for a quiet political week.⬇️
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New immigration strategy ‘must benefit Irish people’, ministers told Migration into the country must be to the benefit of Irish people, Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has privately told Government ministers.

Today's lead story, details of Government plans on migration as it plots a ten-year strategy overhaul-
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Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan nominated by Government as Ireland’s candidate for senior UN job Former EU Commissioner, Phil Hogan, has been nominated as Ireland’s candidate to be the next Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Former EU Commissioner Phil Hogan nominated by Government as Ireland’s candidate for senior UN job-
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‘My dad never mentioned his past to me’: Soc Dem candidate on facing his late father’s associate Gerry Hutch in Dublin by-election Daniel Ennis was warned by his mother that the newspapers would run stories about his father after he died in 2016.

‘My dad never mentioned his past to me’: Soc Dem candidate on facing his late father’s associate Gerry Hutch in Dublin by-election-
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Fresh MetroLink row erupts after €30m property deal revealed by director Seán Sweeney A fresh row has broken out between the residents of Dublin’s Dartmouth Square and Transport Infrastructure Ireland following comments made on national radio by the MetroLink director.

Fresh MetroLink row erupts after €30m property deal revealed by director Seán Sweeney-
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Minister’s rebuke to Ryanair boss over MetroLink: ‘Has O’Leary even read the business case?’

Minister’s rebuke to Ryanair boss over MetroLink: ‘Has O’Leary even read the business case?’
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Cónal Thomas: It’s the coalition’s first stab at future investment - and billions are at stake

It’s the coalition’s first stab at future investment - and billions are at stake.
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As it happened: Brendan McDonagh housing czar debacle a shambolic defeat for Fianna Fáil Botched appointment of Nama boss marks first bust-up between two government parties

Piece on the fallout from the McDonagh debacle after we first broke the story of his (botched) appointment
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The questions remaining over Nama boss’s housing office appointment - and what comes next Political capital is being expended to put Brendan McDonagh in the new role, and the opposition is not letting up

Thoughts one week on since we broke the story of the Brendan McDonagh appointment.⬇️
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Exclusive: James Browne to appoint key Nama executive as new housing ‘fixer-in-chief’ McDonagh expected to take up new, full-time role in the coming months

Exclusive: James Browne to appoint key Nama executive as new housing ‘fixer-in-chief’
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Ireland wants ‘closest possible’ EU-UK relationship, Harris tells ministers, as Trump threatens pharma US president again threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals and has specifically namechecked Ireland

Ireland wants 'closest possible' EU-UK relationship, Harris tells ministers, as Trump threatens pharma-
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Peter Burke says ‘unsustainable’ minimum wage hikes out of kilter - as living wage kicked to touch The Fine Gael enterprise minister defended recent shift in government policy

Peter Burke says 'unsustainable' minimum wage hikes out of kilter - as living wage kicked to touch-
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Analysis: Government takes a bazooka to Varadkar-era enterprise policy Faced with a domestic business cost reckoning and a global trade war, the new coalition has switched course

Analysis: Government takes a bazooka to Varadkar-era enterprise policy-
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Pivot from ‘unsustainable’ housing subsidies to infrastructure spend, top civil servant says Speaking at the Irish Home Builders Association Housebuilding Summit, David Maloney said that the priority had to be the delivery of water, energy and transport projects

Pivot from 'unsustainable' housing subsidies to infrastructure spend, top civil servant says-
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Boosting Ireland’s competitiveness in the face of Trump’s trade war - here’s what that actually means Ministers are facing inwards as US president upends global rules-based order

We're hearing a lot of talk from the government about the so-called "controllables" of competitiveness, here's what that actually means-
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin: ‘No justification’ for Trump’s sweeping tariffs which put jobs on both sides ‘at risk’ The US president finally announced his raft of economic penalties for what he claimed would now be “a golden age for America.”

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 'No justification' for Trump’s sweeping tariffs which put jobs on both sides 'at risk'-
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Government quietly building coalition of European partners as Trump’s tariff threat looms Simon Harris is in a whirlwind of meetings with countries most impacted by threat to pharmaceuticals

Government quietly building coalition of European partners as Trump's tariff threat looms-
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Taoiseach warns of ‘grave and serious’ threat ahead of Trump tariffs as government ramps up engagement Series of meetings taking place at highest level ahead of April 2

Taoiseach warns of ‘grave and serious’ threat ahead of Trump tariffs as government ramps up engagement-
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Update: Marine Le Pen given election ban as she is convicted of embezzlement by Paris court Le Pen had denied any wrongdoing and said the prosecution is seeking her political death

Marine Le Pen given election ban as she is convicted of embezzlement by Paris court-
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Red C Poll: Fine Gael slumps to lowest level of support with party five points behind Fianna Fáil Latest Business Post/Red C poll comes as government gears up for trade war with the United States

Our latest Business Post/Red C poll and Fine Gael has slumped to its lowest level of support, now five points behind Fianna Fáil.
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IMF officials in Dublin to score economic and tax policy as government gears up for US trade war Officials from powerful agency will meet finance ministers and the Central Bank governor

I would guess not the best timing for the government facing into next week.

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Michigan governor told growing uncertainty over Trump trade war hurting investment from Ireland Democrat Gretchen Whitmer held meeting with Peter Burke on Thursday as tariff threats loom

Michigan governor told growing uncertainty over Trump trade war hurting investment from Ireland-
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Enterprise minister pushes back against Trump ‘Liberation Day’ language as trade war snowballs Peter Burke says Ireland and EU must emphasise key facts to US administration

"I know a lot of the pharma companies and life sciences companies in operation in Ireland are doing this right into the heart of the US Treasury," Peter Burke tells the Business Post.
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Irish pharma at risk: Micheál Martin says state in ‘close contact’ with multinationals over tariffs Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he and his money ministers have been gaming scenarios with firms as the EU braces for tariffs of 20 per cent

Micheál Martin says state in 'close contact' with multinationals over tariffs-
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