Governance

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English football will have independent regulator in five years – Tracey Crouch
Tracey Crouch is confident English football will have an independent regulator 'in five years’ time' and insists Premier League profits are not at odds with recommended reforms

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

Terry Prone: I'm a celebrity... Get me out of any chance of taking responsibility for my actions 
Terry Prone: I'm a celebrity... Get me out of any chance of taking responsibility for my actions 
It seems that this is the drill: Get lucky, get famous, lose contact with the real world, make crazy damaging decisions, make an 'apology' without making amends. Repeat.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates
Colm Tóibín quits as Listowel Writers' Week president as row escalates
Novelist stepped down from Kerry festival after its local voluntary committee was disbanded to be replaced by a curator

Sun, 13 Nov, 2022

Union expresses concern at staff members' claims of bullying at University of Limerick
Union expresses concern at staff members' claims of bullying at University of Limerick
Unite convenor Eoin Devereux said he is 'struck by the number of cases and inquiries I and the wider executive have had concerning bullying behaviours in UL'

Sat, 05 Nov, 2022

Mick Clifford: Probe shows that creeping politicisation damaged trust in An Bord Pleanála
Mick Clifford: Probe shows that creeping politicisation damaged trust in An Bord Pleanála
Internal investigation found that there may have been 'a concerted attempt to shift certain cultural norms' in An Bord Pleanála

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022

An Bord Pleanála probe finds that director of planning Rachel Kenny has no case to answer
An Bord Pleanála probe finds that director of planning Rachel Kenny has no case to answer
Planning board chairman states that an allegation of conflict of interest was based on 'inaccurate media reports'

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Another minister departs with a sorry tale to tell
Irish Examiner view: Another minister departs with a sorry tale to tell
Robert Troy's resignation comes against the background of an utterly broken housing market stacked against the have-nots

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

'Urgent' review of An Bord Pleanála decision-making starts early
'Urgent' review of An Bord Pleanála decision-making starts early
Review will focus on decision-making practices of the board and how case files are allocated to board members

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: We have to reform the Irish planning system
Irish Examiner view: We have to reform the Irish planning system
Concerns about governance at An Bord Pleanála have been ignored for over a decade and must be addressed now

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Taxpayers foot the bill for boom builds
Irish Examiner view: Taxpayers foot the bill for boom builds
The response of Ireland Inc to a long list of construction scandals leaves a lot to be desired

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Michael Martin 24/7/2022
Process for An Bord Pleanála appointments 'must change', says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin expresses his concern as three probes continue into planning authority's affairs, including the circumstances surrounding decisions made by Paul Hyde 

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

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RTÉ internal audit raises concern about oversight of card spending
RTÉ managers far removed from programme-making have to sign off on purchasing for them. In one instance, there were no receipts for 12 transactions that totalled around €3,000

Mon, 18 Jul, 2022

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Irish Examiner view: The IABA is not boxing clever
The Irish Amateur Boxing Association ought to have listened to Bernard Dunne, Billy Walsh, and Kellie Harrington among others

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

University of Limerick penalised for second time as €2m funding withheld
University of Limerick penalised for second time as €2m funding withheld
Funds withheld now total €3.7m as UL faces questions from the Oireachtas public accounts committee over governance issues

Mon, 09 May, 2022

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An Bord Pleanála: allegations of conflict of interest 'must be fully investigated'
Opposition and government housing spokespersons call for probe as planning board confirms it is auditing its previous decisions

Sun, 01 May, 2022

Mick Clifford: Midleton rezoning row highlights the weaknesses in Ireland's planning system
Mick Clifford: Midleton rezoning row highlights the weaknesses in Ireland's planning system
'Unprecedented' hundreds of submissions oppose this site's zoning as green belt. Yet a local rep says she's never met any of them. And it will all be decided by councillors up to 160km away

Mon, 11 Apr, 2022

'Deeply regrettable' Holohan secondment broke existing rules, Government to conclude
'Deeply regrettable' Holohan secondment broke existing rules, Government to conclude
A 'comprehensive report' is to be presented to senior government officials today on the now-abandoned secondment of Chief Medical Office Tony Holohan to Trinity College Dublin

Mon, 11 Apr, 2022

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23 HSE consultants earned more than €400k in 2020
While nurses get by on an average of €35k to €40k, some clinicians earn salaries of up to €650k, more than the HSE CEO

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Alison O'Connor: At last! A multimillion euro landlord to tackle the privilege of urban TDs
Alison O'Connor: At last! A multimillion euro landlord to tackle the privilege of urban TDs
Michael Healy-Rae keeps on piling up the millions while launching often nasty attacks on other parliamentarians

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

330 new jobs and increase in student numbers by 4,000 as part of ambitious new UL Strategic Plan
Cianan Brennan: Delays spur PAC on to get to the bottom of University of Limerick's dealings 
The withheld KPMG report and the difficulty finding a date that suits both the UL president and chancellor will only whet the PAC's appetite to learn more about the university's finances

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

Alison O'Connor: The two lads may have captured the system intended to oversee them
Alison O'Connor: The two lads may have captured the system intended to oversee them
Paul Reid and Robert Watt's double act at the health committee left TDs fuming as, again, the system has grabbed a vital reform agenda — and the best we can hope for now is Sláintecare-lite

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

Inspectors to investigate the ISPCA following governance complaints
Inspectors to investigate the ISPCA following governance complaints
Charities Regulator probe follows on from a series of resignations and legal actions at the animal charity

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Spare a thought for the Ministers of Zoom 
Elaine Loughlin: What is costing our civil service so much?
Voices from both government and opposition benches are raising concerns about the way the State spends our money

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

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Former Permanent TSB banker faces inquiry over role in tracker mortgage scandal     
Probe comes as Oireachtas finance committee hears of plans for new Central Bank powers to sanction individual bank executives

Wed, 10 Nov, 2021

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Tennis Ireland rocked by allegations of poor governance
Claims include that a false invoice was generated to make a payment to a tennis coach who had left the organisation

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

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Break point at Tennis Ireland amid rows over governance
An unauthorised payment made to a coach and a review into the board's effectiveness are causing disquiet at Tennis Ireland

Sun, 07 Nov, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: It's sick that Ireland doesn't have illness benefit for low-paid workers
Elaine Loughlin: Without radical reform, local government will remain toothless and useless
Our strange centralised system of government is hindering progress on a range of issues from housing to climate change

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

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Mick Clifford: So many questions about the Limerick garda probe that a TD brands 'a witchhunt'
Among the puzzling aspects of the internal investigation is the treatment meted out to some gardaí — and it's anybody's guess why the probe hasn't been extended to other cities

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021

Troubled Waterford partnership gets a clean bill of health 
Troubled Waterford partnership gets a clean bill of health 
The Crowe Howarth report had previously flagged major issues in the Waterford Area Partnership

Sat, 11 Sep, 2021

Inner City Helping Homeless hold protest
Mick Clifford: Anthony Flynn and the lessons that must be learned
Along with at least one personal tragedy, the ICHH crisis should prompt us to overhaul the governance and vetting of those who work with vulnerable people such as rough sleepers

Sun, 05 Sep, 2021

Charity CEO's resignation shows up the State's failure to provide essential services
Charity CEO's resignation shows up the State's failure to provide essential services
Shock departure highlights again the need for the State to take direct responsibility for our most vulnerable citizens

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Digital security
Brian Keegan: Vigilance on fraud can reap rewards
Firms have to secure their assets and comply with reporting obligations while not deterring genuine customers

Mon, 24 May, 2021

Bank staff have more trust in their employers — but the views of the public have hardened
Bank staff have more trust in their employers — but the views of the public have hardened
Surveys reveal a growing gap between the public's view of Irish banking culture, and bank employees' view of it    

Mon, 17 May, 2021

FAI governance report recommends radical reform following Delaney controversy
FAI governance report recommends radical reform following Delaney controversy

Radical changes in the make-up of the FAI board and council are imminent after the governance review committee today published their report at Abbotstown.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2019

€700k spent on reviews into children's hospital governance and financial controls; New hospital head announced
€700k spent on reviews into children's hospital governance and financial controls; New hospital head announced

Government and national children's hospital officials have spent almost €700,000 on internal and external consultancy reviews of the projects' governance and financial controls in the past two years.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2019

Jer Bergin will lead IFA until election
Jer Bergin will lead IFA until election
IFA National Treasurer Jer Bergin has been elected National Chairman, to lead the Association until the election of a new President is completed.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Con Lucey reveals IFA's runaway remuneration and faulty structures
Con Lucey reveals IFA's runaway remuneration and faulty structures
Wages for the IFA General Secretary and President should be set by the Deputy President, National Treasurer, a Regional Chairman, and an external expert with specialist knowledge of pay levels, said the Association’s former chief economist, Con Lucey this week, in his much anticipated report on the organisation’ remuneration and governance.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Will farmers gain from IFA governance restructuring?
Will farmers gain from IFA governance restructuring?
IFA members are eagerly awaiting the release of Con Lucey’s governance review of the organisation tomorrow. Farmers will watch closely over the coming weeks to see if this report will spawn stronger leadership, bold ideas, and fresh thinking within the organisation, or just lead to politics as usual?

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

The steps required to achieve a fairer and more just Ireland
The steps required to achieve a fairer and more just Ireland

After years of decision-making at an elite level, a rights-based approach will give Irish people a stake in society, while necessary democratic reform will improve governance, says Fr Sean Healy.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2014

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