The Taoiseach’s Department says it has no records, emails, or any documents arising from a controversial meeting between the head of the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) and Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave.

The Government is set to radically reform the way hospital wards are staffed and structured after a new pilot project found simple changes can reduce deaths, improve patient outcomes, and save the State millions of euro a year.

Varadkar’s Communications Unit warns change may feel like ‘death’

Leo Varadkar’s new spin unit is operating at the heart of government, answering parliamentary questions, co-ordinating events in the Taoiseach’s constituency, and even helping set up the rural affairs department.

The Government has fleshed out the next steps for the Project Ireland 2040 Plan and defended its strategy for promoting it.

“A Friday morning 10am lecture?” tweeted one waggish colleague. “Dose.”

The Department of the Taoiseach says a private briefing on the Strategic Communications Unit afforded to Paddy Cosgrave was granted at the request of the Web Summit founder.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar could be hauled before a powerful Dáil committee to answer questions over the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) controversy as soon as next week under plans to be finalised this morning.

The Taoiseach has faced renewed calls to disband his controversial communications unit amid angry exchanges in the Dail.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has all but confirmed the demise of his much-feted Strategic Communications Unit (SCU), saying it is “distracting” from the work of Government.

Sinn Féin plans to table a motion in the Dáil calling for the government's Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) to be disbanded.

Likening anything short of racist mass murder to racist mass murder is offensive and stupid, writes Terry Prone

Independent Alliance ministers have reacted with anger at what they see as their deliberate exclusion from the controversial newspaper ‘advertorials’ by Fine Gael.

Perhaps in their efforts to unveil an overarching, big-picture plan of what Ireland will be like in 20 years time, Government simply overlooked the finer points of the here and now, writes Elaine Loughlin.

Running multiple fake Twitter accounts will be outlawed under legislation being put forward by Fianna Fáil.

Fianna Fáil have accused Fine Gael of abusing the controversial Strategic Communications Unit for their own political advertising and are bringing forward measures to block this.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s much criticised Strategic Communications Unit has advertised for four recruits to be seconded from the civil service.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s much criticised Strategic Communications Unit has advertised for four recruits to be seconded from the civil service.

In the aftermath of Budget 2018, it wasn’t the big ticket items in health, housing or social protection that got the Dáil in a tizzy.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's €5 million Strategic Communications Unit has been branded a “dangerous development” which was politically driven, the Dail has heard

Extra gardaí were on hand but the hordes of Fanta-waving (sugar tax) tangerine-tinted (sun-bed tax) protesters failed to materialise, writes Lise Hand

Latest:Labour leader Brendan Howlin hascalled on the Taoiseach to reveal the real cost of the expansion of communications staff in Government.

Leo Varadkar has a lot of help in shaping his image. The tax-funded resources dedicated to ‘spinning’ on his behalf are considerable.