Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton is travelling to the Midlands today along with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, Heritage Minister Josepha Madigan and Minister of State for the OPW, Kevin Boxer Moran.

The Government has sought to allay disquiet in the midlands over the closure of two peat-fired power stations by appointing its first Just Transition Commissioner, Kieran Mulvey.

The High Court has granted Ryanair an injunction preventing its Irish-based pilots from going on strike later this week.

The trade union representing Ryanair's Irish based pilots has told the High Court that the airline is not entitled to an injunction preventing its members from going on strike later this week.

Ryanair has asked the High Court for an order preventing its Irish based pilots from going on strike next week.

180 pilots who are part of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) will hold a 48-hour strike from midnight on August 22.

Trade Union Fórsa has accepted an invitation to attend talks on the Ryanair pilots' dispute tomorrow afternoon.

Some of Ryanair's Irish pilots have voted to join their British counterparts and participate in industrial action later this month over pay and working conditions.

Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy has laid bare the perilous financial state of the FAI with a series of troubling revelations, the most stark of which is that they are currently in discussions with Uefa about a bailout package that would ensure they can operate for the next 12 months.

Sport Ireland has said it supports Minister Shane Ross’ call for FAI president Donal Conway not to seek re-election to the board of the football association of the football association.

Sport Ireland has said it supports Minister Shane Ross’ call for FAI President Donal Conway not to seek re-election to the board of the beleaguered football association.

The Chair of Sport Ireland says Donal Conway should not continue as FAI President.

The High Court has made directions for the convening next month of a meeting of Independent News & Media shareholders to consider the proposed €145.6 million acquisition of the group by Belgian media company Mediahuis.

Ex-FAI chief executive John Delaney is still on the soccer body’s payroll and could technically return to a senior role, despite the entire FAI board agreeing to step down by July.

They can’t escape now. Not even him.

As spring turns to summer, it’s timely for John Delaney to offer to take on a spell of gardening leave, as his future in Irish football is now up in the air.

The Football Association of Ireland’s State funding could be cut unless the soccer body fully explains the €100,000 loan from ex-chief executive John Delaney and other financial matters.

Latest: Sport Ireland has confirmed they could cease or suspend funding to the FAI amid concerns over a controversial loan.

World champion boxer Kellie Harrington was overcome with emotion at winning the 2018 The Irish Times Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year award yesterday.

Talks between Ryanair and the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) — part of trade union Fórsa — adjourned last night at Dublin Airport without resolution but they are expected to resume some time next week.

Ryanair management and pilots have failed to reach an agreement following three days of talks.

Talks between Ryanair and the union representing Dublin-based pilots are expected to get underway this week.

World rowing champions Mark O’Donovan and Shane O’Driscoll don't make the cut for podium funding.

Sergeant Maurice McCabe indicated to his bosses that he felt under “threat” from Nóirín O’Sullivan after her legal team told the O’Higgins inquiry that they were challenging his motivation in making complaints about corruption and malpractice.

In early 2015, Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan was doing her best for the turbulent cop who had blown the whistle on malpractice in the force.

The Refund Project has reached almost €300,000 in donations after 1,600 households pledged some or all of the returned water charges.

The public is being asked to redirect their Irish Water refund towards the homeless crisis.

People are being urged to donate their refunds from Irish Water to tackle the homeless crisis

Three of the country’s charities are launching a major appeal asking for householders to donate some or all of their Irish Water refunds to help those who are homeless.

Women employed by RTÉ are more likely to occupy the lowest paid roles in the organisation than men and are vastly outnumbered in the highest paid categories.

The murky ticket-touting scandal that has engulfed the Olympic Council of Ireland was compared to something out of The Godfather.

TDs will decide this month on whether to compel Pat Hickey to answer questions about the Rio ticket scandal.

There should be no pay gap between men and women, according to broadcaster and leading race horse trainer Ted Walsh.

My hopes and dreams were wrapped up in the prospect of bringing my son to the big game in the bright, new shining Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The County Board put paid to that, writes Michael Clifford.

Even those with no voice can eventually find justice when a republic does its duty, writes Fergus Finlay.

Anyone familiar with the ongoing debacle over the National Maternity Hospital might be forgiven for thinking that the Sisters of Charity is an enclosed religious order whose members take not only vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, but also a vow of silence.

The board of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has reiterated its backing for the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to its grounds and insisted it “will continue to serve the people of Ireland by providing world class medical facilities and standards of care”.

Plans for a new maternity hospital are back on track after the board of Holles Street overwhelmingly voted in favour of re-endorsing the deal struck last November that paved the way for its transfer to the campus of St Vincent’s University Hospital at Elm Park.

Latest: The deal to move Holles Street Hospital to St Vincent's in Dublin has been published.

In some ways, the controversy over the ownership of the new maternity hospital is the most bizarre I’ve ever come across. And the reason is simple. We don’t know enough about it to make a judgement. In fact, we don’t know anything.

Money owed by the Sisters of Charity to the redress scheme did not feature in discussions to move the National Maternity Hospital to the St Vincent’s Hospital campus, it has emerged.

The Government needs to change structures to implement a report aimed at tackling disadvantage in Dublin’s north-east inner city, an umbrella community organisation has said.

Gardaí are investigating whether the latest massive drug seizure is connected to the Hutch criminal grouping.