The Minister for Communications was only informed of RTE's final plans to make €60m in cuts after it was leaked to the media.

The Department of Health has refused to clarify why it did not make a public announcement following the shock resignation of the State’s chief procurement officer, who failed to flag the spiralling costs of the National Children’s Hospital.

The Government has been criticised for “dragging its heels” on the establishment of a digital safety commissioner.

When it comes to television, we are surely living through a golden era of entertainment.

A “dramatic illumination” of Connemara mountains, snapshots of Homer’s Odyssey on Galway beaches and tightrope walking across the river Corrib are among highlights of the Galway 2020 European capital of culture unveiled on Wednesday evening.

The Minister has since deleted his original tweet.

In this post-truth world a motivated, credible and independent public sector broadcaster is an important bulwark against forces trying to roll back history. In that context, it is important to acknowledge that we have been well served by RTÉ. The organisation is a reliable actor in our national life.

The authority says that by having a sole regulator of online content, users will be protected and that the objectives with underpin the media will be protected.

Minister for Communications Richard Bruton has said that the National Broadband Plan is the cheapest and most effective option for the provision of broadband.

Richard Bruton claims that will be the cost to Granahan McCourt over the lifetime of the 25-year contract.

Accumulated profits at the media firm owned by one of Ireland’s most popular broadcasters, Marian Finucane last year increased to €1.128m.

Last February, Denis Naughten, the Minister for Communications, told an Oireachtas committee that the last bidder

The sale of the Irish Examiner to The Irish Times as part of a package of media interests will be good for jobs, the newspaper brands and for the industry in general, both parties to the deal have said.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán’s was re-elected last weekend to serve a fourth term as prime minister.

Representatives from tech giants Google and Facebook, children’s charities and the gardaí are meeting today in Dublin to discuss the risks posed to children by the internet.

Legislation making it illegal for social media companies to use data from children under the age of 16 should be considered, according to Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.

It shouldn’t be RTÉ’s role to decide a national policy for our orchestras, says Allin Gray.

More than two-thirds of primary school teachers do not feel equipped to teach online safety to their students, according to research by CyberSafeIreland.

Postmasters from around the country are calling on the Government to take action to expand the services offered by the Irish post office network.

The union representing the country’s postmasters has called on An Post to support new services and innovations across its network in a bid to save post offices across the country.

Strangers are snatching our children by their fingertips, not on roadsides, Minister for Communications Denis Naughten has warned.

A Government turf war has erupted into a full-scale public spat after Communications Minister Denis Naughten accused junior minister Michael Ring of “throwing in the towel” on the survival of post offices.

Some of the towns with the slowest broadband speeds in Ireland will soon have connectivity to rival international hubs such Tokyo and Hong Kong, according to the company installing fibre optic cable in rural areas.

The new director general of RTÉ has pledged to continue an overhaul at the broadcaster and said that projects involving 1916 centenary commemorations and the Olympics will mean a larger financial deficit this year.

There are signs now though that rural Ireland has lots of fight in it yet, writes Fergus Finlay.

RTÉ has provisionally recommended selling up to 10 acres of the Montrose campus over the next year, ahead of a report on the management of its assets going to the Minister for Communications.

Proposals by the new government to link child benefit payments to school attendance have been met with strong criticism by campaign groups.

A finalised Programme for Government could be published as early as tomorrow.

Sinn Féin says it does not make sense that Dublin City Council want to close a homeless hostel in the south inner city.

A High Court judge has refused to allow an English company to fund a legal action against the State, businessman Denis O'Brien and former Government Minister Michael Lowry.

A new online mapping tool by Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) will allow users to access information relevant to buying house, planning a business, or even to check the soil quality in a particular area.

A couple who saved a trio of UCC students from being jailed in Thailand has been found; Enda Kenny has said that the delay caused by last week's referendum has cost Greece dearly; Scientists working at CERN say they have discovered a new kind of particle; and watch what happens when two men walk aound Moscow holding hands. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

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The Government has approved draft legislation aimed at addressing concerns around data protection in the new post code system.

Grandfather Bernard O’Connor says the internet will be a lifeline for him this Christmas.

Eircom now has over one million customers connected to their fibre broadband service, the company announced.

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte will appear before an Oireachtas committee later to outline the progress made regarding plans to roll out the national broadband strategy.

The Government today launched a report on internet safety containing 30 recommendations on online harassment and illegal content.

The Government is being urged to go one step further in its U-turn over medical cards, and refund people for the costs incurred while their cards were revoked.

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte said today that the addition of two extra Government Senators to the Banking Inquiry has been "clumsily handled".

The Declan Ganley-backed Switzerland-based asset management firm, St Columbanus International Advisors Ltd, has applied for voluntary strike off from the Companies Registration Office after three years of trading.

Almost 70 new jobs are on the way to Dublin, it was announced today.