The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has appealed for staff at INM to be supported to continue their work when High Court inspectors begin their investigations into the company’s affairs.

It will take “some time” for people with a critical viewpoint inside An Garda Síochána to be fully accepted as “constructive and loyal members”, the organisation’s audit body has said.

Severe financial oversight deficits at the National College of Art & Design have been highlighted in its latest accounts — that are already more than three years old.

***

The former chief executive of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has launched a strong attack on its former chairwoman Niamh Brennan, saying he “watched aghast” as Ms Brennan issued a number of reports without the participants being able to defend themselves.

The taxpayers' watchdog says it does not accept a claim from the outgoing chair of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) that she would not be a witness to an inquiry.

A Government quango is set to be axed, with a report due this week by the country’s public spending watchdog set to reveal a litany of financial mismanagement and planning irregularities.

Phillip Neary showed composure that wouldn’t be out of place in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague as his last-gasp basket helped St Vincent’s claim U19C All-Ireland Schools Cup glory yesterday.

THE Government has moved to take back direct control of the health service by overhauling the board of the Health Service Executive (HSE) ahead of the promised dismantling of the executive.

Health Minister Dr James Reilly has cleared out the board of the Health Service Executive (HSE), claiming the dramatic shake-up will improve services and accountability.

A new collection of essays from Irish academics attempts to put our financial crisis into perspective, but there is still a palpable anger in the book over what was allowed to happen, writes Brian O’Grady

PLANS to steer the debt-laden Dublin Docklands Development Authority away from oblivion may be too late to salvage the stricken company.

THE Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has made considerable progress in its bid to clean up its reputation.

The Dublin Docklands Development Authority has today confirmed a €71m shortfall for last year.

THE Government took a “light touch” approach to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and failed to carry out reviews which could have highlighted problems at the troubled organisation sooner.

Loose financial control by top brass and attempts to shoehorn building proposals to comply with planning laws were tonight among a raft of damning findings made against the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA).

The state spending watchdog - the Comptroller and Auditor General - is to investigate the running of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

The Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has blamed "administrative confusion" for the lack of documentation on meetings which took place around the time of the purchase of the Irish Glass Bottle site in Ringsend.

The Environment Minister John Gormley has expressed "huge" concern that key files about a €400m deal involving the Dublin Docklands Development Authority have gone missing.

THE boards of Irish-listed companies should embrace confident and persuasive communications with shareholders and seek to avoid formulaic descriptions and explanations.

THE Government has indicated it has nothing to fear from the publication of what is expected to be a damning report on the troubled Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA).

A POTENTIALLY explosive report on the activities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) which recorded a €213 million deficit last year will be published, Environment Minister John Gormley has insisted.

GREEN Party leader John Gormley will come under further pressure this week when the Opposition make demands in the Dáil for the immediate publication of a potentially damning report on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA).

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley was accused by the Opposition of hiding a report on the operations of the troubled Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) for political reasons.

Text of letter from Senator Déirdre de Búrca to Green Party leader John Gormley

ANGLO Irish Bank “infiltrated” the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) leading to a pro-developer culture and potentially influencing decisions on buying land.

THE Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has appealed to the Government for financial support after writing down the value of land assets by €186 million.

BELEAGUERED regeneration vehicle the Dublin Docklands Development Authority has announced its chief executive Paul Moloney has stepped down.

UCD Professor Niamh Brennan has been appointed as the new chair of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority by the Minister for the Environment.

THE Central Bank knew about the huge inflow of funds into certain Irish banks last September as the banking crisis erupted.

THE public sector is plagued with underperforming employees who do not appreciate the privileges of their positions and steal from the taxpayers by perpetuating a “sickie” culture.

THE chasm between the world public and civil servants inhabit, and the one their fellow citizens live in has been brought into focus by our economic difficulties.

THREE fatalities over the Christmas holiday period brought the current 2005 road death toll to 394.

SHOTGUN owners in three counties are likely to be visited by gardaí investigating an attack on Justice Minister Michael McDowell's holiday home.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell fears bad weather conditions may damage his Roscommon holiday home, the High Court heard yesterday.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell was yesterday granted leave to seek a judicial review of a planning decision by Roscommon County Council involving his luxury holiday home.

Minister for Justice Michael McDowell was today granted leave to seek a judicial review of a planning decision by Roscommon County Council involving his luxury holiday home.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell may have to demolish his €600,000 holiday home in Co Roscommon because the structure does not have adequate planning permission.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell last night found himself in an embarrassing position after it was claimed his designer holiday home in Co Roscommon has no planning permission.

THE health board facing an inquiry today into its unauthorised building of a €9.5 million new headquarters denied last night that there was anything irregular about another recent property deal it undertook.

RELATIONS between the Department of Health and the country’s consultants have grown steadily worse since a Government-commissioned report on health reform last year recommended the renegotiation of the consultants’ contract.

VHI and BUPA were let off on a 1 million bill to a public hospital because the doctors wouldn’t give details of the treatment provided to a private patient.

A WAR of words has erupted between the author of the Brennan Report and the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) amid claims the report could sabotage the National Health Strategy.

HEALTH Minister Micheál Martin yesterday rejected charges that an action plan for health service reform is gathering dust on a shelf.