Person: Patrick Costello

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<p>Green Party TD Patrick Costello said some form of action must be taken around the report’s findings. Picture: Collins Photos</p>

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Unpublished planning report 'an open sore of corruption and failed oversight'

The Mulcahy Report was completed in June 2017 but has not been published, despite changes of minister and government

<p> Gardaí at the scene of St Brigid's Nursing Home in Crooksling where it was set on fire earlier this month. Protests had been held in the area beforehand amid speculation that the premises was earmarked to accommodate asylum seekers. File photo: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie</p>

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Green Party finds Garda view of 'copycat' fires at centres linked to asylum seekers 'deeply frustrating'

<p>Garda Commissioner Drew Harris arriving at Leinster House to appear before the Oireachtas justice committee in the wake of the Dublin riots. Picture: Niall Carson/PA</p>

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Elaine Loughlin: Drew Harris kept his cool in low-temperature justice committee grilling

Paul Hosford: Why has the State been sitting on the Mulcahy Report since 2017?

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Donegal planning corruption report still 'under consideration' after six years

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Stop publishing election candidates' home addresses, urges TD

Ministers and Gardaí discuss issues around asylum-seeker housing

Ministers "thanked An Garda Síochána for their work in policing a number of incidents in recent weeks", but one Government TD says gardaí are not doing enough.

Fri, 19 May, 2023

Government under pressure ahead of eviction ban vote

The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Green Party leader last night thrashed out the wording of a counter-motion to the one tabled by Sinn Féin

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Budget increase needed to fix ‘broken’ disability services for children, says committee

Call for significant budget boost to improve staffing and the timeliness of assessments of need

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Patrick Costello was ridiculed for his Ceta stance — but who's laughing now?

Supreme Court ruling will exacerbate tensions between the Green TDs and other members of Government — but perhaps for the right reasons

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Taoiseach plays down need for referendum after Supreme Court's Ceta ruling

Micheál Martin said the Government will have to assess the judgment, but he did not automatically think a referendum was needed. He said that the judgment was not a determination on free trade.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Ratification of EU-Canada trade deal is unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

Green Party TD Patrick Costello said: “Now that the Supreme Court has decided a referendum is required to ratify Ceta it is up to the Cabinet to decide the timing of when such a referendum will be."

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Political row scuppers special meeting on crime after Cherry Orchard ramming incident

Politicians in 'heated' exchanges over who to invite to meeting

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Coalition confident it can defeat 'cynical' Sinn Féin motion

Taoiseach brushes off the threat, saying the electorate does not want an election amid the cost-of-living crisis and war in Europe

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Sinn Féin urges Independents to stop supporting 'bad Government'

People Before Profit has indicated it is likely to table the motion if Sinn Féin does not to press ahead with it

Fri, 08 Jul, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Draconian whip system in focus again as Green TDs disciplined

The disciplining of two Green TDs for backing an opposition motion on the National Maternity Hospital has again focused attention on the role of the draconian whip system.

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Daniel McConnell: We shouldn’t let our history imprison women’s health

'Calls for the lands to be compulsorily purchased may sound snappy and good, but so slow is our planning system that such a move is not guaranteed of success and would further delay this project substantially. And for what?'

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Prisoners report having sentence extended without explanation

An external review of the "policies, processes, and procedures in operation for the calculation of prisoner sentences" is now being proposed.

Fri, 20 May, 2022

FILE PHOTO The Green Party parliamentary party has voted to suspend TDs Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello, who last night vote

Elaine Loughlin: Expulsion of two Greens leaves Government with threadbare majority

A single-seat majority for the Government may not be quite as bad as it appears, but could it survive a real and deep crisis?

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Eamon Ryan told Taoiseach and Tánaiste before Greens agreed to expel TDs in 'internal' issue

The Green Party leader said: "It was a Green Party issue, we managed it ourselves."

Thu, 19 May, 2022

'A step too far for rural Ireland': Coalition split over proposed turf ban

With the Green Party adamant that the ban should proceed, the Taoiseach admitted that there are "different perspectives" on the issue within Government.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

Green TDs appeal against EU-Canada trade deal opens in Supreme Court

High Court challenge to Ceta deal by Patrick Costello last year

Tue, 29 Mar, 2022

Reforms to inquest process to be considered by Oireachtas committee

Pleas by families reported in the Irish Examiner recently will be addressed by the justice committee

Wed, 02 Mar, 2022

Green Party's Patrick Costello gets half of legal costs of failed challenge to Ceta deal

Ms Justice Nuala Butler said today she was making that costs order because the case was of “clear public interest” and raised “novel” questions of constitutional law

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

Green Party TD Patrick Costello loses case against Ceta

Mr Costello is concerned investor court measures in the deal for protecting Canadian investors in EU member states may impact on Ireland’s ability to introduce environmental regulation

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Government says Ceta 'investor courts' does not mean 'wholesale handing over of sovereignty'

Entire case by Green Party TD Patrick Costello can be resolved by 'a proper understanding' of distinction between State’s international obligations and effect of Ceta on Irish domestic law, court hears

Thu, 15 Jul, 2021

Green Party TD Patrick Costello begins High Court case against Ceta

Costello concerned investor court measures in the EU-Canadian trade deal for protecting Canadian investors in EU member states may impact on Ireland’s ability to introduce 'much-needed' environmental regulation.

Tue, 13 Jul, 2021

Aoife Moore: Campaigning on Ceta has come back to haunt Greens

A High Court challenge over the constitutionality of Ceta by a Green Party TD is yet more proof the leadership can't get its TDs in line

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Tánaiste in direct attack on Green TD over Ceta legal challenge

Leo Varadkar said Patrick Costello's argument that was he taking the case as a private individual and not an elected member of Government 'didn't wash with him'

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Green TD: Legal advice suggests Ceta is unconstitutional

Dublin South Central TD Patrick Costello has lodged a High Court challenge over whether a referendum would be needed on the controversial trade deal

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Green party TD: Legal opinion that Ceta deal is unconstitutional

High Court challenge against controversial trade agreement between EU and Canada

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Green TDs under pressure from the public over Ceta vote

Doubt over whether all 12 Green Party TDs will obey party whip and vote with the Government on controversial trade deal with Canada

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

'I am overwhelmed and humbled': Hazel Chu elected Mayor of Dublin City

The Green Party chairperson and qualified barrister was first elected to the council in the May elections in 2019 after topping the poll for the Pembroke ward and will be the city's ninth ever female mayor.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Martin faces down Fianna Fáil rebels in bid to lead country

Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach-in-waiting Micheál Martin has faced down unrest in his party over going into power with Fine Gael and the Greens, insisting “the country needs a government now”.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

Put online safety and digital literacy on school curriculum, say TDs

Online safety and digital literacy must be introduced to the school curriculum, from pre-school to secondary level, to better protect and equip children to thrive in a digital world, politicians and NGOs have agreed.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

#Elections2019: Ryan wants rainbow alliances as party is in full bloom

Green leader Eamon Ryan has called for a series of rainbow alliances with other parties following his party’s historic election wins.

Mon, 27 May, 2019

#Elections2019: Green Party candidate becomes first elected Irish-Chinese local representative

The first elected councillor in Dublin City has pledged to press for better housing and cycle facilities after topping the poll and becoming the country's first Irish-Chinese local representative.

Sat, 25 May, 2019

Readers Blog: Dublin City Councillors welcome 8th committee vote

As a group of Dublin City Councillors, we are acutely aware of how the Eighth Amendment, and Ireland’s restrictive abortion legislation, has impacted on the lives of women across our city.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Policing Authority fears over lack of Garda progress in meeting government targets for recruitment

The Policing Authority has expressed considerable concern at the lack of Garda progress in meeting government targets to recruit 500 civilians by the end of 2017.

Fri, 30 Jun, 2017

Minister defends police authority appointments

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the board members of the new Policing Authority were of the “highest calibre”, after claims they were political appointees.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Sinn Féin surge leaves Labour severely depleted

A Sinn Féin surge in Dublin City has left a bruised Labour party with just a fraction of its seats and the loss of some of its high-profile councillors.

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Green recovery will require careful cultivation

An early flurry of electoral successes in Dublin prompted talk of green shoots for the Green Party but the countrywide count cautioned that careful cultivation would be required.

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Greens secure first local seat

The Green Party has secured its first seat in the local election in Dublin, the party’s first election win in Dublin City Council in 10 years.

Sat, 24 May, 2014

Two numbers allegedly linked to €2.28m 'tiger' kidnapping belonged to two defendants, court hears

The jury in the trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family before robbing €2.28m has been told that two numbers allegedly linked to the crime belonged to two defendants.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2013

Planning investigations must be restarted

Judge Mahon describes corruption as endemic in Irish public life, but was limited to examining planning in Dublin.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Dublin man found guilty of murder

A 20-year-old Dublin man was today found guilty of the murder of Patrick Costello, aged 31, at the Central Criminal Court.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2004

Jury sent out in Dublin murder trial

A jury in the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder at the Central Criminal Court were sent to a hotel tonight and will tomorrow morning resume their deliberations.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Prosecution gives closing speech to murder trial jury

A jury in the trial of a 19-year-old Dublin man accused of murder today heard that the accused deliberately stabbed the deceased.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Accused allegedly admitted stabbing man, jury hears

A 19-year-old Dublin man accused of murder allegedly admitted to gardaí to stabbing the deceased, a jury today heard at the Central Criminal Court.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2004

Friend told accused to 'leg it', murder trial hears

A jury in the trial of a 20-year-old Dublin man accused of murder today heard that the accused allegedly told his friend: "Paddy is dead", "I don't know what to do, my head is f**ked up, I don't know what to do."

Fri, 23 Apr, 2004