On St Stephen’s Day, Shane Ross issued a tweet that encapsulated his career as a Government minister. It caused much offence and some anger.

The FAI have avoided another bone of contention with Sports Minister Shane Ross ahead of today’s crunch meeting after Paddy Dempsey withdrew as a board nominee.

Shane Ross and Brendan Griffin will meet with the FAI board members next week following requests from the FAI for an urgent meeting.

Tough penalties to tackle speeding are unlikely to be introduced in the lifetime of this Government.

Under the new plans, higher fines and penalties will be given out the more a person is caught over the speed limit.

If you want an insight into the prevailing political culture in this country, where better to look than at allocation of sports grants.

The Government has ordered an extra 41 rail carriages at a cost of €150m which it is claimed will help reduce overcrowding on commuter routes.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has warned retailers that e-scooters are illegal on public roads and that they need to tell customers that they should not be used in such spaces.

Transport Minister Shane Ross says scooters, segways, hoverboards and any other powered personal transporters are only legal to use on private property.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has been accused of "attack-dog politics" over a video he posted about his new electric car.

Sports Minister Shane Ross has put the Government on a new collision course with the FAI after asking the football body’s president to step down from his role.

Sports Minister Shane Ross has accused Donal Conway of reneging on a promise to step down from the FAI at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM after he was nominated unopposed to continue in the role of president of the association.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has ordered his officials to “make immediate inquiries” into revelations that Dublin Port managers spent hundreds of thousands of euro on company credit cards for flights, restaurants, and entertainment.

The Transport Minister Shane Ross has awarded €5m to an airport that does not operate any commercial flights.

Sports Minister Shane Ross has urged the Football Association of Ireland to review the appointment of Noel Mooney as the organisation's acting chief, amid concerns over his links to the John Delaney regime.

Last month, the number of trips to Ireland by overseas visitors rose 3% to 784,700.

Independent Alliance TDs often operate as though they are not part of the Government, even though they are at the heart of it, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

James Bond-style revolving or retractable licence plates are being used by boy racers to avoid paying tolls and speeding fines, gardaí are warning.

Fianna Fáil’s transport spokesperson Robert Troy said he was very concerned that there was going to be more reduced expenditure by the Department of Transport.

The Minister for Transport and the National Transport Authority (NTA) have been asked to explain to a local authority what they intend to do to provide better public transport to rural communities which are 'dying on their feet'.

The Transport Minister cannot say if drivers who are stopped without a green card after Brexit will be prosecuted or have their vehicles seized.

Some of Ireland’s exports may become unviable due to the Brexit effect on the UK landbridge to the continental EU, said Transport Minister Shane Ross last week.

The Transport Minister Shane Ross has launched a scathing attack on what he calls "the lunatic fringe" in Leinster House who are opposed to tougher drink-driving laws.

Green cards should be given to people driving across the border to confirm they have valid motor insurance in both jurisdictions if a no-deal Brexit hits Ireland.

Put yourself in the shoes of the following person. You are elderly, making your way cautiously through autumnal years. You live alone. You are highly security conscious, because even though you reside in one of the more salubrious enclaves of the State, you have been repeatedly told that your area is a crime-ridden hellhole. You don’t answer the door to strangers.

The National Civil Aviation Threat and Risk Group will meet to discuss any implications the incidents might have for airports here.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has defended the Government’s decision not to go ahead with proposed minimum passing distance laws to protect cyclists, amid criticism that the u-turn is a ‘cop out’.

Independent Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath’s attack on the grieving family of two road traffic victims has been branded “staggering and unacceptable” by Transport Minister Shane Ross.

The controversial Christmas sleigh perched on the roof of a car bearing Transport Minister Shane Ross's image will be taken down.

Brendan Fehily’s frustration and outrage at the 208 Bishopstown bus service is totally justified but unfortunately, his experience is but the tip of the iceberg. (Irish Examiner letters 15/12/2018). By way of background, Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority (NTA) decided in July of 2012 to increase the frequency of a number of Cork City bus routes from 20 to 10-minute intervals.

Plans for tougher penalties for speeding offences are facing backlash after a growing number of TDs in Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have expressed their concern over the proposals.

Donegal, Ireland West Airport Knock and Kerry will share €3.7 million in grant aid

The Department of Transport has refused to approve the appointment of a director of consumer protection by the national agency with responsibility for air-passenger rights.

It would see people charged a higher amount the more they're over the limit.

The report into the death of an Irish Coast Guard Volunteer off the County Clare Coast two years ago has recommended the Minister for Transport review the Irish National Search and Rescue Framework.

The Government has been criticised over plans to spend €5 million on diesel buses.

Minister for Sport Shane Ross’s ability to get on the winner’s podium was highlighted at yesterday’s meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Sport.

New rules on drink-driving are to take effect from tonight which will automatically disqualify any motorists who are found to have consumed alcohol.

Financially struggling drivers could get an easier way to pay their motor tax, if Cork County Council is allowed to pilot a scheme similar to TV licence stamps.

The controversial Stepaside garda station championed by Transport Minister Shane Ross will re-open next summer - and cost the taxpayer at least €1.5m.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland has called on Tourism Minister Shane Ross to resign over the hotel VAT hike u-turn, saying he has "consistently failed" the sector.

A grant for an elderly person to convert their home into two separate housing units is being put forward.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to examine the Government’s new national broadband plan tender process after it emerged just one bidder — a consortium involving businessman Denis O’Brien and others — now remains in the race.

Transport Minister Shane Ross has denied claims he is ignoring his own ministerial responsibilities and said he is not at fault for controversial bus route changes in Dublin, Cork and Galway.