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Helen McEntee faces Cabinet backlash over gardaí plans for facial recognition

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is facing a Cabinet backlash over plans to give gardaí powers to use controversial facial recognition technology (FRT) in murder, missing person and child sex abuse cases.

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Ministerial ratings: Two years after Cabinet was formed, who has outstayed their welcome and who deserves to be asked back?

THIS weekend marks two years since the ‘grand coalition’ of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party came to power. Micheál Martin’s Cabinet picks brought together a mix of very experienced ministers and rookie TDs. With a reshuffle scheduled for later this year, Political Correspondent Senan Molony assesses who is swimming and sinking.

Ryan told failure to sign off on 2pc hike for 7,000 An Post pensioners is ‘callous’

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has been told that an alleged failure by his department to sign off on a 2pc increase for 7,000 An Post pensioners is “disrespectful and callous”.

Cost of filling up petrol tank surges by €10 in two weeks

Surging fuel costs have led to diesel and petrol prices rising by 11c and 22c a litre respectively in the past fortnight alone.

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Eoin O’Malley Opinion Government is on autopilot as we brace for a crash landing

Those people lucky enough to get through the chaos in Dublin Airport to their holidays might wonder if they really want to get home.

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Populist policies won’t save us from facing tough economic choices

Unaffordable housing, insecure energy supplies and rising debt interest cloud the economic outlook. Soft options have been exhausted, spin and counter-spin substitute for analysis and public discontent flourishes.

Promised fuel cut that never happened has cost motorists an extra €20m so far

The Government failed to deliver a cut in fuel prices promised last November by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan that would have saved motorists around €20m so far this year.

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Fuel emergency: Is Ireland ready for the worst-case scenario? Stakeholders say no

As fuel prices soar to never-before-seen levels, there is little light at the end of the tunnel for hard-pressed motorists.

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Panic at the petrol pumps: War-gaming the oil shock of 2022

During the oil shock of 1979, sparked by a drop in oil production in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, a young Ger Hyland managed his father’s trucks and vans in the queue for diesel at a petrol station in Co Laois.

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exclusive Sunday Independent poll: Public fears worst is yet to come – cost of living crisis and recession worries dominate

A huge majority of the public believes there will be an economic recession in the next 12 months, according to the latest Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll.

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Cost of living crisis: Real stories of how ordinary people are struggling

The 20pc cut in public transport fares introduced last month is set to be extended into 2023 when the Budget is announced in October.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion High flyers, low pay, long queues

Remember the pandemic bonus announced in early January for workers on the Covid frontlines? Tens of thousands of people were due to get it, tax-free. Last week, RTÉ’s News at One reported that — five months later — only one in eight of those due between €600 and €1,000 each have so far seen any cash.

Leo Varadkar defends meeting LNG developers as Eamon Ryan insists the gas terminal should not proceed

TÁNAISTE Leo Varadkar has defended his decision to meet with the company behind the proposed Shannon Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal while the planning application for the controversial project is live.

Editorial Opinion No accountability over Dublin Airport chaos

Travel, we are told, is the one thing you can spend your money on that makes you richer. But the Dublin Airport experience has been anything but enriching of late.

Climate targets in doubt as carbon emissions increase by 6pc

Ireland’s efforts at cutting greenhouse gas emissions are nowhere near target, with latest data expected to show an annual increase in emissions of 6pc.

Caroline O’Doherty Opinion With economy back in full swing, what hope is there for Ireland to meet any of its climate goals?

If we could turn back time, the latest forecasts for the country’s greenhouse gas emissions would not look so grim. In fact, if we ploughed on with our sluggish roll-out of climate action measures, we might even manage to almost comply with our mandatory EU target.

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Green TDs learned of six-month suspension via text messages just minutes before media was told

The Green Party told TDs Neasa Hourigan and Patrick Costello they were suspended for six months via text message only minutes before a media statement was issued, it has emerged.

Majority want more cycling and walking supports even if it slows traffic and takes space off cars

City residents are strongly in favour of having more cycle lanes, more outdoor seating and more road crossings with shorter wait times to enable them to get around without cars.

Eamon Ryan told Coalition leaders of plan to suspend two Green TDs

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan informed the Taoiseach and Tánaiste prior to the Dáil vote on the National Maternity Hospital about the likelihood two of his TDs would be suspended from the party for six months.

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Philip Ryan Opinion Eamon Ryan had no choice but to take strong action to maintain his authority over Green Party

Dara Calleary attended a dinner in honour of an old friend in a hotel in Clifden, Co Galway, and he lost his job as a Cabinet minister.

Majority want more cycling and walking supports even if it slows traffic and takes space off cars

City residents are strongly in favour of having more cycle lanes, more outdoor seating and more road crossings that have shorter wait times to allow them to get around without cars.

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‘There’s panic that people will face fuel poverty’ – turf-ban anger rages

On May 3, dozens of locals and turf contractors gathered at a bog in Tournafulla, west Limerick, to voice concerns about the proposed ban on the sale of turf.

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Frank Coughlan Opinion Eamon Ryan is guilty only of trying to help Mother Earth

Eamon Ryan would normally be about as welcome down the farm as the Pope at a DUP conference, but this was different. When the Minister for the Environment turned up in a Wicklow field, it was all smiles from two enterprising farmers who are all set to harvest the sun.

Letters to the Editor Opinion Well done Katie, but we must talk about dangers of boxing

Katie Taylor is a world-class athlete. Congratulations to her on her unique achievement and for waving the flag for Ireland. However, when it comes to boxing – particularly the professional game – the general public, sports commentators, journalists and politicians have a collective blind spot that I find difficult to understand.

Michael Ring signals no let-up in conflict between FG and Greens over turf

Mayo TD Michael Ring has said Fine Gael will do everything possible to ensure families and communities which rely on turf will be “respected and protected”.

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Exclusive extract: Leaks, renegades, rows and reason – Inside Ireland’s Covid response

December 2, 2021 Cases: 578,064; Deaths: 5,707; Seven-day average of new cases: 4,451

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Shane Ross Opinion Power is returned to its boggy roots

You could get to love all those troublesome rural TDs. Last week, they gave our smug urban powers-that-be a bloody nose. Or, as they would say, a lesson in democracy. Poor Eamon Ryan, just back from his Easter break, decided to beard the Fianna Fail and Fine Gael backbench lions in their dens. He would sort them out, persuading them that his anti-turf crusade was in their best interests.

Citizens of the soil with narrow world horizons cannot dictate to a modern society on the brink

The robe of victimhood does not spend much time on its hanger in an Irish person’s wardrobe.

Half of Irish households still burning solid fuels including 14pc who use turf, report reveals

More than half of all households in Ireland continue to use solid fuels such as coal, peat and wood, to heat their homes, according to new research published by the State’s environmental watchdog.

Turf wars to drag on as final draft of regulations weeks away

Revised turf regulations are “weeks away”, the Government has admitted, despite political desperation to resolve the controversy as soon as possible.