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Public toilets are a huge drain on Tipperary county council

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Public toilets are a huge drain on council

Tipperary County Council has had to spend €354,382.40 more on public toilets than what it gets back in income earned from those toilets in the last two years, according to documents released to this newspaper under the Freedom of Information Act. ...

05 Jan 2022 at 11:22

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Final cost of Leinster House bike shed likely to rise to allow e-bike charging

The final cost of the Leinster House bike shed is likely to rise to allow for the completion of the power and charging facilities for electric bikes (e-bikes), a committee has heard. Officials from the Office of Public Works (OPW) appeared ...

25 Sept 2024 at 17:56

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Government accused of ‘deep-rooted’ culture of waste

The Government has been accused of being “deep rooted” in a culture of “waste and incompetence”, after it emerged that a scanner bought eight years ago remains unused at the National Gallery. It was reported that there have been issues ...

25 Feb 2025 at 19:09

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Martin queries effectiveness of public inquiries in light of Grace investigation

The Taoiseach has questioned the effectiveness of public inquiries, saying the state has spent half a billion euro over the last 27 years on various investigations. Micheal Martin said the State needs to reflect on whether there is a ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:30

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FactCheck: Does Fine Gael’s manifesto pledge an extra 500m euros to landlords?

Sinn Fein has claimed that a three-year extension of tax relief for landlords, as proposed in Fine Gael’s manifesto, is effectively giving almost half a billion euros of public money to landlords. There have been various reports ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:41

National News

Sinn Fein defends size of alternative budget

Sinn Fein has defended putting forward a much larger alternative budget than the parameters set by Government, despite warnings from experts. The Government’s Summer Economic Statement set out a planned package of 9.4 billion ...

02 Oct 2025 at 15:47

National News

Bike shed groundhog day: Sinn Fein leader and Taoiseach clash on hospital costs

A 100,000 euro tender for a bicycle shelter at the National Maternity Hospital is “bike shed Groundhog Day”, Sinn Fein’s leader has said. Addressing the Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Mary Lou McDonald said she ...

30 Sept 2025 at 18:22

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Government questioned over public money spent on empty offices and hotel rooms

Millions of euros spent on offices that were left empty, hotel rooms that went unused and beds for asylum seekers that were not provided, were all raised in the Dail on Wednesday as members of the opposition questioned ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:10

National News

Review into botched €6.7m Arts Council IT project pinpoints five key factors for failure

A review into a failed IT project which cost almost seven million euro of public money has made 149 recommendations and said five key factors were the cause. The Arts Council initiative was in development from 2019 ...

20 Jan 2026 at 12:58

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