Fine Gael TD brands Shane Ross a ‘waste of time’ over electric scooters
Alan Farrell is set to propose a bill to legislate electric scooters and electric bikes on Irish roads.
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Alan Farrell is set to propose a bill to legislate electric scooters and electric bikes on Irish roads.
Shane Ross analyses Seamus Woulfe’s account of the recent Golfgate controversy and has a few things to say.
Although no date has been set yet, the minister confirmed it will resume over the coming three weeks.
The FAI, the GAA and the IRFU will collectively receive up to €40million.
The Irish Travel Agents Association said the industry has seen a drop of 98% in business over the past three months.
The deadlines for getting a deal done have been successfully pushed back in recent days.
Roads around Ireland are getting busier as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease.
Here’s the list of centres that are opening again, and the rules in place if you’re using them.
Driving tests have been suspended indefinitely since April.
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport will chair the expert group.
The Dáil was told that a backlog of approximately 20,000 was building up for driving tests.
The Taoiseach previously said the wearing of face masks will not be compulsory.
Tourism Minister Shane Ross received government approval for the proposals today.
Uefa asked all hosts to confirm if they are in a position to host the delayed competition.
There was a lot of back and forth before the government agreed to bail out the FAI in late January.
In spite of the importance of the State aid, there is opposition to certain reforms among some voting Council members.
The DAA has said a third terminal is not needed at the moment at Dublin Airport.
The transport minister said his new speeding laws are in peril.
The Aviva Stadium will host three group games and one Round of 16 game this June.
Niall Gibbons said that coronavirus was a major threat to Irish tourism.
Health Minister Simon Harris is meeting with the IRFU this afternoon.
Speaking to Pat Kenny, Ross said he expects a government of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens.
Michael Collins withdrew his comment, saying it was “over the top”.
The defeat of Shane Ross marks the end of the Independent Alliance.
He said he believed the Independent Alliance had been able to achieve a lot in government without “rocking the boat”.
Shane Ross insisted the €20m package is not a bailout – but is he right?
Minister Shane Ross outlined the refinancing package for the troubled association yesterday.
The FAI is currently saddled with debts of around €62 million.
Shane Ross also described the return of former board member John Earley to a new FAI sub-committee as “unusual.”
Representatives from the union met with the Minister for Sport today.
An intense series of talks between the government, FAI, Uefa and Bank of Ireland will take place over the next few days in a bid to rescue the Irish football body.
The Minister met with Uefa and FAI Chair Roy Barrett today, as talks to find a deal to safeguard the financial future of the crisis-hit football body intensify.
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have announced a series of provisional grants totaling over €77million as part of the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund .
The meeting came on the back of the appointment of Roy Barrett, Catherine Guy and Liz Joyce to the FAI Board.
A number of new directors to the FAI are to be in place by the end of the week.
A total of 148 people died on Irish roads last year, according to provisional figures.
Amid debts of around €62 million, the FAI recently asked government for a bailout of €18 million.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the government will not be bailing out the football organisation.
The Sports Minister is due to met with Uefa on 14 January.
In one case, an eight-year-old girl had beer contents splashed on her.