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# shane-ross - Monday 20 January, 2020
FAI to present proposals for rescue package to Uefa and government 'within a week'
Shane Ross also described the return of former board member John Earley to a new FAI sub-committee as “unusual.”
# shane-ross - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
Siptu 'more hopeful' after reassurances over FAI given in meeting with Shane Ross
Representatives from the union met with the Minister for Sport today.
Ross confident change of government will not affect potential FAI rescue package
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.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
Shane Ross: Solution to save the FAI may be agreed 'fairly soon'
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.
# shane-ross - Friday 10 January, 2020
Government announce €10m grants for the Sportsground and RDS, but FAI awarded just €2m
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 .
# shane-ross - Thursday 9 January, 2020
Ross says 'old guard have now been excised' following meeting with new FAI delegation
The meeting came on the back of the appointment of Roy Barrett, Catherine Guy and Liz Joyce to the FAI Board.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
No bail out deal for FAI signed off on, but meeting with Uefa to be held next week
A number of new directors to the FAI are to be in place by the end of the week.
# shane-ross - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
45% increase in number of driver deaths on Irish roads in 2019
A total of 148 people died on Irish roads last year, according to provisional figures.
# shane-ross - Monday 30 December, 2019
Taoiseach: 'We won't ask the taxpayer to bail out the FAI'
Amid debts of around €62 million, the FAI recently asked government for a bailout of €18 million.
Poll: Should the government bail out the FAI?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the government will not be bailing out the football organisation.
# shane-ross - Sunday 29 December, 2019
Shane Ross rules out liquidation or examinership as viable options for the FAI
The Sports Minister is due to met with Uefa on 14 January.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Office of Transport Minister Shane Ross warned Luas operator of 'increase in anti-social behaviour'
In one case, an eight-year-old girl had beer contents splashed on her.
# shane-ross - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Another grim day shows how Irish football has been failed by more than just the top of the FAI
The FAI was again the talking point in Leinster House, as Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland were in the spotlight.
Rift deepens as FAI criticise Shane Ross' comments at Oireachtas Committee
Trade union SIPTU, meanwhile, have told the Minister that morale among FAI workers is at an all-time low.
Ross 'urgently' seeking clarity on what'll happen to the League of Ireland if the FAI fails
In a statement this evening, Ross’s department said the League of Ireland “would cease to exist in its current format” if the FAI fails.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
FAI turn down latest invite to appear before Oireachtas Sport Committee
Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will appear at Leinster House tomorrow, however.
# shane-ross - Monday 16 December, 2019
'That process of reform is still far from complete' - Shane Ross on tonight's meeting with the FAI
The Sports Minster says the government will not fund the troubled organisation.
# shane-ross - Thursday 12 December, 2019
Independent chairperson to do 'thorough analysis' before deciding on FAI appointment
The arrival of four external members to the football body’s board has been made a priority by sports minister Shane Ross.
Filibustering of Judicial Appointments Bill 'led by lawyers' says Ross
The Bill passed in the Seanad by a slim margin of 25 votes to 23.
Shane Ross says government will 'look at' proposal to split FAI
A plan has been created by FAI members to split the organisation into two sections, the Irish Independent has reported.
# shane-ross - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
Legal limbo to end for Dublin's horse-drawn carriage drivers as new law to sort out licence debacle
Since 2018 Dublin City Council no longer issue carriage drivers licences, which drivers say could lead to unlicensed operators and concerns for animal welfare.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
'I haven't heard the FAI apologise': Concerns of staff, players and fans after 'shocking' FAI accounts
“How can we be in a scenario where we’re fighting for our jobs, and we did nothing wrong?”
# shane-ross - Monday 9 December, 2019
Shane Ross: 'We don't trust the FAI, we don't trust them with the money... it's a basket case'
The Sports Minister won’t be appearing before Wednesday’s emergency Oireachtas meeting.
Staff criticise lack of information over finances as FAI confirm Oireachtas Committee appearance
Sports minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will not be appearing alongside the football body on Wednesday, however.
# shane-ross - Friday 6 December, 2019
Legislation to test self-driving cars on public roads approved by Cabinet
The proposal was put forward by Minister for Transport Shane Ross.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
Morale among staff at 'all-time low' as FAI endure another chaotic day
SIPTU want to meet with Shane Ross amid concerns of job losses at an organisation now without a Chief Executive.
# shane-ross - Monday 2 December, 2019
Government announces €1 billion investment in national rail network
The investment in civil engineering programmes will take place from 2020 to 2024.
# shane-ross - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
Sport Ireland refers audit report of FAI to An Garda Síochána
Sport Ireland decided to suspend and withhold future funding to the FAI in April.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Not happy with a speed limit in your area? Plans underway to allow members of the public to appeal for changes
A national speed limit audit is currently near completion.
'She's completely wrong': Transport minister blasts Fine Gael candidate over call to scrap RSA
Verona Murphy has clashed with the RSA in her role with the Irish Road Hauliers’ Association.
# shane-ross - Monday 25 November, 2019
'I am not privy to the plot': Shane Ross doesn't anticipate 'going to war' over new speeding laws
Under the new system, drivers who speed excessively will be hit with heavier penalties.
Poll: Should penalty points and fines be based on how far above the speed limit drivers are caught?
Shane Ross is bringing the proposals to Cabinet, but he faces opposition to get it over the line.
# shane-ross - Sunday 24 November, 2019
Almost 90% of motorists disqualified this year have not surrendered their licences
The figure is the lowest rate in the past five years.
# shane-ross - Saturday 23 November, 2019
Poll: Should there be an all-island soccer league?
Shane Ross has backed the idea.
'Serious merit in proposals': Shane Ross backs all-island soccer league
The Irish Football Association in Northern Ireland has dismissed such proposals so far.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Drivers who dangerously overtake cyclists face automatic fine and penalty points from today
The new laws came into effect at midnight.
# shane-ross - Thursday 7 November, 2019
Shane Ross says he understands cyclist 'die ins' as he's presented with flowers for dead cyclists
Ross was speaking at the launch of a new Dublin Bus virtual reality training tool that allows bus drivers see the road from a cyclist’s perspective.
Taoiseach says asylum seekers should be allowed to get licences for driving
Leo Varadkar says the rules were changed to allow asylum seekers to work, therefore they should be allowed to drive to that workplace.
# shane-ross - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Minister Shane Ross asked for "advance all-clear" on expenses paid to him in €37,000 annual allowance
Minister Sean Canney was also asked to provide more information on €3,258 in “policy formulation” expenses that were spent in a string of restaurants around the country.
€241 million to be spent building dual carriageway and improving roads in Mayo
The project is the largest investment of public money in Co Mayo in the history of the State.
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SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
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