# This Week

Last year

2022

# Leo Varadkar

Varadkar: Ireland coming to the point where it needs to 'move on' from Covid-19 restrictions

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar was speaking on RTE Radio.

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Jan 16th 2022, 4:02 PM

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# mercosur

'It's a bad deal, there's no point in saying otherwise': Agriculture minister on trade agreement with South American countries

The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.

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Jun 30th 2019, 6:07 PM

# Interview

Varadkar confirms that children's hospital review WILL be able to find individuals accountable

Varadkar said the terms of reference of the review would be changed.

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Feb 3rd 2019, 2:14 PM

# confidence and supply

Taoiseach denies early election plan and accuses Fianna Fáil of dragging out agreement talks

The war of words between the two main parties continues, but Varadkar said he still wants a 2020 general election.

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Nov 18th 2018, 4:29 PM

# bus that wouldn't slow down

More than half the buses tested on Irish roads have been deemed unsafe

More than a third of the buses tested had ‘major or dangerous defects’.

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Sep 9th 2018, 3:32 PM

# Health

Concerns raised that private health insurance patients are being 'bullied' by hospitals

RTÉ’s This Week reported concerns around bullying of private health insurance holders.

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Jun 11th 2017, 6:06 PM

# care of the state

Grace case whistleblower says she's 'disappointed' with HSE's response

The whistleblower, who remains anonymous, told RTÉ’s This Week that she wants to appear before committee to set the record straight.

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Apr 30th 2017, 3:24 PM

# confidence and supply

Fianna Fáil to abstain from vote of no confidence in Government

The Taoiseach meanwhile says he isn’t ruling out a criminal investigation into the Tusla saga.

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Feb 12th 2017, 6:19 PM

# Organ Transplant

Fears raised over transfer times for children needing transplants

A confidential hospital report has said that current travel arrangements are “unsustainable”.

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Feb 5th 2017, 7:21 PM

# Charities

Appeal to HSE to ensure Console services are secured in wake of controversy

The Health Minister has described an audit into the charity as a “harrowing” read.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 7:05 PM

# Southwest

Teenager with intellectual disabilities left in foster home despite allegations of sexual abuse

The young person had been living in the home in the Cork/Kerry area since 2003.

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May 8th 2016, 2:52 PM

# Midland Regional Hospital

'They were lied to': Health Minister speaks out over baby deaths

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has spoken out about the findings in HIQA’s report on the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

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May 17th 2015, 8:25 PM

# Water Charges

Irish Water says over 1 million have registered ahead of tomorrow's deadline

Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed today that those who do not register will not have their water cut off.

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Feb 1st 2015, 5:56 PM

# pay packet

'There's no way USC can be abolished overnight'

The suggestion of more taxes to offset any further reduction in the charge hasn’t been ruled out.

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Jan 25th 2015, 7:45 PM

# direct provision

'There’s a growing sense across the country that something is seriously wrong'

A Bishop has called for the conditions in Direct Provision centres to be improved.

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Oct 5th 2014, 7:45 PM

# big spend

Phil Hogan 'personally signed off on' funding relating to Irish Water consultants

New documents have reportedly revealed that he was aware of the spend as far back as December 2012.

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Sep 28th 2014, 8:42 PM

# Bad timing

It's the last thing he needs, but Phil Hogan's just been landed with ANOTHER Irish Water scandal

The former minister had the biggest job interview of his life this week, as he bids to become Agriculture Commissioner. But the issue of Irish Water just won’t go away, it seems.

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Sep 7th 2014, 7:45 PM

# Drug use

Dublin Lord Mayor calls for task force to tackle inner city addiction problems

Christy Burke said that “certain senior politicians don’t see any votes in addiction, so they don’t see it as a priority”.

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Aug 10th 2014, 3:30 PM

# Exports

"I don't think we're back to cheese mountains": Coveney plays down Russian sanctions

The Agriculture Minister has said the effect on the Irish market this year might only be €8.2 million.

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Aug 10th 2014, 2:16 PM

# slow response

The State isn't talking to abuse victims - Louise O'Keeffe

She’s now written to he Taoiseach and to Minister for Education to requesting a meeting.

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Aug 3rd 2014, 1:58 PM

# 800 babies

Archbishop calls for 'full-bodied investigation' into all mother-and-baby homes

Diarmuid Martin said that any investigation needs to ensure that the culture that existed in past has been stamped out.

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Jun 8th 2014, 8:20 PM

# Ian Bailey

Witness threatened to "blow the Bailey case out of the water" if any attempt was made to arrest her

RTÉ’s This Week programme says that they have seen memos from a garda in Schull which show warrants against a witness went unexecuted.

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Apr 13th 2014, 8:40 PM

# This Week

Regrets, friends and the Dubai connection: 6 things we heard at the Anglo trial

A look back at seven days of evidence at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

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Feb 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM

# limerick city of culture

Arts Minister read about Limerick City of Culture resignation 'in the paper'

The Arts Minister says he won’t be seeking changes to the board, other than including the ‘Limerick arts community’.

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Jan 5th 2014, 1:55 PM

# ESB

ESB hits out at 'inaccuracies' in reports about pension scheme

Reports over the last couple of days suggested the company had changed the nature of the scheme and failed to tell its auditor KPMG about opposition to the changes from unions.

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Oct 21st 2013, 9:13 PM