Arthur Beesley
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CervicalCheck claims cost State nearly â¬19m â C&AG report (opens the original)
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The State has paid almost â¬19 million for claims arising from the HSE CervicalCheck controversy, the Comptroller & Auditor General said in his annual report. The report from the public spending watchdog says the â¬18.9 million cost of claims at the end of 2025 includes â¬6.6 million in damages paid to people who took action against the State. The controversy started in 2018 when it emerged women diagnosed with cervical cancer had not been told of audits of their previous smear tests which we
Irelandâs wealthiest individuals claim â¬755m in tax credits and reliefs since 2024, report finds (opens the original)
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Many of the Republicâs wealthiest people cut their income tax liabilities by claiming an aggregate â¬755 million in tax credits and reliefs in 2024, the State spending watchdog has found. After examining how Revenue manages the affairs of almost 2,000 high-wealth individuals (HWIs), the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) attributed ârelatively low amounts of tax dueâ from many of to the amount of taxable income earned and the use of credits and reliefs. Some â¬576 million of the â¬755
Judge refuses application to strike out perfume-theft charge against Brendan Mullin (opens the original)
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An application to strike out a charge against former rugby international Brendan Mullin for the theft of perfume from the Brown Thomas department store has been refused at Dublin District Court. Judge Ãine Clancy rejected the application from John OâDoherty, solicitor for Mullin, who argued there had been noncompliance with a court disclosure order to produce statements to the defence. Mullin (62), of Albert Lodge, Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, is accused of the theft on May 15th of
Simon Coveney: Former minister once lobbied by developer Johnny Ronan, now lobbies for him (opens the original)
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Former tánaiste Simon Coveney has taken up work lobbying for Johnny Ronan, a decade after he was lobbied by the property developer while serving as minister for housing. Coveney retired from politics after the 2024 election and the 12-month âcooling offâ period in which he was not allowed to lobby for clients ended last November. The former Fine Gael TDâs lobbying for Ronan centres on the developerâs plans, with the State-owned Drogheda Port, to build a multibillion-euro deepwater port
First new private hospital project in Dublin for two decades under way (opens the original)
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The first new private hospital project in Dublin for two decades is under way after healthcare group Bon Secours bought a south county site near the M50 motorway in a multimillion-euro deal. The purchase of the 1.55-hectare (3.83-acre) property at Cherrywood, concluded very recently, sets in motion planning for a new hospital complex by the group that is already the largest private health provider in the State. The site â near Wyattville Road â is considered attractive for hospital developme
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