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The FAI was again the talking point in Leinster House, as Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland were in the spotlight.
Trade union SIPTU, meanwhile, have told the Minister that morale among FAI workers is at an all-time low.
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.
Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will appear at Leinster House tomorrow, however.
The Sports Minster says the government will not fund the troubled organisation.
The arrival of four external members to the football body’s board has been made a priority by sports minister Shane Ross.
The Bill passed in the Seanad by a slim margin of 25 votes to 23.
A plan has been created by FAI members to split the organisation into two sections, the Irish Independent has reported.
Since 2018 Dublin City Council no longer issue carriage drivers licences, which drivers say could lead to unlicensed operators and concerns for animal welfare.
“How can we be in a scenario where we’re fighting for our jobs, and we did nothing wrong?”
The Sports Minister won’t be appearing before Wednesday’s emergency Oireachtas meeting.
Sports minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland will not be appearing alongside the football body on Wednesday, however.
The proposal was put forward by Minister for Transport Shane Ross.
SIPTU want to meet with Shane Ross amid concerns of job losses at an organisation now without a Chief Executive.
The investment in civil engineering programmes will take place from 2020 to 2024.
Sport Ireland decided to suspend and withhold future funding to the FAI in April.
A national speed limit audit is currently near completion.
Verona Murphy has clashed with the RSA in her role with the Irish Road Hauliers’ Association.
Under the new system, drivers who speed excessively will be hit with heavier penalties.
Shane Ross is bringing the proposals to Cabinet, but he faces opposition to get it over the line.
The figure is the lowest rate in the past five years.
The Irish Football Association in Northern Ireland has dismissed such proposals so far.
The new laws came into effect at midnight.
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.
Leo Varadkar says the rules were changed to allow asylum seekers to work, therefore they should be allowed to drive to that workplace.
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.
The project is the largest investment of public money in Co Mayo in the history of the State.
That’s according to Fianna Fáil’s Marc MacSharry, who says e-scooter users are left in limbo with no regulations.
The first of the trams, which will increase passenger capacity from 319 to 408, was officially unveiled today.
They said they are at a ‘very delicate stage’ of negotiations with Minister Paschal Donohoe.
The minister confirmed this in a written statement on 2 October.
Could aviation be used to promote regional growth?
The decision was made in March 2018 to not make the controversial card mandatory for a driving test.
Transport Minister Shane Ross said stores must inform consumers of the vehicles’ legal status.
Minister for Transport Shane Ross has called on all local authorities to carry out the review.
The new body, the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority, is being run by Fingal County Council.
“I was with everybody, I think I was with Putin. I was with Donald Trump. I was at the landing the Moon landing.”
A new text alert system for complaining about anti-social behaviour on the service was launched this month.
We talked to the transport minister about ministerial cars, BusConnects, and getting on a bike with Eamon Ryan.