#This Week

# this-week - Sunday 30 June, 2019

# Mercosur

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

Jun 30th 2019, 6:07 PM 19,536 Views 83 Comments

The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.

# this-week - Sunday 3 February, 2019

# Interview

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

Feb 3rd 2019, 2:14 PM 18,568 Views 94 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 18 November, 2018

# Confidence And Supply

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

Nov 18th 2018, 4:29 PM 8,154 Views 27 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 9 September, 2018

# Bus That Wouldn't Slow Down

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

Sep 9th 2018, 3:32 PM 25,273 Views 60 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 11 June, 2017

# Health

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

Jun 11th 2017, 6:06 PM 28,474 Views 83 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 30 April, 2017

# Care Of The State

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

Apr 30th 2017, 3:24 PM 10,773 Views 16 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 12 February, 2017

# Confidence And Supply

Fianna Fáil to abstain from vote of no confidence in Government

Feb 12th 2017, 6:19 PM 39,450 Views 339 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 5 February, 2017

# Organ Transplant

Fears raised over transfer times for children needing transplants

Feb 5th 2017, 7:21 PM 5,992 Views 4 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 3 July, 2016

# Charities

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

Jul 3rd 2016, 7:05 PM 24,438 Views 0 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 8 May, 2016

# Southwest

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

May 8th 2016, 2:52 PM 11,016 Views 0 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 17 May, 2015

# Midland Regional Hospital

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

May 17th 2015, 8:25 PM 16,692 Views 41 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 1 February, 2015

# Water Charges

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

Feb 1st 2015, 5:56 PM 21,455 Views 186 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 25 January, 2015

# Pay Packet

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

Jan 25th 2015, 7:45 PM 31,890 Views 113 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 5 October, 2014

# Direct Provision

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

Oct 5th 2014, 7:45 PM 27,834 Views 250 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 28 September, 2014

# Big Spend

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

Sep 28th 2014, 8:42 PM 19,962 Views 77 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 7 September, 2014

# Bad Timing

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

Sep 7th 2014, 7:45 PM 57,440 Views 133 Comments

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.

# this-week - Sunday 10 August, 2014

# Drug Use

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

Aug 10th 2014, 3:30 PM 14,226 Views 113 Comments

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

# Exports

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

Aug 10th 2014, 2:16 PM 7,327 Views 31 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 3 August, 2014

# Slow Response

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

Aug 3rd 2014, 1:58 PM 6,253 Views 21 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 8 June, 2014

# 800 Babies

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

Jun 8th 2014, 8:20 PM 23,171 Views 431 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 13 April, 2014

# Ian Bailey

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

Apr 13th 2014, 8:40 PM 39,174 Views 0 Comments

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

# this-week - Saturday 22 February, 2014

# This Week

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

Feb 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM 6,277 Views 0 Comments

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

# this-week - Sunday 5 January, 2014

# Limerick City Of Culture

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

Jan 5th 2014, 1:55 PM 12,009 Views 39 Comments

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

# this-week - Monday 21 October, 2013

# ESB

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

Oct 21st 2013, 9:13 PM 6,735 Views 6 Comments

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.

# this-week - Sunday 11 August, 2013

# Cocaine

'Missing' Michaella McCollum Connolly visited by British embassy in Peru

Aug 11th 2013, 2:52 PM 46,076 Views 71 Comments

The larger the amount of drugs the longer the sentence in Peru, and if convicted, the women could face up to 25 years in prison.

# this-week - Sunday 30 December, 2012

# Northern Ireland

Calls for Justice Minister to release Belturbet bombing files

Dec 30th 2012, 7:59 PM 8,596 Views 40 Comments

A Freedom of Information request submitted by RTÉ’s This Week programme was refused earlier this year.

# this-week - Sunday 2 December, 2012

# Constitution

Lobby groups warned over intensive lobbying of constitutional convention

Dec 2nd 2012, 2:25 PM 4,535 Views 23 Comments

Convention chairman Tom Arnold says citizen members are entitled not to be bombarded with unwanted contact.

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