Brian Stanley

Public Accounts Committee chairman Brian Stanley said they wanted the details of any ‘hefty’ payments to outgoing executives.

Kevin Bakhurst, who will take charge of RTE next week, is to meet with Media Minister Catherine Martin on Thursday.

The chairman of the Public Accounts committee, Brian Stanley, said if those invited refuse, powers of compellability will be used.

The Public Accounts Committee has asked state agencies responsible for transport infrastructure to submit reports by September.

Public Accounts Committee chairman Brian Stanley called for ‘full transparency’ from the board and executives at the broadcaster.

The tánaiste has accused Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald of justifying "internal party intimidation" after a young party member said she resigned after another called at her door over tweets which criticised TD Brian Stanley.

SINN Féin's Eoin Ó Broin last night said his party colleague Brian Stanley was "guilty of colossal errors of judgement" following two controversial social media posts.

A Sinn Féin TD who apologised after describing the 1979 Narrow Water killings as a lesson to "slow learners" about the cost of "occupying Ireland" is to make a statement to the Dáil later this month after further comments emerged.

While Ireland has a deserved reputation for arts and literature, we sometimes forget that we also do a fine line in political humbug.

A SINN Féin TD last night said he was "genuinely sorry" for a controversial social media post describing the Narrow Water killings in Co Down as a lesson to "slow learners" about the cost of "occupying Ireland".