The embattled agency commissioned an external audit report on the €336,000 bike shed project, seeking advice on how to achieve value for money in future ...

Fáilte Ireland has denied that Cork County Council spent €670,000 on a tourist information sign in Bantry. The purported spend had been likened to the €336,000 outlay on the Leinster House bicycle ...

The Dealer wonders if the Government is braced to pay out for the future-proofing of the country’s telecommunications network and water infrastructure that was damaged during storm Éowyn.

A council has defended spending over €320,000 on the restoration of a 120-year-old fireman’s rest, which critics argue has no useful modern purpose. The Fireman’s Rest – a structure ...

A council has rejected claims that €670,000 was spent on an imposing new stainless steel tourism sign for an historic west Cork town.

The Meath West TD predicted taxpayers would see their money “frittered away over and over again” by the department.

Protecting the taxpayer’s cash is a key theme of the plan for the next five years with subtle nods to the €335,000 Leinster House bike shed scandal that infuriated the public. The Programme ...

Opposition parties thumped the coalition over their ­housing record, staffing issues in the health service and headline grabbing overspends on things like the Leinster House bike shed.