Craig Hughes
@thenewshughes.bsky.social
🗞️Political Editor: Irish Daily Mail
🎪Festival organiser: @nightdayfest.bsky.social
🎪Festival organiser: @nightdayfest.bsky.social
🚨 Home building targets are set to be missed for every year of the lifetime of the Government with a warning delivery could “drop below current levels” in the coming years, internal documents reveal in today’s Irish Daily Mail.
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 Home building targets are set to be missed for every year of the lifetime of the Government with a warning delivery could “drop below current levels” in the coming years, internal documents reveal in today’s Irish Daily Mail.
Looking forward to the IMRO awards at the end of the month 🌑🌞
March 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking forward to the IMRO awards at the end of the month 🌑🌞
This letter which I reported on a few weeks ago will dog the current government for a while longer as they struggle to shake off the accusation they didn’t mislead the electorate.
February 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter which I reported on a few weeks ago will dog the current government for a while longer as they struggle to shake off the accusation they didn’t mislead the electorate.
We added some more great acts to the @nightdayfest.bsky.social lineup yesterday 🌑☀️
February 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We added some more great acts to the @nightdayfest.bsky.social lineup yesterday 🌑☀️
The Regional Independents have agreed to facilitate not being afforded speaking rights for TODAY to allow the Taoiseach to be nominated, but it is unclear if this will appease the Opposition.
January 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Regional Independents have agreed to facilitate not being afforded speaking rights for TODAY to allow the Taoiseach to be nominated, but it is unclear if this will appease the Opposition.
No resolution, party whips meeting AGAIN… we could face the prospect of TDs being thrown out of the chamber if they refuse to allow business to proceed. My god.
January 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
No resolution, party whips meeting AGAIN… we could face the prospect of TDs being thrown out of the chamber if they refuse to allow business to proceed. My god.
A now deleted tweet…
January 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A now deleted tweet…
A huddle among the Opposition Business Committee members and party leaders has formed inside the chamber, as they plot their next move.
Will they go tika taka, or just launch it up to Big Duncan Smith?
If the Ceann Comhraile ever comes back into the chamber (20 mins overdue) we might find out.
Will they go tika taka, or just launch it up to Big Duncan Smith?
If the Ceann Comhraile ever comes back into the chamber (20 mins overdue) we might find out.
January 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A huddle among the Opposition Business Committee members and party leaders has formed inside the chamber, as they plot their next move.
Will they go tika taka, or just launch it up to Big Duncan Smith?
If the Ceann Comhraile ever comes back into the chamber (20 mins overdue) we might find out.
Will they go tika taka, or just launch it up to Big Duncan Smith?
If the Ceann Comhraile ever comes back into the chamber (20 mins overdue) we might find out.
Quite the chaotic scenes in the Dail chamber this morning, with the House twice being suspended (yet to resume) as the row over speaking rights delays, for how long we don’t know, the election of Micheal Martin as Taoiseach. 🍿
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Quite the chaotic scenes in the Dail chamber this morning, with the House twice being suspended (yet to resume) as the row over speaking rights delays, for how long we don’t know, the election of Micheal Martin as Taoiseach. 🍿
Cost of new ministries set to cost €1m during the lifetime of the new Government 💰💸💶
January 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Cost of new ministries set to cost €1m during the lifetime of the new Government 💰💸💶
Incoming junior ministers will receive thousands of euro in new accommodation expenses, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Incoming junior ministers will receive thousands of euro in new accommodation expenses, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal.
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What is it that makes Ireland such an attractive location for foreign businesses?
According to this client survey obtained by @righttoknow.bsky.social, and which the IDA withheld from release for almost a year and a half, it's still the corporate tax environment:
www.thestory.ie/2024/12/31/c...
According to this client survey obtained by @righttoknow.bsky.social, and which the IDA withheld from release for almost a year and a half, it's still the corporate tax environment:
www.thestory.ie/2024/12/31/c...
December 31, 2024 at 3:53 PM
What is it that makes Ireland such an attractive location for foreign businesses?
According to this client survey obtained by @righttoknow.bsky.social, and which the IDA withheld from release for almost a year and a half, it's still the corporate tax environment:
www.thestory.ie/2024/12/31/c...
According to this client survey obtained by @righttoknow.bsky.social, and which the IDA withheld from release for almost a year and a half, it's still the corporate tax environment:
www.thestory.ie/2024/12/31/c...
Senior civil servants advised AGAINST introducing another round of universal energy credits.
December 31, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Senior civil servants advised AGAINST introducing another round of universal energy credits.
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Newly elected Ceann Comhraile Verona Murphy agreed a €50,000 gagging order preventing an alleged bully complaint against her by an older female member of staff being made public.
December 22, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Newly elected Ceann Comhraile Verona Murphy agreed a €50,000 gagging order preventing an alleged bully complaint against her by an older female member of staff being made public.
Verona Murphy has been elected as the Ceann Comhraile, becoming the first woman to occupy the role.
The new (almost anointed) gov survives its first scare.
The new (almost anointed) gov survives its first scare.
December 18, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Verona Murphy has been elected as the Ceann Comhraile, becoming the first woman to occupy the role.
The new (almost anointed) gov survives its first scare.
The new (almost anointed) gov survives its first scare.
In comments that are likely to further to inflame our country’s diplomatic spat with Israel outgoing Ceann Comhraile Sean O’Fearghail likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Putin and “other dictators”.
December 18, 2024 at 11:10 AM
In comments that are likely to further to inflame our country’s diplomatic spat with Israel outgoing Ceann Comhraile Sean O’Fearghail likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Putin and “other dictators”.
In his speech urging TDs to elect him as Ceann Comhraile John McGuinness has a swipe at input from TDs in Government stating that sometimes “the government” equates to simply the leaders of the coalition parties.
December 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM
In his speech urging TDs to elect him as Ceann Comhraile John McGuinness has a swipe at input from TDs in Government stating that sometimes “the government” equates to simply the leaders of the coalition parties.
Coming in hot with @antonsavage.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Coming in hot with @antonsavage.bsky.social
I’ll be on @rteradio.bsky.social for The Gathering with Claire Byrne at 11:30 to discuss the week’s events 📻
December 13, 2024 at 10:49 AM
I’ll be on @rteradio.bsky.social for The Gathering with Claire Byrne at 11:30 to discuss the week’s events 📻
My response to having my journalistic integrity called into question by Gary Gannon over my pursuit of the Eoin Hayes story.
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'Dear Gary, this is senior hurlin', so don't play the man' - an open letter to Social Democrats after a week to forget
It was the morning after the night before for the Social Democrats, who had just suspended their newly elected TD Eoin Hayes on foot of reporting by the Irish
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December 12, 2024 at 1:28 PM
My response to having my journalistic integrity called into question by Gary Gannon over my pursuit of the Eoin Hayes story.
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I’ll be on @drivetime.bsky.social at 4:30 talking about Eoin Hayes and the attack on my journalistic integrity…
December 11, 2024 at 3:23 PM
I’ll be on @drivetime.bsky.social at 4:30 talking about Eoin Hayes and the attack on my journalistic integrity…
Last week I was being told that this wasn’t a story… today Eoin Hayes was suspended from the Soc Dems with slim chance of being let back in.
December 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Last week I was being told that this wasn’t a story… today Eoin Hayes was suspended from the Soc Dems with slim chance of being let back in.
Eoin Hayes suspended from the Soc Dems with immediate effect.
December 10, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Eoin Hayes suspended from the Soc Dems with immediate effect.
There we have it… Eoin Hayes received €199,000 pre-tax when he divested his shares in Palantir in JULY of this year.
This is despite telling journalists earlier he did so before entering politics.
Soc Dems now reviewing the issue.
This is despite telling journalists earlier he did so before entering politics.
Soc Dems now reviewing the issue.
December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
There we have it… Eoin Hayes received €199,000 pre-tax when he divested his shares in Palantir in JULY of this year.
This is despite telling journalists earlier he did so before entering politics.
Soc Dems now reviewing the issue.
This is despite telling journalists earlier he did so before entering politics.
Soc Dems now reviewing the issue.