Dossier
John Brady
Coverage of John Brady in the Nexus archive.
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- Irish EU presidency to cost triple those of Cyprus, Denmark
Ireland's upcoming EU Council Presidency budget is estimated at €293 million, over three times the costs of Cyprus (€95 million) and Denmark (€80 million). Nearly half of Ireland's budget (€125 million) is allocated to policing and security for high-profile events, including a November European Political Community meeting with 47 European leaders.
- Irish Rail writes down €50M after train IT project goes off the rails
Irish Rail has written off €50 million on a failed train traffic management system that was originally budgeted at less than €20 million. The troubled project, developed by contractor Indra, represents another costly public-sector IT failure and has prompted parliamentary scrutiny over governance and financial oversight.