Analysis: Fractious Irish-Israeli relations highlighted by response to Varadkar tweet on Emily HandTaoiseach’s comments that Emily Hand was ‘lost’ prompts a bitter diplomatic row with IsraelMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00
Johnny Ronan’s rollercoaster career takes another dipReliance on expensive private equity funding created problems as value of commercial property assets fell post-CovidSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
‘Final push’ under way to evacuate Irish citizens and dependents from GazaMicheál Martin’s whistlestop tour marked the culmination of an intensive diplomatic drive with several Middle Eastern powers to bring Irish citizens and dependents into Egypt from GazaSat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Israel considers deal over hostage-prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire Agreement could also involve releasing a number of Palestinian prisonersThu Nov 16 2023 - 22:00
‘We’re fighting for our lives here’: Tánaiste hears from Israeli people in kibbutzMayor of Sderot, Alon Davidi, tells the Irish contingent: ‘I am begging you and I ask you to support Israel’Thu Nov 16 2023 - 19:09
Tánaiste warns Israel’s war could fuel Palestinian radicalisation as more Irish citizens escape GazaAyman Shaheen, another who crossed border with family, still waiting for mother to arrive in EgyptThu Nov 16 2023 - 18:32
Emergency stop for Tánaiste in Israel due to bomb scareAfter visiting kibbutz, Micheál Martin says remaining Irish in Gaza will be evacuated within next three daysThu Nov 16 2023 - 12:15
'I just made it to Egypt. I am exhausted. I can barely talk': 23 Irish and dependants escape from GazaTwenty-three Irish citizens and their dependents exited Gaza, Micheál Martin confirmsThu Nov 16 2023 - 05:00
Warm Egyptian welcome for Martin ahead of meeting with Israeli officials Tánaiste signals 23 Irish citizens and dependents finally manage to leave war-torn Gaza Strip for EgyptWed Nov 15 2023 - 19:47
Twenty-three Irish departing Gaza after opening of Rafah crossing into EgyptMicheál Martin said he hoped others who could not exit today would be in a position to do so on ThursdayWed Nov 15 2023 - 18:03
Irish family in Gaza expected to be on list to exit at Rafah crossing on Wednesday‘Welfare of all children and civilians in Israel and Gaza should be in the forefront of all of our minds at this time,’ says President HigginsTue Nov 14 2023 - 19:12
RTÉ bailout buys it time but money alone cannot fix credibility gapThe bulk of the broadcaster’s bailout will be spent on redundancies - the very opposite of investing in the futureTue Nov 14 2023 - 17:32
An Bord Pleanála officials ‘restive’ over move to rename planning body Plan to rebrand body An Coimisiún Pleanála is part of effort to restore confidence in planning systemTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:00
Planners to consider 25-storey apartment tower in north Dublin docklandsNew height guidelines could clear way for city’s tallest building to be built near 3ArenaSun Nov 12 2023 - 19:20
RTÉ sends note on payments to Ryan Tubridy to Public Accounts Committee after months-long stand-offKevin Bakhurst to unveil strategic vision after weekend in document setting out ‘new direction’ for organisationFri Nov 10 2023 - 21:37
Dublin Port risks running out of key capacities within 15 years, Government toldFuture of port stoking Coalition tension over Eamon Ryan’s push to use some port lands for housing and nature reserveTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Neighbours’ row over ‘large unauthorised structure’ at period house referred to An Bord Pleanála Simon Revill, a property manager, has been involved in a long dispute over a new building by the rear and side of the home of his neighbour, Philip FarrellyMon Oct 30 2023 - 06:00
Legislation to boost Land Development Agency capital is easy - but where exactly will the money come from? Source of €500 million ‘backstop’ loan to help build more houses far from certainThu Oct 26 2023 - 04:00
Government prepares €500m ‘backstop’ loan for Land Development AgencyCritical housing body needs temporary loan because original €1.25bn budget is nearly fully committedWed Oct 25 2023 - 06:00
Coveney received briefing on TikTok before talks with Chinese ambassadorTalks planned weeks before company fined €345m in September for breaches of European data lawMon Oct 23 2023 - 06:00
Dublin Airport in talks with airlines on staying below 32m passenger ‘cap’ for flightsDAA reports more than 25m passengers as fears cap of 32m will be breached by year endTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:00
National children’s hospital board complained of ‘fragmented’ work on Dublin siteDáil due to get new ‘guidance’ this week on timeframe for completing buildingMon Oct 16 2023 - 21:00
Disputes among national watchdogs over Big Tech fines are ‘no problem’ - Europe’s chief data regulatorAnu Talus, the Finnish chair of the European Data Protection Board, the central body of national regulators overseeing EU data privacy laws, defends opposition to Irish watchdog’s finesFri Oct 13 2023 - 06:30
RTÉ needs State money to fund voluntary job cuts, director general tells staffKevin Bakhurst says he will present a strategic plan in early November to reduce numbersWed Oct 11 2023 - 18:31
Are the budget’s tax reliefs and supports enough to ease housing crisis? Budget 2024: Housing charity and Opposition criticise tax relief for landlordsTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:30
Phil Hogan declares €1m revenues from consultancy firmFormer European commissioner forges new career advising corporate clientsSat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála reports sharp rise in legal fees with €10m paid out during ‘particularly challenging’ yearPlanning appeals board also paid out €1.34m in penalties to developers for failing to process ‘fast-track’ applicationsThu Oct 05 2023 - 16:25
Politicians unhappy with media reporting urged to use ombudsman services as ‘powerful alternative’ to legal casePress Ombudsman Susan McKay has said there is nothing to stop a person making a complaint under the Code of Practice and following it up by going to law if they so wishWed Oct 04 2023 - 17:20
Compensation of €32,000 paid in six months over complaints against lawyers Regulator upheld 50 complaints about services and costs that it determined in the six months to SeptemberWed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
Saudi investor interested in buying strategic lands at Dublin Airport, McEvaddys say‘Credible’ investor’s identity unclear, leaving open possibility bid is backed by Saudi state or royal family, as McEvaddys and co-owners seek to sell 105-hectare site between runways for €210 million or moreMon Sept 25 2023 - 05:00
Ironman in new dispute with Triathlon Ireland over claims of non co-operation with new investigation into deathsTwo bodies at loggerheads over ‘stance’ on participating in Grant Thornton investigation into circumstances around two fatalities in August sea swimming raceFri Sept 22 2023 - 19:55
TikTok motivates millions of children to ‘skip’ privacy setting, Irish regulator findsData Protection Commissioner imposes €345m fine on Chinese-owned company for privacy breachesSat Sept 16 2023 - 06:00
TikTok ruling raises more questions about Chinese company’s safety standardsIrish Data Protection Commissioner’s €345 million fine of TikTok shows Beijing-owned video-sharing app is firmly in sights of data regulatorsFri Sept 15 2023 - 14:30
TikTok fined €345m by Ireland’s data regulator for violating children’s privacyData Protection Commissioner’s case highlights ‘risks’ to Chinese-owned tech giant’s young usersFri Sept 15 2023 - 13:00
Could dispute between Ryan Tubridy and RTÉ end in court?DG Kevin Bakhurst told the Oireachtas the broadcaster doesn’t owe money. The presenter may disagreeFri Sept 15 2023 - 05:00
DAA submits 500-page dossier to An Bord Pleanála over night flight restrictionsRyanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has described restrictions on night time flights at Dublin Airport as ‘nonsense’Thu Sept 14 2023 - 19:16
Varadkar and Heaton-Harris clash over Irish unity comments and progress on restoring StormontUnionist parties absent from event promoting more than €1 billion in new cross-Border fundingMon Sept 11 2023 - 17:07
Financial misconduct sanctions face growing pushback from lawyers and directorsLaw Society and Institute of Directors question key strands of Central Bank plan, saying it could expose ‘good faith actors’ to big risksMon Sept 11 2023 - 05:00
Free GP visit cards extended to 215,000 people as means-test thresholds rise Under the change the free GP visit card eligibility threshold for a single person increases to €361 from €304Mon Sept 11 2023 - 00:01
DAA’s €75m bid for land between runways rejected by ownersThree co-owners of 105-hectare landbank pushing ahead with another bidder in effort to realise €210m for propertyThu Sept 07 2023 - 05:00
Ireland will settle its last Anglo and Irish Nationwide debts tomorrowLiabilities of failed lenders weighed on State after September 2008 bank guaranteeWed Sept 06 2023 - 05:30
Boy with severe disability spent weeks in hospital ‘because he had nowhere else to go’New study highlights deficiencies in State care for children with complex conditionsMon Sept 04 2023 - 21:59
Gavin O’Reilly and Karl Brophy settle claim for damages against INM over unlawful data breachFormer Independent News and Media executives settle action in an agreement understood to include several hundred thousand euro for eachFri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
There’s no end in sight to Leslie Buckley’s troubles arising from data violation at INM Publisher accuses Leslie Buckley of placing his ‘personal interests ahead of the interests of the company of which he was chairman to its substantial detriment’Fri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
Dublin Airport: Delay in night flights planning decision due to ‘lack of information’, Bord Pleanála warnsPlanning body says it ‘cannot process’ the appeal because of lack of information from the airport operatorWed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
Ironman group threatens legal action against Triathlon Ireland over Youghal race claim US-owned group Ironman International threatens legal action against Triathlon Ireland over disputed race in Co Cork amid escalating row over the eventTue Aug 29 2023 - 05:00
Report on RTÉ barter accounts raises fresh questions about commercial divisionRTÉ's ‘utter lack of proper procedures and controls’ over barter accounts criticised by Catherine MartinSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Report confirms RTÉ’s use of barter accounts was very, very looseMazars report highlights glaring absence of controls over millions of euro at the supposedly cash-starved State broadcasterFri Aug 25 2023 - 20:57
Barter account report sets out ‘alarming gaps’ in RTÉ policies, procedures and controls - MinisterBakhurst seeks to move on RTÉ reform after Tubridy exit as Mazars review publishedFri Aug 25 2023 - 14:51
Youghal Ironman: Many questions and few answers about how tragic race went aheadAlthough Ironman and Triathlon Ireland have set out opposing claims, neither has provided any evidenceThu Aug 24 2023 - 14:34
