What does the McEvaddy land sale mean for the future of Dublin Airport?At issue is potentially high valuation on airport lands — possibly more than €400m in this caseTue May 30 2023 - 05:00
Planning permission granted for 852 social and affordable homes on Central Mental Hospital site in DundrumThe Land Developement Agency recently told the Oireachtas housing committee that the risk of a court challenge to the development was ‘considered high’Mon May 29 2023 - 19:34
Irish watchdog opposed €1.2bn Meta fine, saying it would have no ‘meaningful dissuasive effect’Case centres on Facebook’s transfers of personal data to the US in defiance of EU lawTue May 23 2023 - 05:03
Meta’s record fine would break smaller business, but this tech giant has little to fearAs with previous penalties, the Facebook owner has claimed unfair treatment and resolved to appealMon May 22 2023 - 19:00
Meta fined record €1.2bn by Irish regulator for violating European privacy rules Sanction handed down by Helen Dixon follows investigation into transfers by Facebook owner of Europeans’ personal data to the USMon May 22 2023 - 10:22
President of auctioneers body resigns amid claims CEO sought to ‘suppress’ himDeparture comes seven weeks after a Co Louth auctioneer stood down as vice-president, citing concerns over governance of IPAVSun May 21 2023 - 18:40
Quinn Insurance administrators detail how they received tens of millions of euro in feesCompany’s collapse cost taxpayers €1bn to pay off its liabilities, with surcharge still imposed on motor and home insurance policiesSat May 20 2023 - 05:00
Coalition insists Quinn Insurance insolvency a matter for courtsMinisters urged to compel release of reports setting out costs of company’s administrationThu May 11 2023 - 20:17
Accountants and lawyers made €100m from Quinn Insurance demise, figures showInsurer and litigation linked to it were a lucrative source of fees for 13 yearsThu May 11 2023 - 05:00
Moriarty tribunal reimburses more than €400,000 to late Denis O’Brien snr and Isle of Man firmReport after inquiry into payments to politicians in 2011 accused businessman Denis O’Brien and his father of concealing informationMon May 08 2023 - 04:00
Quinn Insurance administrators got €375 per hour over 10 years for their workHigh Court filings set out millions of euro in professional fees incurred in the running of the failed businessFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
IDA spends hundreds of millions buying and developing ‘strategic’ sites outside DublinInward investment agency now one of biggest players in property market amid concern about shortage of housing for workers and pressure on power suppliesTue May 02 2023 - 05:00
Sudan conflict: More Irish citizens evacuated as fighting between factions rages onMore than 800,000 may flee Sudan as fighting between factions continues, says UN officialMon May 01 2023 - 20:09
Officials told to preserve files from time Esat was awarded mobile phone licenceMove comes as Government prepares to defend court action against 1995 licence award to businessman Denis O’BrienSat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
The health coach and the docklands property: A post-crash ownership tale Health coach connected to Nama-bound developer ended up with half share in heavily indebted East Wall business parkFri Apr 28 2023 - 06:00
Tributes paid to Mary Kerrigan, former barrister, journalist and political adviserTánaiste Micheál Martin saluted the former adviser to Albert Reynolds and Charlie McCreevyWed Apr 26 2023 - 21:46
PwC paid €53m to settle €900m claim over Quinn Insurance collapseInsurance Compensation Fund to benefit from between €20m and €30m once fees have been deducted from settlement sumWed Apr 19 2023 - 03:00
Microsoft sends ‘non-taxable’ €98 billion to US via little-known Irish firmDublin company that manages investments for group has no employees other than directorsSat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Developer on Housing Commission seeks vacant land tax exemption for more than 20 properties in Cork Michael O’Flynn says the properties should not have been designated as liable for taxationMon Apr 03 2023 - 03:15
Need for homes on State land is clear, but is it matched by the will to make it happen?Housing crisis: Land Development Agency says public lands could be used for 67,000 affordable homes, although big hurdles remainTue Mar 28 2023 - 21:37
At least 60,000 homes could be built on State land, long-awaited review findsLand Development Agency report warns big hurdles remain to unlocking public lands for housingTue Mar 28 2023 - 05:00
Reform of planning system to accelerate home building rejected as ‘unworkable’ by plannersLegislation includes contentious measures to bar residents’ associations from taking judicial review casesMon Mar 27 2023 - 05:00
Cartamundi owners received almost €31m in dividends from Ireland before closing Waterford factoryPost-Covid slump in demand for games and rising costs blamed for decision to shut factory and cut 234 jobsThu Mar 23 2023 - 05:00
American billionaire John Malone among those seeking exemption from vacant land levyThe media businessman wants to delist residential zoned land on part of his stud at the Castlemartin estate in KildareMon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00
Vacant site levy: Large housebuilders among those seeking exemptions on valuable development lands Companies are making submissions to council on the Dublin commuter beltMon Mar 20 2023 - 00:01
Varadkar’s new housing target shows there’s a mountain still to climbTaoiseach’s remarks in tune with others who believe aiming for 33,000 new homes each year falls far short of what is neededSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Irish-domiciled industrial gas giant Linde plans €72bn shake-up BOC Industrial Gases parent is abandoning dual listing in Frankfurt and will in future only trade in New York marketFri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Allow solar panels on agricultural buildings without planning, says Oireachtas committeeCommittee says renewable power ‘microgeneration’ on farms could be crucial support for agricultural revenues in the futureThu Mar 09 2023 - 19:00
Adare Manor owner JP McManus in the rough over tax on Ryder Cup landsBillionaire racehorse owner is looking for exemption from new Irish property tax due to preparations for the 2027 golf contestTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Damien English’s planning error cost him his job but why has the council taken no action?Questions remain over Meath County Council’s will or ability to tackle to tackle TD over his 2008 applicationMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
Tesco to offer five days paid leave for staff subjected to domestic abuse Tesco said there will be no requirement for workers availing of the leave to submit proof of abuseMon Mar 06 2023 - 04:45
Vaccine trials: Reparations and consent not only points of conflict between Government and GSKClinical trials carried out between 1934 and 1973 centred on childhood vaccines and infant milk productsMon Feb 27 2023 - 05:15
GSK repeatedly rejected State demands to pay reparations for vaccine trials on childrenO’Gorman urged drug firm to accept corporate responsibility for way tests were carried out on mother-and-baby home childrenMon Feb 27 2023 - 05:00
Some of the biggest developers in the State seek to escape taxes due on vacant sitesHousebuilders Cairn, Glenveagh, Park Developments and Gannon Homes among developers denying liabilitySat Feb 18 2023 - 05:05
Facebook’s Clegg secured quick audience with taoiseach Martin over contentious electoral law reformDraft law opened prospect of fines or imprisonment for social media platforms that failed to complyFri Feb 17 2023 - 05:00
Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin seeks to delist dozens of churches and parish centres from a new taxProperties on the council’s list include a large number of chapels in the city and suburbsWed Feb 15 2023 - 05:00
‘Golden visa’ programme for millionaire immigrant investors to shut from WednesdayGovernment moves to abruptly close €1.25bn programme after surge of applicants from ChinaTue Feb 14 2023 - 15:26
Last-minute concession to telecoms firms after Chinese criticism of new law Phrase ‘high-risk vendor’ to be replaced with ‘relevant vendor’ in draft laws that Huawei believes are aimed at itMon Feb 13 2023 - 00:00
Claims ESB staff sought cash payments for key work ‘significant and serious’, says RyanESB says company took claims ‘very seriously’ and ‘committed to fully investigating’ themSun Feb 12 2023 - 21:03
An Bord Pleanála’s 15-person board down to six membersBetween 700 and 800 planning decisions delayed due to lack of board membersThu Feb 09 2023 - 13:34
No Government records on commissions paid by charities and companies for ‘golden visa’ moneyPayment of large commission fees to private brokers in return for investments and endowments routine in many casesWed Feb 08 2023 - 20:35
‘Golden visa’ scheme for millionaire investors called into question by officialsGovernment prepares to decide on future of programme dominated by Chinese participantsTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
Growing unease over Chinese domination of applications to Irish ‘golden visa’ schemeAnxiety in Government as all but 41 of 1,316 applications last year came from people in China amid geopolitical tumultTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
An Bord Pleanála internal report finds concerns raised over handling of cases have ‘factual substance’The planning authority has been in turmoil for monthsThu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Finance adviser says he was ‘wrongly smeared’ in Siteserv commission reportJudge-led inquiry into sale of firm to Denis O’Brien found process tainted by impropriety and not commercially soundWed Feb 01 2023 - 05:00
Senior barrister to investigate ‘matters of concern’ at An Bord PleanálaStaff told process required as part of the effort to regain public confidence in planning authorityTue Jan 31 2023 - 20:41
Siteserv inquiry witnesses face large bills as judge imposes cap on legal costs State will shoulderCap said to be well below appearance fees in complex commercial litigation before the courtsMon Jan 30 2023 - 00:01
Government facing a call for up to €1bn in additional funding to help build ‘affordable’ homesThe Land Development Agency has stepped up interventions in the housing marketMon Jan 16 2023 - 06:56
Numbers in emergency accommodation hit record high of 11,542 despite eviction ban New data shows a 26.8% rise in number of homeless people over 12-month periodFri Jan 06 2023 - 18:56
IDA officials anxious about impact of housing crisis on inward investment, emails showInternal records from State agency show firms’ perceptions of ‘unfavourable’ situationSat Dec 31 2022 - 05:00
