Some GAA clubs to receive over €30,000 after donation by JP McManusThe money from the Limerick hurling sponsor will be distributed equally among GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association and Camogie organisationsFri Dec 15 2023 - 06:00
JP McManus profile: Enigmatic billionaire’s GAA handout has once again drawn attention to his tax affairsMcManus insisted he was proud to be Irish, saying he was improving the State by spending money in his homelandThu Dec 14 2023 - 20:43
Publication of RTÉ reports on Toy Show the Musical debacle and severance deals delayedNational broadcaster signals that reports by accountants Grant Thornton and solicitors McCann FitzGerald are not ready - despite months of investigationWed Dec 13 2023 - 19:50
Rising numbers of children on trolleys in hospitals, nursing union warnsOvercrowding in paediatric hospitals leaves ‘simply no way’ to safely treat sick children, INMO saysTue Dec 12 2023 - 13:24
Land Development Agency criticised for withdrawing from housing committee meetingGovernment and Opposition politicians express ‘disappointment’ over State body’s postponement of meeting until JanuaryMon Dec 11 2023 - 07:00
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel bash: Restructuring marks end of an era for businessmanBondholders soon to take ownership of the embattled Caribbean telecoms empireMon Dec 11 2023 - 06:34
Planning appeal payments could have ‘serious’ tax consequences, Revenue warnsWhistleblowers invited to come forward to share information on payments made to influence the planning processFri Dec 08 2023 - 21:05
Crowds line Dublin streets to cheer, sing and bid farewell to ‘huge legend’ Shane MacGowan As Pogues singer's cortege passed Westland Row only the slow beat of a drum and the lament of an uilleann piper could be heard before the applause beganFri Dec 08 2023 - 21:02
Land agency set to get up to €3bn to build 6,000 new homes in next three yearsThe money is about half the €6 billion Darragh O’Brien sought from corporation tax windfallTue Dec 05 2023 - 05:55
Uisce Éireann cannot charge for water at UL student accommodation, court rulesMs Justice Marguerite Bolger in High Court says university’s student accommodation satisfies definition of ‘dwelling’ in 2013 Water Services Act, meaning it should not be charged for water servicesWed Nov 29 2023 - 14:23
Ironman in Youghal called off for 2024 after double fatalityUS triathlon group says it will ‘take a hiatus’ from the event in a blow to the Co Cork economyTue Nov 28 2023 - 10:28
Fast-track housing collapsed amid Paul Hyde turmoil at An Bord PleanálaRecords released under Freedom of Information show board decision-making came to a haltMon Nov 27 2023 - 07:30
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
