Upright men - Arthur Beesley on Joyce’s piano playersIn the Sirens episode in Ulysses, piano and song carry along the afternoon mood in the Ormond Hotel barTue Jun 14 2022 - 05:00
Fund of €1.5m announced to buy State artworksMoney will be given to the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Art GalleryMon Jun 13 2022 - 02:00
An Bord Pleanála ‘compromised’, claim planners Fast-track planning laws criticisedWed Jun 08 2022 - 05:00
Catholic Church’s billion-euro land sale is just getting startedCatholic religious organisations and dioceses have sold more than €1 billion worth of land since 1999Sat Jun 04 2022 - 08:00
Planning regulator signals review over ‘wider concerns’ at An Bord PleanálaMove seen as a sign of deepening anxiety in political and official circlesSat Jun 04 2022 - 00:00
Bord Pleanála may reopen up to 20 rulings taken by HydeInternal review widening into allegations of impropriety in deputy chairman’s personal declarations to planning appeals bodyFri Jun 03 2022 - 05:00
Meta faces large fine for breaching children’s privacy on Instagram serviceMeta Platforms is facing a potentially large fine from DPC for breaches of children’s data rightsMon May 30 2022 - 01:30
A nightmarish pandemic: Arthur Beesley on Noël Browne and the battle against TBTB killed more than 114,000 people in the State between 1921 and 1950Sun May 29 2022 - 20:01
Bord Pleanála internal review to finish within a monthReview is looking at the cases handled by the agency's deputy chairman, Paul HydeSat May 28 2022 - 11:19
Ceann Comhairle fears council’s plan will force people out of rural KildareSeán Ó Fearghail says new development plan will result in ‘excessive’ housing density in large towns and villagesSat May 28 2022 - 05:00
Builders warn housing limits may halt construction in KildareNama says reduced housing target in 2023-2029 development plan would lead to de-zoning of residential sitesFri May 27 2022 - 12:30
Irish Kennel Club distances itself from claim of development agreementCompany made submission to council suggesting it was acting ‘on behalf of’ clubWed May 25 2022 - 01:00
EirGrid halts talks with potential data centres over electricity curbsState-owned grid manager stops enticing access-seekers amid power supply fearsTue May 24 2022 - 02:00
Nama clashes with Fingal council over lands with space for up to 7,000 new homes‘Bad bank’ urges local authority to abandon moves to delay developing Dunsink landsSat May 21 2022 - 02:02
Draft report on Siteserv details discussion within Arthur CoxLaw firm’s dual role with deal’s parties came despite ‘instinctive’ reservationsWed May 18 2022 - 04:27
Arthur Cox’s dual role in Siteserv prompted internal concern – reportSolicitor firm acted on both sides of Siteserv deal despite ‘instinctive’ reservationsWed May 18 2022 - 04:25
Christian Brothers and builder seek planning changes for Swords landsOrder and Michael Bailey want to progress housing developments on adjoining landsTue May 17 2022 - 04:00
IBRC spurned O’Brien effort to help Siteserv co-founder over personal debtDraft report finds businessman did not act inappropriately in respect of €1.7m debtMon May 16 2022 - 06:00
Judge rejects claims O’Brien got ‘favourable interest rate’ from IBRCDraft final report on Siteserv affair says IBRC executives worked ‘honestly and diligently’Mon May 16 2022 - 01:00
Siteserv figures had undeclared engagements with O’Brien, draft report showsDenis O’Brien’s offer won out despite the prospect of a higher price from a rival bidderSat May 14 2022 - 01:01
Siteserv chief ‘concealed financial interest’ in Denis O’Brien bid, judge findsKey witnesses given two months to respond to commission of inquiry’s conclusionsSat May 14 2022 - 00:00
Sale of Siteserv to Denis O’Brien based on ‘misleading information’, judge saysHigh Court judge criticises ‘below the surface’ process and large bonus payoutsFri May 13 2022 - 00:15
Inquiry into Bord Pleanála deputy to consider report’s impact on ‘any criminal prosecution’Minister for Housing published terms of reference for barrister investigating the work of Paul HydeThu May 12 2022 - 13:02
Paul Hyde’s claims carry sense of ‘elastic being stretched’An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman held key role at time of housing demand and shortageWed May 11 2022 - 02:00
An Bord Pleanála official steps aside amid claims of improprietyPaul Hyde temporarily vacates role as unease grows around undeclared conflict of interestMon May 09 2022 - 21:44
Bord Pleanála official informs board of undeclared conflict of interestPaul Hyde disclosure follows claims of impropriety over house co-owned by brotherSat May 07 2022 - 00:05
Bord Pleanála deputy chair faces moment of truth as defence to allegations to be testedPaul Hyde at centre of storm with potentially big implications for quasi-judicial bodyFri May 06 2022 - 17:39
Bord Pleanála auditing planning decisions made by deputy chairmanAudit of hundreds of decisions follows allegations of impropriety in declarationsSat Apr 30 2022 - 05:00
Martin not told of potential bid for America’s Cup for three monthsOfficials expressed anxiety at ‘significant costs’ of proposal championed by CoveneySat Apr 30 2022 - 04:55
Religious order exits healthcare as part of deal paving way for NMH to proceedReligious Sisters of Charity transfers ownership of Elm Park land to trustThu Apr 28 2022 - 16:27
The long shadow of war – Arthur Beesley on Belarusian writer Svetlana AlexievichAn Irishman’s DiaryMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:32
Moriarty tribunal reimburses Aidan Phelan for €179k legal costsBusinessman named one of seven people who engaged in ‘active concealment’Wed Apr 20 2022 - 01:00
Big tech hits back against State for moves to make directors liable for harmBill would allow criminal sanctions for breaches of new social media safety rulesTue Apr 19 2022 - 01:00
A new vision for Galway: ‘It will choke unless it changes’A radical plan by architects, engineers and designers future proofs Galway as a liveable city by 2070Sat Apr 16 2022 - 06:00
Ministers downgrade growth forecasts, citing ‘severe’ economic shockGovernment sets aside extra €3bn to cover cost of sheltering refugees from UkraineWed Apr 13 2022 - 18:11
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council faces Government intervention over move to block homesPlanning regulators say it is an ‘unnecessary restriction on sustainable development’Tue Apr 12 2022 - 01:00
Glencore may take over Aughinish Alumina from Russian parentEuropean sanctions spur talks on separating Aughinish from RusalSat Apr 09 2022 - 05:49
Judge considers ‘additional evidence’ ahead of Siteserv inquiry reportMr Justice Brian Cregan investigating sale of building services group to Denis O’BrienFri Apr 08 2022 - 06:21
‘Serious concern’ public road projects will fail due to soaring costs, body toldReport for Transport Infrastructure Ireland finds ‘significant financial pressures’ on contractorsFri Apr 08 2022 - 06:00
Aughinish Alumina unlikely to be hit by EU’s new Russia sanctions, says CoalitionPressure on Limerick-based firm mounts as punitive measures loom against key shareholderThu Apr 07 2022 - 06:00
Huge question mark looms over Ireland’s energy securityRussia’s war will blunt climate efforts as priority will be to ensure adequate suppliesFri Apr 01 2022 - 01:13
Coalition considers contingency plans for energy rationingConcern energy situation could spiral beyond control if war in Ukraine not settledFri Apr 01 2022 - 01:02
Inquiry into sale of Siteserv to Denis O’Brien extended to end AugustSeveral witnesses said to have questioned preliminary findings in formal submissionsWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Call for Kerry councillors to support €650m LNG terminalUS backers of proposed Shannon Estuary project try to rally support ahead of planning rulingMon Mar 28 2022 - 04:55
Jim Gavin and Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin to chair new citizens’ assembliesAssembly topics will focus on an elected mayor for Dublin and biodiversity lossThu Mar 24 2022 - 12:50
Varadkar and Donohoe in talks with Aughinish AluminaConcerns sanctions against Russian owners could jeopardise Limerick operationsThu Mar 24 2022 - 01:00
Nuns sold Donnybrook convent in deal that put ‘conservative’ €20m valuation on siteMuckross Park House site is next to and shares entrance with Muckross Park CollegeSat Mar 19 2022 - 01:55
Block on development in parts of Dalkey and Killiney set to be reviewedMove may ultimately require intervention by Minister for Housing Darragh O’BrienTue Mar 15 2022 - 01:00
Written in clear-eyed anger: Harold Pinter’s anti-war poemsSlaughter in Ukraine sent me back to poems Pinter wrote about US-led invasion of IraqMon Mar 14 2022 - 18:30
Will Dublin ever introduce an elected Lord Mayor?Government would have to surrender power to this elected official, but will this happen?Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00
