Road described as ‘worst in Ireland’ to get €150m upgradeGovernment has approved funding for work on the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin routeTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:02
Ireland’s oldest extra celebrates 90th birthday on Fair CityEdward Quinn started working on the show a year ago when his wife Oonagh diedTue Jan 29 2019 - 19:02
Professional services drove record year for start-ups in 2018Figures from credit risk analyst CRIF Vision-net also show drop in insolvenciesTue Jan 29 2019 - 06:00
Lidl to sponsor Ladies Gaelic Football AssociationRetailer is also to invest €250,000 in a nationwide schools campaign for girlsTue Jan 29 2019 - 05:00
Facebook to set up Dublin centre to combat ‘fake news’Move designed defend against hate speech and voter suppression in EuropeMon Jan 28 2019 - 21:07
Coveney announces 110 new jobs for Cork and SligoCapita adds 80 jobs after Electric Ireland contract, while DePuy Synthes will create 30 jobs in €36m investmentMon Jan 28 2019 - 18:26
An Post to raise rates for large envelopes, packets and international postageThe State-owned provider of postal services says €1 stamp rate for sending letter within the Republic is to be maintainedMon Jan 28 2019 - 18:05
Fears of Brexit crash-out intensify after May’s defeatBusiness Week: also in the news were Davos, tax affairs, Facebook jobs and housing supplyFri Jan 25 2019 - 16:30
Zuckerberg insists Facebook does not sell user dataFounder of social media giant admits that some users are ‘distrustful’ of the platformFri Jan 25 2019 - 10:12
Three people killed in crashes on M50 and in Galway and KildareGardaí ask members of public not to share crash imagesFri Jan 25 2019 - 07:54
Number of flu deaths has doubled over the past weekLatest HSE figures suggest flu season has peaked and will now taper offThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:01
15,000 outpatients to be impacted by nurses’ strike, HSE saysINMO and PNA meeting public sector managers in attempt to avert strikes and banThu Jan 24 2019 - 17:37
Study suggests halving time in cast for ankle fracturesBritish Medical Journal says there are risks associated with usual six week recovery timeWed Jan 23 2019 - 23:30
No damage to artwork at National Gallery in fireDublin Fire Brigade clears smoke from building with pressure ventilating fansWed Jan 23 2019 - 16:15
UK searches for answers as May’s deal is crushedBusiness Week: Also in the news were EU tax reform; the economy; tourism; and corporatesFri Jan 18 2019 - 05:30
iCare scheme keeps distressed borrowers in their homesMore than 2,500 people in 600 houses being helped by State mortgage-to-rent schemeThu Jan 17 2019 - 21:31
‘The bank came out in June after my husband died in February’Case study: Widow Anna Gallagher’s Ashington home is one of 19 purchased by iCareThu Jan 17 2019 - 21:12
Department of Sport announces €6.9m funding through Sports Capital ProgrammeProjects in Shane Ross constituency get 5% of total sports fundsThu Jan 17 2019 - 18:43
New apprenticeship scheme seeks to close skills gap in manufacturingManufacturing firms argue apprenticeships should not be seen as ‘fall-back’ to universityMon Jan 14 2019 - 17:25
Brexit: EEA membership ‘will not work’ for UK financial servicesFormer European commissioner says Norway-plus would make UK a ‘supplicant’Mon Jan 14 2019 - 16:41
Skills shortage drives Irish salaries up almost 4% in past yearRecruitment company CPL Resources has said it is attempting to coax emigrants homeMon Jan 14 2019 - 12:06
Builders struggling to find workers as sector set to grow by 20%AECOM survey highlights sustainability of foreign direct investment as a concernMon Jan 14 2019 - 11:32
Swinging Brexiteers told to lift their heads from the sandBusiness Week: also in the news was Intel; AIB; the economy; and housing supplyFri Jan 11 2019 - 18:15
Revenue at Woodie’s owner rose 8.7% last yearGrafton Group has reported strong growth in a trading update for the year just endedFri Jan 11 2019 - 07:18
HSE aghast at ‘stunning’ low uptake for meningitis vaccine‘Meningitis is a lethal disease. There is no doubt . . . It really is quite catastrophic’Thu Jan 10 2019 - 19:27
Flu season on track to be worse than last yearHSE says there has been ‘significant increase’ in admissions to emergency departmentsThu Jan 10 2019 - 19:09
Parents urged to check vaccinations after three meningitis deathsHSE specialist says children might have missed 13th-month visitThu Jan 10 2019 - 10:23
Meningitis warning issued after three deathsHSE urges public to be vigilant as cases of meningococcal meningitis doubleWed Jan 09 2019 - 18:46
Many still in poverty despite boom in education levelsReport from the Central Statistics Office also shows more than six in 10 people overweightWed Jan 09 2019 - 16:44
Dublin start-up chosen to work on global peace initiativeDataChemist says project is a ‘timely demonstration’ of how big data can be harnessedMon Jan 07 2019 - 14:38
Almost 950 motorists arrested for intoxicated driving over Christmas periodOne in 10 of those arrested were over the limit after having drank the night beforeSat Jan 05 2019 - 15:20
Wife of Dubai ruler apologises for Robinson controversyPrincess Haya bint Hussein invited former president to Dubai to visit Sheikha LatifaSat Jan 05 2019 - 14:16
Well-known Dublin nightclub the Wright Venue to closeNightclub one of a number of high-profile venues to announce plans to close recentlySat Jan 05 2019 - 14:07
Garda is one of smallest per capita police forces in EUEurostat report shows the State employed 278 gardaí per 100,000 citizens in 2016Sat Jan 05 2019 - 13:11
Merkel and Varadkar brainstorm as May’s Brexit struggles continueBusiness Week: also making the news were Apple, a budget surplus, Nama and housingFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:00
Irish service providers record weakest activity growth in a yearPMI figures also show growth in activity among Spain and Italy’s service industriesFri Jan 04 2019 - 07:21
Glenveagh Properties buys €25m site for 500 homes in CorkSite acquired from Nama brings builder’s land bank to nearly 12,000 unitsFri Jan 04 2019 - 07:00
Community park set to reopen following breakthroughTinryland Park had been forced to close last month due to surge in cost of insuranceWed Jan 02 2019 - 22:07
Library fines abolished in plan to double membershipPeople with outstanding fines can call libraries to have membership reinstatedWed Jan 02 2019 - 20:29
Case study: Weather events cost farmer tens of thousands of euroJohn Coughlan, a beef and dairy farmer, dealt with drought, floods and snow in CorkMon Dec 31 2018 - 00:28
Insurance industry braced for more extreme weatherStorms and adverse conditions led to €84 million in insurance payouts in 2018Mon Dec 31 2018 - 00:23
Gardaí believe Letterkenny assaults may be linkedDetectives appeal for information after two men suffer serious assaults in Donegal townFri Dec 28 2018 - 17:47
UK peers over Brexit cliff as May and her deal limp onBusiness Week: also in the news was Anglo Irish Bank; economic warnings; and housingSat Dec 22 2018 - 05:37
Mulvey ‘disappointed’ at progress on Magdalene siteFormer chairman of the LRC broadly welcomes progress in north east inner cityWed Dec 19 2018 - 18:49
Licences to operate boats to Skellig Michael out to tenderHeritage groups have expressed concern about rise in the number of people visitingWed Dec 19 2018 - 00:01
Hauliers fear Brexit ‘nightmare’ as Irish Ferries may axe Rosslare-France routeCompany says it is ‘unlikely’ to operate a service on the crossing next yearTue Dec 18 2018 - 21:09
Cold sore virus that killed 12-day-old baby made notifiable diseaseMedical professionals will now have more scope to investigate and control the conditionTue Dec 18 2018 - 20:27
Pat Rabbitte is appointed as new chair of TuslaAppointment of former Labour Party leader was confirmed by the Cabinet on TuesdayTue Dec 18 2018 - 13:57
Google acquires another 80,000sq ft in docklandsTech giant adds to its presence in the area with South Bank House and the WarehouseMon Dec 17 2018 - 10:32
May endures torrid week but lives to fight another dayBusiness Week: also in the news was INM controversy; home building; and AIB loansSat Dec 15 2018 - 15:00
