Explainer: Planning Bill seeks to reform the process and reduce number of court challengesLegislation, running to almost 700 pages, will set up new legal aid Bill and seek to address wider concerns arising from threats of judicial reviewsTue Oct 03 2023 - 18:41
Dublin city councillors vote to leave rate of local property tax unchanged for 2024Proposal to raise rate to fund street improvements did not gain enough supportMon Oct 02 2023 - 22:05
Criminal barristers’ strike: what’s behind first-ever action and how courts will be affectedBarristers and solicitors pursuing restoration of pay rates cut more than a decade agoMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:42
Increase in local property tax sought by Labour, Greens and Social Democrat councillors‘Unholy alliance’ of FF, FG, SF and PBP want lowest rate possible, while GP, SD and Labour seek increaseMon Oct 02 2023 - 16:08
Sunny, warm weather forecast this week as heatwave set to hit southern EuropeTemperatures in Ireland to reach high teens, while those in southern Europe could exceed an extraordinary 35 degreesSun Oct 01 2023 - 16:22
Increased dairy intake reduces falls and fractures among older people, study findsAustralian research, which found dairy linked to sharp drop in fracture risk, could be applied in Ireland, geriatrician saysSun Oct 01 2023 - 11:09
Botanical Gardens experiment finds leafing in Europe brought forward by three weeks due to climate changeCloned trees and shrubs growing in Ireland, Germany, Greece, Finland and other European countries show northerly march of SpringSun Oct 01 2023 - 06:00
DJ Carey, Kilkenny hurling star, appears in court on multiple fraud chargesFive-time All-Ireland winner accused of falsely claiming he had cancer so as to induce people to give him moneySat Sept 30 2023 - 06:07
Personal injuries award levels are down, but movement on insurance premiums has yet to followNew data from Courts Service contrast markedly with lack in cuts to the cost of insurance, says lobby groupSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Welfare schemes for low-income farmers and carers top survey list for ‘irregular’ paymentsSurveys that estimate percentage of expenditure that might be irregular in different welfare schemes examined by Comptroller and Auditor GeneralFri Sept 29 2023 - 19:48
DJ Carey one of the first hurlers to transcend sport and gain wider recognitionKilkenny player won five All-Ireland senior medals in a stellar intercounty career during a period that brought greater commercial opportunities for top playersFri Sept 29 2023 - 14:18
DJ Carey charged with deception and forgery in alleged cancer treatment scamHurler, who has yet to enter a plea, has ‘no income whatsoever’, court hearsFri Sept 29 2023 - 11:26
Data centres in Ireland: the grey, windowless structures causing controversyIreland is key location for data centres, but whether we have capacity to accommodate them is open questionFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:00
Sinn Féin TD sues An Garda Síochána, Independent titles publisher and StateMartin Kenny is taking breach of privacy case arising from news report that did not name him or his partySun Sept 24 2023 - 12:16
Murdoch’s Irish business operations a shadow of their former selvesVeteran media mogul’s step back may lead to reduced interest in News Corp’s newspaper titles, says former editor of Irish edition of the Sunday TimesFri Sept 22 2023 - 18:19
Treatment abroad must be re-introduced for children awaiting spinal surgery, says SF health spokesmanDavid Cullinane says it is ‘infuriating’ for waiting families that capacity has now been reduced due to crisisFri Sept 22 2023 - 15:56
Dáil protests: Tánaiste labels conduct of demonstrators as ‘fascist-like behaviour’McEntee says she would not like to see ‘sterile’ zone around Leinster House after some TDs required Garda escort amid protests which saw 13 arrestsThu Sept 21 2023 - 21:59
Sitting tenants pay substantially less in rent than new tenants, major study showsESRI findings include significant amount of new information on sitting tenants, who comprise increasing proportion of private rental marketWed Sept 20 2023 - 00:01
Trinity student on year abroad in US dies in kayaking incidentIrish student Ella Mills was studying in Columbia University as part of her English programme at TCDTue Sept 19 2023 - 10:35
Human rights groups call for inquiry into Sallins train robbery trial in the 1970sArrests and convictions of six men over robbery in Co Kildare ‘one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in modern Irish history’Tue Sept 19 2023 - 00:01
Seán Quinn trying to ‘rewrite history’ with ‘fairy tale’, says former Anglo CEOMike Aynsley describes Quinn claims in recent interviews as ‘pure nonsense’ and ‘quite Trumpian’Mon Sept 18 2023 - 16:32
Traffic lights out during morning rush hour in DublinESB Networks website shows number of power outages in city centre were restored by middayMon Sept 18 2023 - 12:37
‘Compulsory purchase could be used’ to secure reception centres for refugees coming to IrelandAdvisory group calls for six centres to be opened by end of 2024, says ‘a stark difference in treatment’ between Ukrainian and other refugeesFri Sept 15 2023 - 12:43
Greyhound Racing Ireland sharpens focus on animal welfare, according to latest annual reportGreyhound care and welfare remains ‘compelling priority’ for body charged with promoting greyhound racing, notes reportFri Sept 15 2023 - 05:00
Developer asks buyers to pay €60K more than agreed to complete new houses Meathamatic says it needs more funds to finish Ringfort development in Co Meath due to rising construction materials costsThu Sept 14 2023 - 20:18
Irish people sleep more during the week than anyone else, study findsParticipants in research used sleep monitoring devices and involved more than 50 million nightsWed Sept 13 2023 - 18:04
Brussels statue allegedly damaged by young Irishman during night-time climbIncident occurred just a day after celebration to mark €90m restoration of historic building in Belgian capitalWed Sept 13 2023 - 15:05
Gardaí to begin using body cameras from 2025A decision has yet to be made on whether a garda has to tell a member of the public when switching a camera onTue Sept 12 2023 - 13:52
Councillors urged not to remove Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund Garvey by sex abuse support group chief ‘Unforgiveable’ intervention criticised by spokesman for men who suffered at hands of Christian BrothersMon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00
Local TD supports removing Freedom of Drogheda from former head of the Christian BrothersOne abuse victim writes to board of Rape Crisis Centre North East complaining of position adopted by interim chair of the centre on the issueSat Aug 26 2023 - 07:00
Call for secret vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda from former head of Christian BrothersVictims want honour rescinded over order’s legal strategy in cases where it is being sued vicariously for damages arising from historical child sex abuseFri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00
Housing body on track to triple number of social and cost-rental homes under constructionRespond says model of buying sites and entering contracts with developers allows for cost savings and increased outputTue Aug 22 2023 - 07:00
Youghal Ironman: Triathlon Ireland officials opted not to sanction event in which two men diedGoverning body says its officials carried out water safety assessment before deciding they could not sanction Ironman eventTue Aug 22 2023 - 05:00
Woman dies in two-vehicle collision at Swinford, Co MayoGardai appeal for witnesses of fatal road collision which occurred on N5 on Monday afternoonMon Aug 21 2023 - 22:12
Everything unravels for Ryan Tubridy following release of ‘anodyne statement’ on WednesdayPresenter left surprised and disappointed by shock news on Thursday that he would not be returning to the air on September 4thSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ strategy on Tubridy’s pay was bound up with station’s wider financial woes, Grant Thornton report showsRTÉ admitted it had no right to recoup €120,000 exit fee from presenter but told his agent ‘we need to get something back here, we are haemorrhaging money’Fri Aug 18 2023 - 16:00
Dunnes Stores begins work on fit-out of Point Village anchor unit in DublinFailure to have open as anchor tenant was attributed by developer Harry Crosbie to the collapse of the developmentFri Aug 18 2023 - 05:00
If Irish banks raise interest rates for savers, mortgage costs will increase tooCalls for higher interest rates for savers could result in more pain for mortgage holdersTue Aug 15 2023 - 06:05
Increase in community transmission of Covid but no change in public health adviceHSE planning on new Covid vaccination booster in the autumn for older people and those who are vulnerableFri Aug 11 2023 - 18:10
Christian Brothers accused of trying to deal with abuse legacy as ‘cheaply as possible’Company and land registry files show Christian Brothers has extensive property portfolio and investment funds worth millions of euroMon Aug 07 2023 - 14:40
Water quality warnings at more than 30 beaches and lakes after heavy rainSwimming ban on north Dublin beaches with increased risk of contaminationSun Aug 06 2023 - 15:34
Sinéad O’Connor: Public invited to pay ‘final respects’ to musician in Bray on TuesdayFamily say procession to acknowledge ‘outpouring of love for her from the people of Co Wicklow and beyond’Sun Aug 06 2023 - 12:32
Family who sought help from youth mental health service had ‘devastating’ experience, says fatherHundreds of families suing youth mental health services due to alleged inadequate treatmentFri Jul 28 2023 - 18:00
‘This is the justice nine-year-old me deserves’: Karen Harkin speaks after father jailed for rapeFeelings of guilt and shame are my father’s to carry, not mine, she said after his jailing for rape and sexual assaultTue Jul 25 2023 - 13:00
Broadcaster awaiting trial on child sex charge has bail terms varied to allow travel abroadDublin Circuit Criminal Court grants application and says accused must give his flight details to investigating gardaíMon Jul 24 2023 - 13:15
Thousands helped to safety as fire causes havoc on Rhodes and new wildfire emerges in CorfuDFA warns against travel to affected areas in Greece as Irishwoman tells of ‘horrendous’ tripSun Jul 23 2023 - 21:48
Irish tourists warned against travelling to parts of Greece affected by wildfiresAirline will accept temporary travel documentation issued by Greek police from passengers departing from RhodesSun Jul 23 2023 - 21:13
Two men jailed for trying to collect dead man’s pension in CarlowCourt told episode involving Declan Haugney, Gareth Coakley and the late Peadar Doyle mocked in media around the worldFri Jul 21 2023 - 15:52
Ryan Tubridy’s decision not to seek €120,000 bonus he was entitled to ended up adding to his troublesPresenter told Oireachtas committees bonus issue was among the number of ‘untruths’ in RTÉ pay controversyWed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00
Christian Brothers may be shielding assets from sex abuse victim, High Court toldMan sexually abused while school student is seeking to sue congregation but lawyers claim assets moved or sold since case was initiated in 2019Tue Jul 18 2023 - 11:56
