Laois ‘bog body’ said to be world’s oldest4,000-year-old remains were discovered on Bord na Móna land in Co Laois in 2011Fri Aug 02 2013 - 17:44
Deadline for student grants extended after system crashesMuch-criticised Susi system crashes due to technical glitch ahead of original deadlineFri Aug 02 2013 - 10:35
Fish passes will allow salmon scale Dodder weirsImproved water quality means fish have begun to recolonise lower stretches of the riverTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
Cutting welfare by €440m would ‘deflate’ economy - BurtonMinister says welfare spend remains biggest stimulus in economyWed Jul 24 2013 - 10:40
Kayaker captures footage of large basking sharkGraham Smith was fishing from his tiny vessel when he encountered the fishMon Jul 22 2013 - 12:43
Kitesurfer attempts record-breaking crossing from France to IrelandBruno Sroka left a beach in Brittany this morning en route for Crosshaven in CorkFri Jul 19 2013 - 08:50
Fewer Irish people saving as austerity erodes disposable incomeProportion of people not saving at all increases to 46 per cent as austerity bitesTue Jul 16 2013 - 16:01
Examiner appointed to DIY chain HomebaseCompany says ability to reduce costs restricted by upward only rent reviewsTue Jul 16 2013 - 12:29
Internet security firm to create 400 jobs in DublinSymantec to establish European customer support base alongside existing Blanchardstown facilityTue Jul 16 2013 - 11:24
NTMA to auction €500m in treasury bills on ThursdayAgency has total funding target of €10 billion for 2013Tue Jul 16 2013 - 10:19
Greek MPs vote to indict former finance minister over Swiss bank accountsPapaconstantinou is accused of removing relatives’ names from list of Greeks with accounts in GenevaTue Jul 16 2013 - 08:39
European car sales fall to 17-year low as markets contractRegistrations decrease 6.3% to 1.18 million vehiclesTue Jul 16 2013 - 07:46
Council to remove carcass of large shark from Dollymount StrandRemains of basking shark turns up on north Dublin beachMon Jul 15 2013 - 18:01
RSA to replace thousands of defective high-visibility vestsReflective strip on safety vests fails to meet required visibility criteriaMon Jul 15 2013 - 12:34
Abolishing Seanad ‘would save €100m’ in five yearsBruton says upper house is luxury country can no longer affordMon Jul 15 2013 - 11:20
Next Lottery operator ‘must be based in Ireland’Howlin confident new licensing arrangements will boost annual contribution to good causes by up to €75 million within five yearsMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Talk hears of ‘lack of thoughtfulness’ in modern discourseSenator John Crown among speakers at inaugural talk at new UCD debating theatreWed Jun 12 2013 - 15:17
Motorway bridge renamed after Mary McAleeseDecision was taken jointly by Louth and Meath councils to honour her work in peace processSat Jun 08 2013 - 19:11
Dispute over route of new walk and cycleway along Dublin BayProposals to reroute scheme away from the seafront criticised by advocacy groupThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Government publishes Seanad abolition referendum detailsAmendment seeks to abolish Seanad after next general election and before first sitting of new DáilWed Jun 05 2013 - 17:15
Government accused of ‘sleepwalking’ through claims about country’s tax codeFF says tax haven comments ‘seriously damaging’ to economySun Jun 02 2013 - 16:33
Woman dies in Co Kerry road incidentDeath of motorcyclist is second road death in county over the weekendSat Jun 01 2013 - 14:34
An Post to mount joint bid for lottery licence with UK operator CamelotSemi-state forges alliance with Camelot’s Canadian parent Ontario Teachers’ Pension PlanSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:02
Aer Lingus board backs plan to pump €110m into staff pension schemePlan is aimed at resolving long-running dispute over €780 million deficit in schemeFri May 31 2013 - 11:10
Good causes to get less from lottery payoutsBigger operator’s fee to cut into revenues for charities and other beneficiariesFri May 31 2013 - 06:26
Rare vinyl recording of Joyce reading from Ulysses to be auctioned1924 recording is the only known audio of writer reading from his masterpieceFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Doodle-strewn draft of Beckett’s first novel to reach over €1m at auctionSix handwritten notebooks, containing draft of Murphy, to be sold at Sotheby’s in LondonFri May 31 2013 - 00:00
Apple denies ‘special tax deal’ with Irish GovernmentChief executive Tim Cook defends company’s corporate tax codeThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment remains broadly unchanged despite ECB rate cutLatest KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI index for May edges up to 61.2 from its April reading of 58.9Wed May 29 2013 - 15:33
Tesco Ireland appoints new chief executivePJ Clarke to replace Tony Keohane from JulyTue May 28 2013 - 14:18
Retail sales rise last month after March slumpLatest figures from CSO indicate voume of retail sales rose 0.2% in AprilTue May 28 2013 - 12:41
Residential property transactions up 14% in first quarter of 2013Latest Irish Banking Federation report indicates mortgage approvals and mortgage drawdowns fell during the periodTue May 28 2013 - 11:38
More than 170 new jobs are to be created in Dublin and MeathMafic is to build a basalt-smelting plant in KellsTue May 28 2013 - 01:12
Mortgage approvals rise 23% in AprilLatest figures from Irish Bankers’ Federation indicate renewed activity in mortgage marketMon May 27 2013 - 14:20
Surge in Irish people applying for bankruptcy in England and WalesFigures from Britain’s Insolvency Service indicated signficant rise in people with Irish addresses applying for bankruptcyMon May 27 2013 - 12:39
Two firms to create 170 new jobs in Dublin and MeathAztec Money to locate global HQ in Dublin; Mafic to build production plant in KellsMon May 27 2013 - 11:42
Stolen cables cost Eircom €600,000Thieves are targeting the cables for their valuable copper contentFri May 24 2013 - 01:00
Shatter denies he was cautioned by gardaí at checkpoint in 2011Minister admits he was asked to supply breath test on a previous occasion but failed to complete task because of asthmaThu May 23 2013 - 11:46
Retailers call on Howlin to publish new lottery licencing termsIndependent traders are worried their margin on sales may be eroded under the new systemMon May 20 2013 - 12:49
Health insurers being ‘fraudulently’ charged by hospitals for private patientsConsultant claims insurers regularly billed up to €1,000 a night for private patients left on trolleysThu May 16 2013 - 19:59
MEPs express concern at ‘restrictive aspects’ of Irish abortion legislationStrasbourg politicians say proposed Bill puts women’s lives at riskThu May 16 2013 - 16:23
Almost €15 million in lottery prize money goes unclaimedAmong the forfeited windfalls last year was a €350,000 Lotto Plus 1 prize, sold in DublinMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Leading cancer specialist Professor Donal Hollywood diesOncologist who played seminal role in devising plan for roll-out of radiotheraphy servicesSat May 11 2013 - 14:29
Pakistan orders expulsion of Irish journalistVeteran correspondent and New York Times bureau chief in Islamabad Declan Walsh ordered to leave countrySat May 11 2013 - 11:20
Renowned Abbey theatre director Vincent Dowling diesHe had a long and distinguished career as an actor and a directorSat May 11 2013 - 09:42
Mortgage rates diverge from European Central Bank ratesAverage Irish mortgage rate has been moving out of sync with key ECB rateSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment falls on downbeat expectations for the economyKBC Bank Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index for April edges down to 58.9Fri May 10 2013 - 16:14
Mortgage interest rates in Ireland ‘diverging’ from ECB base rateCentral Bank figures reflect moves by domestic banks to break from traditional policy of passing on ECB changesFri May 10 2013 - 13:18
Camelot hopes its number stack upUK lottery operator set to compete for upcoming Irish licenceFri May 10 2013 - 02:00
Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on wage agreementsRuling affects up to 80,000 workers in construction and electrical contractingFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
