Farmers threaten to blockade supermarket distribution centres‘There will be no turkeys for Christmas,’ says one farmer, departing Dublin after protestsWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:57
Farmers say they do not want right-wing figures at their protestsIFA and Beef Plan Movement have no role in events that strangled traffic in DublinWed Nov 27 2019 - 20:27
Bank of Ireland resolves payments delaySome customers’ wages were not appearing in accountsWed Nov 27 2019 - 16:32
Farmers end Dublin blockade but warn of further protestsLast tractors leave St Stephen’s Green on Wednesday afternoon after two day of protestsWed Nov 27 2019 - 15:48
Roddy Doyle says he would scrap Leaving Cert, which has become part of ‘utterly corrupt’ industryBooker Prize-winning author says while Ireland prides itself on creativity the education system almost actively discourages itWed Nov 27 2019 - 03:33
Population over 80 to increase 270% by 2050, conference hearsHealth care staff training in ‘frailty care’ as part of preparations for ageing populationTue Nov 26 2019 - 19:38
Munster rugby more inclusive than Leinster rivalsStudy finds participation in game in Munster more likely to bridge socio-economic divideTue Nov 26 2019 - 00:01
Dublin businesses to be hit with near 3% rate hike in 2020City council approves budget, which will see increase in East Link toll and parking chargesMon Nov 25 2019 - 21:26
Your business week: White collar crime and ecotourism conferencesDell and Abercrombie & Fitch among companies reporting resultsSun Nov 24 2019 - 18:00
Man found tampering with election posters in north Dublin arrested by gardaíMember of public reported seeing man cutting down posters in BalbrigganSat Nov 23 2019 - 13:19
Yellow weather warning in place for southeast ahead of wet weekendCarlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford at risk to thundery rain, floodingFri Nov 22 2019 - 20:38
Higgins: Moral question of how Irish treat immigrants must be a concernPresident made comments while speaking at ceremony honouring 12 Irish emigrantsThu Nov 21 2019 - 23:15
How does asylum-seeker process work from a legal perspective?Every step an asylum seeker takes is governed by law that stems from mid-1990sThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:30
Refugee council seeks funds to support workers dealing with traumaSolicitors and others dealing with harrowing accounts of torture and physical violenceThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:19
In 20 years, Direct Provision has cost Ireland €1.3bn: Is there a better alternative?Rising costs, demand and opposition make the future of accommodation problematicThu Nov 21 2019 - 01:14
Where do Ireland’s asylum seekers come from?Origin and number varies with world events and asylum seekers peaked at 11,634 in 2002Tue Nov 19 2019 - 19:55
Concerns €2,000 speeding fine proposal would ‘clog up courts’Severity of 30km/h proposal would compel people to challenge, road traffic law expert saysTue Nov 19 2019 - 09:10
Direct provision: Senior official disagreed with payment rise proposalTwo weeks later the increase was announced in budget package for 2019Tue Nov 19 2019 - 06:00
Direct provision in Ireland: How and why the system was introducedEuropean pressure was applied to Ireland to change approach to asylum seekers on welfareTue Nov 19 2019 - 06:00
‘It’s very clear what’s racist,’ says RTÉ presenter after online abuse‘I just felt really, really fed up and irritated that we were still having this conversation’Mon Nov 18 2019 - 21:20
State-owned land may be used for direct provisionEmergency accommodation is costing about €500,000 a weekMon Nov 18 2019 - 06:33
Alt-right groups stir local unease about immigrantsPolls reveal anxieties but for every direct provision protest or fire, voices sing supportMon Nov 18 2019 - 01:00
Your business week: EY Entrepreneur of the Year to be revealedEasyJet and Home Depot to report; and how to handle ethical dilemmas at workSun Nov 17 2019 - 18:07
Direct provision: The controversial system turns 20The origins and current realities of Ireland’s method of housing asylum seekersSat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00
Existing laws sufficient to prosecute online harassment, experts claimSentencing of Brendan Doolin comes amid debate on need for new legal mechanismsFri Nov 15 2019 - 18:04
I’m feeling harassed online. What can I do?More than you might think: persistent harassment is a crime online as much as offlineFri Nov 15 2019 - 17:53
Gardaí investigate attacks ‘on sex workers primarily in the Dublin area’Violence is used in ‘terrifying incidents’ for the female and male injured partiesWed Nov 13 2019 - 22:31
Dublin family centre closed after botched burglary damages buildingMore than 120 families without services including pre-school breakfast in ClondalkinWed Nov 13 2019 - 21:56
State must consider reparations for Travelling community, committee hearsOireachtas given detailed breakdown of Travellers’ experiences in education systemTue Nov 12 2019 - 16:25
Drivers to receive fine and penalty points for dangerous overtaking of cyclistsLaw comes into force from midnight as cyclist groups call for greater infrastructureMon Nov 11 2019 - 16:02
This Week in Business: Selling Ireland as a conference destinationFáilte Ireland to launch tourism strategy; Aryzta agm to address transparency issuesSun Nov 10 2019 - 18:00
Mother claims daughter (16) died by suicide after campaign of racist abuseGardaí have copy of note naming individuals but are not investigating alleged harassmentThu Nov 07 2019 - 22:05
Over half of homeless men missed education due to expulsion or suspensionReport calls for better student support instead of expelling or suspending pupilsWed Nov 06 2019 - 00:01
RTÉ risks ‘super-serving’ older audience, BAI warnsResearch shows younger viewers abandoning traditional television faster than anticipatedMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:50
This Week in Business: Media and aviation giants report resultsDarina Allen talks to women who don’t lunch, while the FT’s Martin Wolf talks transformationSun Nov 03 2019 - 17:00
Future use of GPO in doubt as staff face possible ‘permanent’ relocation‘Initial estimate to refurbish the GPO is prohibitively expensive,’ An Post saysSun Nov 03 2019 - 06:15
Truck death migrants all believed to be VietnameseBritish police issue appeal to Hughes brothers to hand themselves inSat Nov 02 2019 - 00:05
John Banville hoax call was not from Nobel academyInvestigation concludes caller was able to fake Swedish organisation’s phone numberFri Nov 01 2019 - 02:26
Man arrested over fire at Emyvale garda stationThe man, in his 30s, was arrested in Donegal on suspicion of arsonWed Oct 30 2019 - 22:24
Defence Forces accepts pay settlementPDForra head says ‘executive do not believe that the recommendations go far enough’Wed Oct 30 2019 - 22:10
Garda chief rejects depiction of Border area as ‘lawless’‘Investigations are well resourced and progressing,’ says Drew Harris after Government meetingWed Oct 30 2019 - 21:46
This Week in Business: Tech giants due to report resultsCSO to report retail spending figures. Alphabet, Facebook and Apple to deliver resultsSun Oct 27 2019 - 18:00
Greater Dublin boil water notice lifted for 600,000 customersIrish Water said results for two water samples received today were satisfactoryFri Oct 25 2019 - 17:10
Department declines to say if Ballinamore asylum centre plan ‘paused’Local Sinn Féin TD backing plan says he has reported receiving death threat to gardaíFri Oct 25 2019 - 16:17
Construction work can take two years to begin despite ‘fast-track’ systemStrategic housing development system ‘an affront on democracy’, committee toldTue Oct 22 2019 - 15:53
Your business week: all the results, indicators and meetingsFrom Monday Techstars Startup Week Dublin will host 54 events in 32 venuesSun Oct 20 2019 - 16:00
Far right political group much less likely to gain traction in Ireland, conference toldLack of any obvious figurehead makes an extremist political faction less likelyFri Oct 18 2019 - 17:01
Drug trialled in Cork hospital reduces deaths from head injuryCUH part of global trial of cheap, easy to administer drug that reduces brain bleedsThu Oct 17 2019 - 02:36
Gardaí arrest 28 people as part of Operation ThorThree vehicles and €2,300 worth of fireworks also seized on ‘day of action’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 00:03
Book tracing the 186 children who died in the Troubles launchedChildren of the Troubles by Joe Duffy and Freya McClements launched in DublinWed Oct 16 2019 - 21:49
