Under the scheme businesses can apply for up to €30,000 in funding

Proposals from Friends of the Earth say public backs the move but supports are needed

Richard Boyd Barrett introduces Bill to sanction Israel, break off ‘all economic trade, financial relations’

Sinn Féin accuses Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan of trying to ‘make legal’ remarks made during fuel protests

Micheál Martin ‘up for’ talks on new agreement as union boss signals deal may prove difficult

Two Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stage

If town and village life is so much more sensible and attractive, why do so few people choose to live over the shop?

Agency entered this year facing €15 billion in debt maturities that needed to be refinanced

Former Beamish and Crawford site will replace existing Grand Parade library, which opened in 1930

Smartphone use is ‘most concerning issue’ parents are ‘reluctant’ to confront, says principal

There’s little serious analysis making the case for nuclear power in Ireland as part of energy and climate policy

Agenda to include means of supporting 40 businesses affected by blaze

Spending last year came in €4bn beyond what the Government sanctioned in previous budget

Fianna Fáil minister says tax rate is ‘imprudent, demoralising and contrary to the common good’

Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy

Campaigners warn against industry push for exemption from electronic waste rules

Fianna Fáil’s Malcolm Byrne believes meeting could also head off media efforts to find disputes between parties

State’s debt agency cancels planned bond auction later this month as it looks to tap institutional interest in existing bonds

Ireland failed to match European investment in renewables and infrastructure

Harris and Chambers are under pressure from their own backbenchers to keep the purse strings loose