Should Ireland introduce a legal ‘duty of care’ for rainwater?
In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last
OPW
Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12
OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds
‘Gary took no prisoners’: egg-throwing bane of AIB bankers dies
Plus: a pub is mislocated, Irish cheese shuns Hollywood and Busáras looks in the mirror
In pictures: A stonemasonry apprentice day at Kells Round Tower
No power tools allowed during restoration work on the tower: ‘Everything is tapped out by hand and then it’s all mixed and put back in by hand’
OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
French investor pays €47.2m for Smithfield office block
Dublin 7 property, which last sold for €57m in 2019, is fully occupied with 90 per cent of space let to the OPW
Three arrested over criminal damage at Castletown House
A man in his 30s and two minors were arrested by Gardaí on Friday
Daniel O’Connell lies in a hero’s grave, his wife Mary in an overgrown tomb
Ireland has shown due respect to Daniel O’Connell. But where is the respect for his wife?
Letters to the Editor May 19th: On famine in Gaza, cars as weapons and scrapping Sevens Rugby
Palestinians could starve to death in the coming weeks unless immediate action is taken
Skellig Michael boat operator challenges OPW in court over landing licences
Consternation over 2025 permit list for tours to and around monastic island settlement
Roscommon flooding: Temporary pipe installed to drain lake
Homes and 700 acres of farmland have been lost
Irish insurance companies raise concerns over effects of climate change
‘Frequency of catastrophic climate events’ and changing flood risks among climate concerns discussed with Minister of State for insurance Neale Richmond
Aviation tycoon in major merger on Shrewsbury Road after buying €6.75m house next door
Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director
Could Michael D topple Christy from the top of the album charts?
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
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