The Irish Times

Sweden’s ruling party divided over moves towards Nato membership

Finland to announce decision on joining by Sunday, adding momentum to Swedish debate

Thu May 12 2022 - 08:20

‘They used us as human shields’: A Ukrainian villager’s 10 days in Russian captivity

Prisoner taken into battle and witnesses looting but lives to tell the tale

Wed May 11 2022 - 10:12

Sweden’s Northvolt battery plant sparks into life in first for Europe

First batteries will be kept by Northvolt for further testing and validation

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 12:19

Irish co-founded data firm Logical Clocks raises €5m

Company provides support for Hopsworks, a platform for data science and AI

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 10:25

Big toys for little kids

Scaled Rigs toy trucks aimed at children have taken off with the corporate sector

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 05:00

Volvo and Northvolt to develop and produce sustainable EV batteries

Companies aim to set up R&D centre in Sweden and set up gigafactory for production

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 09:13

Kingspan invests in ‘green steel’ firm which will be new supplier

Insulation maker says deal will see substantial reduction in its carbon emissions

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 07:52

Cork-Dublin train service disrupted after truck crashes into bridge

Truck driver in his 40s escapes injury after truck skids into railway bridge

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 15:40

Defence Forces to get 120 new 4x4 vehicles at a cost of €25m

New trucks will replace the current fleet that entered service between 1998 and 2003

Tue Mar 10 2020 - 20:35

Miriam Lord: Broadband trumpet-blowing silenced by Verona’s bum notes

Micheál Martin goes on attack as Opposition refuses to dance to Government’s tune

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 22:20

Essex: ‘It doesn’t matter who they are or what they are. It’s 39 people’s lives’

CCTV recorded lorry hauling trailer which contained bodies of people early Wednesday morning

Wed Oct 23 2019 - 19:12

Driverless buses, ex-billionaires and the death of a robot

Planet Business: Anyone for a spin in the €11m La Voiture Noire supercar?

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:29

Family’s car ‘doing U-turn’ at time of fatal Wexford crash

Four members of Irish-American Alexander family died in collision near New Ross in late 2017

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 15:18

Audi plays a safe shot with the new A6, but neatly pots the black

It’s not exactly brimming with personality, but neither was snooker legend Steve Davis

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 06:26

Volkswagen names new boss to steer sweeping overhaul

Herbert Diess will lead strategy simplification of Germany’s biggest car company

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 07:13

Scientists believe they have identified five different types of diabetes

Diabetes is presently classified into two main forms – type 1 and type 2

Fri Mar 02 2018 - 11:57

Four dead as snowfall sweeps across Britain

Rail and air transport is disrupted and hundreds of schools are forced to close

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 16:10

Qualcomm’s €997m fine latest in Margrethe Vestager’s long list

EU competition commissioner has meted out €7bn in fines for cartel activity since 2014

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 16:48

Clare man charged with dangerous driving causing death of girl (3)

Estlin Wall died in hospital three days after collision outside Ennistymon last March

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 17:37

VW-owned Scania fined €880m for truckmakers cartel

European Commission issues fine with other truckmakers also admitting guilt

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 14:32

M1 crash: Lorry driver appears in court over eight deaths

Ryszard Masierak is accused of causing several deaths while over the drink-drive limit

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 15:40

Amid diesel backlash and bans, transport firms look to natural gas

Renewable gas ‘will provide a carbon neutral, fully renewable fuel that can be used to reduce our agricultural and transport emissions’

Wed Jul 19 2017 - 05:21

Swedish minnow Volvo looks to lead with autonomous cars

Game changer Hakan Samuelsson is betting big on the self-driving revolution

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 05:46

Irish hauliers take dozens of cases against European truck makers

High Court actions follow Brussels inquiry into truck manufacturers’ cartel

Tue Feb 28 2017 - 18:58

Berlin market attack suspect swore loyalty to Islamic State

Right wing parties call for end to open EU borders after Berlin suspect shot

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 21:21

EU’s top truckmakers hit with record fine after cartel plan hatched in “cosy” hotel

EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager accused truckmakers of collusion

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 13:30

Europe’s top truckmakers face record cartel fines

Six manufacturers charged with colluding over 14 years to fix haulage prices

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 20:05

Volkswagen may have to sell brands to fund ‘Dieselgate’ costs

VW still expects 2016 to be a good year for sales, but costs for diesel emissions scandal are rising

Thu Apr 28 2016 - 12:28

Driverless truck convoys are on their way

The vehicles communicate using cameras, wifi and radar while travelling in convoy

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00

VW Group to be split into four companies, report claims

Shake-up part of plan to overtake Toyota as world’s biggest seller, German media reports

Tue Jun 16 2015 - 01:00

The Mission: Wicklow stands in for western Syria

Months of planning and training for the Golan Heights put to test in Glen of Imaal

Wed Apr 22 2015 - 01:00

Two arrested after four killed in truck collision in Bath

Four-year-old girl among dead after crash outside UK school on February 9th

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 10:58

Fiat Chrysler denies report of merger talks with Volkswagen

Germany’s ‘Manager Magazin’ said VW chairman held talks with Fiat’s owners

Fri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00

Markets boosted by Putin’s comments on Ukraine

Fears over escalating European tensions eased after Russian president’s speech

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 20:08