Judge sends transcripts of care hearings to government officials in bid to end ‘emergency’ over vulnerable childrenYoung people, some in danger of sexual exploitation, are not being taken into care despite High Court ordersMon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty reveals information on Lowry deal he says was not given to Moriarty tribunalOpposition deputy says senior figure in Regional Independents Group gave false evidence to tribunalThu Jan 23 2025 - 18:13
More than 100 people unable to leave Cork refugee centre due to housing crisis – reportInspection reports find varied standards in accommodation centres including fear of violence in centre in Co ClareMon Jan 20 2025 - 18:25
Why do tribunals so rarely lead to criminal trials?It is not clear why it took the gardaí 14 years to complete their file arising from the 2011 Moriarty report, but the passage of time raises the question of the fairness of now bringing charges against anyoneSat Jan 18 2025 - 09:00
Measures to counter anti-Semitism included in programme for governmentJewish Representative Council ‘delighted’ Ireland is to adopt framework for stamping out targeting of Jewish peopleFri Jan 17 2025 - 19:18
Mother of teenage heroin addict ‘fully supportive’ of him being taken into care, court hears‘It is five minutes to midnight,’ judge says, as boy (17) will soon age out of Child Care Act provisionsFri Jan 17 2025 - 14:59
Solicitor sanctioned for giving legal advice on immigration to clients of bogus law firmSolicitor told to pay €2,000 to each of four complainants who sought immigration adviceFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
Families facing ‘outrageous’ three-year wait for child psychology services in west and northwest regionHSE apologises for lengthy child assessment delays attributed to increased demand and staff vacanciesThu Jan 16 2025 - 06:00
Personal injury guidelines result in sharp fall in claimsAs Injuries Resolution Board report shows personal injury claims are down in most categories, the Alliance for Insurance Reform queries why insurance premiums have been increasingTue Jan 14 2025 - 06:00
Well-known criminal law barrister Patrick MacEntee SC dies aged 89Co Monaghan native acted for the defence in a string of high-profile criminal court cases from the 1970s to the 2000sMon Jan 13 2025 - 17:57
Michael Lowry Q&A: Why Independent TD’s involvement in government formation talks is controversialDáil vote in 2011 called on Tipperary TD to voluntarily resign but he refused, later telling The Irish Times he would not be run out of politics by ‘the media’Mon Jan 13 2025 - 11:57
‘It was the nail in the coffin’: The business that’s closing due to rising council rates Just under half of 31 local authorities will raise rates this year. Increases range from 1.8% to 15%Mon Jan 13 2025 - 06:00
Teenage heroin addict ‘dying before the eyes’ of those seeking to care for him, court toldBoy will no longer qualify for constraint orders under Child Care Act when he reaches 18 in a few weeksSat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Windmill Lane Pictures announces it is closing with immediate effectDublin visual and audio post-production facility has its roots in storied recording studios on Dublin quays, where U2 and other major acts once recordedThu Jan 09 2025 - 12:53
Irish ICJ submission on Gaza asks UN court to consider repeated human rights violations as suggestive of genocideIreland says inference can be drawn from a state’s actions that it is guilty of genocide even where no direct evidence of such a policy is producedWed Jan 08 2025 - 19:43
Ghosts in the machine – Colm Keena on hovering spirits from the past When you reach a certain age, the world can seem to be populated with ghostsTue Dec 31 2024 - 18:58
Ireland’s most senior Catholic cleric criticises ‘merciless’ Israeli response to Hamas attacksArchbishop Eamon Martin says he is ‘conscious’ such criticism attracts accusation of antisemitism but Israel’s actions are ‘disproportionate’Tue Dec 31 2024 - 18:00
Provisions of new hate crime law come into effect todayHarsher sentencing will be imposed if the demonstration of hatred towards a protected group is provenTue Dec 31 2024 - 00:01
Gardaí investigate woman’s death after body found in Co RoscommonWoman (50s) was last seen at home in Athlone on Saturday, prompting a missing person’s appeal which has since been stood downMon Dec 30 2024 - 21:17
Family and neighbours gather for prayers at site where couple were hit in fatal traffic collision in BlanchardstownBalloons, candles and flowers carried by residents of Whitestown estate as they gathered at pedestrian crossing where, 24 hours earlier, Anthony and Georgina Hogg-Moore were knocked downFri Dec 27 2024 - 19:28
‘I personally only come here for the ladies’: Fog hits racing but not youthful glamour at LeopardstownPunters relish the opportunity to dress up for St Stephen’s Day racesThu Dec 26 2024 - 18:54
Green Hen restaurant served alcohol without licence and traded when insolvent — RevenueTax authority wants to know what happened hundreds of thousands of euro in taxes collected but not paid overFri Dec 20 2024 - 17:00
Provisional liquidator appointed to company behind ‘insolvent’ Green Hen restaurantRevenue tells court that company has been selling alcohol without liquor licence and trading while insolventFri Dec 20 2024 - 13:55
Holyhead Port will remain closed over Christmas with ferries cancelled, operators confirmAround 100,000 people will need to make alternative arrangements over festive periodTue Dec 17 2024 - 15:33
RIP.ie to introduce €100 fee for funeral directors placing notices from JanuaryUsers will continue to get access free of charge to platform acquired by Irish Times Group this yearTue Dec 17 2024 - 14:47
‘Highly unlikely’ Holyhead Port will reopen as peak Christmas travel period approachesStill unclear when ferries will resume sailings between Dublin and Holyhead as freight companies suffer extra costs and ferry services establish alternative routesMon Dec 16 2024 - 19:08
Holyhead Port closure hits imports to Ireland: ‘Everyone is running around like headless chickens’Irish trucking business head says ‘we have never seen anything like what is going on this week’Fri Dec 13 2024 - 14:35
Interim examiner appointed to Green Hen restaurant in DublinCircuit Court told that if business can be saved there are likely to be a number of parties interested in well-known establishmentFri Dec 13 2024 - 12:08
Cost of driving licence and NCT tests to increase as part of fee hikes by Road Safety AuthorityIncreases, due to come into effect from January, are the first of their kind to be implemented since 2012Thu Dec 12 2024 - 17:15
Former Dublin county registrar loses court dispute with neighbours over building work at homeJudge finds Rita Considine took ‘litigious approach’ to dispute with retired neighbours that led to nine-day court hearingThu Dec 12 2024 - 12:01
Teacher should be removed from register for inappropriate messages to students - disciplinary panelHearing told ‘nothing sinister’ intended in messages and that secondary teacher had wanted ‘to relive his teenage years’Tue Dec 10 2024 - 18:00
Cosgrave family settle row over control of construction group companiesHigh Court told action by Joe Cosgrave’s widow, Denise Cosgrave, was a ‘source of considerable upset’ to all participantsMon Dec 09 2024 - 12:48
Most Monday ferry services cancelled as storm damage at Holyhead hits sailings to and from DublinTwo ferries have been at sea since Friday, ferry tracking websites show, as Ulysses remains docked in DublinSun Dec 08 2024 - 18:50
Q&A: What is the Mercosur trade deal and what does it mean for Ireland? Irish and European farmers, as well as environmentalists, fear the effect of a market in Europe for cheaper South American beefFri Dec 06 2024 - 13:55
Christian Brothers donated playing fields worth €5.8m to trust that runs its former schools, accounts showBrothers donated cash and property during year to Edmund Rice Schools Trust which runs schoolsMon Dec 02 2024 - 10:21
Former Belfast IRA man Joe Lynskey killed by IRA over suspicion he tried to have love rival murderedGerry Adams has rejected claims he was part of Belfast IRA leadership at time Lynskey was abductedWed Nov 27 2024 - 17:23
Court battle looms over who will pay legal costs in Conor McGregor case Costs of €1.5m at issue after Nikita Hand’s result against McGregor but not against his friend, James LawrenceTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Solicitor Cahir O’Higgins sentenced to 27 months in prisonO’Higgins (49) had pleaded not guilty to theft of €400 from client and to attempting to pervert the course of justiceMon Nov 25 2024 - 12:36
Receiver settles case against former Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring and his wifeSettlement deal includes dropping by Joyce Ring of separate proceedings against her husband and the company that owns their €2.5m homeSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
Criminal lawyers divided on whether charges should have been brought against Conor McGregorAward for damages against Conor McGregor seen as low by some but indicates jury did not believe martial arts fighterSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
‘We have all seen the video’: Dundalk voters give verdict on John McGahon as Fine Gael candidate goes to groundGeneral election hopeful not in office on Wednesday and has not commented publicly since controversy eruptedWed Nov 20 2024 - 19:00
Big difference between proof thresholds in civil and criminal trials, says barristerTaoiseach Simon Harris defended selection of Louth candidate John McGahon on basis that criminal trial is relevant testTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:20
New ministerial order for Thornton Hall accommodation centre to be made ‘in weeks,’ says Dept High Court told original ministerial order has been revoked after residents raised issue of noise protectionMon Nov 18 2024 - 18:13
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers questions whether Fine Gael envisages a public sector pay freezeFianna Fáil candidate criticises Sinn Féin for not publishing manifesto in advance of Monday’s leaders’ debateSun Nov 17 2024 - 18:45
Cahir O’Higgins: Rise and fall of solicitor from well-known political familySolicitor jailed in September for assault and found guilty on Friday of theft from a former client was known for being unusually focused on getting clients, law practitioners sayFri Nov 15 2024 - 19:34
‘Victims tend to be much more satisfied’: Restorative justice process can lead to better outcomes, says judgePresident of the District Court Paul Kelly says there is ‘divided opinion’ as to whether system would be suitable in sexual assault and rape casesThu Nov 14 2024 - 17:02
Gerry Adams denies involvement in ‘Disappeared’ killings as Disney+ series launchesNew drama series links former Sinn Féin president to deaths of Jean McConville and three others but Adams says accusations based on claims from ‘anti-peace process republicans’Wed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Huawei in Ireland sees turnover drop as work continues on Irish 5G networkChinese communications multinational has been the target of national security concerns in US and EUTue Nov 12 2024 - 16:29
Solicitor suspended as Law Society seeks access to the practice filesHigh Court told solicitor Ian McSweeney had not been co-operating with efforts to examine his practiceMon Nov 11 2024 - 18:39
Older debtors seeking majority of personal insolvency deals amid house-price spikeIn recent case retired couple given an interest-only deal that should enable them stay in Tallaght homeMon Nov 11 2024 - 06:00
