Former Christian Brother jailed for assaulting 19 boys investigated for alleged abuse in Co LaoisAbuse happened ‘in full view’ of other students, says abuse survivor who has made statement to the Garda about convicted former teacher’s activities in a midlands primary schoolSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:30
Statistics illustrate how Ireland has changed since joining EU in 1973Central Statistics Office report shows how much Ireland has changed since joining the EU in 1973Tue Oct 17 2023 - 18:43
Former Christian Brother (80s) jailed for sexual abuse of former students at Kilkenny school in 1970sLiam Coughlan (87) was subject of largescale Garda investigation that started in 2010Mon Oct 16 2023 - 15:35
Former minister denounces ‘the third Reich in Dublin’ during pro-Israel rally Irish politicians had no right to lecture Israel about how it went about protecting its citizens from Hamas rockets, says Alan ShatterSun Oct 15 2023 - 20:52
‘Crazy, absolute madness’: Vaping companies in Ireland cash in as legislation struggles to keep upThere is money to be made in vape sales, Irish company records show, but health campaigners want disposable e-cigarettes to be banned outrightSun Oct 15 2023 - 06:00
Budget allocation for international protection next year is lower than likely 2023 costServices expected to cost €660m this year, but only €409m allocated by MinistersThu Oct 12 2023 - 19:32
Taxi operators will welcome delay on restoration of excise rate on petrol and diesel, driver saysCarbon tax a good thing if it reduces city centre pollution, says driver Robert AddieTue Oct 10 2023 - 18:06
Budget estimates show €500m increase in aid to support UkrainiansBudget 2024: €2.5bn set aside to support Ukrainians fleeing war, up from €2bn this year with document warning expenditure could ‘potentially be higher’Tue Oct 10 2023 - 17:24
Christian Brothers agree to enter mediation in protracted historical child abuse caseCounsel for plaintiff says he is ‘very pleased’ with development that means they will be going into mediation ‘effectively with the order’Tue Oct 10 2023 - 13:27
Rally outside Leinster House condemns Israel and calls for support for Palestinian peopleWeekend attack on Israel was reaction to years of oppression, speakers tell gathering organised by People Before Profit and Union of Students in IrelandMon Oct 09 2023 - 21:21
Israeli ambassador says people must distinguish between Hamas and Palestinians‘Our hearts go out to the Palestinians in Gaza because they didn’t choose this’Mon Oct 09 2023 - 19:01
Only half of eligible renters claim €500 a year tax credit, figures showDepartment of Finance figures show 289,000 claims so far amid calls for tax credit to be increased in the budgetMon Oct 09 2023 - 06:00
Why people laugh, gossip and sleep around. It’s a question of evolution Gossip and bonding may have been driving forces for the evolution of languageSun Oct 08 2023 - 18:59
BAM results show children’s hospital developer had profitable 2022Court dispute in June heard contractor is in dispute over claims valued at hundreds of millions of euroSun Oct 08 2023 - 07:00
Receivers expected to meet would-be buyers of unfinished Meath houses next weekUnits in small estate in Rathmolyon may now be sold at higher price than cited in contractsThu Oct 05 2023 - 21:30
Explainer: Planning Bill seeks to reform the process and reduce number of court challengesLegislation, running to almost 700 pages, will set up new legal aid Bill and seek to address wider concerns arising from threats of judicial reviewsTue Oct 03 2023 - 18:41
Dublin city councillors vote to leave rate of local property tax unchanged for 2024Proposal to raise rate to fund street improvements did not gain enough supportMon Oct 02 2023 - 22:05
Criminal barristers’ strike: what’s behind first-ever action and how courts will be affectedBarristers and solicitors pursuing restoration of pay rates cut more than a decade agoMon Oct 02 2023 - 19:42
Increase in local property tax sought by Labour, Greens and Social Democrat councillors‘Unholy alliance’ of FF, FG, SF and PBP want lowest rate possible, while GP, SD and Labour seek increaseMon Oct 02 2023 - 16:08
Sunny, warm weather forecast this week as heatwave set to hit southern EuropeTemperatures in Ireland to reach high teens, while those in southern Europe could exceed an extraordinary 35 degreesSun Oct 01 2023 - 16:22
Increased dairy intake reduces falls and fractures among older people, study findsAustralian research, which found dairy linked to sharp drop in fracture risk, could be applied in Ireland, geriatrician saysSun Oct 01 2023 - 11:09
Botanical Gardens experiment finds leafing in Europe brought forward by three weeks due to climate changeCloned trees and shrubs growing in Ireland, Germany, Greece, Finland and other European countries show northerly march of SpringSun Oct 01 2023 - 06:00
DJ Carey, Kilkenny hurling star, appears in court on multiple fraud chargesFive-time All-Ireland winner accused of falsely claiming he had cancer so as to induce people to give him moneySat Sept 30 2023 - 06:07
Personal injuries award levels are down, but movement on insurance premiums has yet to followNew data from Courts Service contrast markedly with lack in cuts to the cost of insurance, says lobby groupSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Welfare schemes for low-income farmers and carers top survey list for ‘irregular’ paymentsSurveys that estimate percentage of expenditure that might be irregular in different welfare schemes examined by Comptroller and Auditor GeneralFri Sept 29 2023 - 19:48
DJ Carey one of the first hurlers to transcend sport and gain wider recognitionKilkenny player won five All-Ireland senior medals in a stellar intercounty career during a period that brought greater commercial opportunities for top playersFri Sept 29 2023 - 14:18
DJ Carey charged with deception and forgery in alleged cancer treatment scamHurler, who has yet to enter a plea, has ‘no income whatsoever’, court hearsFri Sept 29 2023 - 11:26
Data centres in Ireland: the grey, windowless structures causing controversyIreland is key location for data centres, but whether we have capacity to accommodate them is open questionFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:00
Sinn Féin TD sues An Garda Síochána, Independent titles publisher and StateMartin Kenny is taking breach of privacy case arising from news report that did not name him or his partySun Sept 24 2023 - 12:16
Murdoch’s Irish business operations a shadow of their former selvesVeteran media mogul’s step back may lead to reduced interest in News Corp’s newspaper titles, says former editor of Irish edition of the Sunday TimesFri Sept 22 2023 - 18:19
Treatment abroad must be re-introduced for children awaiting spinal surgery, says SF health spokesmanDavid Cullinane says it is ‘infuriating’ for waiting families that capacity has now been reduced due to crisisFri Sept 22 2023 - 15:56
Dáil protests: Tánaiste labels conduct of demonstrators as ‘fascist-like behaviour’McEntee says she would not like to see ‘sterile’ zone around Leinster House after some TDs required Garda escort amid protests which saw 13 arrestsThu Sept 21 2023 - 21:59
Sitting tenants pay substantially less in rent than new tenants, major study showsESRI findings include significant amount of new information on sitting tenants, who comprise increasing proportion of private rental marketWed Sept 20 2023 - 00:01
Trinity student on year abroad in US dies in kayaking incidentIrish student Ella Mills was studying in Columbia University as part of her English programme at TCDTue Sept 19 2023 - 10:35
Human rights groups call for inquiry into Sallins train robbery trial in the 1970sArrests and convictions of six men over robbery in Co Kildare ‘one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in modern Irish history’Tue Sept 19 2023 - 00:01
Seán Quinn trying to ‘rewrite history’ with ‘fairy tale’, says former Anglo CEOMike Aynsley describes Quinn claims in recent interviews as ‘pure nonsense’ and ‘quite Trumpian’Mon Sept 18 2023 - 16:32
Traffic lights out during morning rush hour in DublinESB Networks website shows number of power outages in city centre were restored by middayMon Sept 18 2023 - 12:37
‘Compulsory purchase could be used’ to secure reception centres for refugees coming to IrelandAdvisory group calls for six centres to be opened by end of 2024, says ‘a stark difference in treatment’ between Ukrainian and other refugeesFri Sept 15 2023 - 12:43
Greyhound Racing Ireland sharpens focus on animal welfare, according to latest annual reportGreyhound care and welfare remains ‘compelling priority’ for body charged with promoting greyhound racing, notes reportFri Sept 15 2023 - 05:00
Developer asks buyers to pay €60K more than agreed to complete new houses Meathamatic says it needs more funds to finish Ringfort development in Co Meath due to rising construction materials costsThu Sept 14 2023 - 20:18
Irish people sleep more during the week than anyone else, study findsParticipants in research used sleep monitoring devices and involved more than 50 million nightsWed Sept 13 2023 - 18:04
Brussels statue allegedly damaged by young Irishman during night-time climbIncident occurred just a day after celebration to mark €90m restoration of historic building in Belgian capitalWed Sept 13 2023 - 15:05
Gardaí to begin using body cameras from 2025A decision has yet to be made on whether a garda has to tell a member of the public when switching a camera onTue Sept 12 2023 - 13:52
Councillors urged not to remove Freedom of Drogheda from Edmund Garvey by sex abuse support group chief ‘Unforgiveable’ intervention criticised by spokesman for men who suffered at hands of Christian BrothersMon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00
Local TD supports removing Freedom of Drogheda from former head of the Christian BrothersOne abuse victim writes to board of Rape Crisis Centre North East complaining of position adopted by interim chair of the centre on the issueSat Aug 26 2023 - 07:00
Call for secret vote to rescind Freedom of Drogheda from former head of Christian BrothersVictims want honour rescinded over order’s legal strategy in cases where it is being sued vicariously for damages arising from historical child sex abuseFri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00
Housing body on track to triple number of social and cost-rental homes under constructionRespond says model of buying sites and entering contracts with developers allows for cost savings and increased outputTue Aug 22 2023 - 07:00
Youghal Ironman: Triathlon Ireland officials opted not to sanction event in which two men diedGoverning body says its officials carried out water safety assessment before deciding they could not sanction Ironman eventTue Aug 22 2023 - 05:00
Woman dies in two-vehicle collision at Swinford, Co MayoGardai appeal for witnesses of fatal road collision which occurred on N5 on Monday afternoonMon Aug 21 2023 - 22:12
Everything unravels for Ryan Tubridy following release of ‘anodyne statement’ on WednesdayPresenter left surprised and disappointed by shock news on Thursday that he would not be returning to the air on September 4thSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
