Government says Israeli troops no longer operating in area of Lebanon close to Irish peacekeepers Tánaiste Micheál Martin says he had been informed by the Irish Defence Forces and the UN that Israel Defense Forces activity around post guarded by 30 Irish troops has endedWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Presidential award for footballer Seamus Coleman, designer Orla Kiely and playwright Rosalind Scanlon Tánaiste says Irish people overseas ‘continue to make vital contributions to their communities and on the international stage’Tue Oct 08 2024 - 19:52
Israel Defense Forces ceases military operations beside Irish peacekeeper baseSituation in southern Lebanon remains ‘tense and dangerous’, Taoiseach saysTue Oct 08 2024 - 19:34
‘We’re lucky she has a place. It’s not what she should have’: Brendan O’Connor’s daughter unable to secure special class in mainstream school Radio presenter says his daughter, who has Down syndrome, experienced less inclusion as she progressed through the education systemTue Oct 08 2024 - 12:24
Mary O’Rourke left office with a record of delivering lasting progress for her country, Tánaiste says at funeralMourners at service in Athlone told that the late Fianna Fáil minister, who ‘burned so brightly and for so long’, was devoted to her familyMon Oct 07 2024 - 13:25
Peadar Tóibín was approached to meet Putin in 2017 but ‘wasn’t interested’Aontú leader calls on political parties to audit members for potential contact from Russian intelligenceMon Oct 07 2024 - 11:16
Mansion tax: Auctioneers expect rush to sign off on house sales before midnight on TuesdayBudget 2025: New 6% stamp duty rate on property values above €1.5m unlikely to derail pending salesTue Oct 01 2024 - 20:37
Performance of Hamilton in Dublin cancelled due to illness Bord Gáis Energy Theatre apologises for ‘unavoidable’ cancellation on Tuesday nightTue Oct 01 2024 - 19:17
‘They can turn in seconds’: Nicole Morey’s sister calls for tougher laws on XL bully dogsNew legislation introducing phased prohibition on XL bully dogs comes into effect on TuesdayTue Oct 01 2024 - 07:00
Man killed in Kilkenny car crash Driver in 70s dies in single-vehicle incident close to MullinavatMon Sept 30 2024 - 18:54
Cash-rich Eason will offer €14m to shareholdersThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Sept 27 2024 - 06:18
Some Dublin public transport journeys 20% shorter after traffic changes, says Lord MayorNew transport plan involving traffic restrictions along the quays was implemented in AugustTue Sept 24 2024 - 22:22
McGarry book launch told how previous generation of journalism missed ‘blindingly obvious’ reality of clerical sex abuseVeteran broadcaster Vincent Browne says’ the most persistent person in holding the Catholic Church to account was Patsy McGarry’Tue Sept 24 2024 - 21:01
Children’s hospital completion date now June 2025, TDs to be toldBoard overseeing €2.2 billion project says contractors will ‘not be given another cent’ as Taoiseach warns of penaltiesMon Sept 23 2024 - 20:35
Energia’s earnings bump comes nicely in time for anticipated sale The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Sept 13 2024 - 06:12
Fáilte Ireland reports disappointing summer season for tourism sectorDecline in visitor volumes and rising costs combine to give businesses ‘significant challenges’ with gloomy outlook aheadWed Sept 11 2024 - 05:00
High Court judge Paul Gilligan to be appointed by Government to ‘engage with Thalidomide survivors’Irish Thalidomide Association believes move will ‘bring 63 years, many wasted years of our campaign, to an end’Tue Sept 10 2024 - 20:59
North Dublin residents to join international protest against night time flightsStay Grounded group behind this week’s multinational protest describes itself as combination of communities affected by aircraft noiseTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Father of gangland figures David and Liam Byrne dies in DublinJames 'Jemmy’ Byrne was a convicted criminal who was targeted by Revenue and CabMon Sept 09 2024 - 13:49
Four historical shipwrecks found at Dublin’s Portmarnock beach amid shifting sandsVessels that sank in the area may have attempted to seek refuge in Howth harbour during stormsMon Sept 09 2024 - 11:29
‘It felt like a monster behind you’: Survivors of school abuse - in their own wordsMore than 200 people, mostly men, gave detailed and often graphic accounts of the abuse they suffered and witnessed in more than 80 schoolsTue Sept 03 2024 - 20:50
‘Absolute disaster’: Irish Rail’s proposal for feeder service on Howth Dart line sparks local anger Number of level crossings in north Dublin could be lowered for up to 30 minutes in any given hour, Sutton hotel meeting is toldTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:57
Rosemary Steen appointed as new head of Residential Tenancies Board Appointment comes as RTB grapples with technological shortfalls and delays resolving disputesTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00
Helen McEntee and Sharon Tolan selected to run for Fine Gael in Meath East in general election Confirmation by party convention in Gormanston means party has now chosen 36 candidates in 23 constituenciesMon Sept 02 2024 - 23:37
Student landlord warns of legal advice over new lease rules The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Aug 30 2024 - 06:30
‘Significant’ rise in numbers near Dublin Airport exposed to high levels of night-time aircraft noiseLong-term targets to reduce general impact on residents remain on track, regulatory report saysWed Aug 28 2024 - 06:00
Singer Joan Baez to visit home of Seamus Heaney for poetry readingThe human rights campaigner will attend benefit screening of a documentary about her life in Dublin in DecemberMon Aug 26 2024 - 20:21
Dublin city ‘nano-bakery’ Breadman Walking to close after enforcement actionHome kitchen facility which supplied Dublin 8 community with focaccia and sourdough to shut after Dublin City Council planning inquiryMon Aug 26 2024 - 19:55
E-scooters to be banned from public transport over battery safety fearsProhibition on transporting the scooters on buses, trams and trains to come into effect from OctoberMon Aug 26 2024 - 15:13
South Dublin building destroyed by fire ‘was not earmarked for asylum seekers’Ballyboden's former Augustinian building was badly damaged by blaze on Tuesday nightWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:29
Just 46 fines issued by councils for dog fouling last yearAverage of 1.5 fines per local authority, organisation representing blind and vision impaired findsWed Aug 21 2024 - 08:00
Baby girl hospitalised after XL bully dog attack in KerryGardaí confirm they are investigating the incident and that a dog was euthanised by local veterinary servicesMon Aug 19 2024 - 20:37
Could summer passenger traffic at Dublin Airport be facing significant cuts? The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Aug 16 2024 - 06:35
Ten prisoners hospitalised after suspected drug overdoses at Portlaoise PrisonPrison staff believe batch of highly potent synthetic drugs consumed by prisonersTue Aug 13 2024 - 20:50
Cocaine worth €10.5m seized at Dublin Port by Revenue officersSome 150kg of the drug was found after it had been concealed in a freight containerTue Aug 13 2024 - 19:12
Body found in search for kayaker off Co Waterford coast Man, believed to be in his 60s, found at Stradbally Cove after multi-agency searchTue Aug 13 2024 - 19:00
Nottingham stabbings: Victims’ families say doctors and police have ‘blood on their hands’Review of mental care provided to Valdo Calocane before he stabbed three people finds litany of failuresTue Aug 13 2024 - 16:30
Large crowds gather to greet Kellie Harrington as double Olympic champion arrives home to Portland RowAthletes receive warm reception after winning seven medals and challenging on many fronts in ParisMon Aug 12 2024 - 19:16
Number of Irish pubs earmarked for home conversion approaches 100 To date a Government scheme targeting vacant commercial premises, including former pubs, has led to potential for 2,700 dwellingsMon Aug 12 2024 - 06:00
Kellie Harrington’s home town painted gold in honour of Olympic medallistMere hours after her triumph, council painter Noel Wallace was outside her parent’s north inner city home rolling the gold onto lamp-postsWed Aug 07 2024 - 19:22
Could The Square Town Centre finally have found a buyer? The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jul 12 2024 - 06:28
Cocaine and scrambler motorcycles seized in Dublin during follow-up raids to €3m drugs haulMan and woman arrested following Garda operation in wider Clondalkin and Ballyfermot areaWed Jul 10 2024 - 18:12
What is the virus that has killed two Dublin Zoo elephants, with a third testing positive?Q&A: An explainer on how and why a herpes virus can be lethal for elephantsWed Jul 10 2024 - 13:20
Woman (50s) receiving treatment for serious injuries following collision between car and lorry in Co LouthIncident happened at Ballymascanlon at lunchtime on TuesdayTue Jul 09 2024 - 21:50
Gsoc’s Emily Logan to become first Police Ombdusman later this yearLogan, a former chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, was also Ireland’s first Ombudsman for ChildrenTue Jul 09 2024 - 17:42
Makhlouf warns against budget giveaway in letter to Chambers The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jul 05 2024 - 06:35
Mother and daughter killed in Co Mayo crash named locallyAisling Moore and daughter Abbigael (8) from Swinford were killed in a collision with a lorry on TuesdayWed Jul 03 2024 - 14:58
BD factory in Drogheda to close with loss of 200 jobs Long-standing medical technology company says it took decision following a review of its manufacturing supply chainWed Jul 03 2024 - 12:50
People caught with cannabis three times more likely to be prosecuted than to receive Garda cautionReport on alternatives to coercive sanctions comes on foot of Citizens’ Assembly’s support for health-led response to drug useTue Jul 02 2024 - 00:01
Only one food service business fined under new staff tips legislationThe 2022 Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act followed anecdotal evidence some employers were using tips to pay staff and service overheadsMon Jul 01 2024 - 05:46
