Housing agency Threshold took 12,000 phone calls on housing issues during first three months of the yearAgency says it helped to prevent 1,235 adults and 983 children from losing their homes during the quarterWed May 08 2024 - 06:00
Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug goes through to Saturday’s final, Ireland’s first since 2018London-based non-binary Ouija pop singer had been considered a long-shot but will now compete in Malmö, Sweden this weekendWed May 08 2024 - 00:00
One person arrested every hour for intoxicated driving during May bank holiday operationGarda detected more than 900 drivers speeding over a weekend in which one teenager died and 10 suffered serious injuriesTue May 07 2024 - 22:11
Man charged after alleged assault on woman (80s) in Westmeath care homeWoman was taken to hospital for treatment on Monday but injuries are not believed to be life-threateningTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:55
Dublin Airport parking selling out quickly for peak summer dates DAA has been prevented from acquiring additional parking spaces while other options have been frustrated by planning policyTue Apr 30 2024 - 05:00
Do Peadar Tóibín and Aontú have their finger on the public pulse?The conservative one-TD party is riding high after being the only party to call for no-no votes in the family and care referendums so disastrously lost by the Government parties in MarchFri Apr 26 2024 - 18:15
A €5bn electricity bill, an apology from CRH and the price of a pint The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Apr 26 2024 - 06:33
Community shocked by destruction of trees in Dublin parkNative saplings and more established cherry blossoms among 75 attacked in ‘horrendous’ act of vandalismMon Apr 22 2024 - 16:20
Residents devastated after flowering cherry blossom trees cut down in Dublin parkLocal people who use Dodder Valley Park are devastated following the destruction of flowering cherry blossom trees there over the weekend. Video: Mark HilliardMon Apr 22 2024 - 15:19
Irish law must keep up with modern criminal world and improve international buy-in, Cab saysOireachtas Justice Committee hears operating environment had changed in decades since original Proceeds of Crime Act passedTue Apr 16 2024 - 20:26
No evidence of price gouging by Dublin hotels during big events, report findsFáilte Ireland report on the potential for ‘price gouging’ finds situation in the capital is broadly in line with comparable European destinationsTue Apr 16 2024 - 06:00
Target waiting times for cancer tests not being met, specialists warnOpen letter to Taoiseach points to insufficient investment in infrastructure, and radiotherapy services operating ‘significantly below’ capacityTue Apr 16 2024 - 00:01
ECB rates, Irish inflation and a long-abandoned hotelThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:30
Wild Atlantic Way worth €3bn in annual tourism revenue, says Fáilte Ireland New report released to coincide with the famous coastal route’s 10th anniversary claims it has helped create tens of thousands of regional jobsThu Apr 11 2024 - 16:31
Potentially dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ found at sites at Dublin AirportThe chemicals, which can be linked to health issues including cancers, were detected during a risk assessment of ground water, surface water and soil samplingWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Dublin Fire Brigade sends six units to combat commercial premises fireResidents in the area were warned to close their windows due to smoke and fumes being spread in windy conditionsTue Apr 09 2024 - 23:14
Simon Harris’s new Cabinet formally appointed by President at Áras an Uachtaráin‘I will work every day to improve the lives of all’, says new Fine Gael Taoiseach Simon Harris on first day in officeTue Apr 09 2024 - 21:55
Total solar eclipse races across North America as Ireland sees snippet of the action tooEclipse mania grips North America as partial solar event visible in Ireland on Monday eveningMon Apr 08 2024 - 22:00
Serious injuries to cyclists on roads far higher than official Garda data showsNew study finds number of injured child cyclists recorded in Irish hospital data is more than over six times higher than in Garda records, the traditional source of official crash statisticsFri Mar 29 2024 - 11:48
Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin sold to Archer Hotel CapitalThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:18
Car parking at Dublin Airport expected to be sold out over Easter bank holiday weekendCompetition and Consumer Protection Commission recently overruled DAA’s intended purchase of the nearby former Quick Park facilityTue Mar 26 2024 - 22:10
Woman (30s) arrested after cannabis worth €300,000 found in suitcase at Dublin AirportSniffer dog Maggie assisted in discovery of 15kg drugs on TuesdayTue Mar 26 2024 - 19:31
Eight new members elected to AosdánaBooker winner Paul Lynch among new members of creative artists’ associationTue Mar 26 2024 - 18:47
Robberies, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 26% last year, CSO figures showSexual offences fell 11% while murder incidents declined by 19% in 2023Mon Mar 25 2024 - 14:49
Travellers’ right to accommodation not in line with European Social CharterViolation also found in relation to social housing as many local authority tenants reside in ‘poor housing conditions’Wed Mar 20 2024 - 18:15
It would be ‘beyond immoral’ for world to take sides amid starvation in Gaza, says Michael D HigginsPresident warns against ‘rhetorical battle’ regarding supply of aid as concerns grow over famineTue Mar 19 2024 - 19:00
Man (40s) killed in crash on M11 at Arklow, Co WicklowDeceased was driver of truck which crashed at junction 19Tue Mar 19 2024 - 17:22
Reduced speed limits will be coming to Irish roads this year but do they work?Many European countries have moved to 30km/h zones with a reduction in fatalitiesFri Mar 15 2024 - 20:10
Aer Lingus pilots dispute, falling inflation and mouth-watering doughnuts The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Mar 15 2024 - 06:36
Rory Hearne to run in European elections as Social Democrat candidateAcademic and housing policy commentator to run in Midlands-North-West constituencyTue Mar 12 2024 - 22:06
Councillors report online death threats and violent language, new survey findsAssociation of Irish Government (AILG) said over a quarter of threats reported to An Garda SíochánaTue Mar 12 2024 - 21:00
Death announced of author and journalist Hugh OramOram’s titles included works on South Dublin localities and aspects of Irish life such as railways and newspapersMon Mar 11 2024 - 20:01
White House confirms Biden-Varadkar meeting next week after Taoiseach says it would be ‘big mistake’ to boycottBoycott of St Patrick’s Day event would be a ‘big mistake’, says Taoiseach, as US government says Gaza and Northern Ireland will be discussedTue Mar 05 2024 - 21:07
Garda suspended after giving unclaimed bike to local is cleared of wrongdoingGarda Representative Association welcomes the outcome, accusing management of ‘suspend first, ask questions later’ approachTue Mar 05 2024 - 20:07
Government delays next housing plan to seek updated population projectionsDepartment of Housing says draft revision of National Planning Framework will be deferred until about June as it awaits further dataTue Mar 05 2024 - 18:29
Man (20s) dies in two-vehicle road crash in Co LouthIncident took place in Collon around noon with the man being pronounced dead at the sceneMon Mar 04 2024 - 21:43
Terence O’Rourke set to be named as new chair of RTÉ boardThree Coalition party leaders have approved suggestion of Catherine Martin to nominate the former KPMG managing partnerMon Mar 04 2024 - 21:03
Countdown to a resignation: How events leading to RTÉ chair’s departure unfoldedCatherine Martin set out timeline at last Tuesday’s Oireachtas committee hearing of how Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s resignation as chair of RTÉ board aroseMon Mar 04 2024 - 20:02
Pilots row stalls aircraft, €2.5m ECJ fine for Ireland and a new bear trap for Johnny RonanThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Mar 01 2024 - 06:49
RTÉ chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh had threatened to quit and resisted meeting before Catherine Martin Prime Time interviewOireachtas media committee will now extend invitation to Ní Raghallaigh to appear before itTue Feb 27 2024 - 22:41
RTÉ crisis: Siún Ní Raghallaigh was not willing to receive letter or meet, Catherine Martin tells committeeMinister for Media appears before Oireachtas committee over resignation of RTÉ board chair Siún Ní RaghallaighTue Feb 27 2024 - 20:19
Q&A: Should RTÉ be under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General?Dáil committee has called for the public body to audit the broadcasterTue Feb 27 2024 - 06:00
Public contracts securing hotels for asylum-seeker housing a concern for Ireland’s tourism industryWith 13 per cent of tourism accommodation tied up in public contracts, many businesses dependent on downstream economic benefits are worriedWed Feb 21 2024 - 06:00
Micro-business confidence, economic updates and climate change in Northern Ireland The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Feb 16 2024 - 06:32
Thomas Martens due to be released from US prison earlier than expected this yearNo indication Molly Martens will be released early after both sentenced for killing Limerick man Jason Corbett in North Carolina in 2016Tue Feb 13 2024 - 21:49
Academics warn of facial recognition technology’s ‘chilling effects’ and potential social harmAn Garda Síochána has previously stressed limitations of intended application in Ireland and potential to improve investigationsTue Feb 13 2024 - 20:50
Man arrested on suspicion of making explosivesViable explosive device made safe and removed from flat in NewtownardsTue Feb 06 2024 - 23:54
Job losses at PayPal, major boost for Ires board, and why public sector workers should take the money and runThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:44
Ires dispute latest, FAI chairman to chair insurer and why we shouldn’t rely on age-verification techThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Feb 01 2024 - 06:36
Deal on Stormont return includes ‘significant’ changes, while Varadkar and Sunak clash on Legacy ActHeaton-Harris says details of deal to address DUP’s concerns over post-Brexit trade will be published on WednesdayTue Jan 30 2024 - 21:15
