Department declines to say if Ballinamore asylum centre plan ‘paused’Local Sinn Féin TD backing plan says he has reported receiving death threat to gardaíFri Oct 25 2019 - 16:17
Construction work can take two years to begin despite ‘fast-track’ systemStrategic housing development system ‘an affront on democracy’, committee toldTue Oct 22 2019 - 15:53
Your business week: all the results, indicators and meetingsFrom Monday Techstars Startup Week Dublin will host 54 events in 32 venuesSun Oct 20 2019 - 16:00
Far right political group much less likely to gain traction in Ireland, conference toldLack of any obvious figurehead makes an extremist political faction less likelyFri Oct 18 2019 - 17:01
Drug trialled in Cork hospital reduces deaths from head injuryCUH part of global trial of cheap, easy to administer drug that reduces brain bleedsThu Oct 17 2019 - 02:36
Gardaí arrest 28 people as part of Operation ThorThree vehicles and €2,300 worth of fireworks also seized on ‘day of action’Thu Oct 17 2019 - 00:03
Book tracing the 186 children who died in the Troubles launchedChildren of the Troubles by Joe Duffy and Freya McClements launched in DublinWed Oct 16 2019 - 21:49
Speed camera operators to strike over October bank holiday weekendIndustrial action due to working conditions, company’s alleged refusal to engage with unionWed Oct 16 2019 - 18:21
Scramble in Japan as Irish rugby fans search for ticket swapsCian Alcock spent €1,000 on ticket to quarter-final, but now his seat is for the wrong gameWed Oct 16 2019 - 09:39
Patients taken off waiting lists after failing to respond to letters, advocacy group saysFigures are released by treatment purchase fund to Irish Patients’ AssociationTue Oct 15 2019 - 20:16
Clampers told not to engage in ‘predatory’ behaviour towards motoristsCode of practice says clampers must not attach devices to vehicles with people in themMon Oct 14 2019 - 15:06
Your business week: all the results, indicators and meetingsNetflix results due on Wednesday and a Central Bank conference on ThursdaySun Oct 13 2019 - 18:00
John Banville believes ‘man with a grudge’ behind Nobel prize hoaxWriter is sanguine about the incident, saying : ‘for 40 minutes I was a Nobel Prize winner’Sat Oct 12 2019 - 15:22
‘I believed it’: John Banville was told he won 2019 Nobel Prize in hoax callAuthor says he was phoned by Swedish Academy number shortly before announcementFri Oct 11 2019 - 20:08
Late night search for missing fisherman off West CorkCall made to Coast Guard to report concerns man’s 20ft boat had not returned to shoreThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:09
Bones of 325-million-year-old amphibian discovered in Co ClareChance discovery opens up whole new area of potential exploration along Clare coastlineWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:31
Supreme Court ‘the protector of rare birds’, chief justice saysState’s highest court has had run of environmental cases, guests at book launch toldWed Oct 09 2019 - 22:17
US heron-family bird blown to Kerry by Storm LorenzoLeast Bittern, 10th to make it across Atlantic, perished from forced migration to IrelandWed Oct 09 2019 - 21:47
Brexit to end procurement arrangement of Irish and UK blood donation servicesIrish Blood Transfusion Service says critical equipment supplies have been stockpiledMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:35
North’s dairy producers will be unable to process all their milk in no-deal BrexitAt present 35% of the North’s milk pool is processed at facilities in the RepublicMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:03
This Week: A Brexit-proofed Budget 2020Meetings, indicators and results of interest to business, finance and economic communityMon Oct 07 2019 - 08:20
Thin Lizzy get stamp of approval for 50th anniversaryBrace of €1 stamps features the Black Rose album cover and a portrait of Phil LynottThu Oct 03 2019 - 21:39
Minister ‘ashamed’ at waiting list for home help hours‘I am embarrassed and yes I am apologising for that on a daily basis,’ admits Jim DalyWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:00
Homecare needs and costs set to spiral if not tackledRapidly ageing Irish population requires care staff, cash injection and better systemWed Oct 02 2019 - 01:00
Call for imposition of green tax on air passengers in budgetSocial Justice Ireland calls for environmental tax of up to €30 per passenger per flightTue Oct 01 2019 - 13:44
Efforts to plant more trees in Ireland fall short by thousands of hectaresJust 22,500 hectares of land planted against a target of over 27,000 since 2015Mon Sept 30 2019 - 19:02
Farming families overpaid more than any other social protection recipientsC&AG report finds overspend of 12.7 per cent in farm assist payments costing €9.4 millionMon Sept 30 2019 - 18:32
Shellfish tracing system may ease customers’ safety fearsTracing advances could see ‘stigma of shellfish’ start to disappear, says restaurateurMon Sept 30 2019 - 01:00
Your business week: Irish and Euro zone unemploymentAll Island Business Conference and ESRI Ageing Workford in Ireland studySun Sept 29 2019 - 18:00
Drugs worth an estimated €4m seized in DublinTwo men arrested following heroin and cocaine seizureFri Sept 27 2019 - 21:38
New York Times journalist helped by Irish diplomats to flee EgyptDeclan Walsh says assumption US government would assist reporters ‘no longer holds firm’Tue Sept 24 2019 - 17:09
Venture debt financing for SMEs in focusBusiness week: Schrems in Dublin; FutureSec conferenceSun Sept 22 2019 - 17:12
Climate activists: Ireland should show leadership at UN summitCoalition urges Taoiseach to support more ambitious EU target for cutting emissionsFri Sept 20 2019 - 17:28
Woman who fell from cliffs at Howth, Co Dublin is airlifted to hospitalCoastguard alerted by member of the public who saw woman at base of the cliffFri Sept 20 2019 - 14:48
Male youth injured during assault at event in the RDSGroup of youths assaulted young man outside Simmonscourt building on FridayFri Sept 20 2019 - 13:39
Chinese-sourced tobacco, cigarettes worth more than €1m seized at Dublin PortProducts could have resulted in potential loss of €924,000 in tax income – RevenueFri Sept 20 2019 - 11:55
Number of sex offenders in Irish prisons forecast to rise in coming yearsIrish Prison Service report notes rise in the number of inmates with ‘severe’ mental illnessesThu Sept 19 2019 - 22:09
Farmers end protest at Tipperary plant but dispute continuesCreed urges farmers to ‘step away from blockades’ as beef deal stallsThu Sept 19 2019 - 21:34
RTÉ to screen controversial documentary on Loughinisland massacreEmmy nominated film No Stone Unturned to be broadcast on October 2ndThu Sept 19 2019 - 20:18
Almost half of cancer drug trials may show exaggerated effects – studyResearch claims trials between 2014 and 2016 raises ‘serious concerns about low standards’Wed Sept 18 2019 - 23:35
Data protection laws stalling medical research, say charitiesConcern mounts among health research charities that trial members may be put offWed Sept 18 2019 - 18:50
Martin criticises Cabinet’s ‘lord it over the British’ Brexit handlingFF chief says megaphone diplomacy around first withdrawal agreement ‘could have been avoided’Wed Sept 18 2019 - 00:00
Woman in her 50s dies after car crash in Co WexfordGardaí appeal for information while three others hospitalised following collisionTue Sept 17 2019 - 21:47
Rights activist calls for child protection from online threatsKailash Satyarthi discusses child labour, slavery and trafficking with TaoiseachTue Sept 17 2019 - 21:15
Beef dispute: Meadow Meats says 100 jobs at risk as factory faces closureProcessors says thousands of job losses are now inevitable due to blockadesMon Sept 16 2019 - 21:09
What’s the beef? Six things you need to know about the beef disputeWhat are they fighting about and how does this impact consumers?Mon Sept 16 2019 - 18:43
Legal action likely over ban on tobacco vending machinesBusiness owner says planned law could close him ‘overnight, like switching off a light’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 17:49
Business week: PwC-Irish Times tax summit and Ryanair agmCompanies stage agms while markets await US Federal Reserve decision on interest ratesSun Sept 15 2019 - 18:00
Hundreds of obese people waiting more than five years for surgeryReport warns of dangers of funding shortfalls at a time of rising levels of obesitySat Sept 14 2019 - 03:00
Cannabis plants worth €90,000 seized in LimerickGrowhouse with heating and lighting systems discovered in CappamoreFri Sept 13 2019 - 23:19
