Q&A: should I get the flu vaccine? Are there different strains?The ‘seasonal flu’ vaccine can help prevent catching the virus, or minimise its severityThu Jan 05 2017 - 20:24
Nowhere near enough people getting flu vaccine, says HSEVirus outbreak could be two or three weeks from peak with over-65s particularly at riskThu Jan 05 2017 - 19:43
Farms account for most workplace deaths for seventh year in a rowWatchdog warns of ‘systemic problem’ with safety, but rates dropping in other sectorsThu Jan 05 2017 - 00:01
Dublin dual star Conal Keaney appeals for return of stolen medalsBallyboden St Enda’s medals taken after car window smashed before ChristmasWed Jan 04 2017 - 22:44
Former golfer Wayne Westner dies after hostage situationSouth African was well known in Ireland after opening a golf school in CelbridgeWed Jan 04 2017 - 21:00
Woman suffered seizures after New Year's ‘detox’Doctors issue warning about the potential health risks of taking herbal remediesWed Jan 04 2017 - 01:00
Woman stabbed in neck during mugging in DrumcondraNo arrests have been made and gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incidentTue Jan 03 2017 - 22:50
Ten months on, Hutch-Kinahan feud shows no sign of abating‘Monk’ associate the latest victim of bloody conflict sparked by Regency Hotel attackFri Dec 23 2016 - 01:00
Students stage ‘sleepout’ to highlight homelessnessBelvedere College pupils aim to raise €200,000 for charities through the eventThu Dec 22 2016 - 17:09
Pylon network will ‘affect landscape and property prices’An Bord Pleanála approves EirGrid plans for electricity link from Meath to TyroneWed Dec 21 2016 - 19:33
Burglaries fall steeply during 12 months to SeptemberCSO figures show number of sexual offences rose 6.6% compared to last yearMon Dec 19 2016 - 20:30
Business Week: Government finally moves on rent controlsAlso in the news was corporate tax, growth figures, Brexit, and the Fed’s interest ratesSat Dec 17 2016 - 08:45
BoI admits overcharging on thousands of tracker mortgagesOver 4,000 account holders in line for refund after Central Bank review reveals anomalyFri Dec 16 2016 - 13:59
Battered euro and yen recover after dollar surgeMarkets had seen little chance of dollar surge before year’s end until Fed rate hikeFri Dec 16 2016 - 12:45
Additional funding of €450m secured for SMEsStrategic Banking Corporation of Ireland says cash will facilitate ‘growing demand’Fri Dec 16 2016 - 11:37
Musgrave to export SuperValu own-brand products to ChinaMove comes as wholesaler strikes deal with Chinese e-commerce company AlibabaFri Dec 16 2016 - 09:58
Fáilte Ireland announces €1.6m fund for festivalsKey drivers of tourism, chosen events have ‘significant international appeal’Fri Dec 16 2016 - 09:41
Retailers unhappy with 30-80% rise in parcel deliveries from UKRetail Excellence says trading is down on last year as Christmas approachesFri Dec 16 2016 - 09:00
Salary of new chief executive of UDG rises to €650,000Annual report says pay had not been increased in recent years despite profit riseFri Dec 16 2016 - 08:12
Sugary-drink tax to have ‘benefits’ no matter industry responseMajor new study on effects of the tax says it will reduce obesity, diabetes and tooth decayThu Dec 15 2016 - 23:30
Deaths of Irish mother and son: UK police not seeking anyone elseBodies of Sinéad Higgins (37) from Co Mayo and Oisín O’Driscoll (7) found at London homeThu Dec 15 2016 - 21:29
Republic’s blasphemy laws are ‘outdated’, NUJ boss saysSéamus Dooley says ‘Charlie Hebdo’ would be in ‘clear breach’ of Irish legislationThu Dec 15 2016 - 20:58
Mortality rate for Irish heart attack patients has halvedAudit reveals significant reduction in number of deaths from the condition in hospitalsThu Dec 15 2016 - 19:22
Gino Kenny smokes cannabis and has tried other drugsPeople Before Profit TD behind medicinal cannabis Bill calls Donald Trump ‘a maniac’Thu Dec 15 2016 - 00:05
Roads in northwest ‘hampering’ investment, jobs and tourismBusiness leaders ask Minister for Transport Shane Ross to invest in ‘vital lifeline’ to areaTue Dec 13 2016 - 18:32
€100m funding for SMEs in scheme backed by EU CommissionStrategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to share credit risk with lenders for first timeMon Dec 12 2016 - 05:00
Business Week: Fresh concerns for euro zone as Italy rejects RenziAlso in the news was Brexit in numbers, a common corporate tax, and the Central BankSat Dec 10 2016 - 07:30
Bray Credit Union breach created risk of ‘terrorist financing’Central Bank fines financial institution almost €100,000 following investigationFri Dec 09 2016 - 06:42
Stars shine on as Christmas lights recall lives of drug victimsStars placed on city tree for 20th year, each one marking loss of family member or friendThu Dec 08 2016 - 19:28
Crime rates are falling in most categories, figures showCSO data shows gardaí are failing to build strong enough cases to bring proceedingsThu Dec 08 2016 - 16:43
Shane Ross attack on judiciary was ‘offensive and incorrect’, says FLACChairman of Free Legal Advice Centres sharply criticises Minister at lectureWed Dec 07 2016 - 18:03
World watched Irish marriage equality vote ‘with bated breath’, judge saysSouth African Justice Edwin Cameron says result ‘deeply moving’ for LGBTI peopleTue Dec 06 2016 - 18:24
Man in critical condition in Dublin was shot through kitchen windowVictim (38) received up to six gunshot wounds after incident in MulhuddartTue Dec 06 2016 - 12:27
Business Week: Uncertain vista facing State’s mediaAlso in the news were Project Eagle, mortgages, jobs, and economic forecastsSat Dec 03 2016 - 07:30
Move to revoke licence of firm that built Berkeley balconySix students died in June 2015 when structure erected by Segue Construction collapsedWed Nov 30 2016 - 19:16
Profits up at Odeon cinemas despite home viewing and piracyDirectors say they remain confident in business model going forwardTue Nov 29 2016 - 18:09
Company behind Travelodge doubles profit as Tifco moves inDeal consolidates Goldman Sachs-backed firm’s place as second largest hotel groupTue Nov 29 2016 - 17:35
Marketing experts focus on reinventing the brandThe three finalists of this year’s Marketer of the Year competition explain their strategiesTue Nov 29 2016 - 17:15
Unemployment rate falls to 7.3%, a new post-crash lowYouth unemployment also slips to 15.5%, according to new CSO figures for NovemberTue Nov 29 2016 - 11:49
Sale of Gresham most significant in booming hotel marketReport shows Irish hotel investment turnover of €283m across 36 deals this yearMon Nov 28 2016 - 13:14
Retail sales down in October but up on last yearLargest monthly increase seen in sales of hardware, paints and glass which rose 3.1%Mon Nov 28 2016 - 11:17
One51 ‘cautious’ over UK economy as Brexit hits profitsStatement from plastics company cites ‘strong performance’ of Canadian divisionMon Nov 28 2016 - 09:09
No Brexit downturn as Kainos increases revenue by 9%Belfast IT services company remains confident despite ‘continued uncertainty’Mon Nov 28 2016 - 08:42
Venture capital firm Draper Esprit eyes €30.6m profitInterim results published following Dublin and London flotation earlier this yearMon Nov 28 2016 - 07:53
Business sentiment at lowest level of year after Trump electionBank of Ireland says US election and Brexit ‘have unsettled consumers and firms’Mon Nov 28 2016 - 05:01
Dublin ranks number eight in Europe’s top cities for start-upsCapital attracts young tech talent, but digital infrastructure is in bottom 10 of 60-city indexSun Nov 27 2016 - 18:41
Gardaí renew appeal for information about Maynooth assaultKym Owens (18) was attacked just metres from her student accommodation on SundaySat Nov 26 2016 - 16:11
Tánaiste frustrated and disappointed at lack of women in politicsFitzgerald also worried by ‘deeply troubling’ misogynistic rhetoric during US electionSat Nov 26 2016 - 16:10
Business Week: Relief for first-time buyers as Central Bank eases rulesAlso in the news: the UK’s autumn economic statement, the banks and Project EagleSat Nov 26 2016 - 08:27
Gardaí had largest public sector rise in weekly earnings during Q3 of 2016New figures from CSO also show education sector had highest hourly wageFri Nov 25 2016 - 16:48
