Activity in Irish services sector grows at fastest rate since 2007Good summer weather and further sign of upswing in economy boost numbersWed Sept 04 2013 - 09:10
Almost €1 billion wiped off value of Ryanair sharesAirline spooks markets by issuing surprise profit warningWed Sept 04 2013 - 08:06
‘We may still have the verse but a lovely man has left us’Hundreds sign book of condolences for Heaney in DublinMon Sept 02 2013 - 18:16
‘Don’t be afraid’ - funeral told of Heaney ’s last wordsHundreds of figures from worlds of arts, entertainment and politics attend moving Dublin serviceMon Sept 02 2013 - 08:56
Have your say: what did Heaney mean to you?As tributes flood in, we’d like to know your experience of the writer’s workFri Aug 30 2013 - 17:23
New ‘virtual’ cancer research centre establishedNational Cancer Research Centre of Ireland is intended to facilitate high quality researchFri Aug 23 2013 - 18:22
Tourism Ireland woos travellers from Middle East with new websiteTourism body unveils new campaign to target tourists from Middle EastMon Aug 19 2013 - 16:09
Are octopuses too intelligent to eat?Staff at Sea Life Centre launch campaign to remove creature from human dietMon Aug 19 2013 - 14:03
McAdam to sue ABP Food GroupMeat trader takes defamation case against Goodman company over horse meat affairSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Clerys to lay off 86 staff on ‘temporary, short-term’ basisDublin outlet ceased trading last month after freak storm caused extensive damageFri Aug 16 2013 - 17:17
Ryanair initiates defamation case against Channel 4Airline is suing broadcaster and several newspapers over safety allegations made in Dispatches documentaryFri Aug 16 2013 - 16:49
Goodman-owned ABP sued for defamation by meat traderMartin McAdam claims group made false allegations about him to deflect horsemeat scandal media attentionFri Aug 16 2013 - 11:03
Pilot group condemns Ryanair for sacking pilot who appeared in documentaryAirline accused of shooting messenger and trying to ‘suppress discussion’ over safetyFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
O’Rourke ‘excited’ at prospect of taking over Pat Kenny slotVeteran broadcaster to anchor station’s main mid-morning radio showSat Aug 10 2013 - 11:40
Ormonde rejects approach from Almonty IndustriesExploration group says proposal lacked economic merit for shareholdersFri Aug 09 2013 - 16:24
Irish mortgage interest rates remain well below euro averageAverage rate paid on Irish mortgages stood at 2.92% at the end of the JuneFri Aug 09 2013 - 12:28
Rehab raises the stakes in lottery battleThe organisation’s current High Court case against the Government is just the first throw of the dice in the dispute over the national lottery licenceFri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00
Rate of inflation remains unchanged at 0.7% in JulyRising transport and alcohol prices offset falls in clothing and footwearThu Aug 08 2013 - 11:47
Consumer sentiment dips as GDP numbers dent recovery hopesKBC Bank Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index falls to 68.2 in JulyWed Aug 07 2013 - 12:51
Superquinn brand to be dropped by new ownersOne of country’s best-known retailers to be rebranded as SupervaluWed Aug 07 2013 - 11:56
M&S to close four Irish shops with loss of 180 jobsRetailer cites difficult trading conditions and poor outlook for retail sectorWed Aug 07 2013 - 10:13
Laois ‘bog body’ said to be world’s oldest4,000-year-old remains were discovered on Bord na Móna land in Co Laois in 2011Fri Aug 02 2013 - 17:44
Deadline for student grants extended after system crashesMuch-criticised Susi system crashes due to technical glitch ahead of original deadlineFri Aug 02 2013 - 10:35
Fish passes will allow salmon scale Dodder weirsImproved water quality means fish have begun to recolonise lower stretches of the riverTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
Cutting welfare by €440m would ‘deflate’ economy - BurtonMinister says welfare spend remains biggest stimulus in economyWed Jul 24 2013 - 10:40
Kayaker captures footage of large basking sharkGraham Smith was fishing from his tiny vessel when he encountered the fishMon Jul 22 2013 - 12:43
Kitesurfer attempts record-breaking crossing from France to IrelandBruno Sroka left a beach in Brittany this morning en route for Crosshaven in CorkFri Jul 19 2013 - 08:50
Fewer Irish people saving as austerity erodes disposable incomeProportion of people not saving at all increases to 46 per cent as austerity bitesTue Jul 16 2013 - 16:01
Examiner appointed to DIY chain HomebaseCompany says ability to reduce costs restricted by upward only rent reviewsTue Jul 16 2013 - 12:29
Internet security firm to create 400 jobs in DublinSymantec to establish European customer support base alongside existing Blanchardstown facilityTue Jul 16 2013 - 11:24
NTMA to auction €500m in treasury bills on ThursdayAgency has total funding target of €10 billion for 2013Tue Jul 16 2013 - 10:19
Greek MPs vote to indict former finance minister over Swiss bank accountsPapaconstantinou is accused of removing relatives’ names from list of Greeks with accounts in GenevaTue Jul 16 2013 - 08:39
European car sales fall to 17-year low as markets contractRegistrations decrease 6.3% to 1.18 million vehiclesTue Jul 16 2013 - 07:46
Council to remove carcass of large shark from Dollymount StrandRemains of basking shark turns up on north Dublin beachMon Jul 15 2013 - 18:01
RSA to replace thousands of defective high-visibility vestsReflective strip on safety vests fails to meet required visibility criteriaMon Jul 15 2013 - 12:34
Abolishing Seanad ‘would save €100m’ in five yearsBruton says upper house is luxury country can no longer affordMon Jul 15 2013 - 11:20
Next Lottery operator ‘must be based in Ireland’Howlin confident new licensing arrangements will boost annual contribution to good causes by up to €75 million within five yearsMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Talk hears of ‘lack of thoughtfulness’ in modern discourseSenator John Crown among speakers at inaugural talk at new UCD debating theatreWed Jun 12 2013 - 15:17
Motorway bridge renamed after Mary McAleeseDecision was taken jointly by Louth and Meath councils to honour her work in peace processSat Jun 08 2013 - 19:11
Dispute over route of new walk and cycleway along Dublin BayProposals to reroute scheme away from the seafront criticised by advocacy groupThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Government publishes Seanad abolition referendum detailsAmendment seeks to abolish Seanad after next general election and before first sitting of new DáilWed Jun 05 2013 - 17:15
Government accused of ‘sleepwalking’ through claims about country’s tax codeFF says tax haven comments ‘seriously damaging’ to economySun Jun 02 2013 - 16:33
Woman dies in Co Kerry road incidentDeath of motorcyclist is second road death in county over the weekendSat Jun 01 2013 - 14:34
An Post to mount joint bid for lottery licence with UK operator CamelotSemi-state forges alliance with Camelot’s Canadian parent Ontario Teachers’ Pension PlanSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:02
Aer Lingus board backs plan to pump €110m into staff pension schemePlan is aimed at resolving long-running dispute over €780 million deficit in schemeFri May 31 2013 - 11:10
Good causes to get less from lottery payoutsBigger operator’s fee to cut into revenues for charities and other beneficiariesFri May 31 2013 - 06:26
Rare vinyl recording of Joyce reading from Ulysses to be auctioned1924 recording is the only known audio of writer reading from his masterpieceFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Doodle-strewn draft of Beckett’s first novel to reach over €1m at auctionSix handwritten notebooks, containing draft of Murphy, to be sold at Sotheby’s in LondonFri May 31 2013 - 00:00
Apple denies ‘special tax deal’ with Irish GovernmentChief executive Tim Cook defends company’s corporate tax codeThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment remains broadly unchanged despite ECB rate cutLatest KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI index for May edges up to 61.2 from its April reading of 58.9Wed May 29 2013 - 15:33
