Supreme Court judge says extension of legal aid should be consideredJohn McMenamin expresses concern over high number of lay litigants coming before courtsSat Feb 15 2020 - 20:22
Labour’s Brendan Howlin will not seek to be next Ceann ComhairleParty leader does not believe another general election will be needed to form a governmentSat Feb 15 2020 - 16:09
Candidates face fines if election posters not removed by midnight on SundayCandidates will have to pay €150 per poster under Irish littering lawsSat Feb 15 2020 - 11:52
Report on mother and baby homes delayed following request for extensionReport is now due to be completed by June 26th, outgoing Minister for Children saysFri Feb 14 2020 - 18:28
More than 677,000 on hospital waiting lists last month, new figures showAlmost 103,000 people have been waiting more than 18 months for a slotFri Feb 14 2020 - 17:48
‘Parachute’ payments of €2m for TDs and Senators who lost seatsThe 45 politicians who failed to win seats are entitled to a range of payments depending on length of serviceThu Feb 13 2020 - 21:56
British property firm sought tax break of up to €65m on Irish dealHenderson Park was hit with tax bill on €1.34bn purchase of Green ReitThu Feb 13 2020 - 02:06
Facial recognition used in public services card programme, department saysConcerns among data-protection experts over database of facial recognition imagesWed Feb 12 2020 - 02:21
Human rights body criticises refusal to give driver permit to woman in direct provisionWRC rules permit must be issued and awards woman € 5,000 in compensationWed Feb 12 2020 - 01:09
Election 2020: Doherty to lead Sinn Féin negotiations with smaller partiesSome Independents say they are willing to enter governmentTue Feb 11 2020 - 19:56
Cavan-Monaghan results: Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil take two seats with one for Fine GaelHeather Humphreys fails to bring in running mate despite expansion of constituency to five seatsTue Feb 11 2020 - 11:25
Banks shed €346m as parties jostle for power following electionHousing stocks recover on Tuesday as overall index rises despite jitters over Sinn Féin riseTue Feb 11 2020 - 11:24
FF councillor calls on Martin to consider position as leaderFianna Fáil has ‘no business looking at the formation of a government’, says John Paul FeeleyMon Feb 10 2020 - 16:03
Election 2020: Not the Independents’ day as vote almost halvedShane Ross is the highest-profile casualty, but Michael Lowry comfortably returnedMon Feb 10 2020 - 01:00
Fine Gael reaction: Party will lead Opposition if it cannot form governmentVaradkar, Coveney and Murphy rule out Sinn Féin coalitionSun Feb 09 2020 - 21:51
How the youth vote played out for Sinn Féin and the GreensComparing exit poll with long-term average support suggests certain trends for ‘change’ partiesSun Feb 09 2020 - 19:29
Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis dismisses criticism of joining rebel sing-songPoll topper joined supporters in singing Come Out Ye Black and Tans at RDSSun Feb 09 2020 - 17:32
Sinn Féin candidate says video of campaign van playing pro-IRA song may be fakePauline Tully, who is running in Cavan-Monaghan, says footage looks as if it was imposedSun Feb 09 2020 - 11:12
More than 15,000 new hotel rooms planned for DublinDevelopment over next three to five years will almost double city’s current capacitySat Feb 08 2020 - 00:30
Amazon Choice system ‘inherently flawed’, says consumer siteWatch.co.uk says customers are being incentivised by sellers to leave five-star reviewsFri Feb 07 2020 - 12:18
Irish man pleads guilty to child abuse image offences in US courtEric Eoin Marques, extradited from Ireland, hosted 'insidious criminal communities’Fri Feb 07 2020 - 09:18
Coronavirus: Irish couple on cruise liner off Japan with 61 cases3,700 people on board undera two-week quarantine since arriving back at YokohamaFri Feb 07 2020 - 08:26
Rent freeze would trigger ‘decline' in Irish housing supply - GoodbodyLabour and Sinn Féin both advocate three-year rent stall as part of housing policyThu Feb 06 2020 - 20:01
Election 2020 fact check: Do carbon taxes reduce emissions?Mary Lou McDonald made series of claims about measure in RTÉ leaders’ debateThu Feb 06 2020 - 17:41
Election 2020: Is Sinn Féin’s housing policy credible?The party promises to build 100,000 homes for €6.5 billion – can it be done?Thu Feb 06 2020 - 13:12
No obligation to release entire chat logs, Tinder tells DPCApp says ‘deeply private’ parts of exchanges withheld in subject rights requestsWed Feb 05 2020 - 11:59
Rents fall for first time in 8 years, Daft.ie national survey findsIncremental decrease driven by falling rents outside five main citiesTue Feb 04 2020 - 16:00
Data commissioner starts investigations into Google and TinderMove follows consumer complaints over how search giant Google processes location dataTue Feb 04 2020 - 11:58
Election 2020 fact check: How is the clampdown on AirBnB-style lettings working?Is Fianna Fáil correct to claim Fine Gael is failing to provide resources to enforce laws?Tue Feb 04 2020 - 11:24
Coronavirus death toll across China surges to 425Total number of confirmed cases in country increases to 20,438Tue Feb 04 2020 - 00:30
Tests show passenger who arrived at Dublin Airport does not have coronavirusHead of WHO emergency team has ‘every confidence’ in Irish response preparationsMon Feb 03 2020 - 11:08
Election 2020 outtakes: Fine Gael’s online strategy falls flatBen Gilroy ready to run through walls while Verona Murphy’s posters look awful familiarMon Feb 03 2020 - 09:00
Tobacco seizures down by 75% as smugglers use ‘sophisticated concealments’Revenue says smugglers using ‘inventive and complex methods’ to bring in cigarettesMon Feb 03 2020 - 02:00
Passenger on Moscow-Dublin flight is tested for coronavirusDepartment of Health says to date ‘there are no confirmed cases’ of virus in IrelandSun Feb 02 2020 - 18:14
Irish property prices forecast to fall in bank stress testsDomestic residential prices projected to flatline in 2020 and drop 1% in 2021Sat Feb 01 2020 - 10:11
Election 2020 fact check: Do banks in Ireland pay no tax?Mary Lou McDonald claimed in debate that zero corporate tax paid on profits of €2.5bnFri Jan 31 2020 - 18:48
Election 2020 fact check: Has Fine Gael cut Garda stations and recruitment?McDonald claimed Varadkar’s government and FG-Labour coalition made cutbacksFri Jan 31 2020 - 14:42
Aviva stops investors from taking money out of Irish property fundsInvestment vehicles have combined value of €940 millionFri Jan 31 2020 - 13:16
Two major property funds hit with significant withdrawal of cashOverall value of funds decreases by 7 per cent and 9.1 per cent as a result of outflowsFri Jan 31 2020 - 07:13
Rescue package worth more than €30m agreed for FAIDeal is not a ‘bailout’ but instead marks a ‘new dawn’ for Irish football, says RossFri Jan 31 2020 - 00:30
Shane Ross promises ‘new milestone and a new dawn’ for Irish footballNew €30m rescue deal heralds a likely end to the acute phase of the crisis at the FAIFri Jan 31 2020 - 00:15
Government to provide €20m in extra funding as part of FAI rescue packageDeal involves concessions from all parties, including Bank of IrelandThu Jan 30 2020 - 19:19
Facebook says Renua breached political advertising policiesSocial media giant says ads must carry a ‘paid for by’ disclaimerThu Jan 30 2020 - 15:49
Sports clubs and political parties advised not to use WhatsAppPrivacy experts say the platform raises the risk of non-compliance with strict data laws introduced in 2018Wed Jan 29 2020 - 20:26
Election 2020 fact check: Is the average income really €47,000?Taoiseach made claim at leaders’ debate when discussing entry point for higher tax rateWed Jan 29 2020 - 15:54
Dublin’s ‘Silicon Docks’ residents see average pay rise to €127,000Experts warn of growing disparities in city as data shows rents in area 20% higher than averageWed Jan 29 2020 - 02:33
Catherine Noone’s apology over autism comment ‘good enough’, Taoiseach saysDublin Bay North FG candidate told reporter Leo Varadkar is ‘autistic like, he’s on the spectrum’Tue Jan 28 2020 - 17:35
Election fact check: Is home ownership in Ireland at a near 50-year low?Micheál Martin made the claim during a TV debate with Leo Varadkar. Was he right?Mon Jan 27 2020 - 20:05
Housing crisis: What the rest of the world can teach IrelandHigh-densities, smart rental systems and container living – just some of the ideas we could adoptSat Jan 25 2020 - 07:30
