Council to crack down on Airbnb property owners who flout lawDublin City Council expects to have 12 additional staff to enforce rules on short-term letsMon Oct 07 2019 - 20:43
Climate change protesters block traffic junctions and promise more direct actionExtinction Rebellion plans ‘arrestable events’ and more roadblocks during week-long campaignMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:27
Extinction Rebellion plans ‘arrestable events’ in Dublin‘Blocking roads also disrupts business as usual, which is what is killing our planet’Mon Oct 07 2019 - 12:06
Bank of Ireland deceived by lawyer, US court toldUS government alleges lender was used to handle €273m in cryptocurrency fraudSat Oct 05 2019 - 01:34
Bishops call for restoration of Stormont to block liberalisation of abortion lawsIrish bishops’ group urges North’s politicians to prevent imposition of abortion legislationFri Oct 04 2019 - 15:34
Minister backs new laws to protect cultural spacesJosepha Madigan supports measures to stop creative spaces being forced out of businessFri Oct 04 2019 - 15:14
Celebrities drawn into legal action over Dublin luxury flatsColin Farrell and Glenda Gilson among plaintiffs in action on Celtic Tiger-era defectsFri Oct 04 2019 - 00:11
Pleanála’s appeals delayed by fast-track planning systemPlanning authority missed 57% of its decision deadlines in 2018Thu Oct 03 2019 - 18:46
UK applications for Irish passports in 2019 already exceed last yearNew figures show 85,517 applications in first eight months of year amid Brexit fearsThu Oct 03 2019 - 11:35
Bord Pleanála missed over half decision deadlines in 2018Planning authority met 18-week statutory deadline 43 per cent of the time that yearThu Oct 03 2019 - 10:05
System for dealing with medical errors ‘not fit for purpose’ – ScallyAuthor of CervicalCheck report says patients forced into long legal proceedingsWed Oct 02 2019 - 13:55
FAI finances: John Delaney exit package included in delayed auditAudit was wrapping up but more time needed ‘in light of developments in recent days’Wed Oct 02 2019 - 02:21
Investigation into FAI finances and corporate governance delayedFirm examining the FAI’s finances in forensic detail was due to submit report this weekTue Oct 01 2019 - 16:00
BofI workers to give evidence in US ‘pyramid scheme’ caseOver $400m ‘laundered’ via funds with accounts in State and abroad, say prosecutorsTue Oct 01 2019 - 02:08
Delaney’s FAI deal fails to protect against potential actionsInquiries concerning corporate governance at association yet to reveal findingsTue Oct 01 2019 - 02:01
Government is warned of high cost of not achieving Climate Action PlanIreland’s underperformance on climate action and renewable energy already set to cost €125m in fines and buying carbon creditsMon Sept 30 2019 - 18:25
Kevin Lunney attack: People need to work to prevent barbarism, says ArchbishopThe North’s political impasse has gone on too long, says leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland Eamon MartinSun Sept 29 2019 - 17:42
Childcare costs: parents in Dublin pay 70% more on averageCreche fees exceed €1,000 a month in parts of city for full-time careFri Sept 27 2019 - 06:37
Daft.ie appeals finding of discrimination in property adsWRC found postings such as ‘rent allowance not’ breached the Equal Status ActsThu Sept 26 2019 - 18:30
Crumbling concrete delays finish of Ireland’s longest bridgeDelivery of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bridge over Barrow delayed ‘by several weeks’Thu Sept 26 2019 - 02:18
An Post to receive €30m boost from global postal bodyUniversal Postal Union revenue ‘another step in fixing the core economics’ of serviceWed Sept 25 2019 - 21:02
Carbon tax could make ‘everybody better off’, Oireachtas committee toldRevenue could be redistributed in a progressive manner in a targeted wayWed Sept 25 2019 - 19:30
Bray/Longford comparison shows benefits of smoky coal banEPA found levels of harmful particles could be twice as high in areas without restrictionWed Sept 25 2019 - 02:56
‘Moral hazard’ issues surround Brexit use of rainy day fundGovernment may access contingency fund to back at-risk sectors in event of no-deal BrexitWed Sept 25 2019 - 02:24
Ombudsman to call for more power to inspect asylum processPeter Tyndall to criticise use of hotels as accommodation for asylum applicantsWed Sept 25 2019 - 02:00
Social housing: Looser spending rules 'pose many risks'Minister is against what he described to Oireachtas committee as a ‘reckless’ proposalTue Sept 24 2019 - 02:08
KBC challenged complaints on tracker mortgage issuesBanks ‘rigorously’ disputed jurisdiction of ombudsman, Oireachtas committee toldMon Sept 23 2019 - 05:42
Over 800 people sign up to Irish Simpsons Facebook page political partyPage administrator says they are ‘absolutely serious’ about political partyFri Sept 20 2019 - 19:58
HSE’s €1m spend on national children’s hospital PR ‘unacceptable’HSE spent over €11m on consultancy fees for national children’s hospital groupThu Sept 19 2019 - 20:34
Attendance at greyhound tracks drops 20% after RTÉ exposeSport faces ‘problematic’ financial future, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sept 19 2019 - 13:55
Public services card not needed for new childcare scheme – VaradkarTaoiseach says parents without card can ‘go through the rigmarole’ of filling in formsThu Sept 19 2019 - 01:00
Dublin tenant propositioned by landlord ‘felt like a sex object’Landlords seeking ‘sex for rent’ from tenants, Dáil hearsWed Sept 18 2019 - 21:44
Building houses without leave from Government ‘reckless’Fianna Fáil chief says change conceded to his party during last year’s budget negotiationsWed Sept 18 2019 - 21:26
How Seán Quinn’s empire was divided upDuring the Celtic Tiger the Quinn Group spanned a huge range of sectors and areasWed Sept 18 2019 - 19:06
Public services card: Data watchdog prepares action against departmentDepartment’s decision not to comply with report likely to spark lengthy legal processWed Sept 18 2019 - 03:00
Watchdog wants rules on political ads relaxedGreater transparency needed to allow for effective political monitoring, says studyWed Sept 18 2019 - 01:00
Q&A: What’s next for the Public Services Card?Row between department and Data Protection Commissioner likely to go to courtTue Sept 17 2019 - 18:46
Government ‘will not comply’ with findings on Public Services CardRegina Doherty rejects Data Protection Commissioner’s reportTue Sept 17 2019 - 18:26
Public services card: watchdog’s full report to be published todayDepartment has written to Data Protection Commissioner outlining ‘inconsistencies’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 01:44
Repairing defects at Sandyford apartments to cost up to €10mFire safety shortcomings estimated to cost €11,000-€14,000 per apartment to remedyTue Sept 17 2019 - 01:41
Watchdog accused of procedures breach on Public Services CardDepartment of Social Protection claims Dixon’s report has several ‘inconsistencies’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 00:08
Brexit: Donohoe seeks to reassure unionists over Border backstopMinister says backstop aims to provide certainty to firms and communities in IrelandMon Sept 16 2019 - 14:29
‘A five, a five-oh’: Is this Dublin’s most devoted fan?Tony Broughan has gone to Dublin football matches dressed as Molly Malone since 1975Thu Aug 29 2019 - 12:20
Order sought by beef processor could see protesters jailed for contemptIFA tells court farmers involved may not be aware of consequences for breaching rulingWed Aug 28 2019 - 19:14
Ageing Ireland: Homecare workers vital as population grows olderPay and conditions vary as families rely more and more on undocumented helpers in homeWed Aug 28 2019 - 01:00
A fresh approach to ageing Ireland and life beyond retirementTwilight years can be enhanced by focusing on the physical environment, say expertsTue Aug 27 2019 - 00:56
Reasons given for temporary closure of Donegal veterinary practice disputedClosure of Donegal Animal Hospital in Letterkenny caused significant difficulties for local farmersMon Aug 26 2019 - 21:53
Ageing Ireland: Hiqa calls for updated regulations to safeguard elderlyAs needs spiral with demographics, watchdog seeks to monitor emerging care servicesMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
The old country: Get ready for an ageing IrelandIreland is ageing fast, and our economy, health service – and families themselves – need to adaptSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Government may have to provide €17m deal for Fair DealHSE says delays for entry to the scheme have risen to an average of six or seven weeksSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:25
