Northern Ireland business picks up momentum going into second half of 2015Manufacturing and services increase activity, construction and retail sees declineTue Jul 14 2015 - 09:47
Putting you in the picture: capitalising on growing demand for online imagesPicHit wants to make photographs cheaper and help photographers make moneyMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:50
Two fires reported at derelict properties in DublinDublin Fire Brigade units battle separate blazes at buildings in Shankill and RushSun Jul 12 2015 - 22:27
Three who died in Laois crash had been at birthday partyMan and two women killed after car hit sign on Rathdowney to Abbeyleix roadSun Jul 12 2015 - 20:45
Saturdays in July are most dangerous time for accidentsInjuries Board paid out €281m in compensation for personal injuries last yearSat Jul 11 2015 - 00:01
Former Nama adviser stood to make £5m, PAC hearsNama says ‘no undue political influence’ in Project Eagle saleThu Jul 09 2015 - 17:22
Ibrahim Halawa could be freed under Egyptian law, say lawyersCivil liberties barristers urge Irish Government to formally request teen’s repatriationWed Jul 08 2015 - 01:00
Ireland has highest unemployment spend in EuropeSocial Protection says Eurostat figures partly down to relative proportion of unemployedTue Jul 07 2015 - 21:15
Officials promise investigation will be thoroughNo rock to be left unturned, city officials investigating balcony collapse sayWed Jun 17 2015 - 09:45
Nurse who stole painkillers found guilty of misconductAnja Pawlak was caught consuming medication while on duty at nursing homeTue Jun 16 2015 - 20:38
Child designers crack the code at CoderDojo awardsSeven-year-old wins overall prize in design category at Coolest Projects AwardsMon Jun 15 2015 - 01:00
Dublin anti-Bid drive claims 500 signatures against ‘double tax’Petition attracts backing from hotels, travel agents and retailersSat Jun 13 2015 - 01:00
Director of Corporate Enforcement secures convictions19 convictions for breaches of Companies Act secured last yearFri Jun 12 2015 - 07:50
Taoiseach told of Ibrahim Halawa hunger strike last weekOireachtas committee members want to visit teenager in Cairo prisonFri Jun 12 2015 - 01:00
Government criticised over handling of Halawa caseTaoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs told of Halawa hunger strike last weekThu Jun 11 2015 - 21:22
Lloyds Pharmacy to create 500 new jobsMajor expansion planned with 60 new Irish branchesThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa’s family ‘deeply concerned’ after receipt of letterHunger strike prison letter comes after seventh adjournment of trial in EgyptThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa goes on hunger strike in Egyptian prisonIrish teenager tells family in smuggled letter he will fast until he is allowed homeThu Jun 11 2015 - 01:00
Killiney beach closed temporarily after E Coli discoveryCause of organism’s presence unknown and further investigations being carried outWed Jun 10 2015 - 23:54
Rhona Mahony warns of legal risk to doctors in abortion casesDifficult clinical judgment can attract prison term for mother and doctorsTue Jun 09 2015 - 15:57
Food critic and writer Paolo Tullio dies at the age of 65Popular chef with huge reputation in culinary world passes away after illnessFri Jun 05 2015 - 22:45
State still avoiding direct provision issue, Ombudsman claimsEmily O’Reilly says Republic is dancing around subject following marriage voteFri Jun 05 2015 - 21:17
Success in business and philanthropy came after an early stint as a barmanWild Geese Robert Kearns, Kearns Insurance Corporation, TorontoFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
‘Misplaced’ minutes show €119m written off following IBRC sale of SiteservMicheál Martin accuses Minister for Finance Michael Noonan of misleading DáilFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Minister to set up inquiry into GSOC after garda’s deathCommentary on Sgt Michael Galvin case ‘inaccurate and inflammatory’ - GsocThu Jun 04 2015 - 23:16
ESB headquarters a ‘unique’ component of Fitzwilliam StreetArchitect Shane O’Toole criticises decision to demolish building at Bord Pleanála hearingWed Jun 03 2015 - 20:53
New sponsor sought for €100,000 Impac literary AwardPrize pot to be entirely publicly funded for first time in 20 year historySun May 31 2015 - 18:08
Gardaí appeal to drivers to help reduce bank holiday fatalitiesIn the last five years 17 people have died and 45 seriously injured over three day weekendTue May 26 2015 - 19:43
76-year-old man to face trial over alleged abuse of 10 boysPatrick O’Brien (76) is facing 75 counts of indecent assault at numerous locationsTue May 26 2015 - 16:41
Ireland becomes first country to approve same-sex marriage by popular voteYes vote confirmed at 62% against 38% for No side with a turnout of more than 60%Sun May 24 2015 - 12:42
Presidential age vote defeated by three to one marginKenny says this referendum ‘sidelined’ because attention was on same-sex marriageSat May 23 2015 - 21:25
World’s media looks to Ireland as we fly the flag of gay rightsA day ’unthinkable just a few years ago in Roman Catholic stronghold’ - New York TimesSat May 23 2015 - 17:44
Enda Kenny welcomes ‘palpable movement’ in Irish societySupporters and critics of same-sex marriage referendum respond to strong Yes voteSat May 23 2015 - 15:00
Same-sex vote: ‘No’ crosses line in just one of 43 constituenciesRoscommon South-Leitrim the only constituency to vote No in marriage referendumSat May 23 2015 - 14:57
Dunnes Stores ‘shock’ decision to close Gorey storeTrade union says snap announcement leaves 100 Wexford employees stunnedFri May 22 2015 - 15:08
Start-ups look the business as graduates seek to make own wayEntrepreneurship has become a byword for post-collapse recovery in the jobs marketFri May 22 2015 - 01:30
Facebook launches newsfeed button for referendums‘I’m a Voter’ option aims to encourage turn out at polling stations on FridayThu May 21 2015 - 21:47
Permission refused for Coillte wind farm in MayoDecision on separate, adjoining scheme delayed until NovemberWed May 20 2015 - 21:57
First Families First: Same-sex proposal ‘deeply worrying’Group concerned at how same-sex marriage Yes vote might play out in family law casesWed May 20 2015 - 07:06
Coalition thinks 60% Yes vote possible in referendumOn eve of broadcast-moratorium campaigners believe people have made up their mindsWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Senator criticises lack of female politicians in favour of No voteFidelma Healy Eames says absence of opposition is ‘political correctness gone mad’Tue May 19 2015 - 20:09
Anti-Austerity Alliance urges voters to turn out for Yes campaignSocialist TD Paul Murphy says No side’s ‘mask of victimhood’ is hypocriticalTue May 19 2015 - 17:34
Despite recent cases, law on assisted suicide unlikely to changeTwo key words lie at the centre of problems with the laws on assisted suicide: discretion and guidelinesMon May 18 2015 - 01:30
Frances Fitzgerald urges mother of baby to come forward‘I would like to say to the mother that our main concern is her welfare’Fri May 15 2015 - 07:03
Leo Varadkar ‘ashamed’ at inhumane treatment of Portlaoise patientsAfter report on maternity practices, independent patient advocacy service ‘crucial’Fri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar ‘ashamed’ of how patients were treatedAn independent patient advocacy service is ‘crucial’ for change, the Minister for Health saysThu May 14 2015 - 11:55
Mother of baby who died at Portlaoise to meet VaradkarInfant’s body was brought to her in a metal box on a wheelchair, draped in a sheetWed May 13 2015 - 07:39
Call for ‘robust measures’ to prevent aid abuse in AfricaReport commissioned by Trócaire says increasing role of private sector in international development requires clarity on rules of ‘trade for aid’Wed May 13 2015 - 06:15
Heroin and cannabis worth €95,000 seized in DublinTwo held after gardaí find drugs during searches in Oliver Bond House in cityTue May 12 2015 - 21:07
State’s elderly population set to increase significantlyEU report shows those aged 80 and over will make up 10 per cent of population by 2060Tue May 12 2015 - 20:30
