Debt ruling allows Waterford man pay €93 mortgage per monthCourt decision slashing mortgage payments may be solution for Celtic Tiger-era debtsWed Oct 20 2021 - 05:35
Full return to offices delayed until next spring, says VaradkarTánaiste says a ‘staggered and phased’ return to offices is still possibleTue Oct 19 2021 - 14:34
Coronavirus: Coalition expected to sanction aspects of scheduled reopeningCabinet to reflect on advice relayed from National Public Health Emergency TeamTue Oct 19 2021 - 03:00
High level of Covid-19 positives in antigen tests confirmed by PCR resultTaoiseach says he is ‘strong believer’ in the value of antigen testingTue Oct 19 2021 - 01:00
Was scrapping contact tracing in schools a mistake?Rising coronavirus cases put spotlight on whether antigen tests would afford defenceTue Oct 19 2021 - 01:00
Teachers’ union calls for return of Covid-19 testing and tracing in schoolsINTO wants pilot antigen testing scheme started in schools and review of face covering policyMon Oct 18 2021 - 17:56
Brexit causes sharp fall in Irish lorry freight on Irish Sea ferriesTruck freight volumes fall by a third on Dublin-Holyhead route in nine monthsMon Oct 18 2021 - 06:00
UK backtracking on Brexit ‘doesn’t send right signal’ - US CongressmanDemocrat overseeing trade deals says British reversal on North raises question of trustWed Oct 13 2021 - 21:43
Q&A: What are the latest EU proposals for NI’s post-Brexit trade?Plans include scrapping checks, cutting red tape and getting sausages to Belfast from BritainWed Oct 13 2021 - 20:02
EU to suggest plan to make operation of NI protocol easier but leave ECJ role in placeBrussels proposes to iron out differences over Brexit deal but UK wants bigger changeWed Oct 13 2021 - 01:00
My Budget: ‘I don’t know how they expect people to afford homes when there is no housing stock at all’Reactions vary to tax and spending measures outlined in Budget 2022Tue Oct 12 2021 - 18:28
London and Brussels at loggerheads over ECJ role in protocolCoveney frustrated as Downing Street insists court enforcement of rules ‘a central issue’Tue Oct 12 2021 - 02:40
Businesses not raising concerns over ECJ oversight, says industry group in NorthUK’s push to remove EU judges as final arbiter of protocol seen as ‘Brexit purity issue’Mon Oct 11 2021 - 18:22
NI protocol talks set to be painful as sides speaking separate languagesUK ‘red lines’ and a testy Twitter exchange amid ominous signs ahead of negotiationsMon Oct 11 2021 - 03:00
Construction labour shortage: ‘If they come, we will build it’Cost of living barrier to attracting enough builders to Ireland, says company ownerMon Oct 11 2021 - 02:00
UK to push for ‘significant change’ beyond EU proposals for NISides set to clash over UK call to remove oversight of North’s trade from EU judgesMon Oct 11 2021 - 01:00
Investment funds are ‘having a laugh’ at Ireland’s housing policy - DesmondBusinessman says social housing policy is `shocking mismanagement of public funds’Sun Oct 10 2021 - 14:15
Washington reporter Brian O’Donovan: ‘The Irish card has definitely helped’The RTÉ correspondent on four years covering the Trump presidency and periods of extreme crisis in the USSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Family told report into investigation of Clare man’s 1984 death will be releasedRelatives of Patrick Nugent have ‘positive’ meeting with Justice officials about reportSat Oct 09 2021 - 00:04
EU to bring new NI protocol measures next week, eyes quick agreementNew proposals are not being presented on a ‘take it or leave it basis’ – SefcovicThu Oct 07 2021 - 11:21
RSA to tap four more countries to plug lorry driver shortagesNew licence swap deals sought with Moldova, North Macedonia, Ukraine and ArgentinaThu Oct 07 2021 - 01:00
TD says planned downgrade of Navan hospital ‘beyond belief’Letter confirms closure of hospital’s emergency department and intensive care unitWed Oct 06 2021 - 20:35
Why are the Tories so concerned about rise in North-South trade post-Brexit?Consequences of EU departure and impact on trading with Britain begin to bite for LondonTue Oct 05 2021 - 18:48
Sláintecare: Three new elective hospitals and plan to tackle waiting lists set to be announcedGovernment attempts to restore confidence in reforms amid turmoilSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
Local property tax: Revenue will not contest lower self-assessed valuesOnline valuation tool showing discrepancies in localities ‘should not be used in isolation’Sat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
Repeated failings identified in management of the care of ‘Grace’Commission finds woman placed in care despite criminal convictions of foster parentsFri Oct 01 2021 - 20:56
Lack of checks on unprecedented Covid-19 spending criticisedWatchdog finds that in nearly one in 10 cases examined, the PUP claim recipient was not eligibleFri Oct 01 2021 - 01:00
State spent €17.1bn on Covid-19 response in first year of pandemicSpending watchdog’s report shows €6.3bn paid to individuals and €6.1bn to businessesThu Sept 30 2021 - 21:03
UK fuel crisis: ‘No supply chain can cope with these extreme changes’Irish fuel tanker haulier blames ‘panic-buying’ for chaos at Britain’s petrol stationsThu Sept 30 2021 - 20:07
State spending of €6.5m on night vision for Coast Guard criticisedAuditor queries use of funds on helicopter technology and gaps in management of Hap schemeThu Sept 30 2021 - 19:10
Nearly one in 10 PUP claimants were ineligible, State auditor’s review findsMore than €14.5m in overpayments identified by end of August 2021, says C&AG reportThu Sept 30 2021 - 17:30
Medicine supplies into NI at risk due to post-Brexit rules, says trade groupSupply of up to 9,000 medicines and medical devices threatened by regulatory changeThu Sept 30 2021 - 13:28
Lorry driver shortage ‘an imminent national emergency’ in IrelandIndustry struggling with exodus of foreign truckers and inability to attract young staffThu Sept 30 2021 - 03:00
Sláintecare advisory group have ‘thorough’ meeting with health chiefsCouncil sought answers about concerns raised by Magahy and Keane in resignationsThu Sept 30 2021 - 01:00
US still deciding on vaccines it will accept for transatlantic travelAstraZeneca, received by tens of millions in Europe, not approved by America’s regulatorWed Sept 29 2021 - 21:01
Nursing home staff who declined vaccines to be offered jabs againSurplus shots in booster programme for residents ‘may be used’ for first dosesTue Sept 28 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 tests fall sharply as school checks relaxedTeachers believe change to close contact rules should have been made after midterm breakMon Sept 27 2021 - 20:44
HSE plays down concerns about change to Covid-19 checks on childrenTeachers fear parents will ‘drop their guard’ in wake of changes to close contact guidanceMon Sept 27 2021 - 04:55
Vaccine hesitancy remains higher among younger peopleTracking survey shows 13% of 18-34 year-olds refusing to take the jabMon Sept 27 2021 - 00:01
Beaumont Hospital redeploys 26 frontline staff over Covid-19 vaccine refusalFrontline staff had been temporarily moved ‘for protective measures’, says spokesmanSun Sept 26 2021 - 20:36
Tony Holohan says ‘now is the right time’ to ease Covid-19 measures in schoolsA further 1,459 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported with 296 in hospitalSun Sept 26 2021 - 14:48
Students want accommodation shortages declared an ‘emergency’DCU criticises Government plans as student housing construction deemed ‘uneconomic’Thu Sept 23 2021 - 19:32
Coveney and Pelosi to discuss NI issues as British row back from criticism of Biden on protocolUS president understands Northern Ireland protocol ‘very well’, Taoiseach saysThu Sept 23 2021 - 02:00
UK trade deal cannot be entertained until Northern Ireland row resolved, says top US DemocratCongressman Richard Neal says UK proposal to join North American trade pact presents ‘a new wrinkle’Wed Sept 22 2021 - 21:55
Analysis: Is there a way to keep tenants and landlords happy?Change to cap on rent increases and tax cut on rent income may halt exodus of landlordsWed Sept 22 2021 - 21:27
UK plan to join North American trade pact has ‘little validity’British proposal is not on the trade agenda within US political circles, says congressmanWed Sept 22 2021 - 18:20
Fall in the number of Covid-19 cases detected in primary school childrenHSE reports another surge in testing as 70,000 children were swabbed last weekTue Sept 21 2021 - 16:38
Financial insecurity and immigration limbo among biggest issues for emigrantsA new Crosscare report assesses the effects of the pandemic on Irish people abroadTue Sept 21 2021 - 06:00
‘I am so appreciative Ireland has accepted us’Afghan refugee arrives in Ireland at same time as war photo exhibition he helped createMon Sept 20 2021 - 01:00
Hauliers warn driver shortages could disrupt supply of goodsState facing a ‘national crisis’ in supplies with shortage of 3,000 to 4,000 lorry driversSat Sept 18 2021 - 01:57
