![The proposed terms included Fitzwilliam buying the IKC centre for €4 million after three years if the company was not successful in obtaining planning permission and buying it for €6 million if it did receive planning permission. The proposed terms included Fitzwilliam buying the IKC centre for €4 million after three years if the company was not successful in obtaining planning permission and buying it for €6 million if it did receive planning permission.](/polopoly_fs/1.4887354.1653420352!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 25, 2022, 01:00
Company made submission to council suggesting it was acting ‘on behalf of’ club
![The halt to discussions on grid connections comes months after IDA Ireland warned questions over electricity supply were ‘unhelpful’ in marketing the State. The halt to discussions on grid connections comes months after IDA Ireland warned questions over electricity supply were ‘unhelpful’ in marketing the State.](/polopoly_fs/1.4886381.1653338563!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- May 24, 2022, 02:00
State-owned grid manager stops enticing access-seekers amid power supply fears
![The Office of the Planning Regulator has issued binding recommendations to Fingal council to tackle ‘clear breaches’ of legislation in a draft plan. File photograph: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images The Office of the Planning Regulator has issued binding recommendations to Fingal council to tackle ‘clear breaches’ of legislation in a draft plan. File photograph: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4884238.1653080315!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- May 21, 2022, 02:02
‘Bad bank’ urges local authority to abandon moves to delay developing Dunsink lands
![Arthur Cox’s building on Hatch Street/ Earlsfort Terrace Corner: At first, Arthur Cox said a dual role meant it could not act for Siteserv or Island in any legal dispute between them. Photograph: Alan Betson Arthur Cox’s building on Hatch Street/ Earlsfort Terrace Corner: At first, Arthur Cox said a dual role meant it could not act for Siteserv or Island in any legal dispute between them. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4881297.1652814690!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 18, 2022, 04:27
Law firm’s dual role with deal’s parties came despite ‘instinctive’ reservations
![The Arthur Cox building on the Hatch Street/Earlsfort Terrace corner: The solicitors had been adviser to Siteserv since it joined the stock market in 2006. Photograph: Alan Betson The Arthur Cox building on the Hatch Street/Earlsfort Terrace corner: The solicitors had been adviser to Siteserv since it joined the stock market in 2006. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4881323.1652820161!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 18, 2022, 04:25
Solicitor firm acted on both sides of Siteserv deal despite ‘instinctive’ reservations
![Michael Bailey Michael Bailey](/polopoly_fs/1.4880140.1652732362!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 17, 2022, 04:00
Order and Michael Bailey want to progress housing developments on adjoining lands
![Businessman Denis O’Brien. Photograph: Collins Businessman Denis O’Brien. Photograph: Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4879079.1652643751!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 16, 2022, 06:00
Draft report finds businessman did not act inappropriately in respect of €1.7m debt
![Denis O’Brien: Mr Justice Brian Cregan found no evidence of “improper or unduly close” relationships between Mr O’Brien and Richard Woodhouse, who handled IBRC’s dealings with the businessman. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Denis O’Brien: Mr Justice Brian Cregan found no evidence of “improper or unduly close” relationships between Mr O’Brien and Richard Woodhouse, who handled IBRC’s dealings with the businessman. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4879086.1652684895!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 16, 2022, 01:00
Draft final report on Siteserv affair says IBRC executives worked ‘honestly and diligently’
![Lengthy draft says the decision to negotiate only with Denis O’Brien was pivotal to the Siteserv sale process and conferred a significant advantage to him. Photograph: Collins Courts Lengthy draft says the decision to negotiate only with Denis O’Brien was pivotal to the Siteserv sale process and conferred a significant advantage to him. Photograph: Collins Courts](/polopoly_fs/1.4877994.1652475396!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 14, 2022, 01:01
Denis O’Brien’s offer won out despite the prospect of a higher price from a rival bidder
![Brian Harvey ‘put his own personal financial interests ahead of the interests of the company and its main creditor, the bank,’ said Mr Justice Brian Cregan in draft conclusions Brian Harvey ‘put his own personal financial interests ahead of the interests of the company and its main creditor, the bank,’ said Mr Justice Brian Cregan in draft conclusions](/polopoly_fs/1.4877987.1652474318!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 14, 2022, 00:00
Key witnesses given two months to respond to commission of inquiry’s conclusions
![Siteserv, heavily indebted to the IBRC, was sold to Millington, owned by Denis O’Brien, for €45 million in 2012. Photograph; Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times Siteserv, heavily indebted to the IBRC, was sold to Millington, owned by Denis O’Brien, for €45 million in 2012. Photograph; Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4877355.1652422739!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 13, 2022, 00:15
High Court judge criticises ‘below the surface’ process and large bonus payouts
![It can be an offence for members of An Bord Pleanála not to declare a beneficial interest in a decision. It can be an offence for members of An Bord Pleanála not to declare a beneficial interest in a decision.](/polopoly_fs/1.4876681.1652356927!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- May 12, 2022, 13:02
Minister for Housing published terms of reference for barrister investigating the work of Paul Hyde
![An Bord Pleanála: There is doubt and scepticism at Paul Hyde’s explanations for not declaring any conflict in his sister-in-law’s appeal about a Dublin 4 house she owns with her husband, Stefan Hyde, Paul’s brother. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw An Bord Pleanála: There is doubt and scepticism at Paul Hyde’s explanations for not declaring any conflict in his sister-in-law’s appeal about a Dublin 4 house she owns with her husband, Stefan Hyde, Paul’s brother. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4875018.1652213864!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 11, 2022, 02:00
An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman held key role at time of housing demand and shortage
![Paul Hyde, deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála, signed off on permission for works at a house owned by his brother Stefan Hyde and Stefan’s wife Caroline Barron but insisted he did not know the cased centred on their Sandymount property. Paul Hyde, deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála, signed off on permission for works at a house owned by his brother Stefan Hyde and Stefan’s wife Caroline Barron but insisted he did not know the cased centred on their Sandymount property.](/polopoly_fs/1.4874049.1652129356!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 9, 2022, 21:44
Paul Hyde temporarily vacates role as unease grows around undeclared conflict of interest
![Paul Hyde, deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála: understood to be arguing no conflict of interest was declared because he did not know an appeal concerned his brother Stefan’s property. Paul Hyde, deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála: understood to be arguing no conflict of interest was declared because he did not know an appeal concerned his brother Stefan’s property.](/polopoly_fs/1.4871566.1651863134!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 7, 2022, 00:05
Paul Hyde disclosure follows claims of impropriety over house co-owned by brother
![An Bord Pleanála has declined to specify how many planning cases Mr Hyde is scrutinising at present. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw An Bord Pleanála has declined to specify how many planning cases Mr Hyde is scrutinising at present. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4872399.1651924871!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- May 6, 2022, 17:39
Paul Hyde at centre of storm with potentially big implications for quasi-judicial body
![Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien this week ordered a senior counsel’s examination of the allegations. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien this week ordered a senior counsel’s examination of the allegations. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4865793.1651261921!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 30, 2022, 05:00
Audit of hundreds of decisions follows allegations of impropriety in declarations
![Simon Coveney: The chief executive of Origin Sports, which ran the venue-selection process for the rights holders, is known on a personal basis to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is himself a keen sailor. Photograph: Alan Betson Simon Coveney: The chief executive of Origin Sports, which ran the venue-selection process for the rights holders, is known on a personal basis to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is himself a keen sailor. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4865706.1651253834!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 30, 2022, 04:55
Officials expressed anxiety at ‘significant costs’ of proposal championed by Coveney
![St Vincent’s Healthcare Group chairman James Menton said: ‘Today is very significant for St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and for Ireland’s healthcare sector.’ St Vincent’s Healthcare Group chairman James Menton said: ‘Today is very significant for St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and for Ireland’s healthcare sector.’](/polopoly_fs/1.4864504.1651176359!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 28, 2022, 16:27
Religious Sisters of Charity transfers ownership of Elm Park land to trust
![Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich: quick to lend her voice to urgent appeals for an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine and disclosure of the full truth to Russian citizens. Photograph: Getty Images Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich: quick to lend her voice to urgent appeals for an end to the bloodshed in Ukraine and disclosure of the full truth to Russian citizens. Photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4861558.1650903741!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- April 25, 2022, 19:32
An Irishman’s Diary
![Aidan Phelan was a central figure in the investigation that led the tribunal to find that Michael Lowry ‘secured the winning’ of the 1995 mobile phone licence for Denis O’Brien’s Esat Digifone. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Aidan Phelan was a central figure in the investigation that led the tribunal to find that Michael Lowry ‘secured the winning’ of the 1995 mobile phone licence for Denis O’Brien’s Esat Digifone. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4856831.1650432668!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 20, 2022, 01:00
Businessman named one of seven people who engaged in ‘active concealment’
![The clash with big tech is sensitive politically for the Government. Photograph: iStock The clash with big tech is sensitive politically for the Government. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4855987.1650356071!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- April 19, 2022, 01:00
Bill would allow criminal sanctions for breaches of new social media safety rules
![](/polopoly_fs/1.4853577.1650016956!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Life & Style
- April 16, 2022, 06:00
A radical plan by architects, engineers and designers future proofs Galway as a liveable city by 2070
![Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe insisted the economy would still grow, but at a significantly lower than for many years, if war sanctions stopped the stable supply of oil. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe insisted the economy would still grow, but at a significantly lower than for many years, if war sanctions stopped the stable supply of oil. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos](/polopoly_fs/1.4851963.1649881521!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 13, 2022, 18:11
Government sets aside extra €3bn to cover cost of sheltering refugees from Ukraine
![Minister of State for local government Peter Burke has been asked to issue formal directions to the council compelling it to take action over breaches of recommendations. Photograph: Tom Honan Minister of State for local government Peter Burke has been asked to issue formal directions to the council compelling it to take action over breaches of recommendations. Photograph: Tom Honan](/polopoly_fs/1.4850157.1649697043!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 12, 2022, 01:00
Planning regulators say it is an ‘unnecessary restriction on sustainable development’
![Aughinish Alumina on the Shannon estuary near Askeaton, Co Limerick. Photograph Liam Burke, Press 22 Aughinish Alumina on the Shannon estuary near Askeaton, Co Limerick. Photograph Liam Burke, Press 22](/polopoly_fs/1.4848367.1649454885!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 9, 2022, 05:49
European sanctions spur talks on separating Aughinish from Rusal
![Siterserv was sold to the Denis O’Brien-owned Millington for €45 million in 2012. Photograph: Collins Siterserv was sold to the Denis O’Brien-owned Millington for €45 million in 2012. Photograph: Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4847872.1649395297!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 8, 2022, 06:21
Mr Justice Brian Cregan investigating sale of building services group to Denis O’Brien
![Builders have been rocked by double-digit increases in the price of concrete, metal, timber and piping, as well as the jump in energy costs. Photograph: iStock Builders have been rocked by double-digit increases in the price of concrete, metal, timber and piping, as well as the jump in energy costs. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4847453.1649356554!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 8, 2022, 06:00
Report for Transport Infrastructure Ireland finds ‘significant financial pressures’ on contractors
![The Aughinish Alumina refinery on the Shannon Estuary near Foynes, Co Limerick, is politically sensitive for the Government because it employs more than 400 workers. File photograph: The Irish Times The Aughinish Alumina refinery on the Shannon Estuary near Foynes, Co Limerick, is politically sensitive for the Government because it employs more than 400 workers. File photograph: The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4846523.1649286026!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 7, 2022, 06:00
Pressure on Limerick-based firm mounts as punitive measures loom against key shareholder
![Delaying the scheduled closure of the coal-fired power station at Moneypoint is among the measures under consideration. Photograph: Neil Warner Delaying the scheduled closure of the coal-fired power station at Moneypoint is among the measures under consideration. Photograph: Neil Warner](/polopoly_fs/1.4841557.1648755222!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- April 1, 2022, 01:13
Russia’s war will blunt climate efforts as priority will be to ensure adequate supplies
![A Government energy security review, due this summer, is likely to list the possibility of State-owned liquefied natural gas storage being developed to facilitate the delivery of reserve supplies. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A Government energy security review, due this summer, is likely to list the possibility of State-owned liquefied natural gas storage being developed to facilitate the delivery of reserve supplies. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4841554.1648761133!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Consumer
- April 1, 2022, 01:02
Concern energy situation could spiral beyond control if war in Ukraine not settled
![Billionaire Denis O’Brien. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Billionaire Denis O’Brien. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4839440.1648574202!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 30, 2022, 01:00
Several witnesses said to have questioned preliminary findings in formal submissions
![A liquefied natural gas storage facility. Government policy is opposed to imports of fracked gas, but the invasion of Ukraine has changed the European debate on energy. File photograph: Getty A liquefied natural gas storage facility. Government policy is opposed to imports of fracked gas, but the invasion of Ukraine has changed the European debate on energy. File photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4837521.1648405267!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 28, 2022, 04:55
US backers of proposed Shannon Estuary project try to rally support ahead of planning ruling
![Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is to chair a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity loss. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin is to chair a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity loss. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4835154.1648140692!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- March 24, 2022, 12:50
Assembly topics will focus on an elected mayor for Dublin and biodiversity loss
![The Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon estuary near Foynes, Co Limerick. It employs more than 400 workers and had payroll costs of €48.9m in 2020 The Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon estuary near Foynes, Co Limerick. It employs more than 400 workers and had payroll costs of €48.9m in 2020](/polopoly_fs/1.4834563.1648069539!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 24, 2022, 01:00
Concerns sanctions against Russian owners could jeopardise Limerick operations
![The Dominican College at Muckross Park in Donnybrook, Dublin 4: the Muckross Park House site is next to and shares an entrance with Muckross Park College. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh The Dominican College at Muckross Park in Donnybrook, Dublin 4: the Muckross Park House site is next to and shares an entrance with Muckross Park College. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh](/polopoly_fs/1.4830521.1647694906!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 19, 2022, 01:55
Muckross Park House site is next to and shares entrance with Muckross Park College
![Some areas of Dalkey and Killiney (above) have been identified as areas where no increase in the number of residential buildings will normally be permitted, something the regulator said was an ‘unnecessary restriction on sustainable development’. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times Some areas of Dalkey and Killiney (above) have been identified as areas where no increase in the number of residential buildings will normally be permitted, something the regulator said was an ‘unnecessary restriction on sustainable development’. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4826824.1647325594!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 15, 2022, 01:00
Move may ultimately require intervention by Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien
![Playwright and actor Harold Pinter; his grandfather was a refugee from Ukraine. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA Playwright and actor Harold Pinter; his grandfather was a refugee from Ukraine. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA](/polopoly_fs/1.4826246.1647250232!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- March 14, 2022, 18:30
Slaughter in Ukraine sent me back to poems Pinter wrote about US-led invasion of Iraq
![The practical questions are considerable, politically tricky and encompass far more than providing a budget for the mayor and staff. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill The practical questions are considerable, politically tricky and encompass far more than providing a budget for the mayor and staff. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4591937.1646990856!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Life & Style
- March 12, 2022, 06:00
Government would have to surrender power to this elected official, but will this happen?
![Anne Hidalgo was elected mayor of Paris in 2014. Amsterdam and the French capital are cited as effective European mayoralties Photograph: Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images Anne Hidalgo was elected mayor of Paris in 2014. Amsterdam and the French capital are cited as effective European mayoralties Photograph: Stephane Cardinale/Corbis via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4822886.1646992602!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Life & Style
- March 12, 2022, 06:00
And what can be done if the office-holder is making a mess of the post?
![Moves by Arthur Cox, one of Ireland’s largest solicitors firms, come as pressure piles on global business to sever links with Russia Moves by Arthur Cox, one of Ireland’s largest solicitors firms, come as pressure piles on global business to sever links with Russia](/polopoly_fs/1.4818714.1646432799!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- March 5, 2022, 06:00
AIB takes action to sever ties with lender to Kremlin-linked oil giant Rosneft
![‘We are appalled by the horrific scenes in Ukraine and condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has prompted a review of all existing and any new Russia-related work,’ Arthur Cox has said. Photograph: Alan Betson ‘We are appalled by the horrific scenes in Ukraine and condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which has prompted a review of all existing and any new Russia-related work,’ Arthur Cox has said. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4818595.1646420266!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 4, 2022, 16:38
Law firm’s roster included some groups targeted by international sanctions
![Friedhelm Krüll: now in his ninth decade, his life was marked indelibly by the carnage of war Friedhelm Krüll: now in his ninth decade, his life was marked indelibly by the carnage of war](/polopoly_fs/1.4814415.1646068013!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- February 28, 2022, 19:30
An Irishman’s Diary
![Mr Varadkar said while Ireland was militarily neutral, ‘in this conflict Ireland is not neutral at all’ Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos Mr Varadkar said while Ireland was militarily neutral, ‘in this conflict Ireland is not neutral at all’ Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos](/polopoly_fs/1.4811138.1645733657!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Oireachtas
- February 24, 2022, 13:45
Varadkar said the government will ‘fully support’ sanctions against Russia
![Senior medical figures say that concerns raised about the new hospital on the St Vincent’s campus at Elm Park being ‘curtailed by any religious ethos are misleading and ill-informed’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Senior medical figures say that concerns raised about the new hospital on the St Vincent’s campus at Elm Park being ‘curtailed by any religious ethos are misleading and ill-informed’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4810429.1645686425!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 24, 2022, 01:03
Senior figures say all procedures allowed under law to be provided at maternity hospital
![Cycling Ireland said the departures ‘will leave sufficient board members to enable the board to be re-constituted’. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Cycling Ireland said the departures ‘will leave sufficient board members to enable the board to be re-constituted’. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4810445.1645651484!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 23, 2022, 21:25
Dispute erupted after body admitted using ‘false quotations’ in 2020 claim for State grant
![The owner of the Shelbourne Park greyhound racing track wants to develop the Dublin 4 site for housing. File photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho The owner of the Shelbourne Park greyhound racing track wants to develop the Dublin 4 site for housing. File photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4809504.1645566927!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 23, 2022, 01:00
Move on Dublin 4 track site potentially threatens future of sport in the capital
![Facebook owner Meta has already threatened to pull its websites from Europe. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Facebook owner Meta has already threatened to pull its websites from Europe. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4808533.1645479244!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 22, 2022, 05:38
Wide-ranging privacy case has already led to threats from social media giant
![Frontline healthcare workers protest outside the St Mary’s and Caritas centres on Merrion Road in September 2020. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Frontline healthcare workers protest outside the St Mary’s and Caritas centres on Merrion Road in September 2020. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4808524.1645477927!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 22, 2022, 01:00
Order controversially closed St Mary’s and Caritas care centres in 2020
![The archdiocese said not much time had passed since the Minister for Housing asked the Irish episcopal conference “to cooperate” in addressing the housing crisis. File photograph: Getty Images The archdiocese said not much time had passed since the Minister for Housing asked the Irish episcopal conference “to cooperate” in addressing the housing crisis. File photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4806389.1645210224!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 18, 2022, 18:50
Statement says the proposed zoning change would unfairly restrict options
![Major developers call into question the potential to deliver the scale of new homes needed to tackle the housing crisis. Photograph: iStock Major developers call into question the potential to deliver the scale of new homes needed to tackle the housing crisis. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4805589.1645126818!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 18, 2022, 06:00
Calls for proposed curbs on build-to-rent apartments schemes to be scrapped
![Main avenue entrance to Terenure College grounds: The push to rezone some lands for housing follows the 2018 closure of the private junior school. Main avenue entrance to Terenure College grounds: The push to rezone some lands for housing follows the 2018 closure of the private junior school.](/polopoly_fs/1.4805564.1645125251!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 18, 2022, 01:45
Terenure College says land holdings ‘far in excess’ of secondary school’s needs
![The trade group for Dublin publicans has urged city planners to allow some of the group’s valuable land at Ballsbridge to be for used for housing. File photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto The trade group for Dublin publicans has urged city planners to allow some of the group’s valuable land at Ballsbridge to be for used for housing. File photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto](/polopoly_fs/1.4805375.1645114241!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 17, 2022, 16:11
Licensed Vintners Association attempts to rezone part of its Ballsbridge site for fourth time
![The intervention by the archdiocese can be seen an effort to preserve the potential value of church lands that might later be sold for housing. Photograph: Alan Betson The intervention by the archdiocese can be seen an effort to preserve the potential value of church lands that might later be sold for housing. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4804588.1645048752!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 17, 2022, 03:30
Amid property boom and shrinking congregation, zoning change may be a long-term play
![The properties listed in the submission from the archdiocese include Our Lady of Good Council Church in Drimnagh. Photograph: Courtesy Mourne Road Parish The properties listed in the submission from the archdiocese include Our Lady of Good Council Church in Drimnagh. Photograph: Courtesy Mourne Road Parish](/polopoly_fs/1.4804590.1645083033!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 17, 2022, 03:00
Properties listed in 130-page submission from Catholic Archdiocese include 33 churches
![A Cycling Ireland spokesman declined to comment about the departures, the resignation letter or any other aspect of the divisions in the body. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images A Cycling Ireland spokesman declined to comment about the departures, the resignation letter or any other aspect of the divisions in the body. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4804573.1645045523!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 16, 2022, 21:15
Resignations come as cycling body submits letter on board turmoil to Sport Ireland
![A Cycling Ireland spokesman said the organisation was ‘in the process of submitting a letter’ to Sport Ireland. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images A Cycling Ireland spokesman said the organisation was ‘in the process of submitting a letter’ to Sport Ireland. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4803514.1644960427!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 15, 2022, 21:27
Cycling organisation promises to provide letter to State supervisor this week
![The demand for Dublin port ‘to move on’ from its current location was set in a planning submission to Dublin City Council by the Docklands Business Forum, a body comprising 200 local companies The demand for Dublin port ‘to move on’ from its current location was set in a planning submission to Dublin City Council by the Docklands Business Forum, a body comprising 200 local companies](/polopoly_fs/1.4802324.1644873002!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 15, 2022, 05:00
More than 200 hectares of port land could be better used for housing and offices, firms say
![Cycling Ireland Senior Track National Championships, Dublin, 2020. File photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Cycling Ireland Senior Track National Championships, Dublin, 2020. File photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4801334.1644793509!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 14, 2022, 01:35
President Liam Collins had issued a public statement calling for board resignations
![Coalition sources said there would be focus on actions that could reduce Government-controlled costs. Coalition sources said there would be focus on actions that could reduce Government-controlled costs.](/polopoly_fs/1.4798691.1644618127!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- February 12, 2022, 03:05
Employers brace for pay claims as Ictu says it will advise members to seek 5.5% raise
![Opposition TDs said they wanted to see the full details of the deal and expressed scepticism that the issues related to the new hospital will be resolved. Opposition TDs said they wanted to see the full details of the deal and expressed scepticism that the issues related to the new hospital will be resolved.](/polopoly_fs/1.4798918.1644517306!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- February 10, 2022, 15:46
Permit for new hospital to include measures requiring provision of all medical procedures
![A Cycling Ireland spokesman said ‘yes’ when asked whether the body would appear before the committee if called. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho A Cycling Ireland spokesman said ‘yes’ when asked whether the body would appear before the committee if called. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4796215.1644261464!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 8, 2022, 01:00
‘False quotations’ to claim grant raises sharp questions on body’s governance, says TD
![Cycling Ireland: in the five years to 2020 the organisation received €9.92 million in public funding from organisations. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Cycling Ireland: in the five years to 2020 the organisation received €9.92 million in public funding from organisations. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4795247.1644175928!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 7, 2022, 04:00
Claim for €52,100 grant set in train events that led to an unsparing audit
![Cycling Ireland said the case led to it being prohibited for 12 months from applying for sports capital grants. But it could not quantity the impact, if any, as such awards were discretionary. Photograph: iStock Cycling Ireland said the case led to it being prohibited for 12 months from applying for sports capital grants. But it could not quantity the impact, if any, as such awards were discretionary. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4795286.1644173487!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 7, 2022, 03:58
Move led Department of Sport to suspend body’s access to capital funding for 12 months
![The currency centre in Sandyford retains the facility to mint euro coin at the site The currency centre in Sandyford retains the facility to mint euro coin at the site](/polopoly_fs/1.4791305.1643749074!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 1, 2022, 20:57
Land Development Agency preparing list of public lands suitable for housing
![Minister of State for Enterprise Robert Troy intends to publish PIAB reform measures ‘once Government approval is received’. Photograph: Alan Betson Minister of State for Enterprise Robert Troy intends to publish PIAB reform measures ‘once Government approval is received’. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4790256.1643661370!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- February 1, 2022, 01:02
Insurance campaigners claim mediation would prolong disputes and increase costs
![Thomas Kinsella: Butcher’s Dozen was written and released within days of Widgery’s April 1972 report, reflecting rage in the raw at findings that were a travesty of truth. Photograph: Jack McManus Thomas Kinsella: Butcher’s Dozen was written and released within days of Widgery’s April 1972 report, reflecting rage in the raw at findings that were a travesty of truth. Photograph: Jack McManus](/polopoly_fs/1.4789099.1643548877!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- January 30, 2022, 19:01
An Irishman’s Diary
![An Garda Síochána said the volume of criminal offences reported returned to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of last year. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins An Garda Síochána said the volume of criminal offences reported returned to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of last year. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4788189.1643398705!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 28, 2022, 19:38
Garda stats suggest crime rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in second six months
![“Employers must not have the option of simply turning down requests on spurious or vague grounds,” says Kevin Callinan, Fórsa general secretary “Employers must not have the option of simply turning down requests on spurious or vague grounds,” says Kevin Callinan, Fórsa general secretary](/polopoly_fs/1.4785674.1643140623!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 26, 2022, 04:14
Efforts at legal clarity around changed world of work appear to favour employers
![The old Dundrum shopping centre: Property group Hammerson and insurer Allianz have been in talks with An Bord Pleanála to build up to 889 apartments on the site. Photograph: Tom Honan The old Dundrum shopping centre: Property group Hammerson and insurer Allianz have been in talks with An Bord Pleanála to build up to 889 apartments on the site. Photograph: Tom Honan](/polopoly_fs/1.4784011.1642981291!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 24, 2022, 02:00
Calls for county council to scrap requirements for three-plus bedroom units
![Connecting the residences of 1.1 million people, 54,000 farms and 44,000 businesses in a system that will be seen on virtually every metre of every rural road. Photograph: iStock Connecting the residences of 1.1 million people, 54,000 farms and 44,000 businesses in a system that will be seen on virtually every metre of every rural road. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4782402.1642771591!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 22, 2022, 06:00
State rollout of high-speed internet could reverse generations of rural depopulation
![Some Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael backbenchers, arguing the worst of the Omicron variant surge has passed, are calling for immediate steps to extend the 8pm closing time for pubs and restaurants. Photograph: Getty Some Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael backbenchers, arguing the worst of the Omicron variant surge has passed, are calling for immediate steps to extend the 8pm closing time for pubs and restaurants. Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4778090.1642378315!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health
- January 17, 2022, 01:37
Government facing battle with own TDs to keep restrictions for another fortnight
![‘You have some really good, top-class people in Taoiseach, Finance, Foreign Affairs and [Public Expenditure and Reform],’ says one close observer. Photograph: Frank Miller ‘You have some really good, top-class people in Taoiseach, Finance, Foreign Affairs and [Public Expenditure and Reform],’ says one close observer. Photograph: Frank Miller](/polopoly_fs/1.4776650.1642178370!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 15, 2022, 03:00
Ex-ministers variously see it as professional and honest, sluggish and conservative
![The lack of younger workers is explained by the post-2008 recruitments bans. Photograph: iStock The lack of younger workers is explained by the post-2008 recruitments bans. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4776755.1642199924!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 15, 2022, 00:05
Women held almost 60% of top roles in public sector in 2020
![Savills says market demand for homes of more than two bedrooms is “very much” focused on houses as opposed to apartments in suburban locations. Photograph: David Davies/PA Savills says market demand for homes of more than two bedrooms is “very much” focused on houses as opposed to apartments in suburban locations. Photograph: David Davies/PA](/polopoly_fs/1.4771388.1641584153!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 8, 2022, 02:02
Move to units with more storage and parking criticised on grounds of ‘limited demand’
![Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s new planning guidelines call for more three-bedroom apartments, and greater storage space and parking. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s new planning guidelines call for more three-bedroom apartments, and greater storage space and parking. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe](/polopoly_fs/1.4771337.1641577754!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 8, 2022, 01:00
Stipulation for three-bed units and services, and possible build-to-rent curbs trigger ire
![The Government pledged in the Housing for All plan to strengthen the scheme with the aim of completing an average of 1,000 cases every year. Photograph: iStock The Government pledged in the Housing for All plan to strengthen the scheme with the aim of completing an average of 1,000 cases every year. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4768687.1641316872!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 5, 2022, 06:00
Move will allow people living in higher value houses and more older people to take part
![In a significant departure from established practice, sitting judges will have to undertake training and continuous professional development programmes to advance to upper courts. Photograph: iStock In a significant departure from established practice, sitting judges will have to undertake training and continuous professional development programmes to advance to upper courts. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4768114.1641296760!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Crime & Law
- January 4, 2022, 05:00
New requirements part of sweeping overhaul of rules for judicial appointments
![Auctioneer James O’Halloran with James Adam & Sons on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. ‘The requirements are becoming more onerous.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill Auctioneer James O’Halloran with James Adam & Sons on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. ‘The requirements are becoming more onerous.’ Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4767427.1641136532!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- January 3, 2022, 01:15
Irish art dealers have been put on notice they must take measures to ensure their business is not being used by criminals
![Minister for Justice Helen McEntee: ‘we must always be alive to potential threats and avenues which could be used for money laundering and the financing of terrorism.’ Photograph: Tom Honan Minister for Justice Helen McEntee: ‘we must always be alive to potential threats and avenues which could be used for money laundering and the financing of terrorism.’ Photograph: Tom Honan](/polopoly_fs/1.4767557.1641155620!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- January 3, 2022, 01:00
Department of Justice is acting under new laws to intensify regulatory inspections of art traders and intermediaries
![Conor Gallagher: ‘It’s a huge repository of information.’ Conor Gallagher: ‘It’s a huge repository of information.’](/polopoly_fs/1.4762088.1640183866!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 1, 2022, 01:00
Institution’s first function was to fix rents that were binding on landlord and tenant
![Conor Gallagher, keeper of the Land Commission files and legal adviser to the Department of Agriculture, at the warehouse in Portlaoise where the commission’s records, eight to 12 million of them, are kept. He is holding a wax-sealed 17th century vellum charter from King Charles II that granted lands in Co Kerry to an English nobleman. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien Conor Gallagher, keeper of the Land Commission files and legal adviser to the Department of Agriculture, at the warehouse in Portlaoise where the commission’s records, eight to 12 million of them, are kept. He is holding a wax-sealed 17th century vellum charter from King Charles II that granted lands in Co Kerry to an English nobleman. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.4762066.1640182373!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- January 1, 2022, 01:00
Tentative steps being taken to open up Land Commission’s vast files to public
![Irish-language translator in European Commission Tomaí Ó Conghaile: “Back in Ireland, sometimes certain people might have hang-ups about the language . . . Most Europeans are very interested and curious.” Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press Irish-language translator in European Commission Tomaí Ó Conghaile: “Back in Ireland, sometimes certain people might have hang-ups about the language . . . Most Europeans are very interested and curious.” Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press](/polopoly_fs/1.4766107.1640885178!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Politics
- December 31, 2021, 04:00
Increasing quantity of EU documents being translated into Irish. But who will read them?
![The State’s inward investment agency served High Court papers on Tuesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien The State’s inward investment agency served High Court papers on Tuesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien](/polopoly_fs/1.4762434.1640210736!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- December 23, 2021, 05:34
Case stems from a FoI request from journalist Ken Foxe for a 100-page client survey
![Taoiseach Micheál Martin had defended the party’s use of a District Court-issued licence to carry out the draw. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography Taoiseach Micheál Martin had defended the party’s use of a District Court-issued licence to carry out the draw. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography](/polopoly_fs/1.4759598.1639961673!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- December 20, 2021, 00:55
Party says it is making arrangements to refund subscribers who already bought tickets
![The new NVRL laboratory in Backweston, Co Kildare is set up to process 3,000-4,000 Covid tests every day with a 24-hour turnaround. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd The new NVRL laboratory in Backweston, Co Kildare is set up to process 3,000-4,000 Covid tests every day with a 24-hour turnaround. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd](/polopoly_fs/1.4756332.1639606135!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health
- December 16, 2021, 02:00
At the Backweston lab near Celbridge, testing has reached a new peak as Omicron arrives
![Dublin in the 1790s as seen by James Malton; Rutland Square and the New Assembly Rooms. Dublin in the 1790s as seen by James Malton; Rutland Square and the New Assembly Rooms.](/polopoly_fs/1.4751953.1639132348!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Opinion
- December 13, 2021, 02:31
An Irishman’s Diary
![The SHD laws took force in 2017 in a bid to speed up the delivery of new homes with direct applications to the planning appeals board. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire The SHD laws took force in 2017 in a bid to speed up the delivery of new homes with direct applications to the planning appeals board. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4747403.1638775177!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- December 6, 2021, 01:09
Developers seek talks with An Bord Pleanála on dozens of large projects
![The price of microgeneration power will be determined by market forces, under measures cast as an interim solution in anticipation of an enduring policy being finalised by December 2022. ‘ The price of microgeneration power will be determined by market forces, under measures cast as an interim solution in anticipation of an enduring policy being finalised by December 2022. ‘](/polopoly_fs/1.4745324.1638473730!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Editorial
- December 2, 2021, 19:35
New system to encourage ‘microgeneration’ to be phased in under regulator plan
![Travel restrictions have been reintroduced in a push to contain a new strain of Covid. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Travel restrictions have been reintroduced in a push to contain a new strain of Covid. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4740116.1638004878!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health
- November 27, 2021, 02:00
Pfizer indicates it can produce a vaccine against the variant in about 100 days
!['Commercial routes out of South Africa and the region remain open, but busy,' said the Department of Foreign Affairs, adding that it has received many calls about entry rules for people intending to fly back to Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images 'Commercial routes out of South Africa and the region remain open, but busy,' said the Department of Foreign Affairs, adding that it has received many calls about entry rules for people intending to fly back to Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4740086.1637965762!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 26, 2021, 20:55
Foreign Affairs says commercial flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries ‘remain open but busy’
![Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has set aside €55m to help councils buy homes off-plan next year in Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Galway and Kilkenny. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has set aside €55m to help councils buy homes off-plan next year in Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Galway and Kilkenny. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe](/polopoly_fs/1.4739255.1637932104!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 25, 2021, 19:54
Move aims to boost supply of affordable and social houses sold at discount to first-timers
![The new terms for grid access have been set in response to increasing constraints on the power network, amid surging demand from data centres. Photograph: iStock The new terms for grid access have been set in response to increasing constraints on the power network, amid surging demand from data centres. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4736822.1637702866!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- November 24, 2021, 01:00
Terms will compel operators to provide their own emergency power
![Google data centre: Grid connections will in future be determined by ability to bring on “site dispatchable” power – gas-fired electricity that can be used on demand and deployed at the request of grid operators – or power storage mechanisms. Google data centre: Grid connections will in future be determined by ability to bring on “site dispatchable” power – gas-fired electricity that can be used on demand and deployed at the request of grid operators – or power storage mechanisms.](/polopoly_fs/1.4735817.1637615679!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- November 23, 2021, 01:00
Regulator to impose conditions on grid connection for big technology companies
![Ireland’s aviation sector may require more State pandemic supports next year, Government officials have forecast in a spending review. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Ireland’s aviation sector may require more State pandemic supports next year, Government officials have forecast in a spending review. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4733453.1637342507!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 19, 2021, 17:21
New spending review says airport traffic levels unlikely to recover until 2025
![Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall is to table a Bill seeking a referendum to remove the presidential oath to ‘almighty God’ from the Constitution. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall is to table a Bill seeking a referendum to remove the presidential oath to ‘almighty God’ from the Constitution. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4732515.1637253776!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 18, 2021, 16:42
Social Democrats co-leader to table Bill on the matter after European ruling
![Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4732202.1637248981!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 18, 2021, 09:51
Setback for Róisín Shortall and others seeking to remove reference from the Constitution
![Cocaine use has risen by more than 10,000% in 25 years in the State, CityWide has said. File photograph: Getty Images Cocaine use has risen by more than 10,000% in 25 years in the State, CityWide has said. File photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4731568.1637175676!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- November 17, 2021, 18:59
CityWide group calls for Taoiseach to intervene as it notes cocaine use has risen by 10,000%