‘Exceptionally high building inflation’ blamed for €6m Dublin park tearooms going over budget
Cost of consultant architects rose from €246,000 in 2015 to €655,000 last year, audit finds
Covid-19
Mark Lanegan, my uncle, died out of the blue after moving to Ireland
My uncle, who was in Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age, died after moving to Killarney at the height of the pandemic. Our family have been trying to fit the pieces together ever since
UK Covid inquiry: Earlier lockdown may have saved 23,000 lives
In numbers: key take-aways from official inquiry report
UK Covid-19 inquiry: Chaotic response under Boris Johnson was ‘too little, too late’
Report says efforts were hampered by ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture under former UK prime minister
Brexit ‘tensions’ contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin’s Covid-19 responses
Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O’Neill for attending IRA man’s funeral in June 2020
Six flu deaths in Ireland as virus arrives ‘much earlier’ this year
Cases rising early from a low level, with calls for those eligible to get vaccinated
‘Points don’t define potential – work ethic and passion do’
Rickwang Tientcheu says he drifted through the Covid years of second level before building up his own app for students, Edu Éire
Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencements
Plans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developers
Sr Stan asked a question in 1985 – it still hasn’t been answered
At the time of her death, more than 16,000 people were in emergency accommodation across the country
Pfizer raises 2025 profit forecast for second consecutive quarter
Cost-cutting initiatives and new product launches boost profits even as revenue falls 7%
Continued skilled inward migration will be vital to our future
Our openness can be a strength and we need managed growth in labour force to remain competitive
The Fianna Fáil I joined was the party that got things done – what happened to us?
Presidential election debacle will soon fade but not delivering urgently on matters impacting people’s lives will not
‘The naked party was joyful and relaxed’: End of an era as legendary Berlin queer club closes
In the post-pandemic years the club faced rising costs and fewer patrons, especially younger ones
Father and son lose appeal over €2,000 penalties for air travel during Covid
Nicolae and Florin Mazarache were stopped by a garda at Dublin Airport in April 2021
Cheating in college: notes, smart watches, whispering, ignoring the clock, and someone else sitting the exam
Cheating during exams is almost always pre-planned, and the means of cheating remain familiar
Michael O’Leary’s warning for EasyJet starts to sound prescient
With a market capitalisation of €4.24bn, EasyJet trades at less than half its pre-Covid price and a seventh of Ryanair’s
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are not doomed. Yet
After an unremarkable budget and disastrous presidential election campaigns, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are in a dangerous place
Loss of up to €7m on medical devices a ‘defining collapse’ in HSE governance, says chief
‘People failed at their jobs’ after authorising payments without checking goods had been received, Bernard Gloster said
Young people report higher levels of loneliness than their elders do
Those aged 16 to 24 felt ‘lonely most or all of the time over past four weeks’, says OECD report
Expired Covid-19 vaccines worth €12m likely to be written off, HSE says
Health service also faces €7.4m bill to have obsolete personal protective equipment destroyed
HSE could face ‘an overall loss’ of between €5m-€7m from dealing with one supplier
Public Accounts Committee to be told there is no hope of recovering losses
Brian Leddin: Why I resigned from the Green Party over its backing of Catherine Connolly
Party’s decision to support Connolly’s presidential campaign only deepened my concerns about its current direction
Rising food, labour costs eat into profits at Michelin-recognised Ashford Castle
But directors of luxury hotel say 2025 has seen an ‘uplift’ in trade
YouTube to pay Trump €21m to settle lawsuit over account suspension
Platform blamed its suspension of US president’s channel after Capitol riot on pressure from Joe Biden
Cerberus among bidders for portfolio of AIB problem loans totalling €500m
Mortgages in default and debt from Covid pandemic among borrowings set to be sold at steep discount
Katherine Zappone: ‘I didn’t really realise how crazy you can become with grief’
The former government minister’s memoir covers the pain of losing her wife and the joy of a new relationship, as well as various career controversies
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
GP’s online critique of public health advice during Covid-19 ‘alarmist’, inquiry hears
Dr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconduct
More than one in five pupils missed over 20 days of last school year, data show
Figures still above pre-pandemic levels despite overall reduction in chronic absenteeism
GP who described Covid vaccine for children as ‘crime against humanity’ faces inquiry
Dr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconduct
Women, parents and under-35s most stressed by return-to-work policies, survey finds
Women, parents and younger workers feeling more under pressure, while large cohort of workers wants to spend less time on social media
Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zappone: Blazing a trail in court of public opinion
Was Zappone more effective as an insider than as an activist? The answer is not always clear
Chinese Covid whistleblower sentenced to four more years in jail, group says
Zhang Zhan charged with ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ after documenting Covid in Wuhan
Flu vaccine uptake among health workers in 2024 lowest in seven years
More than 23,000 cases of influenza notified to health officials between October and end of February
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