The Irish Times

John Cooke obituary: High Court judge expert in competition law

Leading jurist combined strong sense of justice with human sympathy

Sat May 21 2022 - 06:00

Bad blood between Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman on Newstalk

Radio: The presenters argue over restriction. It is a welcome diversion

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 05:00

Claire Byrne and Matt Cooper flog the dead horse

Radio: Meanwhile serious public issues, like the Central Bank’s €4.1m fine of Davy, got little airtime

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00

Sarah McInerney and Cormac Ó hEadhra have transformed Drivetime into compelling radio

Ó hEadhra’s focused outrage and McInerney’s cooler tenaciousness has rejuvenated one of RTÉ Radio's flagship shows

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 12:37

Nama’s former head of assets recovery not to be charged over Project Eagle

Ronnie Hanna among six people told by Northern prosecution service they would not be prosecuted

Sun Dec 13 2020 - 20:33

Government grants extension to Project Eagle inquiry

Sale of mostly Northern loans by Nama mired in controversy

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 21:14

Donohoe rules out suspending work of Nama until final report of investigation

Minister has ‘no intention’ of halting activities pending report into sale of NI loan portfolio

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 17:08

Don't have a cow, man: Shane Coleman's festive fare causes uproar

Newstalk hosts discuss Christmas menus while Mary Wilson uncovers the facts of eviction

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00

US vulture fund nets more than €1.5 billion on Northern Ireland loans

Promontoria Eagle collected €242m due from borrowers last year

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 06:30

Dublin tenement life: ‘I was born right there in 1939’

14 Henrietta Street is opening as a museum to portray 270 years of urban life in Dublin

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00

Nama inquiry delayed as agency fails to hand over documents

Commission says Nama is co-operating but failing to retrieve relevant material

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 20:30

Cost to State of fighting Apple judgment rises above €4.6m

Single legal firm paid nearly €2m

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 07:00

Donal Barrington saw Constitution as ‘living document,’ funeral hears

Former Supreme Court judge stood for a pluralist and tolerant Ireland, son tells mass

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 15:40

Project Eagle deal still paying out for vulture fund

Row over €1.6bn Project Eagle deal has not gone away

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 06:00

Cerberus has collected €1.3bn from Project Eagle loans

Accounts show Cerberus subsidiary used to buy loans made €9 million loss in 2016

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 06:37

Former Nama adviser approached Chinese over State loans, book claims

Frank Connolly book looks at role of Project Eagle key player Frank Cushnahan

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 01:00

Mick Wallace to defend disqualification bid

Liquidator of property wants TD and son to be disqualified as company directors

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 16:49

Dáil committee to quiz Nama on Project Tolka deal

Sale of loans was not done on the open market, contrary to normal Nama policy

Sat Jun 17 2017 - 06:50

Nama could ‘continue its work’ past 2020, chairman indicates

Agency expects to have earned €3 billion surplus for State by end of the decade

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 20:11

Supreme Court allows Goode Concrete appeals in CRH case on grounds of alleged bias

High Court judge had held €135,000 of CRH shares when making ruling

Fri Jul 31 2015 - 14:30

Court asked to overturn rulings in Goode case against CRH

Goode Concrete questions objectivity of High Court judge due to CRH shareholding

Wed Jul 09 2014 - 17:01

Senior GSOC official tenders resignation

FF TD says Oireachtas justice committee told by Ray Leonard GSOC ‘was not fit for purpose’

Mon Jun 30 2014 - 01:02

Alan Shatter makes scathing Dáil attack on Guerin report

Former minister for justice says Guerin report was ‘fundamentally flawed’

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 06:17

Cooke report raises concerns of possible interference

Unidentified parties tried to influence evidence given to inquiry by UK security firm

Thu Jun 12 2014 - 01:00

Cooke report on alleged bugging of GSoc received, says Kenny

Taoiseach refuses comment on claim that Kenny sought to fire ex-Garda chief in March

Fri Jun 06 2014 - 21:47

Awkward questions piling up for the State’s most powerful institutions

Commission of investigation’s remit will be decisive

Wed Mar 26 2014 - 15:25

Committee writes to Shatter berating his ‘disappointing’ response to providing details of GSOC security report

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter had committed to supply a summary of differences between two reports on potential breach of security at Garda Ombudsman’s office

Mon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00

Shatter speech takes heat out of row - for now

Minister comes out fighting and defends himself against host of political accusations

Thu Feb 27 2014 - 07:08

Five ongoing inquiries on Garda and justice matters

Final report on fixed penalty points system to be ready within days

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 09:15

Inquiry decision needed quickly on whistleblower affair

Coalition TDs frustrated that controversy is distracting from the work of the Government

Mon Feb 24 2014 - 13:29

Point-scoring is obscuring the real issues in the Shatter row

Opinion: In the interests of the Garda itself some form of independent inquiry is now needed

Sun Feb 23 2014 - 00:01

Changing the Garda culture

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 08:29

Opposition challenged to name rulings influenced by how judges appointed

Selecting judiciary the ‘spoils of political war’ since State’s foundation, says Ross

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00

Opposition to call for inquiry into latest whistleblower claims

Dossier suggests gardaí failed to properly investigate murder, rape and serious assault

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 13:01