The Irish Times

Inflation in 2022: Temporary or a cause for serious concern?

Wage growth pressures have put ECB on guard against price hikes in excess of 2%

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 05:00

Economics profession needs greater diversity to enhance innovative thinking

Stateside dominance poses a risk that US perspectives prevail in academic literature

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:50

Philip Lane: From star pupil to ECB hopeful with Nobel potential

The Central Bank governor could finally secure an ECB executive board seat for Ireland

Fri Feb 16 2018 - 06:00

Why migration to Ireland should be encouraged

Immigrants could be key in tackling the demographic crises faced by the State

Tue Jul 18 2017 - 00:36

Man with 132 convictions who stabbed brother-in-law given suspended sentence

John Ward stabbed Patrick Mongan while he slept in his bed with his wife and baby

Tue May 02 2017 - 15:20

Man faces Special Criminal Court trial over David Douglas murder

Nathan Foley (18) accused of fatal shooting in Dublin’s south inner city last year

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 13:57

StudyBundles signs deal with University of Manchester

Sligo-based company will develop wellbeing mobile app for 50,000 students and staff

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 13:29

Falling college rankings not just about the money

University standings may be misleading, but the latest figures cannot simply be ignored

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 01:00

Judges claimed over €780,000 in expenses in first half of 2016

Largest claim, for €24,500, was made by District Court judge, new figures show

Fri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00

Woman who knocked down child found not guilty

Callum Dale was killed after suffering angry episode due to his Asperger’s Syndrome

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 18:30

John O’Hagan: Brexit will not be all bad

Sections of the British establishment have railed against the EU since joining

Mon Jun 20 2016 - 11:37

Facebook case shows social media has same legal risks as print

The courts are increasingly pursuing online defamation cases and making big awards

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00

Facebook award is ‘a wake-up call for online users’

Rights groups react as court orders Irish man to pay €75,000 over defamatory post

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00

Man to pay €75,000 damages for defamation on Facebook

Judge says order should teach people to be careful when posting on social media

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 17:54

Driver could not see unlit trailer, trial told

Trailer had suffered a puncture and had been parked at side of road

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00

Bus driver pleads guilty to sex assault on sisters in ‘sweet game’

Sisters waive anonymity so Leo McFarland (57) can be identified

Tue Feb 02 2016 - 19:49

Man charged with membership of the IRA

Owen McCann (35), from Dundalk, Co Louth, is also accused of possession of firearms

Sun Dec 20 2015 - 21:28

Identity of person in paper trail crucial issue in ‘Slab’ Murphy trial

Lawyers for the prominent republican spoke throughout of ‘a forger afoot in the case’

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 09:28

Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy guilty of tax evasion after 32-day trial

Special Criminal Court ‘satisfied beyond reasonable doubt’ of guilt on all counts

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 21:45

Verdict in Thomas ’Slab’ Murphy case may be delivered next week

Defence tells court ‘reasonable doubt’ raised over person chargeable for income tax

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 17:09

Eight year sentence for driver who caused eight deaths

Shaun Kelly (27) initially received four years, but sentence was deemed ‘unduly lenient’

Mon Dec 07 2015 - 16:17

Two-year term for driver who caused eight deaths ‘unduly lenient’

Donegal man Shaun Kelly had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing deaths in 2010

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 12:13

Four years for dangerous driving that caused 8 deaths ‘unduly lenient’

Fatalities represented the largest death toll in a single road crash in history of State

Thu Oct 22 2015 - 18:04

Weighing up the value of the arts in Ireland

‘It is not the number of artists assisted, or the number of events sponsored that matter but the benefits (or value) to wider society, and hence taxpayers, that accrue from this expenditure’

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 02:00

Teacher whose driving led to death has sentence suspended

Court of Appeal reduces sentence to community service after man had been jailed

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 16:02

Mourners pay final respects to Judge Katherine Delahunt

Funeral mass hears of warm and loving woman who was fond of a bit of mischief

Sat Apr 04 2015 - 17:53

Owners of Dutch trawler consider appeal on €105,000 fine

Owner of former Atlantic Dawn say fine is ‘unproportionate’ to €30 breach of law

Sun Mar 29 2015 - 13:56

Skipper of world’s largest trawler convicted of breaking fishing rules

Donegal Circuit Court found Annelies Ilena skipper guilty over discarding fish

Fri Mar 27 2015 - 20:41

LÉ Róisín chief ordered officers onto world’s largest trawler, court told

Naval and sea fisheries protection officers ordered onto 14,000 tonne Annelies Ilena

Thu Mar 26 2015 - 17:58

Super-trawler skipper pleads not guilty to fishing offences

Naval Service officer gives evidence of boarding vessel

Wed Mar 25 2015 - 17:59

Donegal man pleads guilty to stealing empty beer kegs

Dean Ferry (29) charged with taking dozens of containers from two Letterkenny pubs

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 15:00

Letterkenny moneylender vowed to kill over €70 debt, court told

Accused denies threatening a man with a gun

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 22:05

DPP to appeal sentence of man who killed eight in Donegal crash

Shaun Kelly sentenced to four years with final two years suspended

Tue Jan 13 2015 - 18:49

Man jailed for Donegal crash that killed eight

Inishowen incident was single biggest loss of life from a car crash in State’s history

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 17:26