Coalition urged to make NMH decision soon to avoid further delayPermit for new hospital to include measures requiring provision of all medical proceduresThu Feb 10 2022 - 15:47
New maternity hospital to provide all procedures allowed under Irish lawLegal measures in HSE licence designed to ensure NMH can carry out terminationsThu Feb 10 2022 - 01:00
Cycling Ireland may face Oireachtas grilling over State grant debacle‘False quotations’ to claim grant raises sharp questions on body’s governance, says TDTue Feb 08 2022 - 01:00
Steep climb for Cycling Ireland to restore reputation after State grant debacleClaim for €52,100 grant set in train events that led to an unsparing auditMon Feb 07 2022 - 04:00
Cycling Ireland admits submitting ‘false quotations’ in claim for grantMove led Department of Sport to suspend body’s access to capital funding for 12 monthsMon Feb 07 2022 - 03:58
A 37-acre Central Bank site near M50 set to be designated for social housingLand Development Agency preparing list of public lands suitable for housingTue Feb 01 2022 - 20:57
Plan for PIAB to offer mediation meets resistanceInsurance campaigners claim mediation would prolong disputes and increase costsTue Feb 01 2022 - 01:02
Butcher’s Dozen – Arthur Beesley on Thomas Kinsella’s poem about Bloody Sunday and a judicial whitewashAn Irishman’s DiarySun Jan 30 2022 - 19:01
Sharp increases in sexual crimes and domestic abuse incidents last yearGarda stats suggest crime rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in second six monthsFri Jan 28 2022 - 19:38
Working from home: How quickly is high-speed broadband being rolled out across the State?State rollout of high-speed internet could reverse generations of rural depopulationWed Jan 26 2022 - 10:59
Remote work legalities: ‘We’ve turned a blind eye for two years but that will stop’Efforts at legal clarity around changed world of work appear to favour employersWed Jan 26 2022 - 04:14
Property group clashes with council over Dundrum residential developmentCalls for county council to scrap requirements for three-plus bedroom unitsMon Jan 24 2022 - 02:00
Covid-19: TDs call for immediate lifting of 8pm hospitality curfewGovernment facing battle with own TDs to keep restrictions for another fortnightMon Jan 17 2022 - 01:37
The public service: Not fit for purpose or unfairly maligned?Ex-ministers variously see it as professional and honest, sluggish and conservativeSat Jan 15 2022 - 03:00
Public service pay bill reached record high of €23.5bn last yearWomen held almost 60% of top roles in public sector in 2020Sat Jan 15 2022 - 00:05
Planning guidelines: What are cornerstones of builders’ objections?Stipulation for three-bed units and services, and possible build-to-rent curbs trigger ireSat Jan 08 2022 - 07:52
Builders seek reversal of planning guidelines for bigger apartmentsMove to units with more storage and parking criticised on grounds of ‘limited demand’Sat Jan 08 2022 - 02:02
Plans to widen eligibility criteria for mortgage-to-rent schemeMove will allow people living in higher value houses and more older people to take partWed Jan 05 2022 - 06:00
Judges seeking promotion will be required to complete special trainingNew requirements part of sweeping overhaul of rules for judicial appointmentsTue Jan 04 2022 - 05:00
Art part of the picture when it comes to money launderingIrish art dealers have been put on notice they must take measures to ensure their business is not being used by criminalsMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:15
Art dealers urged to act against criminals looking to launder moneyDepartment of Justice is acting under new laws to intensify regulatory inspections of art traders and intermediariesMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:00
Treasure trove includes record for almost all land in IrelandTentative steps being taken to open up Land Commission’s vast files to publicSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Land Commission data revealing of rural ownership in IrelandInstitution’s first function was to fix rents that were binding on landlord and tenantSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Morale boost for Irish language as number of translators in Brussels risesIncreasing quantity of EU documents being translated into Irish. But who will read them?Fri Dec 31 2021 - 04:00
IDA Ireland takes legal action against Information Commissioner over FoI decisionCase stems from a FoI request from journalist Ken Foxe for a 100-page client surveyThu Dec 23 2021 - 05:34
Fianna Fáil scraps fundraising ‘Super Draw’ in face of legal challengeParty says it is making arrangements to refund subscribers who already bought ticketsMon Dec 20 2021 - 00:55
Covid-19 testing staff braced for a Christmas surge: ‘There’s no foot off the pedal’At the Backweston lab near Celbridge, testing has reached a new peak as Omicron arrivesThu Dec 16 2021 - 02:00
Dublin denizens of ‘The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack’An Irishman’s DiaryMon Dec 13 2021 - 02:31
Rush to avail of fast-track planning regime for housing projects as deadline loomsDevelopers seek talks with An Bord Pleanála on dozens of large projectsMon Dec 06 2021 - 01:09
More than 20,000 people could be selling power to grid next year, regulator saysNew system to encourage ‘microgeneration’ to be phased in under regulator planThu Dec 02 2021 - 19:35
Travel restrictions imposed across Europe as Omicron becomes Covid-19 variant ‘of concern’Pfizer indicates it can produce a vaccine against the variant in about 100 daysSat Nov 27 2021 - 02:00
Irish citizens visiting south African region urged to leave as soon as possibleForeign Affairs says commercial flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries ‘remain open but busy’Fri Nov 26 2021 - 20:55
Local authorities to buy up to 500 ‘turnkey’ homesMove aims to boost supply of affordable and social houses sold at discount to first-timersThu Nov 25 2021 - 19:54
Tech giants respond negatively to new rules on grid access for data centresTerms will compel operators to provide their own emergency powerWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:00
New measures on curbing data centres to be unveiledRegulator to impose conditions on grid connection for big technology companiesTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
Irish aviation sector may require State Covid-19 supports next year, officials sayNew spending review says airport traffic levels unlikely to recover until 2025Fri Nov 19 2021 - 17:21
Róisín Shortall to seek referendum to end presidential oath to ‘almighty God’Social Democrats co-leader to table Bill on the matter after European rulingThu Nov 18 2021 - 16:42
European court dismisses Irish campaigners’ case over swearing ‘to almighty God’Setback for Róisín Shortall and others seeking to remove reference from the ConstitutionThu Nov 18 2021 - 10:43
Citizens’ Assembly on drugs should take place next year, campaign group saysCityWide group calls for Taoiseach to intervene as it notes cocaine use has risen by 10,000%Wed Nov 17 2021 - 18:59
Tallaght hospital cancels over 1,000 appointments amid power outageICU at Dublin hospital reverts to emergency generator supplies after power cutWed Nov 17 2021 - 15:38
Renters to get right to ‘unlimited’ tenancies under new legislationMinister says all tenants will gain new rights over time but landlords can still end leasesTue Nov 16 2021 - 20:55
Seven amber alerts issued at national electricity grid in past yearAlerts issued as system came under pressure from supply constraints, Eamon Ryan saysTue Nov 16 2021 - 11:25
‘Serious consequences’ for EU-UK relations if article 16 triggered - ŠefcovicEuropean Commission vice-president says he welcomes Frost’s ‘change in tone’Mon Nov 15 2021 - 17:59
Little chance of construction industry being made to pay towards mica redressCoalition concerned that cost of any levy would be passed directly on to consumersMon Nov 15 2021 - 02:00
Company at centre of dispute with Seán Quinn expresses ‘safety’ concernsFormer billionaire says he is determined to remove key directors from businessMon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00
Mother and baby home redress scheme to go to Cabinet next weekScheme will open next year with a projected cost of some €800 millionFri Nov 12 2021 - 23:21
Health officials call for cuts to overtime and agency workAnnual spending on agency staff grew by 97% in 7 years, review findsFri Nov 12 2021 - 19:29
Supplier at centre of mica storm describes ‘devastating effect’ on his familyDavid Cassidy describes ‘personal and sinister witch-hunt’ on social mediaMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:51
Farmers mobilise to mount big protest on Dublin’s streetsIrish Farmers’ Association chief targets November 21st in pursuit of ‘real engagement’Wed Nov 03 2021 - 18:51
Martin Shanahan: ‘I believe we can still win investment at a tax rate of 15%’IDA chief on increased corporate tax rate, housing, power supplies and data centresMon Nov 01 2021 - 06:00
