PR firm warned Road Safety Authority about ‘tricky’ Public Accounts Committee membersDublin public relations agency Drury provided short biographical notes on each TDTue Aug 27 2024 - 06:00
Second woman had affair with disgraced bishop Eamonn Casey, new book revealsWoman secretly disclosed 1960s relationship with cleric in London in perceived attempt to thwart his return to public ministry decades laterSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
From modest Irish roots to vast wealth: the extraordinary life and death of Mike LynchAfter the sinking of the technology tycoon’s superyacht off Sicily, we explore Mike Lynch's remarkable historySat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Deadline missed for mother-and-baby redress deal with church ordersNegotiator Sheila Nunan ‘will continue her work to its conclusion’, Department of Equality saysTue Aug 20 2024 - 06:00
Who is Mike Lynch, the tech tycoon born to Irish parents, missing after a luxury yacht sank off Sicily? Son of fireman and nurse studied at Cambridge and would go on to become embroiled in Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud caseMon Aug 19 2024 - 17:18
Trump’s Doonbeg resort raking in the revenue, according to US election filingRepublican candidate declared more than €22m from Co Clare hotel and golf linksSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Naval Service member dismissed a year after pleading guilty to attacking ex-girlfriendFormer Naval petty officer David O’Gorman pleaded guilty to violent attack on former girlfriend that displaced one of her eyesFri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
Bord Pleanála chair corresponded with barrister for months before her report was deliveredFOI disclosure shows dozens of emails between Peter Mullan and Lorna Lynch SCThu Aug 15 2024 - 06:00
‘People say Donegal is the forgotten county but in Donegal, this is the forgotten area’There was ‘no tourism in Fanad’ before the lighthouse tourist centre, which employs 29 local peopleMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Final report by inspectors appointed to investigate governance at former INM expected this weekResults of six-year investigation to be put before Mr Justice Peter Kelly of the High CourtMon Jul 22 2024 - 06:00
Sipo silent as deadline passes for challenging High Court ruling on Leo Varadkar leak caseTD who brought judicial review case calls on the Sipo to respond to judgement publiclyFri Jul 19 2024 - 17:29
Uisce Éireann requests €400m from State to boost utility’s €1.4bn budgetCompany asks for extra funds amid industry warnings that water projects inflation is compromising housing deliveryThu Jul 18 2024 - 06:00
Former An Bord Pleanála official received €212k exit payout Rachel Kenny got severance after it was found she had ‘no case to answer’ in relation to conflict of interest claimsWed Jul 17 2024 - 06:00
Report into governance scandal at Independent News & Media to be given to High Court within days Investigation into data breach and other matters could go before court next weekSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Top housing official to step down early in blow to Government planBob Jordan, chief executive of The Housing Agency, had a five year deal but will step down in SeptemberThu Jul 11 2024 - 17:40
Peter McVerry Trust claimed title over property it did not own, draft regulator’s report findsLitany of governance failings outlined at €165m homelessness charity, including double-counting of ‘multiple’ propertiesThu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
Peter McVerry Trust faces a reckoning over financial fog in its operationsThousands of families have reason to be grateful to charity, but its recent activities have left questions to answerThu Jul 11 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ plans to publish external earnings of TV and radio stars hits a legal wallProposal to release ‘details of approved activities’ central to transparency drive after storm of controversy concerning lax governanceWed Jul 10 2024 - 06:00
UL chief officer launches defamation case against head of commercial operations and wifeProf Shane Kilcommins initiated High Court action in a personal capacity against head of commercial operations Andrew Flaherty and his wife Audrey FlahertyThu Jul 04 2024 - 06:00
Harris exempts land at TU Dublin college on Aungier St from ‘social and affordable’ housing law Developers hired to design next phase of Grangegorman campus to receive ownership of Aungier Street siteTue Jul 02 2024 - 06:00
‘It’s very easy to move’: Independent production companies consider Late Late’s futureWith flagship shows headed out of Montrose, Kielty and RTÉ are expected to retain important sayWed Jun 26 2024 - 19:05
Tax-free allowances for Michael McGrath’s seven children will bring EU pay package to €443,000 a yearNew EU Commissioner will receive a base salary of €314,000 plus entertainment, household and residence allowancesWed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ's Late Late Show and Fair City to be produced off Montrose site under new strategyGovernment agrees to release first tranche of €20 million in interim funding following reform programmeTue Jun 25 2024 - 17:41
Naval Service officer still serving despite guilty plea in violent attack on former girlfriendDavid O’Gorman was involved in a serious assault in Limerick in 2020Mon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
Charities received more than €1m from court poor box last yearPayments are predominantly made at the discretion of District Court judges in minor, non-violent criminal cases with no custodial sentenceSun Jun 23 2024 - 14:02
High Court Sipo decision is a bad outcome for Leo Varadkar - and ethics watchdogThe former taoiseach faces more scrutiny of questionable actions when he first led the Government.Fri Jun 21 2024 - 16:29
UL president’s move to new post raises questions about property cost debacleProf Kerstin Mey not leaving university but changing to senior academic roleSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
University of Limerick president Kerstin Mey to resign Prof Kerstin Mey will take up a professorship role within the universityFri Jun 14 2024 - 14:00
European elections: Green MEP’s hopes fade as party rounds on Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Deputy leader warns Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael that the climate crisis ‘is way too important to toy around with’ during electionsThu Jun 13 2024 - 06:00
Body recovered in search for sailor missing off Connemara coastCoastguard, RNLI lifeboats and Gardaí had been searching for yachtsman Conor McLoughlin since he was reported missing on Thursday eveningSat Jun 08 2024 - 14:05
Referendums risked ‘legal uncertainty’ for migration rules, officials warned before O’Gorman’s reassurancesGovernment repeatedly claimed referendums had no immigration implicationsThu Jun 06 2024 - 06:00
Law change aims to make ‘go-away money’ claims go away after recent scandalsMany objectors aren’t ‘new to the game’, developers sayFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
TikTok video revealing access to medical records spurs inquiry into HSE data breachesIncident in Dublin was livestreamed online, while Letterkenny incident involved TikTok video showing people going through boxes of historical medical filesWed May 29 2024 - 06:00
Demands for ‘go away’ money for not objecting to property developments to become a crime Amendments to law part of sweeping overhaul of planning legislationTue May 28 2024 - 06:00
Gardaí conducting checks along Border send 50 people without identity documents back to UKGovernment moving to ‘more much sustainable model’ of migration, Taoiseach saysSun May 26 2024 - 18:19
Exodus of 2FM presenters not linked to transparency rules, says RTÉLaura Fox named as Jennifer Zamparelli’s replacement as 2FM boss says it is ‘nuts’ to say station’s future is under threatFri May 24 2024 - 21:30
Revenue officials warned privately that family referendum could force tax changesOfficials warned of ‘consequential legislative change’ that could be needed if definitions were left to courtsTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
Former IPAV president resolves case with instituteGerry Coffey resolves case on confidential termsMon May 20 2024 - 17:01
Data centre electricity restrictions driving investment to other countries, says industry groupGovernment policies and curbs on electricity grid access creating continued uncertainty, say data centre operatorsFri May 17 2024 - 06:00
Michael Lowry accountant criticised by Moriarty tribunal gets €371,000 in legal costsPayment to Denis O’Connor comes 27 years after the inquiry was establishedMon May 13 2024 - 17:39
Relief on interest and penalties on €1m tax bill sought by University of LimerickPwC did not correct ‘incomplete’ advice when UL clarified a question on stamp duty, report findsMon May 13 2024 - 00:00
University of Limerick student housing scheme went ahead despite concerns, PAC hearsDáil committee told that ‘key information’ was not available before deal exceeding €11m was approved in 2022Wed May 08 2024 - 19:29
Confidential report shows University of Limerick paid €1m more than price agreed for accommodationAlthough UL’s governing authority agreed to pay €10.9m, the price rose by €1.08m in the final contract signed only nine days laterWed May 08 2024 - 06:00
University of Limerick in line for bruising encounter over student housing projectUL spent more than €11m on student homes 3km from campus but university president has acknowledged institution ‘paid significantly above market price’Wed May 08 2024 - 06:00
RTÉ controversies: New report finds multiple ‘compliance failings’ at broadcaster Prof Niamh Brennan’s long-awaited report on RTÉ is said to have exercised ‘restraint’ on question of apportioning blame on individualsWed May 01 2024 - 05:00
Dublin Airport seeks planning exemptions to bypass council controlsSuch demands come as Fingal County Council separately considers the DAA’s €1.5 billion plan to bring Dublin Airport’s annual capacity to 40 million passengersTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Catherine Martin to bring RTÉ funding plans to Cabinet ‘soon’, as final reports into governance scandal submittedMinister for Media says the reports on corporate governance, contractors and operation of barter account are ‘very, very dense’ and will take a number of days to go throughMon Apr 29 2024 - 13:25
Audit raised concerns about €1.25bn ‘golden visa’ scheme for millionaire immigrantsDepartment of Justice has released key details in an audit report that called for stronger controls years before scheme was scrappedFri Apr 26 2024 - 06:00
Concerns for years in Department of Justice over immigrant investor programmeConcern about the escalating level of applications from China was a key driver of the decision to close ‘golden visas’ scheme for millionaire immigrantsFri Apr 26 2024 - 06:00
Senior Indian politician calls for Dublin ambassador to be sacked over Irish Times letterDisputed letter challenged election editorial on populist prime minister Narendra Modi which criticised crackdown on free speech and opposition partiesFri Apr 19 2024 - 19:59
