Gardaí begin criminal investigation into Peter McVerry TrustInvestigation began in September following evaluation by Garda National Economic Crime BureauFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Garda who removed brother from scene of alleged sexual assault among cases in Gsoc reportGsoc report details sergeant’s conviction for assault and attempting to pervert course of justiceWed Oct 01 2025 - 18:43
Peter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hearsPolitical scrutiny of homeless charity follows Government provision of €15m to keep it afloat Tue Sept 30 2025 - 19:47
RTÉ postpones Moriarty tribunal programme because of election Postponement of Scannal followed due diligence to comply with election guidelines, RTÉ saysThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
FAI decline to attend Oireachtas hearing without ‘assurances’ around Garda investigationFormer Ireland football manager Eileen Gleeson was also asked to attend Wednesday meeting Fri Sept 19 2025 - 19:09
Kenny Jacobs and the DAA: How chief executive who ‘shook things up’ ran out of runway The chief executive who brought an elbows-out approach from Ryanair is departing, reportedly with an almost €1m exit packageFri Sept 19 2025 - 06:00
Peter McVerry Trust transferring dozens of properties to Dublin City CouncilHouses and apartments, worth almost €8m, being used to repay Government funding given during financial crisisWed Sept 17 2025 - 06:00
DAA and Kenny Jacobs agree exit package of close to €1m, pending ministerial approval Deal reached after weeks of mediation following serious rift between CEO and board membersTue Sept 16 2025 - 18:25
Council told Department of Transport about ‘frustrations’ at planning tensions with DAAState-owned airport company has asked local authority to raise 32m passenger cap at DublinTue Sept 16 2025 - 06:00
Why is Kenny Jacobs in the DAA departure lounge so early into his contract?Chief executive’s rift with board of state-owned airport company spilt into the open last weekTue Sept 16 2025 - 05:30
Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in CorkMusician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his lifeMon Sept 15 2025 - 14:44
DAA chief Kenny Jacobs would receive about €1m under settlement proposals to leave role Payment proposal follows rift between Jacobs and board of State-owned airport operatorSat Sept 13 2025 - 17:39
DAA chief Kenny Jacobs close to settlement to exit State-owned airport groupA deal, which would involve a financial settlement, may be confirmed over the weekendFri Sept 12 2025 - 19:16
Central Bank of Ireland accused of ‘cop-out’ over Israeli ‘war bond’ switchSinn Féin TD says bank should have refused Luxembourg transferFri Sept 12 2025 - 06:00
British ambassador to Washington sacked over ‘reprehensible’ emails to Jeffrey Epstein Belfast Agreement broker George Mitchell featured in scrapbook of birthday greetings to disgraced financierThu Sept 11 2025 - 20:33
DAA and Kenny Jacobs engage lawyers to resolve boardroom rift at airport operatorFallout may lead to CEO’s exit from State-owned bodyThu Sept 11 2025 - 20:08
Rift opens up between DAA board and its CEO Kenny JacobsTensions at board level have been brought to the attention of senior Government figuresWed Sept 10 2025 - 22:08
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown councillors vote not to nominate presidential candidateSouth Dublin and Fingal county councils to hold meetings this week to hear from prospective contendersMon Sept 08 2025 - 20:57
Hundreds of Chinese millionaires approved for Irish ‘golden visas’ after scheme closedApplications in train at time of scheme closure in 2023 were kept open despite concern over weak controlsMon Sept 08 2025 - 10:00
Central Bank confirms it will no longer approve sale of Israeli ‘war bonds’Use of Irish prospectus to market Israel bonds has been hugely controversialMon Sept 01 2025 - 11:12
Showjumping Ireland’s boardroom rocked by turmoil over claims of financial irregularitiesThe row has burst into the open in the High Court, disturbing the image of a well-heeled country sport synonymous with competitive good cheerSun Aug 31 2025 - 06:00
Nama left with €70m debt as builder Mick Bailey closes UK businessAccounts for Willsgrove Developments said debt to State’s ‘bad bank’ was secured by ‘unlimited personal guarantees’ from Bovale boss Fri Aug 29 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supplyTech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created Fri Jul 25 2025 - 11:40
Amazon scraps Dublin plant and hundreds of jobs over failure to secure power supply Tech giant’s decision highlights extent of limitations on State electricity network Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Denis O’Brien says it is time to question ‘conduct’ of corporate enforcement chiefBusinessman was Independent News & Media’s main shareholder when unlawful breach of company data occurredSat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
DAA chief failed to tell Eamon Ryan about airline shares before appointmentKenny Jacobs told minister he had ‘no conflict of interest’ when joining board of State airport companySat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
HSE paid one firm €54m over 27 months for services to tackle waiting lists in public hospitalsThree firms involved in insourcing received more than €70m in total, new HSE report showsFri Jul 04 2025 - 19:59
Fine Gael presidential hopeful Mairead McGuinness got €800k in EU expenses for costs of office she ownsExpenses run to hundreds of thousands of euro for office rent and other costs when using family property in Co Meath as constituency officeFri Jul 04 2025 - 06:00
Leslie Buckley questions way that corporate enforcer investigated INM saga The Corporate Enforcement Authority said on Thursday that it would not be taking any enforcement action in relation to the governance scandal at INM Thu Jul 03 2025 - 19:25
‘We’ve dropped the ball’: Ireland’s infrastructure crunch means State can’t deliver on housingBadly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?Sat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Government plans for €35,000 fees cap to halt High Court delays to building projectsMinisters take legal advice over measure intended to clear way for quicker infrastructure and housingFri Jun 20 2025 - 06:00
Peter McVerry Trust tells PAC it will not attend hearingRefusal to attend not acceptable, says Fine Gael TD and PAC member James GeogheganMon Jun 16 2025 - 20:16
Numbers prosecuted for not having TV licence down despite wave of evasion set off by RTÉ scandalDrop in television licence sales continues this yearMon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Rent Pressure Zones: Pressure on Government as it proposes to link certain rents to inflationCost-rental tenants may benefit from lower rents in future Mon Jun 09 2025 - 06:00
Lands near Leopardstown Racecourse to be developed for housing following long-awaited dealHorse Racing Ireland and Land Development Agency agreement will see more than 800 houses built on 17-acre site next to M50Thu Jun 05 2025 - 06:00
Dublin City Council pays €2m a year for vacant hostelThe building's landlord is an investment fund promoted by barrister Ross MaguireFri May 30 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ appearance at Oireachtas committee a drab sequel to firework show of two years ago starring Ryan TubridyGhost of man long gone from station lingers as management faces questions from TDs, senators about fresh controversiesWed May 28 2025 - 20:11
Senior official at UL resigns after university overpaid €5.2m for student housingUniversity of Limerick went ahead with €11.9m deal in 2022 where it paid well above market price for 20 student homesTue May 27 2025 - 21:38
Dublin hotel bought for €6.24m by McVerry Trust vacant since 2022Fate of hotel remains uncertain after prolonged turmoil over governanceTue May 27 2025 - 06:00
Drug poisoning caused 48% of homeless deaths in Ireland, study showsLink between narcotic use and fatality in homelessness set out in report from Health Research Board Tue May 20 2025 - 00:01
Dr Anne Merriman, Irish-educated pioneer of palliative care in Africa, dies aged 90She trained in UCD and set up hospice in Kampala, Uganda in 1993, and also trained students from 37 African countries in palliative careMon May 19 2025 - 23:36
PSNI arrest man for attempted murder after car rams drinkers Collision in seaside village was reported late on Saturday eveningSun May 18 2025 - 19:10
How vital water project stalled for years over minor paperwork issue Water supply in Greater Dublin Area on ‘knife edge’ says Uisce Éireann, citing long planning delays to proposals for big sewerage projectsWed May 14 2025 - 06:00
Eurovision Song Contest: How are organisers reacting to criticisms of Israel?Israel’s conduct in Gaza has again prompted criticism of its participation by artists and concern from RTÉ and other broadcastersSat May 10 2025 - 05:00
Review under way into DAA’s international duty free and consulting operationsCEO Kenny Jacobs dismisses sale option for subsidiaries Aer Rianta International and DAA InternationalThu May 08 2025 - 18:50
RTÉ seeks discussion over Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song ContestFormer Eurovision contestants called for Israel’s expulsion from the competition because of the Gaza warWed May 07 2025 - 12:05
An Bord Pleanála failure to decide on applications delays up to 6,000 apartments Planning board hit by more than €1.4m in fines for failure to process over 140 ‘strategic housing development’ applications on timeTue May 06 2025 - 06:00
‘Thousands’ of new homes delayed due to electricity accessESB Networks acknowledges ‘limited’ capacity in some locations Mon May 05 2025 - 06:00
Officials warned of ‘uncertainty’ in housing completions outlookInternal Department of Housing report set out 10 selected 2024 forecasts, with all but two below 40,000Tue Apr 15 2025 - 01:00
Trump tariffs: Why did he pause abruptly, what happens next and what does it mean for Ireland?Lengthy negotiations beckon after US president pauses most threatened reciprocal tariffs for 90 days Thu Apr 10 2025 - 11:55
