New legal framework considered for sports clubs, religious groups, NGOs and political partiesLaw Reform Commission will not recommend compulsory incorporation for civil society groupsMon Mar 27 2023 - 02:01
Proposed legal changes affecting sports clubs and residents’ associations spark public interestMembers can end up being liable for debts incurred by unincorporated associations, warns former chief justiceMon Mar 27 2023 - 00:01
‘A bit untouchable’: How the Christian Brothers make it very difficult to bring them to courtClaimants have to serve papers on hundreds of Brothers because the congregation chooses not to appoint a nomineeSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Pressure on hospitals eases as HSE makes preparations for busy St Patrick’s weekendTrolleys on wards is completely contrary to best practice, says head of Nurses and Midwives organisationThu Mar 16 2023 - 18:43
Pressure on hospital system as HSE prepares for St Patrick’s weekendLatest trolley numbers indicate increasing demand while University Hospital Limerick suspends non-urgent surgeriesWed Mar 15 2023 - 21:23
Methods to bring down drones needed until full regulations in place, expert says Factory-installed limits on access to protected zones, custodial sentences and legal changes to permit hijacking of drones among vital measures called for to curb aerial threat to safety, privacy and flightsFri Mar 03 2023 - 19:37
Response to Wexford hospital fire shows staff were well trained, says expertCritical element of fire safety in buildings is that staff conduct regular exercises, says former Dublin Fire Brigade officerThu Mar 02 2023 - 18:46
Denis O’Brien profile: high-flying career hits fresh turbulenceThe telecoms magnate is expected to lose control of Digicel, his Caribbean telecoms groupWed Mar 01 2023 - 17:09
HSE to develop new plan for the treatment of gender dysphoriaMajor new initiative to involve international longitudinal study and effort to create entirely domestic serviceSat Feb 25 2023 - 17:33
Long-time Sinn Féin director of finance facing unwelcome scrutiny over party moneyEx-IRA member Des Mackin has had personal business interests stretching from rental properties and pubs to an amusement arcadeFri Feb 24 2023 - 18:00
Far right spreading of misinformation an ‘emergency’, politicians tell Oireachtas committeeTidy Towns groups praised as ‘most active’ anti-far right organisation because of their welcoming attitude towards asylum seekersTue Feb 21 2023 - 19:48
Husband of Mary Lou McDonald files legal action against Shane RossMartin Lanigan threatened legal action last year following the publication of biography of Sinn Fein leaderTue Feb 21 2023 - 13:17
Commercial property market faces into winter, but will it be a big freeze?The sector is dealing with a double whammy of an economic downturn and changes in working patternsFri Feb 17 2023 - 05:00
New law to tighten rules on Irish limited partnerships used by Russian investorsThese partnership had been marketed to investors in Russia and former Soviet republics as having the benefits of offshore companiesTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Dublin Airport to install more noise-measuring stations amid controversy over flight pathsCouncil meeting told residents are losing faith in its determination to enforce planning conditionsMon Feb 13 2023 - 21:00
Rents jumped 13.7% nationwide last year, according to Daft.ie report All parts of country showing significant year-on-year increases in open market rentsMon Feb 13 2023 - 00:39
MTU data appears on dark web after cyber attackUniversity will open as planned on Monday with classes to operate in line with existing schedulesSun Feb 12 2023 - 22:14
Serving member of Defence Forces dies in parachuting incident in SpainDepartment of Foreign Affairs aware of the case and ready to provide consular assistanceSun Feb 12 2023 - 20:00
Head of UK review into gender identity services holds ‘informative discussion’ with HSEDr Hilary Cass part of meeting on ' challenges in developing a gender service in Ireland’, health service saysSat Feb 11 2023 - 17:30
Ireland being used by Predator spyware group to avoid tax, claims Dutch MEPFear that Ireland at risk of becoming a ‘haven’ for companies involved in the sale of spyware to countries with a history of human rights abusesFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
NCT test delays to be eased with extra resources, Ryan informedTransport document notes new bus routes will prioritise remote rural areas with Ukrainian refugeesTue Feb 07 2023 - 20:03
Ireland enters top 10 of countries seen as having least public corruption, index suggestsReport from Transparency International finds western Europe perceived as least corrupt region in worldTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Horse Racing Ireland criticised over transparency issues by Dáil committeeReport to draw attention to slow installation of CCTV at racecourses, deemed necessary to protect sport’s integritySun Jan 29 2023 - 17:33
Controversial spyware technology group with links to Ireland to be investigated by Justice CommitteeGovernment has not said if it has used software that turns people’s phones into spying devicesSun Jan 29 2023 - 15:31
‘We hacked the hackers’: Gardaí part of international police operation to thwart cyber crime group Firms based in Ireland were given ‘decryption keys’ by police to allow them frustrate ransomware attacksFri Jan 27 2023 - 16:13
Calls for Bahrain to be pressed to release human rights activist Former employee of Dublin-based Front Line Defenders is serving life sentence for taking part in protestsWed Jan 25 2023 - 14:35
Department of Education removes recognition of post primary parent representative organisationNPCPP failed to engage with governance review and funding has been suspended, Department saidTue Jan 24 2023 - 22:41
New judge appointed to the High CourtMícheál P O’Higgins, a former chairman of the Bar Council, recently represented former Irish Nationwide chief Michael FingletonTue Jan 24 2023 - 16:58
Oireachtas committee wants inquiry into alleged pollution of Castlecomer farmAgriculture Committee to discuss next step after being advised it cannot launch an inquiryMon Jan 16 2023 - 06:00
Motorists entitled to free NCT tests over delays, but none have been offered, TD saysDelays of up to four months in some test centres mean the law may have to be amendedSun Jan 15 2023 - 18:11
‘Kraken’ subvariant of Covid virus could lead to ‘substantial increase’ in case numbersNew version of the virus likely to become dominant one in EU in next few weeksFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:14
Seán Binder case: Some charges against Irish aid worker dropped in Greek trialUN human rights office says the case had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the regionFri Jan 13 2023 - 11:45
Possibility of rocket debris from satellite launch off Irish coast triggers alert Low probability for vehicle to produce dangerous debris if ‘mishap were to occur’, says Department of TransportMon Jan 09 2023 - 16:38
‘I’ve not done anything wrong’: Enoch Burke spends day in corridor of Wilson’s Hospital SchoolSuspended teacher said he was ‘awaiting reinstatement’ to his position despite court order to stay away pending disciplinary hearingFri Jan 06 2023 - 18:34
Health insurers approving small but steady number of gender-affirming surgery casesVHI has approved fewer than 25 over the past three yearsFri Jan 06 2023 - 06:14
Spyware business with Irish links ‘has not sought’ to export product from Ireland Firm produces software that can take over microphone and camera on mobile phone and turn it into surveillance deviceFri Jan 06 2023 - 05:28
Moore Street buildings subject of proceedings lodged against Dublin City Council Hammerson subsidiary challenges council decision to list buildings with links to Easter RisingThu Jan 05 2023 - 05:00
Galway SocDems councillor Owen Hanley resigns following allegations Party says statutory authorities were notified as soon as it became aware of the claims against himWed Jan 04 2023 - 14:38
Arrows shot into sea from Hook Head lighthouse in ancient ritualDunbrody Archers fire into water on New Year’s Day in tradition dating from 17th centurySun Jan 01 2023 - 19:00
Irish people born on New Year’s Day 1973 asked to get in contactPlans for a gathering to celebrate the pivotal moment when Ireland joined the then European Economic Community 50 years agoFri Dec 30 2022 - 18:34
Volunteer from Cork facing charges in Greece linked to migrant search and rescue work in AegeanSean Binder says having the possibility of jail hanging over him is 'deeply frightening'Thu Dec 29 2022 - 17:21
House prices fall slightly in Dublin city as interest rates and energy costs bite Last quarter figures for 2022 show ‘less frenzied’ market for semi-detached homesTue Dec 27 2022 - 15:58
Mask wearing urged on public transport as country faces potential ‘respiratory virus storm’Chief Medical Officer also encourages mask wearing at religious services over ChristmasWed Dec 21 2022 - 16:37
2022 worst year on record for hospital overcrowding as flu and Covid put system under pressureLatest figures show 118,662 patients have been without a hospital bed so far this yearWed Dec 21 2022 - 13:53
Over 67,000 people have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine since war beganNumbers coming here grow by more than 1,000 per week, according to CSO dataMon Dec 19 2022 - 13:58
Trinity College Dublin to consult islanders on skulls stolen from Inishbofin in 1890 Thirteen skulls taken from island’s St Colman’s Abbey by British anthropologist and Irish medical studentWed Dec 14 2022 - 18:03
State should take equity stake in houses built by housing bodies, committee toldHousing body executive says mixed schemes are rejected because of view that ‘private developers are bad people’Tue Dec 13 2022 - 18:47
IRA should not have ‘harmed’ any member of An Garda Síochána, says Sinn Féin leaderMary Lou McDonald offers ‘heartfelt apology’ to all those harmed by republicans during the TroublesSat Dec 10 2022 - 16:32
‘Hopeless’ hundred in Direct Provision in Co Clare spend third night in sub-zero conditionsAsylum seekers left in tents in sub-zero temperatures, flights cancelled and drivers warnedSat Dec 10 2022 - 14:52
Dáil housing motion forces Minister to cut short trip to Cop15 biodiversity talksMinister was due to lead Irish team during final days of UN summit but will be in Montreal for less than 48 hoursSat Dec 10 2022 - 14:38
