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‘No real evidence’ Occupied Territories Bill would cost Ireland dearly, Amnesty chief says

‘No real evidence’ Occupied Territories Bill would cost Ireland dearly, Amnesty chief says

Employers’ association head meanwhile criticises ‘moral positioning’ which will harm business

Thu Jul 17 2025 - 15:22
Grogan inquest: Coroner finds Tullamore farmer likely died from infection linked to cancer and treatment

Grogan inquest: Coroner finds Tullamore farmer likely died from infection linked to cancer and treatment

Joseph Grogan (75) married a day before death at home, inquest hears

Tue Jul 15 2025 - 19:43
Woman who suffered sustained bleeding after giving birth fails in High Court action

Woman who suffered sustained bleeding after giving birth fails in High Court action

Claim for damages against the Coombe hospital and the HSE dismissed

Mon Jul 14 2025 - 10:00
George Gibney’s extradition to Ireland on sex crime charges ordered by Florida judge

George Gibney’s extradition to Ireland on sex crime charges ordered by Florida judge

Former Irish swimming coach (77), who appeared in court using wheelchair, faces allegations of indecent assault and attempted rape

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 16:27
As a Labrador swam by me out to sea his owner said ‘I hope he doesn’t meet a seal’. I later learned why

As a Labrador swam by me out to sea his owner said ‘I hope he doesn’t meet a seal’. I later learned why

He seems to have an irrepressible urge to shepherd his owner back to shore

Thu Jul 03 2025 - 19:00
How DJ Carey went from superstar hurler to serial fraudster in spectacular downfall

How DJ Carey went from superstar hurler to serial fraudster in spectacular downfall

At a 2023 district court hearing, judge noted sporting legend appeared to have ‘no income whatsoever’

Thu Jul 03 2025 - 06:00
DJ Carey pleads guilty to defrauding people over cancer treatment claims

DJ Carey pleads guilty to defrauding people over cancer treatment claims

Former Kilkenny hurler pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 charges he was facing

Wed Jul 02 2025 - 11:18
GAA manager Rory Gallagher seeks damages from Jarlath Burns and the association over alleged defamation

GAA manager Rory Gallagher seeks damages from Jarlath Burns and the association over alleged defamation

Case against GAA and its president arises from controversy over coach’s proposed role with Naas club

Tue Jul 01 2025 - 16:37
Date in 2027 set for Catriona Carey money-laundering trial

Date in 2027 set for Catriona Carey money-laundering trial

Former hockey international also facing second set of charges along with brother Jack Carey

Mon Jun 30 2025 - 12:07
‘I don’t feel safe in the house’: Woman secures interim barring order against sexually abusive husband

‘I don’t feel safe in the house’: Woman secures interim barring order against sexually abusive husband

Mother tells Dublin District Family Court she still lets sons with drug addictions into her home because she feels sorry for them

Sun Jun 29 2025 - 06:00
‘Happiness shines through’: Thousands join Dublin Pride Parade

‘Happiness shines through’: Thousands join Dublin Pride Parade

Taoiseach walks at head of huge parade that made its noisy way from O’Connell Street to Merrion Square

Sat Jun 28 2025 - 16:50
Israeli businessman buys Ukrainian property formerly owned by Seán Quinn

Israeli businessman buys Ukrainian property formerly owned by Seán Quinn

Sale by IBRC said to have netted €40m-€50m for State-owned body into which Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide were subsumed

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
A guide to who owns St Stephen’s Green: from wealthy Irish families to private clubs

A guide to who owns St Stephen’s Green: from wealthy Irish families to private clubs

Historically linked to an anti-duelling group, Daniel O’Connell and the East India Company, today properties on ‘the Green’ house the offices of global corporations, an online retail giant and private clubs. Who owns them?

Sat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
Multinational nursing home operators do not deliver lower standards of care, says spokesman

Multinational nursing home operators do not deliver lower standards of care, says spokesman

Hiqa review last year did not express concern about care standards in homes run by corporate groups, says head of Nursing Homes Ireland

Fri Jun 06 2025 - 20:12
Businessman Colm Wu warned failure to comply with court orders can have ‘serious repercussions’

Businessman Colm Wu warned failure to comply with court orders can have ‘serious repercussions’

Commercial Court hears legal team representing Mr Wu was not being funded but money has since been paid

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 16:56
Denis Donaldson’s family urges inquiry into killing and ‘who may have pulled the strings’

Denis Donaldson’s family urges inquiry into killing and ‘who may have pulled the strings’

Statutory inquiry with ability to receive information from Northern Ireland needed, says family solicitor

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 06:30
Colm Keena on why it’s not the lyrics, it’s the  voice that casts the spell

Colm Keena on why it’s not the lyrics, it’s the voice that casts the spell

Opera singer Maria Callas had a far from perfect voice, but it was captivating

Mon Jun 02 2025 - 19:00
‘Tháinig ár lá’: Lawyers agree €100,000 damages award is undeniable win for Gerry Adams and republicanism generally

‘Tháinig ár lá’: Lawyers agree €100,000 damages award is undeniable win for Gerry Adams and republicanism generally

Dublin jury found BBC Northern Ireland programme Spotlight defamed former Sinn Féin leader in 2016

Sat May 31 2025 - 06:45
Awarding €100,000 to Gerry Adams is like spitting on the graves of those killed by IRA, says Austin Stack

Awarding €100,000 to Gerry Adams is like spitting on the graves of those killed by IRA, says Austin Stack

Austin Stack (56) was a teenager in 1983 when his father, Brian, was shot by the IRA

Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry Adams

BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry Adams

Former Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’

Sat May 31 2025 - 06:00
Adams took libel case to 'put manners on the BBC'

Adams took libel case to 'put manners on the BBC'

Ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been awarded €100,000 in damages after a jury found that the BBC defamed him in 2016. Video: Fiachra Gallagher/Colm Keena

Fri May 30 2025 - 13:24
Gardaí fear mother was held captive in Dublin ‘house of horrors’ for many years

Gardaí fear mother was held captive in Dublin ‘house of horrors’ for many years

Court hearing told daughter with severe difficulties needs care plan for when she ages out of childcare system

Wed May 28 2025 - 17:52
Gerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehog

Gerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehog

Former Sinn Féin president tells judge the IRA attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher was ‘legitimate’

Sat May 10 2025 - 06:00
Gerry Adams tells defamation trial he never joined the IRA

Gerry Adams tells defamation trial he never joined the IRA

Judge tells jury claims made in documentaries they are being shown may be relevant to the issue of Adams’s reputation

Tue May 06 2025 - 20:00
Gerry Adams vs the BBC: Dublin court recalls era when ‘the consequence for informing is death’

Gerry Adams vs the BBC: Dublin court recalls era when ‘the consequence for informing is death’

Jury in defamation action against the BBC shown documentary from 2016 that Adams claims ‘maliciously defamed’ him

Sat May 03 2025 - 06:00
Richard Satchwell trial hears gardaí in Youghal became increasingly suspicious during search for Tina Satchwell

Richard Satchwell trial hears gardaí in Youghal became increasingly suspicious during search for Tina Satchwell

Day two of trial as Satchwell denies murder of Tina Satchwell in their Co Cork home in 2017

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 19:15
Interpol being misused by China to target dissidents and others, ICIJ investigation finds

Interpol being misused by China to target dissidents and others, ICIJ investigation finds

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma was used to put pressure on Chinese businessman whose extradition was sought from France

Tue Apr 29 2025 - 05:00
Electricity grids designed so generators switch off when system loses synchronisation, expert explains

Electricity grids designed so generators switch off when system loses synchronisation, expert explains

Detailed study required before coming to definitive view on what happened in Spain and Portugal on Monday, says UCC professor

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 22:02
China exerts control from a nondescript office on Dublin’s Capel Street

China exerts control from a nondescript office on Dublin’s Capel Street

Running an authoritarian state means constantly having to ‘maintain tentacles everywhere’, said one China watcher

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 05:00
‘Corrosive and dishonest’: Investigation exposes China’s oppression of its emigrants

‘Corrosive and dishonest’: Investigation exposes China’s oppression of its emigrants

‘No such thing’ as China targeting dissidents outside its borders, says Chinese ambassador in Washington

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 05:00
China’s intimidation of an Irish citizen in Dublin: ‘I wanted to escape. It’s scary’

China’s intimidation of an Irish citizen in Dublin: ‘I wanted to escape. It’s scary’

One Irish citizen living in Dublin receives regular calls from the police in China and believes she is being monitored

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 05:00
Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland

Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland

Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state

Sun Apr 27 2025 - 20:22
Everyone wants to be in the loop. But what if there is no loop?

Everyone wants to be in the loop. But what if there is no loop?

In the Gospel According to Judas, the notorious traitor was in the loop and the other apostles weren’t

Sun Apr 27 2025 - 15:00
Michael D Higgins pays his respects to Pope Francis in Rome ahead of funeral

Michael D Higgins pays his respects to Pope Francis in Rome ahead of funeral

Pope Francis's funeral to be attended by heads of state from around the world

Fri Apr 25 2025 - 17:30
Dublin city councillor’s Clontarf home placed on market by receiver for €2.75m

Dublin city councillor’s Clontarf home placed on market by receiver for €2.75m

Dublin councillor Nial Ring's detached Victorian home was subject of several High Court actions, including one taken by his wife

Wed Apr 23 2025 - 20:02
Ryan Tubridy data request could reignite crisis and holds legal and reputational risks for RTÉ

Ryan Tubridy data request could reignite crisis and holds legal and reputational risks for RTÉ

Use of subject access requests, which originate in EU data protection law, is rapidly growing

Sat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly seek RTÉ files on 2023 crisis at a cost of €100,000 to broadcaster

Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly seek RTÉ files on 2023 crisis at a cost of €100,000 to broadcaster

Data access requests have already cost the broadcaster more than €100,000 as it worries about potential for fresh controversy

Sat Apr 19 2025 - 06:00
Inquiry into care of ‘Grace’ finds failings by health service and family who looked after her

Inquiry into care of ‘Grace’ finds failings by health service and family who looked after her

Commission criticises HSE and health board, but finds no evidence of abuse of woman who has intellectual disabilities

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 21:40
‘I’m from The Irish Times,’ I said. ‘This is massage parlour,’ she replied

‘I’m from The Irish Times,’ I said. ‘This is massage parlour,’ she replied

Colm Keena: My professional life has been spent wandering the city, poking into places I might not be welcome

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 18:59
Waystone Fund Management fine confirmed by High Court

Waystone Fund Management fine confirmed by High Court

Fund manager failed to response adquately to red flags and conflicts of interest, court told

Mon Mar 31 2025 - 17:05
Former Fianna Fáil fundraiser Des Richardson lived life to full, funeral told

Former Fianna Fáil fundraiser Des Richardson lived life to full, funeral told

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern among those in attendance at Mass for man associated with party’s ‘Galway tent’ years

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 16:02
Who is Kevin Phelan?

Who is Kevin Phelan?

Businessman was key figure in Moriarty tribunal’s lengthy investigation into financial links between Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien

Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:01
Key Moriarty tribunal figure Kevin Phelan being prosecuted for pension fraud in trial at Leeds court

Key Moriarty tribunal figure Kevin Phelan being prosecuted for pension fraud in trial at Leeds court

Northern Irish businessman pleads not guilty to ‘conspiracy to cheat’ over scheme offered to UK policyholders

Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
‘A guy who was well respected around town’: The catastrophic story of Custom House Capital and Harry Cassidy

‘A guy who was well respected around town’: The catastrophic story of Custom House Capital and Harry Cassidy

More than 1,500 high-net-worth individuals saw their pension plans upended by fraudulent activity of investment firm

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Burke family pays Facebook to promote its video of their Washington DC protest

Burke family pays Facebook to promote its video of their Washington DC protest

Family member Josiah Burke has spent more than €45,000 since April 2019 promoting family campaigns on Facebook, data shows

Sun Mar 16 2025 - 10:54
Israeli man spat at when confronted by two women in Dún Laoghaire bar, online footage shows

Israeli man spat at when confronted by two women in Dún Laoghaire bar, online footage shows

Gardaí investigating incident described by local mayor as ‘hateful and juvenile’

Sat Mar 15 2025 - 17:13
Fallon & Byrne co-founder Fiona McHugh had the great gift of optimism, husband tells funeral Mass in Dublin

Fallon & Byrne co-founder Fiona McHugh had the great gift of optimism, husband tells funeral Mass in Dublin

Former newspaper editor and retail businesswoman died in Dublin on Wednesday

Sat Mar 15 2025 - 14:07
‘I begged my parents to take me out of the school but they wouldn’t': Survivors on their abuse at the hands of Jesuits

‘I begged my parents to take me out of the school but they wouldn’t': Survivors on their abuse at the hands of Jesuits

Former pupils speak about abuse at Belvedere College in Dublin and Coláiste Iognáil in Galway

Sat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Clanwilliam Group signs sale agreement against backdrop of US court hearings over Lindberg fraud

Clanwilliam Group signs sale agreement against backdrop of US court hearings over Lindberg fraud

US court documents from 2023 refer to expected $415 million in proceeds from Clanwilliam sale

Fri Mar 14 2025 - 05:00
Dublin solicitor accused of helping couple hide cash during bankruptcy to take court challenge

Dublin solicitor accused of helping couple hide cash during bankruptcy to take court challenge

Anthony Joyce’s counsel called for process to stop and said his good name was being ‘traduced’

Thu Mar 13 2025 - 06:00
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