Four times more short-term lets than private rentals available Number of short-term lets outnumbers long-term rentals by four to one, Threshold claimsFri Mar 13 2026 - 06:01
Housing planning permissions increased last year following significant dip in 2024Permission was given for 20,615 houses, which was the highest number since 2009Thu Mar 12 2026 - 16:53
War will end when Trump deems Iran in place of ‘unconditional surrender’‘Most intense day of strikes’ yet, says Hegseth, as death toll from Iran war ‘nears 1,900’Tue Mar 10 2026 - 22:25
No criminal case against Michael Lowry over Moriarty tribunal findingsPolitician’s statement criticises ‘flawed report’ for depriving him of ability to defend attacks on reputationTue Mar 10 2026 - 21:28
Provisional liquidator appointed to major carrot producer unable to pay debtsCourt hears Co Kilkenny company produces 12 per cent of Ireland’s carrots, as well as parsnips and daffodilsTue Mar 10 2026 - 00:15
Tenant threatened to murder landlord and her children, RTB told during eviction hearingTribunal directs tenants to pay €3,150 in rent arrears and €2,500 damages for breach of obligationsSat Mar 07 2026 - 14:38
Iran’s president rejects Trump demand for ‘unconditional surrender’Masoud Pezeshkian apologises for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, but Iranian fire targets Gulf states on SaturdaySat Mar 07 2026 - 08:37
Dublin solicitor Ivor Fitzpatrick died without making a will, leaving estate of €46m Property developer and lawyer worked with some of Ireland’s most prominent businessmenSat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
A shared image of abuse, missed exams and a university under fire: the student and UCDStudents protest in support of young woman who has criticised university’s response to sharing of images after her alleged assaultSat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
Couple agree to dismantle unauthorised cabins after being warned of potential imprisonmentJudge welcomes progress, having previously told Frank Gaynor to bring toothbrush to court Fri Mar 06 2026 - 16:26
Land Development Agency issued 423 rent reviews to cost-rental tenants in last six monthsSinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin says LDA should not proceed with rent increases, as they will ‘add financial hardship to existing tenants’Fri Mar 06 2026 - 06:00
Renter’s recordings of ticking clock and dog barking fail to prove noise disturbanceResidential Tenancies Board finds eviction notice issued to Tadeusz Mirocha was invalidThu Mar 05 2026 - 19:13
Large crowd attends UCD protest after ‘nude, bruised’ image of student sharedUniversity says it stands with its students in support of victims of sexual violenceWed Mar 04 2026 - 17:58
Landlord accused of evicting family while wielding hammer denies ‘outrageous’ claimsJudge notes how alleged eviction occurred just before new rent rules came into forceWed Mar 04 2026 - 07:00
Landlord evicted family of eight while wielding hammer, court toldCircumstances of case, as alleged by tenant, ‘appalling’, says judge Tue Mar 03 2026 - 07:00
Court orders further postponement of Seamus Culleton’s deportation from USIrishman has been detained in a facility in El Paso, Texas Mon Mar 02 2026 - 18:13
Transfer of Enoch Burke to Castlerea Prison has ‘no basis in law’, brother claimsNo actual evidence before court that jailed teacher had been moved from Mountjoy Prison, judge saysMon Mar 02 2026 - 15:31
‘A slap in the face for students’: What will new rent rules mean for tenants?Significant overhaul of private rent control system will take force on Sunday, affecting all new tenanciesSun Mar 01 2026 - 06:00
Ireland’s largest corporate landlord clarifies potential rent rises following Dáil row over new rulesOpposition claims corporate landlords can ‘jack up rents’ under new rent rulesThu Feb 26 2026 - 16:43
Judicial review reforms raise ‘serious’ concerns over access to justice, say barristersLimitations imposed by Civil Reform Bill go ‘far beyond restrictions’ in similar jurisdictionsThu Feb 26 2026 - 15:42
‘It is money talking’: Rathgar has mixed views on Kenilworth Square planHigh Court granted temporary injunction preventing St Mary’s College from felling trees for sporting facility constructionThu Feb 26 2026 - 10:00
Rathgar residents urged to ‘calm down’ as judge orders school not to fell treesHigh Court hears locals will seek to appeal rejection of their case to Court of Appeal and Supreme CourtWed Feb 25 2026 - 17:01
Dramatic decline in social homes bought second-hand by councils in 2025 Figures ‘demonstrate’ Coalition ‘slashed funding for vital homeless prevention schemes’, says Sinn FéinTue Feb 24 2026 - 10:00
About 67 drivers a day caught using mobile phones last yearGarda provisional crime statistics show significant rise in fixed charge notices issued for motoring offences last yearMon Feb 23 2026 - 00:01
John Magnier drops plan to appeal Barne Estate ruling for ‘pragmatic’ reasonsBillionaire businessman ‘resolutely maintains’ position at trial and ‘at all times acted in absolute good faith’, says statementThu Feb 19 2026 - 23:06
State must pay €9,500 and €6,000 to two asylum seekers left homeless upon arrival in IrelandSome 50 similar claims have been made by other men who were not provided with accommodation after seeking international protectionThu Feb 19 2026 - 15:35
U2 song protests killing of Renée Good by US Ice agent in politically charged new releaseRecord due to be released on February 24th, the fourth anniversary of the invasion of UkraineWed Feb 18 2026 - 17:01
RTÉ’s Siptu members vote overwhelmingly to reject management transformation planStrategy was unveiled in June 2024 by director general Kevin Bakhurst amid plummeting licence fee revenuesWed Feb 18 2026 - 14:28
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban‘Digital wallet’ for age verification to be trialled as online safety becomes priority for EU presidencyWed Feb 18 2026 - 06:00
Ban on scramblers in public places expected in ‘matter of weeks’, Darragh O’Brien confirms‘I am so happy my little girl did not die in vain’, says mother of Grace Lynch, after meeting MinisterTue Feb 17 2026 - 22:43
Co Cork again the biggest winner in €718m regional and local roads budgetGrants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this yearTue Feb 17 2026 - 19:11
Nikita Hand welcomes Supreme Court decision to reject Conor McGregor’s appeal bidCourt refuses to hear appeals from fighter and his friend James LawrenceThu Dec 04 2025 - 18:51
Irish woman in Australia ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling on citizenship for non-biological children‘Ms X’ says decision a ‘double-edged sword’ as it confirms her children were treated unequallyTue Apr 29 2025 - 08:41
High Court president has misgivings over having to transfer wards of courts to new decision-making systemArrangements for more than 1,400 vulnerable adults yet to be switched over despite law change and approaching deadlineMon Mar 10 2025 - 06:00
High Court rejects environmental group’s challenge to Government’s 2023 climate planMr Justice Richard Humphreys said the 2023 plan contains ‘considerably more detail’ than a 2020 versionFri Feb 07 2025 - 19:39
BOC, NAC and SMBC join Avolon in settling Irish cases over planes seized in RussiaFinancial terms of the various settlements are not knownFri Feb 07 2025 - 13:04
Government to contest ‘simplistic but false’ claims by Sinn Féin TD in ‘super junior’ challengeRossa Fanning said ‘prompt’ resolution of the case is in the public interestTue Feb 04 2025 - 11:55
Provisional liquidators appointed to Irish arm of e-commerce firm Digital River Firm petitioned the High Court for the appointments on Friday as it said it is cash flow insolvent and cannot secure funding from alternative lendersFri Jan 31 2025 - 18:16
Teenager who smoked heroin daily now drug-free after time in secure State care Boy approaching adulthood expresses gratitude at being given another chance, court hearsFri Jan 31 2025 - 15:43
Boy hearing voices telling him to harm others is deteriorating while awaiting secure State place, court hearsJudge says failure to address the situation for years is a ‘disgrace’Thu Jan 30 2025 - 17:46
High Court permits Sinn Féin TD to pursue challenge to super junior minister appointmentsThe case taken by Pa Daly points to article 28 of the Constitution, which limits the number of government members to 15Wed Jan 29 2025 - 15:33
Preschool operating within halting site had to close due to ‘unacceptable threats’High Court appoints liquidator to company behind former north Dublin operationTue Jan 28 2025 - 19:28
Supreme Court dismisses man’s bid to overturn €11.4 million judgmentThe five-judge court said John Kelly failed to raise arguments about credit servicing before the High CourtTue Jan 28 2025 - 17:02
Sinn Féin TD launches challenge to ‘super junior’ ministers attending cabinet meetingsKerry TD Patrick (Pa) Daly seeking an ‘urgent’ hearing of his High Court applicationTue Jan 28 2025 - 13:55
Supreme Court finds in favour of woman alleging Tusla in contempt of court over detention of teenager in secure careSupreme Court allows appeal by mother of boy who was at ‘grave risk’ in community while awaiting secure care placeMon Jan 27 2025 - 17:15
Prayer group representative says it will end ‘illegal’ church sit-in after 23 daysThe Abbey House Prayer Group’s chairman said they accept they have been conducting an “illegal sit-in”Thu Jan 23 2025 - 17:56
Young woman sues in High Court over school yard trip when aged 10Amanda Shakira Dinnegan was racing several classmates when she fell and struck her elbowThu Jan 23 2025 - 17:24
Planning exemption for conversion of Dublin 4 office into asylum-seeker housing challengedCo Louth-based John Conway wants High Court to strike down Dublin City Council’s decisionWed Jan 22 2025 - 17:33
Woman (80s) receives hospital apology for perforation of throat during procedureSligo University Hospital apologised and acknowledged the perforation has had a “life-changing” effect on Kathleen HealyTue Jan 21 2025 - 18:29
Attorney General could apply to sequester Enoch Burke’s assets on foot of court fines, judge toldHigh Court heard the teacher has reattended at St Wilson’s Hospital School since it reopened after ChristmasTue Jan 21 2025 - 16:35
