Dunphy denies 1978 tackle fuelled Noel King criticismPundit claims interim Republic of Ireland manager’s response to criticism was ‘intemperate’Thu Oct 17 2013 - 13:06
Report finds over 300 ‘living in slavery’ in IrelandGlobal slavery index says State is a ‘source’ and ‘transit’ country for victims of traffickingThu Oct 17 2013 - 10:52
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins Booker prize‘The Luminaries’ trumps Irish writer Colm Tóibín’s ‘The Testament of Mary’, his third nominationWed Oct 16 2013 - 07:51
More than €200m from lottery sale to be re-invested in range of State projectsHowlin indicates money will fund new national indoor sports arenaTue Oct 15 2013 - 19:53
Budget 2014: Government unveils raft of tax hikes, spending changesMeasures include the retention of reduced VAT rate for hospitality sectorTue Oct 15 2013 - 16:58
Ireland may not need precautionary credit to exit bailout, says RehnEconomic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner believes Dublin could exit on its ownFri Oct 11 2013 - 21:36
EU support for Ireland becomes sticking point in German coalition talksWorrying development for Dublin as SDP takes hardline with Merkel over Irish bank aidThu Oct 10 2013 - 20:24
A&L Goodbody loses out in lottery ‘conflict of interest’Legal firm advised winning consortium of Camelot and An Post on licence auctionThu Oct 10 2013 - 07:46
Kenya denies lobbying African states to quit Hague courtForeign minister plays down prospect of untied action over human rights courtWed Oct 09 2013 - 14:50
ESRI warns against budget adjustment of less than €3.1bnThink-tank delivers one of its most upbeat assessments on economyWed Oct 09 2013 - 08:38
Research on 'cell traffic' and disease wins Nobel PrizeUS and German researcher win 2013 prize in medicineMon Oct 07 2013 - 15:08
Rehab mounts legal challenge to National Lottery’s monopoly statusCharity group lodges legal papers with the High Court after An Post and UK operator Camelot unveiled as preferred bidders for new licenceSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:00
An Post and Camelot to run lottery after €405m bidJoint bid ahead of €300m industry estimates for new licence but short of €500m touted in political circlesFri Oct 04 2013 - 07:55
€405 million price tag seems to vindicate State’s strategic approach to ‘privatising’ National LotteryRevised contract terms are designed to give the next lottery operators greater flexibility to operate onlineFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:07
Government gets boost from exchequer dataTax revenues almost exactly on target, while spending below expectationsThu Oct 03 2013 - 01:00
Noonan says adjustment will be ‘somewhat less’ than €3.1bnTax revenues up 2.9%, exchequer returns showWed Oct 02 2013 - 16:54
Live Register numbers fall again in SeptemberLatest CSO figures suggest unemployment rate is now 13.3 per centWed Oct 02 2013 - 15:10
Tunisia’s Islamist-led government agrees to resignMove paves way for an independent transitional administrationSat Sept 28 2013 - 14:01
Ctrl+Alt+Del command was a mistake, admits GatesOdd combination of key strokes was not well thought out, Microsoft founder admitsFri Sept 27 2013 - 14:16
More austerity may cripple Irish economy, ex-IMF official warnsProfessor Ashoka Mody says Ireland needs new jolt of growthWed Sept 25 2013 - 11:14
The firms thought to be in the runningJoint bid by An Post and its cash-rich neighbour in the UK will be hard to beatSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Bid for lottery appears to have attracted three big hittersAn Post facing serious competitionSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Price controversy fuels argument against saleGovernment likely to earn €200-€300m from sale of lotterySat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Dublin Port to gift part of Bull Island back to local communityCompany’s new regeneration plan for port remains subject to planning permissionWed Sept 18 2013 - 16:22
Watch: eagle in flight video proves YouTube hitFootage shot from lightweight camera mounted on eagle flying over ChamonixWed Sept 18 2013 - 13:16
Non-aligned TDs to be allowed Dáil speaking timeDeputies to be incorporated in the rotation of Dáil speakersWed Sept 18 2013 - 11:22
Kenny warns of ‘tough Budget’ regardless of adjustment sizeTaoiseach plays down talk of Coalition tensions over scale of cutbacksTue Sept 17 2013 - 12:54
Cost of lottery licence questionedGaming analyst suggests the forecast figure of €400-€500 million is unrealisticTue Sept 17 2013 - 07:44
Night time kayak patrols aim to catch poachersUse of covert cameras in known poaching hotspots proving very successfulMon Sept 16 2013 - 18:50
Kilkenny builder killed in nail gun accidentVictim had been trying to repair gun when it accidently firedMon Sept 16 2013 - 16:13
Petroneft production ‘steady’ at 2,500 barrels a dayIrish exploration firm releases operations update prior to AGMWed Sept 11 2013 - 16:42
Shipping activity surges to its highest level since 2008Increased imports of animal feed coincides with fodder crisisWed Sept 11 2013 - 13:57
Will it be third-time lucky for Tóibín?Irish writer makes Man Booker shortlist again as McCann and Ryan lose outTue Sept 10 2013 - 16:20
Gilmore hardens stance on €3.1 billion budget adjustment planTánaiste acknowledges next month’s budget will be ‘tough’, but insists it will be ‘fair’Tue Sept 10 2013 - 11:59
Lenihan ‘shed tears’ over budgetary cuts, says sonLate minister for finance was deeply affected by financial hardship being suffered around himMon Sept 09 2013 - 17:00
Restaurateurs plan nationwide lobby to keep lower VAT rateReduced tax was introduced in 2011 in bid to boost recession-hit hospitality sectorMon Sept 09 2013 - 13:14
TDs and Senators run up €1,500 bar tab on ‘Lapgate’ nightPoliticians take advantage of Dáil bar’s liberal opening hours during abortion debateFri Sept 06 2013 - 17:01
Young and middle-aged men still dominate suicide statsLatest official figures show slight fall-off in suicide and self-harm ratesFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:21
Alcohol has ‘enormous bearing’ on suicide and self-harm rates, says LynchMinister suggests vested interests resisting change in the area of alcohol reformFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
Study of Cork suicide cases reveals over 40% of victims had worked in constructionReport by the Suicide Support and Information System also pinpointed two clusters of suicide in the regionThu Sept 05 2013 - 22:01
Poor hygiene down to resources, says Beaumont consultantHiqa report claims patient safety put at risk by less-than-optimal standardsThu Sept 05 2013 - 15:25
Rat and mouse poisons devastating Irish barn owlStudy of carcasses shows over 85 per cent had traces of common rodenticidesThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
ECB expected to keep interest rates on holdIrish jobless total falls by 3,400 in August as euro zone emerges from recessionThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Positive economic data fuel hopes of economic recoveryUnemployment rate drops again as services sector growth hits six-year highWed Sept 04 2013 - 11:20
Activity in Irish services sector grows at fastest rate since 2007Good summer weather and further sign of upswing in economy boost numbersWed Sept 04 2013 - 09:10
Almost €1 billion wiped off value of Ryanair sharesAirline spooks markets by issuing surprise profit warningWed Sept 04 2013 - 08:06
‘We may still have the verse but a lovely man has left us’Hundreds sign book of condolences for Heaney in DublinMon Sept 02 2013 - 18:16
‘Don’t be afraid’ - funeral told of Heaney ’s last wordsHundreds of figures from worlds of arts, entertainment and politics attend moving Dublin serviceMon Sept 02 2013 - 08:56
Have your say: what did Heaney mean to you?As tributes flood in, we’d like to know your experience of the writer’s workFri Aug 30 2013 - 17:23
New ‘virtual’ cancer research centre establishedNational Cancer Research Centre of Ireland is intended to facilitate high quality researchFri Aug 23 2013 - 18:22
