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Elon Musk’s Irish X unit pays €680m dividend last year despite huge losses

Elon Musk’s Irish X unit pays €680m dividend last year despite huge losses

Irish arm of X company records pre-tax loss of €240m in 2024

Wed May 20 2026 - 16:32
Six appeals lodged against Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre plans

Six appeals lodged against Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre plans

An Taisce and Ronan Group among objectors to €100m Dublin retail redevelopment

Tue May 19 2026 - 16:06
Widow loses €1.7m tax battle with Revenue over company share sale

Widow loses €1.7m tax battle with Revenue over company share sale

Woman had claimed no capital gains tax liability from sale of company shareholding

Mon May 18 2026 - 15:04
Teen in Tusla care put together fake ‘sawn-off shotgun’ and frightened staff, court hears

Teen in Tusla care put together fake ‘sawn-off shotgun’ and frightened staff, court hears

Judge says scenario is ‘untenable ... extremely volatile’ and potentially dangerous for the child

Sat May 16 2026 - 11:00
Firm behind Dublin’s Weston Airport posts loss of €1.27m following fire

Firm behind Dublin’s Weston Airport posts loss of €1.27m following fire

Investors including John Collison bought the airport in 2021

Fri May 15 2026 - 16:13
Couple object to Amazon subsea cable plan linking Ireland to US

Couple object to Amazon subsea cable plan linking Ireland to US

West Cork pair lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála over plans for landing station

Thu May 14 2026 - 17:18
Objection puts brakes on plan for 562 apartments on former Jesuit site in Milltown

Objection puts brakes on plan for 562 apartments on former Jesuit site in Milltown

Residents association on Ranelagh street behind site lodge appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanala over €356m scheme

Tue May 12 2026 - 17:34
New plans lodged for Killiney site following objections by U2 members’ wives

New plans lodged for Killiney site following objections by U2 members’ wives

An Coimisiún Pleanála had upheld refusal for four ‘very large’ houses after Ali Hewson and others lodged objections

Tue May 12 2026 - 17:17
Drunk driver who killed cyclist while her two children were in car jailed for four years

Drunk driver who killed cyclist while her two children were in car jailed for four years

Saoirse Lillis McMahon had ‘cocktail’ of drugs in her system and an open bottle of wine in passenger seat

Tue May 12 2026 - 16:25
Consultants to oversee RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal funds distribution set to cost €855,000

Consultants to oversee RTÉ Late Late Toy Show appeal funds distribution set to cost €855,000

Since 2020, the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised more than €31m in public donations for charities and community groups across Ireland

Mon May 11 2026 - 17:27
Company behind St Patrick’s Day festival hit with €448,000 VAT bill

Company behind St Patrick’s Day festival hit with €448,000 VAT bill

VAT bill came after Revenue intervention

Fri May 08 2026 - 18:58
Wind farm developer spent €50m on abandoned offshore project

Wind farm developer spent €50m on abandoned offshore project

Sceirde Rocks €1.4bn 30-turbine plan off Carna in Galway was designed to deliver capacity to power 350,000 homes

Fri May 08 2026 - 14:53
Early trial date for man (95) charged with historic indecent assaults on child

Early trial date for man (95) charged with historic indecent assaults on child

Alleged offences occurred between 1978 and 1980 at an address in Ennis, Co Clare

Fri May 08 2026 - 14:46
Profits drop at firm behind Quirke casino business

Profits drop at firm behind Quirke casino business

Carlton Entertainment Property sees earnings fall even as sales pop

Thu May 07 2026 - 16:29
Legal spending by Office of the Planning Regulator jumped 46% last year

Legal spending by Office of the Planning Regulator jumped 46% last year

OPR spent nearly €700,000 on legal fees in 2025

Wed May 06 2026 - 16:03
Losses mount at Lough Erne Resort as owner continues multimillion-pound revamp

Losses mount at Lough Erne Resort as owner continues multimillion-pound revamp

Fermanagh lakeside venue saw pretax losses increase by 8% to €1.92m, according to figures just filed at Companies House

Wed May 06 2026 - 15:04
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre €100m revamp erases building’s character - objector

Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre €100m revamp erases building’s character - objector

Save Stephen’s Green campaign lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála on back of 24,000-signature petition

Tue May 05 2026 - 17:30
Plans to be lodged for 223-bedroom hotel in Rathmines

Plans to be lodged for 223-bedroom hotel in Rathmines

Beresford Street scheme in Dublin 7 featuring 267-bedroom hotel and 191 apartments also given go-ahead

Tue May 05 2026 - 16:10
Pretax profit more than doubles at DID Electrical

Pretax profit more than doubles at DID Electrical

Boost comes from new outlet in Limerick

Mon May 04 2026 - 15:36
Plans lodged for hotel and student beds at Phibsborough Shopping Centre

Plans lodged for hotel and student beds at Phibsborough Shopping Centre

Developer seeks permission for 150-bed hotel and 411-space student scheme along with residential and retail units

Thu Apr 30 2026 - 15:46
Maynooth University pays €47,000 tax bill over college president’s accommodation

Maynooth University pays €47,000 tax bill over college president’s accommodation

College’s 2025 annual report says university under-estimated benefit-in-kind tax liability for housing provided to Eeva Leinonen

Wed Apr 29 2026 - 20:07
Teenager who carried out ‘horrific’ knife attack given 22-month detention order

Teenager who carried out ‘horrific’ knife attack given 22-month detention order

Victim required 80 stitches for his wounds, which included 15cm slash to his head and ear

Wed Apr 29 2026 - 20:00
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre revamp stalled by Athlone-based objector

Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre revamp stalled by Athlone-based objector

Oliver Donoghue lodges appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála against Dublin City Council’s decision to approve plans

Tue Apr 28 2026 - 15:07
Losses increase at Brown Bag Films, in part due to redundancy costs

Losses increase at Brown Bag Films, in part due to redundancy costs

Film company posted losses last year of just under €6.1m

Mon Apr 27 2026 - 17:43
Award-winning artist wins tax appeal

Award-winning artist wins tax appeal

Tax Appeals Commission found Sound Bath by Muireann Nic Cába meets criteria for qualifying for artists’ exemption

Mon Apr 27 2026 - 14:09
Beyond our control to restore fortunes of protected snail, Trump Doonbeg operator says

Beyond our control to restore fortunes of protected snail, Trump Doonbeg operator says

Council granted permission for ballroom but with condition about tiny mollusc’s status

Fri Apr 24 2026 - 15:44
Revamp of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre gets go-ahead

Revamp of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre gets go-ahead

Permission granted after revised plans were lodged for its main entrance

Thu Apr 23 2026 - 19:03
Profits rise at Vogue Williams business

Profits rise at Vogue Williams business

Podcaster and TV host sees profits jump nearly €700,000

Thu Apr 23 2026 - 13:29
Dublin’s Conrad Hotel given clearance for big expansion

Dublin’s Conrad Hotel given clearance for big expansion

Dublin City Council signs off on plans to add 192 hotel rooms

Wed Apr 22 2026 - 14:48
Plans to turn former Ballsbridge Post Office into bar restaurant approved

Plans to turn former Ballsbridge Post Office into bar restaurant approved

Dublin City Council to permit conversion of former post office

Tue Apr 21 2026 - 16:47
Dublin council rejects plan to convert Adelaide Road office for international protection applicants

Dublin council rejects plan to convert Adelaide Road office for international protection applicants

Short-term hostel was proposed by Peachport, which has earned millions from emergency accommodation contracts

Mon Apr 20 2026 - 17:23
Top 10 unpublished tax settlements in 2025 yielded €240.47m for exchequer

Top 10 unpublished tax settlements in 2025 yielded €240.47m for exchequer

Top 10 unpublished settlements yield €240m, a 43% increase on 2024

Mon Apr 20 2026 - 15:06
IDA Ireland bought nine sites for foreign companies for €32.9m in 2025

IDA Ireland bought nine sites for foreign companies for €32.9m in 2025

Agency in charge of foreign direct investment bought seven sites across Leinster and two in Cork last year

Fri Apr 17 2026 - 14:35
Donnybrook pub appeals rejection of awning over beer garden

Donnybrook pub appeals rejection of awning over beer garden

Council turns down application for retention on noise grounds after hearing the awning greatly increases pub’s size

Thu Apr 16 2026 - 16:20
Cairn Homes applies to build 715 new homes in west Dublin

Cairn Homes applies to build 715 new homes in west Dublin

Developer puts indicative price of €73.9m on 142 homes tagged for social housing

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 15:04
Farmer growing 70% of Irish broccoli says solar farms threaten food security

Farmer growing 70% of Irish broccoli says solar farms threaten food security

Plan for 140MW solar farm on 338 acres in Kildare is sited on ‘some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in Ireland’

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 16:59
Hollybrook New Homes takes €25m charge

Hollybrook New Homes takes €25m charge

Accounts show a €24.9 million non-cash impairment charge ‘relating to a development site that was rezoned’

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 17:13
Farmer loses €1.5m green diesel tax battle with Revenue

Farmer loses €1.5m green diesel tax battle with Revenue

Unnamed farmer, haulier and agricultural contractor had appealed Revenue bill tied to sale of green diesel

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 15:11
Garda fined almost €10,000 for disciplinary breach

Garda fined almost €10,000 for disciplinary breach

Number of members suspended last year increased to 42, with representative body claiming sanction has become a ‘go-to’ tool

Sat Apr 11 2026 - 12:11
Healthy teenager must spend weekend in hospital due to fuel protests

Healthy teenager must spend weekend in hospital due to fuel protests

Gardaí unable to transport 14-year-old boy to Tusla emergency accommodation in Dublin due to motorway disruption

Fri Apr 10 2026 - 18:46
Property investor loses €400,000 tax appeal

Property investor loses €400,000 tax appeal

Tax Appeals Commission rules investor should pay CGT bill after dispute

Fri Apr 10 2026 - 16:25
Lahinch Golf Club hikes green fees by 20% for visitors

Lahinch Golf Club hikes green fees by 20% for visitors

Staging Walker Cup match in September will leave €600,000 hole in club’s income, members are told

Fri Apr 10 2026 - 15:26
Director pay nears €15m at Ward & Burke

Director pay nears €15m at Ward & Burke

Galway-based construction firm sees pretax profits jump 16.5%

Thu Apr 09 2026 - 16:00
New roller coasters deliver for Emerald Park with 24% jump in profits

New roller coasters deliver for Emerald Park with 24% jump in profits

Meath amusement park directors say they plan further expansion with new attractions

Thu Apr 09 2026 - 14:53
Conor McGregor seeks permission to complete €3m Kildare home extension

Conor McGregor seeks permission to complete €3m Kildare home extension

Architect says latest application mirrors 2022 approval for property

Wed Apr 08 2026 - 20:33
Emergency accommodation provider looks to turn office block into hostel accommodation

Emergency accommodation provider looks to turn office block into hostel accommodation

Local residents in Dublin 2 call on planners to turn down application from company they say operates direct provision services

Tue Apr 07 2026 - 17:31
Michael Healy-Rae property business got €113,000 from State for housing Ukrainians last year

Michael Healy-Rae property business got €113,000 from State for housing Ukrainians last year

Junior Minister’s Roughty Properties has received €1.33m since late 2022 for accommodating refugees at Tralee property

Mon Apr 06 2026 - 16:51
Waterford builders’ providers told to pay its staff €48,000

Waterford builders’ providers told to pay its staff €48,000

Labour Court recommends providing vouchers as ‘gesture of goodwill’ in return for using new two-way radio system

Fri Apr 03 2026 - 14:28
Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick records profits of €103m

Russian-owned Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick records profits of €103m

Accounts just filed show it returned to the black in 2024

Fri Apr 03 2026 - 12:40
Temple Bar publican gets green light for hotel facing on to Dame Street

Temple Bar publican gets green light for hotel facing on to Dame Street

Dublin City Council backs 43-bedroom plan by Tom Cleary’s Chambers Properties after previous proposal was thrown out on appeal

Thu Apr 02 2026 - 15:40
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