Explainer: What does the latest broadband proposal from Eir mean?Latest costings unlikely to clarify things, so here are some key questions answeredMon Jul 01 2019 - 18:40
Eir says it could have delivered broadband for €512m State subsidyFigure in letter to Minister is significantly below current projected €2.97 billion subsidyMon Jul 01 2019 - 17:00
ESB among final bidders for wind farm off the Wicklow coastOverseas players will also compete for 1,100MW project which has not been constructedMon Jul 01 2019 - 05:36
Eir’s cost claims strike at FG’s reputation as custodian of financesWhile NBP will not be ditched, criticism of expense and complexity tarnishes planMon Jul 01 2019 - 00:52
Eir broadband plan looks set to be rejected by StateTelco’s €1bn alternative plan for rural broadband does not satisfy criteriaMon Jul 01 2019 - 00:29
Sponsors ‘horrified’ by RTÉ programme on greyhound racingSeveral prominent sponsors to review their sponsorship of the sportMon Jul 01 2019 - 00:20
Extreme heatwaves set to become more frequent, scientists sayFrance hits record 45.9 degrees as heatwave leads to emergency conditions across EuropeSat Jun 29 2019 - 00:01
Girl dies in hospital after getting into difficulty while swimming in LouthGardaí say they are investigating incident involving 14-year-old near TermonfeckinFri Jun 28 2019 - 21:44
Minister seeks to ringfence funding for greyhound welfareGreyhound board approves measures to improve welfare of dogs after RTÉ exposéFri Jun 28 2019 - 20:57
Explainer: Is Eir’s €1bn broadband plan a credible offer?What has been proposed and can Eir deliver NBP for €4bn less than the Government?Fri Jun 28 2019 - 13:51
Eir ‘missed deadline’ for its €1bn broadband planGovernment says company failed to submit detailed note by Wednesday’s deadlineFri Jun 28 2019 - 01:00
HSE chief confirms children’s hospital overspend could impact future projectsPaul Reid appears before PAC says if projects affected it’s likely to be those slated for 2020-21Thu Jun 27 2019 - 12:22
Housing subsidies not providing value for money – PACTwo key housing supports accounted for 27% of housing budget in 2017Thu Jun 27 2019 - 04:00
Urging households to adopt renewable tech may increase energy useDublin academics find Government policy may have opposite effect to that intendedWed Jun 26 2019 - 19:59
‘No effective control’ of rising costs of tribunals and commissionsDraft Public Accounts Committee report is set to recommend mechanism to manage costsWed Jun 26 2019 - 09:48
Tusla board member leaves early, claiming expertise was rejectedÁine Hyland says education issues were ignored and her views were never soughtWed Jun 26 2019 - 00:51
Claims of ‘bullying’ in Fine Gael in Waterford as John Deasy rift deepensUnsuccessful candidate said she was ‘intimidated’ at meeting to vote no confidence in TDTue Jun 25 2019 - 18:50
Woman recovering from cliff fall after Sea Sessions festivalGardaí said they are investigating reported fall onto rocks at Tullan StrandTue Jun 25 2019 - 16:14
Reporting of domestic violence concerns ‘a civic duty’, garda saysApp allowing victims to discreetly make a journal of incidents launched in DublinTue Jun 25 2019 - 15:30
Fine Gael rival’s brother tabled no-confidence motion in DeasyTD says ‘the entire Waterford organisation needs to be stood down and reviewed’Tue Jun 25 2019 - 13:17
Boomtime builds: Two decades of problems with Celtic Tiger apartmentsFire safety and other construction issues have dogged Irish apartmentsTue Jun 25 2019 - 10:10
FAI hands out punishments for 12 alleged assaults on match officialsReferees’ society condemns ‘epidemic’ of poor treatment of match officialsTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:01
Eir says it can install rural broadband for less than €1bnCompany to tell TDs it can do rollout much cheaper than €5bn National Broadband PlanTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:00
State risks return to dramatic public expenditure cuts - expertProf Kinsella will suggest the introduction of new “fiscal stress tests” in order to better prepare for a downturnTue Jun 25 2019 - 00:09
Underage referee says man ‘clenched a fist’ and ‘made a striking motion in my direction’FAI says it is yet to receive report on the incident during an underage matchMon Jun 24 2019 - 13:09
UK financial firms warned about selling into Ireland after no-dealCentral Bank sends letter notifying that unauthorised selling would be criminal offenceMon Jun 24 2019 - 05:53
Adoption of reform package vital for sponsorship funds, says FAIFailure to endorse reforms could endanger sponsorship contracts, president warnsSat Jun 22 2019 - 00:02
Governance report represents significant change at FAIFAI reforms may be a hard sell within the organisation but there is no plan BFri Jun 21 2019 - 19:10
FAI review calls for wide-ranging reforms to its boardExpert group set up in wake of controversy over departure of former ceo John DelaneyFri Jun 21 2019 - 11:17
PAC to hear of ‘serious shortcomings’ in OPW property managementFormer OPW staffer alleges major value-for-money failures in State bodyThu Jun 20 2019 - 03:48
DCU’s ‘major, once off’ accounting issue caused delay in filing financial statementsIssue arose from the consolidation of different parts of college, PAC hearsWed Jun 19 2019 - 21:20
City council seeks to increase building heights in docklandsResidential tower of 25 storeys could create ‘gateway’ to city, says Dublin City CouncilWed Jun 19 2019 - 02:10
Dublin City Council in talks with Nama over social housing at Glass Bottle site‘We’re acquiring that land’ says council chief executive Owen KeeganTue Jun 18 2019 - 19:10
Armed gardaí arrest man with knife who tried to hijack car‘Non-lethal options’ used to apprehend suspect who is now being treated in hospitalTue Jun 18 2019 - 14:03
Garda under increasing pressure over Moynihan disciplinary filesMajella Moynihan told unredacted versions of the files had been lost or destroyedTue Jun 18 2019 - 02:50
Majella Moynihan considering suing State for damagesFormer garda may seek pension and lost earnings for discipline over 1980s pregnancyTue Jun 18 2019 - 02:20
Siblings banned for life from NUIG societies refuse college’s offerBurkes, who allege college engaged in religious discrimination, ‘pressing for justice’Tue Jun 18 2019 - 00:25
GRA distances itself from implication Majella Moynihan had done wrong‘We would expect our ban-ghardaí to be moral in every way’, head of Garda representative body said in 1985Mon Jun 17 2019 - 17:21
Majella Moynihan: I attempted suicide five times over treatment by GardaCommissioner Drew Harris will give a ‘personal apology’ to former gardaMon Jun 17 2019 - 14:27
Paddy Whiskey ‘reviewing’ its partnership with London Irish amid Paddy Jackson dealDistiller makes statement on Facebook after rugby club’s signing of Irish ex-internationalSat Jun 15 2019 - 03:45
Ireland’s first community air ambulance service to be active within weeksCharity Irish Community Rapid Response €400,000 for air base in Co CorkFri Jun 14 2019 - 20:31
Olympic Federation of Ireland wants clarity on Hickey’s legal billOrganisation does not know full amount paid under legal fees insurance, says presidentThu Jun 13 2019 - 23:08
Diageo cancels sponsorship of London Irish over decision to sign Paddy JacksonSigning ‘not consistent’ with company values, owners of Guinness have saidThu Jun 13 2019 - 18:14
Girl (10) found safe and well after going missing on MondayMaria Thorgaard Sonne failed to return to her Dublin 8 home after schoolTue Jun 11 2019 - 07:31
Failure to ban smoky coal endangering citizens’ lives - lobby groupClean Air Alliance urges Government to put public health ahead of ‘vested interests’Tue Jun 11 2019 - 02:00
Severe consequences for areas not covered by smoky coal ban – expertAir particulate pollution attacks every cell in the body – Prof John SodeauTue Jun 11 2019 - 01:00
‘Pollution in the air restricts my breathing’ – Leinster champion runner‘A lot of the pollution . . . is a massive contributing factor to chest infections’Tue Jun 11 2019 - 01:00
Towns without smoky coal ban have higher levels of air pollutantsGrowing gap between air quality in areas with and without smoky coal ban – reportTue Jun 11 2019 - 01:00
Siteserv inquiry ‘may be delayed’ by legal challenge from firm linked to Denis O’BrienJudge leading investigation into controversial sale issues warning in latest reportMon Jun 10 2019 - 22:24
National fiscal watchdog to urge ‘prudence account’Windfall in corporate tax revenues not for services or tax cuts, warns advisory councilMon Jun 10 2019 - 06:33
