Crisis at Peter McVerry Trust deepens as councils look to exit housing projects with charityPeter McVerry Trust struggles with financial crisis, while several local authorities are reviewing plans to develop housing with homelessness charitySat Nov 18 2023 - 06:00
Eating disorders: Children face treatment barriers ‘every step of the way’ Parents’ group protests at Department of Health over lack of treatment for young people with eating disordersFri Nov 17 2023 - 12:59
Peter McVerry Trust raises doubts over plans to deliver housingHomelessness charity admits ‘more cautious’ expansion would have been ‘prudent’Fri Nov 17 2023 - 06:00
Young children of Irish-born Palestinian man prevented from leaving GazaDepartment of Foreign Affairs spokesman says ‘administrative issue’ on Thursday meant very few crossings of dual or foreign nationals could take placeThu Nov 16 2023 - 19:50
RTÉ board admits to ‘lapse of control’ around ‘Toy Show the Musical’Board minutes show directors agreed there should have been ‘more stress testing’ of project when first proposedThu Nov 16 2023 - 16:39
Health officials ‘ignoring’ breaches of hospital chief executive salary capsVoluntary hospitals facing huge difficulty recruiting qualified chief executives due to pay limits, Minister toldThu Nov 16 2023 - 05:30
Dozens of people honoured at Water Safety Awards for their parts in rescuesIrish Times journalist Ellen O’Donoghue received media recognition award for coverage of water safety issuesTue Nov 14 2023 - 17:36
Peter McVerry Trust paid €1.8m for property sold for €970,000 months earlierInterim State funding to be released to allow homelessness charity’s services continue in short-termTue Nov 14 2023 - 05:30
Interim funding released to crisis-hit Peter McVerry Trust following urgent requestCharity sought €2.3 million in interim emergency funding to continue running services in short-termMon Nov 13 2023 - 13:23
Irish film-maker reported missing in New YorkAward-winning Irish filmmaker and photographer last seen on beach in Queens a week agoSun Nov 12 2023 - 16:19
Number of suspected heroin overdoses in Dublin rises to 54HSE tests find second sample of synthetic opioid linked to recent overdoses in capitalSun Nov 12 2023 - 14:49
McDonald: SF call for Israeli ambassador expulsion not due to fears of being ‘outflanked’Party leader says there has been ‘moral failure’ in not standing up to IsraelSun Nov 12 2023 - 13:56
HSE issues warning after sharp increase in heroin overdoses in Dublin Concern following spike of more than a dozen suspected overdoses in the city, thought to be related to ‘new sources’ of drugThu Nov 09 2023 - 18:04
Revelations that Peter McVerry Trust bought several apartments developed by former longtime auditor ‘very serious’, Dáil toldMinister of State says he will be raising the matter with Minister for Housing Darragh O’BrienThu Nov 09 2023 - 13:53
Peter McVerry Trust bought several apartments developed by its own auditorCharity bought apartments developed by accountant whose firm was auditing trust’s accountsThu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00
RTÉ board approves plan for ‘new direction’ of broadcasterKevin Bakhurst aims to share ‘strategic vision’ document with staff next weekWed Nov 08 2023 - 14:22
Irish beef exports to China suspended after case of BSE foundCase of mad cow disease detected in 10-year-old animal that had been delivered for destructionTue Nov 07 2023 - 21:52
Nursing home group which cares for 500 residents is in ‘crisis’, Hiqa warnsHiqa raised ‘significant concerns’ about nursing homes run by private company Aperee LivingTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Documents reveal growing crisis facing Aperee nursing home groupHiqa criticised nursing home group’s fitness during ‘rapidly escalating’ controversy, correspondence showsTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
Thirteen alleged sexual assaults reported in Defence Forces in the past decadeSome 35 complaints of bullying have been made in the Defence ForcesTue Nov 07 2023 - 06:00
The AI shake-up of the legal profession: ‘Do you want a computer to defend you?’ Artificial intelligence would be a ‘huge’ help in cutting down on admin work, says one industry memberSat Nov 04 2023 - 05:00
Fierce fighting reported in Gaza City’s outskirts as foreign nationals and injured Palestinians leave in first evacuationIrish diplomats ‘urgently’ seeking for citizens trapped in enclave to be included in future evacuations, Department saysWed Nov 01 2023 - 21:02
Swimming coach George Gibney file sent to DPP after Garda investigation into fresh allegationsGardaí had opened investigation into new historical complaints of alleged abuse by former swimming coachWed Nov 01 2023 - 20:47
Mica redress scheme needs to show ‘flexibility’, EU committee saysEuropean Parliament committee conducts three-day visit to Ireland to examine mica controversyWed Nov 01 2023 - 14:46
Injured Gazans enter Egypt as Rafah crossing opens, amid ‘urgent’ efforts to include Irish people in future evacuationsIrish diplomats seek to have trapped Irish included in future evacuations as 81 injured people and up to 500 foreign passport holders to enter EgyptWed Nov 01 2023 - 14:03
Homeowners allege developer ‘concealed’ likely noise from nearby factory, in legal actionMetalworks factory claims Glenveagh Homes ‘refused’ to notify people buying homes nearby of likely noiseWed Nov 01 2023 - 11:25
Standalone stalking and non-fatal strangulation offences come into forceNew crime law includes longer maximum sentences for assaults of gardaí and hospital staffWed Nov 01 2023 - 08:46
Officials ‘assessing’ potential gaps in Irish regime of sanctions against RussiaHigh ranking civil servant described sanctions targeting Russian money as ‘unenforceable’Tue Oct 31 2023 - 16:27
Wix ‘addressing’ internal messages on Israel-Hamas conflictPosts in Israeli software company chat encouraged staff to support Israel’s “narrative” in Hamas conflictSat Oct 28 2023 - 09:31
Authorities ‘powerless’ to stop Russian money flowing through funds in Ireland, says officialIrish authorities ‘can’t actually do anything’ about sanctioned Russian money moving through Ireland, official saysSat Oct 28 2023 - 06:00
The Irish Times wins five awards at Irish Food Writing AwardsWinners of annual food writing awards announced at ceremony in RDSThu Oct 26 2023 - 22:20
Rate of AI improvement has taken world ‘by surprise’, UK expert saysAI could replace admin work of some junior employees in law firms, Dublin panel talk hearsThu Oct 26 2023 - 21:46
Three meerkat babies born in Fota wildlife parkFota wildlife park launches competition to name new Meerkat babiesThu Oct 26 2023 - 16:48
Peter McVerry Trust seeks several million euro in emergency State fundingHomelessness charity wrote to Department of Housing in recent days requesting several million euro bailoutTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:21
Internal Wix chat encouraged staff to support Israel’s ‘narrative’ in Hamas conflictDublin employee dismissed by software company after social media posts describing Israel as a ‘terrorist state’Tue Oct 24 2023 - 19:17
RTÉ presenter takes defamation case against Mail publisherDefamation action against DMG Media, which publishes Irish Daily Mail, Irish Mail on Sunday and extra.ie, relates to photo in articleTue Oct 24 2023 - 15:08
Dublin woman fired by Israeli company over anti-Israel social media postsIrish employee of Wix fired after labelling Israel a ‘terrorist state’ on social mediaTue Oct 24 2023 - 12:59
Viktor Yushchenko in Maynooth: Putin is ‘problem’ not only for UkraineViktor Yushchenko tells Maynooth event Putin is not only ‘problem’ for UkraineMon Oct 23 2023 - 18:17
Web Summit to take place as planned after Paddy Cosgrave resignationEvent management group scrambles to limit damage as departing chief executive concedes comments on Israel-Hamas conflict had become ‘distraction’Sun Oct 22 2023 - 17:39
Funding to residential drug treatment should increase as alternative to custody, says assemblyCitizens’ Assembly on drug use recommends end to State’s criminal justice approach to people possessing drugs for personal useSun Oct 22 2023 - 14:59
Paddy Cosgrave resigns as Web Summit chief with ‘immediate effect’ over Israel-Hamas commentsWeb Summit chief executive said his comments had become ‘a distraction from the event’ taking place in Lisbon next monthSat Oct 21 2023 - 16:22
Hurdles remain for Horse Sport Ireland after boardroom fallout last yearCorrespondence details growing divisions between Horse Sport Ireland and its affiliate bodiesSat Oct 21 2023 - 06:00
Orange rain warning in place for Dublin and Wicklow as weather causes major rail delays and flooded roadsPresident Michael D Higgins says floods have revealed Ireland’s lack of protection for climate changeFri Oct 20 2023 - 21:53
Gaza stories: ‘I have lost my house, I have lost everything. We are hearing heavy shelling everywhere’ People in Palestine describe life under Israeli bombardmentFri Oct 20 2023 - 19:00
Google and Meta pull out of Web Summit over Cosgrave’s Israel-Hamas commentsIntel, Siemens and actor Gillian Anderson previously said they were withdrawingFri Oct 20 2023 - 17:59
Protesters occupy EC offices in Dublin over ‘support’ for Israel in conflict Dublin for Gaza group protest at European Commission headquarters in Dublin city centreThu Oct 19 2023 - 16:21
Council took enforcement action against McVerry trust over unauthorised developmentConcerns raised about ‘huge’ spending on Kildare property used as homeless accommodation and officesWed Oct 18 2023 - 06:00
EPA call for public to eat less meat deleted for being ‘too flippant’Tweet in August triggered criticism from lobby groups including Irish Farmers’ Association, Freedom of Information Act request showsWed Oct 18 2023 - 05:00
Israel-Hamas war: Hundreds dead after Gaza hospital strike - as it happenedIsrael says military intelligence suggests Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital hit by failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad military groupTue Oct 17 2023 - 22:37
Web Summit founder apologises following backlash over Israel-Hamas commentsPaddy Cosgrave’s social media posts had caused several influential figures in tech sector to distance themselves from Web SummitTue Oct 17 2023 - 20:41
