State still avoiding direct provision issue, Ombudsman claimsEmily O’Reilly says Republic is dancing around subject following marriage voteFri Jun 05 2015 - 21:17
‘Misplaced’ minutes show €119m written off following IBRC sale of SiteservMicheál Martin accuses Minister for Finance Michael Noonan of misleading DáilFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Success in business and philanthropy came after an early stint as a barmanWild Geese Robert Kearns, Kearns Insurance Corporation, TorontoFri Jun 05 2015 - 01:00
Minister to set up inquiry into GSOC after garda’s deathCommentary on Sgt Michael Galvin case ‘inaccurate and inflammatory’ - GsocThu Jun 04 2015 - 23:16
ESB headquarters a ‘unique’ component of Fitzwilliam StreetArchitect Shane O’Toole criticises decision to demolish building at Bord Pleanála hearingWed Jun 03 2015 - 20:53
New sponsor sought for €100,000 Impac literary AwardPrize pot to be entirely publicly funded for first time in 20 year historySun May 31 2015 - 18:08
Gardaí appeal to drivers to help reduce bank holiday fatalitiesIn the last five years 17 people have died and 45 seriously injured over three day weekendTue May 26 2015 - 19:43
76-year-old man to face trial over alleged abuse of 10 boysPatrick O’Brien (76) is facing 75 counts of indecent assault at numerous locationsTue May 26 2015 - 16:41
Ireland becomes first country to approve same-sex marriage by popular voteYes vote confirmed at 62% against 38% for No side with a turnout of more than 60%Sun May 24 2015 - 12:42
Presidential age vote defeated by three to one marginKenny says this referendum ‘sidelined’ because attention was on same-sex marriageSat May 23 2015 - 21:25
World’s media looks to Ireland as we fly the flag of gay rightsA day ’unthinkable just a few years ago in Roman Catholic stronghold’ - New York TimesSat May 23 2015 - 17:44
Enda Kenny welcomes ‘palpable movement’ in Irish societySupporters and critics of same-sex marriage referendum respond to strong Yes voteSat May 23 2015 - 15:00
Same-sex vote: ‘No’ crosses line in just one of 43 constituenciesRoscommon South-Leitrim the only constituency to vote No in marriage referendumSat May 23 2015 - 14:57
Dunnes Stores ‘shock’ decision to close Gorey storeTrade union says snap announcement leaves 100 Wexford employees stunnedFri May 22 2015 - 15:08
Start-ups look the business as graduates seek to make own wayEntrepreneurship has become a byword for post-collapse recovery in the jobs marketFri May 22 2015 - 01:30
Facebook launches newsfeed button for referendums‘I’m a Voter’ option aims to encourage turn out at polling stations on FridayThu May 21 2015 - 21:47
Permission refused for Coillte wind farm in MayoDecision on separate, adjoining scheme delayed until NovemberWed May 20 2015 - 21:57
First Families First: Same-sex proposal ‘deeply worrying’Group concerned at how same-sex marriage Yes vote might play out in family law casesWed May 20 2015 - 07:06
Coalition thinks 60% Yes vote possible in referendumOn eve of broadcast-moratorium campaigners believe people have made up their mindsWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Senator criticises lack of female politicians in favour of No voteFidelma Healy Eames says absence of opposition is ‘political correctness gone mad’Tue May 19 2015 - 20:09
Anti-Austerity Alliance urges voters to turn out for Yes campaignSocialist TD Paul Murphy says No side’s ‘mask of victimhood’ is hypocriticalTue May 19 2015 - 17:34
Despite recent cases, law on assisted suicide unlikely to changeTwo key words lie at the centre of problems with the laws on assisted suicide: discretion and guidelinesMon May 18 2015 - 01:30
Frances Fitzgerald urges mother of baby to come forward‘I would like to say to the mother that our main concern is her welfare’Fri May 15 2015 - 07:03
Leo Varadkar ‘ashamed’ at inhumane treatment of Portlaoise patientsAfter report on maternity practices, independent patient advocacy service ‘crucial’Fri May 15 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar ‘ashamed’ of how patients were treatedAn independent patient advocacy service is ‘crucial’ for change, the Minister for Health saysThu May 14 2015 - 11:55
Mother of baby who died at Portlaoise to meet VaradkarInfant’s body was brought to her in a metal box on a wheelchair, draped in a sheetWed May 13 2015 - 07:39
Call for ‘robust measures’ to prevent aid abuse in AfricaReport commissioned by Trócaire says increasing role of private sector in international development requires clarity on rules of ‘trade for aid’Wed May 13 2015 - 06:15
Heroin and cannabis worth €95,000 seized in DublinTwo held after gardaí find drugs during searches in Oliver Bond House in cityTue May 12 2015 - 21:07
State’s elderly population set to increase significantlyEU report shows those aged 80 and over will make up 10 per cent of population by 2060Tue May 12 2015 - 20:30
Joby Hickey painting ‘Leeson Street’ stolen by thief on bikeArtist’s coveted street scenes collected by notables such as Leonard Cohen, Ken LoachTue May 12 2015 - 19:39
Cases of babies found alone not as rare as you might thinkOnce baby’s health is secured, focus switches to finding parentsMon May 11 2015 - 08:00
Tusla to conduct risk assessment if mother of newborn foundPreference is ‘always for the child to be brought up by the mother’ says sourceMon May 11 2015 - 08:00
Lawyers for Graham Dwyer expected to file appeal papersDwyer likely to serve formal notice of his intention to fight the conviction for murderMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Plea for mother to come forward after newborn foundMember of public noticed apparently abandoned infant in Rathcoole areaSat May 09 2015 - 14:59
Leo Varadkar says Portlaoise ‘allowed to drift for decades’Minister says report would not have been possible without ‘courage and fortitude’ of parents and patientsSat May 09 2015 - 01:02
‘What’s in it is no news to us,’ say parents of Portlaoise babyMark and Róisín Molloy say it is time for the hospital to start answering hard questionsSat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Train line reopens after bomb discovered in Newry detonatesSuspect device led to significant rail disruption between Dundalk and NewryThu May 07 2015 - 22:56
Referendum amendment ‘an act of vandalism’, say No vote groupFirst Families First member John Waters says marriage amendment is ‘insanity’Fri May 01 2015 - 20:46
Homeless Jesus at Christ Church set to provoke reflectionSculpture ‘supposed to make you feel uneasy’ says Canadian artist Tim SchmalzFri May 01 2015 - 19:57
Gardaí in Co Kildare station warned of threats, GRA saysAssociation claims station shot at and someone tried to set it on fire in recent weeksFri May 01 2015 - 14:54
Kenmare considers new Iluka bid after posting €90.7m net lossOffer for Irish titanium miner is less than half the value of approach from same group last yearThu Apr 30 2015 - 18:46
Ireland tops the European poll for reducing unemployment ratesIn the year to March, jobless numbers fell from 12% to 9.8%Thu Apr 30 2015 - 11:41
Fyffes remains on course to deliver 2015 earnings targetsCompany continues to pursue increases in selling prices in all marketsThu Apr 30 2015 - 11:12
Online register for transparent lobbying activity launchedDetails of lobbying activity must be filed every four monthsThu Apr 30 2015 - 10:39
Airbus Q1 earnings fall after delivering fewer planesCash flow before mergers and acquisitions improves to outflow of €1.14bnThu Apr 30 2015 - 09:49
Kenmare Resources report shows 2014 losses of over €90m’Single issue’ dominating performance in has been dramatic fall in ilmenite priceThu Apr 30 2015 - 08:09
Ormonde secures €90.4m from Oaktree to fund Spanish tungsten mineIrish group will surrender 70% interest in Salamanca project but rejects takeover approach from Canada’s Almonty IndustriesWed Apr 29 2015 - 21:50
Irish consumers positive on economy, cautious on financesLatest consumer index sees third rise in four months, but remains below January highWed Apr 29 2015 - 14:35
Jobless rate steady at 10%, latest live register figures show343,551 people signed on in April, an annual decrease of just over 45,000 or 11.6%Wed Apr 29 2015 - 13:20
Gail O’Rorke: friend who acted ‘out of loyalty, out of love’MS sufferer Bernadette Forde wanted to absolve her friends of conspiracyWed Apr 29 2015 - 13:15