Rory McIlroy leads the way in Dubai after impressive opening round
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Supreme Court rejects ‘wafer thin’ arguments by women who refused hotel quarantine after Dubai trip
Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution
Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free since 1983, dies after short illness
The 81-year-old from Co Galway retired from the top job at the company in May after more than four decades there
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The Irish Times view on organised crime: the net closes
Recent events illustrate the transnational nature of the problem, and the necessity for governments across the world to co-operate against it
Which of the Kinahan cartel leaders is most likely to be caught and what happens next for Gerry Hutch?
With senior figures jailed and Dubai’s status as a safe haven for Irish criminals ‘in tatters’, is the net closing on the cartel?
Why Republic-UAE extradition deal does not necessarily mean end for the Kinahans
Experiences endured by Dutch and South African authorities provide cautionary tales when dealing with UAE
McEntee in UAE to sign extradition agreement following arrest of Kinahan figure McGovern
Minister travels to Abu Dhabi days after new legal arrangements between UAE and Ireland are agreed
Extradition treaty with Dubai approved, targeted at prosecuting Kinahan leadership
Deal will strategically strengthen Ireland against ‘transnational’ crime, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee says
How working abroad can make it easier to secure a mortgage back in Ireland
Tens of thousands of Irish people go abroad every year: many see it as a short-term plan to turbocharge their homebuying prospects
Who is Kinahan ally Sean McGovern and why is his arrest in Dubai so important?
First arrest of senior cartel figure in Dubai raises hopes that Christy Kinahan and his sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, will be next
‘An important intervention’: Senior Kinahan figure Sean McGovern arrested in Dubai over Hutch feud murder
Garda Commissioner says gang members should think about rewards on offer for information leading to conviction of Kinahan group leaders
How facial recognition technology detected Kinahans’ fraudulent passports and tracked movements
Key members of cartel, including three Kinahans, sourced multiple passports in Ireland and Britain
‘Only in Dubai’ goes the tourism slogan for 2025. It could hardly be more apt
‘Only in Dubai’ goes the tourism slogan for 2025. It could hardly be more apt
‘You see a lot of unfairness’: Irish in Dubai describe parallel lives
‘If you get on the wrong side of the police, freedom and fairness are not to be taken for granted,’ says returned teacher
Dubai is ‘very unsafe’ for women going through marital breakdown, says human rights advocate
Tori Towey says Dubai police officer laughed and pointed when she presented at station to file a complaint against her husband
‘I’m just so relieved’: Tori Towey arrives home after charges dropped in Dubai
Irish woman, who was working in the UAE, tried to take her own life after allegedly being attacked
Behind the luxury image, Dubai’s laws and customs create issues for expatriates
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald described case of Tori Towey as ‘grotesque and medieval’
‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in Dubai
Taoiseach describes Irishwoman’s case as ‘horrific nightmare scenario that no Irish citizen should have to experience’
Have your say: What has been your experience of living in Dubai?
We would like to hear from Irish people who have lived and worked in Dubai
Taoiseach promises to intervene to help Irish woman detained in Dubai for ‘attempted suicide’
Dáil hears Tori Towey has been prevented from leaving country as a result of charges
City Of Troy to bypass Irish Derby in favour of Eclipse date at Sandown
Epsom Derby winner now an evens favourite in ante-post lists for mile and a quarter clash with older horses next month
The Kinahans in Dubai: Is their empire beginning to crumble?
Give Me a Crash Course in ... the latest news on the Kinahan crime family
Daniel Kinahan was ordered to pay €2.5m to former business partner by Dubai courts, records show
The judgment, relating to a failed business deal, was later reversed after Kinahan appealed on a technicality
Kinahan cartel’s Dubai properties: Empire worth millions of euro is secretly sold off
Most properties, including two villas, were purchased in name of Daniel Kinahan’s wife, Caoimhe Robinson
Kinahan investigation: How the cartel’s Dubai properties were secretly sold off
Dublin crime family has been disposing of assets in a sign of increasing pressure from Irish, US and UAE authorities
Dubai Duty Free’s McLoughlin retires after 41 years on top
Former Aer Rianta executive helped set up operation in the emirate four decades ago
Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously
Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate
Dubai city hit by flooding as UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years
Emirates suspends check-in for passengers in Dubai after record rains
Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists
Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists
AIB offers to buy small shareholdings for €100 that were once worth €120,000
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
The Runaway Princesses: Painstaking investigation puts spotlight on treatment of women by ruler of Dubai
Podcast review: This New Yorker series is deeply sourced, dogged and horrifying
Moving back to Wicklow: ‘I love being back in the seasons again because in Dubai it’s either hot or hotter’
Relocating from the Middle East to Wicklow may come with more domestic burdens, but interior designer Sharon Conneely-Donaldson is relishing the DIY jobs
An enormous global wealth transfer from boomers to younger generations is on the way, report predicts
Knight Frank report says 2023 was a mixed year for the fortunes of high net worth individuals worldwide and in Ireland
In pursuit of the Kinahans – from Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats to Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Garda chief Drew Harris this week made another visit to Dubai – home to the Kinahans – as part of Ireland’s policing and diplomatic push to bring down the Irish cartel family
Kinahans under pressure, ‘selfies with celebrities’ have stopped, Drew Harris says
Irish cartel remains major player in international drug trafficking almost two years after US sanctions but Garda Commissioner believes it has few options outside Dubai
Garda Commissioner says €1 billion Kinahan cartel an ‘embarrassment’ to Ireland
Drew Harris sets out determination to build relationships needed to bring down cartel at World Police Summit
Connecting returned emigrants with mentors who can help bridge knowledge gaps in business
Colin MacAndrias moved from London back to Dublin with his wife and children just two and a half years ago, after he lived abroad for over 25 years
‘Fossil fuel lobbyists fought tooth and nail’ - Eamon Ryan on how agreement was reached at Cop 28
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World leaders need to be ‘10 times more ambitious’ on climate change action, says Mary Robinson
Former president suggests clash with Cop28 president Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber may have helped give scientists more central role in event
If final Cop28 agreement refers to ‘fossil fuel phase-out’, it will be a historic day for the world
IT Sunday: There are a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop28, pushing their usual myths
Civil society groups push for deadline in phasing out of fossil fuels at Cop28
Cop28 latest: Groups want a global phase-out of all fossil fuels by 2050 at the latest, with rapid decline in use by 2030
No, Cop28 is not going to solve climate change. But neither is cynicism
A member of the UCC delegation at Cop28 explains why the group is attending the controversial climate summit in Dubai
Pope Francis not showing up at Cop28 is bad news for those seeking to ‘faithwash’ the event
Rite & Reason: The pope has cancelled his trip to Dubai due to illness, but not even he would have been able to salvage these discredited climate talks
Cop28 opens with push to scale up ambitions, though fossil fuels issue signals difficult days ahead in Dubai
‘If we do not signal the terminal decline of the fossil fuel era as we know it we welcome our own terminal decline’, warns UN climate chief
Cop28: What’s on the agenda and why UAE hosting has prompted scepticism
Global stocktake means there will be no place to hide for countries not delivering on emission cuts
Dubai police in Dublin for talks with Garda on Kinahan cartel
Officers meet Garda Commissioner, members of burean spearheading investigation into gang
Dubai police officers due in Ireland to assist Kinahan cartel investigation
Gang leaders still in UAE with gardaí optimistic DPP will bring charges after lengthy inquiry
Drew Harris meets Dubai police over Kinahan cartel investigation
Kinahan cartel founder Christy Kinahan Snr and his sons have used Dubai as their headquarters for the past decade
‘Don’t box yourself into one industry, because your knowledge can be adapted’
Wild Geese: Niamh Keohan, founder of We Love Transformational Travel, is based in Dubai
Emirates names Anita Thomas as its new Ireland manager
Thomas has worked with the gulf carrier as a sales executive since its launch here in 2012
Gardaí frustrated at UAE over failed bid to extradite Kinahan ally McGovern
Sean McGovern sanctioned by US authorities, wanted on murder-related charges in Ireland, believed to be living openly in Dubai
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