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Profession contributes €12.65bn to Ireland but warns recruitment must meet demand

Survivors will have to share their name and contact details as well as the name of their former school

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

‘Sure look, it’s not that bad’ can be seen as a national strategy of its own, regardless of political or financial agenda

What is needed is a funded partnership model between the Government and the institutions backed by fee waivers and donor support

New rent regulations triggered record 4.4 per cent hike in average market rents in first quarter

Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds

Middle East conflict leaves Government in ‘very uncertain, uncharted territory again’, Minister says

Aisling Judge argues that car dependence has made town centres less attractive and encouraged services to move outside them

Harvest likely to be one of the poorest on record, says Francie Gorman

Widespread rejection of Palestinian scholars’ visa applications ‘deeply concerning’, administrators say

Garda representatives warn that roads policing units are under-resourced and members lack pursuit training

Teachers’ Union of Ireland says retaining staff now ‘as big a challenge as initial recruitment’

O’Callaghan needs to sort this out as soon as possible before the academic year begins

Manager Irina Bereznytska, herself Ukrainian, says the centre is likely to operate for only two or three days a week

Irish neutrality could be a shining light against the darkness of current military fixations

John Moran said calling for a forum was ‘very clever way’ to take ‘leadership role’ without ruffling feathers

Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution

Many homeowners and businesses have found themselves left without flood insurance as their locations are deemed too risky for policies

There is already enough information in the public domain to put together some informed, back-of-the-envelope calculations

‘If we’re to support this substantial housing target, we’ve got to do something different’

The Small Firms Association said a ‘significant gap’ remains between basic usage and strategic adoption

Objections to Dunsink are not about what’s in the plan. They’re about what’s missing

Government considering ban for anyone born after certain date

Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant

Department of Defence stance difficult to reconcile with role for which navigation tool was designed

‘Nothing confirmed’ over possible Trump visit for Irish Open, Micheál Martin says as he attends fleadh in Belfast

Move would have ‘scuppered any notion that this Government takes climate action seriously’, environmentalists say

We still don’t know where 19 mothers and 859 infants associated with Bessborough were buried, Conall Ó Fatharta says

Department confirms attendance but says Minister of State for Agriculture present in personal capacity

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

The Russian dissident says most European countries continue to do business with Putin’s Russia – Ireland included

Minister for Public Expenditire Jack Chambers warns ministers they are now the architects of their own fiscal space

There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions

Question lingers over whether High Court will require a separate vote among minority investors

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

CEO Eamonn Crowley says €1.62bn sale deal followed evaluation of value, stakeholder considerations, and long-term strategic fit

The national children’s hospital project has seriously damaged trust

Dividend payments well exceed €1.3bn Great West Lifeco paid for Irish Life in 2013

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