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Travel from Youghal to the Beara Peninsula,140-160km, was lawful, but travel from Shankill to Bray on a shopping expedition was a crime

Government will not oppose Bill, but proposal not expected to become law

‘Change means we can invest more in premium,’ Spotify said in an email sent to impacted customers

Premier Lotteries Ireland says it is losing out on €289m in annual sales because of ‘grey zone’ practice

Liberalisation of the planning guidelines is necessary to support rural communities, proponents argue, but opponents point to environmental impacts and increased pressure on services

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to Cabinet

Any additional emissions will cause additional climate harm: that’s the basic physical and moral challenge of climate change

Survey evidence challenges claims that the public mood has reached historic lows

Other departments to contribute €446m while €200m drawn from contingency fund

‘If there’s a row like that going on in Kilgarvan, someone better tell me,’ says Cllr Johnny Healy-Rae

Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record high

Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living

Government will look at structural reforms that could bring down prices, says Micheál Martin

Government can’t do a budget every week in Dáil, Simon Harris says

President decided not to refer legislation to Supreme Court

Threshold raises concerns over proposed planning exemption and rent-a-room changes

Austrian bank leaves door open for group to move certain activities to Ireland for tax reasons

Ibec group calls for greater investment in alternative fuel made from residual waste

Inside Politics: Government braces for economic fallout as energy costs rise and international negotiations falter

The depth of antipathy and ‘hatred’ directed at Coalition parties in recent months has caught the Government by surprise

McGregor may have some residual Irish fanbase, but this country – actual Ireland as opposed to “Ireland” – has very little time for him

Catherine Connolly will meet Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez, but not her counterpart, the king of Spain

Judges expect ‘meaningful’ engagement with mediation and courts to be seen as ‘last resort’, David Barniville tells conference

Three Fianna Fáil TDs issue statement strongly criticising direction of party

Renewed unrest and questions about future of Micheál Martin’s leadership in the wake of a destabilising week of fuel protests

‘We must face that reality that the social contract is strained to breaking point,’ says trio of representatives

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Some stations see 10c drop, but industry warns reductions may take days to fully filter through

Confidence motion to be debated in the Dáil this afternoon

Many TDs are preparing to support Sinn Féin’s motion of no confidence in the Government this week

Cabinet to meet today amid continuing nationwide protests over the cost of fuel

Measures announced on Sunday evening ‘not enough’, says farmer James Geoghegan

If we are serious about fairness, then this imbalance deserves scrutiny

A government savings scheme with compounding taxes and fees won’t be much use to households

The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups

Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution

A Limerick reader questions whether fiscal considerations are delaying the green transition

Further relief measures possible, but only through established channels

By sending in the army to move tractors, the Government has proved every sceptic of increased defence spending right

Scheme must be designed so that the vast majority of applicants should not require a lawyer’s assistance