Fáilte Ireland reports disappointing summer season for tourism sector
Decline in visitor volumes and rising costs combine to give businesses ‘significant challenges’ with gloomy outlook ahead
Paul Kelly
Brown Thomas Arnotts fashion buying director Shelly Corkery leaves to ‘explore new opportunities’
Corkery had spent 24 years with the Irish department store retailer
One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25
Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property
Ryan Tubridy’s decision not to seek €120,000 bonus he was entitled to ended up adding to his troubles
Presenter told Oireachtas committees bonus issue was among the number of ‘untruths’ in RTÉ pay controversy
District Court president says ‘unimagined billions at our disposal’ offers ‘best chance’ to properly protect children in care
Judge Paul Kelly and Minister O’Gorman praise work of child law project as it marks tenth anniversary
Widow of Console founder set for money laundering trial in 2024
Patricia Kelly (61), charged with fraudulent trading and money laundering, is contesting the charges
Aileen Moynagh on her teenage stalker: ‘How could somebody so young do this?’
For months BBC journalist Aileen Moynagh was subjected to a stranger’s horrific threats
Irish hotel industry's impressive renaissance complicated by ‘distorted’ market
Agenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugees
International recruitment drive needed to ‘save the summer’ for tourism industry
Committee to be told of estimated 40,000 job vacancies amid ‘unprecedented’ shortages
High Covid-19 rates trigger adjournment of District Court cases
Criminal and family law cases not affected and will be prioritised, says court president
Dublin court services set to be reduced next week due to Covid surge
‘Unprecedented’ number of staff unable to attend courthouses, Judge Paul Kelly says
Ciarán Murphy: Galway among a number of counties that can dare to dream just now
With no giant bestriding this championship there’s no harm in a flight of fancy
Fáilte Ireland sets up work placement portal for transition year students
Tourism body holds talks on how Irish hospitality sector can help Ukrainian refugees
Teen charged with inviting young girl to engage in sexual act
The court heard the boy told investigators: ‘No, I did not do that’
‘We are hiring’, but who will staff our shops, pubs and restaurants?
The big question this year in Dingle is who is going to staff the pubs, restaurants and hotels
Knowth visitor centre offers rich megalithic experience
Brú na Bóinne Unesco heritage site features megalithic art and digital exhibition
Teen boy (15) barred from Dart after spate of robberies at stations
Gardaí have charged the teenager with seven robberies and one attempted robbery
Hospitality sector relieved at ‘truly fantastic news’ of Covid restrictions easing
Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme extended until March 8th
Quarter of retail stores have had to close for period or reduce hours due to Covid
Retail, hospitality and food industry call for change to close contact rules
Boy (13) accused of lining youths against fence during violent knife robbery
Preliminary hearing concluded the case was too serious to be heard at the Children’s Court
Teen accused of threatening to kill or cause serious harm to journalist
The incident allegedly occurred on November 9th at a youth project
Dublin Airport: ‘Oh my God, the relief. I made the flight by 35 minutes’
Christmas joy as siblings, parents and other family members reunite for festive season
Naas in a good place after seeing off brave Shelmaliers to claim Leinster final spot
Shelmaliers led from the seventh to the 59th minute until Eamonn Callaghan’s late leveller
Never mind the rain: Fáilte Ireland to sponsor RTÉ Weather for three years
Forecast messages will encourage people to holiday at home, says tourism agency
Thai conglomerate in advanced talks to buy Brown Thomas and Arnotts
Stores are part of Selfridges portfolio of high-end retail outlets in €4.7bn deal
Youth spared jail for knife attack on woman in front of toddler
Jason Finnegan (19) gets six months suspended sentence after admitting 30 offences
Boy (13) alleged to have ‘lined up’ youths to rob them in Dublin
Teen has not yet pleaded in case, which State side wants to have moved to Circuit Court
Angling Notes: More wild salmon ‘caught and released’ than ‘caught and kept’
East Mayo Anglers extend catch-and-release competition to include associate members who catch a salmon greater than 7lb
Two teens charged with violent incident at Howth Dart station granted bail
CCTV footage showed a 17-year-old girl falling between the platform and a train in April
Youth has ‘uncontrollable obsession’ with female RTE broadcaster, court hears
The court heard the boy trolled her online after developing ‘obsessive crush’
Teen girl downloaded hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse, court hears
The court heard she ‘was groomed at the age of 10 in relation to this type of behaviour’
Woman ‘shoplifted items from Penneys’, moments before court shoplifting case
Lisa Mongan (33) charged with stealing cosmetics and clothing valued at up to €600
Ex-council employee jailed for six months for releasing rats into office over grievance
Judge says offence was of ‘unique wickedness’ that merited custodial sentence
Boy (15) on cannabis led gardaí on 140km per hour chase in stolen car across Dublin
Armed gardaí deployed stinger device to stop vehicle which drove on wrong side of N3
Budget day will be crucial if tourism businesses are to make it through winter
Many operators are entering lean months undernourished after a short summer
Opportunity to refurbish and extend on Molesworth Street for €12.5m
Two adjoining properties with a rent roll of over €380,000 in revitalised Dublin street
Ireland ‘back open for business’ as tourism chiefs chase €1bn worth of events
Fáilte Ireland event underlines importance of reviving lucrative business tourism sector
Irish tourism officials in chase for €1bn of global conference business
Fáilte Ireland hosts first major event in Dublin since latest easing of restrictions
New to the bench: judges to be trained for the first time
Ethics, bias and sensitivity training will help judges who feel ‘thrown in the deep end’
Former Senator banned for three years and fined for drink driving
Brian Ó Domhnaill pleads guilty over incident in Donegal eight years ago
Fáilte Ireland unveils €9m funding for outdoor dining spaces
‘These structures are designed with full understanding of what the Irish climate is’
Staff wanted: Labour crisis stunts hospitality sector’s recovery
Businesses look abroad to hire chefs, while kitchen porters are ‘an endangered species’
Consumers face rising prices in autumn as businesses pass on increased costs
Survey shows post-pandemic and Brexit bottlenecks drive up cost of many imported goods
Tourism recovery: ‘We’ve a mountain to climb to reconnect Ireland’
Experts predict Irish tourism will be in survival phase until the end of 2022
Food and drink companies report ‘substantial’ inflation
Cost of transport, shipping, energy, raw materials and packaging has risen for sector
Kevin McStay: Mayo firmly in the All-Ireland mix as they prepare for defining test
Horan’s side saw off Galway but first-half lapses would prove costly against Dublin
State announces €30m for tourism-related businesses
Funding is part of the €55m allocation for the tourism business continuity scheme
North-South trade post-Brexit: ‘I’m avoiding England, it doesn’t work for me any more'
Early economic figures show emerging shift from east-west to north-south dealings
Co Donegal man ‘too drunk’ to remember attack on barwoman
Tony Duggan (25) gets suspended sentence for violent assault at pub in Gortahork
Brown Thomas and Arnotts may sell in £4bn Selfridges deal – report
Weston family appoint Credit Suisse to advise after unsolicited offer for group
The Brexit squeeze on the Irish economy is only just starting
Smart Money: From sliced pans to fishing, there are more flashpoints ahead
Boy (15) charged with murder of woman in IFSC stabbing
Urantsetseg Tserendorj died in hospital two weeks after being attacked in Dublin
Australian CMO approves Indian travel ban but warns stranded citizens could die
Government defends move, Taiwan suspends entries from India except its citizens
Man threatened McDonald’s manager in row over happy meal, court hears
Thomas McDonagh fined over incident following wrong order at Letterkenny outlet
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