Judges seeking promotion will be required to complete special trainingNew requirements part of sweeping overhaul of rules for judicial appointmentsTue Jan 04 2022 - 05:00
Art part of the picture when it comes to money launderingIrish art dealers have been put on notice they must take measures to ensure their business is not being used by criminalsMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:15
Art dealers urged to act against criminals looking to launder moneyDepartment of Justice is acting under new laws to intensify regulatory inspections of art traders and intermediariesMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:00
Treasure trove includes record for almost all land in IrelandTentative steps being taken to open up Land Commission’s vast files to publicSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Land Commission data revealing of rural ownership in IrelandInstitution’s first function was to fix rents that were binding on landlord and tenantSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Morale boost for Irish language as number of translators in Brussels risesIncreasing quantity of EU documents being translated into Irish. But who will read them?Fri Dec 31 2021 - 04:00
IDA Ireland takes legal action against Information Commissioner over FoI decisionCase stems from a FoI request from journalist Ken Foxe for a 100-page client surveyThu Dec 23 2021 - 05:34
Fianna Fáil scraps fundraising ‘Super Draw’ in face of legal challengeParty says it is making arrangements to refund subscribers who already bought ticketsMon Dec 20 2021 - 00:55
Covid-19 testing staff braced for a Christmas surge: ‘There’s no foot off the pedal’At the Backweston lab near Celbridge, testing has reached a new peak as Omicron arrivesThu Dec 16 2021 - 02:00
Dublin denizens of ‘The Gentleman’s and Citizen’s Almanack’An Irishman’s DiaryMon Dec 13 2021 - 02:31
Rush to avail of fast-track planning regime for housing projects as deadline loomsDevelopers seek talks with An Bord Pleanála on dozens of large projectsMon Dec 06 2021 - 01:09
More than 20,000 people could be selling power to grid next year, regulator saysNew system to encourage ‘microgeneration’ to be phased in under regulator planThu Dec 02 2021 - 19:35
Travel restrictions imposed across Europe as Omicron becomes Covid-19 variant ‘of concern’Pfizer indicates it can produce a vaccine against the variant in about 100 daysSat Nov 27 2021 - 02:00
Irish citizens visiting south African region urged to leave as soon as possibleForeign Affairs says commercial flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries ‘remain open but busy’Fri Nov 26 2021 - 20:55
Local authorities to buy up to 500 ‘turnkey’ homesMove aims to boost supply of affordable and social houses sold at discount to first-timersThu Nov 25 2021 - 19:54
Tech giants respond negatively to new rules on grid access for data centresTerms will compel operators to provide their own emergency powerWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:00
New measures on curbing data centres to be unveiledRegulator to impose conditions on grid connection for big technology companiesTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
Irish aviation sector may require State Covid-19 supports next year, officials sayNew spending review says airport traffic levels unlikely to recover until 2025Fri Nov 19 2021 - 17:21
Róisín Shortall to seek referendum to end presidential oath to ‘almighty God’Social Democrats co-leader to table Bill on the matter after European rulingThu Nov 18 2021 - 16:42
European court dismisses Irish campaigners’ case over swearing ‘to almighty God’Setback for Róisín Shortall and others seeking to remove reference from the ConstitutionThu Nov 18 2021 - 10:43
Citizens’ Assembly on drugs should take place next year, campaign group saysCityWide group calls for Taoiseach to intervene as it notes cocaine use has risen by 10,000%Wed Nov 17 2021 - 18:59
Tallaght hospital cancels over 1,000 appointments amid power outageICU at Dublin hospital reverts to emergency generator supplies after power cutWed Nov 17 2021 - 15:38
Renters to get right to ‘unlimited’ tenancies under new legislationMinister says all tenants will gain new rights over time but landlords can still end leasesTue Nov 16 2021 - 20:55
Seven amber alerts issued at national electricity grid in past yearAlerts issued as system came under pressure from supply constraints, Eamon Ryan saysTue Nov 16 2021 - 11:25
‘Serious consequences’ for EU-UK relations if article 16 triggered - ŠefcovicEuropean Commission vice-president says he welcomes Frost’s ‘change in tone’Mon Nov 15 2021 - 17:59
Little chance of construction industry being made to pay towards mica redressCoalition concerned that cost of any levy would be passed directly on to consumersMon Nov 15 2021 - 02:00
Company at centre of dispute with Seán Quinn expresses ‘safety’ concernsFormer billionaire says he is determined to remove key directors from businessMon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00
Mother and baby home redress scheme to go to Cabinet next weekScheme will open next year with a projected cost of some €800 millionFri Nov 12 2021 - 23:21
Health officials call for cuts to overtime and agency workAnnual spending on agency staff grew by 97% in 7 years, review findsFri Nov 12 2021 - 19:29
Supplier at centre of mica storm describes ‘devastating effect’ on his familyDavid Cassidy describes ‘personal and sinister witch-hunt’ on social mediaMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:51
Farmers mobilise to mount big protest on Dublin’s streetsIrish Farmers’ Association chief targets November 21st in pursuit of ‘real engagement’Wed Nov 03 2021 - 18:51
Martin Shanahan: ‘I believe we can still win investment at a tax rate of 15%’IDA chief on increased corporate tax rate, housing, power supplies and data centresMon Nov 01 2021 - 06:00
IDA says power constraints should not lead to curbs on building data centresQuestions over electricity supplies ‘unhelpful’ in effort to market the State as a global business hubSun Oct 31 2021 - 18:50
Covid-19 situation ‘not anywhere near’ point of closing schoolsVaradkar suggests antigen tests could be used for school contacts as teachers seek changesFri Oct 29 2021 - 03:05
Teachers call for contact tracing for asymptomatic pupilsNumber of primary pupils testing positive up by almost 50% since start of OctoberThu Oct 28 2021 - 17:19
State to control new National Maternity Hospital site under fresh proposalsTerms include a 299-year lease of the site and an increase in the number of public-interest directorsSat Oct 23 2021 - 04:00
Consultant claimed MCD associate ‘maligned’ industry figuresConcert promoter facing complaints of ‘abrasive management behaviour’Thu Oct 21 2021 - 03:41
UL takes legal case against Irish Water over chargesUtility company plans to charge €106 per student as campus residences reclassifiedWed Oct 20 2021 - 02:00
MCD faces claims of ‘abrasive management behaviour’Live promoter ‘looking into allegation of breaches of dignity-at-work policy’Tue Oct 19 2021 - 00:01
A parish they never knew – Arthur Beesley on the final resting place in Sligo of five British soldiersAn Irishman’s DiaryMon Oct 18 2021 - 19:01
Building skills shortage may check Coalition plans on homesAmbitious targets and funding in place to boost construction and ‘settle housing crisis’Thu Oct 14 2021 - 04:01
Spending on public and waste water services boostedBudget 2022: Increase of 12% linked to need to provide infrastucture for home buildingTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:31
Paul Gallagher: AG whose private case work thrust him into controversyStellar legal mind with ferocious output and common touch has become figure of criticismFri Oct 08 2021 - 19:45
Oireachtas group told of childcare workers on ‘poverty wages’Committee briefed on working conditions in sector – ‘numerous staff working second jobs’Tue Oct 05 2021 - 19:14
Call for answers on Attorney General’s private work grows louderSources say Paul Gallagher recently acted for former INM directors in High Court hearingMon Oct 04 2021 - 03:09
Varadkar asked to clarify details of Attorney General’s private client workGovernment says no conflict of interest in Paul Gallagher’s work for former INM directorsSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
Mica debacle set to cost taxpayers dearlyBuilding products standards were tightened only after emergence of mica and pyrite issuesFri Oct 01 2021 - 06:00
Claims of Attorney General conflict of interest rejected by GovernmentLeaders sharply criticised for allowing Paul Gallagher to represent former INM directorsFri Oct 01 2021 - 01:00
AG aiding former INM directors in private capacity with High CourtGovernment permitted Paul Gallagher deal with outstanding cases after his appointmentWed Sept 29 2021 - 21:09
Rezoning of south Dublin lands questioned by regulatorLack of transport and schools puts areas in west Dublin under ‘development pressure’Mon Sept 27 2021 - 04:28