Challenge to presidential oath must be thrown out, Government claimsRóisín Shortall and co-litigants cannot be ‘victims’ of ‘presence of Almighty God’ oathTue Aug 03 2021 - 01:00
Religious oaths in Ireland ‘respect tradition’, Christian think tank saysGroup makes submission to European Court of Human Rights to preserve religious oathsTue Aug 03 2021 - 01:00
Government’s radical land sale plans potentially contentiousConstitutionality likely to be tested given potentially large sums at stake for landownersMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:30
State to take half of increased value of land rezoned for housingMove is part of far-reaching measures to rein in speculation and cool property marketMon Aug 02 2021 - 01:00
Ageing Ireland: ‘I don’t want to go to a residential home... The idea abhors me’With a rapidly ageing population, services for older people are a key challenge for societySat Jul 31 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19 vaccination programme in ‘final furlong’, HSE chief saysTaoiseach plays down prospect of further easing of restrictions before end of AugustFri Jul 30 2021 - 04:00
Lowry got €377,000 for legal costs racked up in court action against Moriarty tribunalPayment came three years after the TD won his action against the tribunal’s decision to award him only one-third of his legal costs for participating in the inquiryFri Jul 30 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 vaccination programme approaches ‘final furlong’ as 1,361 new cases reportedColm Henry says further evidence required before declaring ‘true plateau’ in daily casesThu Jul 29 2021 - 18:22
Health officials warn of strain on hospitals but Covid-19 admissions remain lowPattern of infection in coming weeks ‘really quite uncertain’, says Prof Philip NolanThu Jul 29 2021 - 05:00
Live music, entertainment sectors at danger of collapse, Ministers warnedCatherine Martin has demanded ‘active engagement’ on reopening the industryThu Jul 29 2021 - 00:15
Further easing of Covid-19 measures ‘may not be far away’, says HolohanCoronavirus: 1,408 new cases reported, with 152 virus patients in hospital and 26 in ICUWed Jul 28 2021 - 23:11
Hospitality industry complains of acute labour shortageWorkers leaving sector and PUP blamed by some for difficulty in finding staffTue Jul 27 2021 - 01:00
Big tech lobbying Coalition against curbing data centresRegulator frets that growth of power-hungry facilities may spark blackoutsMon Jul 12 2021 - 02:15
Government sounds out business leaders about rise in corporate tax ratePressure mounts on Donohoe as State one of only nine countries to not sign OECD dealSat Jul 03 2021 - 03:36
Donohoe keeping close eye on US as he stages last-ditch corporation tax battleMinister for Finance knows tax endeavour could still fall apart in the US CongressSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Electricity supply concerns spark emergency plans for DublinPower to be generated in North Wall in response to grid alerts and winter fearsThu Jul 01 2021 - 00:05
Restaurants say move is unworkable, discriminatory and not legal under equality ActsYoung unvaccinated restaurant workers could be in the ‘bizarre situation’ of working in a place where they cannot socialiseTue Jun 29 2021 - 18:56
Group to decide if public inquiry needed into mica damage to homesMinister to hear recommendation amid pressure on Government to boost redressSun Jun 27 2021 - 19:52
Planning process set for major review by Attorney GeneralReview aimed at streamlining process and speeding up delivery of key projectsThu Jun 24 2021 - 04:55
Britain to blame for eroding trust with Ireland, says former NI secretaryGiven history between Ireland and UK, trust must be re-established, says Peter HainWed Jun 23 2021 - 19:08
‘We want the Government to fight for us’: Fishermen to protest Brexit-related cutsFlotilla to sail up the Liffey to highlight drop in quotas after Brexit and EU changesWed Jun 23 2021 - 08:51
Tax rise ‘would not drive multinationals from State’Any move from Irish rate could erode certainty, warns top business lawyerMon Jun 21 2021 - 01:00
Government weighs up industry levies to part-fund mica rebuilding costsProposals for similar levies were previously ruled out in cases of pyriteSat Jun 19 2021 - 00:55
Price of coastal homes ‘soars in wake of pandemic’Properties near sea 23% more expensive than before Covid-19 – reportThu Jun 17 2021 - 00:01
Inquiry into Beacon vaccination controversy still not completedLawyer investigating misuse of vaccines at private hospital wants to talk to HSE officialsTue Jun 15 2021 - 03:45
Finglas rezoning proposal in doubt due to opposition of Fianna Fáil councillorsResistance to plan has prompted claims ‘hundreds’ of new homes could be blockedSun Jun 13 2021 - 21:30
Q&A: What’s going on with the Brexit ‘sausage war’?EU and UK disagreeing on how to process chilled meats, as grace period deadline loomsSun Jun 13 2021 - 16:02
Allowing Facebook staff work from abroad won’t alter tax status in Ireland, company saysConcern in Government at possible loss of income tax from non-resident workersFri Jun 11 2021 - 00:30
Phil Hogan faces restrictions on lobbying as he begins consulting careerFormer commissioner cannot advise clients on trade or agriculture until August 2022Tue Jun 08 2021 - 23:01
Problems in sewerage system delay Tallaght housing developmentIrish Water refuses to issue feasibility cert for planning permission for 236 homesMon Jun 07 2021 - 05:05
Delay to 1,300 new Dublin homes due to sewerage problemIrish Water withdraws certification for schemes over fears of overloading networkMon Jun 07 2021 - 05:00
Central Bank paves way for shared equity scheme despite concernsRegulator has previously warned that plan could have inflationary effect on house pricesMon May 31 2021 - 03:00
INM seeking exploratory talks over legal claims following data breachApproach seen as desire to establish if there is appetite among ‘INM 19’ for settlementSat May 29 2021 - 01:00
Glenveagh pledges to exclude corporate investors from 1,200 home project in FingalDeveloper makes ‘irrevocable undertaking’ not to sell homes to institutional investorsWed May 26 2021 - 14:05
Proposals to alter how land agency will work rejected by MinisterSF queries logic of new State agency to deliver homes instead of councils delivering projectsTue May 25 2021 - 15:47
Pandemic underlines need for reliable journalism, ombudsman saysOmbudsman and Press Council dealt with 347 complaints about press coverage last yearTue May 25 2021 - 00:01
Focus on ‘mixed tenure’ projects makes social housing target difficult to achieveOfficial policy aims to avoid construction of large schemes solely for local authoritiesMon May 24 2021 - 01:45
Glenveagh Properties urges Coalition to act against objectorsListed firm worth €770m calls for tighter fast-track planning laws over challenges to schemesSat May 22 2021 - 01:00
Pressure mounts on Government to overhaul Ireland’s corporate tax rulesPlan to be adopted by European Commission embraces measures long resisted by DublinTue May 18 2021 - 01:00
Boys missing from Belfast may be in Republic, says PSNIPolice ‘increasingly concerned’ over Patrick Hovarth (5) and older brother Fabricio (8)Mon May 17 2021 - 00:09
Department of Health hit by cyberattack similar to that on HSEGardaí strongly suspect the same criminal gang is involved in both ransomware attacksMon May 17 2021 - 00:04
Royal Irish Academy commissions diversity review to boost female participationThe review also aims to increase ethnic diversity in the RIA in line with Irish society at largeSun May 16 2021 - 20:19
Opus Dei charity planning multimillion-euro apartments scheme in south DublinGlenavy Educational Foundation eyes development of 4.67-acre site at Nullamore HouseSat May 08 2021 - 05:00
Home for the elderly to be built on land owned by Mount Anville orderSociety of the Sacred Heart says schools will not be affected by developmentFri May 07 2021 - 21:59
Government still wants funds in housing market but not at any priceMinisters and officials wary of chasing away source of funding needed for new projectsThu May 06 2021 - 18:00
Planning regulator denies ‘Stalinist’ approach to rural housingNiall Cussen says criticism by Independent TD Verona Murphy ‘unhelpful and inaccurate’Tue May 04 2021 - 19:32
Minister signals Coalition may shelve divisive housing schemeStrategic housing development enables developers proceed directly to the planning boardTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Irish data watchdog clashes with regulators over proposed WhatsApp fineHelen Dixon’s European counterparts argue proposed fine of up to €50m is too smallMon May 03 2021 - 01:00
Rift opens in Moore Street group tasked with vision for historic locality‘Legal status’ of Moore Street Preservation Trust emerges as pressing cause for concernSun May 02 2021 - 18:15
Central Bank asks council to maintain residential zoning at Sandyford currency centreSubmission raises the prospect of part or all of its 37-acre site being sold for housingThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
