Firms paid €50m for running direct provision centres last yearOfficial figures show Mosney plc has received €127.4m since 2002 for accommodating asylum seekersTue Mar 06 2018 - 00:00
Lisdoonvarna locals reject direct provision planReception and Integration Agency says accommodation of asylum seekers cannot be delayedFri Mar 02 2018 - 16:14
An Post takes 11,693 to court over nonpayment of TV licence in 2017RTÉ says €40m could be freed up through reform of ‘inefficient’ systemSun Feb 25 2018 - 17:53
All pubs in rural town to remain closed on Good FridayNewmarket, Co Cork, will be dry despite State lifting 91-year-old banFri Feb 23 2018 - 16:38
Assault victim told ‘if the cancer doesn’t kill you, I will kill you’Jason Burke (20) pleads guilty to threats to kill and assault causing harm to James Delaney (61)Tue Feb 20 2018 - 15:32
Taxi complaints jump as passengers raise a stink about smelly vehiclesComplaints about dirt and defects double; drivers are biggest cause of unhappinessMon Feb 19 2018 - 18:34
Tenders sought for half a million HSE branded condomsContract will be worth about €50,000 with condoms to be given free to protect sexual healthFri Feb 16 2018 - 17:36
Suspended term for woman who attacked teen with stiletto heelShannon Jordan’s victim says she ‘could have been left blind in one eye’ after assaultThu Feb 15 2018 - 16:28
Big lump-sum payoffs for public-sector retireesFormer Garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan may have received €262,000Wed Feb 14 2018 - 06:00
Farmer admits dumping 12 animal carcasses over 300 ft cliffsBloated, rotting horse and cattle remains found on Co Clare shore in 2014Tue Feb 13 2018 - 18:17
Luas worker sacked after throwing punch at passenger following ‘racial slurs’WRC says tram operator had no option but to sack fares inspector after incidentMon Feb 12 2018 - 19:14
Driver ‘red-faced with rage’ drove into cyclistEnnis district judge bans motorist for two years and imposes fine of €1,250Mon Feb 12 2018 - 19:02
Lawyer caught with cocaine one of the highest paid legal aid solicitorsTotal of €53.68m paid in criminal legal aid to lawyers last year, a rise of 9% from 2016Sat Feb 10 2018 - 14:08
Over €53m paid in criminal legal aid to lawyers in 2017Increase in fees attributed to rise in number of casesSat Feb 10 2018 - 13:14
Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman get go ahead to renovate homePlan includes new three-storey rear extension to €1.8 million Dublin propertyThu Feb 08 2018 - 18:21
Couple ordered to pay au pair €5,000 after appeal rejectedMcCormacks demanded €510 from Brazilian woman when she handed in noticeThu Feb 01 2018 - 21:43
Judge lifts one-year driving ban on FF councillorAlan O’Callaghan had engaged in ‘common scam’ with false nomination of other driverMon Jan 29 2018 - 18:31
Gardaí paid €5.7m compensation for injuries while on dutyNumber soars by 21% as GRA says ‘bites, grazes, bruising’ are most common injuriesFri Jan 26 2018 - 10:28
Former Clare TD to appeal two-year driving banMichael McNamara criticises leak of details of him being pepper-sprayed during arrestThu Jan 25 2018 - 19:02
Fresh produce firm correctly sacked worker who allegedly faked injuryWorkplace Relations Commission finds dismissal was reasonableThu Jan 25 2018 - 14:01
Judge calls for ‘safe refuge’ outside prison for convicted paedophileJudge Patrick Durcan says he wanted to get Bedford Row Family Project involved in caseWed Jan 24 2018 - 17:54
Former Labour TD ‘shocked’ to be pepper sprayed by garda, court toldMichael McNamara convicted of dangerous drivingTue Jan 23 2018 - 20:40
Amazon data centre in Dublin gets green light from plannersAn Bord Pleanála dismissed appeal to €1bn data centre lodged by Athenry-based engineer Allan DalyMon Jan 22 2018 - 21:45
Unhappy couple agree to ban on entering each other’s bedroom and bathroomCouple reach court deal after woman decides not to proceed with a safety order application against her husbandMon Jan 22 2018 - 19:07
High taxes a ‘serious problem’ in attracting talent - VaradkarVaradkar says Government will remain firm in defending 12.5% corporation tax rateMon Jan 22 2018 - 05:00
Soros donation helped to boost Amnesty’s revenue by 8%Human rights group has refused to return the €137,000 donation despite breach of rulesSun Jan 14 2018 - 16:48
Law Society defends €2,200-per-week pay for part-time presidentDirector general says role is highly demanding and subvention is justifiedWed Jan 10 2018 - 01:00
Three accused of burglary ‘fled’ rural home after finding man asleepFour men appear in court in Ennis over incident at farmhouse in Co ClareSat Jan 06 2018 - 14:59
Clare gardaí ‘delighted’ with foiled robbery of man (95)Four men arrested after gardaí apprehend attempted burglary of Co Clare houseSat Jan 06 2018 - 08:50
Trump resort scheme faces opposition from self-confessed ‘Nimby’Activist and serial objector lodges appeal against plans for Doonbeg rock barrierFri Jan 05 2018 - 17:58
€50,000 for airport worker sacked for refusing to drive uninsuredLabour Court finds Pejazyr Cakolli ‘unfairly dismissed’ from role with Swissport IrelandFri Jan 05 2018 - 15:16
Airport manager was fired over disputed ‘kiss’ with colleagueCCTV showed Albert Fordjour ‘leaning towards’ female employee as she exited a liftThu Jan 04 2018 - 15:36
Judge doesn’t want paedophile ‘locked up’ because of media huntJoseph O’Brien (62) is ‘hoping to go to prison’ as he is unable to find housing, says solicitorWed Jan 03 2018 - 17:37
Man appears in court charged over stabbing in Co ClareMan in late 20s hospitalised in Limerick after being assaulted in Kilrush on SaturdayMon Jan 01 2018 - 16:50
Trump-owned Doonbeg golf resort has yet to turn a profitRevenue up by 30% at West Clare resort in 2016 as losses cut by almost half to €807,090Mon Jan 01 2018 - 16:03
Hotel ordered to pay €3,000 to Traveller over discriminationWorkplace Relations Commission notes ‘humiliating’ way family refused entry for lunchThu Dec 28 2017 - 17:05
Worker whose pregnancy was called a ‘problem’ gets €15,000Hotel employee was moved to ‘far heavier duties’ in wedding venue after disclosing newsTue Dec 26 2017 - 15:55
Clothing chain store sacked 11 staff over Christmas drinksLeaving Cert student among group who said he wasn’t drinking awarded €400 for unfair dismissalFri Dec 22 2017 - 16:23
Scaled-down rock wall for Doonbeg golf links attracts more objectionsTrump consultants say not erecting coastal defences will affect viability of resortThu Dec 21 2017 - 16:46
Trump Doonbeg golf links gets go-ahead for 38,000-tonne wallClare County Council sea-wall decision likely to be appealed to An Bord PleanálaThu Dec 21 2017 - 16:36
Teenage boy has learning capacity of six-year-old due to educational neglect13-year-old had 82% school absenteeism rateWed Dec 20 2017 - 17:33
Online dating swindler returns €16,400 to ‘gullible’ womanAlan Custy met woman on smooch.com and told her he needed money to pay off RevenueMon Dec 18 2017 - 16:32
State paid private firms €400m to run direct provision centresProfits made by some of the companies have been put beyond public scrutinyMon Dec 18 2017 - 01:00
Man sacked for leaving work to help ‘trapped wife’ awarded €20,000Manager went home to handle ‘hostile situation’ after men with weapons gathered outsideWed Dec 13 2017 - 18:09
Judgment against Donald Trump set aside at Ennis courtJudge said Cork civil engineer’s claim ‘was an attempt to attract publicity’Tue Dec 12 2017 - 18:50
Couple discovered ‘by accident’ they were impacted by tracker scandalClare couple in court over home repossession said discovery is ‘like winning the lotto’Mon Dec 11 2017 - 18:45
Council rejects Johnny Ronan plan for underground officeDeveloper’s subterranean garden plan would set ‘undesirable precedent’ in DublinThu Dec 07 2017 - 18:46
Irish Water ordered to pay €35,000 to woman employeeWoman left tearful and suffering panic attacks when job changed after maternity leaveMon Dec 04 2017 - 17:51
Art teacher sacked for relationship with patient unfairly dismissedTeacher who admitted intimate relationship awarded over €5,000 by WRCMon Dec 04 2017 - 17:08
Cancer survivor refused permission to work from home is awarded €25,000Dublin City Council turned down woman’s request after cancer treatment left her fatiguedThu Nov 30 2017 - 17:24
