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Breaking glass signals end for illegally constructed Meath home after 20-year saga

Breaking glass signals end for illegally constructed Meath home after 20-year saga

High Court refuses application from homeowners to halt demolition of property as neighbours help clear site

Thu Mar 19 2026 - 21:14
Demolition of illegally-built Co Meath home under way

Demolition of illegally-built Co Meath home under way

Family seen removing personal belongings from house at Faughan Hill, Bohermeen, on Thursday morning

Thu Mar 19 2026 - 11:59
Jeffrey Epstein-themed parade float showed ‘lack of understanding’ around sexual violence

Jeffrey Epstein-themed parade float showed ‘lack of understanding’ around sexual violence

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre criticises St Patrick’s Day float that brought sexual violence theme through three towns

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 21:06
Unifil says its peacekeepers have been fired upon in Lebanon; Pope calls for ceasefire

Unifil says its peacekeepers have been fired upon in Lebanon; Pope calls for ceasefire

Trump threatens further Kharg Island strikes ‘just for fun’ and urges other countries to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

Sun Mar 15 2026 - 22:32
Flock of lambs found dead with ‘deliberately broken’ necks

Flock of lambs found dead with ‘deliberately broken’ necks

Police describe incident near Rostrevor, Co Down as ‘shocking crime’ and appeal for witnesses

Sun Mar 15 2026 - 14:33
Man left in critical condition in Belfast prompting witness appeal

Man left in critical condition in Belfast prompting witness appeal

Links to a prior assault in the area are being explored

Sun Mar 15 2026 - 12:43
US offering up to $10 million for information on Iran’s supreme leader and other senior officials

US offering up to $10 million for information on Iran’s supreme leader and other senior officials

Live updates as attacks continue in the Middle East

Fri Mar 13 2026 - 22:31
Luas operator Transdev taking legal advice over loss of contract

Luas operator Transdev taking legal advice over loss of contract

Company lost out on renewal of deal after 22 years of running the service, with KeolisAmey set to take over

Fri Mar 13 2026 - 17:14
Rick O’Shea appointed as new presenter of RTÉ’s arts and culture show Arena

Rick O’Shea appointed as new presenter of RTÉ’s arts and culture show Arena

O’Shea has been interim presenter since July 2025

Fri Mar 13 2026 - 15:42
Inside the front line in Ireland’s fight against cigarette smugglers

Inside the front line in Ireland’s fight against cigarette smugglers

Republic being used as gateway for smuggling into UK as organised crime drives growing black-market trade across Europe

Fri Mar 13 2026 - 14:16
French and British joint venture KeolisAmey confirmed as new Luas operators

French and British joint venture KeolisAmey confirmed as new Luas operators

Services will run under new contract from start of September

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 17:38
Woman (40s) dead and three others seriously injured in second fatal collision in Co Meath

Woman (40s) dead and three others seriously injured in second fatal collision in Co Meath

Driver died after car and van collided on M3

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 15:20
Scammers trying to cheat public with accommodation offers, Department of Housing warns

Scammers trying to cheat public with accommodation offers, Department of Housing warns

Fake online messages circulating about State’s Housing for All programme and other schemes

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 15:17
Met Éireann issues snow-ice warning for 11 counties as some flights diverted from Dublin Airport

Met Éireann issues snow-ice warning for 11 counties as some flights diverted from Dublin Airport

Minister for Transport’s flight from Paris diverted, with wind and rain warnings in place as temperatures set to drop as low as 4 degrees

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 12:18
Luas burnt out during Dublin riots arrives home after €5m repairs in France

Luas burnt out during Dublin riots arrives home after €5m repairs in France

Tram set ablaze during rioting in November 2023 when windows were shattered and burning bin brought on board

Wed Mar 11 2026 - 06:00
Stillorgan shopping centre retailers hear ‘no change being considered’ on parking fees

Stillorgan shopping centre retailers hear ‘no change being considered’ on parking fees

Management refuses to attend public meeting organised by Stillorgan Village centre traders

Sat Mar 07 2026 - 06:00
Gardaí seize €1.6m of drugs and vehicles with ‘sophisticated’ hidden compartments

Gardaí seize €1.6m of drugs and vehicles with ‘sophisticated’ hidden compartments

Van containing two wheel balancing devices among the vehicles seized

Fri Mar 06 2026 - 12:36
Garda to exhume body of Liam Farrell as part of review into ‘suspicious’ Co Leitrim death

Garda to exhume body of Liam Farrell as part of review into ‘suspicious’ Co Leitrim death

Garda review ‘active and ongoing’ as Farrell family welcome the development

Fri Mar 06 2026 - 11:19
HealthBeacon posts record revenue two years after exiting examinership

HealthBeacon posts record revenue two years after exiting examinership

Irish company profitable in the second half of financial year

Wed Mar 04 2026 - 06:00
Number of Garda investigations into Grok AI images rises to 244

Number of Garda investigations into Grok AI images rises to 244

Gardaí to use AI to review online child sexual exploitation material when laws allow its use, committee told

Tue Mar 03 2026 - 13:47
How will household bills be affected by unrest in the Middle East and when?

How will household bills be affected by unrest in the Middle East and when?

Closure of Strait of Hormuz, a key transit route from the Gulf region, leaves few options to secure deliveries

Mon Mar 02 2026 - 18:47
Garda to be charged with dangerous driving after ‘minor’ collision during e-scooter pursuit

Garda to be charged with dangerous driving after ‘minor’ collision during e-scooter pursuit

Member of the force is set to appear in court later this month on the charge stemming from 2024 incident

Mon Mar 02 2026 - 18:23
High Court strikes down appeal over examinership refusal for developer of €34.6m office block

High Court strikes down appeal over examinership refusal for developer of €34.6m office block

Examinership might be in interests of company principals but it would be hard to see how it would benefit the wider economy, judge said

Fri Feb 27 2026 - 17:03
Storm Éowyn caused €661m insured damage across Ireland and UK, Aon says

Storm Éowyn caused €661m insured damage across Ireland and UK, Aon says

Éowyn was the costliest windstorm on record for Irish insurers

Fri Feb 27 2026 - 06:00
Transdev loses €1.75bn Luas contract after running Dublin tram service for 22 years

Transdev loses €1.75bn Luas contract after running Dublin tram service for 22 years

French-British joint venture between Keolis and Amey believed to have been selected as preferred bidder for light rail service

Thu Feb 26 2026 - 17:45
European shares hit record high with help from the banks

European shares hit record high with help from the banks

Glanbia tops Irish stock market on bumper sales of its Optimum Nutrition brand

Wed Feb 25 2026 - 18:27
Examinership is ‘exercise in futility’ for developer of €34m St Stephen’s Green offices, appeal hears

Examinership is ‘exercise in futility’ for developer of €34m St Stephen’s Green offices, appeal hears

Court heard two months of work needed to complete nine-storey office block

Wed Feb 25 2026 - 17:47
Mortgage lending slumps in January, according to banking industry figures

Mortgage lending slumps in January, according to banking industry figures

Just 565 approvals for those trading up or downsizing, the worst January of business recorded in that sector

Tue Feb 24 2026 - 06:00
High building costs and planning delays a ‘serious threat’ to tourism

High building costs and planning delays a ‘serious threat’ to tourism

‘Significant hurdles that make it difficult’ to deliver new beds.

Tue Feb 24 2026 - 06:00
Elkstone’s founder steps aside for new CEO

Elkstone’s founder steps aside for new CEO

Elkstone’s new boss won the All-Ireland with Galway in 2001

Tue Feb 24 2026 - 06:00
Increased tolls on M50 did nothing to reduce congestion, new data finds

Increased tolls on M50 did nothing to reduce congestion, new data finds

‘If the policy is not delivering congestion relief, it is simply adding cost,’ fleet expert says

Tue Feb 24 2026 - 05:30
New vape tax delivering less than half of ‘conservative’ Government projections

New vape tax delivering less than half of ‘conservative’ Government projections

Trade body says self-assessment of vape tax liability ‘clearly not robust enough if returns are at such a shockingly low level’

Fri Feb 20 2026 - 05:00
Niall Browne of Dawn Meats named The Irish Times Business Person of the Year

Niall Browne of Dawn Meats named The Irish Times Business Person of the Year

Browne led the Waterford-based company to complete a major acquisition in the year

Thu Feb 19 2026 - 20:56
Smooth Company’s Áine Kennedy named Future Leader in Business at Irish Times Awards

Smooth Company’s Áine Kennedy named Future Leader in Business at Irish Times Awards

CRH made the cut for the S&P 500 whereas Greencore completed its €1.4 million takeover of Bakkover

Thu Feb 19 2026 - 20:53
Galway’s Castle Group wins Local Business of the Year award from The Irish Times

Galway’s Castle Group wins Local Business of the Year award from The Irish Times

The construction group specialises in fitouts and modular construction

Thu Feb 19 2026 - 20:46
Numbers working on-site in Ireland return to pre-pandemic levels for first time, CSO finds

Numbers working on-site in Ireland return to pre-pandemic levels for first time, CSO finds

Survey measured 7% decline in ICT work but economists say that ‘doesn’t tally’ with other measures

Thu Feb 19 2026 - 16:08
Judge refuses to appoint examiner over St Stephen’s Green office developer

Judge refuses to appoint examiner over St Stephen’s Green office developer

Court heard two months of work needed to complete nine-storey office block

Wed Feb 18 2026 - 17:10
Banks boost European markets as earnings season continues

Banks boost European markets as earnings season continues

The banking sector extended gains from the previous session, rebounding from recent pressure.

Tue Feb 17 2026 - 17:59
Two bidders for East Coast Bakehouse as examinership extended

Two bidders for East Coast Bakehouse as examinership extended

A total of 33 parties have expressed interest in investing in the biscuit producer

Tue Feb 17 2026 - 12:30
Tenancies board posts portrayed landlords as ‘unscrupulous’, claims representative group

Tenancies board posts portrayed landlords as ‘unscrupulous’, claims representative group

Complaint not taken seriously by State agency, says Irish Property Owners Association

Tue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
More than 2,300 fishing jobs ‘at risk’ as new taskforce gets under way, fishermen say

More than 2,300 fishing jobs ‘at risk’ as new taskforce gets under way, fishermen say

Industry under ‘extreme pressure’ from impacts of new EU fisheries deal

Mon Feb 16 2026 - 13:00
Jim Woulfe appointed as new Enterprise Ireland chairman

Jim Woulfe appointed as new Enterprise Ireland chairman

Former Dairygold boss has been interim chairman since June 2025

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 16:44
Surge in new EVs licensed in January

Surge in new EVs licensed in January

Petrol and diesel cars see a further decline in market share

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 13:33
Plan for €100m critical care extension at Rotunda maternity hospital blocked on appeal

Plan for €100m critical care extension at Rotunda maternity hospital blocked on appeal

Four-storey critical care building would cause irreparable damage to the character of Parnell Square, An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 10:46
Rental reforms will drive landlords out of sector, property group tells Minister

Rental reforms will drive landlords out of sector, property group tells Minister

Body warned of likely legal challenges against rental reforms in pre-budget letter

Fri Feb 13 2026 - 06:00
Shares struggle for direction on mixed day of trading

Shares struggle for direction on mixed day of trading

Positive legislative developments for the construction sector in the UK helped the FTSE to a record high.

Wed Feb 11 2026 - 18:08
Planning permission granted for 241 homes at Dolphin’s Barn

Planning permission granted for 241 homes at Dolphin’s Barn

The plans will necessitate the demolition of commercial and warehouse buildings and has attracted some opposition from nearby residents.

Wed Feb 11 2026 - 17:53
AIB workers to receive up to 3.5% pay rise after agreement with union

AIB workers to receive up to 3.5% pay rise after agreement with union

FSU recommend its members accept the deal following ‘intensive negotiations’

Wed Feb 11 2026 - 14:21
Irish fishermen need basic income payment to ‘stop collapse’ of the sector, Oireachtas committee told

Irish fishermen need basic income payment to ‘stop collapse’ of the sector, Oireachtas committee told

Representatives told body the sector is ‘pushed to the brink’

Tue Feb 10 2026 - 17:51
EU laws ‘clearly inadequate’ to protect creators’ IP, Oireachtas committee hears

EU laws ‘clearly inadequate’ to protect creators’ IP, Oireachtas committee hears

Tech platforms need to be identified as publishers, NUJ claims, describing as ‘free riders’

Tue Feb 10 2026 - 16:41
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