Threshold survey finds three-quarters of tenants struggle to pay bills after covering rentHousing charity says that this year, 54 per cent of respondents feeling either insecure or very insecure in their accommodation, up from 48 per cent last year and 44 per cent in 2022Wed Jun 26 2024 - 14:32
Your work questions answered: Is an employer liable for a sports injury if they sponsor an employee team’s kit?A business’s office manager got advice that because the company had sponsored its employees’ sports gear for a separate rugby league, it is liable for any expenses incurred by a worker injured playing the sport. Could this be true?Wed Jun 26 2024 - 06:00
TikTokkers find death records in former psychiatric hospital in WestmeathDiscovery follows launches of data breach investigations concerning a former psychiatric hospital in Donegal and a hospital in DublinTue Jun 25 2024 - 06:00
Huge increase in cocaine use, particularly among women, research shows Record number of drug treatment cases, according to the Health Research BoardTue Jun 25 2024 - 00:02
Defence Forces, Courts Service asked to withdraw from Pride parades after Cathal Crotty suspended sentenceStaff in Courts Service group ‘upset’ and ‘frustrated’ with exclusion, saying there is a misunderstanding about their dutiesMon Jun 24 2024 - 18:12
Fines for workplace health and safety breaches totalled €1.3m in 2023Several prosecutions concerned serious injury or death, authority’s report showsMon Jun 24 2024 - 00:15
Activists hold breath over gambling legislation amid ‘barrage’ of lobbyingMore than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRIMon Jun 24 2024 - 00:00
‘I am absolutely overwhelmed’: Natasha O’Brien attends solidarity protest in LimerickDemonstrations prompted by Cathal Crotty walking free from court after being given suspended sentence for attacking Natasha O’BrienSat Jun 22 2024 - 17:26
Eight years after seeking asylum in Garda station ‘I walked out in uniform’Sudita Zalli was 11 years old when she came to Ireland with her family from Albania and was so impressed by the gardaí she encountered she joined the forceFri Jun 21 2024 - 18:38
Paul Murphy TD wins High Court challenge to Sipo’s decision refusing to investigate claims of Varadkar leakJudge quashed ethical watchdog’s decision and directed matter go back to office for further considerationFri Jun 21 2024 - 13:35
Green Party leadership contenders offer different selling pointsRoderic O’Gorman cites his accomplishments as Minister for Children, while Pippa Hackett says party needs ‘non-Dublin leader’Thu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
Woman (50s) arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth €270,000 in Dublin‘Substantial quantity’ of MDMA found during search in Coolock along with cocaine and cannabis productsWed Jun 19 2024 - 21:54
Man (40s) arrested in connection with death of Ukrainian man in MonaghanMykola Dernovi (46) died after suspected assault in Clones earlier this monthWed Jun 19 2024 - 20:22
Your work questions answered: I was obligated to become a sole trader in a long-term job - what recourse is there for me?A series where we ask experts in all aspects of workplace engagement to give us their views and solutions on issues driving conflict or upset for employeesWed Jun 19 2024 - 13:00
‘Alarming increase’ in physical and economic domestic abuse, says reportWomen’s Aid received 40,048 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023, highest ever recorded in charity’s 50-year historyTue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Potato shortages: ‘The way the weather is going, it’s a bit frightening’Fruit and veg shop has tried to encourage customers to try other varieties of potatoes to fill the gap through a TikTok videoSun Jun 16 2024 - 07:00
Landlord who threatened to take tenant ‘by the head’ and remove her from property ordered to pay €17,500RTB ordered another landlord to pay tenant €10,000 in damages after an illegal eviction in which the locks were changed while he left to buy milkSun Jun 16 2024 - 06:00
HSE warns against illegal benzodiazepine tablets following cluster of overdoses across IrelandPresence of nitazene, a dangerous synthetic opioid, confirmed in yellow, round counterfeit tabletsSat Jun 15 2024 - 12:24
Teenager (17) killed in workplace accident at recycling plant in Co CavanGardaí and emergency services were alerted to the fatal accidentFri Jun 14 2024 - 13:44
‘Paris is next’: Medal-winning Irish runners get heroes’ welcome at Dublin Airport Sharlene Mawdsley and Sophie Becker come home to cheering fans and family ahead of Olympic seasonThu Jun 13 2024 - 22:08
‘He found his god in his family and in the sea’: Sailor who drowned off Connemara remembered at memorialConor McLoughlin of Foynes Yacht Club went missing last week while sailing with his wife near Macdara’s Island off Galway coastThu Jun 13 2024 - 16:48
Your work questions answered: Does a special arrangement for a colleague’s maternity leave set a legal precedent for me?Employers offering top-up maternity payments normally require employees sign an agreement to return to work for a specified periodWed Jun 12 2024 - 08:43
Dublin City Council results: Social Democrats double seat total to 10Fine Gael emerges as largest party while Green Party manages to defy predictions about substantial seat lossesMon Jun 10 2024 - 10:33
Driver of minibus killed following crash in TramoreThe incident happened just after 6pm in Monvoy on FridayFri Jun 07 2024 - 21:43
Man (20s) charged in connection with alleged stalking of female politician in west of IrelandMan was arrested by gardaí who were investigating a complaint made by the public representativeThu Jun 06 2024 - 22:01
Gerald Dawe a ‘champion of the outsider’ with ‘inspiring’ passion for literature, memorial toldAward-winning Belfast-born poet and academic died last month at 72 following a long illnessThu Jun 06 2024 - 18:47
Your work questions answered: ‘Did HR mistreat me or am I being overly sensitive?’This ‘strikes me as being very disorganised, and not a very good example’ of workplace communications, says one HR trainerWed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Hard to see how HSE cost-saving measures will add up to better healthcareA recruitment freeze and plans to drastically reduce reliance on agency staff go not seem to go hand in handTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:05
HSE spends €4.2bn on outside agency staff since 2013Agencies making millions at cost of poor workforce planning, says nurses union representativeTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:00
Woman (80) ordered to vacate rented property and to pay over €27,000 in rent arrearsResidential Tenancies Board found a tenant had suffered as a result of an illegal eviction and ordered the landlord to pay €5,000 in damages in a separate caseSun Jun 02 2024 - 06:00
Your work questions answered: Can I secure a remote working arrangement with one office visit per month? A reader wants a bespoke arrangement to come to the office less than the stipulated minimum of two days a weekWed May 29 2024 - 06:00
Making Memories Cafe: ‘In the past, people like me would have been sitting in a chair with people talking over their heads’Mr Golden was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago. Despite this he published a book last year set in 1920s Dublin called The Irish JobTue May 28 2024 - 18:35
Irish holidaymaker drowns while swimming in PortugalMan (57) went in to cardiac arrest at the Benagil Sea Cave, near popular resort of LagoaTue May 28 2024 - 10:53
Two people arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion investigation released without chargeDonegal service station blast in October 2022 resulted in the deaths of 10 peopleTue May 28 2024 - 08:07
Regulator targets harmful video-sharing content with updated code and fines of up to €20mCoimisiún na Meán accused of doing ‘U-turn’ by removing measures to address toxic algorithmsMon May 27 2024 - 18:54
Victim of fatal assault in Kerry named as locals express shockVictim (40s) discovered with injuries and pronounced dead at scene in Knockanure, near ListowelMon May 27 2024 - 17:14
Dublin council’s dedicated drone unit to scale up use in public servicesLong-term uses could include cargo and human transportationMon May 27 2024 - 07:00
‘Staff are in shock’: Newpark Academy of Music in south Dublin to closeMusic centre with 42 staff and almost 600 students due to cease trading on June 1stFri May 24 2024 - 12:44
Review into man’s death of sepsis two days after discharge from Limerick hospital Michael Cuddihy (76) was sent home after spending 18 hours on a trolley in severe painFri May 24 2024 - 06:43
Directly-elected Dublin mayor a ‘stupid idea’, says Bertie AhernFormer taoiseach calls the upcoming mayoral election in Limerick a ‘mistake’, questioning powers of new officeThu May 23 2024 - 22:06
‘A symbolic foray with no practical effects’: European media reaction to Irish recognition of PalestinePopular publications describe move as ‘noble and comprehensible intention’ and a ‘seal of approval for terror’Thu May 23 2024 - 21:27
How long might commuters be waiting for the Dart to Drogheda?Eamon Ryan defends timeline saying it takes ‘time to build public transport infrastructure in this country, it does take time’Thu May 23 2024 - 06:00
Europa League final fans: ‘Dublin is amazing, especially the Guinness and the pubs’Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta fans descended on the capital on Wednesday for the tournament decider at Lansdowne RoadWed May 22 2024 - 18:34
HSE ‘factored in the cost’ of allowing doctors to work without rest, Oireachtas committee hearsMeeting on impact of recruitment freeze told compensatory rest payments are now ‘embedded in the system’Wed May 22 2024 - 14:20
Italian ambassador’s residence transferred to council at cost of €10.5m for public amenityPresident Michael D Higgins and Italian president Sergio Mattarella formally inaugurate Parco Italia as ‘a legacy of beauty’ to the friendship between Italy and IrelandMon May 20 2024 - 20:56
Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first timeTD calls for random spot checks on Border as 160 people transferred from tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal in early morning operationThu May 09 2024 - 22:07
Man (20s) dies following scrambler bike crash in west DublinGardaí appeal for witnesses of incident that occurred in Blanchardstown on Thursday afternoonThu May 09 2024 - 21:24
Demands issued to almost 12,000 businesses with warehoused debtRevenue Commissioners say terms of debt warehouse scheme, including 0% interest, will be extended to businesses that submit formal payment proposal before May 15thThu May 09 2024 - 19:40
Trinity students’ union vows to continue protest until all demands regarding Israeli ties are metStudents at University College Cork threaten to escalate action if similar demands are not metTue May 07 2024 - 12:06
Trinity College Dublin vows to pull investments in Israeli companies on UN ‘blacklist’Taskforce to explore engagement with institutions in Israel to be set up following student protestsMon May 06 2024 - 19:19
